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MAJOR RICHARD COX 1755–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jan 1755

Birth Location: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 09 Mar 1816

Death Location: Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Father: Colonel Esq

Mother: MERCY TAYLOR

Spouse(s): JANE ROSS

Children(s): George Cox

MAJOR RICHARD COX was born in 1755 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, the child of Colonel Richard Cox Esq And Mercy Mary Taylor. MAJOR RICHARD COX married Jane Ross, and had children including George Cox. MAJOR RICHARD COX passed away in 1816 in Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • MAJOR RICHARD COX was born in 1755 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, the child of Colonel Richard Cox Esq And Mercy Mary Taylor.
  • MAJOR RICHARD COX married Jane Ross, and had children including George Cox.
  • MAJOR RICHARD COX passed away in 1816 in Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

MAJOR COX's Ancestors

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MAJOR COX
1755–1816
Birth Place: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Colonel Richard Cox Esq
1727–1800
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
MERCY (MARY) TAYLOR
1728–1827
Freehold, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Cox) III
1700–1783
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Rebecca Potts
1702–1754
Springfield, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
HANNAH ("Anne" GROVER Taylor 14) children
1688–1774
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey,
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cox
1668–1723
Mary Wright
1671–1760
Mary Records
1681–1741
Safety Grover
1658–1715
Mercy Lincoln
1662–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Blashford
1645–1690
Samuel Wright
1647–1690
Mary Starkey
1648–1693
John 👵
1640–1716
Mary 👵
1654–1734
Rebecca Chessman
1630–1686
James Gibbons
1631–
Mary Lincoln
1642–1694

MAJOR COX's Descendants

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MAJOR (RICHARD) COX (03 Jan 1755–09 Mar 1816) m. JANE ROSS (1756–06 Feb 1831)
  1. 1. George Cox 1784–1849 m. Sarah Titus 1786–1877
    1. 1. Corp (George W.) Cox 1816–1902 m. Nancy (Jane) Cox 1821–1891
      1. 1. Marion (V.) Cox 1847–1909 m. Elmira Cox 1850–1918
        1. 1. Rosa (Cox) Lance 1871–1931 m. Ira (G.) Lance 1870–1933

MAJOR COX's Timeline

2 Records

1755
03 Jan 1755
Birth of MAJOR RICHARD COX in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1816
09 Mar 1816
Age 61
Death of MAJOR RICHARD COX in Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1755
    Event Place: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

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