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I.G. ELIZABETH FOX MITCHELL (d.o John & Nancy Fox)
I.G. ELIZABETH FOX
B: ca 1818 Sevier County, Tennessee
M: Nelson Mitchell
D: Unknown

Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Nancy. Her children
based on the 1850 Sevier County census:
a. Elender 1837
b. John 1839
c. Thomas 1841
d. William 1844
e. Nancy 1848
f. Spencer 1850

1830 Sevier County Census:
John Mitchell 11000001-3201001
Dennis Mitchell MB 10001-00001
John Fox 1100201-1211001 (Elizabeth 12)

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John Fox 00120001-00110001

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Originally from German heritage "Fux" translated into English "Fox".

John, oldest son of Adam For and Elizabeth Derrick was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, shortly before the family moved to what later became Sevier County, Tennessee, The Baptismal record of: Johannes, son of Adam and Elizabeth FUX is in Pine Church records in Shenandoah County. John married Nancy Patterson and farmed near Harrisburg; Sevier County. John died about 1852 and Nancy apparently died later in the 1850's Their children were.
+A. Adam ca 1803
+B. Rebecca 1807Aug 15
+C. Cornelius ca 1807-1809
+D. Christina 1810-1813
+E. Nancy ca 1815
+F. Eda 1817 Apr 05
+G. Elizabeth ca 1818
+H. Matilda ca 1826
+I. William Wesley ca 1829
Based on the 1830 and 1840 census, there may also have been one or two sons born 1820-25.
1830 Census of Sevier County:
Men 40-50 John 46
Men 20-30 Adam 27
Men 20-30 Cornelius 21-23
Men 05-10 ?a (1820-25)
Men 00-05 Wesley 3
Women 40-50 Nancy 44
Women 15-20 Tisha 20
Women 10-15 Nancy 15
Women 05-10 Eda 13 ?
Women 05-10 Elizabeth 12 ?
Women 00- 05 Matilda 4
1840 Census of Sevier County
Men 50-60 John 46
Men 15-20 ?a (1820-1825) Men 15-20 ?b (1820-25)
Men 10-15 Wesley 13
Women 50-60 Nancy44
Women 15-20 Eda 23 ?
Women 10-15 Matilda 14
1850 Census of Sevier County
John 66
William 15 (a grandson)
Nancy 64
Jane 12 (a granddaughter)
Adam 47 (listed as insane)
Sevier County Survey Book
John Fox, Entry No. 33, 160 acres on the Little East Fork of Little Pigeon River, Thomas Hill line, cross Newport Highway, 15 Apr 1824, Chain Carriers Thomas Hill and George Fox.
John Fox, Entry No. 373, 50 acres on the Little East Fork of little Pigeon River, 5 Oct 1826, Chain carriers Ira Hill and Cornelius Fox. John Fox, Entry No. ,20 acres, 14 Sep 1836 Sevier County Deed book H Page 120: 12 Oct 1846. Jesse Stafford to John Fox, $62.50, Dist ·1, 50 ac adj sd Fox heirs of Benjamin Manning dec'd, heirs of Barnabas Thurman dec' d. Witnesses: A. Lawson Jr. M.W. McCown Sevier County Will Book I Page 28-29: I John Fox do make and publish this my last Will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made.
First I direct that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executors.
Secondly I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy Fox all my Estate both real and personal except a Sucking Colt of my little roan mare for and during that term of her natural life.
Thirdly At the death of my Said wife I give and bequeath all the remainder of my Estate both real and personal my two Sons William Wesley and Cornelius Fox except Said Sucking Colt upon the terms and conditions herein after enumerated to be equally divided between them, my two Said Sons am to pay to my Children and grand Children below enumerated as follows to wit. to my daughter Eliza Mitchell, Matilda Benson, Eda Silver (Alley) and Christina Sutton the Sum of one hundred dollars each one half in money and the other half in good property at a fair valuation within four years after the death of my Said wife. to the children of my daughter Rebecca Renfro, dec, and to the children of my daughter Nancy Tunis, dec. except William Tunis and Jane Tunis the Sum of Fifteen Dollars each as they respectively come of age and to my-two little grand Children William Tunis and Jane Tunis the Sum of Fifty dollars each as they respectively coming of age and half in money and the other half in good property at a fair valuation and in consideration of my two Sons Cornelius and William Wesley and my Nancy getting the greater part of my Estate I require of: them or the survivor or Survivors of them to take care of and cloth and feed decently and comfortly my deranged Son Adam Fox.
