James Demoss

"He married Phoebe Cox in Maryland and then they moved to North Carolina. Where some of the children were born and then they moved back to Virginia."

"Event: He married Phoebe Cox, circa 1748 in Virginia, and then moved to North Carolina where his daughter Phoebe was born. Afterwards, he apparently resided in Virginia and possibly Newberry, South Carolina. Moved 1752 Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA. (Which is 106 miles straight south of Bedford County Virginia.)

Family

Primary source documentation for the birth, marriage and death of Phebe Cox no longer exists, never existed, or hasn’t been located.

We know her from the record of her daughter’s birth: “Phebe Demoss born to Phebe Demoss and James Demoss on 5 Jul 1752 in Guilford, North Carolina.” This was recorded at the New Garden Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers.)

Her birth date is seen as 8 Jul 1728 at St George's Parish, Harford, Maryland, and her marriage to James DeMoss is estimated as 1748. Dates of death ranges from 1775 to 1790, in Virginia; there’s a death date seen as November 10, 1775, (her husband’s death date) and a burial at the DeMoss Family Cemetery, Radford, Bedford County, Virginia. That cemetery location has not been entered at Find A Grave.

Children

The number of children as well as their birth order and place of birth are not fully documented at this time.

1. Phebe DeMoss, born 5 Jul 1752 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Married Enoch Pearson.
2. Abraham Lewis Demoss, born Oct 1753 in in Guilford County, North Carolina. Married Hannah Greer.
3. Joanna DeMoss, born 1 Oct 1754 in Virginia. Married 1) Benjamin Vanhorn 2) George H. Haworth
4. Tabitha DeMoss, born 1755 in Virginia.
5. James DeMoss, born 1758 in Virginia. Married Zanna Taylor.
6. William DeMoss, born 1768 in Virginia. Married Priscilla Greer.

This William is the son of James DeMoss and Phoebe Cox. He is the brother of James DeMoss and Abraham Louis DeMoss who founded Bellevue, TN.

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127381500/james-demoss
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cox-5238
3. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJGR-VLF
4. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 6 2022, 18:25:27 UTC
5. Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" Source number: 2713.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JC Ancestry Record 7836 #286130 (accessed 23 October 2022) Phoebe Cox marriage to James Demoss in 1748. Name Phoebe Cox Gender Female Birth Year 1730 Spouse Name James Demoss Spouse Birth Place MD Spouse Birth Year 1728 Marriage Year 1748. Number Pages 1 Note: The Ancestry database 'US and International Marriage Records' contains user submitted data and it nor its content are considered a primary source.
6. DEMOSS OF AMERICA DNA PROJECT Y-Haplogroup Study of direct line DeMoss male descendants mtDNA Study of direct line DeMoss family matriarch ancestor lines Autosomal DNA study of all DeMoss in America descendants [https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/demossofnorthamerica/about]
7. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. New Garden Monthly Meeting Minutes 1700-1900. Birth of child Phebe Demoss: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935" Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #23518956 (accessed 23 October 2022) Phebe Demoss born to Phebe Demoss and James Demoss on 5 Jul 1752 in Guilford, North Carolina. Birth of daughter Name: Phebe Demoss Gender: Female Event Type: Birth Spouse: James Demoss Child: Phebe Demoss Monthly Meeting: New Garden Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index' Yearly Meeting: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Meeting State: North Carolina Meeting County: Guilford