I wish, oh I wish to have known the people and the lives past. I know so little and want to know so much. Will I know all I wish, no but, I will pursue the prize until the days no longer pass for me.
These pages are here to track and follow the paths of the Cox family on my fathers side & also follow the Hodges family on my mothers side.
This site and its companion site www.dmyroncox.com/CoxFamily Genealogy hold the data I have put together over the years.
Hopkin's County, Kentucky is where my father comes from. There are many generations of family that have lived and still are living in this area. This branch of the Cox family starts in Virginia, moves to Lincoln Co. Missouri, and then to Hopkin's County, Kentucky. From there all the sons and daughters spread out all over the place. To track all of the branches of the tree is might nigh impossible.
Hart County, Kentucky is where my mother comes from. There are many relatives still in that area of the commomwealth. The first mention of Hodges in this area is the 1820's. They also moved from Virginia to Kentucky.
The founder of the earliest branch of the family in Virginia was Col. Richard Cocke. He patented in all 8000 acres of land 3000 of which he aquired in 1636 and the remainder on 1639, and 1652.
In 1662 he with John Beauchamp patented nearly 3000 acres more on the south side of the Chickahominy River.
He was of officer of high rank, a member of the House of Burgesses, and county sheriff in 1632.
The family was of Bremo or Malvern Hills both belonging to the same estate, located on the James River, about 15 miles below Richmond.
Second wife - Mary Aston, dau of Col. Walter Aston, g.dau of Walter Longdin of Stafford Co. England.
Cecily's Neighbors
Neighbor to the south was John Rolfe, who married young Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan. After her death he married Jane Pierce, Capt. Pierce's daughter. John was killed by Indians in 1622.
Neighbor to the north was Cap. John Woodlief who in 1619 hosted the first Thanksgiving.
At his Berkeley Plantation. (not the one of 1621 at Plymouth Plantation) This can be proven by a mandate from the London Company to Capt. Woodlief "We ordain the day of our ship' arrival at the place for plantation on hte land of Virginia (Berkeley Plantation) shall be yerly kept holy as a day of Tnanksgiving to Almighty God".