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Sir Richard Cox 1678–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Henrico Co. Virginia

Death Date: 3 FEB 1734

Death Location: Henrico Co. Virginia

Father: JOHN SR

Mother: Mary (Cannon)

Spouse(s): Mary Trent

Children(s): Elizabeth Cox, John II, Edith Cox, Henry Cox, Richard II, Obedience Cox, Mary Cox, Joshua Sr

Sir Richard Cox was born in 1678 in Henrico Co. Virginia, the child of John Farley Of Harrowattocks Cox Coxe Sr And Mary Elam Kennon Cannon. In 1651, Sir Richard Cox was recorded in the census in Henrico, Virginia, United States. Sir Richard Cox married Mary Trent, and had children including Edith Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Henry Trent Cox, John Cox Ii, Joshua John Cox Sr, Mary Cox, Obedience Cox, Richard Cox Ii. Sir Richard Cox passed away in 1734 in Henrico Co. Virginia.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Cox was born in 1678 in Henrico Co. Virginia, the child of John Farley Of Harrowattocks Cox Coxe Sr And Mary Elam Kennon Cannon.
  • In 1651, Sir Richard Cox was recorded in the census in Henrico, Virginia, United States.
  • Sir Richard Cox married Mary Trent, and had children including Edith Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Henry Trent Cox, John Cox Ii, Joshua John Cox Sr, Mary Cox, Obedience Cox, Richard Cox Ii.
  • Sir Richard Cox passed away in 1734 in Henrico Co. Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN SR
1630–1692
Birth Location: Bremo Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, British America
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Mary (Cannon)
1645–1693
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Trent
1675–1735
Birth Location: Henrico Co., Virginia, British America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cox
1713–1816
Birth Location: Henrico, VA
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John II
1703–1764
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Edith Cox
1709–1768
Birth Location: Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Henry Cox
1701–1780
Birth Location: Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Richard II
1707–1753
Birth Location: Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Obedience Cox
1692–1771
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Mary Cox
1711–1734
Birth Location: Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Joshua Sr
1694–1747
Birth Location: Dunmanway, Ireland
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Sir Cox's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cox
1678–1734
Birth Place: Henrico Co. Virginia
Parents
JOHN "FARLEY OF HARROWATTOCKS" COX (Coxe) SR
1630–1692
Bremo Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, British America
Mary (Elam Kennon) (Cannon)
1645–1693
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Cocke) Cox
1597–1656
Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Hutchens
1612–1665
Greater London, England
William (thomas) Jr.
1625–1690
Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Ann) Hutchens
1612–1665
Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1569–1630
Elizabeth
1575–1635
Robert Hutchins
1584–1612
Mary Farley
1587–1657
William Kennon
1597–1687
Mary Shirecliffe
1610–1695
Robert Hutchins
1584–1612
Mary Farley
1587–1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bishop Coxe,
1551–1607
Alice Walsheer
1556–1607
Henry Tookefield
1540–1605
Cicely Byrch
1540–1610
George Hutchins
1550–1600
Anna Klepper
1550–1600
Richard II
1559–1621
Elizabeth Aldridge
1568–1595
James I
–1619
Alice Shirecliffe
1575–1619
James Jr.
1575–1619
Alice Morden
1574–1647
George Hutchins
1550–1600
Anna Klepper
1550–1600
Richard II
1559–1621
Elizabeth Aldridge
1568–1595

