Barty Connor and James Nary held 18 acres jointly with the Foxes. The Fox<br> Family lived in a cabin on the estate, but owned no land. <p> Reverend Thomas William Lloyd was a Church of Ireland Rector in Kilglass<br> parish and subtenant of the Hartland estate. He lived at Glebe House on the<br> border of Ballykilcline. Thomas Fox was a farmhand for Lloyd. <p> This Fox family departed Ireland on March 13,1848 aboard the "Channing". They<br> arrived in New York on April 17, 1848. It is also believed, that they left Fox<br> relatives in the surrounding areas of Roscommon. <p> Francis Fox<br> age 35<br> Mary Fox<br> age 33 wife of Francis<br> Pat<br> age 7 son of Francis and Mary<br> Francis<br> age 4 son of Francis and Mary<br> Thomas Fox<br> age 26 brother of Francis<br> Catherine Fox<br> age 16 sister to Francis<p><br> After arriving in the United States, Thomas came to Washington County,<br> Tennessee. Francis and Mary, along with their children and Francis' sister<br> Catherine are believed to have stayed in the New England area. They became<br> separated by distance from Thomas and lost contact. <p> Thomas married Mary Ann Brown in Washington County, Tennessee on April<br> 19,1854. <p> Thomas and Mary moved southwest to Jefferson County, Tennessee and were<br> listed there in the 1860 Census, District 2, Farmer. <p> Thomas was also listed in a special census of free white males in Jefferson<br> County in 1861 living in District 2 <p> Thomas enlisted at Mossy Creek,Tennessee (now Jefferson City), in the Civil<br> War. As a Lieutenant, between 1861 and 1862, in the 1st Confederate Cavalry,<br> Carter's Co. Upon reorganization of the unit in 1862, he chose not to re-enlist. <p> Thomas bought property in 1866 from A.J. Kelly, in Sevier County, Tennessee, on the Noisy<br> branch of Webbs Creek, near other Irish families. <p> Thomas and Mary had 4 known children: <p> Nicholas Brown born 9/8/1855, died 11/28/1924 <br> Margaret born 1858, died abt. 1881 of diptheria <br> William Thomas born 11/1862, died 1944 <br> Martha Brown born 1866, died 1880 of diptheria <p> Thomas always listed his language as Irish in the census. Thomas and Mary were<br> listed in the 1870 and 1880 Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. <p> Thomas and Mary lived the remainder of their lives in the mountains of Sevier<br> County, Tennessee and died close together sometime in the early 1890's. They<br> are buried along with other family members in a small family plot, on Noisy<br> Creek, which is now part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. <p> Ray Phillips is the 2nd great grandson of Thomas Fox and continues to search<br> for his ancestors in Ireland and also for other relatives of Francis and Catherine,<br> Thomas' siblings. <p> Ray can be contacted through e-mail: rl5ever@planetc.com and you can visit his<br> website and view information on the Fox family at:<br> http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/tr ... illips.htm <p>
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