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- Birthdate given by one of his grandsons, William P. Knox of Menlo, GA.
Rowan County NC Deeds, Book 7, page 140
8 Aug 1769. William Knox, admin of estate of Robert Knox decd, to Samuel Knox for L60 proc, 305 A on S side Third Crk opp Thomas Allison (formerly John Kerrs), 1/2 of 610 A granted [see 4:152 Granville to Jas Stuart] James Stewart 22 Feb 1759 [and bought by Robt Knox 25 Feb 1764.]
Wit: Saml Young, William Hide
Prvd Aug ct 1769.
[Abstracts of the Deeds of Rowan County NC 1753-1785, Vols 1-10; published 1983 by Jo White Linn; page 101]
[This Samuel Knox b. NLT 1748 must be Samuel who m. Mary Lucky and removed to Georgia in 1786]
Samuel was in the Revolutionary War. After the close of the war he
built Knox' Fort in the state of GA for protection against the
Cherokee Indians. The fort still remains, and is known as Knox's
Fort.. He and his brother, Benjamin, were appointed executors of his
mother, Jean's, Will.
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