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Matthias Fox 1778–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1778

Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 22 Jul 1863

Death Location: prob. Doddridge Co., WV

Father: Mathias Fox

Mother: Maria Spencer

Spouse(s): Margaret Rouch, Nancy Brooks

Children(s): John Fox, Sarah FOX, David FOX, Margaret Fox, Susannah Fox

Matthias Fox was born in 1778 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, the child of Mathias Fuchs Fox And Maria Dorothea Spencer. Matthias Fox married Margaret Peggy Rouch, Nancy Brooks, and had children including David Fox, John Fox, Margaret Ann Peggy Fox, Sarah J Sally Fox, Susannah Fuchs Fox. Matthias Fox passed away in 1863 in prob. Doddridge Co., WV.

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Biography

  • Matthias Fox was born in 1778 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, the child of Mathias Fuchs Fox And Maria Dorothea Spencer.
  • Matthias Fox married Margaret Peggy Rouch, Nancy Brooks, and had children including David Fox, John Fox, Margaret Ann Peggy Fox, Sarah J Sally Fox, Susannah Fuchs Fox.
  • Matthias Fox passed away in 1863 in prob. Doddridge Co., WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathias Fox
1740–1809
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Maria Spencer
1740–1810
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Rouch
1783–1863
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Nancy Brooks
1772–1840
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Fox
1804–1873
Birth Location: VA
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Sarah FOX
1814–1880
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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David FOX
1808–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Margaret Fox
1813–1901
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Fox
1819–1878
Birth Location: Virginia
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Matthias Fox's Ancestors

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Matthias Fox
1778–1863
Birth Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Parents
Mathias Fuchs Fox
1740–1809
Virginia, United States
Maria (Dorothea) Spencer
1740–1810
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthias Fox's Descendants

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Matthias Fox (abt 1778–22 Jul 1863) m. Margaret (Peggy) Rouch (abt 1783–6 May 1863) m. Nancy Brooks (1772–17 Jun 1840)
  1. 1. John Fox 1804–1873 m. Sarah (J. 'Sally') McLAUGHLIN 1810–1885
    1. 1. Eliza (Jane) FOX 1836–1915 m. William (Floyd) COX 1832–1910
      1. 1. Ninnie (Della) COX 1874–1956 m. James (Willey) PRUNTY 1864–1949
        1. 1. William (Glenn) PRUNTY 1900–1953 m. Gladys (May) IAMS 1909–1932
      2. 2. Creed (McClellan) COX 1877–1943 m. Lola (Gertrude) Collins 1878–1949
        1. 1. Byrl (Benton) Cox 1902–1970 m. Ruth Parris 1903–1991
    2. 2. William Fox 1829–1887 m. Rebecca (Jane) Parks 1829–
      1. 1. John (W) Fox 1859–
      2. 2. Eliza (Victoria) Fox 1850–1923 m. John (Wesley) Husk 1849–1925
        1. 1. Clarence (E) Husk 1879–1970 m. Golda (Lucie) Shrader 1889–1974
        2. 2. Florence Husk 1878–1949 m. James (Sidney) Wright 1878–1944
        3. 3. Laura (Alice) Husk 1889–1984 m. John (Hayse ('Haze')) Brown 1879–1963
        4. 4. John (Marion) Husk 1875–1954 m. Anna (Lamar) Hickman 1869–1938
      3. 3. Selby (Wade) Fox 1862–1932
      4. 4. Sarah (Nancy) FOX 1852–1923
      5. 5. Joseph (L.) FOX 1853–1891
      6. 6. Zelba (W.) Fox 1863–
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Fox 1856–1928 m. William (Wayne) Husk 1854–1917
        1. 1. Myrtle (Idell) Husk 1884–1977 m. Steven (Ellis) CARPENTER 1855–1931
        2. 2. Hannah (Lee Belle) Husk 1888–1969 m. John (Calvin) Dotson 1881–1939 m. Grant JETT 1888–1966 m. Charles (Byron) Owens 1885–1934
        3. 3. Fredrick (Wilson) Husk 1892–1965 m. Lorna (Elizabeth) WILLIAMS 1903–1961
        4. 4. Iva (Gail) Husk 1897–1988 m. Howard (N) Coontz 1894–1963 m. William (Portman) Coontz 1899–1930
        5. 5. Dovey Jenkins 1885–1973 m. Walter Jenkins 1882–1956
  2. 2. Sarah (J "Sally") FOX 1814–1880 m. John (M) Jordan 1812–1880
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Jordan 1835–1891 m. Adam Bumgardner 1827–1883
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane "Sadie") Bumgardner 1854–1924 m. Leander (Lee) Horner 1850–1925
        1. 1. Ray Horner 1892–1976 m. Inez (M) Oliver 1898–2001
    2. 2. Mary (Catherine) JORDAN –1905 m. Isaac Cottrill 1833–1912
      1. 1. James (Oliver) Cottrill 1862–1939 m. Fannie Boyles 1872–1960
        1. 1. Chester (William) Cottrill 1902–1990 m. Virginia (Ruth) Warner 1906–1964
  3. 3. David FOX 1808–1870 m. Catherine GABBERT 1802–
    1. 1. George (Franklin 'Frank') FOX 1835–1899 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Sprouse 1843–1893
      1. 1. Charles Fox 1878–1960 m. Cora (E) Moran 1874–
        1. 1. Howard (William Fox) Sr 1898–1929 m. Edna (Ethel) Goebel 1902–1953
      2. 2. Bertha ("Lettie") Fox 1884–1982 m. William (Thomas) Ashcraft 1875–1944
        1. 1. George (Thomas) Ashcraft 1911–1978 m. Dorothy (Josephine) Johnson 1912–1979
  4. 4. Margaret (Ann "Peggy") Fox 1813–1901 m. John WENTZ 1809–1897
    1. 1. John (Franklin) Wentz 1842–1902 m. Verdilla (Jane) Pifer 1849–1923
      1. 1. Columbia (Virginia Lummie Jennie) WENTZ 1869– m. Howard (Alexander) MILLER 1865–1900
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Miller 1889–1946 m. James (Hanson) Linger 1886–1975
    2. 2. David (M) Wentz 1840–1927 m. Anzina (A.) Radabaugh 1850–1923
      1. 1. Wesley Wentz 1867–1952 m. Kittie (M.) ZINN 1872–1951
        1. 1. Marie Wentz 1898–1984 m. Vladimir (Lester) Posvar 1900–1993
  5. 5. Susannah (Fuchs) Fox 1819–1878 m. Andrew (Jackson) Courtney 1818–1890
    1. 1. Robert (Edward Lee) Courtney 1863–1897 m. Mariah Pierson 1866–1893
      1. 1. Harvey (Dillon) Courtney 1883–
        1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Courtney 1916–1993 m. Thomas (Burnell) legg 1912–1984
    2. 2. John (A) Courtney 1847–1894 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Queen 1850–1878
      1. 1. Wirt (Burdell) Courtney 1870–1942 m. Frances (Jane) Romine 1872–1959
        1. 1. John (Calvin) Courtney 1902–1963 m. Lucy (Ida) Robinson 1903–1996

Matthias Fox's Timeline

2 Records

1778
abt 1778
Birth of Matthias Fox in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
1863
22 Jul 1863
Age 85
Death of Matthias Fox in prob. Doddridge Co., WV
prob. Doddridge Co., WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1778
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1863
    Event Place: prob. Doddridge Co., WV
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