James Cox 
James was born on October 16th, 1753 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. James' father was Joseph (Judge Joseph) Cox and his mother was Mary Mount. His paternal grandparents were James Cox and Anne. He was an only child. He died at the age of 56 on September 12th, 1810.General Notes
He was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey, the son of Judge Joseph and Mary (Mount) Cox. He was an officer in the American Revolutionary War at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, and was elected Brigadier General of the Monmouth Brigade after the war. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1801 to 1807 and was its speaker from 1804.
He served as a Representative in the 11th United States Congress from 1809 until he died of a stroke on 12 September 1810 in Upper Freehold, New Jersey.
James Cox married Ann Potts (1757–1815), daughter of William and Amy (Borden) Potts, on 29 February 1776. They were the parents of thirteen children, including Ezekiel Taylor Cox, who was a member of the Ohio State Senate and father of United States Representative Samuel Sullivan Cox.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1646 in Hertfordshire, England d.16 Aug 1681 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey
- b.18 Aug 1672 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey d.14 Oct 1750 in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- b.~ 1650 in Maspeth Kills, Long Island, New York
- b.18 Aug 1713 d.17 Apr 1801
- b.16 Oct 1753 in Monmouth County, New Jersey d.12 Sep 1810
- b.31 May 1715 d.24 Nov 1800
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cox_%28Representative%29