Marty and Karla Grant

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

WILLIAM COX (8), supposed grandson of Thomas (1), died at Shrewsbury in 1752. He married, circa 1704, Catherine Longfield. daughter of Captain Cornelius Langfield (sic) by his wife, Mary, daughter of Dr. Henry Greenland. Her sister, Elizabeth, married as second wife, Captain Obadiah Bowne the first, and was one of the writer's ancestors. In his will William Cox refers to Walter Cox, of Gloucester, as one of his kinsmen. His children were: John (30); William (31); Thomas (32), who may have married Elizabeth Bills, widow of Samuel Corlies; Longfield (33), who married Anna Sears; Cornelius (34); Samuel (35); Mary (36), probably married John Wiley, of New York, and had son William; and Sarah (37), who married Christopher Beekman, and had son William.


!NAMED-WILL: 3 Jan 1750 Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ William Cox, proven 5 May 1752
Wife Catherine
Children:
William
Thomas
John
Longfield
Samuel
Cornelius
Mary
Sarah wife of Christopher Beekman
Grandson William son of Christopher Beekman
Grandson William son of John Wiley of NY, Distiller.
Homefarm bought of Cpt. Leonard's relict's estate left by kinsman, Walter Cox of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Executors: Wife and sons William and Thomas.
Witnesses: Jonathan Holmes, Minister, Archaelaus Lewis, John Wiley;

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

WILLIAM COX (8), supposed grandson of Thomas (1), died at Shrewsbury in 1752. He married, circa 1704, Catherine Longfield. daughter of Captain Cornelius Langfield (sic) by his wife, Mary, daughter of Dr. Henry Greenland. Her sister, Elizabeth, married as second wife, Captain Obadiah Bowne the first, and was one of the writer's ancestors. In his will William Cox refers to Walter Cox, of Gloucester, as one of his kinsmen. His children were: John (30); William (31); Thomas (32), who may have married Elizabeth Bills, widow of Samuel Corlies; Longfield (33), who married Anna Sears; Cornelius (34); Samuel (35); Mary (36), probably married John Wiley, of New York, and had son William; and Sarah (37), who married Christopher Beekman, and had son William.