| Birth | 25 Jul 1739 | Greencastle, Lancaster Co., PA |
| Death | 18 Jan 1819 | Grayson Co., VA |
| Buried | Peach Bottom, Grayson Co., VA | |
| Moved | 1765 | <Fincastle Co., VA> |
| John and brother David Cox came to Grayson co., Va in 1740 [hard to do if born in 1737, also Grayson wasn�t formed until 1792 -gjr] "David and John Cox came very early. They ... located on New River, ten miles west of the present site of Oldtown." "David Cox and Enoch Osborne .. settled on New River in 1765" ``David Cox and his brother John Cox are said to have come to this country from Scotland in 1740, another tradition says from Wales; and still another that they were of Scotch-Irish descent, which would mean that their ancestry was Scotch and that they were of that race of Protestants which has long been numerous in the north of Ireland, notably in the county of Ulster, and the region adjacent to it. They settled on New River in Grayson County four miles west of Little River. David Cox ... settled on New River in Grayson Co. where he died and was buried'' | ||
| Military | 4 Apr 1774 | Fincastle Co., VA |
| "On April 4, 1774, while part of Fincastle County, David Cox was comissioned Lieutenant in Captain John cox's Company. His appointment in this company replaced Enoch Osborne, who became Captiaon of another Company. The Cox Company was stationed along the Virginia-Carolina Line near the mouth of Peach Bottom Creek, while the Osborne Company was located in the vicinity of Bridle Creek" | ||
| Military | 4 Oct 1775 | Fincastle Co., VA |
| "4 Oct 1775 - John Cox collected for himself and brother David and neighbor Enoch Osborne for the 35 days service the previous years. The collection was made at the home of Jospeh Gray in Fincastle Co. " | ||
| Court | 3 Apr 1782 | Montgomery Co., VA |
| "3 April 1782 - Montgomery Court settles account with John Cox as a result of Montgomery Militia action. David Cox was also reimbursed at the same court for his support of the North Carolina Militia." | ||
| Tax | 1782 | Montgomery Co., VA |
| David Cox 1 tithe 10 horses 17 cattle | ||
| Tax | 19 Sep 1788 | Montgomery Co., VA |
| David Cox paid tax for the following on 19 Sep 1788: 0 males age 16-21 1 slaves 5 horses | ||
| Property | 25 Aug 1793 | Grayson Co., VA |
| ``Grayson Co., VA, Land Plat Book, Aug. 20, 1793. "Surveyed David COX, assignee of John COX assignee of Robert Pollard by virtue of a Land Treasury Warrant for 1200 acres No. 529 and dated the 25th day of June 1793 enters 200 acres of Land on the South side of New River. Beginning at a white oak at the Mouth of a branch & running down sd. River to include the improvement of Said COX lives for quantity."'' | ||
| Tax | 1793 | Wythe Co., VA |
| ``1793 Personal Property Tax List, Wythe Co., VA: John & David COX, 2 tithes, 3 blacks over age 16, 7 horses'' | ||
| Tax | 1794 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "1794 Personal Property Tax List, Grayson Co., VA: David COX, 2 white males over 16, 1 black over 12, 1 black under 12, 5 horses." | ||
| Tax | 1799 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "1799 Land Tax List, Grayson Co., VA: David COX, 200 acres, value $200, tax $0.96" | ||
| Tax | 1800 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "1800 Personal Property Tax List, Grayson Co., VA: David COX, 3 males >21, 3 horses, 3 slaves >16" | ||
| Tax | 1805 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "1805 Personal Property Tax List, Grayson Co., VA: David COX, Sr., 2 w/m >16, 3 blacks >16, 1 horse." | ||
