Harmon COX

                   Harmon was sometimes referred to as Harmon "The Regulator" Cox.  He wascondemned to hang by the British for treason.  He avoided the noose bypledging allegiance to England and was pardoned by the King.  In thespirit of the Boston Tea party, the Regulators rebelled against thecolonial government over unfair taxation.  Harmon's cousin, HermonHusband was the principal agitator.  In May 1771, British Governor,Robert Tryon, defeated the Regulators at the Battle of Alamance, NorthCarolina.  In June 1771, the six Regulators who refused to swearallegiance to England were hung at the Orange County courthouse.Harmon's brothers, Solomon, Thomas and William were all Regulators

   John Garretson "Late of Hokessin" in New Castle County, province ofPennsylvania, and Content Hussey of the same place, having declared theirintentions of marriage at monthly meetings at Center and Kennett, andhaving consent of the parents concerned, married the fifth day of ninthmonth 1736 in a public meeting at "Hocessin". 36 witnesses signed themarriage certificate: (far right column under names of bride & groom) -Nathan Hussey, William Cox, William Garretson, Henery Dixson, John Hill,Cornelius Garretson, Eliakim Garretson, John Gregg, Tho: Dixson; (middlecolumn) - Jean Bennett, Richard Hill, Huldah Garretson, Susannah Hill,Lydiah Hill, John Nickols, Joseph Hollingworth, Joseph Gregg, John Dixson,

   Harmon Cox,

   Jacob Dixson, Joseph Dixson, Henry Dixson [?jnr or snr]; (left column) -Ellis Lewis, John Baldwin, Elizabeth Hogg, Mary Pusey, Esther Bennitt,Ann Chandler, Hannah Dixson, Ann Richardson, Esther Willson, SarahGreave, Susannah Pryor, Mary Lewis, Hannah Gregg, Elizabeth Bennet.Family: F248

3 Abstracted from the marriage records 1718-1821 of Newark/Kennett MM -p.86
- Christopher Hussey "late of Hakessin" in New Castle County,Pennsylvania, and Ann Garretson of the same place, having declared theirintentions of marriage at monthly meetings at Center and Kennett, andhaving consent of the parents concerned, married the fifth day of ninthmonth 1736 in a public meeting at "Hokesson". 36 witnesses signed themarriage certificate: (far right column under names of bride & groom) -Nathan Hussey,

   William Cox,

William Garretson, Henery Dixson, John Dixson, John Hill, CorneliusGarretson, John Gregg, Tho: Dixson, and Richard Hill; (middle column) -Huldah Garretson, Susannah Hill, Lydia Hill, John Nickols, JosephHollingworth, Joseph Gregg, John Dubre?, John Dixson,

Harmon Cox,

   Jacob Dixson, Joseph Dixson, Henry Dixson jnr, and Elizabeth Hogg; (leftcolumn) - Ellis Lewis, John Baldwin, Elizabeth Bennet, Esther Bennitt,Jean Bennett, Ann Chandler, Hannah Dixson, Ann Richardson, EstherWillson, Sarah Greave, Susannah Pryor, Mary Lewis, and Hannah Gregg.