Eddie...still looking heh.....these evasive questions,,,,still have not found my connection between Thomas Roberts/Margeret Chambers and William Roberts / Delphia Cox...still looking altho not too much..the Cox name Braxton has to have some kind of connection..Thomas/Margeret Ithink first son was Braxton Mccord Roberts,my gg/f..God Bless...have a great day...Les Roberts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie Cox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:11 PM Subject: [NCWILKES] FW: Cox family of Caldwell and Wilkes Co. > Hello, > > I'm trying to locate info on the Cox family of Caldwell and Wilkes Co. > Matthew Cox Sr. died in Wilkes or Caldwell Co. in 1804. His son, Matthew > Jr., daughter Delphia, and wife Lucy moved to what became the northern > part > of Caldwell Co.. Delphia Cox, d/o Matthew and Lucy Cox married William > Roberts. They lived in Caldwell Co., and are buried at Union Baptist Ch. > > Matthew Cox Jr. also had land in Caldwell Co. on which he had a family > cemetery. His parents Matthew Sr. and Lucy Cox, along with other family > members were buried there. This land was later bought by the Hatley > family. > Later, some personal property of Matthew Cox Jr. including the Family > Bible > was acquired by a William Deal. > > An ancestor of William Deal named Donald E. Deal, wrote an article for the > Caldwell Co. Heritage book vol. 1., referencing the above mentioned > events. > > Matthew had other brothers named Mastin, Carter, Aris/Arys, Braxton, and > Ambrose. Mastin and Aris moved to GA. around 1800. Braxton moved to TN. > > > I would very much like to contact Mr. Donald Deal or any one else who may > have knowledge of my Cox family or the family Bible. I'm related to this > family through John Cox who was born in NC about 1780/90, I believe Wilkes > or Caldwell Co. and who moved to the upstate of SC (Greenville Co.) around > 1810. I have a good bit of info on this branch of the family and I would > like to find out more about my other ancestors. > > Thanks, > Eddie Cox in SC > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >