COX FAMILY GENEALOGY - Life is the Past Lane

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10.Joshua Cox b Ulster, Ireland md Mary Rankin GGGGGG- Grandparents
- 9. Lt David Cox, Sr. md Margaret Ann McGowan GGGGG- Grandparents
  - 8. Joshua McGowan Cox md. Ruth Osborne GGGG- Grandparents
    - 7. Jane "Jennie" Cox md Benjamin Ward GGG- Grandparents
      - 6. John Ward d. 1839 md. Nancy Jane DAVIS GG- Grandparents
        
        5. Phoebe Jane Ward md William David Pennington - G- Grandparents
        
        4. Bessie Alice Clara Pennington md Fred B Taylor - Grandparent
        
        3. Keith Bremmen Taylor md Mary Jane Gardner - Parents
        
        2 Victoria Lynn Taylor 1952 (ME)
        1 my children To view a sur-name Go to the INDEX [opens a new window]

So this is the starting point --at this time, lets see where we grow to.

Joshua COX b abt. 1690-1700 in Ulster, Ireland, d 1747 in Lancaster Co., PA md Mary Rankin, daughter of John RANKIN & Ann MCELWEE b 1690-1700 in Ulster, Ireland, d aft 1747

1 Richard Cox, born c.1720's, Lancaster Co., PA; d. 1810, Stokes Co., NC; md. Jane __.
2 Joshua Cox, born c.1720's, Lancaster Co., PA; d. 1821, Stokes Co., NC; md. Mary NEAL, May 17, 1769, Rowan Co., NC (d. 1837).
3 Mary "Mollie" Cox, born c.1730's, Lancaster Co., PA; d. bet. 1810-1820, Wythe Co., VA; md. John CRAIG (d. 1808).
4 David Cox., Sr., born c. 1730's, Lancaster Co., PA; SEE BELOW
5 Capt. John Cox, b. July 25, 1739, Lancaster Co., PA; d. Dec. 24, 1818, Ashe Co., NC; md. Margaret DAVIS, daughter of Richard DAVIS, around 1760 (b. May 21, 1736; d. Dec. 19, 1806)
--- Captain John Cox and his brother, David, moved to Grayson county and settled on New River about ten miles west of Grayson Old Court House. John Cox was captain of the Regulators of this part of the state during the Revolutionary War, and, as far as he could, kept peace and prevented crime. In after years he moved to the mouth of Cranberry Creek, Ashe County, NC, south fork of New River, made and cultivated a large farm and raised live stock, and where, when life's arduous toils were over, was buried in the family graveyard. His body rests in peace. His old residence is owned in part by Ellis McNeill at this time.
- 1 James Cox married ___ Widow Terrell
- 2 Joshua Cox married married ___ Richardson
- 3 Catherine Cox married Henry Hardin
- 4 Cynthia Cox married William Gambill
- 5 Jane Cox married Canada Richardson
- 6 dau (name unknown) Cox married Thomas McGimpsey
- 7 dau (name unknown) Cox married ___ Baker

Lt David Cox, Sr., b c 1730's in Lancaster Co., PA, d 1819 in Grayson Co., VA. md Margaret Ann McGowan, abt 1760 in Augusta Co., VA. b 1740's d Apr. 1811 in Grayson Co., VA. dau of Francis McGowan and Margaret Patterson
--- believed to be buried at the Lt. David Cox Cemetery in Grayson Co., VA, located just north of the North Carolina state line between State Route 629 and a loop of the New River.
--- David Cox, brother of Captain John Cox, moved his family to Grayson County and settled on New River about ten miles west of Grayson Old Court House and located their home in the same neighborhood where his brother, Captain John Cox stopped for several years--on New River, ten or twelve miles west of Grayson Old Court House. David Cox's wife was a Miss McGowan. They had seven sons and three daughters, whose lives were directly connected with other good citizens in laboring for the interest of the county in all the pertained to success, prosperity and future happiness.

