John Cox 
John was born about 1755. He had a sister named Elizabeth. He was the younger of the two children. John is no longer alive.General Notes
John Cox appears in 1784 in the NC state census.
1790 census: John Cox 1510
1800 census: John Cox 12010-31010-00
1810 census: John Cox 00201-22110
1820 census: John Cox 000001-01001
Note that in all of these census records, John is enumerated as white.Also, there's no indication that he owned slaves.
From the 1790 census, we can see that John had five sons born between1774 and 1790. By 1800 only two of those are at home. But duringthat time, they had another boy and four girls. John's age in 1800indicates he was born between 1755 and 1774. Was he younger thanGilbert and Simon? Or was his wife considerably younger than he was,or did he have a second wife? Or could some of those young childrenhave been grandchildren? We have to keep these questions in mind aswe study his household.
Combining the three census records:
male 1774 to 1790
male 1774 to 1790
male 1774 to 1790
male 1774 to 1790
male 1774 to 1790
female 1784 to 1790 (probably born right at 1790)
male 1790 to 1800
female 1790 to 1800
female 1790 to 1800
female 1790 to 1800
female 1800 to 1810
female 1800 to 1810
Land records:
B-312. State of North Carolina, Grant No. 102, dated 26 November1789, recorded 10 April 1792, to John Cox. Ten shillings per 100acres was the price stated. This grant for 100 acres in RobesonCounty, on Ten Mile Swamp, beginning at a pine on upper side ofHalfway branch camp that, about six chains from swamp, and runs north38 West 22 chains and 37 links, North 52 East 44 chains and 73 links,South 38 East 22 chains and 37 links, to beginning. Dated atFayetteville
B-313. State of North Carolina Grant No. 165 to John Cox, 100 acresin Robinson County, north side of Ten Mile Swamp, beginning at 89 nearswamp in Gilbert Cox is upper line below his Plantation, North 22 East22 chains and 50 links to a pine, North 68 West 40 chains to twopines, South 22 West 27 chains and 50 links, to beginning. DatedFayetteville 26 November 1789, recorded 10 April 1792.
E-418. 2 February 1795. John Cox of Robeson County to David Willis.Sixty pounds. Sells both of the land grams mentioned in book be.Witnessed by William Coleman, Joshua Lee. Can't read date proved incourt.
M-23. 3 Oct. 1798. Stephen Lee of Robeson County to John Cox ofRobeson County. Seventy-five pounds, 150 acres. Part of a 640 acregrant to Abram Barnes 11 March 1773 and part of 300 acres conveyed byBarnes to Hawthorne, from Hawthorne to Joshua Lee, from Joshua Lee toStephen Lee. Signed by Mary and Stephen Lee. Witnessed by Isham Cox,Cader Lewis. Note that this was not recorded until about 1803.
9 July 1801, Ordered that all the hands that live below Hawthorn Milland between Peter's Swamp and the Creek including John Cox and GilbertBrumble work on the Creek from john Coxes to Bee Bluff and James Lambbe overseer of said district.
N-139. 9 Oct. 1802. John Cox of Robeson County to Jesse Phillips.Sixty pounds, 150 acres. Sells land acquired in book M p. 23.Witnessed by Everett Lee, Sion Pittman. Recorded April 1804.
P-35. 18 April 1807. John Cox to Gilbert Brumble. Fifteen pounds,50 acres. Burnt Islands. North East side of Drowning Creek.Beginning at a line by William Hawthorne's cowpen, nearly oppositesaid Cox's improvement, nor 35 East 31 chains and 63 links, North 55chains and 82 links, South 35 whales 31 chains and 63 links, tobeginning. Patented by John Cox 30 June 1797. Witnessed by Jesse IV,Matthew Haman. Proved by Ivy April 1808.
R-197. On 6 September 1806, John Cox witnessed a deed, Jacob Rhodesto Jesse Ivey.
S-416. On 10 April 1813, John Cox witnessed a deed, Charles Ivey toJohn Britt. Alice Britt, presumably the daughter of John Britt, alsowitnessed this deed, and she proved it may 1820.
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