When listing members of the Fox family living in Hunterdon County, it is important to distinguish between the English Fox family and the German one. This tree will deal with both families.

It is interesting to know that relatives of the original Quaker, George Fox of England, settled in Hunterdon County. However, they were not direct descendants. The Hunterdon English Fox family came from George Fox’s brother John Fox and his wife Ann Chambers.

The English Fox Family

First Generation:

George Fox (c.1670-after 1721) was the son of John Fox (c.1628-1718) and Ann Chambers (c.1630-1706) of England. George married in England in the 1670s an unknown wife and had a son Joseph about whom I have no information. He married second on Oct. 5, 1693 at Horninghold, Leicester, Jane Palmer, daughter of Christopher and Mary Palmer. George and Jane left for Burlington County, in the Province of West New Jersey around 1705 with children George and Mary. Their first three children either died young or remained in England.

(1) Christopher Fox (c.1600 – c.1658) & Mary Lago
|     (2) John Fox (1626 – 1718) & Ann Chambers (c.1630 – 1706)
|     |     (3) George Fox (1662 – after 1721) & 2d wife Jane Palmer
|     |     |     (4) George Fox (1700-1754) & Mary Wolverton (1702 – 1769)
|     |     |     (4) Mary Fox (c.1702 – after 1748) & Roger Wolverton (1700 – 1748)

The third generation, George Fox and Jane Palmer, came to Amwell Township with two of their children, George and Mary. In 1719, George Fox bought a large farm from Charles Wolverton in Amwell Township. His children, George and Mary, married into the Wolverton family. Many Hunterdon families married in to the Fox Family, some of them having their own trees on this website. Their surnames are colored green. Go to the Families page where you will find links to their trees, a good example being the Wolverton Tree where Roger’s family is listed.

Second Generation:

|     (2.1) Anchor Fox (c.1728 – c.1817) & Uriah Bonham (c.1724 – c.1809)
|     (2.2) George Fox (c.1729 – 1760) & Rachel (c.1730 – after 1760)
|     (2.3) Absalom Fox (c.1734 – c.1793) & Christian Bonham (1737 – 1821), left HC
|     (2.4) Gabriel Fox (1736 – 1799) & Ann Warford (c.1727 – after 1761), left HC
|     (2.5) Ambrose Fox (c.1737 – after 1754)
|     (2.6) Mary Fox (c.1738 – ?) & Rev. Malakiah Bonham (1713 – 1789)
|     (2.7) Amos Fox (1739 – 1806)
|     (2.8) daughter Fox (c.1741 – ) & William Alger (c.1735 – )

Third Generation:

|     (2.1) Anchor Fox & Uriah Bonham
|     |     (3.1) Amos Bonham (1752 – 1817) & Rebecca Rittenhouse (1758 – 1830)
|     |     (3.2) Dinah Bonham (1756 – 1810)
|     |     |       m. 1) John Sutton (1748 – 1795)
|     |     |       m. 2) Richard Opdycke Esq. (1740 – 1825)
|     |     (3.3) Mary Bonham (1753 – 1836) & James Emmons (c.1740 – 1810)
|     |     (3.4) Hannah Bonham (c.1760 – after 1812) & Job Emmons (c.1750 – c.1813)
|     |     (3.5) Zedekiah Bonham (1762 – 1835) & Prudence Heath (c.1765 – 1838)

|     (2.2) George Fox & Rachel Warford
|     |     (3.1) Charles Fox (c.1751 – )
|     |     (3.2) Edward Fox (1752 – 1816) & Dinah (1758 – 1818)
|     |     (3.3) George Fox (c.1753 – bef. 1815) & Elizabeth Sherman (1753 – 1827)
|     |     (3.4) Peter Fox (1756 – 1828)
|     |     |       m. 1) Elizabeth Boss (c.1760 – bef. 1790)
|     |     |       m. 2) Mary Heath (1752 – c.1832)

|     (2.3) Absalom Fox & Christian Bonham
|     |     (3.1) Anchor Fox (c.1760 – )
|     |     (3.2) Bonham Fox

|     (2.4) Gabriel Fox & Ann Warford
|     |     (3.1) Ivea Fox (after 1757 – c.1787)

|     (2.6) Mary Fox & Rev. Malakiah Bonham
|     |     (3.1) Malakiah Bonham (c.1756 – ) & Mary Williamson (c.1760 – )

Fourth Generation:

|     (2.2) George Fox & Rachel Warford
|     |     (3.2) Edward Fox & Dinah
|     |     |     (4.1) Ewan Edward Fox (c.1780 – ) & Dinah Emmons (c.1795 – )
|     |     |     (4.2) John S. Fox (c.1816 – 1853)

|     |     (3.3) George Fox & Elizabeth Sherman
|     |     |     (4.1) Thomas Fox (c.1778 – c.1815) & Amanda Heath (c.1780 – c.1814)1
|     |     |     (4.2) George Fox (c.1780 – 1856)
|     |     |     (4.3) Charles Fox (c.1780 – after 1860)
|     |     |     |       m. 1) Mary Fox (c.1780 – )
|     |     |     |       m. 2) Sarah
|     |     |     (4.4) Edward Fox (c.1785 – 1846)
|     |     |     (4.5) Mary Fox (1783 – 1838) & John Burket (1773 – 1859)
|     |     |     (4.6) Rachel Fox (c.1785 – 1859) & Charles Housel (c.1789 – 1811)
|     |     |     (4.7) Absalom Abraham Fox (c.1795 – 1872) & Ararat Waldron (1796 – 1854)

|     |     (3.4) Peter Fox & 1) Elizabeth Boss
|     |     |     (4.1) Sarah Fox (1781 – )
|     |     |     (4.2) William Fox (1783 – ) & Grace Arison (c.1795 – )
|     |     |     (4.3) Deborah Fox (1785 – ) & Richard Opdycke Esq. (c.1778 – 1856)
|     |     |     (4.4) Mahlon Fox (1787 – ) & Margaret Werts (1799 – )
|     |     (3) Peter Fox & 2) Mary Heath
|     |     |     (4.5) Jacob Rand Fox (1794 – 1849) & Ruth Thatcher (1802 – 1856)

Fifth Generation:

|     (2.2) George Fox & Rachel Warford
|     |     (3.2) Edward Fox & Dinah
|     |     |     (4.1) Ewan Edward Fox & Dinah Emmons
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Ambrose Fox (1809 – 1876) & Catharine Philkill (1820 – 1897)

|     |     (3.3) George Fox & Elizabeth Sherman
|     |     |     (4.1) Thomas Fox & Amanda Heath
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Ivey Fox (c.1809 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Elizabeth Fox (c.1810 – 1888) & Mahlon Warford (1804 – 1871)

|     |     |     (4.3) Charles Fox & 1) Mary Fox
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Peter Fox (1797 – 1874) & Amy (c.1800 – 1859)
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Elizabeth Fox (c.1803 – ) & Jesse Myers (c.1800 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.3) Charles Fox (c.1804 – )

|     |     |     (4.5) Mary Fox & John Burket
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Dea. Charles Burket (1810 – 1887) & Ann Housel (1815 – 1902)
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Rachel Burket (1812 – 1841) & John Phillips (c.1809 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.3) George Burket (1814 – 1842)
|     |     |     |     (5.4) Jackson Burkett (1816 – 1904) & Eliza Roberts (1823 – 1908)
|     |     |     |     (5.5) Elizabeth Burket (1817 – 1901) & Charles Housel (c.1815 – 1891)
|     |     |     |     (5.6) Mary Burket (1819 – c.1912) & John Phillips (c.1809 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.7) Sylvester Burket (1821 – 1871) & Arenia Ashcroft (1837 – 1885)
|     |     |     |     (5.8) Amy Burket (1823 – c.1903) & Jackson Phillips
|     |     |     |     (5.9) John Burket (1826 – 1864) & Libbie Little
|     |     |     |     (5.20) Hannah Kesiah Burket (1828 – c.1912) & Joseph Fisher (c.1825 – )

