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An American Family History

Absalom Fox

Hunterdon County was originally part of Burlington County, West Jersey. It was set off from Burlington County on March 11, 1714. It included Amwell, Hopewell, and Maidenhead Townships. From 1714 until 1739 when Morris County was formed, Hunterdon County embraced a vast territory including all, or nearly all, of the present counties of Mercer, Hunterdon, Morris, Warren, and Sussex. In 1816, Maidenhead was renamed Lawrence and it became part of Mercer County in 1838.

Children of Absalom Fox
and Christian Bonham
  • Captain Charles Fox
  • Bonham Fox
  • Mary Fox Frazee
  • David Fox
  • Anchor Fox Sutton
  • Iva Fox Sargeant
  • Jonathan Fox
  • Rebecca Fox Dearth
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    Absalom Fox was born about 1734 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was the son of George and Mary Fox.

    When his father died in 1754, he inherited

    all my rights and interest to the Saw mill and Grist mill that is to Say one half of Each with ten acres of Land the most convenient to Said mills to be in his actual possession at twenty one years of age.

    He married Christian Bonham about 1758. Their children and life together are described in the section on Absalom and Christian Fox.

    On November 13, 1766 he was appointed overseer of the road leading from Broad run to Beaverdam church.

    He died about 1797 in Lone Pine, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 
    Washington County, Pennsylvania, was created from a portion of Westmoreland and Fayette County in 1781. Originally it was a part of Virginia. There were many boundary disputes among the early settlers until the firm boundary lines were established in 1794. Washington County split into Allegheny, Greene and Beaver Counties.
    Children of George and Mary Fox
  • Anchor Fox Bonham
  • Absalom Fox
  • George Fox
  • Gabriel Fox
  • Ambrose Fox
  • Mary Fox
  • Amos Fox
    • A grist mill is a building where a miller grinds gain into flour.
       
    Lone Pine.was a village located on the north fork of Ten-Mile Creek. It was known as Lone Pine, Pleasant Valley, and "Pin Hook."

     

         

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