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What we know about Foxes in Ireland

How the name Fox came to be in Ireland

Fox is a common English surname, based on a nickname, and a significant number of Irish bearers of the name will be of English descent. In the majority of cases, however, Fox is a simple translation of O or Mac an tSionnaigh, 'descendant' or 'son of the fox' respectively. From early times the Mac an tSionnaigh were widely scattered, allowing their name to be anglicized phonetically in an extraordinary number of ways depending on local accents and dialects - MacAshinna, MacShanaghy, Shinny, Shannon, Shinnock, Tinney and MacAtinna are only some of the variation which have been noted. O Sionnaigh has a more particular history. Tadhg O Catharnaigh ('Kearney') was Chief of Teffia in Co Meath in the eleventh century and, for his wily ways, became known as 'An Sionnach' the fox. As his descendants prospered even further, becoming proprietors of the entire barony of Kilcoursey in Co Offaly and acquiring the title 'Barons Kilcoursey', they adopted his nickname as their own surname in place of O Catharnaigh, and the chief of the family took on 'The Fox' as a title. They lost their property after the rebellion of 1641-2, but the descent from the last duly inaugurated Chief has remained unbroken. John William Fox, The Fox, Chief of his Name, recognized as such by the Chief Herald of Ireland, lives in Australia.

County Roscommon Ireland Fox Families

Griffith's Valuation (1848-68). Undertaken to determine the amount of tax that each person should pay to support the upkeep of the poor. Arranged by Poor Law Union, the Survey lists all occupiers or tenants, and the immediate lessors of all lands, buildings, etc. In some areas, these valuations start in 1839; but the majority exist from 1848-64. Such information as the name of tenants, lessor, townland, parish, and tax will be found on these records. An index by surname by parish and county is available at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin. Also, available at the LDS Genealogical Society.

For more information on Griffith's Valuation please see:
http://www.thecore.com/let_ros/GRIFFITH/lrgrif.html

Fox Hounds with Ancestry from Ireland


Email address:
Alndel@aol.com

Name: Adele Mason

Lineage: Michael Fox, b. in Ireland> Children: Peter and Matthias, b. in NY.

Allied lines: Marshall, Anderson.


Email Address:  Anderson.Jeffrey@worldnet.att.net

Name:  Michele Bergstrom Anderson

Web Site:  http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/Michele-B-Anderson/

Lineage:  Fox, William (Sr ?) b. 16OCT1819 Kings County, Ireland -d. 22JUNE1905. son was Thomas Fox b. 12NOV1872 or 1865 McGregor Iowa d. 22JUL1941 Mpls, MN

Daughter of Thomas was Anna Veronica (Vern) Fox b. 20DEC1894 in Birch Coolee, Renville Cty, MN disapeared 23JUN1968 Minnetonka, MN Anna Veronica's son was James Richard Bergstrom b. 18FEB1922 James daughter is me Michele Ann Bergstrom b. 15APR1966


Email Address: angharad@mindspring.com

Name: Sandra Roberts

Home Location: Griffin, Georgia, USA

Web Site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~makingconnections/index.html

Resources: Family Tree Maker CDs #110,#146,#17,#403

Favorite Sites: www.CyndisList.com

Lineage:  
Samuel Williams, b. abt 1800 in Ireland, md. Elizabeth Loving>
Alfred Fox, b. abt. 1818 in NC, d. bef. 1858, md. Jemima Williams/abt. 1839-41>
James Lenoir Fox, b. September 6, 1841 in Burke County, NC, d. December 1, 1924 in Burke County, NC,md. Mary Adeline Copeland/July 9, 1863>
Alfred Lenoir Fox, b. December 10, 1872 in Burke County, NC, d. January 1, 1944 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, md. Lillie Frances Rush/October 29, 1906 >
Eunice Ada Fox, b. August 3, 1910 in Fries, Grayson, VA, d. 1995 in Forsyth, GA, md. James Harry Harris/February 20, 1937>
Judy Carol Harris, b. Henry County, VA, md. Charles Dawson Shannon/November 11, 1960>
Sandra Jean Shannon, b. Columbus, Franklin, Ohio,


Email:  armed@compuserve.com

Name: David A. Fox

Lineage:  Cornelius Fox b. abt 1745 in Great Britain - Ireland? - d. 1815 NS> James Fox b. 1788 in Nova Scotia (NS) Canada> Cornelius John Thomas Fox b. 1816 NS> Thomas Edward Fox b. 1845 NS - d. 1905 NS> Arthur Douglas Fox b. 1873 NS - d. 1943 NS> Arthur Bernard Fox b. 1909 NS - d. 1953 NS> James Arthur Fox b. 1935 NS - David Arther Fox b. 1965 Ontario


