Lemuel Cox (1736 - 1806)

Born 1736 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Hickling) Cox — married 14 Apr 1763 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Lemuel Cox-8560 1736-?

Biography

Lemuel was born in 1736 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Based on the location of his parents when he was born. ^[1]He was the son of William Cox and his wife Thankful Maudsley.^[2]He was called Samuel in one record. Lemuel is the son of William Coxe and Thankful Maudsley. He married 14 April 1763 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Susannah Hickling.^[3]She was born 6 February 1740 in Boston. Susannah was the daughter of William Hickling and Sarah Sale.^[4]

Susan Cox died 5 July 1813 probably in Boston, aged 73, and was buried in Granary Burying Ground. ^[5]

Lemuel was also the brother of Jesse Cox who married Susannah's sister Anna Townsend Hickling. Lemuel was probably the same as the person of that name sometimes referred to as an eminent English engineer, appointed 20 March 1788, to build the Essex Bridge at Salem, Massachusetts. He began the work but soon got into trouble with the directors and was discharged 19 July. He was probably a British sympathizer and may have lived in England for a time.^[6]

We know that Lemuel was living in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts in 1777 when his daughter Sally Hickling Cox was born.^[7]

It appears that Lemuel Cox moved to Portland, Cumberland, Maine by 1790. He had six persons in his family.^[8]

The known children of Lemuel Cox and his wife Susannah Hickling are:

1. Eliza Barney Cox was the daughter of Lemuel Cox and Susanna Hickling. She was born about 1771. She married George Dudley 7 January 1795 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^[9]   Eliza died 2 October 1860 according to one Massachusetts record. A Connecticut Record says she died 1 April 1890 in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut. The Connecticut record would make her age 119 while the Massachusetts record makes her a more reasonable 89 years old. One death record does not give the town of death, just Massachusetts. (I believe that the use of the name Samuel rather than Lemuel was a mistake. But, it appears in both Massachusetts Records and the Connecticut Record. She does give her mother's name.)^[10][11]

The Connecticut record gives us her middle name and I presume that she was living in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut at some point but is seen in Charlestown just before her death. She was probably buried in Boston.

The Massachusetts records give a different date of death for Eliza B. Cox Dudley giving the date 2 October 1860. But in this record the Event Place and the Residence are given and both are Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She is Widowed and still says her father is Samuel Cox and was born in Malden, Massachusetts and her mother, Susanna was born in Boston, Massachusetts.^[12]

2. Sally Hickling Cox was the daughter of Lemuel Cox and his wife Susannah Hickling. She was christened 15 December 1777 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.^[13][14]

3. Harriet A.T. Cox born about 1784 in Massachusetts. She married Isaiah Lewis. Harriet died 9 February 1861 in Massachusetts.^[15]

This profile was started by Donna Johnson, Friday, July 18, 2014. It was updated 23 May 2016 by David T. Robertson

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Sources

The source for most of the family of Thomas Cox is the book The Cox Connection - The Descendants of Captain John Cox (1717 - 1789). It was prepared and written by Albert Peppard, Published by Valley Genealogies, Greenwood, Nova Scotia and printed by T & S Office Essentials, Kingston, Nova Scotia in1998.

