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From: "George" <>
Subject: [PaOldC] Cox
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:43:15 -0400

At Newark (now Kennet) Monthly Meeting,7-4-1708:"A Certificate being produced to this meeting by John Cox,a ffriend lately Come from Ould England,which said Certificate being Read is Expected of by this meeting." This does not indicate what family he brought with him,yet it appears from other entries that he had a daughter Sarah,who m.Thomas Leech,about 1712,while Joseph Cox was disowned 11-5-1716,for marriage out of meeting;Amy Cox m.John Allen,1719,and John Cox Jr.,m.Hannah Jenkins,1720.

Richard Cox,who is supposed to have been the son of John and Rachel, received a certificate from Newark,2-5-1712,in order for marriage with Margaret Potts,of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting,which marriage was accomplished 3-26-1712.They resided in Kennet and had children,Anna, Sarah,Richard,Jonathan,Joseph,Benjamin and John.About 1728 they removed to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting,and Richard died in Vincent township,Chester Co.,about 1762,leaving a 2nd wife,Mary,and children,Sarah,Burson,Joseph, Benjamin and John Cox,Elizabeth Page and Mary Potts.

Joseph Cox,son of Richard and Margaret,b.2-18-1723;d.7-17-1814;m. Catharine Watson,b.6-27-1722;d.11-19-1773;dau.of William and Hannah Watson.They resided in Vincent from 1754 to 1772,when they settled in Willistown.They had children:

Hannah,b.2-2-1746;d.5-11-1747.

Hannah,b.9-6-1747;d.10-1-1747.

Mary,b.9-8-1748;d.7-4-1754.

William,b.8-14-1750;d.8-23-1750.

Hannah,b.10-5-1751;m.John Townsend.

Margaret,b.1-6-1753;d.4-8-1813,unmarried.

Benjamin,b.2-7-1756;d.5-2-1757.

Benjamin,b.7-8-1758;d.2-10-1846;m.Hannah Smedley (#108)

Richard,b.1-29-1761;d.about 1815;m.Sarah Cowgill (see #8)

Elizabeth,b.3-25-1763;d.11-4-1851;m.Daniel Smedley.

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