Direct Ancestors of Bill & Pat Hardin
William COX & Catherine KANKEY
Compiled by Patricia Freeman Hardin; Mount Holly, NC; 2007
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WILLIAM COX (son of John COX & Rachel) was born Abt. 1694 in England, and died Bef. 02 Feb 1767 in Orange County, NC. He married CATHERINE KANKEY, daughter of HARMON KANKEY and MARJORIE unk. She was born 1696 in New Castle County; Hockessin, Delaware.

Notes for WILLIAM COX:
WILL ABSTRACT of
William Cox

Orange County, North Carolina
Will Book A; page 53.

Will Dated January 20, 1767; Proved 2nd Tuesday Feb 1767.

Sons: Harmon Cox, land on east side of Deep River
William Cox, land on west side of Deep River
John Cox, land lying on the Mill Creek adjoining Wm. McFarson's
Solomon Cox, land on Little Brush Creek where Benjamin William's formerly lived
Thomas Cox gets the mill
He says "my five sons".

Daus: Rebecca Dixon in Pennsylvania, 4 shillings
Mary Lindley wife to James Lindley
Martha Terrell wife to William Terrell
Marjory Nicholas wife to Isaac Nicholas
Catherine Hunt wife to Elizor Hunt

Executors: "My trusty and well beloved son and cousin, William Cox and Isaac Cox."

Witnesses: John Cox, William Moffitt (?), John Allen

Children of WILLIAM COX and CATHERINE KANKEY are:

i. HARMON COX, m. JANE JOHN.

ii. WILLIAM COX.

iii. SOLOMON COX.

iv. THOMAS COX, m. SARAH unk.

Notes for THOMAS COX:
Guilford County, NC
p. 66
Nov. 1771, Thomas Cox and Sarah his wife of Guilford to Moses Hammond of same, 20 pounds, 50 acres, on W. side Deep R., part of a tract willed by William Cox, Sr. to Thomas Cox, begin at original line at a black oak, w 150 perches, N 54 perches to a stone, 150 perches to a hicory, S 54 perches along original line to first station, Granville to William Cox 13 May 1755; signed: Thomas Cox, Sarah Cox; witness; John Pickrell, William Moffet, Joseph Brown; proven Nov. 1771 term (jurat name not given).

v. REBECCA COX, m. ___ DIXON.

vi. MARTHA COX, m. WILLIAM TERRELL.

vii. MARJORY COX, m. ISAAC NICHOLAS.

viii. CATHERINE COX, m. ELIZOR HUNT.

ix. JOHN COX, b. 25 Apr 1728, New Castle County, Delaware; m. MARY SCARLETT, NC; b. 23 Dec 1733, Chester, PA.

x. MARY COX, b. 1729, New Castle County; Hockessin, Delaware; d. Ninety Six District, SC; m. JAMES LINDLEY, 03 May 1753, Orange County, NC; b. 22 Sep 1735, Chester County; London Grove, PA; d. Apr 1779, Ninety Six, SC. See Sketch on Mary COX and James LINDLEY.