Fourthly I give and bequeath to my little grandson, William Tunis the Sucking Colt of my little roam mare in addition to what I have given him above.
Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my two Sons Cornelius and William Wesley and my wife Nancy Fox Executors of this my last Will and Testament this 8th day of June 1851. John (X) Fox (Seal) Signed, Sealed, and Published in our Presence and we have signed our names hereto in the presence of the Testator the day and date above written.
Witnesses: Emanuel Fox, George (X) Fox, Cornelius(X)Patterson; State of Tennessee Sevier County I P.H. Toomey, Clerk of the County Court of Said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and perfect copy of the Original Will now of record and on file in my office. Given under my hand at office in Sevierville this 25th October 1852. P.H. Toomey, CLK.
The foregoing is a True Copy of a certified Copy of the last Will and testament of John Fox, Dec. which is recorded by order of the County Court, the original Will and the record book containing the Copy of the Same having been destroyed by the burning of the County Clerk' s office this 4th day of August 1857. B.M.Chandler.

John — Nancy PATTERSON. Nancy was born 1787; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Adam Fox Came to Sevier Co in 1783 (c1786 on marker) "Old Dutch Settlement" from Pennsylvania. Adam and his brother were not mentioned in thier father's will (Frederick Co VA 1769) by name, but are mentioned along with their mother when Adam Sr.'s land was sold 1784. The first record of Adam Sr found is an application for land in Augusta Co, VA on 30 October 1752. In 1984, a baptismal record was found in the records of the Old Pine Church located two miles west of Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia, for the birth of a son on 19 February 1784 to Adam and his wife Elizabeth. Served in War of 1812. Buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee

Originally from German heritage "Fux" translated into English "Fox".
MORE ON ADAM FOX
Adam Fox, ancestor of the Sevier County, Tennessee Fox family was born about 1760. His birth place was in scenic Shenandoah County, Virginia, somewhere in the vicinity of Mill Creek. He was the son of the German immigrant, Adam Fuchs, whose name was eventually changed to Fox by the English speaking record keepers of the time. In 1768 or 69, when Adam Jr., was a young boy of maybe 8 or 9, his father died, leaving a widow named Catherine, two young sons, Adam Jr. and his young brother, Mark and at least two or three daughters. Most widows on the frontier in the eighteenth century found themselves in desperate conditions and would lose or sell the family farm within a year or so to keep bread on the table or else they were forced into a speedy second marriage in order to survive and keep the family together. This was especially true of widows without older sons to handle the hard farming chores. The widow Catherine was to remain a widow until the last record of her in 1785, almost 20 years after Adam's death and during this time, she not only held onto Adam's 300 acres but also added another 171 acres granted to her in 1775. How she was able to do it would make a good story if we could learn the details. The closeness of the German settlers who were constantly following the frontiers as they moved west may have had much to do with her success.
The will of Adam Fuchs Sr. was written 22 March 1768 and was probated in Frederick County in 1769. The will was written in German and stipulated that the widow Catherine was to have her lawful third and that Adam's two sons were to each have a third, providing that they stayed on the land until reaching lawful age. The names of the two sons were not actually given in Adam's will, but were proven several years later when the estate was finally settled in Shenandoah County. Shenandoah County had been formed in 1772 and included the part of Frederich County where the Fox land was located. Adam Sr. also stipulated in his will that his daughters were to share equally with the boys, but instead of land, they were to receive their share in cash after the land was appraised. The names of the daughters were not named in the will but at least some of them can be tentatively identified by their later associations with Catherine and her sons.
On 7 August 1771, an appraisal of the estate of Adam was filed in Frederick County.
In 1775, Catherine Fox received 171 acres of land on Mill Creek, a branch of the North River Shenandoah, adjoining her own land. The date of warrant application was 13 November and the survey date was 5 November. (Volume III page 8) When a part of this land was sold to son Mark in 1784, that record (Deed book D page 203) indicated that Catherine was not granted this land until 16 July 1779. The grant was from the Proprietor's Office of the Northern Neck.
