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Re: More Coby's

Mileslev1 — 2012-06-04 03:56:08Z

My branch of the family is actually from Jamaica. I wonder if there is a link back to England from there. My third great grandfather Hannibal Coby immigrated to the US from Jamaica.

Re: More Coby's

bbaily — 2011-10-03 15:53:29Z

Hi,
I have information on this family, back to Stephen Coby (1811-1896) and his wife, Cornelia Hardy (1818-1897). Stephen was a builder/contractor who lived in Brooklyn. Please contact me via:
jbailey46@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Joyce

Re: COBY FAMILY

Halfmoonislander — 2011-09-05 22:09:02Z

Hey there, I have just now read your post. So sorry about getting by to you so late. I have come across that name to, & I have forgotten now how I did. My GrandMother, Annie Sealy did live in Cedar Key when my Father, Eli Sealy was born & I think all the rest of their children. I believe by 1910 or 1920 there were living in Orlando, Florida & running a boarding house. I think I have also seen her name listed as Annie Salee. I honestly do not know how Coby got in there. Do you have an clue?

The children they had were: Eugene, Eli, Joyce, Marylea, Ester, & I believe that is all I can think of right now. Annie Sealy is not my biological GrandMother. Eli Sealey (this is how he spelled the last name) raised me from about 2 or 3, I believe. My cousin & I (Patricia, daughter of my Uncle Eugene)use to go visit with her in the summertime in Orlando. We absolutely loved spending time with her! She was such a sweet, sweet woman! I don't know if they were Native American or English or French.
Were you one of the children of the names I have mentioned? I loved his whole family so much & felt like they were mine. Believe it or not I have lost track of the Sealeys. Most of them have died off now, but I do believe my cousin Patricia is still alive & would love to get in touch with her again!
I do have a really old picture of them (James & Annie) pretty soon after they were married.
Please do get by in touch with me when you can, & we will try to cipher this out. And I am sorry about this taking so long.
Barbara Anne

Re: More Coby's

RCSnyder2 — 2011-08-15 15:03:08Z

Good morning, Doug, ... and thank you for writing. If you're looking for the COBY family, check records around Baltimore, MD. There's a good-sized group of them there. In the meantime, I've learned this summer that I'm not looking for COBYs at all. The woman who's last name I thought was COBY turned out to be a JACOBY. Someone got it wrong on the original death record I was using as a basis for that COBY search. I was provided with a family Bible this summer that gave me the correct name. You're right about a small family... and tough to search. I did find one person by that name in Steuben County, so if you're looking, you might be able to check out that one.
Thanks again for your input... it is much appreciated.
Bob Snyder
Midland, michigan

Coby, Cook Shelby Co MO

LeonK93 — 2011-04-28 23:19:52Z

Looking for descendants of Solomon Coby and Luisa Cook, married Nov 29 1899 in Sheby County Missouri. Luisa was the daughter of George W Cook and his wife Martha McGruder Cook.

Re: COBY FAMILY

Halfmoonislander — 2011-02-10 01:21:08Z

Just thought I would mention this to you. My GrandMother, Annie Sealy (Seley) was married to James Sealey and lived in Ceder Key, Florida. Somehow the name that are listed also are James & Annie Coby. I don't know how this happened, but it is listed when you look her up in the 1910 census. It might be a connection somehow, and thought I would let you know if it helps.

Alfred Coby

RCSnyder2 — 2010-10-30 14:45:32Z

I have an Alfred Coby, b. ca. 1851 in NY, and both parents b. NY, who shows up in the Town of Orange, Schuyler Co., NY in 1880 with a wife and son George. The wife's name looks like Adlif. Does anyone know anything about Alfred? He doesn't seem to appear anywhere else.

Someone needs to start a data base on all these Cobys so we can see if we can create any links.

Re: More Coby's

Dragonbalkkid51 — 2010-10-27 03:33:51Z

omg!! imma coby living in mississippi. My given name is Quincy Ryan Coby. and im black? lol.

