William Cox, “the Younger”

William Cox

• Born about 1690 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia
• Son of John Cox and Mary Baugh
• Brother of James Cox and Martha Cox
• Husband of Sarah (Cocke) Jordan — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
• Father of John Cox m Lucretia Wynne
• Died before 1725 in Henrico County, Virginia

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

Notes

From https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I33348

William Cox. He m. c. 1710 Sarah Cocke, dau. of William Cocke. They had 1 son, John Cox of Bluestone Cr., Mecklenburg Co. William d. before 1715 and his widow, Sarah, m. 2nd Thomas Jordan Sr. before Mar 1723 and they had a son, Thomas Jordan Jr. who was b. bef. 1725.

John Cox married Mary Baugh, daughter of William and Jane Hatcher Baugh. They had three ch ildren. He held 150 acres in Henrico County in 1704. His will was probated Jan. 1, 1710/11 , in Henrico County.

His son, William Cox "the younger," married about 1710 Sarah Cocke, daughter of William Cocke. They had one son, John Cox of Bluestone Creek. John Cox, Jr. was given 150 acres of land by his father called "New Plantation" on Gardiner's Creek and Jarret's Spring adjoining land of brother William and Bartholomew Cox, bounded on Capt. Davis' land. John Cox, Jr. married Mary Baugh before 1685, daughter of William Baugh, Jr. and wife Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh Gower

Died Before 24 Feb 1734/35 when inventory of his estate was taken. Henrico County Wills and Deeds, 1725-37, p. 470. [2]

Citations

• 1. Dorman, John Frederick and Virginia M. Meyer. Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1624/5 Third Edition. Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press, Inc., 1987. p. 214
• 2. Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1624/5 Fourth Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. p. 732-733
• 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
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