Daily AncestorTobe
Tobe is a nickname for Tobias, so the same person may be Tobe in one record and Tobias in another.
Tobe is a short form of Toby, and Toby is the usual English short form of Tobias, so a man written as Tobe in one record may be Tobias in another.
A gravestone or a family Bible may say Tobe while a will or a deed says Tobias. Search indexes under both forms so you do not miss him.
As seen in a recordCounty tax list, 1818; his will names him Tobias
Tobe Tibbals, 1 poll, 264 acres
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