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Samuel Buie Knox

Male 1798 - 1875  (77 years)


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  • Name Samuel Buie Knox 
    Born 1798  NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Aug 1875  Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., NC (grave 2IW) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3607  MyTree
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2010 

    Father James Knox,   b. Abt 1761, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1842, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Hannah McFalls,   b. 1767, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1847, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1797  SC or NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cynthia Pettus,   d. 27 Aug 1828, York Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Jul 1827  Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F2349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann Sloan Lowrie,   b. 1808,   d. 6 Jun 1884, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 2 Oct 1835  Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Cynthia Hannah Knox,   b. 4 Aug 1836, York Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1903, York Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. James S. Knox,   b. 23 Dec 1837, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1865, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     3. John H. B. Knox,   b. 10 Oct 1839, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1864, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     4. William Harrison Knox,   b. 10 Apr 1841, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1919  (Age 78 years)
     5. Ruth Eliza Knox,   b. 8 Jan 1843, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1919, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Joseph G. Knox,   b. 22 Oct 1845, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1864, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     7. Margaret Ann Knox,   b. 5 Feb 1847, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1901, Gaston Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     8. Mary A. Kezia Knox,   b. 5 Feb 1848, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1936, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +9. Charles Pettus Knox,   b. 25 Jun 1849, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1898, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F2351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Samuel Buie Knox was the eldest children of James and Hannah Knox. He first married Cynthia Pettus (his second cousin), of York, South Carolina in 1825. This marriage was short-lived, as Cynthia died in childbirth the following year, and she and her child were buried in the family cemetery in 1826. Knox remarried in 1836 to Ann Sloan Lowrie, a widow with two children-Robert B. Lowrie and Samuel J. Lowrie (both of whom served in the Civil War). According to his will, at the time of his death, he owned hundreds of acres of land and was a man of considerable wealth.
      (Source: Knox Family Papers, Mss 403, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Library)

      Samuel Buie Knox, brother of James B., and oldest son of James, did
      receive property by deed just prior to his marriage, however, he also
      left property to Samuel B. Maybe he gave James B. more at his marriage
      than Samuel B. got. Also, James B. purchased several other tracts of
      land as the years went by.

      Old Samuel Neely owned property not far from the Knox's, so these were
      neighbors marrying each other.

      Knox, Samuel of Mecklenburg Co., and Cynthia Pettus of York, District
      SC, on July 12, 1827 by Rev. Mr. Hunter. July 24, 1827

      Knox, Samuel B. & Ann Lowrie 2 Oct 1835, George S. Sloan bondsman, B. Oates, C.C.C., wit.


      The Will of Samuel B. Knox is dated the 14th day of August, 1874. (See
      Attached). In this Will, he leaves to Ann Knox, his wife the
      plantation he now lives on with "40 acres included that I bought of
      Samuel Knox" and other things.
      He leaves to his son, William H. Knox, "the Porter place containing
      240 acres, also one hundred acres of the T. J. Grier Tract and other
      things. He will to his daughter Cynthia H. Price, "eighty acres to be
      laid off thro the west end of the Thomas J. Grier tract" and other
      things. He wills to his daughter Eliza Knox, "one hundred acres of
      land laid off the east end of the Thomas J. Grier land" and other
      things. He leaves to his daughter Kizia Knox "the J. B. Knox tract of
      land containing 140 acres". (This tells us that James B. Knox, his
      brother, probably did sell his land to Samuel B. and moved away).
      He wills to his daughter Margaret Stow "my old home place containing
      237 acres and she is to pay back $150". He wills to his son Charles
      Knox "the plantation I now live on subject to the interest of his
      mother in Item 1. (This is the tract of land that Uncle Sam said was
      either the Neal property or adjoined the Neal property. Today, that
      property would have been on both side of Withers Cove across from
      Westinghouse and across the bridge. Uncle Sam told me he was born and
      raised in a house that would have been on Wildlife Club Rd. running
      down to Withers Cove. This was probably the old homeplace.) He
      directed that his "two daughters Eliza & Kizia are to have a home with
      their mother at my present residence while they remain single…."
      He appointed Isaac J. Price and W. H. Knox as his executors to settle
      his estate. Witnesses were neighbors, Thomas J. Simeril and Thomas P.
      Grier. When the will was filed in 1875, the estate was worth
      approximately $7000 and that Ann Knox, C. H. Price, W. H. Knox, R. E.
      Knox, M. K. Knox, M. A. Stowe & C. P. Knox are the proper persons
      entitled under said will. (will filed in Mecklenburg County, NC)

