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MARCUS Knox 1559–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1625

Death Location: Glasgow, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: William Ranfurly

Mother: Margaret Castlemilk

Spouse(s): Margaret Greenlees

Children(s): William Knox, Janet Lifford, Michael Knox, Robert Knox

MARCUS Knox was born in 1559 in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Uchter Knox Of Ranfurly And Margaret Maxwell Of Castlemilk. MARCUS Knox married Margaret Greenlees, and had children including James Knox, Janet Knox Of Lifford, Marcus Knox Of Lifford, Michael Knox, Robert Knox, Thomas Knox Of Silvyland Knox, William Knox. MARCUS Knox passed away in 1625 in Glasgow, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • MARCUS Knox was born in 1559 in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Uchter Knox Of Ranfurly And Margaret Maxwell Of Castlemilk.
  • MARCUS Knox married Margaret Greenlees, and had children including James Knox, Janet Knox Of Lifford, Marcus Knox Of Lifford, Michael Knox, Robert Knox, Thomas Knox Of Silvyland Knox, William Knox.
  • MARCUS Knox passed away in 1625 in Glasgow, Midlothia, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ranfurly
1539–1592
Birth Location: Salvieland Kilbarchan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Castlemilk
1539–1622
Birth Location: Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Greenlees
1563–1604
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MG

Children(s)

William Knox
1586–1650
Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Lifford
1617–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
JL
Michael Knox
1619–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Knox
1621–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
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MARCUS Knox's Ancestors

Self
MARCUS Knox
1559–1625
Birth Place: Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Uchter Knox of Ranfurly
1539–1592
Salvieland Kilbarchan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Maxwell of) Castlemilk
1539–1622
Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret (Fleming, heiress of) Silvieland
1517–1572
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
John (Uchter Knox, of) Ranfurlie
1508–1594
Silvieand, Renfrewshire
Lord (George Maxwell Of) Lisle
1510–1583
Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Marion Cuninghame
1512–1534
Craigends, Renfrewshire or Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Uchtred Knox
1485–1553
Janet Semple
1481–1579
John Newark
1430–1515
Lady Stewart,
1480–1557
Cuthbert Cunningham
1476–1541
Marion Douglas
1469–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MARCUS Knox's Descendants

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MARCUS Knox (1559–1625) m. Margaret Greenlees (1563–22 Jul 1604)
  1. 1. William Knox 1586–1650 m. Margaret Campbell 1603–1636
    1. 1. John Knox 1625–1687
    2. 2. Willism Knox 1630–1705 m. Elizabeth Crofton 1660–1733
      1. 1. Arthur Knox 1680–1743
      2. 2. Francis Knox 1678–1730
      3. 3. Richard Knox 1682–1744
      4. 4. William Knox 1690–1774
        1. 1. William Knox 1721–1802
      5. 5. Mary Knox 1684–
      6. 6. James Knox 1687–1763 m. Sarah Knox 1697–1763
        1. 1. John Knox 1717–1777
      7. 7. John (Knox) I 1692–1780 m. Agnes Johnson 1690–1782
        1. 1. James Knox 1713–1789 m. Elizabeth Craig 1718–1822
        2. 2. William Knox 1717–1760
        3. 3. Elizabeth Knox 1713–1787
        4. 4. Esther Knox 1715–
        5. 5. John Knox 1717–1800
        6. 6. Samuel Knox 1730–1800
        7. 7. Robert Knox 1742–1833
  2. 2. Janet (Knox of) Lifford 1617–
  3. 3. Michael Knox 1619–
  4. 4. Robert Knox 1621–

MARCUS Knox's Timeline

11 Records

1559
1559
Birth of MARCUS Knox in Silvyland, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Silvyland, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1559
1559
Birth of MARCUS Knox in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1559
1559
Birth of MARCUS Knox in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
1584
16 Nov 1584
Age 25
MARCUS Knox was married in Glasgow
Glasgow
1584
16 Nov 1584
Age 25
MARCUS Knox was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1595
1595
Age 36
MARCUS Knox was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1595
abt 1595
Age 36
MARCUS Knox was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1605
1605
Age 46
MARCUS Knox was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1610
31 May 1610
Age 51
MARCUS Knox was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1625
1625
Age 66
Death of MARCUS Knox in Glasgow, Midlothia, Scotland
Glasgow, Midlothia, Scotland
1625
1625
Age 66
Death of MARCUS Knox in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Silvyland, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1584
    Event Place: Glasgow

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1584
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1595
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May 1610
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Knox family : a genealogical and biographical sketch of the descendants of John Knox of Rowan County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Glasgow, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Age:
    65-66
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glasgow, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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