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Captain William Knox 1736–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1736

Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry,Northern Ireland

Death Date: 19 July, 1776

Death Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Died in Service in Revolutionary War. The homeplace was located in the Third Creek area in community of Barber Junction near present day Cleveland, North Carolina,

Father: John II^

Mother: Jean Gracey

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Captain William Knox was born in 1736 in Coleraine, Londonderry,Northern Ireland, the child of John Absolum Knox Ii Scot Nc The Immigrant Ii And Jean Sinclair Gracey. Captain William Knox passed away in 1776 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Died in Service in Revolutionary War. The homeplace was located in the Third Creek area in community of Barber Junction near present day Cleveland, North Carolina,.

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  • Captain William Knox was born in 1736 in Coleraine, Londonderry,Northern Ireland, the child of John Absolum Knox Ii Scot Nc The Immigrant Ii And Jean Sinclair Gracey.
  • Captain William Knox passed away in 1776 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Died in Service in Revolutionary War. The homeplace was located in the Third Creek area in community of Barber Junction near present day Cleveland, North Carolina,.

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Captain Knox's Ancestors

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Captain Knox
1736–1776
Birth Place: Coleraine, Londonderry,Northern Ireland
Parents
John Absolum Knox II (Scot\NC "The Immigrant") II^
1708–1758
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Jean (Sinclair) Gracey
1708–1772
Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
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Captain Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1736
May 1736
Birth of Captain William Knox in Coleraine, Londonderry,Northern Ireland
Coleraine, Londonderry,Northern Ireland
1776
19 July, 1776
Age 40
Death of Captain William Knox in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Died in Service in Revolutionary War. The homeplace was located in the Third Creek area in community of Barber Junction near present day Cleveland, North Carolina,
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Died in Service in Revolutionary War. The homeplace was located in the Third Creek area in community of Barber Junction near present day Cleveland, North Carolina,

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1736
    Event Place: Coleraine, Londonderry,Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July, 1776
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Died in Service in Revolutionary War. The homeplace was located in the Third Creek area in community of Barber Junction near present day Cleveland, North Carolina,

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