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Matthew Knox 1803–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 FEB 1803

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 13 AUG 1856

Death Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Father: James Knox

Mother: Mary Abbott

Spouse(s): Belinda Nicholson

Children(s): Caroline Knox, William Knox, James Knox, Mary Knox, Pendleton Knox, Isabella Knox, Cornelia Knox, Isaac Knox, John Knox, Virginia Knox

The story of Matthew Knox began in 1803 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Matthew Knox married Belinda R Nicholson, and had children including Caroline Knox, Cornelia Knox, Isaac Nicholson Knox, Isabella Knox, James M Knox, John O Knox, Mary Jane Knox, Pendleton C Knox, Virginia Knox, William E Knox. Matthew Knox passed away in 1856 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Knox began in 1803 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  • Matthew Knox married Belinda R Nicholson, and had children including Caroline Knox, Cornelia Knox, Isaac Nicholson Knox, Isabella Knox, James M Knox, John O Knox, Mary Jane Knox, Pendleton C Knox, Virginia Knox, William E Knox.
  • Matthew Knox passed away in 1856 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Knox
1760–1847
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Abbott
1775–1818
Birth Location: South Carolina
MA

Spouses(s)

Belinda Nicholson
1809–1851
Birth Location: Pendleton District, South Carolina
BN

Children(s)

Caroline Knox
1831–
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
CK
William Knox
1833–
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
WK
James Knox
1835–
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
JK
Mary Knox
1837–1910
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
MK
Pendleton Knox
1838–1867
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
PK
Isabella Knox
1840–1855
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
IK
Cornelia Knox
1842–1916
Birth Location: Tennessee
CK
Isaac Knox
1844–1922
Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi
IK
John Knox
1845–1912
Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi
JK
Virginia Knox
1849–
Birth Location: –
VK

