| Birth | 25 Jul 1739 | McDowelll's Mill, Lancaster Co., PA |
| Death | 24 Dec 1818 | Scottville, Ashe Co., NC |
| Buried | Cox Cemetery, Scottville, Ashe Co., NC | |
| Mentioned | 22 Apr 1747 | Lancaster Co., PA |
| mentioned in father's will dated 22 Apr 1747 | ||
| Spouse | Abt 1762 | |
| m. Margaret Davis (b 21 May 1736 Wilkes Co, NC, d 19 Dec 1806 Ashe Co, NC) and had: James, Catherine, Mary Elizabeth, Joshua, Annie, Jane, Sarah, and Cynthia. | ||
| Moved | 1765 | <Fincastle Co., VA> |
| John and brother David Cox came to Grayson co., Va in 1740 [hard to do if born in 1739, 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. John Cox was Captain of the Home Guard during the Revolutionary war. After the close of the war he moved to Ashe co, NC where he lived on the South fork of New River until his death'' | ||
| 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. The pay of a Lieut. apparently included pay for a horse. David Cox was paid for the use of his own horse for 35 days the sum of 30 shillings plus an additional allowance of 15 sh. for hay. John Cox also collected 19 lbs. for the furnishing of 6 beeves." | ||
| Military | Abt 1776 | Grayson Co., VA |
| "During the Revolutionary War, John Cox was Captain of the home guard. He built a fort on a ridge at the mouth of Peach Bottom Creek." | ||
| Military | 16 Jul 1779 | Fincastle Co., VA |
| "16 Jul 1779 - John Cox was at the Lead Mines to give Lt. Col. William Campbell a deposition surrounding the events of his capture by the Tories at his home on New River." | ||
| 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 |
| John Cox 1 tithe 6 slaves 35 horses 35 cattle | ||
| 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'' | ||
| Property | 25 Aug 1793 | Grayson Co., VA |
| ``Grayson Co., VA, Land Plat Book, Aug. 20, 1793. "John COX, Asee of Robert POLLARD by virtue of a Land Treasury Warrant for 1200 acres No. 529 and dated the 25th day of June 1793 enters 732 acres of land on the south side of New River. . . below the mouth of Crab Creek at a Spanish Oak... up said creek to sd. river . . . including his improvement for quantity."'' | ||
| Property | 22 Mar 1794 | Grayson Co., VA |
| ``Grayson Co., VA, Land Plat Book, Mar. 22, 1794. "John COX, asee of P. GAINS asee of James NEWELL asee of William HARRISON asee of Julius RUCKER by virtue of a certificate from the principal surveyor of Lee County of a part of a land office treasury warrant for 13300 acres No. 19689 & dated the 2nd day of Oct. 1783 as for Susannah COLLINS enters 300 acres of land on the waters of H. Creek the waters of the North Fork of New River beginning on the N. Carolina line & running so as to include his improvement for quantity."'' | ||
| Tax | 1794 | Grayson Co., VA |
| ``1794 Personal Property Tax List, Grayson Co., VA: John COX, 1 white male over 16, 5 horses.'' | ||
| Moved | <1799> | Cranberry Creek, Wilkes co., NC |
| "On April 5, 1780, Captain John Cox, ``informed the Court that he intended to travel to another State, and the Courts are induced to Certify that he is a man of Good Character, a Friend of American Liberty, and in every respect entitled to the respect and countenance of all honest men''" "Although Captain John Cox notified the Courts that he indended to move to another State, records show that he did not move until sometime after the Revolutionary War. He moved to Ashe county, North Carolina, about the time that this county was being formed and became one of the leaders in that county." "In after years [Capt. John Cox] moved to the mouth of Cranberry Creek, Ashe County, NC, south fork of New River, made and cultivated a large farm and raised live stock" "After the Revolutionary War, Capt. John Cox moved up the river to the mouth of Cranberry Creek, on the South Fork of New River, opened up a large farm there, and is buried there in the family graveyard" | ||
| Census | 1800 | Ashe Co., NC |
| Tax | 1805 | Grayson Co., VA |
| ``1805 Land Tax List, Grayson Co., VA: Capt. John COX, 100 acres, value $33.33, tax $0.16'' | ||
| Tax | 1815 | Ashe Co., NC |
| ``1815 Federal Tax Assessment, Ashe Co., NC: "John COX Sr.: in care and management of Jame COX, one farm on New River at the mouth of Peach Bottom Creek, 400 acres having theron one dwelling house of logs, 16 feet square; two barns and cabben roofs, three cabbens, one tub grist mill valued at $800, a tract on Crab Creek joining the lands of Samuel COX, 500 acres, no improvements valued at $100; a tract on Crab Creek joining Samuel COX's land, 75 acres, no improvements, valued at $40, total $940." Source: The Christopher and Katherin Ann Johnson (nee Kaas) Family Page http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Chris--Johnson-WA/.'' | ||
| Cox family http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcelwee/messages/30.html dated: 29 Jan 1999 found: 21 Aug 2000 Becky Gardner <boppinbeck@cwix.com> |
| posting, subject "Re: [NewRiver] Capt. John Cox/Margaret Davis" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncnr/message/6571 found: 23 Jun 2001 dated: 27 Feb 2001 posting, subject "Re: [NewRiver] Capt. John Cox/Margaret Davis" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncnr/message/6588 found: 23 Jun 2001 dated: 27 FEb 2001 Ginger Ballard <gballard@jps.net> |
| Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia B. F. Nuckolls |
| Cox and related family pages Rebecca Moon |
| 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> |
| Grayson County: A History in Words and Pictures Bettye-Lou Fields |
| 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 |
| post, subject "Re: [NewRiver] Capt. John Cox/Margaret Davis" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncnr/message/6565 found: 23 Jun 2001 dated: 27 Feb 2001 James A. Quinn <rsajaq@erols.com> |
| educated guess Michael Sheppard |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for John COX |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I2195.html |
| updated: | 18 Dec 2005 |