1. ↑ Cox, Rev. Henry Miller A.M. "The Cox Family in America", New York 1912 From Archive.org: https://archive.org/stream/TheCoxFamilyInAmerica_201304/The%20Cox%20Family%20in%20America#page/n15/mode/2up pg. 68
2. ↑ Cox, Rev. Henry Miller A.M. "The Cox Family in America", New York 1912 pg. 66 From Archive.org: https://archive.org/stream/TheCoxFamilyInAmerica_201304/The%20Cox%20Family%20in%20America#page/n15/mode/2up.pg. 68.
3. ↑ Susannah Hickling mentioned in the record of Lemuel Cox and Susannah Hickling; Name: Lemuel Cox; Spouse's Name: Susannah Hickling; Event Date: 14 Apr 1763; Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCX7-GH5 : accessed 2 March 2016), Lemuel Cox and Susannah Hickling, 14 Apr 1763; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0896885 IT 2.
4. ↑ Susannah Hickling ;Massachusetts Births and Christenings; Name: Susanna Hickling; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 06 Feb 1740; Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Father's Name: William Hickling; Mother's Name: Sarah. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXJ-RLR : accessed 2 March 2016), Susanna Hickling, 06 Feb 1740; citing BOSTON,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0014734 V. 24.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20712165
6. ↑ The Cox Family In America by Rev. Henry Miller Cox, A.M. New York 1912. pp. 66,68.
7. ↑ Lemuel Cox mentioned in the record of Sally Hickling Cox; Name: Lemuel Cox; Gender: Male; Daughter: Sally Hickling Cox; Name: Sally Hickling Cox; Gender: Female; Christening Date: 15 Dec 1777; Christening Place: ANDOVER, ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS; Father's Name; Lemuel Cox; "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK3-4ZS : accessed 2 March 2016), Lemuel Cox in entry for Sally Hickling Cox, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0496897 IT 1-2.
8. ↑ Lemuel Cox; United States Census, 1790; Name: Lemuel Cox; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1790; Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States; Page: 193. "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-MN6 : accessed 2 March 2016), Lemuel Cox, 1790.
9. ↑ Eliza Cox mentioned in the record of George Dudley and Eliza Cox; Name: George Dudley; Spouse's Name: Eliza Cox; Event Date: 7 January 1795; Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8R-FJP : accessed 17 February 2016), George Dudley and Eliza Cox, 07 Jan 1795; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 818,081.
10. ↑ Susanna Hickling mentioned in the record of Eliza B. Cox Dudley; Name: Susanna Hickling; Gender: Female; Husband: Samuel Cox; Daughter: Eliza B. Cox Dudley; Name: Eliza B. Cox Dudley; Gender: Female; Death Date: 02 Oct 1860; Age: 89; Birth Date: 1771; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Dudley; Father's Name: Samuel Cox; Mother's Name; Susanna Hickling. "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLW-P54 : accessed 2 March 2016), Susanna Hickling in entry for Eliza B. Cox Dudley, 02 Oct 1860; citing , reference 450; FHL microfilm 837,885.
11. ↑ Eliza Barney Cox; Connecticut Deaths and Burials; Name: Eliza Barney Cox; Gender: Female; Death Date: 01 Apr 1890; Death Place: Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; Marital Status; Married; Spouse's Name: George. "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7J7-JX9 : accessed 4 March 2016), Eliza Barney Cox, 01 Apr 1890; citing Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, reference 89; FHL microfilm 3,359.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N729-LJK : accessed 17 February 2016), Eliza B. Cox Dudley, 02 Oct 1860; citing Charlestown, Massachusetts, v 139 p 77, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,176.
13. ↑ Lemuel Cox mentioned in the record of Sally Hickling Cox; Name: Lemuel Cox; Gender: Male; Daughter: Sally Hickling Cox; Name: Sally Hickling Cox; Gender: Female; Christening Date: 15 Dec 1777; Christening Place: ANDOVER, ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS; Father's Name; Lemuel Cox; "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK3-4ZS : accessed 2 March 2016), Lemuel Cox in entry for Sally Hickling Cox, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0496897 IT 1-2.
14. ↑ Vital Records of Andover Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Volume 1 Births pg. 112.
15. ↑ Lemuel Cox mentioned in the record of Harriet A. T. Cox Lewis; Name: Lemuel Cox; Gender: Male; Wife: Susannah; Daughter: Harriet A. T. Cox Lewis; Name: Harriet A. T. Cox Lewis; Gender: Female; Death Date: 09 Feb 1861; Age: 77; Birth Date: 1784; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Isaiah Lewis; Father's Name: Lemuel Cox; Mother's Name: Susannah. "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL4-H4B : accessed 3 March 2016), Lemuel Cox in entry for Harriet A. T. Cox Lewis, 09 Feb 1861; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 593,723.