A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
y hiseldest son, Francis Fox, of St. Germans, who m. first,in 1671, Joan, daughter of Richard Smith, ofPlymouth, gentleman, by whom he hadthree sons, who all d. young, and twodaughters; the eldest, Rachael, m. GeorgeHodge, and had issue; and the younger,Deborah, m. Samuel Croker, esq. of Ply-mouth,… … The numerous families of Fox at presentresiding in different parts of the West ofEngland, sprang from one common ancestor,Francis Fox, who, tradition represents,came from Wiltshire (it is said from the pa-rish of Farley, or from that of Pitton), aboutthe year 1645, during the commotions ofthe civil…
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