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- Capt James Knox's signatures on his: a) LWT dated 24 Sept 1794 and b) a Promissory Note for L30 to John McKnitt Alexander as agent for James Moore of Virginia dated 23 July 1794 [filed in his estate loose papers file at the NC Archives], both match the James Knox signature who was bondsman for Alison Knox's 27 Oct 1785 Guardian Bond for Hannah Knox, dau of Capt Patrick Knox and Mary (Smith) Knox, proving that the Capt James Knox had some unknown relationship with the family of Capt Patrick Knox…
Capt James Knox's Loose Estate Papers also include a receipt signed by John McKnitt Alexander which references "his [Capt Knox's] father-in-law Thos. Gillespie"
(Source: Peggy Bruckner)
Email from Peggy Bruckner - 9-03-09:
Captain James Knox cannot be an ancestor of my Patrick. They appear to have been born no more than 5 or 6 years apart. They may have been cousins, but I doubt they were brothers.
There is no DNA available from a male descendant of Captain James Knox, whose male line is probably extinct. The Knox DNA Project does show that Robert who m. Mary Ewart and Patrick who m. Mary Smith, share a common ancestor; however, there are two other donors who believe they descend from John and Jeane of Thyatira, but have mismatched DNA (with each other and with descendants of Robert of Lincoln and Patrick). And so, there are now three lines who claim kinship with Captain James Knox, the grandfather of Polk -- and obviously two of them are wrong. The only explanation for this is that there is an error with the "paper" genealogy...and these donors do not descend from the Knoxes they "think" they descend from... and, I'd be willing to bet it has something to do with the errors in Ms. Goodman's book.
My earlier point was that the relationship in Patrick's estate seems to be between Alison and James...not between James and Patrick. I really don't know how they fit...it just seems likely they are all near kin (cousins) -- including the sons of John and Jeane of Thyatira -- which means their DNA should match the same group.
I still do not have a clue where my Patrick fits, but my theory is that your Alison was likely the brother of Captain James Knox who, as you will recall, was Alison's guardian bondsman in 1785...and it was Alison Knox who was involved with James Knox in the Patrick Knox Estate Sale "waggon" debacle.
The Allison Knox in Archibald Cathey's Company in the 1797/1798 Tax Lists reports one WP...which I assume was Alison himself, indicating he was 21-50 (b. 1747-1776). In 1800, assuming he is the Allison Knox in the Mecklenburg Census, then he was 26-44 (b. 1756-1774) and appears to be younger than Mary (b. bef 1755). In 1830, he's reported as 71-80 (b. 1750-1759), which (if correct...) seems to argue that he was born 1756-1759...
As far as fitting into the Allison is concerned -- if he was b. 1756-1759, then he could be the son of Thomas Allison's sister... Unfortunately, Thomas's sister Jean (who other researchers say d.1763 in Iredell) m. 1755 William Webb...And so, if this data is correct, this too appears to be a dead end.
And, there is always the possibility that Alison didn't know how old he was, or someone else gave his age. Whatever the case, he certainly was an elusive character!
Peggy
Tombstone of Capt. James Knox, Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., NC:
In Memory of
Capt. James Knox
Whjo in hope of a glorious
Ressurection to eternal life
Deceased Oct 10th in the Year
Of the Christian AEra 1794
Aged 42 Years.
[remainder of stone unreadable]
[HPC: "To continue his memory in the minds of us surviving friends and to perpetuate a character in which were unveiled a tender husband, an affectionate parent, a good citizen; and by whom were cultivated justice, generosity, probity, and sincerity this monument."]
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Abt 1752 - 1784 (~ 32 years)