| Birth | 22 Apr 1694 | Ulster, N. Ireland |
| Death | 8 May 1747 | Lancaster Co., PA |
| Will | 22 Apr 1747 | Lancaster Co., PA |
| ``Will of Joshua Cox Lancaster Co., PA, Will Book A, Vol.1, p.131 IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, being at present under some indipossion of body but in perfect use of my reason and knowing it is appointed for all men to die, I do make, this my last will and testament first, then I leave my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried where my friends think fitt and as for my worldly goods I do dispose of them in the mannore and form following: After pay my just debts and funeral charges, first then I bequeath and leave to my loving wife the bed whereon we have ly on and her saddle, her cloths and a young mare of three year old of a gray colour and the third of all my other goods. The other two thirds of my estate and goods I leave and bequeath to my children to be equally divided among them and if it be so ordered in Providance that any of whom dy then that ones share shall be equally divided among the rest. I do appoint that soon after my death that all my goods and estate be prised and the account taken and kept. If my wife shall think fitt to marry again that, before she marry, that what I have left to my children be secured for them. There is a gun now in my house which was given to my son JOHN in way of a gift which I acknowledge doth properly belong to him. there is also a young black mare of three years old given by Mr. COCHRAN to my daughter MARY that doth properly belong to her. I do appoint my beloved wife and my son RICHARD to be my executors to perform this, my last will and testament, I do appoint my neighbore JOHN HOLIDAY and my brother-in-law, WILLIAM RANKIN, to oversee and assist my wife as to this my last will. /s/ [JOSHUA? JOHN?] COX (L.S. ) This 22 of April, 1747. Signed and sealed in the presence of: Robert JORDAN and Andrew DONLAP. | ||
| Jane Cox and Benjamin Ward family http://www.wisecomp.com/ccl/BWardJCoxCh.htm http://www.wisecomp.com/ccl/JCoxNWardCh.htm http://www.wisecomp.com/ccl/CoxFamGraysonVA.htm found: 20 Aug 2000 Bushy Hartman <mihartman@InfoAve> |
| Cox family http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcelwee/messages/30.html dated: 29 Jan 1999 found: 21 Aug 2000 Becky Gardner <boppinbeck@cwix.com> |
| posting, subject "Re: [NewRiver] Capt. John Cox/Margaret Davis" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncnr/message/6571 found: 23 Jun 2001 dated: 27 Feb 2001 posting, subject "Re: [NewRiver] Capt. John Cox/Margaret Davis" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncnr/message/6588 found: 23 Jun 2001 dated: 27 FEb 2001 Ginger Ballard <gballard@jps.net> |
| Cox and related family pages Rebecca Moon |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for John Joshua COX |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I2194.html |
| updated: | 25 Oct 2004 |
