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- Samuel, died 1800, owned very large tracts of land in both Steele
Creek of Meck and upper York Co. (Indian leases). One tract appears to
have been in the Westinghouse Blvd and hwy 160 area (around Armour's
creek and on a path from Armour's ford. Today this is Wither's Cove
and the area around the Westinghouse plant back to Hwy 160.) He
received a patent on this land in 1763 and sold it to Samuel McRum in
1769.
He also owned property near the intersection of York Rd. & Hwy 160.
(Not to be confused with the Dr. John Knox who purchased that property
in the late 1800s. That John Knox was from Chester, SC.) It appears
that at one time, he also owned property near the end of Youngblood
Road adjoining the Bigger property. Bigger owned land on both sides of
the Catawba River and appears to have had the 1st ferry which today
would have been near the end of Youngblood Rd. and the Red Fez Club.
The Mason family also owned property on both sides of the River in the
early 1800s when the Bigger's ferry became known as the Mason's Ferry.
Samuel is buried in the next plot adjacent to Sarah, John and Ann. It
is said that the Sarah Knox tombstone (d. 1765) is the oldest in the
Steele Creek Cemetery.
Tombstone reads: "Three score and ten do sum our days and years we
see".
Samuel gave money to the Whig cause. Samuel had considerable wealth
and land.
In John's will dated 30 March 1772, probated at July court, 1777 , he
names his brother Samuel Knox & (neighbor) Hugh Herron as executors.
In Samuel's will he indicates the following:
1. To my brother John's son Samuel Knox- a horse.(no doubt because
John had named this son after brother Samuel). Other son's of John
were not named.
2. "
to William Pettus I bequeath all the remainder of the land in
South Carolina EXCEPT the tract my brother Robert Knox lives on which
he is to hold during his life and then to descend to William Pettus
"
. It is not known if this brother Robert had children or not.
3. Samuel leaves his "wearing apparel" to his brothers David Knox and
Matthew Knox.
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1753 - 1794 (41 years)