*David Cox, Jr.,
son of David COX, Sr., & Margaret Ann MCGOWAN,
was born abt. 1780 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1856-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
was buried on farm
cemetery was willfully destroyed by a local farmer
He married Lucy Reeves,
daughter of George REEVES, Sr., & Jane BURTON.
She was born abt. 1785 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1850-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
Children of David Cox, Jr., & Lucy Reeves:
1. Margaret "Peggy" Cox,
b. Mar. 16, 1805, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Mar. 14, 1887, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. John GAMBILL, son of William GAMBILL & Cynthia COX (b. Oct. 12, 1802; d. Mar. 4, 1879).
Children: Robert Cox Gambill (1834), John Gambill (1836), Elizabeth Gambill (c.1839).
2. Jane Cox,
b. abt. 1807, Grayson Co., VA;
d. aft. 1880;
m. John A. CROUSE, son of Jacob CROUSE & Sarah EDWARDS, abt. 1825 (b. abt. 1800; d. 1874).
3. George Reeves Cox, Sr.,
b. July 5, 1809, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Aug. 6, 1893, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Margaret TOLIVER, daughter of Solomon TOLIVER & Margaret Ann BLEVINS, abt. 1851
(b. June 20, 1829;
d. Nov. 29, 1918);
bur. George R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1409, Alleghany Co., NC.
4. John R. Cox,
b. Jan. 20, 1821, Ashe Co., NC;
d. June 3, 1898, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Mary "Polly" ANDREWS, daughter of James Carr ANDREWS & Elizabeth CROUSE, Nov. 27, 1853, Ashe Co., NC
(b. Jan. 25, 1834; d. Jan. 13, 1913);
bur. J.R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1411, Alleghany Co.,
David Cox, Jr., was born in the part of Montgomery County, VA, that became Wythe County in 1790, and Grayson County in 1799.
His family lived on the New River a few miles from the North Carolina state line.
David Cox, Jr. later moved across the state line into Ashe (later Alleghany) County, NC, and settled on Moccasin Creek and the Little River near the Cheek family.
According to The Cox Family in America (1912) by Henry Miller Cox, p.52, David Cox married a woman with the last name of REEVES.
A series of deeds from Grayson Co., VA, identify her as one of the daughters of George REEVES, Sr.
(See Grayson Co., VA, DB 3, pp.59, 89; DB 4, p.73; DB 6, p.468; and other deeds abstracted in Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2 (June 1991).)
David Cox's 1857 will names four children:
Pegga, wife of John GAMBILL;
Jane, wife of John KROUSE (CROUSE);
George R. COX;
John R. COX;
and a grandson, David Reid COX, son of George R. COX.
Research from RL Moon
son of David COX, Sr., & Margaret Ann MCGOWAN,
was born abt. 1780 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1856-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
was buried on farm
cemetery was willfully destroyed by a local farmer
He married Lucy Reeves,
daughter of George REEVES, Sr., & Jane BURTON.
She was born abt. 1785 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1850-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
Children of David Cox, Jr., & Lucy Reeves:
1. Margaret "Peggy" Cox,
b. Mar. 16, 1805, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Mar. 14, 1887, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. John GAMBILL, son of William GAMBILL & Cynthia COX (b. Oct. 12, 1802; d. Mar. 4, 1879).
Children: Robert Cox Gambill (1834), John Gambill (1836), Elizabeth Gambill (c.1839).
2. Jane Cox,
b. abt. 1807, Grayson Co., VA;
d. aft. 1880;
m. John A. CROUSE, son of Jacob CROUSE & Sarah EDWARDS, abt. 1825 (b. abt. 1800; d. 1874).
3. George Reeves Cox, Sr.,
b. July 5, 1809, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Aug. 6, 1893, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Margaret TOLIVER, daughter of Solomon TOLIVER & Margaret Ann BLEVINS, abt. 1851
(b. June 20, 1829;
d. Nov. 29, 1918);
bur. George R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1409, Alleghany Co., NC.
4. John R. Cox,
b. Jan. 20, 1821, Ashe Co., NC;
d. June 3, 1898, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Mary "Polly" ANDREWS, daughter of James Carr ANDREWS & Elizabeth CROUSE, Nov. 27, 1853, Ashe Co., NC
(b. Jan. 25, 1834; d. Jan. 13, 1913);
bur. J.R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1411, Alleghany Co.,
David Cox, Jr., was born in the part of Montgomery County, VA, that became Wythe County in 1790, and Grayson County in 1799.
His family lived on the New River a few miles from the North Carolina state line.
David Cox, Jr. later moved across the state line into Ashe (later Alleghany) County, NC, and settled on Moccasin Creek and the Little River near the Cheek family.
According to The Cox Family in America (1912) by Henry Miller Cox, p.52, David Cox married a woman with the last name of REEVES.
A series of deeds from Grayson Co., VA, identify her as one of the daughters of George REEVES, Sr.
(See Grayson Co., VA, DB 3, pp.59, 89; DB 4, p.73; DB 6, p.468; and other deeds abstracted in Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2 (June 1991).)
David Cox's 1857 will names four children:
Pegga, wife of John GAMBILL;
Jane, wife of John KROUSE (CROUSE);
George R. COX;
John R. COX;
and a grandson, David Reid COX, son of George R. COX.
