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Isaac COX

Isaac COX

Male 1743 - Abt 1838  (94 years)

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  • Name Isaac COX  [1
    Born 25 Jun 1743  Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Event American Revolution - Named by Geo Washington, 1775-1783: General  [2
    Served American Revolution?
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    Died Abt 1838  Harrison County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Lightburn, Lewis, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Association President George WASHINGTON 
    Person ID I3861  Main
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2023 

    Father Philip COX,   b. 13 Jun 1705, Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1785, Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Johannah TREMBLEY,   b. 1717, Somerset County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Somerset County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy GRAY,   d.
    Married Abt 1764  Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Elizabeth COX,   d. 1812
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F1330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah SUTTON,   b. Bef 1750, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1828, Osborn [Fairborn], Greene, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 78 years) 
    Married 1761  Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Husband and wife are 2nd cousins. Anc: Jean Trembley & Marie Louise Trembley
    Children 
    +1. Philip COX,   b. 1763, Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1855, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +2. John COX,   b. 6 Jan 1774, Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1821, Fairfield, Butler, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     3. Sarah COX,   b. 1775, Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Hannah COX,   b. Abt 1776, Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Isaac COX,   d. ?
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F10883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jun 1743 - Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1761 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1764 - Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • From the Colonial Dame records of Isaac Cox:
      Isaac Cox, Ensign in the Corps of Rangers in Virginia, Henry Co Service Bouquets Campaign, 1763, Yohogaina Co., October 1770. Ref "Colonial Virginia Militiaā€¯ by Crozier, page 34. This expedition left Fort Pitt on Wednesday, October 3, 1763. On October 27, 1779, Colonel Crawford being sworn, sayeth the Isaac Cox was a Subaltern officer in Virginia Service in the year 1764.

      Isaac B. Cox was a Captain and Colonel in the Pennsylvania Militia: Reg. Heitmor's Historical Register, Page 137, National #45970.

      Promoted to General by President George WASHINGTON.

  • Sources 
    1. [S93] COX. The Cox Family in America, Cox, Rev. Henry Miller, (New York, 1912), 206.

    2. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A027008.

    3. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 8225910.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023