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Bishop John William Cox 1567–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1567

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England

Death Date: 13 Oct 1607

Death Location: Broxburn, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Richard Cox

Mother: Jane Auder

Spouse(s): Alice Walsheer

Children(s): William Cox, Margaret Cox, Alice Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Grace Cox, John Cox, Michael Cox

In 1567, Bishop John William Cox entered the world in Pitminster, Somerset, England, born to Richard Cox And Jane Anne Auder. Bishop John William Cox married Alice Cox Walsheer, and had children including Alice Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Grace Cox, John Richmond Cox, Margaret Cox, Michael Elder Cox, William Robert Cocke Cox. Bishop John William Cox passed away in 1607 in Broxburn, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1567, Bishop John William Cox entered the world in Pitminster, Somerset, England, born to Richard Cox And Jane Anne Auder.
  • Bishop John William Cox married Alice Cox Walsheer, and had children including Alice Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Grace Cox, John Richmond Cox, Margaret Cox, Michael Elder Cox, William Robert Cocke Cox.
  • Bishop John William Cox passed away in 1607 in Broxburn, Hertfordshire, England.

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Bishop Cox's Ancestors

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Bishop Cox
1567–1607
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Cox
1499–1581
Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Anne) Auder
1500–1588
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop Cox's Descendants

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Bishop (John William) Cox (14 Apr 1567–13 Oct 1607) m. Alice (Cox) Walsheer (1556–15 October 1607)
  1. 1. William (Robert (Cocke)) Cox 1598–1656 m. Elizabeth (Jane Hutchins Cox) Elam 1612–1665 m. Elizabeth Hutchins 1612–1665
    1. 1. Thomas Cox 1620–1681 m. Elizabeth Blashford* 1645–1690 m. Anna (Hind) Cox 1625–1664
      1. 1. James Cox 1672–1750 m. Ann (Leonard) Cox 1672–1747
        1. 1. John (Cordwainer) Cox 1727–1782 m. Margaret (Morris) Cox 1732–1799
      2. 2. Thomas Cox 1668–1723
      3. 3. Ann Cox 1670–1689
      4. 4. John Cox 1640–1691
      5. 5. John Cox 1670–1729
      6. 6. Joseph Cox 1679–1750
      7. 7. Mercy Cox 1681–1689
      8. 8. Richard Cox 1660–1669
      9. 9. Samuel Cox 1682–1728
      10. 10. William Cox 1657–1742
      11. 11. William Cox 1681–1689
      12. 12. Joseph Cox 1679–1749
      13. 13. Thomas Cox 1668–1723
    2. 2. John (Cox or) Cocke 1635–1691
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Cox) Porter 1633–1690
    4. 4. Mary (Hutchins) Cook 1622–1674
    5. 5. Anne (Rachel) Cox 1635–1678
    6. 6. Henry Cox 1652–1695
    7. 7. Thomas Cox –1668
  2. 2. Margaret Cox 1577–1606
  3. 3. Alice Cox 1590–1665
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cox 1580–1666
  5. 5. Grace Cox 1583–
  6. 6. John (Richmond) Cox 1570–1630
  7. 7. Michael (Elder) Cox 1575–1620

Bishop Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1567
14 Apr 1567
Birth of Bishop John William Cox in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England
1607
13 Oct 1607
Age 40
Death of Bishop John William Cox in Broxburn, Hertfordshire, England
Broxburn, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1567
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1607
    Event Place: Broxburn, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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