Sir Cox's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Cox (1678–3 FEB 1734) m. Mary Trent (1675–2 FEB 1735)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cox 1713–1816
  2. 2. John (Cox) II 1703–1764
  3. 3. Edith Cox 1709–1768
  4. 4. Henry (Trent) Cox 1701–1780
  5. 5. Richard (Cox) II 1707–1753
  6. 6. Obedience Cox 1692–1771
  7. 7. Mary Cox 1711–1734
  8. 8. Joshua ("John" Cox) Sr 1694–1747 m. Mary (Catherine) Rankin 1705–1756
    1. 1. Richard Cox 1725–1810
    2. 2. Joshua ((S.A.R.)) Cox 1720–1821
    3. 3. Samuel Cox 1724–1818
    4. 4. Michael Cox 1734–1819
    5. 5. William Cox 1735–1804
    6. 6. William (H) Cox 1716–1800
    7. 7. William Cox 1743–1810
    8. 8. Thomas Cox 1745–1830
    9. 9. Rankin Cox 1741–1826
    10. 10. Capt. (John) Cox 1736–1806
      1. 1. James Cox 1763–1842
    11. 11. Mary Cox 1728–1816
    12. 12. Lieutenant (David (S.A.R.)) COX 1735–1818 m. Margaret (Ann) McGowan 1742–1811
      1. 1. Annie Cox 1768–1850
      2. 2. John (Big John) Cox 1771–1856
      3. 3. Joshua (Mcgowen) Cox 1766–1820 m. Ruth Osborne 1770–1851
        1. 1. Samuel (B.) Cox 1810–1882
        2. 2. Hannah COX 1802–1876
        3. 3. Hardin (Alexander) Cox 1796–1867
        4. 4. John COX 1788–1850
        5. 5. Joshua COX 1808–1880
        6. 6. Margaret COX 1798–1878
        7. 7. Jane (Jennie) Cox 1803–1848
        8. 8. David (Esquire) Cox 1790–1878
        9. 9. Isom COX 1812–1883 m. Ginsey Cox 1818–
      4. 4. Catherine Cox 1769–1843 m. John Blevins 1736–1830
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Blevins 1791–1868
      5. 5. Samuel (Cox) Sr 1773–1864 m. Rebecca Osborne 1783–1870
        1. 1. Jane Cox 1822–1824
        2. 2. Haywood Cox 1814–1892
        3. 3. Adeline Blevins 1813–1899
        4. 4. Nancy (Rebecca) Cox 1815–1854
        5. 5. Nancy (Rebecca) Blevins 1817–1854
        6. 6. Alexander (Franklin) Cox 1820–1902
        7. 7. Samuel ((Affair partner) Cox) JR 1827–1915 m. Charlotte (Mullins Bedwell) affair 1845–1915 m. Phoebe (Ann) Osborne 1845–1915
        8. 8. Calloway (Floyd) Cox 1825–1865
        9. 9. Samuel (Squire Cox) affair 1827–1915 m. Charlotte (Mullins Bedwell) affair 1845–1915 m. Phoebe (Ann) Osborne 1845–1915

Sir Cox's Timeline

4 Records

1651
ABT 1651
Sir Richard Cox appeared in census in Henrico, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Virginia, United States
1678
1678
Birth of Sir Richard Cox in Henrico Co. Virginia
Henrico Co. Virginia
1734
13 JUL 1734
Age 56
Sir Richard Cox - Will in Henrico, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Virginia, United States
1734
3 FEB 1734
Age 56
Death of Sir Richard Cox in Henrico Co. Virginia
Henrico Co. Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Henrico Co. Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24005.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2019, 17:07), entry for Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K1DT-QVY
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Richard Cox, ; Burial, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, United States of America, Henrico Parish Church Cemetery; citing record ID 135376

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: ABT 1651
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2019, 17:07), entry for Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K1DT-QVY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 13 JUL 1734
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2019, 17:07), entry for Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K1DT-QVY

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunmanway,Cork,Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2019, 17:07), entry for Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K1DT-QVY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Richard Cox, ; Burial, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, United States of America, Henrico Parish Church Cemetery; citing record ID 135376

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1734
    Event Place: Henrico Co. Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 October 2019, 17:07), entry for Richard Cox(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K1DT-QVY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original data: Hopkins, Walter Lee,. Hopkins of Virginia and related families. Richmond, Va.: J.W. Fergusson & Sons, 1931.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original data: Four generations of the family of Strangeman Hutchins and his wife, Elizabeth Cox, as known January 10, 1935 : an old Virginia family along the James River, by marriage joined to other immigrant families of the colony. unknown: unknown, 193
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Richard Cox, ; Burial, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, United States of America, Henrico Parish Church Cemetery; citing record ID 135376

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
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