Ware COUNTY GA Thomas Welsh Cobb File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Winge barbarawinge@yahoo.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/ware.htm Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Table of Contents: Adiel Sherwood, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, Washington City, Printed by P. Force, 1837, p. 263-264 THOMAS WELSH COBB Thomas Welsh Cobb was born in Columbia county, about 1789. He was some time at Dr. Waddel's Academy, in that county, and studied the languages. In the office of Wm. H. Crawford he studied law; and became a successful practitioner. His first election to Congress was in 1817, and again in 1823. In 1824 he was elected Senator in Congress, which office he resigned in 1828.- Died in February, 1830; and had just resigned the judgship of the Ocmulgee Circuit. The conduct of General Jackson, in the Seminole war, for having Ambrister and Arbuthnot put to death, was brought up before Congress, and Mr. Cobb made the first speech. He protrayed in lively colors the dangers of military power, and of allowing an officer to transcend his instructions. Mr. Cobb was independent in the expression of his opinions, and therefore did not please every body. He was regarded as an able and honest politician, even by his opponents. As a judge he had few superiors. He married Miss Mary Moore, of Oglethrope, by whom he has two sons living, several other children died young. Mrs. Cobb, a most amiable and pious woman, died some years before him. Mr. Cobb paid respect to religion and religous people, his house was ever open to the clergy of all denominations, and he was frequently at worship, generally said grace before meals, yet he could not be called a pious man. Just before he died, he observed to some ministers present, that he did not wish to be considered an infidel, he believed in the Christian religion, &c. In sentiment he was a Baptist, and used frequently to argue with attornies and others on the subject. He was a great admirer of Rev. Dr. Mercer. From Lexington, where he had resided many years, he removed to Greensboro, about 1820 or '22. He was the reputed author of several numbers in the Georgia Journal, signed Socrates, urging the Troup party to a certain course of action. Rev. George White, M. A., HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GEORGIA, New York, Pudney & Russell, Publishers, 1854, pp. 400-404. (Reprinted 1968, Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA) COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA Laid out from Cherokee in 1832, and named after Judge Thomas W. Cobb. MARIETTA is the seat of justice, situated near the highest point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Tennessee River, and is distant from Milledgeville, 113 miles. Among the instances of longevity are: Mr. Fleming, who was over 94 years of age when he died; Mr. J. Collins, a Revolutionary soldier, over 88; Mrs. Henry was over 80; Mrs. Dougherty was over 85; Mr. Smith, 80; Mr. Edwards died at 90. Early settlers: Taliaferro McAfee, Colonel Merritt, Osborn Mullins, Daniel Reid, Isaac Grey, Thos. Hairston, Daniel R. Turner, L. Simpson, Matthias Bates, John L. Moore, James Anderson, Josiah Massey, Wm. C. Greene, Simeon Strickland, Reuben Benson, Allen A. Winn, Archibald Howell, Samuel M. and Wm. Malony, Joseph D. Shewmake, Samuel Young, Wm. Mayes, Robert Lemmon, Wm. Guess, Martin Adams, Bradley Smith, Jackson Gregory, Wm. W. Duncan, Lema Kirtley, John Rose, Geo. W. Winger, Thos. Pritchard, Alfred Edwards, Wiley Roberts, James Foot, Sr., Geo. W. Gober, Wm. B. Craine, John B. Brockman, T. H. McClusky, P. M. Oliver, Thos. Whitehead, Robert Groves, D. Moore, &c. (Submitted by Barbara Walker Winge, barbarawinge@yahoo.com) ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============