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James Knox 1687–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Belfast, County Down, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Father: Willism Knox

Mother: Elizabeth Crofton

Spouse(s): Sarah Knox

Children(s): John Knox

The story of James Knox began in 1687 in Belfast, County Down, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. James Knox married Sarah Knox, and had children including John Knox. James Knox passed away in 1763 in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Knox began in 1687 in Belfast, County Down, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
  • James Knox married Sarah Knox, and had children including John Knox.
  • James Knox passed away in 1763 in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Knox's Ancestors

Self
James Knox
1687–1763
Birth Place: Belfast, County Down, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Willism Knox
1630–1705
Glasgow, Lanarkshier, Scotland
Elizabeth Crofton
1660–1733
Rappa, Mayo, Ireland
Grandparents
William Knox
1586–1650
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Campbell
1603–1636
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
John CROFTON
1634–1693
Lissadorn Castle, Roscommon, Ireland
Sarah CROFTON
1635–1709
Lissadorn Castle, Roscommon, Connaught, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
MARCUS Knox
1559–1625
Margaret Greenlees
1563–1604
Dugald Auchinbreck
1576–1641
Mary Erskine
1575–1614
Richard Y
1604–1668
Anna
1608–1640
Richard Maypowder
1571–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ranfurly
1539–1592
Margaret Castlemilk
1539–1622
John Grinley
1535–1593
Janet Muir
1541–1577
Duncan CAMPBELL
1540–1594
Mary Macleod
1552–1602
Alexander Gogar
1549–1573
Margaret Home
1540–1650
John VG
1571–1639
Sarah Mapother
1582–1695
Basil\Basilius grandfather)
1535–1633
Ann Leycester
1586–1656
John Crofton
1540–1610

James Knox's Descendants

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James Knox (1687–1763) m. Sarah Knox (1697–8 November 1763)
  1. 1. John Knox 1717–1777

James Knox's Timeline

4 Records

1687
1687
Birth of James Knox in Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1687
1687
Birth of James Knox in Belfast, County Down, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Belfast, County Down, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1763
1763
Age 76
Death of James Knox in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1763
1763
Age 76
Death of James Knox in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Belfast, County Down, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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