Elizabeth was born on 24 Feb 1753, North Carolina[1]
Death: 1 Nov 1814 • Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Marriage & Family
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Robertson (Terrill, Cox) (1753–1814): m. 15 May 1782 James Cox[2] son of John Cox and Margaret (Davis) Cox,[1]; widow of Timothy Terrill[1]. Sarah Elizabeth was born 24 Feb 1753.
Children: Eight children are believed to be born to this couple, all in Grayson Co., VA:
Step-children (children of Timothy & Elizabeth Terrill, m. abt. 1770):
Hezekiah Terrill, b. abt. 1770, Botetourt Co., VA. Moved to Kentucky.
William Terrill, b. Apr. 25, 1773, Botetourt Co., VA.
Elizabeth Terrill, b. abt. 1774, Botetourt Co., VA; m. Jesse REEVES, son of George REEVES, Sr., & Jane BURTON (b. 1760; d. Sept. 10, 1833).
Obediah Terrill, b. Sept. 3, 1774, Botetourt Co., VA.
Sarah Ann Terrill (Reeves) b. Aug. 10, 1776, Botetourt Co., VA; m. William Reeves, son of George Reeves, Sr., & Jane Burton.
Lucy Terrill, b. Sept. 4, 1780, Montgomery Co., VA; d. Nov. 23, 1852, Grayson Co., VA; m. John COX, son of David COX, Sr., & Margaret Ann MCGOWAN, abt. 1798 (b. Apr. 4, 1774; d. Jan. 29, 1856).
Sources
"Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ7L-1TL : 5 December 2014), Elizabeth Terrill Cox, 15 May 1782; Marriage, citing Virginia, United States, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK15-TY8X : 11 July 2016), Sarah Elizabeth Robertson Terrill, 1814; Burial: Grayson, Virginia, United States of America, Lt George Reeves Cemetery; citing record ID 143694761, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Name: Sarah Elizabeth Terrill; Birth Date: 24 Feb 1753; Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America; Death Date: Nov 1814; Death Place: Virginia, United States of America; Cemetery: Lt George Reeves Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America; Has Bio?: Y; Spouse: James Cox; Children: John Cox; Catharine Edwards
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: Name: Elizabeth Terrell; Birth Date: 24 Feb 1753; Death Date: 1 Nov 1814; SAR Membership: 86589; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 7 Nov 1960; Spouse: James Cox; Children: Solomon Cox
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah: