Dobbs Across America

This blog is dedicated to the descendants of Kedar Dobbs, Revolutionary War Soldier from Norfolk, VA. He served in the Virginia Regiments of the Continental Army under John Cropper and others and was with George Washington at Valley Forge, Ramapo, Newark, Morristown, and Middlebrook. His military service begain in November 1776 and ended in November 1779. He married Mary Willoughby from Norfolk, VA, had three children, farmed in St. Bride's Parish, VA, and died in 1816.

Friday, August 15, 2008

First Dobbs Obituary 1551

P. 106. Funeral of alderman sir Richard Dobbs. Son of Robert Dobbs, of Batby in Yorkshire; sheriff 1543, lord mayor 1551. Stowe mentions his monument in the church of St. Margaret Moyses, but gives no epitaph. Arms, Per pale argent and sable, a chevron engrailed between three unicorn's heads each charged with three gouts all counter-changed. (Wm. Smith, Rouge-dragon.) See the death and funeral of his widow in pp. 268, 269.

From: 'Notes to the diary: 1556', The Diary of Henry Machyn: Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London (1550-1563) (1848), pp. 347-355. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45537. Date accessed: 15 August 2008.