Re: Looking for relatives

RCSnyder2 — 2010-03-05 20:31:33Z

Hi Kristina,

Wish I could help you. My link to the Coby family goes back into Steuben Co., NY early in the 19th century, and I have a major brick wall trying to figure out the connection to my family. Best of luck in your search.

Bob Snyder
midland Michigan

Re: Looking for relatives

JKeyt — 2010-03-03 12:03:29Z

Hi, Kristina. Are you related to James Coby who was stationed at Kelly Airforce Base in 1965/1966. I believe he would have been about 23 years old back then. I think he knows my family. I'd like to talk to him if you are related.

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

syrinx23 — 2009-12-22 21:15:17Z

Hi Mary,

Was wondering what info you might have on Peter. Do you know if he married or had children?

Re: More Coby's

marionchartrand48 — 2009-07-07 10:01:52Z

I have a picture of Charley Coby. The picture that
i have says it was to be returned to him in Kansas. Would like to find it a home. I can not find where he might be related to me.

Coby in New York

RCSnyder2 — 2009-05-27 18:05:52Z

Does anyone on this board know of a Coby family in the vicinity of Yates/Steuben/Schuyler counties in New York? My g.g.g.grandmother was Sally Coby (as per the death record of her daughter, Emily (Lake) Rarick (1843-1906). Sally ostensibly married Isaac Lake about 1840. Emily is living with the family of Jesse Foster in Pulteney, Steuben Co., in the 1850 and 1860 census, suggesting that her mother has died. I would speculate that Sally should have been b. about 1820, but I know nothing more about her. Any help appreciated.

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

mbcdelaney — 2008-11-20 14:16:15Z

I also have a Peter Coby in My family tree. He was the brother of my gg grandfather. the family were born in the townland of Tierlahode in Co. Cavan Ireland. This may be of some help to you. e mail mbcdelaney@eircom.net
Regards Mary Cobey

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

mbcdelaney — 2008-11-20 14:08:58Z

Hi Barbara,
I think that we share the same ggg grandfather Mathew cobey. He was born in Co. Cavan about 1776. He had five sons and one daughter. One of his sons Philip was my gg grandfather. I've done out a family tree, if you are interested. My e mail is mbcdelaney@eircom.net
Regards,
Mary Cobey

Lon Coby

NiceGuyMike — 2008-08-10 19:42:28Z

Still looking for information on Lon Coby. We can definitely place him in Marshall County, Alabama in the 1910 census, married to Mary Jane Wright. They were my great-grandparents. Their children included my grandfather, Robert Manuel Coby, who was born in Guntersville, AL in 1904. Robert Manuel married Gertrude Dobbs, and one of their children was my mother: Annie Maude.

I see Lon Coby in some other records around that time; however, I'm not sure he's "my" Lon Coby. He is said to have married and lived with several women (the cad!), including my great-grandmother's sister, Ann/Anne/Anna.

Family legend says that he was born in New York or Pennsylvania and perhaps came to the South during or after the Civil War, but the 1910 census indicates that he was born in Alabama, as was his mother (unknown), but that he didn't know the birthplace of his father.

This fits in with the other family legend that he was adopted.

He may have died in 1957. This ties in with my father's (Bruce Carlton Steffens) recollection that Lon was dead when my parents married in 1959.

If you know any more information, it would be appreciated.

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

Mick Fitzsimons — 2006-10-13 08:48:58Z

Thanks for that Barbara, I'll contact you direct with the photos.
Mick.

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

2006-10-12 22:21:16Z

No Michael, mine from Co. Cavan also. Good luck.

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

2006-10-11 04:09:11Z

I would love to see the photo you have of a Margaret Cobey. There seems to be a very distinct resemblance in the Coby families. I have received the marriage cert. of my gg grandfather & gg grandmother (Mary Farley) (March 1835) and also the birth cert of my g grandfather (Philip born 1839) and his brother ( Patrick born 1837) sister Rose(born 1836). There are many Margaret's in the Coby family. I also had the page from 1821 census and there were 2 Coby families living within 10 miles of Lisley one family had a Mathew as the father and the other had a Peter as the father. I believe the son listed as a Mathew of the father Mathew was my gg grandfather. I received all this info from the Geneology Research Centre in Ireland.
Since I had all this my computer crashed and I lost everything I had since 2004. There is definitly a connection I believe between Peter and Mathew, I think their parents were brothers but without knowing the mother's names it is hard to research back any further.

