William Coxe: From the Coxe Family Mining Papers:
William did not share the passion for acquiring and developing new lands that his own father and grandfather had. William Coxe married Mary Turbutt Francis. She was the daughter of Tench Francis, Sr. and Mary Turbutt. William Coxe and Mary Francis had thirteen children ten survived into adulthood: Tench Coxe, b. May 22, 1755, Philadelphia, PA; d. July 17, 1824. Tench Coxe is Find-A-Grave #11489981. Sarah Francis Coxe who married Amdrew Allen and fled to England during the Rrevolution. Rebecca Coxe married Dr. William McIlvaine and moved to NJ. Anna Coxe remained a spinster. Willam Coxe became a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey. Daniel Coxe became an import and export merchant. James Coxe became an officer in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Tench Coxe, the son of William and Mary Francis Coxe, had the same thirst for land like his grandfather and great grandfather. He was convinced that coal, paricularly anthracite coal, would be valuable as the fuel to power an American Industrial Revolution. Vast deposits of "black diamonds" were buried beneath the earth in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He purchased 80,000 acres of land in what was to become Pennsylvania's Anthracite Coal Region. He was unable to see the development of the coal region fields during his lifetime. His son, Charles Sydney Coxe, wisely held onto the Coal Lands as well. Charles Sydney Coxe, was born on July 31, 1791 and died November 19, 1879. He married Anna Maria Brinton in 1832. From the Coxe Family Mining Papers, The Historical Society of PA: Charles Sydney Coxe took control of the properties after his father's death. A well-respected lawyer and judge in Philadelphia, Charles retained the coal lands despite a heavy tax burden and constant struggles against timber thieves and squatters. Prior to his death, his father, Tench, had insisted that they would bring handsome profits once developed. Charles encouraged the next generation of Coxes to take an interest in the coal trade, and eventually his four sons and a nephew began mining operations on the lands of the prescient grandfather. The sons of Charles Sydney and Anna Maria Brinton Coxe who were all involved in the development of the Coxe Family Pennsylvania Coal Kingdom. They are as follows: Eckley Brinton Coxev; Find-A-Grave #37816284 The Village of Eckley, PA, where The Eckley Miner's Village, a National Historic Site is located, is named in honor of Eckley B. Coxe, Sr. The motion picture, The Molly Magurires was filmed there in 1968. Eckley, formerly Shingletown, was leased to a mining company for twenty five years until the land was reclaimed by the Coxe Family estate. The Coxe family, under the leadership of Eckley Brinton Coxe, Sr., established their own coal mining operations after the lease expired.
William did not share the passion for acquiring and developing new lands that his own father and grandfather had. William Coxe married Mary Turbutt Francis. She was the daughter of Tench Francis, Sr. and Mary Turbutt. William Coxe and Mary Francis had thirteen children ten survived into adulthood: Tench Coxe, b. May 22, 1755, Philadelphia, PA; d. July 17, 1824. Tench Coxe is Find-A-Grave #11489981. Sarah Francis Coxe who married Amdrew Allen and fled to England during the Rrevolution. Rebecca Coxe married Dr. William McIlvaine and moved to NJ. Anna Coxe remained a spinster. Willam Coxe became a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey. Daniel Coxe became an import and export merchant. James Coxe became an officer in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Tench Coxe, the son of William and Mary Francis Coxe, had the same thirst for land like his grandfather and great grandfather. He was convinced that coal, paricularly anthracite coal, would be valuable as the fuel to power an American Industrial Revolution. Vast deposits of "black diamonds" were buried beneath the earth in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He purchased 80,000 acres of land in what was to become Pennsylvania's Anthracite Coal Region. He was unable to see the development of the coal region fields during his lifetime. His son, Charles Sydney Coxe, wisely held onto the Coal Lands as well. Charles Sydney Coxe, was born on July 31, 1791 and died November 19, 1879. He married Anna Maria Brinton in 1832. From the Coxe Family Mining Papers, The Historical Society of PA: Charles Sydney Coxe took control of the properties after his father's death. A well-respected lawyer and judge in Philadelphia, Charles retained the coal lands despite a heavy tax burden and constant struggles against timber thieves and squatters. Prior to his death, his father, Tench, had insisted that they would bring handsome profits once developed. Charles encouraged the next generation of Coxes to take an interest in the coal trade, and eventually his four sons and a nephew began mining operations on the lands of the prescient grandfather. The sons of Charles Sydney and Anna Maria Brinton Coxe who were all involved in the development of the Coxe Family Pennsylvania Coal Kingdom. They are as follows: Eckley Brinton Coxev; Find-A-Grave #37816284 The Village of Eckley, PA, where The Eckley Miner's Village, a National Historic Site is located, is named in honor of Eckley B. Coxe, Sr. The motion picture, The Molly Magurires was filmed there in 1968. Eckley, formerly Shingletown, was leased to a mining company for twenty five years until the land was reclaimed by the Coxe Family estate. The Coxe family, under the leadership of Eckley Brinton Coxe, Sr., established their own coal mining operations after the lease expired.
