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John Charles Fox 1728–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 7 Dec 1781

Death Location: captured by Cherokees, taken to Cherokee village Andorra, North Carolina and killed after being tortured

Father: Colonel III

Mother: Mary Goodwyn

Spouse(s): Mary O'Conner

Children(s): Eleanor Fox, Matthew Fox, Mary Fox, Catherine Fox, Elizabeth Fox

In 1728, John Charles Fox entered the world in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Colonel Henry Fox Iii And Mary Goodwyn. John Charles Fox married Mary Mollie O Conner, and had children including Catherine Katy Fox, Eleanor Nellie Fox, Elizabeth Betsy Fox, Mary Ann Lucretia Fox, Matthew Anderson Fox. John Charles Fox passed away in 1781 in captured by Cherokees, taken to Cherokee village Andorra, North Carolina and killed after being tortured.

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Biography

  • In 1728, John Charles Fox entered the world in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Colonel Henry Fox Iii And Mary Goodwyn.
  • John Charles Fox married Mary Mollie O Conner, and had children including Catherine Katy Fox, Eleanor Nellie Fox, Elizabeth Betsy Fox, Mary Ann Lucretia Fox, Matthew Anderson Fox.
  • John Charles Fox passed away in 1781 in captured by Cherokees, taken to Cherokee village Andorra, North Carolina and killed after being tortured.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel III
1698–1770
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
CI
Mary Goodwyn
1702–1736
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Mary O'Conner
1748–1828
Birth Location: Ireland
MO

Children(s)

Eleanor Fox
1775–1850
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina
EF
Matthew Fox
1766–1850
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina
MF
Mary Fox
1777–1835
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
MF
Catherine Fox
1768–1840
Birth Location: South Carolina, Colonial America
CF
Elizabeth Fox
1765–1845
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina
EF

John Fox's Ancestors

Self
John Fox
1728–1781
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Colonel Henry Fox III
1698–1770
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Mary Goodwyn
1702–1736
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (John Fox) II
1674–1750
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary Kendrick
1678–1704
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Jesse GOODWYN
1670–1706
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Martha (Bernard) Keane*
1661–1706
Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, British America
Great-Grandparents
Henry County
1650–1714
Anne West
1658–1708
John CEC
1652–1694
Sarah Holt
1649–1678
Edmund Sr
1644–1713
Sarah Bembridge
1646–1713
Matthew Keane
1640–
Margarett Keane
1640–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. II
1626–1682
Margaret Johns
1628–1682
Lt. II
1632–1689
Ursula Croshaw
1625–1669
William Kendrick
1617–

