Association of Professional Geneaologists, Member Number: 0015330
Human Skeletal Biology, Ethics, Archival History, and Public Health
Network:
Cox Patrilineal Tree
Genealogical Research Summary, Scope of Work:
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Recovered a 1960 transcription of the Cox family Bible from county record archives, contributing a rare primary source to the genealogical record
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Identified and corrected persistent errors in the commonly circulated lineage, supported by verifiable documentary evidence
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Curated a collection of contemporaneous newspaper articles reflecting significant historical contexts relevant to the family’s geographic and temporal placement
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Located Revolutionary War service records, including the ancestor’s regimental assignment as referenced in a surviving letter addressed to General George Washington
- Successfully traced the Cox family’s patrilineal line from its earliest known American ancestor to documented origins in England circa 1636