Elizabeth Cox

ELIZABETH GOAD, b. July 12, 1726, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 1799, Grayson County, Virginia.

References

• All four daughter's of John Goad are mentioned in his will by their married names: Joannah Sevear, Elizabeth Cox, Hannah Bennet, Ann Risden

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Elizabeth Goad was born July 12, 1726, in North Farnham Parish Richmond county, Virginia. [1]

Daughter of John Goad and Katherine (Jennings) Goad.

Elizabeth married John Cox, Sr. born circa 1725, who took the Oath of Allegiance to the Patriot cause, in 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, in Montgomery county, Virginia. [2]

John Cox, aka Cock(e) is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A207624. DAR records indicate that John died after June 1, 1787, in Montgomery county, Virginia.

Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of their son, John Cox, Jr. [3]

Elizabeth's sister, Joannah Goad, married in 1744, in Culpeper county, Virginia, to Valentine "Val" Sevier. The fact that they are sisters is verified by testimony, In August 1747, John Edwards was brought to court to answer the whereabouts of Johnnis Cox:

• Captain Thomas Cresap vs. Johannis Cox. -- Debt. Writ 23d August, 1747: "He lives on Smith's Creek, near Lohe's (?) plantation. Ask Val. Sevier, he is his brother-in-law." [4]

Children:

• Andrew Cock (b. , BET 1740 AND 1748 d. BEF 1822)
• Reuben Cock (b. , ABT 1759 d. 30 JUL 1840)
• Valentine Cock (b. , ABT 1750 d. ABT 1815)
• James Cock (b. )
• Susanna Cock (b. , BET 1755 AND 1763 d. ABT 1847)
• Mary Cock (b. )
• John Cock (b. , 12 FEB 1756 d. 20 JUL 1834)

Sources:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Goad-57

1 http://www.tombuchanan.net/gene/pages/c78a-7.html
2 KEGLEY, EARLY ADVENTURERS ON THE WESTERN WATERS, VOL 1, P 147
3 https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=ful...
4 James Cock (b. )