On 21 January 1777, Catherine Fox was a sponsor for the child of Jacob and Catherine Roush at the Old Pine Church in Shenandoah County. Catherine's name was listed as Catharina Fuksin. In German script, "in" was sometimes added to the surnames of women. The Foxes were Lutheran and Old Pine Church was a Union Church (Lutheran and German Reformed) and was located 2 miles west of Mt. Jackson, Virginia, a short distance from the present Pine Church. From this record, we can speculate that Catherine Rousch was a daughter of Adam and Catherine Fuchs and "The Roush Family in America" by Dr. L.L. Raush confirms that Catherine Rousch was a Fox According to Vogt & Kethley’s "Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds, 1772-1850", Catherine Fucksin and Jacob Rausch were married on 21 February 1775. And according to Wayland's "History of Shenandoah", their children were Rosina (born 1777), Dorothea, Catharina, Johannes, Adam, Susana and Paulas. The family left Shenandoah County for Gallia County, Ohio in 1796. Jacob Rausch was born about 1746 and was the son of John Adam Rousch and Susanna Schlern.
Dr. Rausch’s book also notes that Jonas Rausch was married to Barbara Fox. Jonas was born in 1763 and married Barbara in 1784. The family later moved to Mason County, West Virginia. Jonas and Jacob were brothers and Barbara was probably another of Adam and Catherine's children.
On 7 September 1778, Catherine, as the executrix of Adam Fox, made a deposition regarding land sold by her husband Adam in Augusta County in 1753. This land had been purchased by Adam in 1752, sold in 1753, but had not been officially recorded. This record confirms that Adam was in Virginia as early as 1752.
Records indicate that Catharina Fuchs (18 shares) and Adam Fuchs (12 shares) were among 18 Lutherans who "paid in paper money to free the congregational land from debt in the year 1781"
On 24 April 1783, Adam Fox took the oath of constable for the county.
On 25 December 1783, the court appointed Benjamin Fawcett, John Roush and Philip Roush to appraise the land of Adam Fox, deceased and to report to the court as "the youngest boy is of age". This indicates that the land was to be divided soon by the terms of Adam's will and also that Mark was either then or soon would be 21 years of age.
On 23 June 1784, 260 acres of Adam and Catherine’s land was sold to their son Mark. The selling of the land to Mark, who was an inheritor of a third of the land by the terms of Adam's will, was probably a formality in order to raise cash to distribute to Adam and Catherine's daughters as specified in the will. Catherine, Adam and Elizabeth Fox (Adam's wife) were listed as sellers on the document.
On the same day, the remaining 21 acres were sold to John Snavely, whose German name was probably Johanne Schneblis. Johannes’s wife, Anna Maria, was probably another of Adam and Catherine's daughters. The sellers of this portion of the land was listed as Catherine, Adam, Elizabeth and Mark Fox. Mark signed in a German script and Catherine, Adam and Elizabeth signed with an X.
Mark and Adam are mentioned in a 1785 Alterations list for Shenandoah County. The Alterations list was a listing of land that had not previously been listed on the tax roll, or had previously been undervalued or had been recently inherited; Mark Fox is listed with 260 acres (the land that he had purchased from the estate) and Adam Fox is listed as owner of 170 acres. The source of Adam's land is not clear as there is no record of him buying land in the county and Adam and Catherine’s 471 known acres are accounted for by Mark's 260 acre purchase and the 211 acres sold to the Snavelys. Both Mark's and Adam's land was designated "by Catherine Fox", indicating that they received the land from her by inheritance.
Adam married Elizabeth Derrick, daughter of John Derrick and Anna Maria Dunkelberger of Shenandoah County and formerly of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The exact date of Adam's marriage to Elizabeth Derrick is not known but based on birth of their oldest child in early 1784, the marriage date was probably in 1782 or 1783. The birth of Adam and Elizabeth's son was recorded in the records of the Old Pine Church on 19 February and the record reads, "a Son Johannes born to Adam Fuks and Elisabeth" The year of the birth is not given in the church record, but the 1850 census of John Fox in Sevier County indicates that he was born in 1784. Sponsors for the child were, Johannes Schneblis and wife Maria, the purchasers of the 211 acres of Adam's land, further confirming that Maria was another daughter of Adam and Catherine.
On 11 August 1784, Anna Maria Shenebele (Snavely) was born. She was the daughter of Johannes and Anna Maria and was baptized 7 September. Sponsors were Johannes and Susana Fitzmeyer.
On 4 Jun 1785, Mark Fox and Ann Bauthman (Baughman/Boughman) were married in Old Pine Church. Bondsmen were Catherine Fax and Barbary Bauthman.
