The Fox Family
of Virginia
by Joel Watson
1 John Fox
m.
2 Henry Fox
m. Ann West, daughter of John West, brother of Thomas, Lord de la Warr
3 Henry Fox
m. Mary Claiborne
4 William Fox b. _____ d. 1764 Brunswick County, Virginia
m. Sarah Avent
Lived in Brunswick and Greensville Counties, Virginia. [Deed Book 5:21].
5 Thomas Avent Fox
m. Mildred _____
6 Thomas Fox
m. 13 Sep 1813 Greensville County, Va. Jane Lifsey
7 Ezekiel Fox
m. Mary Jane Prince
According to the 1880 Census pf Belfield, Greensville Co., Va. Sup. Dist.
8 Dora Gay Fox
m. Robert James Cobb
9 Maggie Lee Cobb
m. John William Cobb b. 11 Apr 1881
9 Laura Drewry Cobb b. _____ d. Jun 1966 Suffolk, Virginia at the age of 84.
m. _____ Elliott
Lottie was named for Emmett Drewry. She died in a nursing home in Suffolk.
9 Walter Ernest Cobb
9 Charlie Everett Cobb
9 Mary Jane Cobb
9 Mattie Lankford Cobb
m. Robert Jefferson Amory
Mattie Lankford Cobb was twin to Laura Drewry Cobb. She was named for the
Rev.
Mr. Lankford.
10 Dora Gay Amory
10 Robert Jefferson Amory
m.
11 Robert Jefferson Amory
m.
12 Robert Jefferson Amory
8 Anne Fox
m. Christopher C. Seabron
9 Edward Burton Seabron
m. Essie Fox
9 Maud Seabron
9 Fannie Seabron
8 Thomas Joshua Fox
8 William Monroe Fox
8 Benjamin Franklin Fox
m. Fannie Powell
9 John Powell Fox
m. Lula English Robertson
9 Delia H. Fox
m. William T. Smith
10 Doris Smith
m. _____ Bailey
10 Hinton T. Smith
10 Clarice B. Smith
10 William T. Smith
m. Jane Abbitt
11 William H. Smith
William Smith lived in Boykins, Va.
9 Fannie Brown Fox
m. Edward Lewis Marks
10 Edward Lewis Marks
10 Gladys Marks
m. _____ Pittman
10 Bessie Marks
m. J. Frank Culpepper
J.:
Culpepper was from Suffolk, Virginia. He was a Sheriff.
11 Jean Culpepper
m. Richard Holland
12 Richard Holland
12 Gregory Holland
12 Shirley Holland
11 _____ Culpepper
m. William Holland
10 Annie Marks
m. _____ White
10 Fannie Marks
m. _____ Edwards
10 Robert Franklin Marks b. 1893 d. 1962
m. Texie Camp
Texie:
Texie Camp Marks was living in Boykins, Virginia as of 1987.
11 Paul Camp Marks
Paul Camp Marks was of Boykins, Virginia.
11 Robert Franklin Marks
m. Eugenia Draper
Marks was of Pope, Virginia
12 Robert Marks
12 Dale Marks
12 Camp Marks
12 Michael Marks
12 Terry Marks
m. Dwight Blythe
Dwight:
July 1987 when Margaret and I had lunch with Terry in Capron, Virginia
11 Frances Marks
m. _____ Arnold
9 Anne Fox
m. Aubrey Pope Marks
9 Mary Fox
m. Hugh A. Gillette
10 B. A. Gillette
10 _____ Gillette
m. L. N. King
L.:
King was of Rescue, Virginia.
10 _____ Gillette
m. Harold C. McGrath
9 Benjamin Franklin Fox
m. Lucy Alston
9 Henry Thomas Fox
9 Roy Beadles Fox b. 1888 Southampton County, Virginia d. Jan 1963 Holland, Virginia
m. Lillie Anderson
10 Roy Beadles Fox
10 _____ Fox
m. C. B. Hogan
10 _____ Fox
m. Charles Steele, MD
11 Charlotte Steele
8 Junius Kincaid Fox b. 28 Feb 1844 d. 10 Dec 1919
m. Annie Maria Cobb b. 30 Apr 1849
9 Prince Albert Fox
9 Patsey Fox
9 Jethro Ward Fox
9 Essie Fox
m. Edward Burton Seabron
9 Mabel Gertrude Fox
m. Sam Edwards
9 June Wallace Fox
8 Sarah Jane Fox b. 19 Nov 1847 Greensville County, Virginia d. 12 Jul 1935 Southampton County, Virginia
m. 14 Jan 1873 Henry Harrison Cobb b. 2 May 1844 Southampton County, Virginia d. 18 Jan 1901 Southampton County, Virginia
Henry:
According to Terry Watson who remembered seeing him "the one and one time only
lying in bed," Henry H. Cobb had a full beard down to his waist. According to
Bruce Edwards's The Cobbs of Tidewater, "Harrison" as he was called was five
feet seven and one quarter inches tall, of a dark complexion, with black hair
and hazel eyes.
