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William Cox 1692–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1692

Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 20 Jan 1767

Death Location: Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Cox

Mother: Rachel Carr

Spouse(s): Catherine Kinkey

Children(s): Mary Cox, Catherine Cox, John Cox, William Cox, Margery Cox, Harmon Cox, Martha Cox, Mary Cox, Rebecca Cox, Solomon Cox

William Cox was born in 1692 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States, the child of John Cox And Rachel Embree Carr. William Cox married Catherine Kinkey, and had children including Catherine Cox, Harmon Cox, John Cox, Margery Cox, Martha Cox, Mary Cox, Rebecca Cox, Solomon Cox, William Cox. William Cox passed away in 1767 in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Cox was born in 1692 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States, the child of John Cox And Rachel Embree Carr.
  • William Cox married Catherine Kinkey, and had children including Catherine Cox, Harmon Cox, John Cox, Margery Cox, Martha Cox, Mary Cox, Rebecca Cox, Solomon Cox, William Cox.
  • William Cox passed away in 1767 in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cox
1675–1711
Birth Location: Drayton, Berkshire, , England
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Rachel Carr
1665–1736
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
RC

Spouses(s)

Catherine Kinkey
1696–1744
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
CK

Children(s)

Mary Cox
1740–
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
MC
Catherine Cox
1732–1785
Birth Location: Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
CC
John Cox
1728–1755
Birth Location: Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
JC
William Cox
1726–1801
Birth Location: Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Margery Cox
1724–1742
Birth Location: Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware, United States
MC
Harmon Cox
1723–1817
Birth Location: Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware, United States
HC
Martha Cox
1721–1740
Birth Location: Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware, United States
MC
Mary Cox
1719–1779
Birth Location: Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware, United States
MC
Rebecca Cox
1717–1787
Birth Location: Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware, United States
RC
Solomon Cox
1730–1812
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
SC

William Cox's Ancestors

Self
William Cox
1692–1767
Birth Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Parents
John Cox
1675–1711
Drayton, Berkshire, , England
Rachel (Embree) Carr
1665–1736
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Cox
1641–1711
London, London, , England
Christian Matthews
1649–1679
Clerkenwell, London, , England
Thomas Embree
1755–1833
Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Esther Coulson
1752–1830
West Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cox
1626–1711
Ann Hind
1625–1664
John Matthews
1624–
Mary Squire
1628–
Moses Embree
1719–1795
Margaret Elleman
1731–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cocke
1608–1661
Elizabeth Clifford
1600–1658
Arthur Matthews
1588–1667
Sarah Davidge
1590–1676
Thomas Squire
1603–1663
Jane Jackson
1609–1667
Moses Embree
1675–1748
Mary Sprague
1685–1749
JOHN ELLEMAN
1696–1775
Mary John
1706–1787

William Cox's Descendants

1.
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William Cox (11 December 1692–20 Jan 1767) m. Catherine Kinkey (1696–1744)
  1. 1. Mary Cox 1740–
  2. 2. Catherine Cox 1732–1785
  3. 3. John Cox 1728–1755
  4. 4. William Cox 1726–1801
  5. 5. Margery Cox 1724–1742
  6. 6. Harmon Cox 1723–1817
  7. 7. Martha Cox 1721–1740
  8. 8. Mary Cox 1719–1779
  9. 9. Rebecca Cox 1717–1787
  10. 10. Solomon Cox 1730–1812 m. Ruth (Naomi) Hussey 1742–1818
    1. 1. Enoch Cox 1757–1840 m. Gertrude Cox 1759–1830 m. Mary Mackey 1753–1840
      1. 1. Mary Cox 1790–1870
      2. 2. Hannah Cox 1808–1883
      3. 3. Mary Cox 1794–1892
      4. 4. Enoch Cox 1792–1840
      5. 5. Harmon Cox 1793–1847 m. Martha COX 1794–1844
        1. 1. Dianna* COX 1820–1906
        2. 2. Sally (V) Cox 1831–1898
        3. 3. Joseph (R) Cox 1825–1852
        4. 4. Harmon (B) Cox 1834–1862
        5. 5. Amy Cox 1823–1892
        6. 6. Ezra (H) Cox 1827–1899
        7. 7. Adon (L) Cox 1829–1847
        8. 8. Stephen Cox 1821–1822
      6. 6. Solomon Cox 1788–
      7. 7. Phebe Cox 1788–1848
      8. 8. Hannah Cox 1786–1883
      9. 9. Nathan Cox 1785–1840
      10. 10. Rachel Cox 1779–1864 m. William Ruddick 1781–1863
        1. 1. Rachel Ruddick 1824–1844
        2. 2. William (Cox) Ruddick 1821–1871
        3. 3. Jesse Ruddick 1819–1892
        4. 4. Elisha Ruddick 1817–1841
        5. 5. Olive Ruddick 1812–1888
        6. 6. Solomon Ruddick 1809–1859
        7. 7. John Ruddick 1809–1857
        8. 8. Mary Ruddick 1805–1888 m. David Cox 1801–1884
        9. 9. Gertrude Ruddick 1805–1866
      11. 11. Gertrude Cox 1774–1826 m. Elihu Hiatt 1791–1848
        1. 1. Enoch Hiatt 1812–1880
        2. 2. Mary Hiatt 1813–1831
        3. 3. Eunice Hiatt 1814–1888
        4. 4. Rachel Hiatt 1817–1895
        5. 5. Oliver Hiatt 1819–1880
        6. 6. Elvinah (Ann) Hiatt 1823–1880
        7. 7. Asenath (Ellen) Hiatt 1823–1880
      12. 12. Ruth (Warren) Cox 1784–1845
      13. 13. Rebecca Cox 1781–
      14. 14. Mary Cox 1794–1892
      15. 15. Enoch (A) Cox 1792–1840
      16. 16. Solomon Cox 1788–1849
      17. 17. Ruth (Warren) Cox 1784–1845
      18. 18. Nathan (W) Cox 1785–1840 m. Ann Dixon 1781–1844
        1. 1. Lydia Cox 1812–1836
        2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Cox 1826–1898
        3. 3. Sarah Cox 1823–1831
        4. 4. Jeremiah (William) Cox 1820–1886 m. Elizabeth Christy 1827–1856
        5. 5. Ruth Cox 1818–1903
        6. 6. Nancy Cox 1816–1817
        7. 7. Joseph (Harvey) Cox 1814–1897 m. Catherine Edwards 1812–1888
        8. 8. Linda Cox 1812–1836
        9. 9. Mary Cox 1810–1865 m. Benjamin Drummond 1805–1891
        10. 10. Enoch Cox 1807–1887 m. Sarah Drummond 1810–1859 m. Helen (M) Fullerton 1811–1879
        11. 11. Jesse (R) Cox 1808–1896 m. Louisa Douglas 1809–1892

William Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1692
11 December 1692
Birth of William Cox in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1716
1716
Age 24
William Cox was married in New Castle, DE
New Castle, DE
1767
20 Jan 1767
Age 75
Death of William Cox in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1692
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6328.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: New Castle, DE
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6328.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1767
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: New Castle; Birth state: DE.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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