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

syrinx23 — 2006-10-11 03:41:04Z

Not as far as I know (mine are from Co. Cavan) but I don't know much about them.

Re: Cobey Coby

2006-10-10 21:56:24Z

MY family is from there I have a fair amount of info but its not put togeather yet.....the folowing names come to mind:
John Cobey Peter cobey Ann Cobey......please email

thanks,

Michael
cobey@ekit.com

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

2006-10-10 21:50:48Z

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

Mick Fitzsimons — 2006-10-05 06:52:09Z

Thanks Jodie, this may be the breakthrough I’ve been looking for. Do you have a photo of Rebecca? I have two of Margaret COBY and she has very distinctive features. I will e-mail you direct with the photos.

Mick

Re: Coby/Cobey/Covey

syrinx23 — 2006-10-05 00:04:32Z

I also have a Peter Coby in my tree but can't confirm if it's your guy because we have practically nothing on him. Apparently, he was quite secretive and all we know is that he was born c.1806 in Ireland and in 1841 had a daughter, Rebecca, in Co. Cavan. Nothing is known about her mother and Rebecca came out to New Zealand and married Lawrence Flynn (also very little known about).

Coby/Cobey/Covey

2006-08-29 10:11:20Z

Peter Coby married Bridget Brydie/Brady abt. 1830. They lived in Kilmore, Co. Cavan Ireland. Their daughter Margaret Cobey/Coby/Covey (spelt 3 different ways) was born abt. 1837 and arrived in Victoria Australia on her own and married in 1856, Murdoch Cameron McAulay when she was 19 years of age. The early family remains a mystery and I note that a lot of postings also have 'Covey' as a variant of the name. Would like to hear from anyone who's family came from Co. Cavan

Re: More Coby's

2006-08-29 09:29:05Z

That's very interesting. Do you know if your family orignated in England, or has an earlier link to Ireland. Mick.

Re: any info appreciated

2006-08-29 08:30:44Z

I can understand your frustration with this name. I have a Margaret Coby/Cobey/Covey (spelt 3 different ways) who came to Australia pre 1856 on her own and married a much older man. She was from Kilmore, Co Cavan Ireland, yet her family has remained elusive. The different spellings would most likely have something to do with their accent, although COVEY is usually an English name and pronounced Kuvvey (that is double v, not a w and the u as pronounced in cup) and this does not fit with the Irish accent which has not helped my research. Hope this is of some value to you. Mick.

Re: More Coby's

2004-12-10 00:22:55Z

This is spooky - my name is Stephen Coby, my father is Doug Coby. We live in England (I live in Norwich, Norfolk. My father lives in Suffolk). There are quite a few Coby's in this part of the country, but not many in the rest of the UK. I've noticed there are quite a few in the USA - it's fascinating to think we may be related !!

Re: any info appreciated/coby/covey/colby

rhawes1397 — 2004-05-12 02:29:35Z

should of added to previous message IN SEARCH OF COBY/COLBY/COVEY.

any info appreciated

rhawes1397 — 2004-05-12 02:25:00Z

Hi, I have been trying to research my family name but cannot get any further than my gg grandfather,
My Dad's name was William Colby, my grandfather was Mathew Covey and his father was Philip Covey on census (born 1847) but on church records was either Colby or Cobey. My gg grandfather was Mathew Coby on 1881 census.(born 1807)
It seems Mathew and his wife Bridget Gibbons came from Ireland with their son Philip, whether they had other children or not I do not know. They arrived in Philadelphia to meet a brother who was already here and then came to Canada. It seems he had another brother who settled in North Lawrence, New York.
Mathew Coby died in Templeton West Quebec before 1901 census.
Philip Covey died in Lowe Quebec in approx 1917.
Mathew Covey died in Hull Quebec
William Colby died in Ottawa On

Coby Clan

RCSnyder4 — 2002-11-14 15:18:22Z

Kristina --

Do you have any idea where your Coby family originated? My g.g.g.grandmother was Sally (COBY) LAKE, the wife of Isaac J. Lake, whose daughter, Emily LAKE, m. Abel Rarick in Yates Co., NY. Both those family names (RARICK and COBY) are very uncommon and hard to find anywhere. Looking in an internet directory, there are only eleven listings under COBY in all of the states of New York and Pennsylvania. There is a strong group of them in the Baltimore, MD area, but I've never contacted any of them. What do you know about your COBY family?

