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Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox 1473–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1473

Birth Location: Whaddon, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 01 Jul 1575

Death Location: Whaddon, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Cox

Mother: Martha Cocx

Spouse(s): Eme Webb

Children(s): Sir Ely

The story of Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox began in 1473 in Whaddon, Wiltshire, England. Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox married Eme Agnes Richmond Webb, and had children including Sir Richard Cox Bishop Of Ely. Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox passed away in 1575 in Whaddon, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox began in 1473 in Whaddon, Wiltshire, England.
  • Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox married Eme Agnes Richmond Webb, and had children including Sir Richard Cox Bishop Of Ely.
  • Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox passed away in 1575 in Whaddon, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Cox's Ancestors

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Sir Cox
1473–1575
Birth Place: Whaddon, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Cox
1434–1507
Of, Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales
Martha (Alice) Cocx
1434–1507
Skenfirth, Monmouthshire, England
Grandparents
John Cox
1408–1470
Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary (Agnes Boye) Cox
1408–1447
Skenfrith, Monmouth, Wales
Great-Grandparents
William Cooke
1350–1433
Sarah Cooke
1385–1433
William Boye
1390–
Alice Towers
1390–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cox's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John "The Obscure") Cox (1473–01 Jul 1575) m. Eme (Agnes Richmond) Webb (1477–1567)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Cox Bishop of) Ely 1499–1581 m. Lady (Jane Anne Auder) Cox 1504–1613 m. Agnes (Anne) Slater 1504–1567
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Aiken) Cox 1525–1616 m. Francis Madistard 1525–1590
      1. 1. Lady (Margery Madistard) Nadistar 1547–1617 m. Sir (John Baker) II 1543–1581
        1. 1. John Baker 1560–1590 m. Dorothy (Munnings) Coney 1568–1655

Sir Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1473
1473
Birth of Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox in Whaddon, Wiltshire, England
Whaddon, Wiltshire, England
1575
01 Jul 1575
Age 102
Death of Sir Knight John "The Obscure" Cox in Whaddon, Wiltshire, England
Whaddon, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1473
    Event Place: Whaddon, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nolfolk: - A Miscellany comprising Baptisms recorded in the church book of the Old Meeting House Norwich 1657-1681, Baptisms and Deaths Recorded in the Church book of the Great Yarmouth Independent Church 1643-1705, The Account book of the "baptized" chur

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1575
    Event Place: Whaddon, Wiltshire, England

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