4 2 – ▁) ▁ ▁Ne ath ▁Ab bey ▁Iron ▁Found ry . ▁ ▁Metal ▁min ing ▁ ▁T in ▁and ▁Co pper ▁min ing ▁– ▁supp lying ▁credit , ▁p ump ing ▁engines , ▁imported ▁materials : ▁tim ber ▁bal ks , ▁coal . ▁In ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Williams ▁family , ▁developing ▁the ▁har bour ▁at ▁Port re ath ▁and ▁the ▁Port re ath ▁Tr am way ▁to ▁the ▁mines ▁from ▁there . ▁ ▁Co al ▁min ing ▁Ne ath ▁Ab bey ▁Co al ▁Company ▁( in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Price ▁and ▁T reg elles ▁families ). ▁ ▁Tim ber ▁trade ▁For ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years , ▁the ▁Fox ▁family ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁tim ber ▁trade , ▁with ▁dep ots ▁at ▁Pen ry n , ▁Fal mouth , ▁Tru ro ▁and ▁Gr amp ound ▁Road . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁Har vey ' s ▁of ▁Hay le . ▁ ▁Cons ul ships ▁ ▁Cons ul ships ▁of ▁various ▁foreign ▁countries , ▁held ▁success ively ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Fox ▁family . ▁" U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁FA Q s : ▁Have ▁there ▁been ▁multi - gener ational ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁families ▁in ▁U . S . ▁history ? ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁▁ ▁A ▁family ▁of ▁English ▁Qu aker ▁mer ch ants ▁named ▁Fox ▁were ▁U . S . ▁Cons uls ▁at ▁Fal mouth , ▁England . ▁Robert ▁W ere ▁Fox ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁to