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by 1695. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Nehe-
miah (?-1681), a planter. MOTHER: Ann, who sub-
sequently married by 1682 Philip Hopkins. MAR-
RIED by 1699 Rachel, who subsequently married
by 1710 Robert Hannan. CHILDREN. Probably
died without progeny. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCA-
TION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. Anglican.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CA-
REER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Kent
County, 1708 A, 1708B (died before the 2nd ses-
sion of 1708B-1711 Assembly). LOCAL OFFICE: St.
Paul's Parish Vestry, Kent County, 1708-1708/9.
WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST
ELECTION: at least 300 acres (purchased in 1695).
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: buried on January 24,
1708/9. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £178.1.3
sterling. LAND: at least 300 acres.
COX, JOHN (1741-1785). BORN: in 1741, proba-
bly in Cecil County; only surviving son. NATIVE:
fourth generation. RESIDED: in Sassafras Neck,
Cecil County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
John Cox (1704-1755), of Cecil County. MOTHER:
Susannah (surname was possibly Ward) (?-1766).
SISTERS: Rebecca; Hester (1743-?); Rosamond;
and Sophia (?-by 1766). MARRIED Rebecca (?-
1794). CHILDREN. SONS: John (1761-?); Benjamin
(1763-?), who married Margaret; Thomas (1765-
?); Samuel (1774-?); George; and Elija. DAUGH-
TERS: Sophia (1768-?), who married (first name
unknown) Miller; Rebecca; and Alice. PRIVATE
CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIA-
TION: Anglican, St. Stephen's Parish, Cecil
County. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Esq. at
death; subscribed £20 to the establishment of
Washington College, Chestertown, Kent County,
1783. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: farmer. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Convention, Cecil
County, 5th, 1775. LOCAL OFFICES: Committee of
Observation, Cecil County, elected 1775; justice,
Cecil County, 1777-1785; militia recruiting officer,
Cecil County, in office 1777-1778; appointed "to
carry out the Act to prohibit for a limited time the
exportation of Indian Corn etc. by land," Cecil
County, 1780. MILITARY SERVICE: lieutenant colo-
nel, Sassafras Battalion, Cecil County Militia,
commissioned 1778. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value £820.0.0,
including 14 slaves and 3.5 oz. plate, 1783. LAND
AT FIRST ELECTION: 900 acres in Cecil County
(including 642.5 acres inherited from his father,
257 acres by purchase). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
probably sold or deeded as a gift ca. 200 acres in
Cecil County, 1775-1783. WEALTH AT DEATH.
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DIED: will probated on June 23, 1785, in Cecil
County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, at least
£1,164.16.6 current money (including 11 slaves
and 1 servant). LAND: his dwelling plantation,
containing at least 700 acres on Sassafras Neck,
Cecil County.
COXE, JAMES (?-?). IMMIGRATED: in 1649 as a
free adult, probably from Virginia. RESIDED: in
Anne Arundel County. PRIVATE CAREER. RELI-
GIOUS AFFILIATION: probably a Protestant. SO-
CIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: transported two
others with him on his arrival in the colony; Mr.
on first appearance in the records, 1650; disap-
peared from the records in 1651. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Providence
(Anne Arundel County), 1650-1650/51 (speaker;
Accounts 1). WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND
AT FIRST ELECTION: rights to 300 acres.
CRABB, HENRY WRIGHT (1722/23-1764)
BORN: on January 16, 1722/23, in Queen Anne
Parish, Prince George's County; second son. NA-
TIVE, at least second generation. RESIDED: in Fred-
erick County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
Ralph Crabb (?-1733). MOTHER Priscilla, daugh-
ter of Col. Thomas Sprigg (ca. 1670-by 1739). UN-
CLES: Edward Sprigg (1697-1751); Osborn Sprigg
(1707-1749/50). BROTHERS: Thomas; Ralph; Jere-
miah; and John. SISTERS: Sarah; Margaret. FIRST
COUSINS: Edward Sprigg (?-?); Edward Sprigg
(1723-1758); Thomas Sprigg (17 1 5-1781); Thomas
Sprigg (1747-1809); Joseph Sprigg (1736-1800);
Margaret Sprigg (1726/27-1804), who married
William Bowie (1721-1791); Osborn Sprigg (1741-
1815); and Francis King 1724/25-177 1). MARRIED
Ann, daughter of Richard Snowden (?-1763), an
ironmaster and ironworks owner of Anne Arundel
County, and wife Elizabeth (?-1775); granddaugh-
ter of Samuel Thomas (ca. 1655-?) and wife Mary
Hutchins; niece of Philip Thomas (1693 /94-1762).
Her brothers were Richard (1719/20-1753), who
died without progeny, and who married Elizabeth,
only daughter of John Crowley and wife Miriam;
Thomas (ca. 1722-?), who married Mary (?-1770),
daughter of Henry Wright; Samuel (1728-1801),
who married Elizabeth (?-1790), daughter of
Philip Thomas (1693/94-1762); and John, who
married Rachel, daughter of Richard Hopkins.
Her sisters were Margaret, (1726-1793), who mar-
ried John Contee (1722-ca. 1796); Elizabeth, who
married Joseph Cowman. CHILDREN. SONS: Rich-
ard Crabb (?-1780); Ralph; John; and Jeremiah
Crabb (1760-1800). DAUGHTER: Elizabeth. PRI-
VATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS
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