Hoping to hear from you soon, I am,

Sincerely yours,
Bob Snyder,Buffalo, NY

Coby Family

RCSnyder4 — 2002-11-14 15:18:22Z

David -- Do you trace any of your family back into New York or Pennsylvania? My Coby connection is my fourth great grandmother, Sally Coby, who married Isaac J. Lake in Yates Co., NY.
Let me know what your connections are and perhaps we can begin to build something. This is a tiny, tiny family, and they are really hard to find and trace.

Bob Snyder
Buffalo, NY

Coby/Jacoby

RCSnyder4 — 2002-11-14 15:18:22Z

Hello Nicholas,

I'm not certain how experienced you might be in genealogical research, but if you already know that your father changed his name from Jacoby to Coby, you probably need to do a couple of things:
First: See if there is a Jacoby page here in , and post your listing there, since both names are appropriate for you.
Secondly: If you have access to a Mormon Family History Center, check out the IGI (International Genealogical Index) for listings of the name Jacoby in Germany. The attendants at the Center will
be able to show you how to do that.
Remember, if you're looking for your ancestors, you want to research Jacoby. If you're looking for descendants of your dad's you need to work both ways for your cousins under the name Coby, and for your
siblings of your dad's who may not have changed their names. Good luck!

Bob Snyder,
Buffalo, NY

Coby Response

RCSnyder4 — 2002-11-14 15:18:22Z

Hello Marguerite,

You're right -- this is a small family, and finding researchers is like pulling hen's teeth. So far, I have only one other e-mail address for a Coby-hunter: A694TINA@AOL.COM

I am descended from Isaac J. Lake who appears to have been a resident of Yates Co., NY. He m. Sally Coby, and their daughter, Emily Lake m. my g.g. grandfather, Abel Rarick. They lived in Yates for a short time,
then removed to Michigan. I have no evidence that Isaac and Sally (Coby) Lake ever left New York, but then I have no solid evidence that they were ever here, either.

I've been looking for leads on this family for years, but have hit mostly brick walls. I have a small data base started, but it only has one family in it and they're not connected to me.

Any suggestions?

Bob Snyder
Buffalo, NY

Re: More Coby's

TADA1989 — 2002-05-16 01:14:49Z

My mothers maiden name is coby. Her fathers name was Robert Manuel Coby. His mothers name was Mary Jane Wright and his fathers name was Lonnie. We don't know anything about Lonnie. My mother grew up in Albertville, Alabama. There is more Coby's out there than you think. I don't think we are related but I thought I would give it a try.

Re: More Coby's

natanico1 — 2002-05-15 20:07:08Z

Hi Debbie,

I am doing research on Alabama Coby's and would like to know some more about the Coby's you mention in your message. What is your mother's name? Did her father, your grandfather, Robert Manuel Coby have any brothers or sisters that you all know of? Do you know where Robert was born? I have lots of questions and also maybe some connecting information for you. I am the gr-gr-granddaughter of William Coby/(Covey), who bore children with Julia White, one of whom was my gr-grandfather Henry Coby, who bore children with my gr-grandmother Beulah (?Johnson) Coby, a set of twin boys, one of which was my grandfather Elton T. Coby (his twin was Albert), whose son James E. Coby, Jr. is my father.

It's a small world after all and I suspect we may be related. I was just in Alabama yesterday and saw one of my cousins (found through this service) who is doing research in Stockton (Baldwin County) and other areas. Please be in contact so we can share more information and see if there is a connection.

Natasha N. Coby

Colby/Lake