      Samuel Buie Knox was the oldest child of James & Hannah Knox. He
      married 1st to Cynthia Pettus around 1825 probably at her home in York
      Co., S.C. The Pettus'lived just across the line in the area of
      Pleasant Road bounded by Gold Hill Road and I-77 or near that area.
      Cynthia Pettus was the daughter of Capt. George Pettus (1752 - 1816)
      and Jane Knox (1766 - 1847). Cynthia Pettus died in childbirth on
      August 27, 1826 and was buried in the Pettus family cemetery along
      with her 3 day old infant. This cemetery is in the Saddlegate
      subdivision on Pleasant Road. (information on the Pettus family from
      Louise Pettus of Rock Hill.)

      The interesting part of this marriage is that Jane Knox Pettus was the
      daughter of Samuel Knox, who was the brother of John Knox (1722 -
      1777). John Knox was the grandfather of Samuel B. Knox, so Samuel B.
      and Cynthia Pettus were 2nd cousins. Old John also had a son Samuel,
      brother of James, Samuel B.'s father. Samuel Knox, son of John, had a
      son James B. Knox who married Rebecca Pettus, who was the sister of
      Cynthia. This James would have been a 1st cousin of Samuel B., so that
      James B. also married his 2nd cousin.

      After the death of Cynthia, Samuel B. remained single for some time.
      In the 1830 census, he was living alone on his land adjoining his
      father, James.

