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Marcus Knox 1559–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1625

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Silvieland

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

Spouse(s): Margaret GREENLEES, Isobel Lyon

Children(s): William Knox, William Knox, Thomas Knox, Marcus Knox, Janet Knox, Michael Knox, Thomas Knox

Marcus Knox was born in 1559 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Knox Silvieland And Margaret Maxwell. Marcus Knox married Isobel Lyon, Margaret Greenlees, and had children including Janet Knox, Marcus Knox, Michael Knox, Thomas Knox, William Knox. Marcus Knox passed away in 1625 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Marcus Knox was born in 1559 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Knox Silvieland And Margaret Maxwell.
  • Marcus Knox married Isobel Lyon, Margaret Greenlees, and had children including Janet Knox, Marcus Knox, Michael Knox, Thomas Knox, William Knox.
  • Marcus Knox passed away in 1625 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Silvieland
1539–1592
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Maxwell
1539–1622
Birth Location: Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret GREENLEES
1563–1604
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Isobel Lyon
1546–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Knox
1586–1650
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Knox
1586–1650
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Thomas Knox
1587–
Birth Location: –
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Marcus Knox
1588–
Birth Location: –
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Janet Knox
1604–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Michael Knox
1604–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Thomas Knox
1611–1685
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Marcus Knox's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Knox
1559–1625
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William Knox Silvieland
1539–1592
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Maxwell
1539–1622
Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Knox
1510–1538
Progenitor of the Knox of Silvieland, Renfrewshire
MARGARET ((K) (HEIRESS SILVIELAND)) FLEMING
1510–1550
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lord (George Maxwell Of) Lisle
1510–1592
Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Uchter Ranfurlie
1468–1553
Jannet Semple
1481–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ranfurly
1440–1513
Lady Lyle
1440–1507

Marcus Knox's Descendants

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Marcus Knox (1559–1625) m. Margaret GREENLEES (1563–22 Jul 1604) m. Isobel Lyon (1546–)
  1. 1. William Knox 1586–1650 m. Ann (Auchinbreck) Campbell 1603–1650 m. Lady (Martha Borthwik) (Knox) 1565–1623
    1. 1. William (IV) Knox –1705 m. Catherine Elphinstone 1611–1674
      1. 1. William Knox 1640– m. Agnes Skirvine 1647–
        1. 1. Archibald Knox 1671–1753 m. Agnes Skirving 1693–
      2. 2. John (Knox) I 1687–1780
      3. 3. Francis Knox 1678–1730
      4. 4. Arthur Knox 1680–1743
      5. 5. Richard Knox 1682–1754
      6. 6. Mary Knox 1684–
      7. 7. William Knox 1691–1774
    2. 2. John Knox 1625–1687
  2. 2. William Knox 1586–1650
  3. 3. Thomas Knox 1587–
  4. 4. Marcus Knox 1588–
  5. 5. Janet Knox 1604–
  6. 6. Michael Knox 1604–
  7. 7. Thomas Knox 1611–1685

Marcus Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of Marcus Knox in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1625
1625
Age 66
Death of Marcus Knox in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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