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Captain James Knox 1752–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Rowan, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 OCT 1794

Death Location: Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina

Father: John Knox

Mother: Jean Gracey

Spouse(s): Lydia Gillespie

Children(s): Jannette Gracey-Knox

The story of Captain James Knox began in 1752 in Rowan, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA. Captain James Knox married Lydia Gillespie, and had children including Jannette Jane Gracey Knox. Captain James Knox passed away in 1794 in Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain James Knox began in 1752 in Rowan, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA.
  • Captain James Knox married Lydia Gillespie, and had children including Jannette Jane Gracey Knox.
  • Captain James Knox passed away in 1794 in Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knox
1708–1758
Birth Location: Scotland
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Jean Gracey
1708–1772
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Gillespie
1753–1828
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Jannette Gracey-Knox
1776–1852
Birth Location: Iredell Co., North Carolina, USA
JG

Captain Knox's Ancestors

Self
Captain Knox
1752–1794
Birth Place: Rowan, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Knox
1708–1758
Scotland
Jean (Sinclair) Gracey
1708–1772
Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland, Scotland
Grandparents
Adam Knox
1682–1768
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Brock
1686–
Torphichen, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
John Gracey
1685–1721
Coleraine, Londonderry, , Ireland
Jean Sinclair
1686–1708
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Covenanter)
1640–1721
Lady Sinclair
1627–1711
Henry Brock
1661–1770
Janet Marshall
1663–
William Gracey
1664–1779
Velma Henry
1667–1692
James Sinclair
1650–1700
Agnes Lumsden
1650–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William IV
1603–1705
Henry Greenland)
1605–1701
Janet Sutherland
1605–1642
Andrew Brock
1631–
Rachell Marshall
1631–
John Marshall
1640–
Jeane Graden
1640–1684
Agnes Gracey
1627–
William Sinclair
1615–1690
Elizabeth Crichton
1630–1690
Robert Cushnie)
1619–1687
Agnes Leith
1623–1687

Captain Knox's Descendants

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Captain (James) Knox (1752–10 OCT 1794) m. Lydia Gillespie (2 August, 1753–18 FEB 1828)
  1. 1. Jannette ("Jane") Gracey-Knox 1776–1852 m. Maj (Samuel) Wilson-Polk 1772–1827
    1. 1. Lydia Polk 1804–1847 m. Benjamin (B.) McCoy 1794–1870 m. Silas (William) Caldwell 1794–1846 m. Edmund Richmond 1795–1854
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) McCoy 1840–1935 m. Laura (Etta) Crosby 1848–1917
        1. 1. Zephaniah McCoy 1871–1925
        2. 2. Robert (L) McCoy 1873–
        3. 3. Fannie (L.) McCoy 1885–
        4. 4. Wade (Hampton) McCoy 1877–1954
        5. 5. Jeter McCoy 1885–
      2. 2. Mary (Caroline) McCoy 1838–1927
      3. 3. Emily (C.) McCoy 1837–1915 m. Joseph (Jefferson) Bishop 1837–1898
        1. 1. Lavina Bishop 1862–
      4. 4. John ('Johnny' Carliss) McCoy 1822–1910 m. Nancy (Jane) Cooper 1834–1900
        1. 1. Emmett (C.) McCoy 1858–1929
        2. 2. Martha (A.) McCoy 1861–1911
        3. 3. Mary (E.) McCoy 1863–1956
        4. 4. Emily (J.) McCoy 1864–1908
        5. 5. John (Kimsey) McCoy 1865–1958 m. Nettie (J.) Green 1882–1938
        6. 6. William (Morgan) McCoy 1866–1917
      5. 5. John (Knox) Caldwell 1824–1830
      6. 6. Susan Caldwell 1820–1885
      7. 7. James (Montgomery) Caldwell 1828–1868
      8. 8. Samuel (Polk) Caldwell 1818–1885
      9. 9. Thomas (J) McCoy 1843–1863
    2. 2. Jane (Maria) Polk 1798–1876
    3. 3. Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk 1802–1831
    4. 4. John (Lee) Polk 1807–1831
    5. 5. Samuel (Washington) Polk 1803–1839
    6. 6. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1805–1831
    7. 7. Naomi (Tate) Polk 1809–1836
    8. 8. Clarissa (Ophelia) Polk 1812–1856
    9. 9. William (Hawkins) Polk 1815–1862
    10. 10. President (James Knox) Polk 1795–1849
    11. 11. Ann Polk 1807–1884
    12. 12. Joseph (Lee) Polk 1788–1868
    13. 13. John (S) Polk 1805–1831
    14. 14. Margaret Polk 1788–1819

Captain Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1752
1752
Birth of Captain James Knox in Rowan, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
Rowan, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
1794
10 OCT 1794
Age 42
Death of Captain James Knox in Huntersville, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
Huntersville, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Rowan, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1794
    Event Place: Huntersville, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina
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