Email Address: Baznj03@aol.com

Name: Barbara A. Zingone

Ancestry Generation 1: Christopher Fox b. 1842 Ireland, d. 1892 N.J., md. unk. Ancestry Generation 2: Michael Fox b. 1870, d. 1897 N.J., md. Margaret Carey Ancestry Generation 3: James Fox b. 1895 N.J., d. 1965 N.J., md. Catherine O'Brien


Email Address: brood@tfb.com

Name: Isabelle Rood

Lineage: Thomas D. Fox, born 1826, Limerick, Ireland, died June 16,1898, Chicago, IL, Married to Alice Donnelly, born October 1832, Limerick, Ireland, died February 26, 1923, Chicago, IL. 7 Children, Nellie Marion Fox, born July 15,1856, Chicago, IL, died April 25, 1945, Chicago, IL. Married Frank C. Newell, born 1854 ?? 3 children, Charlotte Newell, Gordon Newell, and Frank C. Newell, Jr, born 1880, Council Bluffs, IA, died 1965, Long Beach, CA. Married Frances J. Patton, born 1882, Cochranton, PA, died 1965, Long Beach CA,. 2 children, Frank C. Newell, Jr and Isabelle Patton Newell Rood.


Email Address:   browncattleco@abilene.com

Name: 
Julie Brown

Lineage: I am looking for a Jacqueline Ann Fox, at one time she could have been married to a Edward Fox. I don't know if Fox was her maiden name. I was born Feb. 12, 1959 and put up for adoption. I was born in Ballinger, Tx. Ballinger County Hospital. At the time of my birth she had three children, girl 5 1/2, boy 4 girl 2, they would be my 1/2 siblings. Jacqueline was of small frame, reddish blonde hair, blue eyes. Her nationality was Scoth, Indian, Irish. Any information about her or her children would be greatly appreciated. Jacqueline came from a family of 7. Her mother died at the age of 45 with bone cancer.


Email address: Cam809@aol.com

Name: Carol McCarty

Lineage: Patrick Fox, abt 1797-1801 in Ireland> Nicholas Fox, abt. 1834 in Ireland> Roseann Fox McCarty, 1882 in NY> William McCarty 1906 in IL

Allied lines: Farley, McKillip, Carney, Sullivan


Email Address: dcfarms@kanza.net

Name: Cathrynn Allen

Lineage: Luke Fox, b.7-24-1844 Stokestown, Ireland Roscommon Co. D. 3-12-1924 in Winfield, KS


Email Address: debiasio@kootenay.net

Name: Grace DeBiasio

Lineage: James Fox, b.1824 in Leitrim County, Ireland d.1906 near MacGregor, Manitoba, Canada>John Fox b.1856 Galt, Ontario, Canada d. 1905 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada>John Fox b. 1895 Macgregor, Manitoba d. 1978 in Winnipeg, Manitoba> Grace Fox (me)(DeBiasio) b.Winnipeg, Manitoba


Name: Thomas E. Fox

Email Address: fox@timberwolf.zzn.com

Home Location: Fredon, New Jersey

Resources: some-I am an assistant librarian in a high school

Favorite Sites: civil war-Ireland-New Jersey-New York

Ancestry Generation 1: James Fox b. abt. 1770 around Kells, Ireland Ancestry Generation 2: Laurence Fox b. 1802 Kells, Ireland d. 1880, Elizabeth, New Jersey - Catherine Fagan, b. 1812, Westmeath, Ireland(Collinstown) Ancestry Generation 3: Thomas J. Fox b. 1843 Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland d. 1926, Elizabeth, New Jersey Caroline Lind. b. 1845, NYC Ancestry Generation 4: Leo A. Fox b. abt. 1890 Elizabeth, NJ - d. abt. 1925 Elizabeth, NJ -Dorothy Keller Ancestry Generation 5: Edward L. Fox, b. 1925, Elizabeth, NJ - m. Margaret O'Connor b. 1926, Elizabeth, NJ - Ancestry Generation 6: Me