1 Anne Cox, born c.1760's, Botetourt Co., VA; d. aft. 1850. Never married.
- Children: Ann may have been the mother (out of wedlock) of Samuel COX (1794) who married Susan FENDER.
2 Joshua McGowan Cox, b. Jan. 20, 1766, Botetourt Co., VA SEE BELOW
3 John Cox, b. Apr. 4, 1771, Botetourt Co., VA; d. Jan. 29, 1856, Grayson Co., VA: md. Lucy TERRILL, daughter of Timothy Terrill & Elizabet ___ and step-dau of James COX, abt. 1798 (b. Sept. 4, 1780; d. Nov. 23, 1852).
- 1. Ann Cox b 1799
- 2. David Cox b 1801
- 3. Terrell Cox b 1803
- 4. Margaret Cox b 1804
- 5. Obedience "Biddy" Cox b 1806
- 6. Elizabeth Cox b 1811
- 7. John D. Cox b 1813
- 8. Samuel C. Cox b 1816
- 9. Catherine "Katie" Cox b 1820
- 10. Alexander Cox (1823).
4 Samuel Cox, Sr. ("Big Sam"), b. Mar. 6, 1773, Botetourt Co., VA; d. Nov. 8, 1864, Grayson Co., VA; md.Rebecca OSBORNE, dau of Enoch OSBORNE & Jane HASH, April. 16, 1812 b. April 22, 1783; d. June 20, 1870 Grayson Co VA buried Little Sam Cox Cemetery Peach Bottom, Grayson Co., VA.
- 1. Nancy Cox b. July 12, 1812 d. July 12, 1854
- 2. Adeline Cox b. February 26, 1813 d. March 21, 1899 Grayson Co VA married Samuel Blevins
- 3. Haywood Cox b. June 10, 1814 d. June 11, 1892 Grayson Co VA married John Blevins
- 4. Alexander Cox b. January 12, 1820 d. March 31, 1903 Grayson Co VA married Mary Polly Osborne, dau of Zachariah Osborne and Jincy Burton.
- 5. Jane Cox b. November 19, 1822 d. July 4, 1824 Grayson Co VA
- 6. Calloway Cox b. January 29, 1825 d. May 9, 1865 Grayson Co VA married Nancy Osborne April 15, 1858, dau of Zachariah Osborne and Jincy Burton.
- 7. Samuel Cox b. July 22, 1827 d. June 19, 1919 Grayson Co VA married Phoebe Osborne January 15, 1861, dau of Zachariah Osborne and Jincy Burton.
5 Margaret Cox, b. abt. 1777, Botetourt Co., VA; d. 1850-1860, Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC; m. John DOUGLAS (b. 1780-1790; d. 1830-1840).
- 1. Thomas C. Douglas (c.1816)
6 David Cox, Jr., b. abt. 1780, Montgomery Co., VA; d. 1856-1860, Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC; md. Lucy REEVES, dau of George REEVES & Jane BURTON (b. 1785; d. 1850-1860).
7 Andrew Cox, born abt. 1780, Montgomery Co., VA; d. aft. 1850, Lawrence Co., IN; md.
(1) Elizabeth TERRILL;
(2) Mary ___
(3) Prudence REEVES, daughter of George REEVES & Jane Burton (b. abt. 1785; d. aft. 1850).
8 Richard Cox, b. abt. 1780, Montgomery Co., VA; d. Jan. 1853, Grayson Co., VA; never married.
9 Rankin Cox, born Nov. 30, 1783, Montgomery Co., VA; d. Sept. 7, 1831, Lawrence Co., IN; Mary "Polly" BURTON, dau of John Pleasant BURTON & Susannah STAMPER, abt. 1815 (b. July 6, 1790, Ashe Co., NC; d. Apr. 26, 1864, Lawrence Co., IN).
--- Mary m. (2) William SLOAN, Feb. 2, 1837, Lawrence Co., IN.
10 Mary Cox, born c.1780's, Montgomery Co., VA; d. 1820-1830, Ashe Co., NC; md.
(1) Sam BLEVINS,
(2) John PHIPPS, son of Samuel PHIPPS & Elizabeth REEVES, abt. 1809 (b. abt. 1784; d. 1845).
- 1. David Cox Phipps (1810)
- 2. Samuel Phipps (c.1813)
- 3. Margaret "Peggy" Phipps (c.1815)
- 4. Elizabeth Phipps (c.1820)
- 5. Gracy Phipps (c.1825).
11 Alexander Cox, b. Sept. 10, 1785, Montgomery Co., VA; d. Sept. 15, 1874, Grayson Co., VA; md.
(1).Lydia OSBORNE, dau of Enoch OSBORNE & Jane HASH (b. 1780-1790; d. 1840-1850);
(2) Margaret BISHOP, Nov. 15, 1851, Ashe Co., NC
(3) Tabitha LONG, Jan. 1, 1859, Ashe Co., NC (b. Apr. 17, 1806; d. Nov. 17, 1877); bur. Osborne Fort Cemetery Grayson Co., VA.
12 Margaret Cox, b. abt. 1788, Montgomery Co., VA; md. John DOUGLAS.

