Edward Fox (1749 - 1817)

Born 13 Dec 1749 in St Minver, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Brown) Fox — married 7 Jun 1792 in St Germans, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1817 at age 67 in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Edward was a Friend (Quaker)

Edward was the son of Edward Fox and Anna Were. He was born at St Minver, Cornwall on 13 December (Quaker 10th month) 1749.^[1][2]

Edward became a merchant, based in Wadebrdge, Cornwall.^[3] He had interests in tin mining in the St Austell area of Cornwall.^[4] In 1793 he (described as of Wadebridge, Cornwall) and Sir William Molesworth received murder threats from Cornish tinners who suspected them of illegally exporting corn.^[5]

Edward married Mary Brown(e) at St Germans Quaker Meeting House, Cornwall on 7 June 1792. The Quaker marriage record describes him as a merchant of Wadebridge, Cornwall, son of Edward and Anna Fox of Wadebridge, both deceased; and her as daughter of John and Mary Browne of Landrake, Cornwall.^[6] They had the following children:

• Edward, born at Gonvena, Egloshayle, Cornwall on 30 September 1794^[7][8]
• George, born at Gonvena, Egloshayle, Cornwall on 23 June 1796^[9][10]
• Francis, born at Gonvena, Egloshayle, Cornwall on 6 November 1797^[11][12]
• Mary, born at Gonvena, Egloshayle, Cornwall on 16 December 1799^[13][14]
• Anna, born at Gonvena, Egloshayle, Cornwall on 26 March 1801^[15][16]
• Charlotte, born at Gonvena, Egloshayle, Cornwall on 16 August 1802^[17][18]

In 1790 Edward purchased the Barton of Gonvena in the parish of Egloshayles, Cornwall. He built Gonvena Mansion and another dwelling there for the use of his wife after his death, and established ornamental gardens.^[19]

In a draft agreement of January 1814 Edward is described as of Gonvena in the parish of Egloshayle, Cornwall.^[20]

Edward died on 8 April 1817 and was buried on 14 April at Tregongeeves Quaker burial ground, Cornwall. The Quaker death and burial record describes him as a merchant of Wadebridge, Cornwall and gives his age as 67.^[21][22]

Edward's will was dated 23 July 1813 and proved on 19 July 1817. In it he:^[23]

• described himself as of Gonvena in the parish of Egloshayle, Cornwall
• named
  • his wife Mary, to whom he left his main real estate and other assets
  • his son Edward (making provision for any other children)
  • his brothers George Fox of Perran Wharf, Cornwall and Thomas Fox of Wellington, Somerset
  • his nephew George Fox the younger, merchant, of Perran Wharf
  • his friend Edward Coode i

of St Austell, Cornwall

• appointed his wife, his brothers George and Thomas, and Edward Coode executors and guardians of his children

He married Mary Browne in 1792. They had the following children, Edward, Francis, George, Mary, Anna and Charlotte.

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/1020, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): [St] Minver, or Port Isaac Monthly Meeting, births, FindMyPast
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQPP-M4C), Edward Fox, 13 Dec 1749, Birth; citing p. 17, East Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
3. ↑ Edward H Milligan. British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, Sessions Book Trust, 2007, p. 182
4. ↑ Plymouth Archives, ref. 105/20, National Archives Discovery Centre catalogue entry
5. ↑ The National Archives, ref. HO 42/24/92, folios 228-229, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
6. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/1339, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): Liskeard, marriages, FindMyPast
7. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/949, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): [St] Austell Births, FindMyPast
8. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQDW-NQ24), Edward Fox in entry for Edward Fox, 30 Sep 1794, Birth; citing p. 66, St Austell, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
9. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/219, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): East Division Births, FindmyPast
10. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7N2-3V4 : 11 December 2014), Edward Fox in entry for George Fox, 23 Jun 1796, Birth; citing p. 33, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
11. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/219, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): East Division Births, FindMyPast
12. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWXD-5BM), Edward Fox in entry for Francis Fox, 06 Nov 1797, Birth; citing p. 39, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
13. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/219, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): East Division Births, FindMyPast
14. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C4-5FX), Edward Fox in entry for Mary Fox, 16 Dec 1799, Birth; citing p. 27, East Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
15. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/219, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): East Division Births, FindMyPast
16. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QF-R4Z), Edward Fox in entry for Anna Fox, 26 Mar 1801, Birth; citing p. 28, East Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
17. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/219, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): East Division Births, FindMyPast
18. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KJ-RHF), Edward Fox in entry for Charlotte Fox, 16 Aug 1802, Birth; citing p. 69, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
19. ↑ Sir John Maclean. Parochial and Family History of the Parish of Egloshayle in the County of Cornwall, London and Bodmin, 1871, pp. 55-56, Google Books
20. ↑ Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office), ref T/162, National Archives Discovery Centre catalogue entry
21. ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/220, CORNWALL: Monthly Meeting of the East Division of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, [St] Austell, etc): Eastern Division Burials, FindMyPast
22. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7S7-N8C), Edward Fox, 14 Apr 1817, Burial; citing p. 98, Cornwall, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
23. ↑ The National Archives, ref. PROB 11/1593/307, Will of Edward Fox, Merchant of Egloshayle, Cornwall, Discovery Centre catalogue entry

• Society of Friends records
• 1813 will of Edward Fox of Gonvena House, Wadebridge, Cornwall.
• Parochial and Family History in the Parish of Egloshayle in the County of Cornwall.
• Family tree of Sophia Foot nee Fox in Australia, compiled from direct knowledge,family letters, inherited memorabilia, news paper clippings and posted photos.