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Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso 1569–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: aft 1569

Birth Location: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1633

Death Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: William Silvieland

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

Spouse(s): Lady Knox

Children(s): William Knox

The story of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso began in 1569 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland. Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso married Lady Martha Elizabeth Knox, and had children including William Knox. Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso passed away in 1633 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso began in 1569 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso married Lady Martha Elizabeth Knox, and had children including William Knox.
  • Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso passed away in 1633 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, 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)

Lady Knox
1565–1625
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Knox
1603–1705
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Reverend Kelso's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Kelso
1569–1633
Birth Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Knox, of 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 (Fleming, heiress of) Silvieland
1517–1572
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marion Cuninghame
1512–1534
Craigends, Renfrewshire or Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
GILES Campbell
1502–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Kelso's Descendants

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Reverend (James Knox, Minister of) Kelso (aft 1569–Aug 1633) m. Lady (Martha Elizabeth) Knox (Dec 1565–1 Aug 1625)
  1. 1. William Knox 1603–1705 m. Catherine (Sarah Annie) Elphinstone 1611–1674
    1. 1. Mary Knox 1642–1678 m. James Davidson 1627–1678
      1. 1. Anna Davidson 1673–1730 m. John Park 1666–1720
        1. 1. Andrew Park 1687– m. Agnes HAMILTON 1692–

Reverend Kelso's Timeline

2 Records

1569
aft 1569
Birth of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
1633
Aug 1633
Age 64
Death of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: aft 1569
    Event Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1633
    Event Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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