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Margaret Knox 1711–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1711

Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Father: William III

Mother: Elizabeth Chubb

Spouse(s): William Harper

Children(s): Jane Harper, John Harper, James Harper, Daniel M.D., Robert Harper, Benjamin Harper, William Harper

In 1711, Margaret Knox entered the world in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to William Knox Iii And Elizabeth Chubb. Margaret Knox married William Harper, and had children including Benjamin Harper, Daniel Harper M D, James Harper, Jane Harper, John Harper, Mary Harper, Robert Harper, William Harper. Margaret Knox passed away in 1780 in Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1711, Margaret Knox entered the world in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to William Knox Iii And Elizabeth Chubb.
  • Margaret Knox married William Harper, and had children including Benjamin Harper, Daniel Harper M D, James Harper, Jane Harper, John Harper, Mary Harper, Robert Harper, William Harper.
  • Margaret Knox passed away in 1780 in Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William III
1691–1774
Birth Location: Mayo, Ireland
WI
Elizabeth Chubb
1699–1744
Birth Location: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
EC

Spouses(s)

William Harper
1704–1767
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
WH

Children(s)

Jane Harper
1765–
Birth Location: Ireland, Great Britain
JH
John Harper
1753–
Birth Location: Ireland, Great Britain
JH
James Harper
1751–
Birth Location: Ireland, Great Britain
JH
Daniel M.D.
1746–1791
Birth Location: Ireland, Great Britain
DM
Robert Harper
1742–
Birth Location: Ireland, Great Britain
RH
Benjamin Harper
1735–1801
Birth Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
BH
William Harper
1746–1813
Birth Location: Antrim, , , Ireland
WH

Margaret Knox's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Knox
1711–1780
Birth Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
William Knox, III
1691–1774
Mayo, Ireland
Elizabeth Chubb
1699–1744
Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Knox's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Knox (abt 1711–1780) m. William Harper (1704–1767)
  1. 1. Jane Harper 1765–
  2. 2. John Harper 1753–
  3. 3. James Harper 1751–
  4. 4. Daniel (Harper,) M.D. 1746–1791
  5. 5. Robert Harper 1742–
  6. 6. Benjamin Harper 1735–1801 m. Martha Knox 1743–1815
    1. 1. Benjamin (Harper,) Jr 1776–
    2. 2. Robert Harper –1806
    3. 3. Henry Harper –1820
    4. 4. William Harper 1763–1799
  7. 7. William Harper 1746–1813 m. Ann (Young) Harper 1746–1841
    1. 1. Daniel Harper 1790–
    2. 2. Robert Harper 1774–1825
    3. 3. William (Harper,) III 1774–1831 m. Catharine Huey 1790–1855
      1. 1. Samuel (Grandison Harper,) M.D. 1827–1887 m. Delilah (Ann Elizabeth) Crenshaw 1832–1872
      2. 2. Robert (Alexander) Harper 1824–1909 m. Susanna ((Susie)) Purnell 1832–1900
      3. 3. William (Harkness) Harper 1820–1877 m. Mary (Minta) McGarrah 1826–1869
      4. 4. Isabella Harper 1817– m. Elihu Croxton 1818–
      5. 5. Ann (Young) Harper 1815–1887 m. William (J.) Moore 1817–1864
      6. 6. Mary ((Polly)) Harper 1813–1894 m. Matthew (Biggart) Kirk 1812–1852
      7. 7. John (Huey) Harper 1811–1876 m. Cynthia Countryman 1816–1887
        1. 1. Mary Harper 1844–1929
        2. 2. George (M.) Harper 1842–1910
      8. 8. Sarah Harper 1809–1871 m. John (M.) Shaver 1807–1843
        1. 1. William (Benjamin Shaver,) M.D. 1843–1913
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Catherine) Shaver –1853
        3. 3. John (B.) Shaver 1840–1863
        4. 4. James (H.) Shaver 1838–
        5. 5. Phillip (Camuel) Shaver 1836–1862
    4. 4. Sarah Harper 1778–1860
    5. 5. Andrew (Knox) Harper 1785–1833 m. Elizabeth Lathan 1797–1882
      1. 1. John (M) Harper 1827–1903
      2. 2. M (Jane) Marshall 1823–1844
      3. 3. Agness Caskey 1817–1898 m. James (Dixon) Caskey –1876
        1. 1. Pinkney Caskey 1849–1913
        2. 2. Julia Caskey 1853–
        3. 3. Elenor (Jane) Caskey 1840–1842
        4. 4. Julia (Lathan) Hinson 1852–1925
        5. 5. Alfred (Andrews) Caskey 1842–1867
        6. 6. Martha (E.) Starnes 1844–1887
        7. 7. John (H) Caskey 1847–1922 m. Mary (Jane) Robinson 1849–1898

Margaret Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1711
abt 1711
Birth of Margaret Knox in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1780
1780
Age 69
Death of Margaret Knox in Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1711
    Event Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charleston, South Carolina; Year: 1767; Page Number: 237
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charleston, South Carolina; Year: 1767; Page Number: 237

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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