9 Twilley Cobb b. 2 Nov 1874
9 Annie Irene Cobb b. 26 Mar 1875
m. William Gray
10 John Roy Gray
10 William Gray
10 Sally Gray
10 Gertie Gray
9 Janie Inez Cobb b. 7 Mar 1877 Greensville County, Virginia d. 1919 Suffolk, Virginia
m. 1 Mar 1893 Greensville County, Va., by J.H. Kabb Robert Edward Watson b. 1865 Buffalo Junction, Mecklenburg Co., Va. d. 1924 Suffolk, Virginia
Robert:
Age 6 in 1870 Census. Age 18 in 1880 Census. Mabel Harrell Watson said
that
he was born at Buffalo Junction, Mecklenburg Co., Va.
10 Lauris J. Watson
m. Eleanor _____
Lauris J. Watson was called "Lack." The "J" middle initial stood for
nothing,
but was added in later life.
11 Carol A. Watson
m. David DeLong
11 Robert Edward Watson II
m. 5 Sep 1981 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fairfax, Va. Debbie Hovan
10 Otto Leo Watson
m. Lillian _____
10 Ruby Joe Watson
m. 8 Dec 1937 Suffolk, Virginia byA. P. Thompson Quincey Emmett Bartlett b. 1913 Pashastin, Washington
10 Eddie Lee Watson b. 1896 Nansemond Co., Va.
m. 30 Apr 1919 Jeter C. Powell b. 1898 Warwick Co., Va.
11 Clinton Orbra Powell b. 1925
11 Rosa Lee Powell b. 1926
m. 19 Sep 1942 Suffolk, Va. by Rev. H. S. Hardcastle Joseph Welersley Slade b. 1922
Rosa Lee Powell Slade now lives in Flordia.
10 Terry Elem Watson b. 1 Jan 1897 Capron, Southampton Co., Va.
m. Lena Upton
10 Raymond Clyde Watson b. 2 Feb 1899 Capron, Southampton Co., Va. d. Nov 1971
m. Mabel Lorain Harrell
m. Evia Elizabeth Anderson
Raymond's daughter states that he was 5' 4" tall and never weighed over
118 pounds.
11 Raymond Clyde Watson
m. Rebecca Galloway
12 Michael Watson
Michael was called "Buddy" after his uncle "Bud" i.e., Terry Watson.
12 Cathleen Watson
12 Melanie Watson
11 Sandy Elizabeth Watson
m. Mark Lorasch
m. Robert Wayne Nabors
Robert:
Mark and Sandy have no children.
12 Alisa Nabors
12 Tammy Nabors
11 Arlene Watson
m. ????? Hull
m. Shelton P. Griffin
12 Rob Shelton Griffin
Rob Shelton Griffin was born "Robert," but had his name legally changed
to "Rob." As of August, 1997, Rob was living in Suffolk, Virginia.
10 Dobie Clifton Watson b. 28 Mar 1902 Capron, Southampton Co., Va.
m. Irene Foster
11 Ruth Inez Watson
m. Robert L. Rawls
Living in Alexandria, Virginia at death of her father Dobie.
11 Peggy Louise Watson
m. John Martin
Living in Denver, Colorado at death of her father Dobie.
10 Shelley Burch Watson b. 28 Oct 1907 Capron, Southampton Co., Va.
m. 14 Jun 1929 at home, Suffolk, Va., by Rev. Staley Alice Wingfield Whitley b. 12 Sep 1910 Suffolk, Virginia d. 15 Jun 1971 at her home on Linden Ave., Suffolk, Va.
Named for Thaddeus A. Burch of Baltimore, Maryland, a friend of Robert
Edward Watson.