Email:  Foxtree@Juno.com

Name:  Leslie (Fox) Bremner

Lineage:  Dane' FOX b.Unknown in Ireland d.Unknown US> Matthew William FOX b.05/20/1831 co.Meath,Ireland d.04/07/1904 in VT>  Charles John FOX b.11/17/1881 in Pitts.VT-d.04/20/1932 in Pitts.VT> Morice (Dan)Daniel FOX b.02/02/1916 in Pitts.VT -d.11/07/1992 in Alpena MI> Patrick Daniel FOX b.02/03/1942 in Detroit.MI -Living> Leslie Ann Fox b.06/06/1965 in Landstuhl,Germany-Living
I am trying to locate information on Dane'Fox and his wife,Bridgette Karanagh or Kenner.They left Mattew at the age of 1,inIreland and came to America with his six brothers and sisters.he came here at 18 or 19 and was never able to find them.The only clue I have is that a sister might of lived in Arkansas. But I have no names.I would appreciate any help. My family is part of the Fox Chevrolete family.


Email address: Frank Fox@aol.com

Name: Frank Fox

Lineage: Patrick Fox, b. 1827 in Ireland> Henry P. Fox, b. 1854 in KY> Carroll J. Fox, b. 1890 in PA> Carroll J. Fox Jr., b. 1922 in PA.

Allied lines: Snyder, Corley, Gilmore.


Email address: Frfra@aol.com

Name: Grace Hedderman

Lineage: Patrick Fox, b. abt. 1835 in Ireland> Elizabeth (Fox) Murry b. 1876 in NY.

Allied lines: Murray, Kane, Carey, Hanley, Beatty.


Email Addressjbteese@msn.com

Name:  James B. Teese

Lineage: 
Hubert Fox, b. est. 1812-1840 in Ireland (married Mary Murry)> Hubert Francis Fox, b. Jan 1863 in County Offaly, Ireland, d. 13 Feb 1942 in NY, NY (marr. Sarah Mary Carroll) > Anna Veronica Fox, b. 12 July 1898 in NY,NY, d. 21 April 1976 in Pomona NY (marr. Michael J. Daly) > Michael J. Daly, b. 9 September 1927 in NY (marr. Joan Humphries) > Louise Marie Daly, b. 3 May 1957 in NY (marr. James B. Teese) > James B. Teese, Jr. b. 26 March 1983 in Smithtown, NY.


Email Address:  Jeri123@aol.com

Name: Jeri Goldstein

Lineage:  Felix Fox, b. abt 1825 in Ireland - to NY in abt 1855, d. Staten Island NY before 1900. m. Mary Strinn(Strein?) in Ireland. Mary S. b. 1825 in Ireland. They had Alice b.1868 in New York (Staten Island?). m. Feb. 13, 1890 to John J. McCabe> had 2 daughters Daisy b. 1895 SI, NY, and Alice b. 1898, m James F Birmingham, d 1990 SI, NY>


Email address: JTiegs4766@aol.com

Lineage: James S. Fox, b. 1815 in Northern Ireland.


Email Address:  junehlong@msn.com

Name: June H Long

Lineage:  Stephen John Fuchs b. Berne, Switz yr? d.yr? Torrington CT. dairyfarmer. Americanized name to Fox. 1st wife: Alena Maurer b.Berne yr.? d.yr? Torrington CT. children born Switz: John Stephen Fox 1867-1932, Julius John Fuchs b&d?, Anthony Fuchs 1884-1965, two latter kept Fuchs name. Stephen lived CT,children moved to St LouisMO. 2nd wife: Mary Murphy. b.Ireland, yr?,d? son Domomic Fox, 1901-1945, dairyfarmer Torrington CT,wife Anna (92) living. John S. Fox, cabinetmaker, m.Bridget Holmes frm Dublin 1874-1922, five chldrn dec Julius, atty m. Eliz Everetz, dghtr dec.,Anthony Fuchs m.?,dghtr Anna Fuchs Kleine(91)living,cldrn alive. I am granddaughter of John S. Fox.


Email address: Kathleen_O'Brien@crow..bmc.com

Name: Kathleen O'Brien

Lineage: John Fox, b. 1810 in Ireland: Thomas T. Fox, b. 1828 in Ireland> Benjamin O'Neill Fox, b. 1876 in WI> Monica Evelyn Fox, b. 1899 in WI.

Allied lines: Campion, Dobrogowski, Hoch, Lelivelt, Sears, Whitbeck.


