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Male John I Cox Click to view John I Cox in the family tree

John I was born on September 24th, 1675 in Drayton,Berkshire,Eng. and his baptism took place on July 4th, 1708 in Of,New Castle,DE.1 2   John I's father was Thomas Cox and his mother was Christian Matthews.  His paternal grandparents were Robert Cocke and Elizabeth Clifford. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, William, Sarah and Christian.  He was the second youngest of the five children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Richard, William and Mary.  He died at the age of 36 in 1711 in Newcastle Co. DE.3 


John I's first family with Rachel Embree Carr

‌John I and Rachel Embree were married in a religious ceremony in 1688 in Newcastle Co.,DE.  They had four sons and two daughters, named Richard, William C., Thomas, John II, Sarah and Amy.


John I's second family with Rachel Harlan

‌John I and Rachel were married in a religious ceremony in ,New Castle,Deleware.  They had a son and a daughter, named Joseph and Ann.

1 Cox Heritage #4
2 Eleanor Campbell Schoen 7-2-1995
3 Ancestors of Levi Preston Cox
Further source/citation:
Ancestral File (R)

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