Charles Cox was another of the first settlers of Truro, and a Grantee of the Township. His interval lot extended from Salmon River south, to the upland east of John Caldwell's lot at Caldwell's Bridge, so called, on the road leading up Salmon River. On this lot he built his first house, and, after the great freshet in 1792, he found it not very safe to reside on the interval. He built his next house on the front end of his wood lot on the upland, being the same on which Robert Archibald now resides. He owned abut forty acres more of interval on the north side of the River, called the Island, that is now owned by Mr. Edward Archibald and others. He was married to Eleanor Stewart, about the year 1807. (A stone that is supposed to be at his grave has spawled off so that neither letter nor figure is now legible.) After the death of Mr. Cox, his widow removed to Stewiacke, where she spent the remainder of her life. She died at the house of her son William, December, 1822. Her remains were brought to Truro and interred in the Truro Cemetery.
William, the oldest son of Charles Cox and Eleanor Stewart, his wife, was born in 1757, and was brought by his parents to Nova Scotia when he was five years old. He was married to Mary, the eldest daughter of John and Mary Smith (who had come from Scotland a few years before), January 26th, 1786. They removed to Upper Stewiacke in the spring of the year 1792, and settled on the farm that his grandson, Francis Cox, now resides upon, where they spent the remainder of their days. He died there, January 24th, 1844, aged 86 years. His widow died February 2nd, 1850, aged 86 years. Daniel Smith Cox, their eldest son, was born in Truro, October 30th, 1786. He was married to Amelia Smith, March 10th, 1810. They settled on the south part of the interval that was his father's. Mrs. Cox died there September 2nd, 1857, aged 68 years. Mr. Cox died January 28th, 1873, aged 86 years.
John Smith Cox, the eldest son of Daniel S. and Amelia Cox, was born in Stewiacke, January 19th, 1811. He removed to New Brunswick, and was married there to Lydia Connell, June 6th, 1842. They had one son and four daughters. Mrs. Cox died December 17th, 1855. He was married again to Frances Smith, of New Brunswick, July 5th, 1857. She died February 2nd, 1861. He returned to Stewiacke, and has been nearly three years laid aside on account of illness. Daniel Smith Cox, their second son, was born April 23rd, 1818. He was married to Mary Ellis, of Shubenacadie, 1842. They had two sons and three daughters. He died in Truro, May 3rd, 1869, aged 51 years.
Mary, the eldest daughter of Daniel S. and Ameila Cox, was born January 20th, 1813. She was married to Alexander M. Lydiard, of Halifax, October, 1834. They had five sons and one daughter.
William Cox, their third son, was born December 23rd, 1820. He was married to Elizabeth Green, September, 1852. They had one son and two daughters. Sarah Cox, their second daughter, was born October 17th, 1823. She remains at home with her aged father and afflicted brother. Charles Cox, their fourth son, was born May 3rd, 1827. He was married to Mary, daughter of James Dunlap and Christiann Aikens, 1853. They had one son and one daughter. Mrs. Cox died July 22nd, 1869. Jotham Blanchard Cox, their fifth son, was born August 21st, 1830. He was married to Susan, daughter of James and Christiann Dunlap, April 22nd, 1858. They had one son and three daughters. George Russell Cox, their sixth son, was born June 5th, 1833. He was married to Eleanor, daughter of James and Christie Dunlap, December 25th, 1861. They had three sons and one daughter.
Eleanor, the eldest daughter of William and Mary Cox, was born in Truro, December 1st, 1788. She was married to William Rutherford, Esq., February 5th, 1807. They had one son and three daughters. She died January 15th, 1813, aged 24 years. Mr. Rutherford died October 19th, 1856. Mary, the second daughter of William and Mary Cox, was born in Truro, May 20th, 1791. She was married to Samuel Creelman, January, 1809. They had one daughter. She died December 28th, 1813, aged 24 years. Jane Cox, their third daughter, was born in Stewiacke, 1793. She was married to Robert Putnam, January, 1814. They had two daughters. She died July 7th, 1817, aged 24 years. Mr. Putnam died July 10th, 1839.