|     |     |     (4.6) Rachel Fox & Charles Housel
|     |     |     |     (5.1) George Housel (c.1805 – 1847)

|     |     |     (4.7) Absalom Abraham Fox & Ararat Waldron
|     |     |     |     (5.1) George Fox (1816 – 1902) & Emeline A. Gordon (1815 – 1886)
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Charles W. Fox (1820 – 1893) & Mary Ann Rodgers (1828 – 1888)
|     |     |     |     (5.3) Rachel Fox (1821 – 1900) & Preston M. Hubbell (c.1820 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.4) Nancy Fox (1822 – 1912) & George Burton Hubbell (c.1820 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.5) Amos W. Fox (1828 – 1895) & Margaretta Tucker (c.1830 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.6) Catharine Fox (c.1830 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.7) Cornelia A. Fox (1837 – 1910) & Ephraim R. Myers (1837 – 1924)

|     |     (3.4) Peter Fox & 1) Elizabeth Boss
|     |     |     (4.2) William Fox & Grace Arison
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Elizabeth Fox (after 1816 – )

|     |     |     (4.3) Deborah Fox & Richard Opdycke Esq.
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Amy Opdycke (1809 – 1870) & Stephen Yard
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Selenda Selina Opdycke (1811 – 1879) & William Conner (c.1775 – c.1857)
|     |     |     |     (5.3) Deborah Opdycke (c.1815 – ) & Sydney Yard (c.1815 – )
|     |     |     |     (5.4) Peter Fox Opdycke (1819 – 1878) & Sarah Laquear Hartpence (1821 – 1883)

|     |     |     (4.4) Mahlon Fox & Margaret Werts
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Lucy B. Fox (1817 – 1894) & Charles H. Cochran
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Henry W. Fox (1818 – 1860) & Sarah Cochran
|     |     |     |     (5.3) Charlotte Fox
|     |     |     |     (5.4) Mary Fox

|     |     (3.4) Peter Fox & 2) Mary Heath
|     |     |     (4.5) Jacob Rand Fox & Ruth Thatcher
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Sarah Fox (1819 – 1869) & Joseph Reading (1817 – 1887)
|     |     |     |     (5.2) John Wesley Fox (1825 – 1900) & Mary Ann Leidy (1827 – 1890)
|     |     |     |     (5.3) Mahala Fox (c.1825 – ) & Martin Luther Brown (c.1820 – )

Sixth Generation:

|     (2.2) George Fox & Rachel Warford
|     |     (3.2) Edward Fox & Dinah
|     |     |     (4.1) Ewan Edward Fox & Dinah Emmons
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Ambrose Fox & Catharine Philkill
|     |     |     |     |     (6.1) Amy Fox (1843 – ) & Jonas Strimple (1835 – after 1921)

|     |     (3.3) George Fox & Elizabeth Sherman
|     |     |     (4.1) Thomas Fox & Amanda Heath
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Elizabeth Fox & Mahlon Warford
|     |     |     |     |     (6.1) Amanda Warford (1830 – 1909) & Hon. William Trimmer Srope (1830 – 1906)
|     |     |     |     |     (6.2) Sarah Warford (1834 – 1912) & Martin Moyer King (1824 – 1900)
|     |     |     |     |     (6.3) John H. Warford (1841 – after 1895)

|     |     |     (4.7) Absalom Abraham Fox & Ararat Waldron
|     |     |     |     (5.1) George Fox & Emeline A. Gordon
|     |     |     |     |     (6.1) Mary Fox (1843 – 1916) & David Gallutia (c.1840 – )
|     |     |     |     |     (6.2) Melissa A. Fox (1848 – 1919) & Joseph N. Hathaway (c.1845 – )
|     |     |     |     |     (6.3) Amy Jane Fox (1849 – )
|     |     |     |     |     |       m. 1) Christopher Baker (~1845 – )
|     |     |     |     |     |       m. 2) Lewis David Richardson (~1845 – )

