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Bishop John William Cox 1528–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1528

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1607

Death Location: Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Oxford

Mother: Lady Slater

Spouse(s): ALICE Walsheer

Children(s): Lady Resident

Bishop John William Cox was born in 1528 in Pitminster, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Richard Cox Bishop Of Ely Chancellor Of Oxford And Lady Jane Anne Slater. Bishop John William Cox married Alice Walsheer, and had children including Lady Alice Anne Cox Colonist Founder Lady Of Steeple Ashton Jamestown Virginia Resident. Bishop John William Cox passed away in 1607 in Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Bishop John William Cox was born in 1528 in Pitminster, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Richard Cox Bishop Of Ely Chancellor Of Oxford And Lady Jane Anne Slater.
  • Bishop John William Cox married Alice Walsheer, and had children including Lady Alice Anne Cox Colonist Founder Lady Of Steeple Ashton Jamestown Virginia Resident.
  • Bishop John William Cox passed away in 1607 in Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Oxford
1500–1581
Birth Location: Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
SO
Lady Slater
1504–1613
Birth Location: Pembrook Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

ALICE Walsheer
1556–1607
Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England
AW

Children(s)

Lady Resident
1585–1665
Birth Location: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
LR

Bishop Cox's Ancestors

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Bishop Cox
1528–1607
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely; Chancellor of Oxford
1500–1581
Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Jane Anne) Slater
1504–1613
Pembrook Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John The Obscure Coxe) (Cooke)
1473–1571
Whaddon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Eme "Agnes" Anne Bostick) (Richmond)(Webb)(Pott)
1477–1567
Draycot Foliatt, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (George Auder Alderman of) Cambridge
1490–1560
Pembroke Hall, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Emma (Jane (Agnes)) Turner
1490–1550
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop Cox's Descendants

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Bishop (John William) Cox (1 Jan 1528–15 Oct 1607) m. ALICE Walsheer (1556–15 Oct 1607)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice Anne Cox Colonist, Founder, Lady of Steeple Ashton; Jamestown, Virginia) Resident 1585–1665
    1. 1. John Kennon 1600–1650 m. Col. (ROBERT RICHARD KENNON Colonist,) Founder 1600–1696
      1. 1. Johne ((Samuel) Kennen\Kennon arrived 1639 Virginia,) FOUNDER 1620–1696 m. Elizabeth (Blair) Bolling 1626–1705
        1. 1. Richard (Sr Kennon) Sr 1650–1696 m. Elizabeth Worsham 1651–1743

Bishop Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1528
1 Jan 1528
Birth of Bishop John William Cox in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England
1567
21 Jan 1567
Age 39
Bishop John William Cox was married in Pitmister, England
Pitmister, England
1607
15 Oct 1607
Age 79
Death of Bishop John William Cox in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1528
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1567
    Event Place: Pitmister, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1607
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England
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