John, the second son of William and Mary Cox, was born June 8th, 1796. He was married to Margaret, the youngest daughter of Francis and Esther Creelman, December 25th, 1821. He inherited the homestead and a large part of his father's farm, where he spent his life. He died April 24th, 1867, aged 71 years. Mary Cox, their eldest daughter, was married to James, the only son of James Dunlap and Elizabeth Putnam, Feb'y, 4th, 1846. They have two daughters. Esther Cox, their second daughter, was born September, 1829. She was married to David McG. Johnson, Esq., December 24th, 1850. They have five sons and four daughters. John, the eldest son of John and Margaret Cox, was born March 2nd, 1827. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of James and Christiann Dunlap, December, 1851. They had one son. Mr. Cox, on January 26th, 1853, was engaged with a number of others threshing grain with a machine. They put a young horse into the team. The whole team took fright, and commenced to go round furiously. In attempting to stop them, he put a handspike into the wheel of the machine, which broke the wheel in an instant, and a piece of the wheel struck him on the head, which caused immediate death. He left a young widow and one son to lament their sad bereavement. Francis Cox, their second son, was born January 3rd, 1832. He was married to Catherine, daughter of John and Susan Creelman, December 27th, 1860. They have six sons. He inherits the farm that was his father's, and his grandfather's before him. Hugh Graham Cox, their third son, was born March 3rd, 1835. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of James Creelman and Martha Cox, March 8th, 1861. They have one son and four daughters. He settled north of the meadow near Otter Brook. William Cox, their fourth son, was born June 23rd, 1838. He was married to Jane Kennedy, December 31st, 1861. They had two sons and one daughter. Mrs. Cox died August 24th, 1869. Samuel Cox, their fifth son, was born May 23rd, 1842.
Charles, the third son of William and Mary Cox, was born August 22nd, 1798. He was married to Janet Newcomb, March, 1820. Mrs. Cox died January 6th, 1867, aged 67 years. He was married again to Sarah Young, widow of the late John Walker, January 23rd, 1871. Ann, the eldest daughter of Charles and Janet Cox, was born in 1820. She died unmarried, April 26th, 1833, aged 32 years. Mary Jane Cox, their second daughter, was born April 14th, 1822. She was married to the Rev. Obed Chute, March 30th, 1850. They had five sons. Elizabeth Cox, their third daughter, was born July 15th, 1823. She was married to James Bentley, January, 1851. They had three sons. On April 26th, 1858, Mr. Bentley was going to Halifax in the cars. When they arrived at Richmond station, in stepping from the cars to the platform, while the cars were in motion, he fell, and was crushed between the car and the platform, which caused immediate death. William, the eldest son of Charles and Janet Cox, was born March 17th, 1827. He was married to Rebecca Delaney, of Londonderry, December 28th, 1852. They have two sons and one daughter. Rosanna, the fourth daughter of Charles and Janet Cox, was born August 4th, 1829. She was married to L. J. Walker, Merchant of Truro, December 30th, 1852. Abraham, the second son of Charles and Janet Cox, was born April 14th, 1832. He was married to Olivia, daughter of Adam and Hannah Rutherford, March, 1857. They had one daughter. Mrs. Cox died March 18th, 1860. He was married again to Susan, daughter of Abraham and Margaret Bentley, May 29th, 1862. They have four sons and one daughter. Charles and Margaret, twin son and daughter of Charles and Janet Cox, were born October 14th, 1824. Margaret is yet unmarried. Charles was married to Sarah Scott, of Guysborough, May 7th, 1860. They had one son and two daughters. Mrs. Cox died January 7th, 1867. He was married again to Margaret, daughter of Hugh Logan and Elizabeth Archibald, of Cumberland, April 1st, 1868. They had one daughter. He died June 21st, 1871, aged 36 years. Elmina Cox, their sixth daughter, was born September 23rd, 1837. She was married to Samuel Rettie, Esq., of Truro, May 14th, 1860. They had sons and daughters. James Cox, their fourth and youngest son, was born February 25th, 1841. He was married to Amanda Banks, of Lower Stewiacke, June, 1865.
Hugh Graham, the fourth son of William and Mary Cox, was born February 24th, 1801. He was married to Eliza, daughter of Eddy Tupper and Ann Fulton, February 5th, 1824. Eleanor, their only daughter, was married to Samuel Ashmore Creelman. They had two sons and five daughters. Mr. Creelman died May 11th, 1870, aged 50 years.
