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James Knox 1569–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1569

Birth Location: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: August 1633

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Reverend Carrington

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

Spouse(s): Martha Borthwick

Children(s): William Knox, Martha Knox, Reverend Kelso

The story of James Knox began in 1569 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland. James Knox married Martha Borthwick, and had children including Martha Knox, Reverend Robert Knox Minister Of Kelso, William Knox. James Knox passed away in 1633 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Knox began in 1569 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • James Knox married Martha Borthwick, and had children including Martha Knox, Reverend Robert Knox Minister Of Kelso, William Knox.
  • James Knox passed away in 1633 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend Carrington
1539–1592
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Maxwell
1539–1622
Birth Location: Cavens, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Martha Borthwick
1570–1623
Birth Location: Scotland
MB

Children(s)

William Knox
1603–1705
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Martha Knox
1608–
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MK
Reverend Kelso
1606–1658
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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James Knox's Ancestors

Self
James Knox
1569–1633
Birth Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Reverend William Knox, Minister of Cockburn and Carrington
1539–1592
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Maxwell
1539–1622
Cavens, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Knox, of) Silvieland
1510–1538
Progenitor of the Knox of Silvieland, Renfrewshire
Margaret (Fleming heiress) Silvieland
1510–1550
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
George Maxwell
1510–1583
Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Marion Cuninghame
1512–1534
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knox's Descendants

1.
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James Knox (1569–August 1633) m. Martha Borthwick (1570–1623)
  1. 1. William Knox 1603–1705 m. Catherine Elphinstone 1611–1674
    1. 1. William Knox 1640–1721 m. Agnes Skirving 1650–1711
      1. 1. Archibald Knox 1680–1753 m. Agness Skirving 1693–
        1. 1. George Knox 1723–1782 m. Christian Anderson 1734–1822
        2. 2. William Knox 1718–1787 m. Margaret Douglas 1720–1786
        3. 3. Agnes Knox 1720–1784 m. George Hepburn 1715–1764
        4. 4. Helen Knox 1726–1728
        5. 5. James Knox 1731–1796 m. Katharine Shirriff 1741–
        6. 6. Jean Knox 1734–1802
      2. 2. Adam Knox 1668– m. Janet Butler 1680–
        1. 1. Archibald Knox 1705– m. Margaret Seton 1710–
        2. 2. Adam Knox 1722–
        3. 3. William Knox 1703–
        4. 4. Susanna Knox 1707–
        5. 5. Agnes Knox 1716–
        6. 6. Margaret Knox 1718–
        7. 7. Jean Knox 1709–
        8. 8. Adam Knox 1713–
        9. 9. John Knox 1711–
      3. 3. William Knox 1671–
        1. 1. William Knox 1702–1783 m. Jean Black 1705–1783
      4. 4. Agnes Knox 1675–1730
      5. 5. Mary Knox 1684–
      6. 6. Robert Knox 1687–
        1. 1. John Knox 1712–1779 m. Mary Foord 1707–1775
      7. 7. John (Adam "Ad") Knox 1681–1768 m. Margaret Neilson 1683–1710 m. Margaret (Brock) Hutcheson 1686–1710
    2. 2. Janet Knox 1634–1636
    3. 3. Anna Knox 1650–1693
    4. 4. David Knox 1647–
  2. 2. Martha Knox 1608–
  3. 3. Reverend (Robert Knox Minister of) Kelso 1606–1658

James Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1569
1569
Birth of James Knox in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
1633
August 1633
Age 64
Death of James Knox in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1633
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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