Born in Orange, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Moffitt
and Mary (Davis) Moffitt
Sister of
Naomi (Moffitt) Mackie, Hannah (Moffitt) Cox, Mary (Moffitt) Wilkinson, Robert Moffitt, William Moffitt and David Moffitt
Wife of
Nathan Cox
— married
16 Apr 1789 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 82
in Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jan 2011
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Biography
Catharine was a Friend (Quaker)
Catharine Moffitt[1]
Birth: 04/05/1765 Randolph County, North Carolina, USA Death: 03/09/1848 Randolph County, North Carolina, USA (82.9 years)
Parents:
- William Joseph Moffitt (1730 -- 08/10/1797)
- Mary DavisMoffitt (1740 -- 02/1822)
Spouse and Child:
- Nathan Cox 10/30/1762 Alamance Co NC, - d 10/10/1842 Randolph Co NC,
- Mahlon Cox
Nathan and Catherine were members of the Holly Spring Friends Meeting, though they were married at the Cane Creek Meeting in Orange (now Alamance) County.
Nathan and Catharine (Moffitt) Cox had at least nine children together - all were born in Randolph County, North Carolina. They were:
- Jane Cox; b. 23 Aug 1790/d. 14 Sep 1874/m. Thomas Cox (1790-1873)
- Mahlon Cox; b. 2 Mar 1792/d. 20 Oct 1825/m. Catharine(or Catherine) Mackey (or Mackie)
- Jonathan Cox b. 27 Jan 1795/d. 23 Mar 1866/m. Sarah Cox
- William Cox b. 22 Nov 1797/d. 4 Dec 1854/m. Sarah Bookout
- Mary Cox b. 15 Apr 1800/d. 19 Nov 1877/m. Enoch Cox
- Ruth Cox b. 1803/d. 1805
- Catharine Cox b. 25 Jan 1806/d. 25 Nov 1896/m. Nicholas Barker
- Nathan M. Cox b. 1809/d. 1872/m. Eleanor "Nelly" Bookout
- Margaret Cox b. 25 Mar 1812
Sources
- William Wade Hinshaw ; Thomas Worth Marshall, compiler, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting NC (Ann Arbor, MI, Genealogical Publshing Company, 1991, 1994), The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930, Vol.1, pp. 382, 409. 4/16/1789..
- Death record on Ancestry
- Hinshaw, Wade William. Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy v.1. pg 464
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catharine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catharine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catharine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catharine:
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~0.78%
Mel Gardner
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jenny (Harrison) Outerbridge :
23andMe, GEDmatch RK9483235 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jenniferouterbridge
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~0.78%
Michelle (Lancaster) White :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Steven Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A280322 [compare], Ancestry member sdswriter1962
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~0.78%
Brian Cox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TO54665 [compare], Ancestry member brianelvincox
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T054665 [compare], FTDNA kit #593302
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