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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Middleton Sober (son of John Sober and Anna Ann Middleton).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Sober was born , of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland (son of John Sober and Penelope Blake).

    John married Anna Ann Middleton. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna Ann Middleton

    Notes:

    [BarbadosCumberbatchSettlers.FTW]

    In the will of his step-mother, Martha Bersheba Sober 1795 " Accountof leg. John S. of Scotland and his wife Ann. Latheron nr Dunbeath".

    Children:
    1. Ann Gordon Sober was christened 15 Mar 1802, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
    2. 1. John Middleton Sober


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Sober was born 1739, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies; was christened , Sober Castle, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies (son of John Sober and Mary Cumberbatch); died 1795; was buried , Saint Faith’s under Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, London, England.

    Notes:

    Born at Sober Castle

    [BarbadosCumberbatchSettlers.FTW]

    1st Son and heir, of Sober Castle, born 1739; of Queens College Oxford("Q. Coll., Oxf.") matric(ulated) 8 April 1756; at 17; presented fontto St. Peter's in 1767; named in 1772 in the will of his brother Abr.;dead 1795; bur(ied) in St. Faith's under St. Paul's Cath(edral)(Brandow J.C. Genealogies of Barbados Families).

    Eldest son (Brandow J.C. Genealogies of Barbados Families page 509)

    John married Penelope Blake 6 Nov 1760, , , England. Penelope (daughter of Major Martin Blake) was born , Sevenoaks, Kent, England; died 29 Jan 1774; was buried 2 Feb 1774, Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul "Bath Abbey", Bath, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Penelope Blake was born , Sevenoaks, Kent, England (daughter of Major Martin Blake); died 29 Jan 1774; was buried 2 Feb 1774, Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul "Bath Abbey", Bath, Somerset, England.

    Notes:

    [BarbadosCumberbatchSettlers.FTW]

    DEATH: Her date of death according to Ernest M. Wiltshire is beforeher marriage. Corrected based on burial details.

    Children:
    1. Hope Elletson Sober
    2. 2. John Sober was born , of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland.
    3. Abraham Cumberbatch Sober was born 1771, , Barbados, West Indies; died 7 Dec 1813, London, , England.
    4. Penelope Wentworth Sober


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Sober was born 1715, The Castle, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies (son of John Sober and Rebecca Trent); died Mar 1763, Saint Michael, Barbados, West Indies; was buried , Saint Faith’s under Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, London, England.

    Notes:

    [BarbadosCumberbatchSettlers.FTW]

    Will (source Ernest M. Wiltshire): John Sober, late of the p. of St. Peter in the Island of Barbados, now of Little Bursted, co. Essex, Esq. Will dated 12 Oct 1751.
    My father-in-law Nich. Wilcox of Bdos Esq., Edwd: Clark Parish of L., Esq, Abr. Carleton Cumberbatch and Joseph Lindsey, both of Bdos, Esqres. on T. all my sugar work plantations and personal estate. 200 negroes, 100 cattle and 10 horses to be kept on my estate, 60 a. to be planted in provisions, negroes to be well fed and clothed, and casks to be made. My sd. father in law Nich. Wilcox and Mother in law Margt. Wilcox, Ed. C. Parish, A.C. Cumberbatch, J. Lindsey and my brother in law Nich. Wilcox £50 each. My nephew and niece Wm and Sarah Timbrill, chn of my late sister Eliz. T., wife of Wm. T. decd, £500 each at 21 and £40 a year each till then. My friend Rob. Wadeson £10. My wife Mary Sober, late Mary Wilcox, dau. of sd. Nich. W. Esq, £1500, our mar.sett. dated 25 Oct 1743, and £100 for mourning, all my plate with the coat of arms of her father, her riding horse, jewels, use of my house in Bdos until my eldest son be 21. My father in law Abr. Cumberbatch has by his will lately made broke his contract in regard to four of my chn, Sarah Sober, Abraham Sober, Mary Sober and Cumberbatch Sober. I give them each £3000 c. at 21. My cousin Joseph Pickering, now i L, £10. My eldest son John at 21 all my real estate and residue of personal estate; power to heir to charge estate with joynture of £200 c. Son John to go to Oxford at 17. T. to be Ex'ors.
    Codicil. Late of G.B now of Bdos. My father in law Nich. Wilcox has died. To my wife my coach and 6 horses, the use of my house called the Castle on my pla. in St. Peters and use of house-negroes and £150 a year if she do not dwell there. My aunt Mrs. Reba. Almond of St. Lucy £50 c. To poor of St. Peter £10 a year for 10 years. My wife, my bro-inlaw Nicholas Wilcox and friends Hon. Ph. Gibbes of St. Jas. Esqres. and ev. Jonathan Dennis, fellow of Q. Coll. Oxford with Edwd. C. Parish and Jos. Lindsay Ex'ors and T. and G. of my 5 chn. Revoke app. of A.C. Cumberbatch. Jon. Dennis £100 for his care of my 3 sons and £50 for mourning. Ph. Gibbes £50. Dated 16 Nov 1755 in the presence of Gen. Lavine, Edw. Wilson, Ph. Lovell. Bdos by the Presidt. Ph. Lovell was sworn at Pilgrim 2 Dec 1755, Ralph Weekes. A true copy 28 May 1762. Rich. Husbands, D. Secr.
    Proved 3 March 1763 by Mary Sober, widow, the relict, and Nich. Wilcox, Esq.; power reserved to E.C.P and J.L Esqres., surviving Ex'ors, and Hon. Ph. G. and Rev, J.D.

    *** RELATIONSHIPS TO BE CHECKED ***

    John Sober of The Castle in St. Peter's, Esq. and of Little Bursted Essex, born 1715; of Queens College Oxford ("Q. Coll., Oxf." matric(ulated) 24 Aug. 1731 at 16); died in B'os (Barbados) 1755. Will dated 12 Oct. 1751 ; cod(icil) 16 Nov. 1755 ; sworn 2 Dec. 1755 (152, Caesar) (Brandow J.C. Genealogies of Barbados Families).

    Marriage Settlement between John Sober and Mary Wilcox' parents made 25 October 1743 (Brandow J.C. Genealogies of Barbados Families).

    John married Mary Cumberbatch 24 Aug 1731. Mary (daughter of Abraham Cumberbatch and Mary Ann Misson) was born Cal 1711; died Bef 18 Nov 1752. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Cumberbatch was born Cal 1711 (daughter of Abraham Cumberbatch and Mary Ann Misson); died Bef 18 Nov 1752.

    Notes:

    Her age on 12 October 1715 was either 8yrs, 4yrs or 1 month. The 1715 census also lists Abraham and his wife as having 3 daughters (Barbados and America David L. Kent 1980).

    Notes:

    groom's age 16

    Children:
    1. Sarah Sober died Aft 1792.
    2. 4. John Sober was born 1739, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies; was christened , Sober Castle, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies; died 1795; was buried , Saint Faith’s under Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, London, England.
    3. Abraham Sober was born Abt 1743; died 1772, Kensington, Middlesex, England; was buried , Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, London, England.
    4. Mary Sober died 24 Aug 1793; was buried , Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, London, England.
    5. Cumberbatch Sober, Esquire was born Cal 1741, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies; died 13 Jan 1827, Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom; was buried 22 Jan 1827, Saint Faith’s under Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

  3. 10.  Major Martin Blake
    Children:
    1. 5. Penelope Blake was born , Sevenoaks, Kent, England; died 29 Jan 1774; was buried 2 Feb 1774, Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul "Bath Abbey", Bath, Somerset, England.


 

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