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William Fox

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William Fox

Birth
Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
Death
20 Jun 1816 (aged 72–73)
Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Richland County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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William was a PATRIOT OF THE REVOLUTION serving in the 30 days under Capt. John Cook, 183 days under Capt. John McCord, and 33 days under Capt. Willis Whitaker. Family tradition says that he fought at King's Mountain and Cowpens.

William Fox was the son of Col. Henry Fox III and his 2nd. wife the widow Martha Keene (maiden name unknown), and was born about 1743 at his father's plantation on or near the Black River in the present Clarendon or Williamburg County, moving about 1746 with his father to or near Charleston, South Carolina. He was one of three children born to this union the others being Joseph Fox, born 1745 and Temperance Fox, 1741-?( It is not known if she married.)
William and wife, Sarah Carroll(1748–1808) had 7 children:
Henry Halley Fox 1768–1852
Elizabeth Fox 1770–1808
Mary Fox 1772–1848
Anne Fox 1780–1808
Unity Jane Fox (Carter) 1781–1870
and the twins Elisha 1789–1862 and Elijah Fox 1789–1863
William Fox is a proven ancestor for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Ancestor #: A04146
William was a PATRIOT OF THE REVOLUTION serving in the 30 days under Capt. John Cook, 183 days under Capt. John McCord, and 33 days under Capt. Willis Whitaker. Family tradition says that he fought at King's Mountain and Cowpens.

William Fox was the son of Col. Henry Fox III and his 2nd. wife the widow Martha Keene (maiden name unknown), and was born about 1743 at his father's plantation on or near the Black River in the present Clarendon or Williamburg County, moving about 1746 with his father to or near Charleston, South Carolina. He was one of three children born to this union the others being Joseph Fox, born 1745 and Temperance Fox, 1741-?( It is not known if she married.)
William and wife, Sarah Carroll(1748–1808) had 7 children:
Henry Halley Fox 1768–1852
Elizabeth Fox 1770–1808
Mary Fox 1772–1848
Anne Fox 1780–1808
Unity Jane Fox (Carter) 1781–1870
and the twins Elisha 1789–1862 and Elijah Fox 1789–1863
William Fox is a proven ancestor for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Ancestor #: A04146


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