Research from RL Moon
*David Cox, Jr.,
son of David COX, Sr., & Margaret Ann MCGOWAN,
was born abt. 1780 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1856-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
was buried on farm
cemetery was willfully destroyed by a local farmer
He married Lucy Reeves,
daughter of George REEVES, Sr., & Jane BURTON.
She was born abt. 1785 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1850-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
Children of David Cox, Jr., & Lucy Reeves:
1. Margaret "Peggy" Cox,
b. Mar. 16, 1805, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Mar. 14, 1887, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. John GAMBILL, son of William GAMBILL & Cynthia COX (b. Oct. 12, 1802; d. Mar. 4, 1879).
Children: Robert Cox Gambill (1834), John Gambill (1836), Elizabeth Gambill (c.1839).
2. Jane Cox,
b. abt. 1807, Grayson Co., VA;
d. aft. 1880;
m. John A. CROUSE, son of Jacob CROUSE & Sarah EDWARDS, abt. 1825 (b. abt. 1800; d. 1874).
3. George Reeves Cox, Sr.,
b. July 5, 1809, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Aug. 6, 1893, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Margaret TOLIVER, daughter of Solomon TOLIVER & Margaret Ann BLEVINS, abt. 1851
(b. June 20, 1829;
d. Nov. 29, 1918);
bur. George R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1409, Alleghany Co., NC.
4. John R. Cox,
b. Jan. 20, 1821, Ashe Co., NC;
d. June 3, 1898, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Mary "Polly" ANDREWS, daughter of James Carr ANDREWS & Elizabeth CROUSE, Nov. 27, 1853, Ashe Co., NC
(b. Jan. 25, 1834; d. Jan. 13, 1913);
bur. J.R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1411, Alleghany Co.,
David Cox, Jr., was born in the part of Montgomery County, VA, that became Wythe County in 1790, and Grayson County in 1799.
His family lived on the New River a few miles from the North Carolina state line.
David Cox, Jr. later moved across the state line into Ashe (later Alleghany) County, NC, and settled on Moccasin Creek and the Little River near the Cheek family.
According to The Cox Family in America (1912) by Henry Miller Cox, p.52, David Cox married a woman with the last name of REEVES.
A series of deeds from Grayson Co., VA, identify her as one of the daughters of George REEVES, Sr.
(See Grayson Co., VA, DB 3, pp.59, 89; DB 4, p.73; DB 6, p.468; and other deeds abstracted in Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2 (June 1991).)
David Cox's 1857 will names four children:
Pegga, wife of John GAMBILL;
Jane, wife of John KROUSE (CROUSE);
George R. COX;
John R. COX;
and a grandson, David Reid COX, son of George R. COX.
Research from RL Moon
son of David COX, Sr., & Margaret Ann MCGOWAN,
was born abt. 1780 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1856-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
was buried on farm
cemetery was willfully destroyed by a local farmer
He married Lucy Reeves,
daughter of George REEVES, Sr., & Jane BURTON.
She was born abt. 1785 in Montgomery Co., VA,
and died between 1850-1860 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC.
Children of David Cox, Jr., & Lucy Reeves:
1. Margaret "Peggy" Cox,
b. Mar. 16, 1805, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Mar. 14, 1887, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. John GAMBILL, son of William GAMBILL & Cynthia COX (b. Oct. 12, 1802; d. Mar. 4, 1879).
Children: Robert Cox Gambill (1834), John Gambill (1836), Elizabeth Gambill (c.1839).
2. Jane Cox,
b. abt. 1807, Grayson Co., VA;
d. aft. 1880;
m. John A. CROUSE, son of Jacob CROUSE & Sarah EDWARDS, abt. 1825 (b. abt. 1800; d. 1874).
3. George Reeves Cox, Sr.,
b. July 5, 1809, Grayson Co., VA;
d. Aug. 6, 1893, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Margaret TOLIVER, daughter of Solomon TOLIVER & Margaret Ann BLEVINS, abt. 1851
(b. June 20, 1829;
d. Nov. 29, 1918);
bur. George R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1409, Alleghany Co., NC.
4. John R. Cox,
b. Jan. 20, 1821, Ashe Co., NC;
d. June 3, 1898, Alleghany Co., NC;
m. Mary "Polly" ANDREWS, daughter of James Carr ANDREWS & Elizabeth CROUSE, Nov. 27, 1853, Ashe Co., NC
(b. Jan. 25, 1834; d. Jan. 13, 1913);
bur. J.R. Cox Cemetery, Road 1411, Alleghany Co.,
David Cox, Jr., was born in the part of Montgomery County, VA, that became Wythe County in 1790, and Grayson County in 1799.
His family lived on the New River a few miles from the North Carolina state line.
David Cox, Jr. later moved across the state line into Ashe (later Alleghany) County, NC, and settled on Moccasin Creek and the Little River near the Cheek family.
According to The Cox Family in America (1912) by Henry Miller Cox, p.52, David Cox married a woman with the last name of REEVES.
A series of deeds from Grayson Co., VA, identify her as one of the daughters of George REEVES, Sr.
(See Grayson Co., VA, DB 3, pp.59, 89; DB 4, p.73; DB 6, p.468; and other deeds abstracted in Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2 (June 1991).)
David Cox's 1857 will names four children:
Pegga, wife of John GAMBILL;
Jane, wife of John KROUSE (CROUSE);
George R. COX;
John R. COX;
and a grandson, David Reid COX, son of George R. COX.
Research from RL Moon
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