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 Record of Deeds
of Michael Cox, Jr.

by Kenny Ray Cox

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At the time of this writing [May 2001], I have not researched the Ohio County (West) Virginia deeds. Michael Junior obviously owned at one time more land than shown in his will. We know from his old papers that he did rent/lease some properties.

The Fayette County, Pennsylvania deeds need further research to ascertain how much property Junior owned there. Note that Junior doesn’t show a wife on 1803 deed; this may be a period between wives.

DEED: Book 5 pg. 252

PARTIES:
DATE OF TRANSACTION: 1 July 1803
DATE OF RECORDING: original, July Term 1803
PARTY OF THE FIRST: Zachariah Sprigg, Elizabeth his wife,
Ohio Co., (West) Virginia

PARTY OF THE SECOND: Michael Cox, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

LOCATION: on waters of Short Creek, name of lines, Rubin Foreman, James Relp, heirs of David McClure, John Beck’s, Benjamin Biggs—265 acres & 13 poles.

ORIGINAL PATENT: Zachariah Sprigg, 15 May 1784
CONSIDERATION: $1855.57
SIGNATURE: Zachariah Sprigg, X Elizabeth Sprigg
WITNESSES: John Sprigg, John Cornwall, Joseph Cox
DOWER: Elizabeth, bef Benjamin Biggs and Rbt McClure

The deed below comes from a typed copy. I would suspect that the unknown typist is at fault for Jeruthea’s mispelled name. Too err is human, to forgive is divine...

DEED: Page 310 (no book number shown)

PARTIES:
DATE OF TRANSACTION: 2 Sept 1820
DATE OF RECORDING: 2 Sept 1820
PARTY OF THE FIRST PART: Michael Cox and Jerusha his wife,
Ohio Co., (West) Virginia
PARTY OF THE SECOND PART: Joseph Cox, Ohio Co., (West) Virginia
LOCATION: small tract formerly belonging to Zachariah Sprigg, line names Ezekiel Rodgers, William Wilson, Michael Cox, John Beck——75 acres

ORIGINAL PATENT: Moses Linn, to John Foot, unto John Todd, unto Michael Cox
CONSIDERATION: $533.
SIGNATURE: Michael Cox, X Jerusha Cox
WITNESSES:
JUSTICE OF PEACE: Benjm Biggs, Absalom Ridgley
RECORDER:
EXAMINATION OF DOWER: Jerusha

 

 


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