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- !REFERENCE:“This Old Monmouth of Ours” by William Hornor, 1932, pp. 93-96. The full book is on FamilySearch.org;
THOMAS COX (3), son of Thomas (1), was born in 1668 and died in 1723. He married Mary (possibly daughter of Walter Wright, of Middletown), born in 1671, and died in 1760. Their children were; Thomas (10); Lydia (11); Mary (12); Catherine (13); Elizabeth (14); Alice (15), and John (16). This Thomas lived both at Middletown and Upper Freehold.
!REFERENCE:“This Old Monmouth of Ours” by William Hornor, 1932, pp. 93-96. The full book is on FamilySearch.org;
THOMAS COX (10), son of Thomas (3), was born 6-7-1700, and died 6-5-1783, He lived at Upper Freehold and is buried in the yard of the Yellow Meeting House. The name of his wife is supposed to have been Rebecca, who was, possibly, Mrs. Rebecca (Winter) Applegate. The children were: Richard (38); Thomas (39)1 Rebecca (40), and Elizabeth (41).
!NAMED-WILL:16 Feb 1722 Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ Thomas Coxe, proven 25 May 1723
Wife Mary
Children
Thomas
Mary Lawrence
Lydy
Catherine wife of Cornelius Van Horne who has a son Thomas
Cousins Sarah and Meribah daughters of Nathaniel Robins decd, and John Estill if he lives with widow until he is of age.
An acre on the hill where "my children lyes buried" for a burying ground for the family and his brother John Cox.
Executor: Wife and son Thomas after her death.
Witnesses: Elias Holman, Thomas Taylor, James Cox, Robert Lawrence;
!NAMED-WILL: 6 Aug 1757 Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ Mary Cox, widow of Thomas, 86 years of age.
Son Thomas
Grandchildren: William Cheesman son of dau Lydia.
Richard, Thomas, Elizabeth and Rebecca Cox.
Thomas Van Horne
Joseph and Mary Lawrence.
Elizabeth Hutchinson.
Legacy to Baptist Church in Upper Freehold.
Executors: Grandson Richard Cox and John Coward Jr.
Witnesses: David Gorden, William Liming and William Lawrence.
Proven 12 Sep 1760;
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