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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 half of his father's land land with the instruction that his mother was to live with him if she did not marry again. When he was 22, he married Annie Combs in December 2, 1761 in Virginia. Annie was the daughter of Francis and Anna Combs and was born on April 18, 1739 in Kingwood. Amos appeared in the census of Loudoun County, Virginia in 1769, 1771, 1772, and 1810. The records indicate that he had enslaved a person. Amos and Annie's children included: He appeared on 1768 list of tithables for Loudoun County, Virginia. In 1784, Amos Fox, petitioned the courts to build a mill near the source of Difficult Run, a tributary of the Potomac. Difficult Run is just between Dulles Airport and Tysons Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia. The mill was known as the Difficult Mill. His petition remained in the court until 1787 when he obtained the necessary permission. In 1803, Thomas Fairfax took the Fox family to court because their mill encroached on his land. Amos died on March 22, 1806 when he was 66 years old in Virginia. Ann died on December 26, 1812. When Amos died, his three sons, Morris, Isaac, and Gabriel inherited the mill, but in 1813, Gabriel got sole possession of it.
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