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James Fox 1783 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1783

Birth Location: VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja

Death Date: 24 Dec 1857

Death Location: VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja

Father: John Fox

Mother: Elizabeth Fox

Spouse(s): Nancy Fox

Children(s): Lucinda Duckworth

In 1783, James Fox Sr. entered the world in VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja, born to John Wesley Fox and Elizabeth Prudence Loving Fox. James Fox Sr. married Nancy Jane Branch Gaither Fox, and had children including Lucinda Duckworth. James Fox Sr. passed away in 1857 in VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja.

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Biography

  • In 1783, James Fox Sr. entered the world in VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja, born to John Wesley Fox and Elizabeth Prudence Loving Fox.
  • James Fox Sr. married Nancy Jane Branch Gaither Fox, and had children including Lucinda Duckworth.
  • James Fox Sr. passed away in 1857 in VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja.

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James Fox's Ancestors

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James Fox
1783 – 1857
Birth Place: VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja
Parents
John Wesley Fox
1764 – 1840
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Prudence Loving) Fox
1752 – 1804
Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
`Philip (Jacob ( Fuchs )) Fox
1725 – 1792
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Maria (Amelia Catherine Rosenbaum) Rosenbom
1730 – 1797
Rotterdam, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Johann (Fox)
1701 – 1778
Anna Kurtz
1696 – 1754
Gerardus Rosenbaum
1700 –
Anna (Winckens)-Rosenbaum,
1710 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Fox
1663 – 1759
Anna Fox,
1658 – 1707
Hans Kurtz
1674 – 1748
Anna Sibylla
1674 – 1724
Nicolaus\Nicolai Rosenbaum
1675 – 1733
Anna Brosman
Antony Winckes
1685 –
Catharina Voss
1685 –

James Fox's Descendants

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James Fox (13 Jul 1783 – 24 Dec 1857) m. Nancy (Jane Branch Gaither) Fox (20 Nov 1785 – 21 Apr 1861)
  1. 1. Lucinda Duckworth (1805 – 18 January 1866) m. Pvt. (Johnathan R) Duckworth (8 Feb 1790 – 15 May 1851)
    1. 1. Thomas (Carlton) Duckworth (12 Jun 1811 – 27 Oct 1888) m. Rachel Stone (14 Oct 1815 – 1 Jul 1896)
      1. 1. Charles (G) Duckworth (Nov – )
      2. 2. Sarah (Angeline) Duckworth (22 Apr 1839 – 28 Sep 1879) m. Francis (William) Hammitt (18 Apr 1833 – 24 Nov 1915) m. James (M) Duckworth (abt 1840 – ) m. Frank Hammitt
        1. 1. Alooh Hammitt (abt 1861 – )
        2. 2. Alva (Delizon) Hammitt (12 Mar 1861 – 27 Aug 1935)
        3. 3. Ellen Hammitt (14 Apr 1862 – 1943)
        4. 4. Warren Hammitt (25 Sep 1865 – 12 Jan 1949)
        5. 5. Carlton Hammitt (25 Sep 1867 – 11 May 1944)
        6. 6. Frank Hammitt (25 Jul 1869 – 25 Jul 1903)
        7. 7. Elna (Mary Armstrong) Hammitt (20 Apr 1872 – 25 May 1956) m. C (E) Armstrong (abt 1865 – )
        8. 8. Pearl (Vinnie) Hammitt (18 Jul 1876 – 1 Aug 1947) m. Frederick (Seymour) Briscoe (14 October 1862 – 17 Nov 1931) m. Daniel (Marshall) Frazier (22 Feb 1862 – 27 Dec 1948)
      3. 3. Deallen Duckwoth (abt 1841 – )
      4. 4. Enoch (A) Duckwoth (abt 1843 – )
      5. 5. Nancy Duckworth (abt 1847 – )
      6. 6. G (W L T) Duckwoth (abt 1848 – )
      7. 7. Lucinda (C E) Duckwoth (abt 1852 – )
      8. 8. Arthur (D) Duckworth (abt 1868 – )
    2. 2. Manerva (A.) Correll (30 November 1826 – 13 September 1884)
    3. 3. James (Avery) Duckworth (8 January 1827 – 12 February 1882)
    4. 4. John (W.) Duckworth (30 March 1829 – 29 April 1901)
    5. 5. Altha (Faith) Roper (1833 – 1905)
    6. 6. Jane (L.) Ballew (20 April 1836 – 16 June 1901)
    7. 7. Sarah (L.) Dorsey (1845 – 1899)

James Fox's Timeline

3 Records

1783
13 Jul 1783
Birth of James Fox Sr. in VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja
VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja
1804
abt 1804
Age 21
James Fox Sr. was married in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
1857
24 Dec 1857
Age 74
Death of James Fox Sr. in VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja
VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1783
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1804
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1857
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, America -A city in and county seat. Also the site of Fort San Juan, built in 1567 by the Spanish; the 1st European settlement in the interior of North America, 40 years before the settlement of Ja

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