William Coxe: From the Coxe Family Mining Papers:
William did not share the passion for acquiring and developing new lands that his own father and grandfather had. William Coxe married Mary Turbutt Francis. She was the daughter of Tench Francis, Sr. and Mary Turbutt. William Coxe and Mary Francis had thirteen children ten survived into adulthood: Tench Coxe, b. May 22, 1755, Philadelphia, PA; d. July 17, 1824. Tench Coxe is Find-A-Grave #11489981. Sarah Francis Coxe who married Amdrew Allen and fled to England during the Rrevolution. Rebecca Coxe married Dr. William McIlvaine and moved to NJ. Anna Coxe remained a spinster. Willam Coxe became a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey. Daniel Coxe became an import and export merchant. James Coxe became an officer in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Tench Coxe, the son of William and Mary Francis Coxe, had the same thirst for land like his grandfather and great grandfather. He was convinced that coal, paricularly anthracite coal, would be valuable as the fuel to power an American Industrial Revolution. Vast deposits of "black diamonds" were buried beneath the earth in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He purchased 80,000 acres of land in what was to become Pennsylvania's Anthracite Coal Region. He was unable to see the development of the coal region fields during his lifetime. His son, Charles Sydney Coxe, wisely held onto the Coal Lands as well. Charles Sydney Coxe, was born on July 31, 1791 and died November 19, 1879. He married Anna Maria Brinton in 1832. From the Coxe Family Mining Papers, The Historical Society of PA: Charles Sydney Coxe took control of the properties after his father's death. A well-respected lawyer and judge in Philadelphia, Charles retained the coal lands despite a heavy tax burden and constant struggles against timber thieves and squatters. Prior to his death, his father, Tench, had insisted that they would bring handsome profits once developed. Charles encouraged the next generation of Coxes to take an interest in the coal trade, and eventually his four sons and a nephew began mining operations on the lands of the prescient grandfather. The sons of Charles Sydney and Anna Maria Brinton Coxe who were all involved in the development of the Coxe Family Pennsylvania Coal Kingdom. They are as follows: Eckley Brinton Coxev; Find-A-Grave #37816284 The Village of Eckley, PA, where The Eckley Miner's Village, a National Historic Site is located, is named in honor of Eckley B. Coxe, Sr. The motion picture, The Molly Magurires was filmed there in 1968. Eckley, formerly Shingletown, was leased to a mining company for twenty five years until the land was reclaimed by the Coxe Family estate. The Coxe family, under the leadership of Eckley Brinton Coxe, Sr., established their own coal mining operations after the lease expired.
William did not share the passion for acquiring and developing new lands that his own father and grandfather had. William Coxe married Mary Turbutt Francis. She was the daughter of Tench Francis, Sr. and Mary Turbutt. William Coxe and Mary Francis had thirteen children ten survived into adulthood: Tench Coxe, b. May 22, 1755, Philadelphia, PA; d. July 17, 1824. Tench Coxe is Find-A-Grave #11489981. Sarah Francis Coxe who married Amdrew Allen and fled to England during the Rrevolution. Rebecca Coxe married Dr. William McIlvaine and moved to NJ. Anna Coxe remained a spinster. Willam Coxe became a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey. Daniel Coxe became an import and export merchant. James Coxe became an officer in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Tench Coxe, the son of William and Mary Francis Coxe, had the same thirst for land like his grandfather and great grandfather. He was convinced that coal, paricularly anthracite coal, would be valuable as the fuel to power an American Industrial Revolution. Vast deposits of "black diamonds" were buried beneath the earth in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He purchased 80,000 acres of land in what was to become Pennsylvania's Anthracite Coal Region. He was unable to see the development of the coal region fields during his lifetime. His son, Charles Sydney Coxe, wisely held onto the Coal Lands as well. Charles Sydney Coxe, was born on July 31, 1791 and died November 19, 1879. He married Anna Maria Brinton in 1832. From the Coxe Family Mining Papers, The Historical Society of PA: Charles Sydney Coxe took control of the properties after his father's death. A well-respected lawyer and judge in Philadelphia, Charles retained the coal lands despite a heavy tax burden and constant struggles against timber thieves and squatters. Prior to his death, his father, Tench, had insisted that they would bring handsome profits once developed. Charles encouraged the next generation of Coxes to take an interest in the coal trade, and eventually his four sons and a nephew began mining operations on the lands of the prescient grandfather. The sons of Charles Sydney and Anna Maria Brinton Coxe who were all involved in the development of the Coxe Family Pennsylvania Coal Kingdom. They are as follows: Eckley Brinton Coxev; Find-A-Grave #37816284 The Village of Eckley, PA, where The Eckley Miner's Village, a National Historic Site is located, is named in honor of Eckley B. Coxe, Sr. The motion picture, The Molly Magurires was filmed there in 1968. Eckley, formerly Shingletown, was leased to a mining company for twenty five years until the land was reclaimed by the Coxe Family estate. The Coxe family, under the leadership of Eckley Brinton Coxe, Sr., established their own coal mining operations after the lease expired.
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