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       Sarah/5w Fox was perhaps born about 1721 or 2. 15 Jun 1729, John Plumbe engaged at New London, CT, for the education of an apprenticed child, daughter of Benjamin Fox, baptized Sarah.² Of New London, she married, 3 Oct 1743 at Lyme, Corp. Jedediah/3 Brockway of Lyme, son of Richard/2 Brockway and Rachel (–?–).³

       David/3w Fox was born circa 1656 at Concord, MA (no record surviving).^2,3 His name appears on the tax list at Woburn, 1677.⁴ There he married (1), 10 Jan 1678, Lydia Jaquith.⁵ He married (2), by 1694, Mary Hayward, daughter of Samuel Hayward, of Malden.^6,4 Owned property at Charlestown, where his tax was abated 6 Jan 1692. David Fox, yeoman, sold 15 acres at Charlestown to his 1st cousin Eleazer/3w Bateman, 1695, and 8½ acres at Malden to S. Green, 1694.⁶ He apparently served in the Phips expedition to Quebec in 1690, for in 1738 Eleazer Bateman (the same as above, or his son?), calling himself "a kinsman of David Fox" (they were 1st cousins once rem.) was a claimant for Fox's rights.⁴

       Thomas/1 Fox is probably the same son of Thomas/a Fox and Annis (?) who was baptised 14 Oct 1618 in London, England.^2,1 He was admitted freeman of Concord, MA, Mar 1637/38, and a member of the church there in 1640.^3,4 He married (1), probably circa 1640, Rebecca (–?–), with whom he had 3 children, and who died at Concord 11 May 1647.^5,6 "Hired the old herd-pen," Charlestown, 1643.⁷ He married (2), 13 Dec 1647 at Concord, Hannah/2w Brooks, daughter of Henry/1w Brooks and (–?–) (–?–), with whom he had 6 children.^8,9 Four of these—Hannah, Samuel, John and Isaac—later removed to New London, CT.
     25 Jan 1657/58, Thomas ffoxe of Concord made his will, and, though "feble & weake in body," signed it in his own hand, "his name appearing neat and legible." He named his wife Hannah executor, leaving her control of his estate until his son Eliphalet shall reach the age of 21, at which time Eliphalet shall have two-thirds of the estate (his mother retaining one-third during her life) on condition of payment of £5 to each of his siblings. Daughter Elizabeth is the only other child identified by name. The testator names loving uncle Thomas Brooks, loving brethren Moses Wheate (probable brother-in-law) and (brother-in-law) Thomas Bateman, and loving friend and neighbor Robert Fletcher to be overseers.¹⁰
     Thomas Fox died at Concord 14 [Threlfall: 12] Apr 1658 at age 39.¹¹ Thomas Brooks returned his inventory the 23d of the same month.¹² Widow Hannah Fox subsequently removed to New London, where she married, 1661, Andrew/1 Lester, and later Isaac/1 Willey, survived both, and died in 1692.^13,14,15