The eight children were: Anchor, George, Absalom, Gabriel, Ambrose, Mary, Amos, and a daughter.
Fox
FOX. There were two separate Fox families in early Hunterdon, one of them from Germany (originally Fuchs), and the other from England. The English branch was directly related to the great Quaker leader, George Fox. The German branch settled south of Sand Brook village.
Here is the Fox Family Tree: https://goodspeedhistories.com/fox-descendants/
The Will of George Fox, 1754
Following the trail of the George Fox’s of Hunterdon County, I have come to the will of George No. 3, who was born c.1700 in England, came to America with his parents, George and Jane Palmer Fox, and died in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County in 1754.
Fox Descendants
Before I go any further with the Fox family, it has occurred to me that a family tree, or, more accurately, a descendants chart, might help clear up any confusion that develops.
George Fox, Part 3
This is the third in a series of 5 or 6 articles on the Fox family of Rosemont and Kingwood.
1. The Quaker George Fox; and a postscript
2. George Fox of Hunterdon County
Continuing with George Fox (c.1700-1754) of Amwell and Kingwood.
George Fox of Hunterdon County
In my last post, I discussed the founder of the Quaker religion, George Fox of England (1624-1691) and his nephew George Fox of New Jersey (1662-aft. 1721) and his wife Jane Palmer.
Postscript to Quaker George Fox
One of the advantages of writing a blog is that you can update what you write and make corrections. I expect to be doing quite a lot of that.
The Quaker George Fox
I thought I’d choose for my first post an old Hunterdon family whose roots I have been trying to trace for years. The idea came from a discussion on the Fox family of Kingwood Township that took place on the Hunterdon mailing list on Rootsweb.
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