The birth of Anne (Unknown) Ballard Cox is unknown, she died in Feb 1672 and was buried on the 7th - location not stated. When she married Thomas Cox, Vintner, she was the widow of Robert Ballard with whom she had one daughter, Mary Ballard, baptized 16 Oct 1664 at St Mary, Whitechapel, parish Church of England on Whitechapel Rd, also known as St Mary Matfelon, in Stepney. In 1673, the parish of Stepney was divided into nine separate parishes, one of them being the newly formed parish of St Mary's, Whitechapel. [The name "White Chapel" derives from the whitewash made of lime and chalk that was used as a paint the outside of the original church and gave it a bright white finish, prompting locals to call it the 'white chapel']
In the spring of 1665, the Great Plague hit London causing between 75,000 to 100,000 deaths in 18 months. Burial grounds became inundated and many were buried in great pits. The plague was followed by the Great Fire in Sep 1666 that destroyed most of London and many records were lost.
Her first husband, Robert Ballard of London, died 12 Oct 1665 and was buried at St Botolph, Aldgate, City of London. He left a Will dated 9 Oct 1665 naming his wife Anne as his sole Executrix and he left to his daughter Mary Β£3 to be distributed to her at age 21 or married. His Will was proved 13 Feb 1666 and on file with London Wills and Probate (1507-1858).
On 11 Jun 1666 widow Ann Ballard of Whitechapel married Thomas Cox of the parish of St Sepulchre Without Newgate at Ludgate which marriage is recorded in *The Book of such as have been married in ye parish of Olaves Hartstreete from ye 23rd of April 1632*. They had one son together, Thomas Cox, Jr, born 1667, baptized 31 Mar also at St Mary Whitechapel.
By 1672, Thomas Cox, Vintner, was a member of the Society of Friend/Quakers as he is listed in Besse's Sufferings Vol 1, Chapter 35, pg 437 as having been imprisoned at Newgate for non-payment of tithes to the Church.
Use caution: It would appear that the Thomas Cox who is named in Besse's "Collection of Sufferings...", Vol 1, Chap 35, pg 406/407 was another of the same name. The ship "Black Eagle", Cap't Wm Fudge, Master, was ordered to take prisoners at Newgate to Jamaica; he was arrested and imprisoned for debt before departure and the ship set sail without him wherein it was immediately captured by a Dutch privateer who realized it was of no use as a means of bargaining as a prisoner exchange, and sent them home with a "passport and certificate". The Quaker records shows this Thomas Cox as having been buried 8mo 1, 1665 at Checker Alley on Whitecross St with many of those ship passengers/prisoners who died before departure in 6, 7, & 8th months 1665 (the time of the plague in London).
Daughter Mary Ballard married Daniel Test on 4 Feb 1688; both are mentioned as deceased in the 1709 Will of Thomas Cox, Vintner of London and he leaves a legacy to their children Thomas and Daniel Test of Β£80 under the care of Thomas Cox Jr *towards their bringing up*.
It is important to note that the date of his marriage to widow Anne Ballard is the same date he cites in his 1709 Will as his arrival in White Chapel Parish:
*Item I give unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Whitechapel so many pounds as I have or shall have lived years in the Parish reasoning from the Eleventh day of June Anno Dm 1666, desiring two third parts thereof may by them be applied for and towards the putting forth apprentices such Boys and Girls from the ffree School at Whitechappel*
In the spring of 1665, the Great Plague hit London causing between 75,000 to 100,000 deaths in 18 months. Burial grounds became inundated and many were buried in great pits. The plague was followed by the Great Fire in Sep 1666 that destroyed most of London and many records were lost.
Her first husband, Robert Ballard of London, died 12 Oct 1665 and was buried at St Botolph, Aldgate, City of London. He left a Will dated 9 Oct 1665 naming his wife Anne as his sole Executrix and he left to his daughter Mary Β£3 to be distributed to her at age 21 or married. His Will was proved 13 Feb 1666 and on file with London Wills and Probate (1507-1858).
