There were no COX families listed in the 1830, 1840 or 1850 census records of Bladen, nor are there any Wills, marriages, or deeds. Gilbert Cox, John Cox, Simon Cox, and Thomas Cox are all listed in the early Tax Lists of Bladen (1775 through 1789). In 1776 Gilbert, John and Simon were shown as "molatoes" (sic), but they are listed as white in a state-wide tax list for that same year. In 1779 Simon and Gilbert are the only two listed, and in the tax list of 1786 John, Gilbert, and Simon are shown as white. There are a few scattered mentions of Cox in the Heritage book. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: MWhitley <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 3:36 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Look up request I am researching the Cox family, and need to know f there were any Cox families in Bladen County around 1830-50. Any wills, deeds ,census records,ANYTHING. Thank you, mwhitley@coastalnet.com