Nathan Cox (1762 - 1842)

Born 30 Oct 1762 in Orange, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Catharine (Moffitt) Cox — married 16 Apr 1789 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1842 at age 79 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Nathan was a Friend (Quaker)

Nathan was the son of Hanson and Jane Cox.

He married Catharine Moffitt, the daughter of William & Mary Moffitt, on the sixteenth day of the fourth month in 1789 at the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina ^[1] They were members of the Holly Spring Friends Meeting.

Nathan Cox was born before Randolph County, North Carolina was created. By today's county lines he would have been born in Randolph Co. but, at the time of his birth that location was known as Orange County, North Carolina.

His parents were, Hermann/Hermon Cox (more commonly known as "Harmon" Cox, the Regulator) and his wife, Jean John (more commonly known as "Jane" John). On the 16th of April, 1789 he became the husband of Catharine/Catherine Moffitt. Their Quaker marriage ceremony was accomplished at Cane Creek Friends meeting house which, at the time of their union, was in Orange County, NC (now in the newer formed Alamance County, NC).

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. 1) Catharine Mackey (or Mackie) 2) Rebecca Davis
• 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

Research Notes

PLEASE NOTE: This family was associated with the Friends meeting house known as "Holly Spring". Holly Spring Friends Meeting is in Randolph County, North Carolina (where the family's land was). The Meeting is located east of Asheboro, NC and just south of Ramseur, NC. This cemetery, Mill Creek, belonged to Mill Creek Preparatory Meeting which was the community's Quaker meeting prior to the creation of Holly Spring Friends Meeting. According to local historical accounts about 200 graves were contained within Mill Creek Cemetery and most were, per early Quaker tradition, unmarked. It is highly unlikely that any original headstone marking the interment of this Nathan Cox could ever be located and, if so, that it would be readable. I do not know the exact date that the burials started at the newer Holly Spring Friends Cemetery and suspect that some interments on findagrave.com have been attributed to Holly Spring Friends Cemetery when actually they were in Mill Creek Friends Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 at Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 2189 #9027034 Image Free Image on Ancestry
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/Find A Grave: Memorial #146168684/nathan-cox

• Hinshaw, Wade William. Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy v.1. pg 464
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146168684/nathan-cox
• Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1781-1928 (Randolph County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Randolph, North Carolinahttp://search.ancestry.com/collections/9061/records/933082
• https://www.geni.com/people/Nathan-Cox/6000000203731936821
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZNB-GM5

Acknowledgments

• Cox-567 was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011.
• Cox-5312 was created through the import of Mikesell Winters_2013-09-04.ged on Sep 4, 2013.