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Joshua Cox 1787–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1787

Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Sarah Robertson

Spouse(s): Nancy Cannady

Children(s): Sarah Cox

Joshua Cox was born in 1787 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Robertson Cox Sr And Sarah Elizabeth Robertson. Joshua Cox married Nancy Cannady, and had children including Sarah Cox. Joshua Cox passed away in 1850 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Cox was born in 1787 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Robertson Cox Sr And Sarah Elizabeth Robertson.
  • Joshua Cox married Nancy Cannady, and had children including Sarah Cox.
  • Joshua Cox passed away in 1850 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Joshua Cox's Ancestors

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Joshua Cox
1787–1850
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Robertson Cox Sr.
1763–1842
Fort Chiswell, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Robertson
1753–1814
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Cox
1739–1818
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Davis
1736–1806
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
William (M.) Robertson
1720–1812
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Lee) Crockett
1734–1818
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Sr.
1694–1747
Mary Rankin
1697–1756
James Robertson
1685–1749
Rebeckah Royston
1689–1784
Joseph Jr.
1702–1767
Jeanne DeVigne
1703–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cox
1650–1733
Mary Bourne
1658–1715
John Rankin
1676–1747
Margaret McElwee
1679–1724
Robert Robertson
1659–1762
Jean Montgomerie
1657–1752
George Royston
1661–1760

Joshua Cox's Descendants

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Joshua Cox (1 Apr 1787–1850) m. Nancy Cannady (Abt. 1783–1850)
  1. 1. Sarah Cox 1806–1880 m. Lacey ((Lacy)) Austin 1805–1901
    1. 1. John Austin 1834–1880
      1. 1. Minna (Lee) Austin 1871–1948 m. Clarence (Edgar) Daniels 1873–1927
        1. 1. Edgar (Stokes) Daniels 1902–1967 m. Elizabeth (Owen) Rogers 1911–1991
        2. 2. Ruth Daniels 1910–1997

Joshua Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1 Apr 1787
Birth of Joshua Cox in Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 63
Death of Joshua Cox in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1787
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

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