An American Family History

Amos Fox was born on September 7, 1739 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  He was the son of George and Mary Fox.

He inherited the other half of the land and his mother was to live with him if she did not marry again. 

He married Annie Combs in December 2, 1761 in Virginia. Annie was the daughter of Frances and Anna Combs and was born on April 18, 1739 in Kingwood.

Amos and Annie's children were Dinah Fox (1763),  Morris Fox (1765), Isaac Fox (1767), Gabriel Fox (1771), Gideon Fox (1773), Lydia Fox (1774), Annie Fox (1776), Mary W. Fox and Amos Fox (1783). 

He appeared in the census of Loudoun County, Virginia in 1769, 1771, 1772, and 1810. The records indicate that he owned a slave.

He died in 1806.

In Kentucky there are representatives of still another Virginia Fox family, that of Amos Fox, of Fairfax. These are Mrs. Andrew Broaddus (Francis Duncan Broaddus), and her sister, Mrs. Julia Weaver, of Louisville, and Mrs. Allie Gay Jones, of Winchester. By the kindness of Mrs. Broaddus, I am able to give these names and dates:

Amos Fox, son of George and Mary, born September 7, 1739; married December 2, 1761, Annie Combs, daughter of Francis and Anna, born April 18, 1739, and had these children: Dinah, Morris, Isaac, Gabriel, Gideon, Lydia, Annie, Mary W. and Amos.

Amos, born April 16, 1783, married, May 21, 1809, Lucy Dent Hardy, and had, beside other children, Mary Ivea Fox, born November 28, 1814, dying 1887, and, having married Charles Young Duncan, thereby became the ancestress of Mrs. Broaddus.