Elizabeth Cox was born on November 12, 1757, in Freehold,Monmouth County, New Jersey (red dot on the map to the right is the location of Cranberry and West Freehold is clearly marked) which is within some 10 miles of where Ezekiel Dye was born.
Her father was Thomas Cox who was born on October 28, 1730 in Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey and died on April 18, 1794. He was buried at the "Old Yellow Meeting House", Cream Ridge, New Jersey. His father was Thomas Cox who was born on June 20, 1700 in Freehold, Monmouth County. He died on June 5, 1783 and was buried at the "Old Yellow Meeting House", Cream Ridge, New Jersey. His mother was Mary Wright who was born ~ 1702 in Burlington County, New Jersey and died before 1754 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Cox family can be traced back to Thomas Cox who was born in Hereford, England in 1645. He married an Elizabeth Blashford from Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Her mother was Sarah Kenan who was born ~ 1733, Monmouth County, New Jersey and died on December 1815, in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was buried at the "Old Yellow Meeting House", Cream Ridge, New Jersey. "Sarah was described as 'a woman of remarkable understanding and exemplary Christian character'. Her will is very detailed, describing legacies to each of her children. In the case of her daughter Elizabeth Dey, Sarah leaves her share to the four daughters of Elizabeth Dey."
Thomas and Sarah had 13 children:
William Mount was Ezekiel Dye's brother-in-law. He served in Captain Nixon's Troop of Light Horse along with Ezekiel Dye. A James Mount also served in this calvary unit. It is of interest that John Dye, Ezekiel Dye's brother married ____ Mount in New Jersey and Patience Dye, Ezekiel Dye's sister, married _____ Mount in New Jersey. Whether these Mounts are related is unknown. However, In addition, there was a Nathaniel Mount from Monmouth who served in the New Jersey Militia. Anyone with information about the relationships between the Dyes and the Mounts is encouraged to share!
With the exception of (II) Elizabeth Cox Dye (Dey), this was a remarkably sedentary family. All of the others were born and died in Monmouth County, New Jersey and almost all were buried at the "Old Yellow Meeting House", Cream Ridge, New Jersey .