| Tax | 12 Apr 1810 | Grayson Co., VA |
| in William Vaughan's List, paid tax Cox, David - 1 white tithables - 3 slaves over age 12 - 4 horses | ||
| Appraiser | Jun 1814 | Grayson Co., VA |
| David Cox, Sr was an appraiser of the estate of Mary Rector in June 1814. | ||
| Tax | 1815 | Ashe Co., NC |
| "1815 Tax List, Ashe Co., NC: David COX, Sr., 50 acres, $15, no polls" | ||
| Will | 8 Jan 1818 | Grayson Co., VA |
| David Cox - will dated 8 Jan 1818 Son Samuel Cox and dau Ann Cox to be exectuors; dau Catherine Blevins; dau Mary Phipps; dau Margaret Dunlap/Duglass; sons: Joshua, John, Samuel, David, Andrew, Rankin and Alexander; son Richard Cox; son Alexander Cox; grandson Haywood Cox son of Samuel Cox; two granddaughters Matilda and Mehala Dunlap; witn: John Reaves, George Dunlap; ?? Reaves (his mark) probated: April 1819 | ||
| Buyer | 26 Nov 1818 | Grayson Co., VA |
| David Cox, Sr. was a buyer at the Estate Sale of Enoch Osborner on 26 Nov 1818 | ||
| Probate | May 1819 | Grayson Co., VA |
| David Cox will probated May 1819 in Grayson co., Va | ||
| Estate Inventory | 28 Jun 1819 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "David Cox - Inventory - 28 Jun 1819, taken by John Robinson, Mathew Dickey, and Jacob Hays recorded: Feb 1820 M. Dickenson CC" | ||
| Estate Sale | 29 Jun 1819 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "David Cox - Estate Sale - 29 Jun 1819 buyers: Alex'n Cox for Samuel Cox, Joshua Cox, Ranken Cox, John Duglass, Isaiah Long, Andrew Welch, Richard Cox, John Cox for Richard Cox, David Cox, Jesse Long, John Hash Jr, Saml Cox Jr, Young Edwards Jr, Alex'n howell, Joshua Cox Jr, Mary Phipps, Ann Cox, Caty Blevins, Luckey Isom, Thos. Mosely, Peter Scott, John Roberson, George Doughten, Wm. Reaves, Sylvey Barter, Wm. Burton, Sam'l Cox, and Wm. Sexton. ``The Amount of money is in gold thirteen pieces weighted by Joshua Stonmane the weight is 57.70 - in silver 18.59 1/2'' notes: on Daniel Burford, and Samuel Williams. signed: Sam'l Cox, Ann Cox, execs. recorded: Feb 1820 M. Dickenson CC" | ||
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| Jane Cox and Benjamin Ward family http://www.wisecomp.com/ccl/BWardJCoxCh.htm http://www.wisecomp.com/ccl/JCoxNWardCh.htm http://www.wisecomp.com/ccl/CoxFamGraysonVA.htm found: 20 Aug 2000 Bushy Hartman <mihartman@InfoAve> |
| 1870 Federal Census for Grayson County - Wilson District http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/1870wcd.htm Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| Cox family http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcelwee/messages/30.html dated: 29 Jan 1999 found: 21 Aug 2000 Becky Gardner <boppinbeck@cwix.com> |
| Grayson co VA Will Book 1 -- 1796-1839 James L. Douthat |
| Cox and related family pages Rebecca Moon |
| educated guess Michael Sheppard |
| Grayson County: A History in Words and Pictures Bettye-Lou Fields |
| Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia B. F. Nuckolls |
| The Fox Family in America Rev. Henry Miller Cox |
| The 1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/mont782a.htm dated: 1 Jul 1998 found: 24 Jun 2001 Jeffrey C. Weaver |
| Montgomery County, Virginia Tax Lists A, B, C for 1788 found: 25 Aug 2001 Netti Schreiner-Yantis |
| 1810 Grayson co., Va Tax List MSS research |
| Grayson County Will Book I & 2 and index to books 1-13 microfilm copy of original |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for David COX |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I2191.html |
| updated: | 27 Mar 2005 |