William Cox (1681 - 1752)

Born 9 Sep 1681 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1752 at age 70 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey

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Biography

He was born on 09 Sep 1681 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.

William Cox married Catherine Longfield ^{[1] [2]} (d: 20 Jan 1767 NJ), daughter of Mary (Greenland) and Cornelius Longfield.

In 1721 he resided at Middlesex and his later residence was New Brunswick, where he was the owner of plantations, and saw & grist mills. These were offered for sale in 1745 and he moved to Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey.

William apparently had an indentured servant who ran away, and the New York Gazette for August 5, 1734, contained the following notice offering a reward for his return:

Ran away the 19th of this instant from William Cox of New Brunswick in new Jersey, a Servant Man named Stephen Parslow an English Man by Trade a Blacksmith, about 22 years of age, of a swarthy Complexion, down look, has short black curled Hair, wears a light natural Wig, a Gingham Coat and Breeches new homespun blue Trousers; his right hand is marked S.P. with gunpowder He has taken with him a new striped Calamanco Mans Gown, a leather Doublet, a young black Shock Dog, cropt ears, his tail docked very short. He may pretend by his indenture that his time of service is out. Whoever takes up said Servant and brings him to his Master, or secures him and give Notice so that he may be had again, shall have thirty Shillings Reward and all reasonable charges paid by. W. Cox

His made his last Will on 03 Jan 1750.

He died on 22 Mar 1752 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey and was buried the same day at Shrewsbury Churchyard.

His Will was probated on 05 May 1752 and mentioned property left him by his "kinsman, Walter Cox, of Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire".

After his death his Executors in administering his Estate published the following advertisement in the New York Gazette of the Weekly Post Boy dated November 18, 1754:

To be sold by the Executors of the Last Will and Testament of William Cox late of Shrewsbury in East New Jersey, Deceased, a Farm pleasantly situated on the publick Road to Freehold, and with a mile and a half of the town of Shrewsbury, well fenc’d and water’d, containing about One Hundred and Sixty Acres of Ground thirty Acres of which is exceedingly good English meadow, and more very easily may be made, wherein are two Dwelling Houses, one of which is a large commodious new Building two story High with Sash Windows, 33 feet in front, and 32 in the Rear, with a good Cellar, Barn, Kitchen, Garden &c, a new stone Well and two very good Orchards of which near 200 Barrels of Cyder may be made in a good Apple Year. Also to be sold a Lot of Ground near James Neilson’s Esq; in New Brunswick, 40 Feet in Front running down to Low Water Mark, very convenient for Warfting out with a good commodious Dwelling House thereon two story High, with 4 Rooms on a Floor, wherein lives Mr. William Harrison, with a good Cellar, Kitchen &c. Also two Lotts of Ground in New Brunswick near the Presbiterian Meeting House each 30 feet in Front and 90 in Rear. Also about 10 acres of exceeding good slat Meadow at the mouth of South River, about 2 miles from Mr. Henry Longfield's near New Brunswick. Whoever inclines to purchase the whole, or any part thereof may apply to the Subscribers in Shrewsbury. William Cox Thomas Cox Catherine Cox Executors

Research Notes

William is not a child of Thomas Cox or Elizabeth Bashford which is proven at Historical and Genealogical Miscellany v3 p168-169 compiled by John E. Stillwell & published in 1903 in New York.

William was born about 1695. He passed away about 1752.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 compiled by Yates Publishing on ancestry.com
2. ↑ American Marriages Before 1699 by William Montgomery Clemens & Biblio Co. of Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA in 1926 on ancestry.com.

• "Ancestors and Portraits" by Colonial Dames of America in 1910

• "This Old Monmouth of Ours" by Hornor in 1932

• "Reconstructing William Allen 1711 - 1799" by Allen 2010-2017

• Ancestry Family Tree with broken link http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=283722&pid=192006139
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"Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey", William Nelson, 1897