Phebe DeMoss

Evidence needed to support Phebe DeMoss as daughter of Abraham Cocke & Mary Cocke, or of Elizabeth Cox, or of Frederick Cox

Biography

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.

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References

1. 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.
2. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127381659/phoebe-demoss: accessed 23 October 2022), memorial page for Phoebe Cox DeMoss (1730–1790), Find A Grave: Memorial #127381659, citing DeMoss Family cemetery, Radford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by carole taylor puntenney (contributor 47890355) . Note: this is a memorial and lists a cemetery with no known physical location.
3. The following note was placed on this profile absent primary source documation: Dates of Birth and death need to be corrected, DOB 1730, Virginia and DOB is 1790 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States.
4. 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]
5. 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
6. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 6 2022, 18:25:27 UTC
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127381659/phoebe-demoss
8. Extracted from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cox-5238
9. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHP9-H26 lifesketch note (old): Possible connection to William Cox and Mary ---, as parents? He was appointed overseer for Deer Creek MM 20 Jun 1748. William died 21 Aug 1782, buried Deer Creek Maryland. Mary d 15 Aug 1790. Children listed for William and Mary John, b 2 Jan 1747/8 and William Jr. I don't know if this William is dad, but the proximity of the families would suggest some sort of connection. Check Nottingham MM for complete records. Last Changed: 26 August 2013 by ldroberts