William, the fifth son of William and Mary Cox, was born February 5th, 1804. He was married to Sarah, daughter of John Dunlap and Martha Putnam, February 15th, 1827. Martha Dunlap Cox, their eldest daughter, was born January 7th, 1828. She was married to Andrew Logan, October 20th, 1853. They had four sons and three daughters. William Smith Cox, their eldest son, was born May 31st, 1831. He was married to Amelia Yuill, August 7th, 1855. They had two sons and two daughters. He carries on tanning and currying on Elm Street, Truro. Margaret Jane Cox, their second daughter, was born July 13th, 1833. She was married to Joseph Peppard, of Londonderry, November 7th, 1854. They have sons and daughters. John Dunlap Cox, their second son, was born March 22nd, 1837. He removed to California. Susan Dunlap Cox, their third daughter, was born January 8th, 1835. She was married to John Robert Loughead, of Clifton, October 18th, 1853. They have sons and daughters. Eleanor Cox, their fourth daughter, was born June 19th, 1839. She was married to Isaac Yuill, May 22nd, 1862. They have sons and daughters. Amos Cox, their third son, was born September 13th, 1841. Francis C. Cox, the fourth son of William and Sarah Cox, was born May 9th, 1844. He was married to Elizabeth Brown, May 10th, 1869. William Cox's wife, Sarah, died May 10th, 1855, aged 49 years. He was married again to Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, May 13th, 1860. Frederick W.B. Cox, their only son, was born December 1st, 1862.
George, the sixth and youngest son of William and Mary Cox, was born September 10th, 1810. He was married to Ann, daughter of Charles Blackie and Letitia Deyarmond, February 23rd, 1832. Mr. Cox died March 1st, 1860, aged 50 years. William Cox, their eldest son, was born May 5th, 1833. He was married to Janet Brown, of Musquodoboit, December 10th, 1862. They have two sons and three daughters. Charles Cox, their second son, was born August 18th, 1835. He was married to Agnes Fisher, August 9th, 1859. They had two sons and four daughters. John Smith Cox, their third son, was born April 21st, 1838. He was married to Esther, daughter of Robert Cox and Margaret Putnam, of Hants County, March, 1866. They have two sons and one daughter. Mary Cox, their eldest daughter, was born October 17th, 1840. She was married to George Prescott Henry, of Musquodoboit, July 14th, 1864. They have two daughters. Duncan Cox, their fourth son, was born December 25th, 1841. He was married to Esther Kennedy, November 29th, 1870. They have one daughter. Letitia Cox, their second daughter, was born December 1st, 1845. She was married to William, son of Anthony Bonnell and Mary Vance, April 25th, 1865. They have three daughters. Ellen Jane Cox, their third daughter, was born February 25th, 1848. She was married to Thomas, son of George S. Rutherford and Margaret Howard, January 20th, 1870. Elizabeth Cox, their fourth daughter, was born August 5th, 1850. Margaret Cox, their fifth daughter, was born January 20th, 1852.
Eleanor, the eldest daughter of Charles and Eleanor Cox, was born in the year 1760. She was married to Daniel Moore in 1780. They had five sons and two daughters. They were the first who settled in Brookfield, about the year 1785. She died at Brookfield, in 1851, aged 91 years. She was deprived of sight for a number of years before her death. Mr. Moore died at Brookfield, in February, 1826, aged 72 years.
Charles, the second son of Charles and Eleanor Cox, was born in the year 1762. He was married to Agnes Thomson, about the year 1783. He was one of the eight who first settled in Upper Stewiacke, in the spring of the year 1784. His farm laid east of his brother, William's. His house was on the south side of the interval. A part of his place is now owned by William Creelman. He continued on this place for a number of years. He then removed to the upper part of the settlement, where his three sons, William, Andrew and Robinson, continued the remainder of their lives. He died there July 17th, 1818, aged 56 years. His widow died of Small pox, February 2nd, 1828, aged 66 years.
Charles, the eldest son of Charles and Agnes Cox, was born November 24th, 1784. He was married to Mary Marsh, of Economy, November 24th, 1810; and he was killed by falling from a horse, November 24th, 1860. John Cox, their eldest son, was born August 22nd, 1816. He was married to Mary Jane, daughter of Jacob Dillman and Margaret McKenzie, of Musquodoboit, 1851. Archibald Thomson Cox, their second son, was born June 20th, 1818. He removed to the United Stated, and was married there to Martha Lightbody, of Masstown, Londonderry, December 17th, 1850. They have two sons and two daughters. He worked at shipwork about the Bay, and in the United States for a number of years. He is now settled at Clifton, on the farm that was owned by Captain Richard Christie. Charles Cox, their third son, was born March 30th, 1820. He removed to the United States some time ago, where he is married and has a family. William Cox, their fourth son, was born in 1822. He removed to New York, where he died a bachelor in 1869, aged 47 years. Eleanor Cox, their eldest daughter, was born in June, 1824. She was married to James Tuttle, of Wallace River, June, 1853. They had three sons and three daughters. James Cox, their fifth son, was born in the year 1827. He removed to California about the year 1850. Some time after, while working in a saw mill, he got his hand hurt. In consequence of bad treatment, he had to get it cut off.. He became quite wealthy, and died there a bachelor March 20th, 1871, aged 44 years. Andrew Cox, their sixth son, was married to Nancy, daughter of James McCulloch and Eleanor Andrews, his wife. They have three sons and one daughter. Nancy Cox, their second daughter, was married to Jacob Dillman, of Musquodoboit, September 24th, 1848. They had seven sons and five daughters. Rachel Cox, their third daughter, was married to George Notall, of Gay's River. They had two daughters. Isaac Cox, their seventh son, was born January 25th, 1833. He removed to Massachusetts, U.S., and was married there to Catherine Holton, April 10th, 1856. They have two sons and two daughters. He is now settled at Maitland.
