Jacob R Fox

Jacob married Ruth Thather on 28 Nov 1816. Ruth was born in 1802; died on 24 Mar 1856. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Jane Fox was born on 8 Jan 1819; died after 1841.
2. John Wesley Fox was born about 1826; died about 1900.
3. Mahala Fox was born about 1828; died after 1829.

Notes:

1 Peter FOX b: 18 Oct 1762 d: 1840
+ Elizabeth BOSS b: ABT 1760
2 Sarah FOX
2 Willliam FOX b: 11 Jul 1783
2 Debora FOX b: 27 Jun 1785 d: 1859
+ Richard OPDYKE b: 1778 d: 1856
2 Mahlon FOX b: 30 Jul 1787 d: AFT 16 Nov 1837
+ Margaret WERTS b: 1799
+ Mary HEATH b: 13 Mar 1751 d: ABT 1832
2 Sarah FOX b: 31 Jul 1781
2 Jacob R FOX b: 1 Aug 1794 d: 20 Jan 1848
+ Ruth THATCHER b: 1802 d: 24 Mar 1856

Peter married Mary Heath after 1790. Mary (daughter of John Heath and Mary (..) Heath, Mrs) was born on 13 Mar 1752 in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey; died after 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Amwell Township tax rolls of 1780 and 1786 list John as owning thirty-six improved acres. Of John's eleven children,the first eight settled in Kentucky and Virginia. It was John's proud boast that he had seven sons that served in the Revolutionary War. John died intestate and the inventory of his estate was filed 18 March 1819.

REFERENCES; Family Record of Edward Mason Heath, Locktown

Recollections of Baptistown & Vicinity- J. Bellis, pg. 24
Hunterdon County Historical Society Library

Revolutionary Census of New Jersey
K. Stryker-Rodda- Part II, pg. 95

John married Mary (..) Heath, Mrs about 1743. Mary was born about 1723; died about 1806 in Amwell Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Andrew had land at Malazadock and was living in Amwell Township as early as the first of March 1724/25 when he was appointed administrator of his brother John's estate. On 9 October 1738 Andrew's name appears on the poll of freeholders to select a representative to serve in the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey. Andrew's will named his wife Mary, executrix;she was given the use of one-third of his estate during her lifetime. Andrew and Mary had four daughters and five sons, the later all under the age of 21 at the time of Andrew's death.
REFERENCES; History of Hunterdon & Somerset Counties;, New Jersey
Snell, pgs; 192,371

Wills of New Jersey, Liber 5; pg 209
Liber 18; pg. 606

Early Germans of New Jersey
Chambers, pgs; 398-400

DAR Patriot Index, pg 319

Andrew married Mary (..) Heath about 1720. Mary was born about 1700; died after 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]