John
Cox
Born about in Bremo, Henrico, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Coxe
and Elizabeth (Hutchins) Cox
Husband of
Susannah (Craddock) Cox
— married
1650 in Henrico, Virginia
Husband of
Mary (Elam) Cox
— married
about 1667 in Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
John Cox, Bartholomew Cox, William Cox, Henry Cox, Sarah (Cox) Ingles, George Cox and Richard Cox
Died
at about age 59
in Henrico, Colony of Virginia
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Biography
Descendant of William Cox, a Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestor.
John Cox was a Virginia colonist.
- John Cox[1][2][3]
- Birth: -1640-1635 in Bremo, Henrico, Virginia versus Harrahaddox, Henrico, Virginia [4][2]
PROPERTY
Coxendale, Arrowhattocks, Henrico, Virginia was inherited.
Land Purchased - 12 Mar 1656, 550 A & 600 A in 1655. Settled 1672, in Coxendale- (name of home), Henrico Co. on James River near Harrowattocks. [5]
March 29, 1665 John patented 550 acres in Henrico County, called Harristocks or "Arrowhattocks" (many spellings) on the south side of the James River approximately where the Chesterfield Power Plant is located today - between Proctor's Creek and Dutch Gap (Great Swamp) areas side of "Harristocks" (Arrowhattocks), adjoining the land of his father. [3]
Marriages
John Cox married twice.
Marriage 1 John Cox's first wife was Unknown Craddock. Unknown Craddock was the mother of John's five sons and one daughter. Unknown Craddock was the daughter of Robert CRADDOCK, a neighboring landowner. She was the mother of John Cox's eldest (6) children. Marriage 1660, Virginia.[6][3] [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cox1&id=I15891
Children of FNU Craddock and John Cox[7][3] were:
- 1) Bartholomew Cox b: 1665- 1676 in Henrico, Virginia; died Bef. June 15, 1731 in Goochland Co., Va..[8]
- 2) William Cox III, b: ABT 1674 in Henrico, Virginia , d bef June 2, 1712, Henrico, m Sarah Dennis.[9]
- 3) Henry Cox, born 1670; died Bef. October 01, 1697 in Henrico, Virginia. Henry Cox died in Henrico Co., unmarried. George Cox, was administrator of his estate. Will probated Henrico Co., 1697.
- 4)George Cox b: Abt. 1670 in Prince George, Virginia, c AFT 1693, m Martha Stratton
- 5) John Cox, b 1673; d Bef. November 1710 in Henrico co., Virginia. He married Mary Baugh.
- 6)Elizabeth Cox, born Abt. 1680; died Unknown.
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| Marriage to Mary Elam Kennon |
Marriage 2: John Cox married Mary (Elam) Kennon in Henrico Co. Virginia, Sep 25, 1682. In Vol. I, p. 225, Henrico County, is this record: John Cox, Gent. for Marriage with Mary (Elam) Kennon, Sept. 25, 1682. She was a daughter of William Elam, whose will dated Feb. 18, 1688, leaves his son-in-law, John Cox, Sr., 1 shilling, the rest to Cousin, Martin Elam. Mary Elam was married first to ___Kennon. William Elam seems to have borne no love toward John Cox, Sr. He did not leave any of the estate to his daughter or his grandson.
- Richard - was the only child (son) of the Mary (Elam) Kennon and John Cox marriage. [10]
- 1679 Wm Elam and John Cox Sr were listed living next to each other on the Henrico Co tythable list for 1679, lends credence to the fact that John married Mary (Elam) Kennon after the death of his first wife. She was the daughter of William ELAM.
After John Cox's death, Mary (Elam) Kennon Cox filed suit against his first five sons over the will to regain her dowry.[11]
- John purchased property, Henrico Co. VA, 1642. Patent Book I, Vol. II, p. 842, Richmond Land Office. [12] Land on James River near Harrowattocks. Description Next to that of Wm Coxe. Above note from Lou Murphy.
Following the marriage to Mary (Elam) Kennon, John Cox bequeathed land to each of the five sons of his former wife, Unknown, Craddock......