Email Address:  lcalvert@usit.net

Name:  Lois Prince Calvert

Lineage: Thomas Fox - came over on the Channing from Ireland in 1848> William Thomas Fox- my Great Grandfather TN.> John Robert Fox- my Grandfather TN.> Beulah Fox Prince- my Mother 1-27-23 to 8-30-96 TN> Lois Prince Calvert 6-27-48 to present TN


Email Address:  mary-jane.fox@pcr.uu.se

Name: Mary-Jane Fox

Lineage:  Michael F. Fox, b.1862, Ireland - d. 1904 New Brunswick, NJ>John Henry Fox b. 1899 New Brunswick, NJ? - d. 1968 Trenton NJ>John Henry Fox Jr. b. 1922 New Brunswick, NJ - d. 1987, Edison, New Jersey>Mary-Jane Fox, b.1953, New Brunswick, NJ // I am looking for information concerning Michael F. Fox


Email Address: Ponybet@aol.com

Name: Jenny Riggs

Lineage:  
MICHAEL FOX.
Date of birth: Nov. 18, 1830 FERMANAGH, IRELAND
Sisters: 
CATHERINE FOX - FERMANAGH, IRELAND
MARY FOX McGLURE - FERMANAGH, IRELAND
Brother: 
JOHN FOX - FERMANAGH, IRELAND
CHILDREN OF MICHAEL FOX and wife MARY ELIZABETH HAMPTON
     MARY MARGARET FOX - TERRA HAUTE, IN.--- MAR. 23, 1855
     CATHERINE ANN FOX - CHILLICOTHE, OHIO --- FEB. 16, 1857
     JOHN FRANKLIN FOX - CHILLICOTHE, OHIO --- JAN. 15, 1859
     HATTIE DORCAS FOX - WAPELLO CO., IOWA 
     JOHN FRANKLIN FOX changed his name to FRANK HAMPTON FOX.
     MICHAEL FOX, may have died in WAPELLO CO., IOWA, and his wife remarried a
THOMPSON.
     MARY MARGARET FOX married GUSTAV DIXON, four children all adopted.
     BERT MARION --Oct. 7, 1879 --- Monroe Co., Iowa
     HARRITT -- Jan. 3, 1887 --- Monroe Co., Iowa
     GENEVIEVE AGNES --- Apr. 14, 1896 --- Boone, Iowa
     CATHERINE ANN FOX married FRANK CAMPBELL
     BERT OSCAR
     CLAUDA E.
     C. ARCHIE
HATTIE DORCAS FOX married JAMES MILLER
CARL F. --- DEC. 3, 1879 ? --- CUBA, IOWA
GRACE MARY --- FEB. 5, 1881? --- CUBA, IOWA
CLARENCE --- AUG. 1883? --- CUBA, IOWA
EVA --- MAY 13


Email Address:  Poulet3@juno.com

Name: James McCartney

Lineage:  Donal FOX b.abt 1820 Ireland d.? Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland + Nancy MCCARTNEY b.abt1820 d.? Ballyshannon> 2.sara FOX b.1849 Ballyshannon d.1910 Portland, ME + James M MCCARTNEY b.1847 Paisley, Scotland d.1920 Portland ME> 3. James J MCCARTNEY b.3/25/1887 Portland, Me d.7/14/1947 Portland, ME+ Mary FOX b 5/20/1895 Ballyshannon d.10/10/1988 Portland, ME> 4. James M MCCARTNEY b.11/7/1928 Portland ME (me)+ Mary D'ALFONSO b.6/1/1926 Portland ME


Email Address: rdeitemeyer@staffnet.com

Name: Wanda Fox Deitemeyer

Lineage: Richard Fox immigrated from Dublin, Ireland to Fostoria, Ohio about 1841. With him were his son, Robert who was age 5 and Richard's brother, Thomas who was about 10. Richard raised both boys in the Fostoria, Ohio area. Both Robert and Thomas enlisted in the Civil War. Robert was given a medical discharge for severe varicous veins. Thomas was shot in the leg at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Va. Both returned to Fostoria, Ohio and married. Robert married first Henrietta Clay and had one daughter Ella who is my great grandmother. Robert married second Mary Geisler. Thomas married Caroline Kinketer. They had at least 1 son. They latter moved to Gratiot Co, Michigan.

William Fox born 1790 in Pa. ( probably Northumberland Co. Pa) William moved to Fairfield Co, Ohio about 1818. He moved to Seneca Co, Ohio about 1826 and to Hancock Co, Ohio in 1831. He died in Hancock Co, Ohio in 1868. He had 20 children and was married four times. Several of his children from his first marriage moved to Wisconsin. I am descended from his son Nicholas (1848 Hancock Co, Ohio to 1920 Hancock Co, Ohio.


