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Dorcas Cox 1798–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1798

Birth Location: Boones Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1856

Death Location: Morristown, Jefferson County (now Hamblen County) Tennessee, USA

Father: Stephen Cox

Mother: E. Mabry

Spouse(s): John I

Children(s): Capt Jackson, David Jackson, Rev Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Alfred (Rev), John (Dr), James Jackson, Martha Jackson, Mary Jackson, Elizabeth Jackson, James Jackson, Sarah Jackson, Captain Jackson

Dorcas Cox was born in 1798 in Boones Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA, the child of Stephen Cox And E Winnifred Mabry. Dorcas Cox married John Bachelor Jackson I, and had children including Alfred Sylvanius Jackson Rev, Capt Francis Marion Jackson, Captain David Cartwright Jackson, David Cartwright Jackson, Elizabeth Lizzie Susan Jackson, James Cox Jackson, John Edmond Jackson Dr, Martha Ann Matilda Jackson, Mary Eva Jackson, Rev George Wilson Jackson, Sarah Elizabeth Jackson, Thomas Mabry Jackson. Dorcas Cox passed away in 1856 in Morristown, Jefferson County (now Hamblen County) Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Cox was born in 1798 in Boones Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA, the child of Stephen Cox And E Winnifred Mabry.
  • Dorcas Cox married John Bachelor Jackson I, and had children including Alfred Sylvanius Jackson Rev, Capt Francis Marion Jackson, Captain David Cartwright Jackson, David Cartwright Jackson, Elizabeth Lizzie Susan Jackson, James Cox Jackson, John Edmond Jackson Dr, Martha Ann Matilda Jackson, Mary Eva Jackson, Rev George Wilson Jackson, Sarah Elizabeth Jackson, Thomas Mabry Jackson.
  • Dorcas Cox passed away in 1856 in Morristown, Jefferson County (now Hamblen County) Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Cox
1759–1810
Birth Location: Prince William, Edgecombe Co, Virginia, United States
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E. Mabry
1760–1810
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
EM

Spouses(s)

John I
1797–1858
Birth Location: Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States
JI

Children(s)

Capt Jackson
1836–1914
Birth Location: Athens, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA
CJ
David Jackson
1821–1898
Birth Location: Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky USA
DJ
Rev Jackson
1827–1906
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
RJ
Thomas Jackson
1829–1883
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
TJ
Alfred (Rev)
1828–1902
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
A(
John (Dr)
1825–1859
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
J(
James Jackson
1823–1850
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
JJ
Martha Jackson
1824–1870
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
MJ
Mary Jackson
1835–1888
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
MJ
Elizabeth Jackson
1832–1910
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
EJ
James Jackson
1824–1850
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
JJ
Sarah Jackson
1833–1847
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
SJ
Captain Jackson
1855–1898
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
CJ

Dorcas Cox's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Cox
1798–1856
Birth Place: Boones Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Stephen Cox
1759–1810
Prince William, Edgecombe Co, Virginia, United States
E. (Winnifred) Mabry
1760–1810
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Cox (Cocke)) (Cocks)
1730–1789
Prince George county, Virginia, American Colonies
Elisabeth Poythress
1735–1788
Virginia, American Colonies
Great-Grandparents
Robert Poythress
1690–1743
Elizabeth Cook
1692–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James 1675,
1665–1721
Elizabeth Condiet
1676–1751

Dorcas Cox's Descendants

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Dorcas Cox (12 Jul 1798–10 Feb 1856) m. John (Bachelor Jackson) I (20 Oct 1797–10 Feb 1858)
  1. 1. Capt (Francis Marion) Jackson 1836–1914 m. Elizabeth ("Bettie" Lewis) Thurmond 1839–1885
    1. 1. Francis (Roy) Jackson 1878–1953 m. Lulu (Vern) Thomas 1884–1925 m. Nettie (M) Jackson 1894–1953
      1. 1. Francis (Marion) Jackson 1905–1905
      2. 2. Della (Lulu) Jackson 1906–1907
      3. 3. Ruth (Hester) Jackson 1909–1910
      4. 4. Mildred ("Elaine") Jackson 1911–1975
      5. 5. Thomas (Edward) Jackson 1912–1928
      6. 6. Grace (Marie) Jackson 1916–2004
    2. 2. William (F) Jackson 1868–1948
    3. 3. David (Mabry) Jackson 1876–1951
    4. 4. Carrie (Lillian) Jackson 1866–1920
    5. 5. John (Bascom) Jackson 1870–1951
    6. 6. Martha ("Mattie" Cordelia) Jackson 1873–1891
    7. 7. Lena (Marion) Jackson 1861–1862
    8. 8. Sidney (Lee) Jackson 1863–1863
  2. 2. David (Cartwright) Jackson 1821–1898
  3. 3. Rev (George Wilson) Jackson 1827–1906
  4. 4. Thomas (Mabry) Jackson 1829–1883
  5. 5. Alfred (Sylvanius Jackson) (Rev) 1828–1902
  6. 6. John (Edmond Jackson) (Dr) 1825–1859
  7. 7. James (Cox) Jackson 1823–1850
  8. 8. Martha (Ann Matilda) Jackson 1824–1870
  9. 9. Mary (Eva) Jackson 1835–1888
  10. 10. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Susan) Jackson 1832–1910
  11. 11. James (Cox) Jackson 1824–1850
  12. 12. Sarah (Elizabeth) Jackson 1833–1847
  13. 13. Captain (David Cartwright) Jackson 1855–1898

Dorcas Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1798
12 Jul 1798
Birth of Dorcas Cox in Boones Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Boones Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1856
10 Feb 1856
Age 58
Death of Dorcas Cox in Morristown, Jefferson County (now Hamblen County) Tennessee, USA
Morristown, Jefferson County (now Hamblen County) Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1798
    Event Place: Boones Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1856
    Event Place: Morristown, Jefferson County (now Hamblen County) Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Washington County Will Books, 1779-1860; Estate Records, 1779-1860; Author: Historical Records Project (Tennessee); Probate Place: Washington, Tennessee
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