[2] In 1633, Cobbs and his wife sold their property in Kent in preparation for their immigration to Virginia.

It is believed that he, his wife Ann, children Robert and Margaret arrived in Virginia in 1635.

He and his wife Ann bore another two children, sons Ambrose (the younger) and Thomas after their arrival in Virginia.

[5] His home-site was later sold to the Bolling family who used the name "Cobbs Hall" for their estate.

The two men would eventually drop the 'S' from their surname as would all their descendants by the Civil War.