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Where did the Jewish Fox family come from? What is the Jewish Fox family crest and coat of arms? When did the Fox family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Fox family history?

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fox Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Hugh Fox, who arrived in Virginia in 1633
  • Jo Fox, aged 35, arrived in New England in 1635
  • George Fox settled in Virginia in 1635
  • John Fox settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Francis Fox settled in Virginia in 1639


Fox Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Richd Fox, who arrived in Virginia in 1704
  • James Fox settled in Virginia in 1706
  • Marmaduke Fox, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
  • Jas Fox, who landed in Virginia in 1723
  • Johanis Frans Fox, aged 25, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732


Fox Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Patt Fox, who arrived in New York, NY in 1804
  • Joseph Fox, who landed in America in 1811
  • Antonio Fox, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816
  • Mr. Fox, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822
  • Benjamin Fox was a planter in Western Bay in 1828


Fox Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • George Greenfield Fox, who arrived in Colorado in 1901

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  • Marye Anne Fox (b. 1947), American physical organic chemist named Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego in 2004
  • William Fox (1879-1952), American motion picture executive who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s
  • Anne-Marie Fox (b. 1962), American model and actress
  • Colonel Wesley L. Fox (b. 1931), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during the Vietnam War and is widely regarded as a legendary hero within the Corps
  • Vivica Anjanetta Fox Fox (b. 1964), American actress and television producer best known for her roles in the films Independence Day and Kill Bill: Vol. 1
  • Charles William Fox DFC and Bar (1920-2008), Canadian Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II and in 2004 was named honorary colonel of 412 Squadron in Ottawa
  • Ven. Edward Charles Morrice Fox OBE (b. 1937), English stage, film and television actor known particularly for playing the title role in the film The Day of the Jackal
  • Sir Michael Fox (1921-2007), English barrister and Court of Appeal judge
  • Vicente Fox (b. 1942), Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006
  • Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox CC (1958-1981), Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist

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  • American Family History: Fox, Ellicott, Evans; Charles Worthington Evans, Martha Ellicott Tyson, G. Hunter Bartlett by Charles Worthington Evans.
  • Fox Family History, 1703-1976 by John Franklin Vallentine.
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The Fox Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Fox Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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