On 11 Jun 1666 widow Ann Ballard of Whitechapel married Thomas Cox of the parish of St Sepulchre Without Newgate at Ludgate which marriage is recorded in *The Book of such as have been married in ye parish of Olaves Hartstreete from ye 23rd of April 1632*. They had one son together, Thomas Cox, Jr, born 1667, baptized 31 Mar also at St Mary Whitechapel.
By 1672, Thomas Cox, Vintner, was a member of the Society of Friend/Quakers as he is listed in Besse's Sufferings Vol 1, Chapter 35, pg 437 as having been imprisoned at Newgate for non-payment of tithes to the Church.
Use caution: It would appear that the Thomas Cox who is named in Besse's "Collection of Sufferings...", Vol 1, Chap 35, pg 406/407 was another of the same name. The ship "Black Eagle", Cap't Wm Fudge, Master, was ordered to take prisoners at Newgate to Jamaica; he was arrested and imprisoned for debt before departure and the ship set sail without him wherein it was immediately captured by a Dutch privateer who realized it was of no use as a means of bargaining as a prisoner exchange, and sent them home with a "passport and certificate". The Quaker records shows this Thomas Cox as having been buried 8mo 1, 1665 at Checker Alley on Whitecross St with many of those ship passengers/prisoners who died before departure in 6, 7, & 8th months 1665 (the time of the plague in London).
Daughter Mary Ballard married Daniel Test on 4 Feb 1688; both are mentioned as deceased in the 1709 Will of Thomas Cox, Vintner of London and he leaves a legacy to their children Thomas and Daniel Test of Β£80 under the care of Thomas Cox Jr *towards their bringing up*.
It is important to note that the date of his marriage to widow Anne Ballard is the same date he cites in his 1709 Will as his arrival in White Chapel Parish:
*Item I give unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Whitechapel so many pounds as I have or shall have lived years in the Parish reasoning from the Eleventh day of June Anno Dm 1666, desiring two third parts thereof may by them be applied for and towards the putting forth apprentices such Boys and Girls from the ffree School at Whitechappel*
The birth of Anne (Unknown) Ballard Cox is unknown, she died in Feb 1672 and was buried on the 7th - location not stated. When she married Thomas Cox, Vintner, she was the widow of Robert Ballard with whom she had one daughter, Mary Ballard, baptized 16 Oct 1664 at St Mary, Whitechapel, parish Church of England on Whitechapel Rd, also known as St Mary Matfelon, in Stepney. In 1673, the parish of Stepney was divided into nine separate parishes, one of them being the newly formed parish of St Mary's, Whitechapel. [The name "White Chapel" derives from the whitewash made of lime and chalk that was used as a paint the outside of the original church and gave it a bright white finish, prompting locals to call it the 'white chapel']
In the spring of 1665, the Great Plague hit London causing between 75,000 to 100,000 deaths in 18 months. Burial grounds became inundated and many were buried in great pits. The plague was followed by the Great Fire in Sep 1666 that destroyed most of London and many records were lost.
Her first husband, Robert Ballard of London, died 12 Oct 1665 and was buried at St Botolph, Aldgate, City of London. He left a Will dated 9 Oct 1665 naming his wife Anne as his sole Executrix and he left to his daughter Mary Β£3 to be distributed to her at age 21 or married. His Will was proved 13 Feb 1666 and on file with London Wills and Probate (1507-1858).
On 11 Jun 1666 widow Ann Ballard of Whitechapel married Thomas Cox of the parish of St Sepulchre Without Newgate at Ludgate which marriage is recorded in *The Book of such as have been married in ye parish of Olaves Hartstreete from ye 23rd of April 1632*. They had one son together, Thomas Cox, Jr, born 1667, baptized 31 Mar also at St Mary Whitechapel.
By 1672, Thomas Cox, Vintner, was a member of the Society of Friend/Quakers as he is listed in Besse's Sufferings Vol 1, Chapter 35, pg 437 as having been imprisoned at Newgate for non-payment of tithes to the Church.
