James S. Cox (1748-1821)

President of The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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He was born in the Bermudas where his great-grandfather - John Cox - acquired land on the Island of Eleuthera and served as a Member of the Council in the House of Assembly. James went into business with his brother on the Island of Grenada before moving to Philadelphia circa 1785. He married twice and had six children.

Parents (2)

Thomas Cox

of Brackish Pond, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda

d.1761

Mary Cox

Mrs. Mary (unknown) Cox

b.c.1720

Spouses (2)

Catherine (Sitgreaves) Cox

Mrs. Catherine (Sitgreaves/Sitgraves) Cox

1766-1785

Charlotte (Sitgreaves) Cox

Mrs. Charlotte (Sitgreaves/Sitgraves) Cox

1768-1820

Children (6)

Hitty (Cox) Markoe

Mrs. "Hitty" Mehitabel (Cox) Markoe

1785-1863

John Cox

of Philadelphia

1788-1864

William Sitgreaves Cox

Lieutenant on the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812

1790-1874

James Cox

of 151 Walnut Street, Philadelphia; Presidency of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.

1798-1862

Samuel Cox

of Philadelphia

1798-1880

Eliza Cox

Died in Infancy

b.c.1800