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John Fox 1572 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1572

Birth Location: Downton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1621

Death Location: Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Father: William Fox

Mother: Lady Lane

Spouse(s): Edith Fox]

Children(s): Francis Fox

The story of John Fox began in 1572 in Downton, Wiltshire, England. John Fox married Edith Alford [Fuchs Fox], and had children including Francis Fox. John Fox passed away in 1621 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Fox began in 1572 in Downton, Wiltshire, England.
  • John Fox married Edith Alford [Fuchs Fox], and had children including Francis Fox.
  • John Fox passed away in 1621 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Fox
1545 – 1578
Birth Location: Great Missenden , Chiltern District , Buckinghamshire , England
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Lady Lane
1545 – 1578
Birth Location: Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
LL

Spouses(s)

Edith Fox]
1560 – 1606
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
EF

Children(s)

Francis Fox
1603 – 1670
Birth Location: Farley, Wiltshire, England
FF

John Fox's Ancestors

Self
John Fox
1572 – 1621
Birth Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Fox
1545 – 1578
Great Missenden , Chiltern District , Buckinghamshire , England
Lady (Anne Margret) Lane
1545 – 1578
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William (Henry) Fox
1521 – 1550
Great Missenden, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Mary Naves) Hawes
1521 – 1555
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Henry Lane) Knt
1530 – 1563
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Naves) Hawes
1521 – 1555
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fox\Foxe
1497 – 1558
Dorothy Grey
1500 – 1553
Sir Ireland)
1509 – 1603
Thomas Hawes*
1486 – 1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Fox
1450 – 1510
Elizabeth Dunham
1452 – 1517
Thomas Grey
1480 – 1556
Elizabeth Lewis
1477 – 1515

John Fox's Descendants

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John Fox (About 1572 – 1621) m. Edith (Alford [Fuchs) Fox] (1560 – 1606)
  1. 1. Francis Fox (7 Jan 1603 – 7 Oct 1670) m. Dorothy Kekewich (1616 – May 1693)
    1. 1. Francis Fox (6 Jun 1647 – 25 Apr 1704) m. Tabitha (Elizabeth) Crooker (1647 – 1730) m. Tabitha (Elizabeth) Crocker (22 Jun 1664 – 1730)
      1. 1. Dorothy Fox (23 March 1696 – 25 March 1759) m. Joseph Collier (09 July 1692 – 2 September 1764) m. Joseph (T) Collier (9 July 1692 – 2 September 1764)
        1. 1. John Collier (30 May 1729 – ) m. Martha Padley (1733 – 21 February 1780)
        2. 2. John Collier (1730 – 6 February 1793) m. Martha Padley (2 Mar 1733 – 21 February 1780)
      2. 2. Dorothy Fox (23 March 1696 – 25 March 1759) m. Joseph Collier (09 July 1692 – 2 September 1764)
        1. 1. John Collier (30 May 1729 – 6 February 1793) m. Martha Padley (1733 – 21 February 1780)

John Fox's Timeline

2 Records

1572
About 1572
Birth of John Fox in Downton, Wiltshire, England
Downton, Wiltshire, England
1621
1621
Age 49
Death of John Fox in Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1572
    Event Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Liskeard, Cornwall, England
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