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JOSHUA COCKS, RATHMULLAN TWP, LANCASTER CO, PA, June 8, 1747; In the Name of God Amen. I, being at present under some indipossion of Body but in perfect use of my Reason and Knowing it is appointed for all men to die I do make this my Last Will and Testament first then I Leave my Soul to God who gave it and my Body to be buried where my friends Think fitt and as for my worldie goods I do Dispose of them in the mannore and form following After pay my just debts and Funerall Charges first then I bequeath and leave to my Loving Wife the bed whereon we lave ly on and her saddle her cloths and a young mare of three year old of a gray Colour and the third of all my other goods. The other two thirds of my Estate and goods I Leave and Bequesath to my Chieldren to be Equackely Devided among them and if it be so ordered in Providance that any of whom dy then that ones Share shall be Equally devided among the Rest I do appoint that soon after my Death that all my goods and Estate be Rizd and the account taken and kept if my wife shall think fitt to marry again that before she Mary that what I have Left to my Cheldren be secured for them There is a gun now in my house which was given to my son John in way of a Gift which I acknowledge doth properly belong to him there is also a young black mare of three years old given by Mr. CROCHAN to my Daughter Mary that doth properly belong to her I do appoint my beloved wife and my son Ritchard to be my executors to perform this my last will and Testament, I do appoint my Neighbor John HOLLIDAY and my brother-in-law, William RANKIN to oversee and assist my wife as to this my last will. John Cox (Seal) This 22 of April, 1747, Signed and Sealed in the presence of Proven June 8, 1747.

GUY HENRY Cox, 1920; Guy Henry Cox, geologist: b. Lehigh, Webster Co, IA, May 2, 1882, s. Edward (Edwin) Henry and Ada (Wilson) C; B.S. Northwestern U., 1905; studied Sch. of Mines, U. of Cal., 1906; M.A., U. of Wis., 1908; Ph.D., 1911; E.<., Mo Sch. of Mines and Metallurgy. (U. of Mo.), Rolla, 1914 m. Kittie May Gates of clear Lake, IA, Dec 27, 1909. Geol, work in Wis, Wyo, Ill, summers 1904-1911; instr. geology, U. of Cal., 1909, asst. prof. mineralogy and petrology, 1910-1911, prof. mineralogy since 1911, Mo. Sch of Mines and Metallurgy, civilian supervisor govt. training camp, sections A and B, Rolla, Mo., 1917-1918. Mem. firm Cox & Radcliffe, consulting engrs. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining and Metall. Engrs., Am. Assn, Petroleum Geologists, Alpha Chi Sigma, Tau Beta Phi. Methodist. Author of various bulls., pub. by State Geol. Survey of Ill. and Mo. Sch of Mines, also articles in tech jours. Address: Rolla, Mo. (From: Who's Who in America in 1918, 1919 & 1920. This article from 1920) Fran Patten

JACINT (JASON) Cox, 1855; I Jason Cox of the County of Carroll, State of Tennessee, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at anytime heretofore made and first I direct that my body be decently intered and as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to entrust me with I dispose of the same as follows: First I direct that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executors from any portion of my estate real or personal. Secondly, I give and bequeath to my wife Winney Cox the balance of my personal and real estate consisting of one hundred and ninety acres land, four slaves Namely Loven, Sally, Allen, and Harvy with all my stock of horses, mules, cattle, hogs, and sheep wag on farm farming tools, household, and kitchen furniture together with all moneys which may die possessed of not otherwise disposed of in this my will during her natural life and at her death it is my will and bequeath that the whole of said estate both real and personal be equally divided among my daughters to with Martha, Nancy, and Winny as an equivalent to what I have heretofore given to my other children to with Halelen Cox, Elizabeth Person, Henry W Cox, Sherwood Cox, Lyia McClerkin, Edna Pritchard, Eliza A Rosser, Nelson Cox, and Mary Jane Key to whom I will and bequeath one dollar each. I hereby make ordain and appoint Joseph R Murphey Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I Jason Cox the said testator have to this my will set my hand and soul this 28th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five. Signed sealed and published in the presence of the testator and each other James S Anderson-Isaiah Hampton State of Tennessee, Carroll County At the August term 1855 was produced in open court the last will and testament of Jason Cox deceased and duly proven by the testimony of James S Anderson and Isaiah Hampton and ordered to be duly recorded of the which the above is a copy test. W.H. Graves, Clerk. (From: Carroll County, Tennessee Will Book A:245-246) Jerry McDaniel