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Henry Oxley
Morledge Street in the city of Derby,
Derbyshire County, England, UK
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Map of England (UK) Counties
Henry Oxley was born in Molrdige, Derbyshire, England. The earliest English settlements in the district which is now Derbyshire were those of the West Angies. During their northern conquests in the 6th century they pushed their way up the valleys of the Derwent and the Dove. In the 9th century the district suffered frequently from the ravages of the Danes. In 942 Edward the Elder regained Derby, which had fallen under the Danish yoke. In 1049 the name Derbyshire was first recorded in the Old English form Deorbyscir which means the district associated with Derby. The city name of Derby was derived via the Danes who occupied the area during the ninth century, from the Old Norse djùr and bý, meaning deer village.
The County of Derbyshire is located in the very heart of England, bordered on the east by Nottinghamshire, on the south by Leicestershire, on the west by Stafforshire, on the northwest by Cheshire and on the north by Yorkshire (West Riding). Derby is the largest town in the county. The county remained basically agricultural, with a little quarrying and mining of lead and some coal until the late 17th century. A silk mill at Derby, the country's first modern factory built in 1717, and the first water powered cotton mill at Cromford built in 1771 were the beginning of a major textile industry. Iron, steel and engineering developed on a large scale during the 19th and early 20th
centuries. In 1908 Rolls Royce Ltd., known for their aircraft engines and luxury cars, established their first factory at Derby.
The county of Derbyshire is marked on the map with an . The name of Derbys is short for Derbyshire. The best we can determine, Morledge is a street in the city of Derby. It can be found on a map at the website http://www.upmystreet.com/l
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Henry Oxley
Henry Oxley was born on 11 May 1699 in Morlidge, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom and migrated to the United States sometime before 1722. He married Mary Everrit during the year of 1722 in New Jersey. They had 5 children: Mary, Elizabeth, Everett, Hannah, Henry, John, Rachel & Clare. He died in Point of Rocks, Loudoun Co., VA on 17 Mar. 1777 and was buried in Gum Farm, Loudoun Co, VA.
Henry & Mary Oxley's son, Everett was born 24 Mar. 1731 in Hopewell, Burlington Co., New Jersey. He married Patience White in 1750 in New Jersey. They had 8 children: Bethaney, Jesse, Brittain, Sarah, Mary, Patience, Everit, & Edith. He died in Loudoun co., VA on 1 Mar. 1774.
Brittain, the son of Everett & Patience Oxley was born on 19 Mar. 1755 in Hopewell, Huntendon, NJ. In 1788 when Brittain was 32, he first married Ann Woollard, in Fairfax County, VA. They had 6 children: Mary, Anna, Bethany, Everett, John & Patience. Ann died bef 27 Nov. 1814. On 27 Nov. 1814 Brittain second married Elizabeth Harrison in Belmont Co., OH. Brittain died in Belmont Co., OH on 23 Mar. 1825.
Brittain & Ann Oxley's son, Everett was born on 12 Feb. 1791 in Loudoun Co., VA. He married Rachel Atkinson in Belmont Co., OH on 14 Mar. 1816. They had 10 children: Eli, William, John, Jefferson, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Everitt, Anna and Elisha. He died in Belmont Co., OH on 13 Oct. 1867 and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Colerain Twp., Belmont Co., OH.
Everett's son, Eli was born on 19 Dec. 1816 in Belmont Co., OH. He married Nancy Ann Capehart, daughter of John Capehart/Kephart & Rachel Ott, in Belmont Co., OH. They had 9 children: Everit, Benjamin, George, Mary, Adeline, Caroline, Sarah, Emma & Rachel. Nancy Ann was born on 3 Oct. 1821 in Pennsylvania and died in Salem Twp., Henry Co., IA on 12 Dec. 1904. She is buried in Hillsboro Cemetery, hillsboro, IA. Eli probably died in Trenton Twp., Henry Co., IA about 1871. There is no record of his death or place of burial.
Nancy Ann (Capehart) Oxley was the sister of my great, great grandfather, Andrew Capehart.
Sources: Ancestry.com World Tree Project:swneighbors; Family Search Pedigree Resource File; Family Search International Genealogical Index v5.0; U.S. Federal Census Records; Ancesty.com-Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900; Louise Holden; Henry County IA Probate, Marriage, Death & Cemetery Records.
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