Brief Life History of Cox
Cox was born about 1596, in North Carolina, United States. He married Prudence Samantha Baker about 1615, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Spouse and Children
1596– Male
1598– Female
Children (1)
1616–1684 Male
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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