Meredith Cox

1778 - 1835  (57 years)

• Name	Meredith Cox
  Birth	1778	Mecklenburg, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	1835	Lincoln Co., MO
  Person ID	I16577	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Margaret McFarland,   b. 13 Mar 1763, North Carolina d. 18 Mar 1838, Lincoln Co., Missouri (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1802
  Children	1. John Bailey Cox,   b. 5 Apr 1804, Person Co., NC d. Hopkins Co., KY  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Franklin Cox,   b. 5 Apr 1804, Person Co., NC  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Richard Bailey Cox,   b. 1807   d. 1832 (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Pleasant Meredith Cox,   b. 1809, Ohio Co, , KY d. 1898 (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Joseph William Cox,   b. 1812, Rockbridge Co., VA d. 1877 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Helen Haines notes: In December Court, 1804, Person Co. NC, Meredith Cox is named the guardian for Polly C. Barnett, Margaret Barnett, Nancy Barnett, Harris M and Hugh Barnett, orphans of Hugh Barnett. Meredith Cox was the "most celebrated early settler" in Lincoln County Missouri. He maintained a whiskey distillery.