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Cox

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Research correspondence with the inclusion of notarized statements of record by Mary M. Bailey and Mary Elizabeth Cox post-dated 1951 that certifies the marriage of Elizabeth Staples Cox and William C. Cox of North Carolina. Included in the correspondence is a copy of a family pedigree. Copies of excerpts of will books, will abstracts, and county deed books are included along with copies of wills, a statement by John Cox of General Thomas Matthews' military service during the Revolutionary War, a patent for land to Thomas Cox dated 1782, and a statement presented in the Circuit Court of Simpson County, Kentucky, the military service of Solomo Cox during the Revolutionary War in Norfolk, Virginia and the Battle of Great Bridge. Family names associated with Armistead, Bacon, Bennett, Beverly, Bland, Bolling, Burwell, Byrd, Carter, Carie, Ellis, Kennon, Lilly, Littlebe, Mitchell, Martin, Mason, Munford, Nelson, Nugent, Parsons, Peyton, Randolph, Reade, Skipwith, Smith, Stith, Stevens, Williams, and Worsham.

Dates

  • Creation: 1600 - 2000

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Full Extent

0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository

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