Matthew Knox's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Knox
1803–1856
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
James Knox
1760–1847
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Abbott
1775–1818
South Carolina
Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1720–1802
Ireland
William Abbott
–1808
Mary (Sarah) Dennard
–1820
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Unk
1699–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Knox's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Knox (27 FEB 1803–13 AUG 1856) m. Belinda (R.) Nicholson (10 Jan 1809–7 JAN 1851)
  1. 1. Caroline Knox 1831–
  2. 2. William (E.) Knox 1833–
  3. 3. James (M.) Knox 1835–
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Knox 1837–1910 m. Thomas (Minter) Pratt 1826–1900
    1. 1. Lib\\ 1860–
    2. 2. John (Oscar) Pratt 1864–1934 m. Cleo (F.) Spencer 1870–1939
      1. 1. Truett (R.) Pratt 1898–
      2. 2. Andre (C.) Pratt 1891–
    3. 3. Thomas (A.) Pratt 1865–1938 m. Lizzie Maxwell 1873–1935
      1. 1. Bess\\ 1894–1978
      2. 2. Robert (Barton) Pratt 1896–
      3. 3. Cleo (May) Pratt 1902–
      4. 4. Ray Pratt 1899–1963
      5. 5. Walter (Thomas) Pratt 1906–1974 m. Matta (Mae) Fulghum 1913–1987
      6. 6. Roy Pratt 1899–1899
      7. 7. Richard (Maxwell) Pratt 1904–1959
      8. 8. J. (Margaret Elizabeth) Pratt 1913–
      9. 9. Ruth (Lucille) Pratt 1911–
      10. 10. Otis (Mentor) Pratt 1908–
    4. 4. Hettie (A.) Pratt 1875– m. Robert (H.) Clark 1873–
    5. 5. Alma Pratt 1878–
  5. 5. Pendleton (C.) Knox 1838–1867 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Porter 1841–1889
    1. 1. William (Penn) Knox 1867–1949 m. Zelda (Knox) Buckingham 1869–1922
      1. 1. Thomas (Matheson) Knox 1897–1947 m. Sarah (Aylene) Watson 1904–1990
        1. 1. Marjorie (Lane) Knox 1927–1994 m. George (Richard) Smith 1925–2003
      2. 2. Edward (Lee) Knox 1899–1961 m. Elsie Milligan 1901–1926
        1. 1. Jacqualine (Leigh) Knox 1926– m. John Clemmer 1916–1966
      3. 3. Mary (Cleo) Knox 1903–1975 m. James (Richard) Massey 1901–1945
      4. 4. Juana (Verne) Knox 1909–1980 m. William (Eugene) Ward 1908–1966
    2. 2. Robert Knox 1866–
  6. 6. Isabella Knox 1840–1855
  7. 7. Cornelia Knox 1842–1916 m. Eugene (Bannister) Buckingham 1838–1916
    1. 1. Jackson (K.) Buckingham 1867– m. Doris Unk 1878–
      1. 1. Miriam Buckingham 1900–
      2. 2. Ophella Buckingham 1902–
      3. 3. Inez Buckingham 1905–
      4. 4. Yetta Buckingham 1910–
      5. 5. Jackson (K. Buckingham) Jr. 1913–
    2. 2. Zelda (Knox) Buckingham 1869–1922 m. William (Penn) Knox 1867–1949
    3. 3. Mary (E.) Buckingham 1870–1937 m. Dick\\ 1864–1945
    4. 4. Buck\\ 1872– m. Mittie (H.) Unk 1885–
    5. 5. James (T.) Buckingham 1873–
    6. 6. Eugene (Bannister Buckingham) Jr. 1875– m. Mary Parrott 1879–
      1. 1. Estelle Buckingham 1905–
      2. 2. Camille Buckingham 1902–
    7. 7. Lucille (B.) Buckingham 1877–
    8. 8. Cornelia Buckingham 1878–
    9. 9. Patti (M.) Buckingham 1881–
    10. 10. Myrtle (L.) Buckingham 1886–
  8. 8. Isaac (Nicholson) Knox 1844–1922 m. Martha (Almarine) Hightower 1846–1935
    1. 1. Oscar (J.) Knox 1867–1950 m. Martha (Ella) Hall 1867–1920 m. Mary Unk 1896–
      1. 1. Ella (Cornelia) Knox 1896–1993 m. Warner (Moore) Willey 1896–1968
        1. 1. Cornelia (Knox) Willey 1923–
        2. 2. Evelyn (H.) Willey 1922–
        3. 3. Oscar (M.) Willey 1925–1953
      2. 2. Annirene Knox 1890–
      3. 3. Minnie (Hall) Knox 1892– m. William (Terry) Burton 1890–
        1. 1. William (K.) Burton 1915–
      4. 4. Lois (H.) Knox 1902–
      5. 5. Jo (Margaret) Knox 1903–1982 m. William (B.) Furr 1902–1971
      6. 6. Eva Knox 1899– m. Byron (Eustace) Furr 1895–1976
        1. 1. Byron (Eustace Furr) Jr. 1921–1985
        2. 2. Francis (Knox) Furr 1924–1987
    2. 2. Baxter (Nicholson) Knox 1889–1936 m. Corrine Evans 1889–1975
      1. 1. Baxter (N. Knox) Jr. 1915–2000
      2. 2. Janice (C.) Knox 1925–
      3. 3. William Knox 1921–
      4. 4. Virginia Knox 1913–2001
      5. 5. James (L.) Knox 1919–
    3. 3. Isaac (Cecil) Knox 1887–1969 m. Joe (Mary) Unk 1892–1983
      1. 1. Isaac (Cecil Knox) II 1916–2002 m. Charlene Fallin 1917–2005
        1. 1. Mary (Lou) Knox –2005
      2. 2. Richard (H.) Knox 1921–
      3. 3. Mary (Jo) Knox 1915–
    4. 4. Fannie (Alma) Knox 1884–
    5. 5. DeWitt (Brooks) Knox 1882–1950 m. Lillian (M.) Robinson 1892–1981
      1. 1. Martha (H.) Knox 1916–
      2. 2. Dewitt (N. Knox) Jr. 1926–
    6. 6. Rush (Hightower) Knox 1879– m. Florence Bigham 1880–1977
      1. 1. Olivia (M.) Knox 1907–
      2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Knox 1909–
    7. 7. Ada (Cornelia) Knox 1876–1943 m. John (William) Brown 1867–
      1. 1. Sarah (Almarine) Brown 1897–
      2. 2. Oscar (Knox) Brown 1898–1991 m. Ola (R.) Unk 1911–
      3. 3. Floyd (W.) Brown 1900–1980
      4. 4. Francis (Allan) Brown 1905–
      5. 5. Mary (E.) Brown 1910–
      6. 6. James (Armistead) Brown 1913–1999
      7. 7. Isaac (M.) Brown 1911–
      8. 8. John (Ralph) Brown 1903–
    8. 8. Bruce Knox 1874–
    9. 9. James (Edgar) Knox 1869–1930 m. Lila (E.) Unk 1889–
      1. 1. James (Edgar Knox) Jr. 1925–
      2. 2. Anne (E.) Knox 1923–
  9. 9. John (O.) Knox 1845–1912
  10. 10. Virginia Knox 1849–

Matthew Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1803
27 FEB 1803
Birth of Matthew Knox in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1856
13 AUG 1856
Age 53
Death of Matthew Knox in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1803
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1856
    Event Place: Chickasaw County, Mississippi
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