Selected Families and Individuals


Thomas Willes [Parents].

Prior Marston, county Warwick.

He had the following children.

  M i Richard Willes was born about 1468. He died in 1532.

Richard Willes [Parents] 1.

Napton, county Warwick.

He had the following children.

  M i Thomas Willes.

Thomas Willes [Parents] 1.

Napton, county Warwick.

He had the following children.

  M i Richard Willes.

Richard Willes was born 1 about 1350 in Warwick County, England. Richard married Jona Jeames 1.

Jona Jeames [Parents] 1. Jona married Richard Willes.

They had the following children.

  M i Thomas Willes.

John Jeames 1.

He had the following children.

  F i Jona Jeames.

John Howell [Parents] 1 was born 1, 2 on 21 Oct 1759. He died 1 on 5 Oct 1834. He was buried 3 in Vail Memorial Cemetery, Morris County, Parsippany, New Jersey, USA. John married 4 Phebe Farrand on 11 Jan 1785 in First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.

Benjamin's only son, John, born in 1759, had his education at Princeton and succeeded his father as a man of affairs. He was one of the three directors to whom the land for old Troy Academy was deeded in 1807. His name also appears often in church records and he did much toward the building of roads. He was a tall, slender man. A chair made for him is now a highly valued possession of his great-grandson, Benjamin Franklin Howell, 2nd, of Troy Hills. Benjamin's only daughter, Sarah, married the Rev. Joseph Grover and died in 1781, aged 29 years, leaving one daughter.

Phebe Farrand [Parents] was born 1 on 18 Apr 1760. She died 1, 2 on 29 Jan 1813. She was buried 3 in Vail Memorial Cemetery, Morris County, Parsippany, New Jersey, USA. Phebe married 4 John Howell 1 on 11 Jan 1785 in First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.

They had the following children.

  M i Benjamin Howell was born on 29 Jun 1786. He died on 17 Feb 1852.
  M ii
Samuel Howell 1 was born on 18 Oct 1788 in Southampton, Long Island, New York. He died on 18 Oct 1788.
  F iii
Sarah Howell was born on 6 May 1792 in Southampton, Long Island, New York. She died on 15 Nov 1856.
  M iv
Chileon Howell 1 was born on 29 Oct 1796 in Southampton, Long Island, New York. He died on 7 Jul 1798. He was buried 2 in Vail Memorial Cemetery, Morris County, Parsippany, New Jersey, USA.
  F v
Elizabeth Howell 1 was born on 11 Jan 1800 in Southampton, Long Island, New York. She died on 18 Sep 1815. She was buried 2 in Vail Memorial Cemetery, Morris County, Parsippany, New Jersey, USA.

Colonel Lemuel Cobb [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 15 May 1762 in New Jersey. He died 2 on 1 Apr 1831 in Morris County, New Jersey, USA. He was buried 2 in Vail Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey, USA. Lemuel married Mary Smith 1.

Other marriages:
Farrand, Susan
Shaw, Elizabeth Lindsley

Mary Smith [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 24 Sep 1767. She died 2 on 25 Apr 1792. Mary married Colonel Lemuel Cobb.

They had the following children.

  F i Elizabeth Cobb was born on 26 Sep 1789. She died on 18 Apr 1869.

Colonel Lemuel Cobb [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 15 May 1762 in New Jersey. He died 2 on 1 Apr 1831 in Morris County, New Jersey, USA. He was buried 2 in Vail Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey, USA. Lemuel married Susan Farrand.

Other marriages:
Smith, Mary
Shaw, Elizabeth Lindsley

Susan Farrand [Parents]. Susan married Colonel Lemuel Cobb.


Colonel Lemuel Cobb [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 15 May 1762 in New Jersey. He died 2 on 1 Apr 1831 in Morris County, New Jersey, USA. He was buried 2 in Vail Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey, USA. Lemuel married Elizabeth Lindsley Shaw.

Other marriages:
Smith, Mary
Farrand, Susan

Elizabeth Lindsley Shaw. Elizabeth married Colonel Lemuel Cobb.


Edward Cobb [Parents] was born in 1731. He died in 1813. Edward married Elizabeth Bowers.

Elizabeth Bowers was born in 1746. She died in 1788. Elizabeth married Edward Cobb.

They had the following children.

  M i Colonel Lemuel Cobb was born on 15 May 1762. He died on 1 Apr 1831.

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