- Bartholomew
- John
- George
- Henry
- William
- Pieces of land given quoted "for love and affection
Death: - John Cox Age: 55, 1 Feb 1691, Henrico CO, VA [13]e
Burial: Henrico Parish Church Cemetery, Varina, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find A Grave: Memorial #136206768: Varina, Henrico, Virginia, Henrico Parish Church Cemetery; citing record ID 136206768,[14]
John Cox Will
- Henrico Deed Book I, page 364, is a deed of gift, dated Feb. 5, 1685, from John Cox, Sen., of "Harryaddocks, Planter," to his son William Cox, which deed is witnessed by Bartholomew Cox.[15]
- Feb1685/6 John Cox Sr. gave to John Cox Jr. land near "Curles" at Arrowhattocks. & Thomas Taylor held adjacent land.
- 11 July 1693 John gave 100 acres to his son Bartholomew Cox, wife.
- 11 July, 1693 John also gave to son, George a negro girl named Doll.
Richard, b: Aft 1678 in Prince George, Virginia, was the only child of the John Cox and Mary (Kennon) Elam union, The other children were from the first wife.[16][3]
- Will John Cox's will was filed Feb. 19,1.690/91 in Henrico Co., VA.
- Named as heir were six sons, John, William, Bartholomew, Richard, Henry, George and his wife Mary (Elam) Kennon Cox.[17]
- John Cox, Planter: To son John Cox, plantation called "New Plantation" next to the River, Barth. Cox, William Cox, & Capt. Davis; To son Richard Cox, a negro named Robin; To son Henry Cox, the bed I lie on and negro child Molley; To son George Cox, the plantation I live on and all the Neck of Land at Jarretts Spring to mouth of Capt. Gardner's Creek, a bed, a negro woman Betty, and items; Son Henry to live with George and be a help to him; To wife Mary Cox, 1 silver spoon; All the rest to be divided equally between my 6 sons: John, William, Bartholomew, Richard, Henry, & George; Son George Cox to be exr.; Wit: John Ironmonger, Ton. Taylor, John Davis; Rec. 1 Feb 1696[18][19][20][21]
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cox1&id=I15891
- Probate of Will- Date: 01 FEB 1696, Henrico County, Virginia. Probate is granted to George Cox of the will of his father John Cox[22]
NOTE: Records of gifts of land or plantations to sons Bartholomew, William, Henry, and John prior to death. [[Elam-105|Mary (Elam) Kennon] sued Bartholomew, William, Henry, George and John for her dowry. After John Cox's death, Mary Kennon filed suit against his first five sons of the first marriage to regain her dowery.[23]
William Elam's WILL
- William Elam, whose will dated Feb. 18, 1688, leaves his son-in-law, John Cox, Sr, 1 shilling, rest to Cousin, Martin Elam. William Elam seems to have borne no love towards John Cox, Sen. Had any of John's children been grandchildren of Wm. Elam, it seems that he would have remembered them in his will, instead of leaving practically all of his estate to his cousin. [3]
- William Elam seems to have borne no love towards John Cox, Sen. Had any of John's children been grandchildren of Wm. Elam, it seems that he would have remembered them in his will, instead of leaving practically all of his estate to his cousin.
Sources
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cox1&id=I15891
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Cox family in America : a history and genealogy of the older branches of the family from the appearance of its first representative in this country in 1610.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 http://cannariato-ferrell.tripod.com/id107.htm by Cox, Henry Miller, 1854-1916
- ↑ Source: #S-339052704
- ↑ " Patent Bk I, Vol II, p842, Richmond Land Office"
- ↑ Source: #S-338050994 APID: 1,5774::577475
- ↑ John Cox family
- ↑ Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol 18, No. 4, pg 8-11, Ancestry.com
- ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/4241941?seq=9#metadata_info_tab_contents
- ↑ John Cox family
- ↑ http://cannariato-ferrell.tripod.com/id107.htm
- ↑ Richmond Land office, Patent Book I, Vol. II, p. 842
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPQ-T4MF : accessed 24 October 2015), John Cox, 1692.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPQ-T4MF citing record ID 136206768: accessed 24 October 2015), John Cox, 1692.2
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cox1&id=I15891
- ↑ Dorman, John Frederick. 2004. Adventurers of Purse and Person: Virginia 1607-1624/5, Volume One. Genealogical Publishing Co, p. 728.