In the 1785 census, Catherine is on the list of Jacob Rinker and according to Wayland's 1785 Heads of Families", Rinker’s list included families near his home in Conicville and adjacent sections of Hudson’s Cross Roads, Jerome, Liberty Furnace and Mt. Clifton. Also an Rinker's list were Jacob Baughman, who was probably the father of Marks future bride and John Lindamude, whose child was later sponsored by Mark Fox. Others included in the 1985 Shenandoah census, but not in the area surveyed by Rinker, were Peter Fox and Joseph Keeler. Peter Fox is not believed to be related. The area where he lived would later become a part of Page County when that county was formed from Shenandoah. Adam and Elizabeth's oldest daughter, Catherine, would twenty years later marry a Joseph Keeler in Sevier County, but it has not been established that he was related to the Joseph included in the 1785 census. Some miscellaneous Shenandoah and Botetourt County records:
l782 Shenandoah Land Book. Catherine is listed with 300 acres with a valuation of 150 pounds.
1782 Shenandoah Personal Property Tax list: Catherine is listed with (0 tithes, 6 horses and l8 cattle.
1783 Shenandoah Personal Property Tax list. Catherine is listed as a widow with (0 tithes horses and 18 cattle.
1783 Shenandoah Census. Catherine is included in the list of Jacob Rinker and there are 5 persons in the household. If these 5 persons are Catherine, Mark:, Maria, Adam and his wife Elizabeth, then Adam is less than 22 years old and was born a few years later than 1760. This is based on the fact that the personal property tax list showed no tithes.
Jacob Birt 6 (Bird), Jacob Desk 6 (Derk), John Derk 8 (Derrick) and John Shavely 10 (Snavely) are included in the list of Evan Jones.
l784 Shenandoah Personal Property Tax list. Catherine is listed with (0 tithes, 6 horses and 16 cattle.
1785 Shenandoah Census: Catherine is listed as a widow with 4 persons in the household. There is one dwelling and one other building.
1785 Shenandoah Alterations List. Included are Adam Fox with 170 acres valued at 55/5/0 (55 pounds 5 shillings and 0 pence) or 0/6/10 per acre and Mark Fox with 260 acres valued at 84/l0/0 (0/6/6 per acre).
1785 Botetourt Personal Property Tax list. Adam Fox with 3 persons and no dwellings is living with John Derricks 9 persons, 1 dwelling and 2 other buildings.
1786 & 1787 Shenandoah Personal Property Tax lists do not include a Fox.
The last record of Catherine Fox: was the 1785 census of Shenandoah County. Did she die shortly after this census or did she finally remarry after raising her sons and dividing Adam's land or did she accompany her children to Tennessee? No records have yet been found to provide the answers to these questions.
Adam and Elizabeth also appear on the 1785 census of Botetourt County, Virginia at the home of Elizabeth's father, John Derrick.
- John Derrick 1 tithe. 4 horses 8 cattle - Adam Fox 1 tithe. 1 horse. 13 cattle
On 13 April 1786, Mark Fox was the sponsor for Catharina, a child of John and Magdalena Lindemuth (Lindamood) at the Old Pine Church. Mark's name was recorded as Marx Fuks.
On 24 May l786, Mark and Anne Fox sold their Shenandoah land to Philip Tusing for 280 pounds. The court record indicates "a tract of land on branch of Mill Creek which was conveyed to said Mark Fox by Catherine Fox, widow, and Adam Fox and Elizabeth his wife." (Deed Book F p24)
The last Virginia record of Adam Fox and Elizabeth Derrick was recorded several years after they had departed for Tennessee. Elizabeth Derrick's father John had died in Botetourt County Virginia in 1790. His will was dated 24 August 1790 and named only two of his children. However, during the settlement phase in 1797 "Eliza" and Adam Fox were named among the heirs. (Ref. LDS Films 030,724 and 050,725) At this point, we are reasonably certain of the following facts:
Adam Fuchs, a German immigrant arrived in Augusta County, Virginia by 1752. He died in 1768 or 1769 and his will was probated in Frederick County.
Adam Fuchs was married to Catherine and he had two sons, Adam Jr. and Mark and at least three daughters, Catherine Rousch, Barbara Rousch, and Anna Maria Snavely.
Adam Fox Jr. was born about 1760 and married Elizabeth Derrick, daughter of John Derrick, about 1782 or 1783. Their first child was born in 1784 and was baptized in Old Pine Church. Mark Fox married Ann Bauthman in 1786 in Shenandoah County.
Catherine Fox was still living in 1785 and Adam and his brother Mark were still in Virginia in 1785-86, but would soon move to the wilderness of Tennessee

Adam married Elizabeth DERRICK Abt 1782, Botetourt (Historical), Botetourt County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of John DERRICK and Anna Maria DUNKELBERGER) was born Abt 1762, Greenwick Bank, Berks County, Pennyslvania; died Aft 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Fox Cemetery Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Originally from German heritage Johann Adam Fuchs, 20 (or Fux) eventually changed to the english variation (Fox) immigrated to the US on the 1743 Loyal Judith
[List 97 C] Loyal Judith
Captain: James Cowey
From: Rotterdam
By Way of: Cowes
Arrival: Philadelphia, 2 Sep 1743
ADAM FUCHS (FOX) of VIRGINIA
Born: Johann Adam Fuchs was born 13 Dec 1716 in Dörrenbach, Saarbrücken, and was confirmed in the Evangelische Kirche (Lutheran) in 1736. On 10 April 1742, he and his sister Elizabeth petitioned for manumission, and received it without right of return, to visit their brother Caspar in France (Alsace) and to then go on to Pennsylvania. Adam arrived in Philadelphia on the Loyal Judith 2 Sep 1743. When he swore allegiance to King George, his age was given, and transcribed as 20, when he was actually 26. He lived in Tulpehocken, Berks Co, PA, in 1752, and started calling himself Adam Fox. He received a warrant for land in what is now Shenandoah County, Virginia, in October, 1752, settling on Mill Creek. His will was probated in 1768. He married about 1750 Catherine, who died about 1786.

Died: ca 1769 Frederick (later Shenandoah) Co, VA Buried: Shenandoah Co, VA
Lived Also: Augusta Co, VA and possibly Berks Co, VA
Wife: CATHERINE ?
Died: After 1785 Shenandoah VA or Sevier, TN ?:
Children:
Adam Jr. B: ca 1760 Probably VA D:1814-1830 Sevier Co, VA M: Elizabeth Derrick
Mark B:ca1765 Probably VA D:21 Jun 1787 Sevier Co, TN M:Catherine Bauthman 4 Jun 1785 Shenandoah,VA
Catherine (not proven) M:Jacob Rousch (1746-1830) 21 Feb 1775
Barbara (not proven) M: Jonas Rousch (1763-1850)
Maria or Mary (not proven) M: John Snavely (Johannes Schneblis)
Notes:
Mark Fox was killed by Indians in what later became Sevier Co, TN. His grave is the oldest marked grave in Sevier County.
Jacob and Jonas Rousch were the sons of John Adam Rousch and Susannah Schlern.
Speculation: Adam Fuchs may have lived in Berks Co, PA prior to his move to VA ca1752.
Speculation: Adam Fuchs (20) may have immigrated to America aboard the “Loyal Judith” in 1743 landing in Philadelphia.
References:
Descendants of Adam Fox of Sevier Co. (draft) Dick D. Fox.
“Pennsylvania German Settlers”, Strassburger/Hinke.
Genealogy of the Fox Family 1924 by Nathaniel Grant Taylor (NGT) Fox of Sevier County.
Mark Fox’s marriage record.
Shenandoah Census 1783 and 1785
Shenandoah tax and land records.
Will of Adam Fox, written in German, Frederick Co, VA.
Augusta Co, VA land records.
“The Rousch Family in America”, Dr. L.L. Rausch

RECORDS OF ADAM FUCHS
Adam Fuchs (Fox) is believed to have immigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania. Following a short stay in Pennsylvania, he moved to Augusta County, Virginia, where he settled. The part of Augusta County where Adam lived later became Frederick County and later, after his death, became Shenandoah County.
Pennsylvania records of Adam Fuchs:
There were several men with the name of Adam Fox or Adam Fuchs in Pennsylvania and Virginia in the 1700's:
* A Johan Adam Fox arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Davy in 1738.
Davy Passengers
* Johanna Adam Fuchs, age 20, arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Loyal Judith with a group of Palatines on 2 September 1743. The ship came from the port of Rotterdam. The name was also listed as Adam Fux on one passenger list.. Among Adam's fellow passengers is only one familiar name, that of Andoni Kapel also listed as Andoni Kappel. Ten years later, Adam would sell his Virginia land to a John Koppel.
Loyal Judith Passengers
* Yost Fox (also known as Jost Fuchs) arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Francis and Elizabeth on 21 September 1742 and died in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1763. Berks County is the likely first home of Adam Fuchs in America. Yost’s only son Adam was named administrator of Yost’s estate by his mother, Anna Elizabeth, widow and relict, renounced on account of "her great infirmity through age". Our Adam seems to have been in Virginia for at least 10 years before this date and so it seems unlikely that Yost was the father of Adam Fuchs Sr., but he may have been related.
Fancis and Elizabeth Passengers
* Johan Adam and Johann Henrich Fuchs arrived in Philadelphia aboard the “Two Brothers” in 1749. Note, this Johan Adam had a family on board.
Two Brothers Passengers
* An Adam Fox lived in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County and left awill. Since the records indicated that this Adam had a brother Matthias, he could not have been the son of Yost Fox, who had only one son according to his will. This Adam is probably the same Adam Fox mentioned in the records of the New Hanover Lutheran Church, which is located in Montgomery County. Montgomery County borders Berks County. According to these church records, Johan Adam Fuchs was born 1 May 1716 and died 1 July 1791. His wife was Anna Margaretha, born 1719 and died 2 April 1777. Johan Adam and Anna Margaretha had a son named Mathias and Mathias, in turn had a son named Adam who was born 13 January 1755.
* An Adam Fox served with the Virginia Continental line during the Revolutionary War and was killed in action.
Regardless of which Adam is ours, it seem very possible that our Adam first settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania before moving on to Virginia. We know, for example, that Elizabeth Derrick’s family lived in Berks County before their move to Virginia. Elizabeth’s maternal ancestors, the Dunkelbergers and Hauers, were also Berks County families. Other families associated with the Fox family in Virginia, that also appear in Berks County records, include Eiler (Iler), Snavely (Schneblis), and Kelchner families.
Adam Fuchs’ will was signed by three former residents of Berks County. The three signers were John Derrick (Adam Jr.’s father-in-law), Henry Kelchner and Mark Eiler. Henry Kelchner was the son of Michael Kelchner and John Derrick’s cousin. The Eilers (Ilers) were associated with Adam Fox Sr. in Virginia.
Some miscellaneous Berks County records:
* Simon Derrick arrived in Philadelphia on 27 October 1738 aboard the St. Andrew. Simon was the father of John Derrick and the grand father of Elizabeth Derrick, wife of Adam Fox Jr. Most of the passengers aboard the St. Andrews were from the Upper Palatinate region of Germany. Simon settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the area northwest. of 0ley township and also lived near Greenwich township.
* At Atolhoe (Tulpehocken), Eva Margaretha, was born 17 October 1751 and baptized 1 November 1751 to Adam Fox. Sponsors were Wilhelm Kayser and wife.
* Adam Eiler, Casper Sneavely (Schneblis) and Jacob Fox were on the 1752 tax list of Bern Township. A Jacob Fox was naturalized in Bern Township on 4 April 1762. An Adam Eiler age 53 arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Friendship on 12 October 1742. Caspar Sneabeli age 43, arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Francis & Elizabeth on 30 August 1743, one year after Yost Fox arrived on the same ship.
* Yost Fox, Henry Fox and Jacob Fox were on the 1752 tax list of Heidelberg Township. * A John Adam Fuchs was naturalized in Heidelberg Township on 21 September 1765. A Jacob Fuchs arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Albany on 11 September 1728.
* Adam Fox and John Snably (Schneblis) were on the 1752 tax list of Tulpehocken Township.
* Adam Euler (Eiler) granted letter of administration 23 April 1755 to Anna Dilla Eulerin widow and relict (Berks County Administration Book 1 page 36).
Early Virginia records of Adam Fuchs:
The first record of Adam Fox in Virginia was an application for a land warrant made in Augusta County on 3 Oct 1752. Mark Ilor (Eiler) applied for a warrant on the same day. The first record of Mark Ilor in Virginia was as a chain carrier on 1 May 1751.
* Adam soon sold his land on Stony Creek and moved about eight miles south to Mill Creek. This area of Virginia changed from Augusta County to Frederick County in 17?? and to Shenandoah County in 1772. Adam was living on the Mill Creek land when he died in 1769.
* William Bean, Survey (no dates) 400a on Stoney Creek adjacent Adam Fox, John Bayly
* Volume II page 80: Adolph Ilor, assignee of Mark Ilor of Augusta County. Warrant application 3 Oct 1752; Survey date 19 Oct 1752; 419 acres on SW side of Stony Creek, adjoining Adolph Ilor's own land. An Adolph Eiler arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Charlotta on 5 September 1743. Also aboard was Henrich Meyer, who was in Shenandoah by 1755.
