Dorcus HULL

Abt 1685 - Abt 1753  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Dorcus HULL
  Birth	Abt 1685	Saco, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	LZNH-TRL
  _UID	3B2709AB3E6C44B19D02D2BE945023D3BE84
  Death	Abt Feb 1753	Somerset, Somerset County, New Jersey
  Person ID	I594779934	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Phineas HULL,   b. Abt 1647, York, Province of Maine, British Colonial America d. 25 Jan 1691, York, Province of Maine, British Colonial America (Age ~ 44 years)
  Mother	Jerusha HITCHOCK,   b. 28 Nov 1653, Saco, York, Maine, United States d. 21 Dec 1689, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F536732270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phillip COX,   b. Abt 17 Jan 1676, London, , Middlesex, England d. Abt 12 Jul 1736, Somerset, Province of New Jersey (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1702	Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
  Children	1. John COX,   b. 20 Oct 1703, Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America d. Bef 1 Feb 1768, Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, British Colonial America (Age 64 years)   2. Phillip COX, Jr.,   b. 13 Jun 1705, Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States d. 19 Sep 1785, Somerset, New Jersey, United States (Age 80 years)   3. Phineas COX,   b. 30 Apr 1709, Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America d. 1774, Sussex, New Jersey, British Colonial America (Age 64 years)   4. Elizabeth COX,   b. 12 Feb 1716, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States d. 15 Apr 1799, Middlesex, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States (Age 83 years)   5. Mary COX,   b. 17 Sep 1719, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America d. 1758, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F536732269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Dorcas Hull Cox has been somewhat of a challenge to research due to all the misinformation that is continuously passed down regarding her. This is what extensive research has provided: Dorcas Hull Cox was born approximately 1685, in the town of Saco, York County, Providence of Maine, Massachusetts Bay Colony, to Phineas Hull and wife Jerusha Hitchcock. Dorcas was orphaned at an early age, her mother Jerusha said to have died in 1689 and father Phineas about 1691. It is believed Dorcas was raised by one of her paternal uncles, Hopewell, Benjamin or Samuel Hull. All three uncles relocated to New Jersey, where Dorcas probably met, married and settled with Phillip Cox. Dorcas Hull was never married to a Graves. Her one and only marriage was to Phillip Cox 1677/80-1736. This evidenced by the recently discovered family Bible, originally the property of Dorcas' mother Jerusha Hitchcock Hull. Dorcas and Phillip's first child, a son John, was born 20 Oct 1703, probably at Somerset County, New Jersey. Although a marriage record has not yet been found, using the birth of the first child, the marriage can be estimated at 1702 to early 1703. Dorcas was the mother of seven (7) children, born between 1703 and 1719. On the 5th day of November 1731, Dorcas and Phillip Cox sell land situated in Biddeford, York County, Providence of Massachusetts Bay in New England to Pendleton Fletcher, Sen. On 17 Dec 1731, Phillip Cox gives power of attorney to his "trusty and well beloved son Phillip" for both himself "and wife Dorcas, (late Dorcas Hull)". Several other land transactions are found through 1734, most being in Biddeford, York County, Providence of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Phillip Cox (Sr.) passed away 12 Jul 1736 at Somerset County, New Jersey and Dorcas, along with John Kinsey, Junior, is named executor. Dorcas continues to reside in Somerset County, New Jersey until her death in Feb 1753. She is believed to have been buried on the family farm with husband Phillip and later son Phillip. Unfortunately, the burial site has been lost and may be part of the Highway.