Email Address: runuovr66@aol.com

Name: Lanetta Rayann Whitfield

Lineage:  I was born to a woman with the last name of Fox on 12-06-66. I was namedLanetta Rayann Whitfield.Iwas born in Los Angeles California. My mom was a foreign exchange student at UCLA she was from Belfast Ireland. My last name at birth came from my dad even though they were never married. Any info please e-mail me. Mom was about 21 at time of my birth.


Email address: RWALDHV@aol.com

Lineage: John C. Fox, from Ireland> James Fox, lived in MA> James Francis Fox.

Allied lines: McAulifew, McLaughlin, Kane.


Email address: SBurns8284@aol.com

Lineage: Mary (Fox) Moran from Ireland lived in PA and MD.

Allied lines: Nugent


Email address: SDillon927@aol.com

Lineage: Peter Fox b. in Ireland.


Email address: SfoxCa@aol.com

Name: Sean Fox

Lineage: Joseph Fox, b. abt. 1854 in Ireland - d. 1891 in NY> Hugh William Fox , b. abt. 1888 in NY - d. 1949 in NY> William  Joseph Fox, b. 1918 in NY- d. 1985 in CA.

Allied lines: Bennett, Bennet, Carey, Finneran, Hughes, Kelly.


Email address: TnMtnMan@Hotmail.com

Name: Ray Phillips

Web site: http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rphillip/phillips.htm

Lineage: The following 3 lines are of two brothers and one sister who immigrated together from Ballykilcline, Kilglass Parish, Co. Roscommon, Ireland in the spring of 1848 to New York aboard "The Channing":

Line 1: Thomas Fox, b. 1822 in Ireland, m.1854 Mary Ann Brown in Washington County,Tennessee> Nicholas Brown Fox, b.1855 d.1924 in Tennessee> Margaret Fox, b. 1858 d.1881? in Tennessee> William Thomas Fox, b.1862 d.1944 in Tennessee> Martha Brown Fox b.1866 , d.1880 in Tennessee

Line 2: Francis Fox, b. 1813 in Ireland, m. Mary b. 1815 in Ireland> Pat, b. 1841 in Ireland> Francis b. 1844 in Ireland

Line 3: Catherine Fox, b. 1832 in Ireland


Email Address: Warpthree@msn.com

Name:  Monica Bennett

Lineage: Mary Dunne Fox b. abt 1800 in Ire -d. ?in Ire m. John Condron 1830's in Cork City? Ire.> Michael Condron b. abt. 1834 Cork City, Ire. D- aby. 1875 in NYC. m. Mary Doyle abt. 1850 NYC> Richard Condron b. abt. 1858 in NYC d.1909 in NYC m. Margaret McCarthy abt. 1880 in NYC> Grace Condron b. abt. 1890 in NYC, d. 1933 on Long Island. m. Thomas Gilchrist abt. 1917> Thomas Gilchrist b. 1921 in NYC, m. Rita Campbell in 1946 in NYC> Monica Gilchrist b. 1953 in Salamanca, N.Y. m. Lawrence Bennett 1977 on Long Island


Email address: wtricker@telusplanet.net

Name: Christine Tricker

Lineage: 1st line, Charles Fox, b. abt 1820 in Ireland> James Fox, b. abt 1846 in Ireland> George Lesley Fox, b. abt 1879 in N.S. Canada> George Edward Fox, b. 1913 in N.S. Canada> Peter John Fox, b. 1938 in N.S. Canada> Christine Lee (Fox) Tricker, b. 1960 in N.S. Canada.

2nd line, Mary Anne (Fox) Tricker, b. 1856 in Canada> Wilfred Verner Tricker, b. 1890 in Ont. Canada> Edwin Verner Tricker, b. 1928 in A.B. Canada> Wilfred Miles Tricker, b. 1955 in A.B. Canada.

Allied lines: Tricker, Dawson, Bull, McKewan, Gaudet, Redmond, Woodward.

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Census Records: None yet.

Marriage Records: None yet.

Cemetery Records: None yet.

Other Records: None yet.

Links to Research Sites     

Welcome to Ballykilcline  http://www.ballykilcline.com/
Information can be found here on the Fox families that were evicted from Ballykilcline, Kinel Dobhtha (Doohyhanley) or the County of Roscommon.

Welcome to Leitrim/Roscommon http://www.thecore.com/let_ros/
Link to Cyndi's List Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet:
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Last update: 02/28/00