* Peter Stover 10/30/1752-12/14/1753 375a Stoney Creek adjacent Robt Scarbrough & Adam Fox.
* Christian Funkhouser, 4/4/1753-5/10/1753 260a Stoney Creek in Augusta County adjacent Adam Fox
* Jacob Bordan, Survey 5/9/1753, 400a NW side of Stoney Creek, adjacent Adam Fox
* Edward Rian of Augusta County, Survey 5/10/1753 400a Stoney Creek and Laurel Spring adjacent Adam Fox, John Bayly
* Volume II Page 168: Nichol Witsell, assignee of Adam Fox of Augusta County; Warrant application 4 Apr 1755; Survey date 3 Dec 1753; 304 acres including his (Adam Fox) plantation bought of Jacob Boyer on McNishes Run, a branch of N. River Shenandoah.
* Volume III Page 35: Joseph Pugh (Jr.), assignee of John Koppel (in 1753), assignee of Adam Fox of Augusta County; Warrant application 30 Oct 1752; Survey date 23 Dec 1752; 300 acres on both sides of Stony Creek, a branch of N. River Shenandoah.
Partial translation of agreement written in German: 11 April 1753, Johannes Kaffel, have bought of Adam Fox a place on Stony Creek in the name Clay Lick. Signed: Adam Fuchs (GS) One witness: Adolph Eiler.
On 7 Sep 1778 Catrin Fox executrix of Adam Fox dec’d made deposition that above agreement was complied with.
On 28 February 1763 Adam purchased 300 acres of land on the south side of Benjamin Allen’s Mill Creek from John Hill for 5 shillings. The deed was recorded in Frederick County Court on 1 March 1763. Other records of this land included:
* John Hill purchased 300 acres on Benjamin Allen’s Mill Creek. The warrant application was dated 13 May 1749 and the survey date was 23 June 1749.
* Mary Hill requested a deed be issued to her next eldest son. The original assignee, James Hill, was now deceased.
These Virginia records were discovered by Eugene Peterson, a Derrick researcher (now deceased). Mr. Peterson has deduced the following location of Adam Fox’s land:
* Mark Ilor lived 1.5 miles north of Forestville.
* Henry Kelchner nephew of John Derrick lived 2 miles north of Forestville but westerly of Ilor.
* John Derrick adjoined Kelchner’s north border.
* Jacob Derrick, John’s brother, adjoined John on the west.
* Adam Fox lived just west of Kelchner and Derrick.

WILL OF ADAM FOX
FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA MARCH 22, 1768
From Frederick County Will Book 3, page 476: A True Copy of a Will made In Dutch (German) Language by Adam Fox, of this said County.
In the name of God Amen I Adam Fox of Frederick County in Virginia, being weak in Body but Sound of memory Blessed be God do this 22th Day of March A.D. 1768 make and Publish this my Last Will & Testament in manner following (This is to say.)
First I give all my Lands to my two Sons to be Divided Equal, though with that Condition if the stay on the Land together until one of them is of age in such Time said Land is to be praised and as I am willing that my Daughters shout have equal shares with the Boys, said two Boys shall so much to the Girs in Cash (Likewise it is my Will that both the Boys should Learn a Good Trade.
2ndly To my Beloved Wife I Give her Lawful thirds Viz. According to the English Law, and that she shall Live with the children on my said Land as Long as She Remains a Widow and if She Likes to Marry Again before my Boys is of Age she shall Live upon said Land until one of them is of Age Viz. the Youngest Boy.
3dly All my Lawful debts are to be Satisfied out of my Estate. As Witness my Hand unto this my Last Will and Testament the date and Year above.
Signed sealed and delivered)
Adam Fox )
in the presence of Mark Iler, John Derrick and Henry Kelchner
(SOURCE) http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/fuchs.htm

Adam married CATHERINE Abt 1750, Berks County, Pennyslvania. was born Abt 1730; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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John married Anna Maria DUNKELBERGER Abt 1761, Berks County, Pennyslvania. Anna (daughter of Clementz DUNKELBERGER and Anna Maria HAUR) was born 1745, Berks County, Pennyslvania; died Abt 1793, Botetourt (Historical), Botetourt County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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