John Fox's Descendants

1.
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John (Charles) Fox (1728–7 Dec 1781) m. Mary (Mollie) O'Conner (Abt. 1748–1828)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Nellie) Fox 1775–1850 m. James (Ables) Jr 1774–1850
    1. 1. William (Charles) Ables 1817–1871 m. Elizabeth Reid 1824–
      1. 1. Ellender Ables 1841–1909
      2. 2. A (James) Ables 1847–
      3. 3. Harriet Ables 1845–
      4. 4. Cornelious Ables 1843–1916
      5. 5. Frances (E) Ables 1849–
      6. 6. Aletha Ables 1841–
      7. 7. Joptha (F) Ables 1856–
      8. 8. William (A) Ables 1852–1866
      9. 9. Arthur (J) Ables 1842–
    2. 2. Nancy (Agnes) Ables 1802–1891
    3. 3. Mary (Polly) Ables 1820–1887
  2. 2. Matthew (Anderson) Fox 1766–1850 m. Martha (Tsi-Kisk) Blackfox 1785–1853
    1. 1. Anderson Fox 1814–1901 m. Susanah Netherton 1818–1888
      1. 1. Julia (Fox) Griffis 1842–1935
      2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Fox 1855–1919
      3. 3. Elias (Clevenger) Fox 1855–1921
      4. 4. Tilman (Howard) Fox 1848–1924
      5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Fox 1851–1932
      6. 6. Ezekiel Fox 1838–1916
      7. 7. John (Bunyon) Fox 1857–1920
      8. 8. Matthew (Anderson) Fox 1844–1927
      9. 9. Martha Fox 1840–1841
      10. 10. Mary (Jane Fox) Porter 1846–1942
      11. 11. Emma (Fox) Wilson 1860–1945
    2. 2. Howard Fox 1828–
    3. 3. James (T) Fox 1810–1879 m. Mary (Jane) Samples 1820–1862 m. Mary (A) Mccrary 1834–1879
      1. 1. Fielding (Lewis) Fox 1842–1909
      2. 2. Martha Fox 1844–1939
      3. 3. James (Alexander Alex) Fox 1843–1902
      4. 4. Nancy (J. Nannie) Fox 1848–1904
      5. 5. William (Bartlett) Fox 1847–1931
      6. 6. Nettie (Matilda) Fox 1848–1908
      7. 7. Aurelius Fox 1851–
      8. 8. Herman (A.) Fox 1855–
      9. 9. Leah Fox 1873–
      10. 10. Laura Fox 1874–1963
      11. 11. Tilman (Howard) Fox 1856–
      12. 12. John (Reid) Fox 1859–1910
      13. 13. Ava (Elizabeth) Fox 1853–1900
      14. 14. John (Wesley) Fox 1860–1932
      15. 15. J (Wiley) Fox 1857–1905
    4. 4. Mary (Catherine Connors) Fox 1809–1904 m. Nathan Ellis 1810–1880
      1. 1. Levi Ellis 1844–
      2. 2. Lawson Ellis 1844–1922
      3. 3. Martha (A) Ellis 1846–1892
      4. 4. Wilburn (Gault) Ellis 1848–1921
      5. 5. Robert (Howard Anderson) Ellis 1850–1924 m. Louisa (Matinzia) Turner 1850–1926
        1. 1. John (Walter) Ellis 1885–1960
        2. 2. Mary (Theodore) Ellis 1878–1922
        3. 3. Florida (Airline) Ellis 1877–1925
        4. 4. William (Patrick) Ellis 1873–1939
        5. 5. Charles (Lee) Ellis 1887–1961
        6. 6. Ola (Victoria) Ellis 1882–1957
        7. 7. Robert (Anderson) Ellis 1869–1926
        8. 8. Margaret (Maggie Rosa) Ellis 1892–1955
        9. 9. George (Washington) Ellis 1871–1930
        10. 10. Louisa Ellis 1875–1950
        11. 11. Bradley (Edgar) Ellis 1890–1890
        12. 12. Clara Ellis 1887–
        13. 13. Audie (Mae) Ellis –1900
      6. 6. John (Milton) Ellis 1829–1901
      7. 7. Mary (J) Ellis 1835–1880
      8. 8. James (Harvey) Ellis 1831–1905
    5. 5. William Fox 1810–1865 m. Annie Ellis 1813–
      1. 1. Silas Fox 1841–
      2. 2. Martha Fox 1843–
      3. 3. Allen Fox 1849–
      4. 4. Julia Fox 1852–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Fox 1854–
      6. 6. Loury Fox 1855–
      7. 7. Luther Fox 1857–1933
      8. 8. Marcellus Fox 1833–
      9. 9. James (C) Fox 1835–
      10. 10. Sarah Fox 1836–
      11. 11. John Fox 1839–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann Lucretia) Fox 1777–1835 m. Robert Poston 1779–1850
    1. 1. William (E) Posten 1805–1863 m. Mary (Ann) Freeman 1813–1888 m. Polly (A) Posten 1819–
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Posten 1856–1935
      2. 2. George (Washington) Posten 1850–1930
      3. 3. Elenor Posten 1838–1909
      4. 4. Emily Posten 1840–1901
      5. 5. Horatia (Clifford) Posten 1828–1907
      6. 6. Robert (C) Posten 1845–1865
      7. 7. Rebecca Posten 1830–1898
      8. 8. John (Morgan) Posten 1836–1927
    2. 2. Elvira Poston 1815–1838 m. John (W.) Parrott 1815–1866
      1. 1. Georgia (May) Parrott 1838–
      2. 2. Mary (Ann Lucretia) Parrott 1837–1918
    3. 3. Sarah (Sallie) Poston 1809–1899
  4. 4. Catherine (Katy) Fox 1768–1840
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Betsy) Fox 1765–1845

John Fox's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of John Charles Fox in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
1781
7 Dec 1781
Age 53
Death of John Charles Fox in captured by Cherokees, taken to Cherokee village Andorra, North Carolina and killed after being tortured
captured by Cherokees, taken to Cherokee village Andorra, North Carolina and killed after being tortured

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1781
    Event Place: captured by Cherokees, taken to Cherokee village Andorra, North Carolina and killed after being tortured
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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