Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 9th Great Grand Parent.;


!REFERENCE:“This Old Monmouth of Ours” by William Hornor, 1932, pp. 93-96. The full book is on FamilySearch.org;

JAMES COX (5), son of Thomas (1). was born Aug, 18. 1672, and died Oct. 24, 1750. He was a man of considerable importance in his day. He lived on Doctor's Creek, and is said to have been buried in the yard of the Yellow Meeting House, near Imlaystown. He married first, Ann ____, whose surname has net been preserved. She was born Jan. 16, 1672, and died November 25, 1747. He is said to have married, secondly, Mrs. Rebecca (Stillwell) Salter. His children, all by the first wife, were: Ann (19); Rebecca (20); Thomas (21); James Jr,, (22); John (23); Joseph (24); Elizabeth (25); Alice (26); Rachel (27), and Dorothy (28).


!WILL:22 Dec 1747 Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ James Cox, proven 7 Nov 1750
John Cox son of deceased son Thomas
John's sisters Mary Cox now married, and Anna Cox
Son John Cox
Son Joseph
Four daughters of my daughter Anna Jewel deceased
Dau Elizabeth
Sons James, John and Joseph
Grandson James Cox
Daughters Elizabeth, Alice, Rachel, Dorothy and Rebecca.
Executors: Sons John and Joseph Cox and kinsman Thomas Cox.
Witnesses Samuel Stelle, John Hartshorne and John Lawrence, Jr.


!ESTATE:14 Feb 1756 Monmouth Co., NJ. James Cox.
John Cox and Joseph Cox, executors.
Balance of Will into six equal parts to
Dorothy, Elizabeth, Else, Rachel, the four daughters of Ann, daughter of testator
The children of Rebecca (not named) dau of testator;

!REFERENCE:“This Old Monmouth of Ours” by William Hornor, 1932, pp. 93-96. The full book is on FamilySearch.org;

JAMES COX (5), son of Thomas (1). was born Aug, 18. 1672, and died Oct. 24, 1750. He was a man of considerable importance in his day. He lived on Doctor's Creek, and is said to have been buried in the yard of the Yellow Meeting House, near Imlaystown. He married first, Ann ____, whose surname has net been preserved. She was born Jan. 16, 1672, and died November 25, 1747. He is said to have married, secondly, Mrs. Rebecca (Stillwell) Salter. His children, all by the first wife, were: Ann (19); Rebecca (20); Thomas (21); James Jr,, (22); John (23); Joseph (24); Elizabeth (25); Alice (26); Rachel (27), and Dorothy (28).