William Cox, “the Elder”

The children of John Cox [I] (the correct order of birth is unknown):

1. William - born before Feb. 1664/65. He married Sarah (-). They had seven children. He held 300 acres on the 1704 quit rent roll of Henrico County. His will was probated in Henrico County in June 1712. His widow's will was probated in Goochland County in Jan. 1747/48. William Cox, the elder, was given 300 acres of land, Deed Book 1, page 364, April 1, 1686, Henrico County, by his father, John Cox [I]: "land adjacent to Thomas Taylor," including a boat landing on James River up toward Culres.

Disambiguation

William Cox the elder has been confused with his nephew, William Cox the younger. William Cox the younger married Sarah Cocke, daughter of William Cocke; and William Cox the elder had wife Sarah (-) also, thought to have been a Sarah Cocke. (There is a marriage record of a William Cocke to Sarah Dennis, also, a statement that William Cox married Sarah Dennis. It is possible that both statements are correct.)

It is easy to see how the confusion arose between William Cox, son of John Cox Sr and William Cocke, son of Thomas Cocke of Pick-thorn Farm who both lived in Henrico county about the same time. Each had a w.fe named Sarah. and William Cox and his wife Sarah had a son Stephen Cox, wl.de William Cocke had a brother named Stephen Cocke. One of William Cox's daughters was Martha Cox who married Henry Wood at Bremo in 1723»

Family

Wife: Sarah Dennis, d c 1747, daughter of Richard Dennis and Martha Royall

Children:

• Stephen Cox (only son)
• Martha Cox
• Mary Cox
• Judith Cox
• Elizabeth Cox
• Prudence Cox
• Edith Cox

Notes

From https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I33350

Will of William Cox (3) dated February 10, 1711, probated June 1712, which mentions son Stephen, daughters Martha, Mary, Prudence, Judith, Elizabeth and wife SARAH.

There is recorded in Goochland county the will of Sarah Cox, dated March 26, 1726, probated January 20, 1747. She mentions son Stephen, daughters Edith, Martha, Elizabeth, Mary, Prudence and Judith. She appoints Henry Wood her executor, and the will is in the handwriting of Henry Wood (the clerk of Goochland county at that date, and father of Col. Vakebtube Wood), who married Lucy Henry, and was the grandfather of General Joseph E. Johnston, Beverly Johnston of Abingdon, Valentine Wood Southall and Dr. Philip Southall of Amelia and whose daughters married Edward Carter of Blenheim, Albemarle county; William Meriwether, grandson of Col. Nich. Meriwether of Hanover; and Wm

Citations

• Genealogy of the Cocke Family of Virginia The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul., 1896), pp. 86-96 published by: Virginia Historical Society Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4241941 Page Count: 11