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David Leach Cox 1785–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1785

Birth Location: Castle Woods, Russell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 08 Jun 1866

Death Location: Gate City, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: David (Cocke)

Mother: Jemima 1749

Spouse(s): Rebecca Cox

Children(s): Mary Boatright, Robert Cocke, James Cocke

The story of David Leach Cox began in 1785 in Castle Woods, Russell, Virginia, United States. David Leach Cox married Rebecca Cox, and had children including James B Cocke, Mary Boatright, Robert Kilgore Cocke. David Leach Cox passed away in 1866 in Gate City, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of David Leach Cox began in 1785 in Castle Woods, Russell, Virginia, United States.
  • David Leach Cox married Rebecca Cox, and had children including James B Cocke, Mary Boatright, Robert Kilgore Cocke.
  • David Leach Cox passed away in 1866 in Gate City, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Cox's Ancestors

Self
David Cox
1785–1866
Birth Place: Castle Woods, Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
David Clinton Cox (Cocke)
1756–1828
River, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Jemima (Mayflower LEACH \ Cox \ Cocke) 1749
1749–1834
Russell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry Cocke
1741–1781
Surry County, Virginia Colony
Katherine Holt
1741–1790
Surry, Virginia, United States
Elijah Leach
1726–
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Jemima Snow
1723–1763
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel (Cocke)
1717–1756
Jane Browne*
1717–1760
THOMAS Holt
1700–1788
Virginia Newsom
1704–1771
Benjamin Snow
1696–1760
Jemima Snell
1704–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cocke
1684–1750
Hannah HAMLIN
1693–1751
Captian 1696
1696–1734
Elizabeth Rogers
1699–1727
William Holt
1666–1726
Elizabeth (Holt)
1670–1737

David Cox's Descendants

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David (Leach) Cox (12 Jun 1785–08 Jun 1866) m. Rebecca Cox (10 September 1787–1 January 1864)
  1. 1. Mary Boatright 1810–1860
  2. 2. Robert (Kilgore) Cocke 1820–1887
  3. 3. James (B) Cocke 1808–1876

David Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1785
12 Jun 1785
Birth of David Leach Cox in Castle Woods, Russell, Virginia, United States
Castle Woods, Russell, Virginia, United States
1866
08 Jun 1866
Age 81
Death of David Leach Cox in Scott, Virginia, United States
Scott, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1785
    Event Place: Castle Woods, Russell, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1866
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gate City, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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