Individual Details

Winifred married James Cox, son of James & Elizabeth Cox.

Found in Ancestry Family Tree:
Many Jackson and Cox researchers show Winifred Mabry as the mother of Dorcas Cox. The name of Dorcas' mother, passed down in the family of John Batchelor Jackson and Dorcas (Cox) Jackson was Mary Eva Mabry. The name Mary Eva is very common in our branch of the family, but virtually no one was ever named Winifred. The Jackson family was consistant in naming their children after other family members.
It is now believed among real reseachers (not just copiers) that James Cox married two women from the same family, naming Winifred as the mother of all the children (except Dorcas), and Mary Eva the mother of Dorcas. James Cox made strong provisions for Dorcas, and offered incentives to the older siblings to provide for the care of Dorcas, in his will. This would be in keeping with someone that was a younger half-sister. He particularly wanted Suzanna to be responsible for her care, and offered extra incentives to her.
Please refer to the will of James Cox under his file.
SOURCE: Janelle Jackson
2. There is a difference of opinion among some Cox family researchers regarding the wife (or wives) of James Cox. some say her name was Winifred Mabry and there is a document in which Winifred relinquished her dower rights to a parcel of land in Henry Co. VA. which was sold after their removal to TN. Winifred was unable to travel bck to VA so the document was executed in TN and taken to VA, Aug. 1786. "Hattie" Jackson, a great-granddaughter of James and his wife and Sudie Jackson, a gr.gr. granddaughter (who lived to be 104) both told me that their ancestress was Mary Eva Mabry; perhaps he was married first to Winifred; they may have been sisters.
SOURCE: Unknown - but possibly could be Claudia Rose Aguilar
3. According to family tradition, Mary Eva Mabry, born ca. 1760, daughter of George Mabry, was the wife of James Cox and the mother of Dorcus Cox; wife of John Batchelor Jackson and mother of David Cartwright Jackson. There is, however, disagreement about this among some Mabry and Cox researchers due to a document in which Winifred Cox, "wife of James Cox" signed a release of dower in 1787 on a property in Pittsylvania Co. VA. At the time they were already living in Washington Co., (State of Franklin), Tennessee but Winifred was unable to travel so, in essence, issued a Power of Attorney, although it is not referred to as such in the record.
This certainly does raise several questions. Was James Cox married more than once? If so, Winifred may have been a Mabry because of the names given to her children and descendants, although, I have found no Winifred listed in the family groups. We may never know for sure, but we do know the children.
Mary, James, Sarah, John, Mabry Tucker, Fannie, George Rhea, Suzannah, and Dorcas.
SOURCE: Unknown

Birth	Ca 1760
Death	Bef 1810
Marriage		James Cox

Spouse	James Cox (1760 - 1810)
Child	Dorcas Cox (1798 - 1856)

Father	George Mabry Jr. ( - 1801)
Mother	Mary [Mabry] ( - )
Sibling	Francis Maybury (1748 - 1818)
Sibling	Joshua Mabry (1750 - )
Sibling	Joseph Mabry ( - 1778)
Sibling	George Mabry (1763 - 1817)