Alice:
11 Dolly Bell Watson b. 7 Jan 1931 Suffolk, Virginia
m. Charles Brosia Carr, Jr. b. 4 Mar 1926 Windsor, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
Confirmed by the Rt. Rev. William A. Brown, Bishop of Virginia in Christ
Episcopal Church, Smithfield, Virginia on December 6, 1959. She was
organist
at that Church for more than 35 years.
12 Dolly Watson Carr b. 5 Oct 1949 The Lakeview Clinic, Suffolk, Virginia
m. Michael Chin
13 Sarah Wingfield Chin
12 William Love Carr b. 18 Apr 1952 Suffolk, Virginia
m. Juel Frances Barnes
m. Brenda Atkinson
m. Wanda Chapman
13 William Love Carr
m. 16 Sep 1995 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Suffolk, Va. Angela Marie Cornett
14 William Grant Carr b. 11 Sep 1997 Suffolk, Virginia
13 David Love Carr
13 Eric James Carr
13 Krystal Love Carr
12 Charles Brosia Carr III b. 5 Jan 1962 Suffolk, Virginia
m. Vickie Lee Dean
13 Charles Brosia Carr IV
11 Shelley Burch (Joel) Watson, Jr. b. 16 Nov 1944 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
m. 5 Sep 1981 Ascension Church, Greenpoint, N.Y. Margaret Hambly b. 14 Mar 1956 Alta Bates Hospital, California
Confirmed at Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Virginia by the Rt. Rev. William
A. Brown, Bishop of Virginia on May 30, 1965, with Mrs. Mildred (Richard
A.) Savedge as sponsor. She married a cousin. This was Bishop Brown's
last Confirmation class.
9 Jessie E. Cobb b. 10 Mar 1879 d. 10 Dec 1905
9 John William Cobb b. 11 Apr 1881
m. Maggie Lee Cobb
9 Henry Harrison Cobb b. 24 Aug 1884 d. 12 Apr 1918 Suffolk, Virginia at home of R.E. Watson
m. Annie Laurie Bryant
10 Doris Cobb
m. Leonard L. Dewell
m. _____ Knott
10 Virginia Cobb
m. Harold L. Bullifant
m. _____ Nunally
10 Jessie Cobb
10 Henry Harrison Cobb
7 Martha A.
If this is the M. A. Fox living with Ezekiel Fox and age 19 in 1850, she
was
age 19 in 1850. This would see plausible, but it should be noted and
checked.
7 Sarah Jane Fox
m. 27 Nov 1850 Greensville Co., Va. by John C. Bailey James Lifsey
If this is the S. J. Fox living with Ezekiel Fox for the 1850 Census, she
was age 19 in 1850. This would seem plausible but needs checking. She
married
in November, but the census was taken a few months earlier.
6 Lavinia Fox
Lavinia's mother is listed as "Mildred" on her marriage license.
6 James Fox
6 Willilam Fox
6 Rebecca Mildred Fox
6 John Avent Fox
5 William Fox
m. Patsey Rives
His will is in Greensville Co., Va. Will Book 1:374, made April 26, 1798,
pro.
April Court, 1798. It mentions wife Patsey and children.
6 Uriah Irwin Fox
6 Robert Fox
6 William Fox
6 Winifred Fox
m. ????? Robinson
6 Rebecca Fox
m. 9 Sep 1789 [Bond] Greensville Co., Va. Howell Peebles
Howell:
The couple were married by the Rev. William Andrews, Methodist., Robert
Fox
the brother of Rebecca was surety.
6 Nancy Fox
m. ????? Vaughn
4 Richard Fox
m. Hannah Williamson
5 Jacob Fox
5 Richard Fox
5 Isham Fox
5 Sarah Fox
m. Joseph Price
5 Hannah Fox
m. David Townes
5 Anne Fox
5 Nancy Fox
5 Amy Fox
m. John Kendrick b. 1735-1736 d. 1811 Mecklenburg Co., Va.
5 Lucy Fox
m. Luke Matthews
Luke:
Of Brunswick Co., Va.
5 William Fox
m. Mary Kendrick
5 Mary Fox
m. Samuel Jones
Samuel:
Samuel Jones was of Georgia.
4 Henry Fox
4 John Fox
4 Joseph Fox
3 John Fox
m. Frances Lightfoot
3 Thomas Fox
m. Mary Tunstall
3 Anne Fox
m. Thomas Claiborne