Joshua McGowan Cox, b. Jan. 20, 1766, Botetourt Co., VA; d. Dec. 20, 1820, Grayson Co., VA; m. .Ruth OSBORNE [ dau of Capt Enoch Osborne Sr [s/o Ephriam Osborne Sr and Elizabeth Wells Howard ] and Jane Hash [dau of John Hashe and Rebecca Anderson] (b. Dec. 26, 1770; d. Nov. 13, 1851); bur. Osborne Fort Cemetery Grayson Co., VA.
--- 1850 census house # 914
--- Joshua Cox lived below the Fields place; his land joined Fields. He had a family of five noted sons and three daughters: Hardin, David, John, Samuel, and Isom; Jennie, his oldest daughter, married Charles Doughton; Hannah married Solomon Osborne: Ruth,? married Ben Ward.** 1922 Reminiscenses by C. Phipps

1. John Cox b abt 1788 d 1850 Grayson Co, VA.md Nellie "Eleanor" Ward September 13, 1821 in Grayson Co, VA.dau of Nathan Ward, Sr b. 1761/65 Coal Creek,Grayson Co., VA d. 1835 Grayson Co., VA and Sareigh Dragging Canoe[Sarah/ Sara/ Shrah /Saraigh ] (Cherokee) b. abt 1765, Turkey Knob, Alleghany, NC d. aft. 1850.. [ daughter of "Dragging Canoe" (Tsi'yu-gunsini) son of Attakullakulla } b 1800 Grayson Co VA d 8 May 1870/80 Grayson Co VA. They are buried at the Osborne Fort Cemetery, near Bridle Creek,Grayson, VA.
---1850 Grayson Co Census
- 1. Jesse Cox b 1823 md Rose Hash April 10 1848 Ashe Co NC b 1830
  --- He was still living in 1903 and is buried at the Isom Cox homeplace
  --- Jesse Cox served in Co. C, 45th VA Inf. CSA, enlisted 6/24/1861, discharged 9/24/1862. He made guns for the Confederate Army after being discharged.
  --- 1870 Census Grayson Co Wilson District VA Cox, Jesse 46 Farmer 800 1414;Rose 40;Jeston 21;Nelly 19;Jinsey 17;Polly 14;Joseph 4
  - 1 Jeston Cox b 1849 md. William Martin
  - 2. Nelly Cox b 1851 md. Jackson Goss
  - 3. Jinsey Cox b 1853 md. Harvey Lafayette Phipps 3/5/1884 b 11/7/1849 d 1940 s/o David Phipps and Susan Anderson.
  - 4. Polly Cox b 1856 md. Sam Cox
  - 5. Joseph Cox b 1866
- 2. M. B. "Nathan" Cox, b 1824 md. Polly Henderson
  --- Nathan Cox served in Co. I, 51st VA Inf., CSA, enlisting 12/31/1862, taken POW at Waynesboro 3/2/1865, transfered to Harper's Ferry then to Fort Delaware, released 6/19/1865.
  --- He was a captain in the Confederate army; was wounded at the, battle of. White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va. A large minnie ball passed through both of his legs above the knees. He finally got well and lived a good many years afterwards.
  --- 1870 Census Grayson Co Wilson District VA 106. Cox, Nathan 43 Farmer 350 236; (Henderson) Polly 40; Janusle 15; Lucinda 12; MaryAnn L. 11; William F. 7; Surfina 4
  - 1 Janusle Cox b 1855
  - 2. Lucinda Cox b 1858
  - 3. MaryAnn L Cox b 1859
  - 4. William F. Cox b 1863
  - 5. Surfina Cox b 1866
- 3. Benjamin F Cox b Sept 1832, md Nellie Ward 5/4/1858 b 1832 d/o Allen & Polly Hash
  -- He was living in Grayson Co., VA in 1903, then aged 69 buried at Bridle Creek Cemetery
  -- Nellie first married Joshua Ward b. 1824 Grayson, VA d abt 1851 son of Benjamin Ward and Jane Cox
  --- 1870 Census Grayson Co Wilson District VA ** 30.Cox, Benjamin F. 36 Farmer 1000 1138 ; (Ward) Nelly 46 [Benjamin F. Cox, s/o John & Nelly Ward Cox, Md. Nelly Hash Ward, d/o Allen & Polly Hash, a widow, 5/4/1858
  ---1880 > VIRGINIA > GRAYSON > WILSON DIST ries: T9 Roll: 1368 Page: 422 - [file copy]
  