Use caution: It would appear that the Thomas Cox who is named in Besse's "Collection of Sufferings...", Vol 1, Chap 35, pg 406/407 was another of the same name. The ship "Black Eagle", Cap't Wm Fudge, Master, was ordered to take prisoners at Newgate to Jamaica; he was arrested and imprisoned for debt before departure and the ship set sail without him wherein it was immediately captured by a Dutch privateer who realized it was of no use as a means of bargaining as a prisoner exchange, and sent them home with a "passport and certificate". The Quaker records shows this Thomas Cox as having been buried 8mo 1, 1665 at Checker Alley on Whitecross St with many of those ship passengers/prisoners who died before departure in 6, 7, & 8th months 1665 (the time of the plague in London).
Daughter Mary Ballard married Daniel Test on 4 Feb 1688; both are mentioned as deceased in the 1709 Will of Thomas Cox, Vintner of London and he leaves a legacy to their children Thomas and Daniel Test of Β£80 under the care of Thomas Cox Jr *towards their bringing up*.
It is important to note that the date of his marriage to widow Anne Ballard is the same date he cites in his 1709 Will as his arrival in White Chapel Parish:
*Item I give unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Whitechapel so many pounds as I have or shall have lived years in the Parish reasoning from the Eleventh day of June Anno Dm 1666, desiring two third parts thereof may by them be applied for and towards the putting forth apprentices such Boys and Girls from the ffree School at Whitechappel*
In the spring of 1665, the Great Plague hit London causing between 75,000 to 100,000 deaths in 18 months. Burial grounds became inundated and many were buried in great pits. The plague was followed by the Great Fire in Sep 1666 that destroyed most of London and many records were lost.
Her first husband, Robert Ballard of London, died 12 Oct 1665 and was buried at St Botolph, Aldgate, City of London. He left a Will dated 9 Oct 1665 naming his wife Anne as his sole Executrix and he left to his daughter Mary Β£3 to be distributed to her at age 21 or married. His Will was proved 13 Feb 1666 and on file with London Wills and Probate (1507-1858).
On 11 Jun 1666 widow Ann Ballard of Whitechapel married Thomas Cox of the parish of St Sepulchre Without Newgate at Ludgate which marriage is recorded in *The Book of such as have been married in ye parish of Olaves Hartstreete from ye 23rd of April 1632*. They had one son together, Thomas Cox, Jr, born 1667, baptized 31 Mar also at St Mary Whitechapel.
By 1672, Thomas Cox, Vintner, was a member of the Society of Friend/Quakers as he is listed in Besse's Sufferings Vol 1, Chapter 35, pg 437 as having been imprisoned at Newgate for non-payment of tithes to the Church.
Use caution: It would appear that the Thomas Cox who is named in Besse's "Collection of Sufferings...", Vol 1, Chap 35, pg 406/407 was another of the same name. The ship "Black Eagle", Cap't Wm Fudge, Master, was ordered to take prisoners at Newgate to Jamaica; he was arrested and imprisoned for debt before departure and the ship set sail without him wherein it was immediately captured by a Dutch privateer who realized it was of no use as a means of bargaining as a prisoner exchange, and sent them home with a "passport and certificate". The Quaker records shows this Thomas Cox as having been buried 8mo 1, 1665 at Checker Alley on Whitecross St with many of those ship passengers/prisoners who died before departure in 6, 7, & 8th months 1665 (the time of the plague in London).
Daughter Mary Ballard married Daniel Test on 4 Feb 1688; both are mentioned as deceased in the 1709 Will of Thomas Cox, Vintner of London and he leaves a legacy to their children Thomas and Daniel Test of Β£80 under the care of Thomas Cox Jr *towards their bringing up*.
It is important to note that the date of his marriage to widow Anne Ballard is the same date he cites in his 1709 Will as his arrival in White Chapel Parish:
*Item I give unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Whitechapel so many pounds as I have or shall have lived years in the Parish reasoning from the Eleventh day of June Anno Dm 1666, desiring two third parts thereof may by them be applied for and towards the putting forth apprentices such Boys and Girls from the ffree School at Whitechappel*
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