The Coxons of Woolaw
Known facts about the Coxon family at Woolaw, near Otterburn. Compiled Stoker Wilson, June 2008-06-21
Sources: W Percy Hedley, NRO 3635/3, NRO  542/35, Birdhopecraig Pres Registers. Elsdon Registers.

Year			Source

1569	George Cockson	arrested by Sir John Forster, the Warden, as aiders and abettors of the rebels
			NRO  542/35
Pre 1604	Matthew Cockson	1604 Survey, father of Thomas	NRO 3635/3
1604	Thomas Cockson	1604 Survey, Customary Tennant, by Matthew his father	NRO 3635/3
1618	Thomas Coxson	Rental Roll of the Manor of Redesdale 1618	NRO 3635/3
1618	George Coxson	Rental Roll of the Manor of Redesdale 1618	NRO 3635/3
1655	Matthew Coxon	returned by the Commonwealth officials
		as a suspected Royalist.	NRO  542/35
1695 (19/5)	Matthew Coxon	Buried at Elsdon	NRO  542/35
1697 (27/9)	Anthony Coxon	Buried at Elsdon	NRO  542/35
1697 (7/1)	George Coxon	married to Sarah Hedley of the Storias.	NRO  542/35
1698	George Coxon	Poll Book 1698	NRO 3635/3
1698	William Coxon	Poll Book 1698	NRO 3635/3
1710	Wm Cox (sic)	Poll Book 1710	NRO 3635/3
1715	Wm Coxon	Poll Book 1715	NRO 3635/3
1723 (4/7)	William Coxon	Buried at Elsdon	NRO  542/35
1731 (14/1)	Anthony Coxon	Married to Jane Brown	NRO  542/35
1732 (10/3)	George Coxon	Son to Anthony & Jane	Parish Register
1734 (13/2)	Anne Coxon	Daughter to Anthony & Jane	Parish Register
1736 (20/4)	William Coxon	Son to Anthony & Jane	Parish Register
1737 (6/5)	Joseph Coxon	Son to Anthony & Jane	Parish Register
1739 (19/5)	Thomas Coxon	Son to Anthony & Jane	Parish Register
1746 (12/11)	Jane Coxon	Buried at Elson	NRO  542/35
1748	Anthony Coxon	Poll Book 1748	NRO 3635/3
1760 (27/7)	Nancy	Buried, daur of Anthony Coxon of y Woollaw.	Birdhope Bur.
1777	Joseph Coxon	Married Dorothy Laing	NRO  542/35
1778 (28/7)	Jane Coxon	Daughter Joseph and Dorothy was baptised.	NRO  542/35
1780 (23/1)	Anthony Coxon	Buried at Elsdon	NRO  542/35
1780 (13/3)	Anthony Coxon	Son of Joseph and Dorothy was baptised	NRO  542/35
According to W Percy Hedley there is no record of Coxons at Woolaw after this date.

	
Summary of facts indicated above
George Cockson	Known to be around in 1569, possible father of Matthew.
Matthew Cockson	Known to be around before 1604, possible father to Thomas.
Thomas Cockson	Known to be around in 1604 & 1618, known to be son of Matthew.
George Coxson	Known to be around in 1618, possible another son of Matthew, or even Thomas
Matthew Coxon	Known to be around in 1655, Buried 1695, possible son of Thomas.
Anthony Coxon	Buried 1697, possible brother to Matthew.
George Coxon	Married 1697, known to be around in 1698, possible son of Matthew.
William Coxon	Known to be around in 1698, 1710, 1715, Buried 1723, poss. brother to George.
Anthony Coxon	Married 1731 to Jane, Around in 1748, Buried 1780 a pauper. (Anthony’s first
	son was called George. Does this indicate that George, married in 1697, was his
	father. His next son was called William, possibly after his uncle)
	George Coxon	Born 1732 to Anthony & Jane.
	Anne Coxon	Born 1734 to Anthony & Jane. ‘Nancy buried 1760’
	William Coxon	Born 1736 to Anthony & Jane. (Removed to Overgrass c1769 ?)
	Joseph Coxon	Born 1737 to Anthony & Jane. Married 1777 to Dorothy Laing.
	Thomas Coxon	Born 1739 to Anthony & Jane.
 Jane Coxon	Born 1778 to Joseph & Dorothy.
Anthony Coxon	Born 1780 to Joseph & Dorothy.

An attempt to work out generations s1520 - 1800
George Cockson	s1520, arrested in 1569
1---Matthew Cockson	s1550 - s1600, dead by 1604 survey
2a------Thomas Cockson	s1580, alive in 1618, known to be son of Matthew
2b       George Coxson	s1580, alive in 1618, possible son if Matthew
3a---------Matthew Coxon	s1630 - 1695(buried), alive 1655, possible son of Thomas or George
3b           Anthony Coxon	s1630 -1697(buried), possible son of Thomas or George
4a------------George Coxon	s1670, 1697 married Sarah Hedley, possible son of Matthew or Anthony
4b               William Coxon	s1670 – 1723 (buried), possible son of Matthew or Anthony
5-----------------Anthony Coxon	s1700 – 1780 (buried), 1731 married Jane Brown. Possible son of George or
			William
6a-------------------George Coxon	1732, son of Anthony & Jane
6b                         Anne Coxon	1734 - 1760, daughter of Anthony & Jane
6c                         William Coxon	1736 – 1824, 1763 married Sussanah Mather,   son of Anthony & Jane
7a-----------------------Williams children at Overgrass
6d                          Joseph Coxon	1737, 1777 married Dorothy Laing, son of Anthony & Jane
7b-----------------------Jane Coxon	1778, daughter of Joseph & Dorothy
7e                              Anthony Coxon	1780, son of Joseph & Dorothy
6e                          Thomas Coxon	1739, son of Anthony & Jane

The Logic!
1.	The Coxons at Woolaw are likely to be from the same family, generation succeeding generation
2.	We know that Thomas (s1580) was the son of Matthew (s1550)
3.	Thomas (s1580) and George (s1580) are on the same Rental Roll in 1618, and may well be brothers.
4.	Matthew (s1630) & Anthony (1630) were buried with 2 years of each other and could be of the same generation.
5.	George (s1670) was married in 1697. Assuming he was married in youth at 20 - 30 yrs, gives a DOB around 1670.
6.	William (s1670), died 1723, seems to be the same generation as George making them brothers.
7.	Anthony (s1700), married in 1731, seems to be the next generation. His first son was called George, so possibly his father was George (s1670). His second son was called William, possibly named after an uncle William (s1670)