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John Knox

John Knox

Male Abt 1687 - Bef 1763  (< 75 years)


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  • Name John Knox 
    Birth Abt 1687  Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Bef 1763  Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3573  MyTree
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2015 

    Family 1 Sarah MNU (Knox),   b. 1697, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1763, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1721  Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Knox,   b. Abt 1722, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1777, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     2. Robert Knox,   b. Abt 1725, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Norther Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Samuel Knox,   b. Abt 1730, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Norther Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1800, Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. David Knox,   b. Abt 1732, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 May 1813, Pos Pitt Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 81 years)
    +5. Matthew Knox,   b. Abt 1736, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Dec 1802, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     6. Mary Knox,   b. Abt 1737, Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Norther Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 

    Family 2 Agnes Johnstone,   b. Abt 1695, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1713  Glasgow, Lanark Co., Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Knox,   b. prob Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Esther Knox,   b. prob Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. James Knox,   b. 26 Jul 1713, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1786, Chester Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F2594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 

  • Notes 
    • From; John Rosser's letter to Lyman Draper at the University of
      Wisconsin, Sept. 13, 1878 (Draper Mss VV, Vol. 13, p. 12).."The first
      one of them I ever heard of was John Knox, who was the father of ten
      sons and only one daughter, Mary Knox, and that daughter was my
      great-grandmother, and married Alexander McKee, who came from
      Pennsylvania. He married a 2nd wife - Blair of York. Of the ten
      brothers I have only heard of six who were in American, that was
      Samuel, David, John, James, Jack (or Joseph) and Matthew, of the two
      last I am not sure about the names. These six all Whigs in the
      Revolution. I have seen this in print when Mr. Polk was a candidate.
      Some of the brothers went to England to live, I was told settled in
      London."
      (From notes of Louise Pettus of Rock Hill, SC entitled "Samuel & Mary
      Knox, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC. Compiled by Louise Pettus, a
      double descendant"

      (All information on this line, included in this database, is from The
      Steele Creek Historical and Genealogical Society, unless stated
      otherwise)

      We do know that Dr. John Knox and Florence Neely of Steele Creek were from the Knox/Craig line of Chester. The Chester line is documented in the book Heritage History of Chester County, SC, 1982.

      There are land grant records from the 1760 period indicating that John, Samuel, and Matthew had large acreage on the East side of the Catawba River in an area known as Johney’s Town.

      We know a lot about the family of John and Ann Knox from his will filed in Mecklenburg Will Book D, pp.122-123 CR 065.801.19. Their children were: James (1758-1842) who married Hannah McFalls; Samuel (1763-1833) who married Agnes Nancy; Matthew, Joseph, John, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth and Ann. James and Samuel have Revolutionary War records. Joseph moved to Tennessee in 1815. Some of the descendants of Samuel (b 1763) are buried at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church.

      The Samuel and Mary Knox line is also well researched by Louise Pettus. Samuel’s daughters were Jane, Sarah, and Mary. They married into the Pettus and Candlish families. These families remained in the area, and the lines and descendants are well documented by deeds and wills in the NC archives.

      David Knox died a bachelor. Ms. Draper indicates he was known in his day as a bully who was fond of fisticuffs, fighting, and was hard to whip, reference Draper MSS. VV., Vol. 13, p. 12, John Rosser letter written September 13, 1878. At this time we do not have information on Robert’s descendants.