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Bishop John William Cox 1551–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1607

Death Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England

Father: Richard 16G

Mother: Jane escaped)

Spouse(s): Alice Walsheer

Children(s): Elizabeth Cox

The story of Bishop John William Cox began in 1551 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. Bishop John William Cox married Alice Walsheer, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Cox. Bishop John William Cox passed away in 1607 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bishop John William Cox began in 1551 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.
  • Bishop John William Cox married Alice Walsheer, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Cox.
  • Bishop John William Cox passed away in 1607 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard 16G
1500–1581
Birth Location: Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
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Jane escaped)
1504–1613
Birth Location: Pembrook Hall, Cambridgeshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Walsheer
1556–1607
Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cox
1580–1665
Birth Location: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Bishop Cox's Ancestors

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Bishop Cox
1551–1607
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Cox Bishop of Ely 16G
1500–1581
Whaddon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Jane (Auder - Turner - Cox, Lady (8GGM) (mrd. Turner in secret - church found out - they) escaped)
1504–1613
Pembrook Hall, Cambridgeshire, , England
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Bishop Cox's Descendants

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Bishop (John William) Cox (1551–15 Oct 1607) m. Alice Walsheer (30 Aug 1556–15 Oct 1607)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Cox 1580–1665 m. Ralph (Robert Porter) Sr. 1580–1651
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Porter 1596–1654 m. Thomas Church 1599–1621
      1. 1. Elizabeth Church 1617–1709 m. Thomas (Vezey) Vessey 1611–1636
        1. 1. General (George) Vezey 1632–1665 m. Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Grosvenor 1627–1685

Bishop Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of Bishop John William Cox in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England
1607
15 Oct 1607
Age 56
Death of Bishop John William Cox in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1607
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
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