Editing Stephen Fox (section)

==Origins==
Stephen Fox was sixth but fourth surviving son of William Fox, of [[Farley, Wiltshire|Farley]], Wiltshire, a [[yeoman]] farmer, by his wife Elizabeth Pavey, a daughter of Thomas Pavy of [[Plaitford]], Hampshire.<ref name="auto5">Hayton</ref> His eldest surviving brother was [[John Fox (1611-1691)|John Fox]] (1611–1691), Clerk of the Acatry to King Charles II. Stephen's sister was Jane Fox (1639–1710),<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/fox-family-of-farley|title=Fox family of Farley|website=Westminster Abbey}}</ref> who married [[Nicholas Johnson (Paymaster of the Forces)|Nicholas Johnson]] (died 1682),<ref>buried in the cloister of Westminster Abbey on 21 April 1682</ref> who was [[Paymaster of the Forces|Paymaster-General of His Majesty's Forces]]<ref name="auto1"/> from 1680 to 1682, following Stephen Fox's second shorter term in that office.