Archibald, the second son of Charles Cox, Senr., and Eleanor Stewart, was born December 17th, 1786. He was married to Mary Alexander, of Hants County, April 2nd, 1812. He removed from Stewiacke to Selma, Hants' County, in 1816, where he and his sons have carried on a large business at building and sailing ships. His wife died there December 22nd, 1868, aged 72 years. Charles Cox, their eldest son, was born April 17th, 1815. He was married to Hannah, daughter of John Douglass, of Maitland, November 29th, 1840. Mrs. Cox died October 3rd, 1841. He was married again to Margaret, daughter of John Graham, February 15th, 1843. They had five sons and three daughters. Mrs. Cox died April 22nd, 1863. He was married again to Susan Matthew, of England, January 9th, 1870. He inherits the homestead part of his father's farm, where he carries on a large business of farming, merchandise, building, and sailing vessels. Robert, the second son of Archibald and Mary Cox, was born May 22nd, 1817. He was married to Margaret, daughter of Caleb Putnam and Catherine McDougall, his wife, November, 1842. They had four sons and three daughters. He died January 31st, 1868, aged 50 years. Archibald Cox, their third son, was born February 14th, 1823. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of David Smith and Mary Graham, his wife, September, 1848. They have two sons and three daughters. He removed with his family, a few years ago, to Liverpool, England. He removed again to Antwerp in 1872. William Cox, their fourth son, was born August 4th, 1828. He was married to Rebecca Ann, daughter of David and Mary Smith, July, 1856. They had two sons and six daughters. Mrs. Cox died December 31st, 1871, aged 37 years. He was married again to Elizabeth Goodwin, June 15th, 1872. John Cox, their fifth son, was born August 12th, 1837. He died at sea, of yellow fever, February 25th, 1856. Mary the, eldest daughter of Archibald and Mary Cox, was born August 10th, 1819. She was married to Captain Isaac Dart, May 17th, 1843. They had four sons and three daughters. Mr. Dart died in Liverpool England, June 14th, 1867. Sarah Cox, their second daughter, was born December 27th, 1821. She was married to James Dunn, December 8th, 1847. They had four sons and three daughters. Martha, their third daughter, was born June 1st, 1826. She was married to Captain John Graham, October 9th, 1848. They had seven sons and three daughters. Nancy Cox, their fourth daughter, was born May 20th, 1831. She was married to William, son of James Creelman and Martha Cox, his wife, of Upper Stewiacke, May 26th, 1859. They have two sons. Elizabeth Cox, their fifth daughter, was born September 17th, 1833. Jane Cox, their sixth daughter, was born May 9th, 1835. She was married to John, son of Thomas and Letitia Crow of Clifton, November 29th, 1863. They have three sons and one daughter.
Mary, the eldest daughter of Charles and Agnes Cox, was married to Robert Fisher, of Middle Stewiacke.
William, the third son of Charles and Agnes Cox, was born June, 1796. He was married to Sarah, the fourth daughter of William and Esther Fisher of Truro, January 20th, 1822. Mrs. Cox died June 19th, 1823. He was married again to Olivia Thomson, February 24th, 1824. They had two sons and one daughter. Mr. Cox died of small pox, January 20th, 1828. His widow was married again to Eleazar B. Dickey, December 31st, 1833. They had two sons and four daughters.
Andrew, the fourth son of Charles and Agnes Cox, was married to Nancy Thomson, October 3rd, 1829. They had four sons and six daughters. He died January 4th, 1863. Martha Cox, their second daughter, was married to James Creelman, February, 1822. They had five sons and three daughters. She died January 17th, 1856. Robison Cox, their fifth son, was married to Mary Campbell, eldest daughter of James Creelman and Margaret Graham, his wife, in 1830. They had five sons and five daughters. He died November, 1871.
