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- 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.
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