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cox1&id=I15891
- ↑ Source: #S32 Page: p. 212-213
- ↑ Source: #S224 Page: p. 198
- ↑ Colonial Wills of Henrico County Virginia, Part One, 1677-1737 Abbreviation: Henrico Wills I Author: Compiler: Weisiger III, Benjamin B. Publication: Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA, Reprint 1998
- ↑ Will Book V, page 678, Henrico Co., Virginia
- ↑ Source: #S224 Page: p. 65
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I1227
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coxcuz/Ancestry%20Files/wmcox/pafg04.htm
- http://cannariato-ferrell.tripod.com/id107.htm
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cox1&id=I15891
- Colonial Wills of Henrico County Virginia, Part One, 1677-1737 Abbreviation: Henrico Wills I Author: Compiler: Weisiger III, Benjamin B. Publication: Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA, Reprint 1998
- William Hopkins, William Hopkins papers, Acc 40606, Genealogy notes from collection of William Hopkins..
- Find A Grave: Memorial #136206768
- Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1624/5 Abbreviation: AP&P Author: Dorman, John Frederick;Virginia M. Meyer Publication: The Dietz Press, Inc., Richmond, VA, 1987
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPQ-T4MF : accessed 24 October 2015), John Cox, 1692.
- John Cox Family
- Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol 18, No. 4, pg 8-11, Ancestry.com
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
- John Cocke
- "Cavaliers and Pioneers, Vol. 1, pg 364", Ancestry.com
- Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5771::0
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- Page: Ancestry Family Trees
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- Repository: #R-2097757945
- Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. No REPO record found with id R-2097757945.
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Acknowledgements
- Thank you to Cox-7094, created by Ronald Rowland through the import of HERowland Family Tree (1).ged on Apr 19, 2014.
- Thank you to Bill Sigmund for Gedcom import of Sigmund Family Tree.ged, Jul 1, 2014.
- Thank you to Debbie Harvey for her upload of Coxe 12 GED
- This profile was created through the import of HOWE(1).ged on 08 April 2011.
- Cox-2322 created through the import of Fair Family Tree.ged on Aug 12, 2011 by Scott Fair.
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John Cox was married more than once. One wife may have been a daughter of Robert Craddock. His children by an earlier wife or wives were William, Bartholomew, and Henry. The wife who survived him was Mary Kennon and Richard Cox was her son.
I realize some researchers believe Mary Elam possibly married a Kennon before marrying John Cox. Another possibility (based on the statements in APP), is that John may have married 3 times.
Could it be that John married lastly Mary Kennon, license Sept 22, 1682 (married Sept 25, 1682, Henrico Co Vol I p225) and Mary Elam was an earlier wife, already deceased when her father’s will in 1688 included John Cox? And perhaps Mary Elam had no children?
Either way, I accept Mary Kennon as Richard’s mother as listed in Adventurers of Purse and Person.
edited by Katlynn (Wright) Bond
John supposedly married twice. Unknown Craddock is speculated, correct? I don’t understand the name for Mary (Kennon) Elam. Was her maiden name Kennon or Elam or was it Elam and she married a Kennon and it is speculated or assumed she was a wife of John because Mary Kennon sued sons of John? If the two wives are speculated, shouldn’t they be shown as ‘Uncertain’?
At the top, it shows John married Mary (Elam) Cox in 1665 but further down there’s a screenshot ‘Marriage to Mary Kennon Elam’ and again, Mary’s name confuses me. The screenshot shows license returned in Sept 1682 for a marriage of John Coxe Sr & Mary Kennon and, again, Mary’s name is confusing. And the date of marriage is confusing being 1665 in the profile but 1682 in the screenshot.
Thanks
Mary
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLF5-77J : 20 March 2020), John Cox in entry for James Cox, 1666.
this profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cox-1613 shows to have a James Cox in the family, if the dates are correct.
"You'll find lots of info available for this Richard Cox and Mary Trent. Richard was the half-brother of my ancestor, Bartholomew Cox. Richard's parents were John Cox and his second wife Mary Kennon (Richard was John's only child by Mary). John Cox (c1640-1697) was the son of William Cox(e) and Elizabeth (Hutchins?). William arrived in Jamestown, VA aboard the ship Godspeed in 1610. The Godspeed was one of the three ships that brought the original settlers to Jamestown in 1607 as well, and there's a full-scale replica of it docked at Jamestown today."