Mercy Cobb, b: 1705 -

^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}

^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}

^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}




^{Cornelius Holmes}^{b. d.}



		^John Cobb^{b.1632 Plymouth, Massachusetts d.1714 Plymouth, Massachusetts}

	^{Ebenezer Cobb}^{b.1671 Plymouth, Massachusetts d.1752 Kingston, Massachusetts}	^{Martha Ford Nelson}^{b.1638 Plymouth, Massachusetts d.1712 Plymouth, Massachusetts}

^Mercy Cobb^b.1705 d.

	^{Mercy Holmes}^{b.1673 d.1726}