      On 2 October 1835, Samuel Buie Knox married a widow with 2 children.
      Ann Sloan Lowrie, was the daughter of Robert Sloan and Ruth Beaty who
      were married 14 Feb 1800 (bond date). She married first to Robert J.
      Lowrie on 28 July 1827. They had two sons, Robert B. and Samuel J.
      Lowrie. Neither son married. Both of these boys served in the Civil
      War. Samuel J. was wounded and never completely recovered and he died
      in 1866. Robert died young at a young age in 1869.
      The children of Samuel B. and Ann Sloan Lowrie are all listed in the
      Charles Pettus Knox bible in the possession of Sambo Knox. (see
      attached group sheet) It appears that Samuel B. and his wife attended
      Steele Creek Presbyterian, however, many of their children are buried
      at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian.
      The oldest child of Sam B. and Ann Knox was Cynthia Hannah Knox.
      Cynthia H. Knox was born 4 August 1836, d. 23 Dec 1903. She married on
      31 Oct 1854 to Isaac Jasper Price. Isaac was first married to Amanda
      Neely on 23 Jan 1851. Isaac Price was born 28 Dec 1819 in Steele
      Creek, the son of Isaac Price (II) and Nancy Barnett. He married to
      Nancy Amanda Neely, b. 30 Aug 1830 in York Co. to John Neely (II) and
      Cynthia Starr. Of this marriage one child was born. She was Margaret
      Roseanna Jane Price, b. 16 Sept 1852. This child married John Randolph
      Porter and had 8 children.
      Amanda Neely Price died on 28 Jan 1853 leaving a 4 month old for Isaac
      to raise.
      Eighteen year old Cynthia married Isaac Jasper, who was 35 years old
      at the time and by that time, Margaret was almost 2 years old. This
      couple lived nearby both the Price and Knox family. They lived in the
      vicinity of where the Westinghouse Plant is today at the corner of
      Westinghouse Blvd and Shopton Road West. This couple had 6six children
      in addition to two unnamed infants who died at birth, one in 1862 and
      the other in 1872. Of the other six children, one died at the age of 3
      and one at the age of 1 ½ years. The other four married and had
      families. This couple is buried at Steele Creek Presbyterian church
      cemetery. (See attached group sheet).
      The next oldest child was a son, James S. Knox, b. 23 Dec 1837. He was
      known as Jim. He never married. He fought in the Civil War and was
      wounded. He was able to make it home before he died on 4 Apr 1865. He
      is buried at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Cemetery.
      The next child was John H. B. Knox, b. 10 Oct 1839. He never married
      and was killed in the Civil War on 31 May 1864. He has a tombstone at
      Pleasant Hill Presbyterian that says he is buried at Staunton, Va.
      The 4th child was William Harrison Knox, b. 110 April 1841. He also
      never married and he died 25 Jul 1919. He was wounded in the Civil War
      but he didn't die from the wounds even though it gave him problems for
      the rest of his life. He is buried at Steele Creek Presbyterian
      Church.
      The next child was Ruth Eliza Knox, b. 8 Jan 1843. She was called
      Eliza. Her marriage record in Mecklenburg County reads, "Elias J.
      Garrison, age 30 of Mecklenburg County, son of J. A. & R. Garrison of
      South Carolina (father-living, mother-dead) married to Ruth E. Knox,
      age 30 of Mecklenburg County, daughter of S. B. & Ann Knox of
      Mecklenburg. (father-dead, mother-living) married on 19 April 1876 at
      Mrs. Ann Knox in Steele Creek by John Douglas, min. Witnesses were: W.
      A. Wilson, H. A. Stowe and Thomas J. Simeril of Mecklenburg County."
      This was a second marriage for Elias Garrison. He married 1st to
      Hannah Catherine Youngblood, daughter of Richard Calvin Youngblood and
      Nancy Hannah Lessley on December 26, 1867. There was one child, Hanna
      D. Garrison, d. October 3, 1874 at the age of 1 year, 7 months and 12
      days. Hannah Catherine died February 28, 1874. It is thought by this
      writer, that she died in childbirth and the baby was born dead. (Taken
      from this writer's research on the Youngblood family). Elias was
      wounded in the Civil War and walked with a limp. It appears that Ruth
      Eliza and Elias J. Garrison did not have any children. She died 20
      March 1919 and Elias died 2 Oct 1909. Both are buried at Steele Creek
      Presbyterian Church.
      The next child was Joseph G. Knox, b. 22 Oct 1845. He never married.
      Was killed in the Civil War on 7 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA and is
      buried there. There is a marker for him at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian
      Church cemetery.
      The 7th child was Margaret Ann Knox, b. 5 Feb 1847. She married
      Herbert A. Stowe on 3 December 1872. Her marriage record filed at the
      Register of Deeds reads,
      "License issued 29 Nov 1872 for Herbert A. Stowe, age 22, of
      Mecklenburg County, son of Herbert and Martha Stowe of Mecklenburg
      (father - dead, mother - dead) to Maggie A. Knox, age 24 of
      Mecklenburg, daughter of S. B. & Ann Knox of Mecklenburg (father and
      mother living……which is not correct. S. B. died in 1868) married 3
      December 1872 at the residence of Sam'l B. Knox in Steele Creek by J.
      C. Chalmers, Min. AR Presby Church." This was a little strange in that
      J. C. Chalmers was the minister of Little Steele Creek Associate
      Reformed Church and Lower Steele Creek ARP. Little Steele Creek ARP
      was located on Sandy Porter Rd. (These two churches merged to form
      Central Steele Creek ARP-latter Presbyterian Church) It may be that
      Herbert Stowe was a member of that church and perhaps there was a
      reason why Rev. Douglas of Steele Creek Presbyterian couldn't marry
      them. This couple lived in Gaston County and therefore little is known
      of them. They did have children but their names are not known.
      Margaret (Maggie) died on 10 October 1901 and is probably buried in
      Gaston County, NC.
      The 8th child was Mary A. Kezia was born 5 Feburary 1848. Kezia never
      married and lived at home with her mother and later with her brother
      Charles Pettus Knox who had inherited the home place under the
      direction of Sam. B.'s will that their mother and Kezia would have a
      home there. Kezia died 19 Jan 1936. She is buried at Steele Creek
      Presbyterian Church.
      The 9th and last child was Charles Pettus Knox, born 25 June 1849. He
      was the father of Uncle Sam Knox.

      1850 Census for Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC:
      Sam'l B. Knox m, age 52, b. NC; Ann, f., age 43; Cynthia, f., age
      14; James, m, age 12;
      John, m. age 10; William, m. age 9; Eliza, f., age 7; Joseph, m., age
      6; Mary, f., age 4; Charles, m., age 1; Robert Lowrie, m., age 18.