  ---Ref.P. 368, As A Tree Grows, by Verl Weight,-- Benjamin Cox was son of John Cox & Nellie Ward.
  ---Benjamin F. Cox served in Co. C, 45th VA Inf., CSA, enlisting 6/24/1861, was sick in Wytheville 7/12/1861 and again in Dublin on 1/21/1862.
  1922 Reminiscenses by C. Phipps
  ---1900 Grayson Co., VA, Wilson Dist Series: T623 Roll: 1711 Page: 132
- 4. Ruth Ann Cox b 1834 VA
- 5. Anderson "Andrew" Jackson Cox b 1835 md Phoebe Jane Hash Ward b Apr. 3, 1842 d Jan. 31 1913 [d/o Harvey Hash & Ruth Ward; and 3rd w/o Silas Ward] buried Silas Ward Cemetery, Bridle Creek,New River,Grayson Co, VA.
  Phoebe married (2nd) Silas Ward son of Zachariah Ward b.13 Apr 1793 Grayson County, VA d. 28 Nov 1876 Grayson County, VA and 1st wife Tabitha Hash b Dec 3 1799 Grayson Co, VA - d March 1 1885 Grayson Co, VA [dau of Old John Hash b. 1773 in Botetourt Co VA & Rebecca Anderson
  ---1870 > VIRGINIA > GRAYSON > WILSON CRK TWP Series: M593 Roll: 1649 Page: 228
  - 1 Mahala Cox
  - 2 Harvey Cox
- 6. Enoch W J Cox b. Abt. 1839 VA md Nancy ___ b 1847
  --- 1870 Census Grayson Co Wilson Creek District VA --189. Cox, Enoch W. J. 33 Farmer 400 310; Nancy 23 Keeping House; William L. 4; Stephen B 3; Nelly J. 7/12
  --- Enoch W. J. Cox served in Co. C, 45th VA Inf. CSA, enlisting 1/ /1837, received reenlistment bounty 4/20/1862
  - 1 William L. Cox b 1866
  - 2. Stephen B. Cox b 1867
  - 3. Nelly J. Cox b Nov. 1869
- 7. Seraphina Cox b. Abt. 1842 VA
- 8. Aras Bishop Cox "Little Dock" b April 11 1845 VA d Aug 7 1931 md.
  (1) Martha Pugh, Jan 2 1866 ( 8 ch) d/o William Pugh and Catherine Pugh
  (2) Mrs. Lucy Boyer Mink ( 9 ch )
  --- 1870 Federal Census Grayson County Wilson District ** [ Population for Wilson Creek District, Grayson Co, Va was 339]
  25. Cox, Arus B. 25 Farmer 1000 422; (Pugh) Martha 26; William H. 3; Andrew J. 1; Cox, (Ward) Nelly 68
  --- Arus B. Cox served in Co. C, 45th VA Inf. CSA, enlisting 3/29/1864 and transfered to the 29th VA in Dec. 1864 **
  - 1. William Hoyt Cox, b. 12/2/1866 md Sue Hash **
  - 2. Andrew Jackson Cox, b. 10/27/1870 md. Dora Frances Kirk, d/o Jacob Granville Kirk [son of Jones Kirk & Susannah Griffiths] & Rosa Ward **
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- 9. Samuel Cox, "Big Sam" married Elizabeth Thomas, d/o Jonathan Thomas.
  --- Samuel weighed 315 pounds at one time.
  --- She was a kind Christian woman; had four sons and five daughters [ Emaline and Callie]
- 10. Lieut. F. M. Cox was wounded at Cloyd's Farm; was shot in the foot.
- 11. daughter Cox
2. David Cox (1790),
3. Hardin Cox (1796),
4. Margaret "Peggy" Cox (c.1801),
5. Hannah Cox (c.1803), md Solomon Osborne b. December 1765 Grayson Co VA d. October 9, 1852 Indian Creek, Pike Co KY son of Enoch Osborne Sr and Jane Hash
- OSBORNE lines continued on OSBORNE website
6. Jane "Jennie" Cox (c.1803) Turkey Knob, Allegheny Co., NCSEE BELOW
7. Joshua Cox (1808),
8. Samuel Joseph Cox (1810),
9. Isom Cox (1812).
10. Catherine Cox, b. Mar. 9, 1769, Botetourt Co., VA; d. Jan. 2, 1843, Grayson Co., VA; m. John BLEVINS, abt. 1785 (b. 1760's; d. Aug. 10, 1816); bur. in a family cemetery near Delhart, Grayson Co., VA.

Jane "Jennie" Cox b.1803 Turkey Knob, Allegheny Co., NC d. 20 Oct 1848 md Benjamin Ward 3 JUN 1820, Grayson County, VA b. 1796 Grayson County, VA d. 1858. son of Nathan Ward, Sr b. 1761/65 Coal Creek,Grayson Co., VA d. 1835 Grayson Co., VA and ** md. Sareigh Dragging Canoe[Sarah/ Sara/ Shrah /Saraigh ] (Cherokee Indian) b. abt 1765, Turkey Knob, Alleghany, NC d. aft. 1850. [ daughter of "Dragging Canoe" (Tsi'yu-gunsini) b. 1734 in Chola Or Esatua, Tennessee , the son of Attakullakulla (The Little Carpenter, so named for his skill at crafting treaty language acceptable to all) and cousin of Nancy Ward. & "Ugalogy Leaf Nelly b 1734" ** **~** . They are buried at the Osborne Fort Cemetery, , near Bridle Creek, Grayson, VA.
--Joshua McGowen Cox (1766 - 1820) was son of Lt David Cox [s/o Joshua Cox and Mary Rankin ] and Margaret McGowan [dau of Francis McGowan and Margaret Patterson] **
-- .Ruth Osborne (1770 - 1851) was dau of Capt Enoch Osborne Sr [s/o Ephriam Osborne Sr and Elizabeth Wells Howard ] and Jane Hash [dau of John Hashe and Rebecca Anderson] **
--- 1850 census house # 914
--- Benjamin Ward was a buyer at his father's Estate Sale on 20 Mar 1835
--- Benjamin Ward estate appraisal recorded 24 Jan 1859 in Grayson Co., Va : Will Book 3 page 463 ** ** ** **
-- The Cox Family in America: A History and Genealogy of the Older Branches of ... By Henry Miller Cox, George William Cocks, John Cox 1912 **

Continue to the WARD lines through the WARD website

7. Jane "Jennie" Cox md Benjamin Ward GGG- Grandparents
- 6. John Ward d. 1839 md. Nancy Jane DAVIS GG- Grandparents
  - 5. Phoebe Jane Ward md William David Pennington - G- Grandparents
    - 4. Bessie Alice Clara Pennington & Fred B Taylor - Grandparent
      - 3. Keith Bremmen Taylor & Mary Jane Gardner - Parents
        
        2 Victoria Lynn Taylor 1952 (ME)
        1 my children To view a sur-name Go to the INDEX [opens a new window]

I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me those who are to come. I looked back and saw my father and his father and all our fathers, and in front to see my son and his son, and the sons upon sons beyond. And their eyes were my eyes. As I felt so they had felt, and were to feel, as then, so now, as tomorrow and forever. Then I was not afraid, for I was in a long line that had no beginning and no end. And the hand of his father grasped my father's hand and his hand was in mine, and my unborn son took my right hand and all, up and down the line that stretched from Time That Was to Time That Is and Is Not Yet, raised their hands to show the link. And we found that we were one....
From: "How Green Was My Valley", by Richard Llewellyn

A Prayer for Genealogists

Lord, help me dig into the past
  And sift the sands of time,
That I might find the roots that made
  This family tree of mine.
Lord, help me trace the ancient roads
  On which my fathers trod,
And led them through so many lands
  To find our present sod.

Lord, help me find an ancient book
  Or dusty manuscript
That's safely hidden now away
In some forgotten crypt;
Lord, let it bridge the gap that haunts
  my soul when I can't find
The missing link between some name
  that ends the same as mine.

N. Curtis Woods

WARNING....GENEALOGY POX; [very contagious to adults]

SYMPTOMS:
Continual complaints as to need for names, dates and places. Patient has blank expression, sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for work of any kind, except feverishly looking through records at libraries, courthouses and internet, Has compulsion to write letters and send e-mail. Swears at mailman when he doesn't stop and leave mail. Frenquents strange places such as cemeteries, ruins and remote desolate country areas. Makes secret night calls. Hides phone bills from spouse and mumbles to [him or her] self. Has strange far away look in eyes.

TREATMENT:
Medication is useless. There is no known cure. Disease is not fatal, but gets progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy workshops, subscribe to genealogy magazines and be given a quiet corner in the house where he or she can be alone.

REMARKS:
The unusual nature of this disease is...the sicker the patient gets, the more he or she seems to enjoy it!

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