Esther, the second daughter of Charles and Eleanor Cox, was born in Truro, April 17th, 1764. She was married to David Archibald, 4th, February 14th, 1788. They had four sons and five daughters. She died November 13th, 1837, aged 73 years. Mr. Archibald died July 11th, 1830, aged 68 years. Margaret, their third daughter, was born June 24th, 1766. She was married to a Mr. Tulle. They removed to the United States long ago. We know nothing of her descendants.
John, the third son of Charles and Eleanor Cox, was born in Truro, October 12th, 1768. He was married to Rebecca McArthur, of Shubenacadie, September 4th, 1807. He inherited his father's farm in Truro for a time, and after that he built a house on the same place that his son David now resides, where he spent the remainder of his days. He died November, 1855, aged 87 years. His wife died April, 1839. John Barnhill Cox, their eldest son, was born in Truro, January 17th, 1809. He removed to New Brunswick when he was a young man, and married there. Mary Cox, their eldest daughter, was born May 14th, 1811. She removed to New Brunswick about the year 1845. She was married there. Esther Archibald Cox, their second daughter, was born October 22nd, 1813. She was married to Alexander Chisholm, of New Glasgow. They had three sons and three daughters. Duncan McArthur Cox, their second son, was born October 22nd, 1815. He was lost at sea. David Archibald Cox, their third son, was born April 21st, 1818. He was married to Eunice Budd of Cumberland, February, 1843. They had three sons and seven daughters. He inherits his father's place. Charles Cox, their fourth son, was born June 2nd, 1820. He followed the sea for a number of years. He was married in Boston. They had two sons and one daughter. He was lost in Boston Harbour about 1860. Eleanor Cox, their third daughter, was born January 28th, 1823. She was married to William Kennedy, Junr., of Pleasant Valley, 1850. They have two sons and two daughters. Sarah Cox, their fourth daughter, removed to New Brunswick. Jane Cox, their fifth daughter, removed to Boston and married there.
Mary Cox, the fourth daughter of Charles and Eleanor Cox, was born in Truro, November 19th, 1770. She died May 7th, 1791, aged 20 years, Elizabeth Cox, their fifth daughter, was born February 5th, 1773. She was married to John Hamley. They had three sons and one daughter. He settled on the old road between Brookfield and Stewiacke. They removed to Canada about the year 1830.
Agnes, the sixth and youngest daughter of Charles and Eleanor Cox, was born in Truro, March 11th, 1775. She was married to William Carter of Onslow, March 22nd, 1797. They settled in Brookfield, where he reclaimed from the forest the farm upon which his son George now resides. The Railway station, and a number of other buildings now occupy a part of this same farm. Mr. Carter died January, 1832. He was the first who was buried in the Brookfield Cemetery. His widow died September, 1861, aged 86 years. Daniel Carter, their eldest son, was born August 12th, 1797. He was married to Jane Kennedy, January, 1823. They had eight sons and one daughter. Mary Carter, their eldest daughter, was born November 17th, 1798. She was married to William Kennedy, February 7th, 1823. They had eight sons and one daughter. John Carter, their second son, was born June 9th, 1800. He was married to Agnes Hamilton, November 19th, 1827. They had five sons and four daughters. Mrs. Carter died, and he was married again to Margaret Philips, January, 1867. They had one son and one daughter. Charles Carter, their third son, was born August 10th, 1802. He was married to Agnes Oughterson, December 2nd, 1829. They had two sons. Mr. Carter died. William Carter, their fourth son, was born May 10th, 1804. He died a bachelor, suddenly, January, 1826. George Carter, their fifth son, was born February 5th, 1806. He was married to Elizabeth Conley. They had two sons and eight daughters. He inherits a part of his father's farm at Brookfield. Robert Carter, their sixth son, was born May 30th, 1808. He was married to Eleanor Conley. They had four sons and three daughters. Edward Carter, their seventh son, was born February 11th, 1810. He was married to Margaret Oughterson, December 21st, 1832. They had four sons and three daughters. They removed to the United States about the year 1840. He died there about the year 1862. Agnes Carter, their second daughter, was born March 2nd, 1812. She was married to Thomas Hamilton, April 8th, 1830. They had three sons and four daughters. Mr. Hamilton died July 14th, 1868, aged 71 years. Eleanor Carter, their third daughter, was born June 2nd, 1814. She was married to John Newton. They had three sons and three daughters. She died in Halifax about 1852. Lucilla Carter, their fourth daughter, was born August 18th, 1816. She was married to David Fisher. They had five sons and one daughter. She died 1864. Margaret Carter, their fifth daughter, was born February 14th, 1818. She died unmarried November, 1866.
George, the fourth and youngest son of Charles and Eleanor Cox, was born June 2nd, 1777. He died a bachelor.