|     |     |     |     (5.7) Cornelia A. Fox & Ephraim R. Myers
|     |     |     |     |     (6.1) Ann E. Myers (c.1863 – c.1895)
|     |     |     |     |     (6.2) Martha Jane Myers (1864 – 1957) & Samuel Dean (c.1860 – bef. 1900)
|     |     |     |     |     (6.3) George H. Myers (c.1869 – )
|     |     |     |     |     (6.4) Charles Myers (c.1878 – )
|     |     |     |     |     (6.5) Miriam Gertrude Myers (1882 – 1954) & Edward Updegrone Pyatt (1878 – 1958)

|     |     (3.4) Peter Fox & 2) Mary Heath
|     |     |     (4.5) Jacob Rand Fox & Ruth Thatcher
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Sarah Fox & Joseph Reading
|     |     |     |     |     (6.1) John Wesley Reading (1844 – )

|     |     |     |     (5.2) John Wesley Fox & Mary Ann Leidy
|     |     |     |     |     (6.1) Emma Fox (c.1848 – bef. 1860)
|     |     |     |     |     (6.2) Lilian Mary Fox (c.1860 – ) & James Newell Reading (1856 – bef. 1885)
|     |     |     |     |     (6.3) Mary E. Fox (c.1850 – ) & Michael Murray
|     |     |     |     |     (6.4) Eugene R. Fox (c.1853 – ) & Susan S. Green
|     |     |     |     |     (6.5) Charles Fox (c.1859 – )

The German Fox Family

The German Fox family name began as Fuchs, but seems to have quickly morphed into Fox. The immigrant Johannes Peter Fuchs came from the Rhineland, but I have no good information about him or his spouse. And my information on their descendants is very limited.

(1) Johannes Peter Fuchs (1679 – ) & Anna Margaretha

Second Generation:

|     (2) John Peter Fox (c.1710 – c.1795) & Catherine Roche (c.1725 – after 1795)

Third Generation:

|     |     (3.1) Jacob Fox (c.1750 – 1795) & Eve Sine (1764 – 1831)
|     |     (3.2) John Fox (1754 – 1822) & Catharine Hummer (1758 – 1843)
|     |     (3.3) David Fox (c.1755 – after 1808) & Sarah Rockafellar (c.1770 – )

Fourth Generation:

|     |     (3.1) Jacob Fox & Eve Sine
|     |     |     (4.1) Isaac Fox (c.1792 – 1843)
|     |     |     (4.2) Elizabeth Fox (c.1795 – ) & John A. Myers (1789 – 1879)

|     |     (3.2) John Fox & Catharine Hummer
|     |     |     (4.1) John Fox (1779 – ) & Mary Deats (c.1780 – )
|     |     |     (4.2) Mary Fox (1780 – )
|     |     |     (4.3) Anna Nancy Fox (1782 – ) & John Case (1778 – 1857)
|     |     |     (4.4) Catharine Fox (1784 – )
|     |     |     (4.5) David Fox (1786 – )
|     |     |     (4.6) Joseph Fox (1788 – )
|     |     |     (4.7) Samuel Fox (1790 – )
|     |     |     (4.8) Asher Fox (1793 – )
|     |     |     (4.9) Aaron Fox (1796 – )
|     |     |     (4.10) Daniel Fox (1798 – )
|     |     |     (4.11) Sarah Fox (1802 – )

Fifth Generation:

|     |     (3.1) Jacob Fox & Eve Sine
|     |     |     (4.2) Elizabeth Fox & John A. Myers
|     |     |     |     (5.1) Lucinda Myers (c.1817 – 1897) & Samuel Davenport (c.1815 – 1899)
|     |     |     |     (5.2) Samuel Myers (c.1827 – )

Footnote:

  1. Thomas Fox and wife Amanda Heath are additions to this family tree. Reader Chester Bowling informed me of their marriage in the Kingwood Baptist Church in 1808.