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Robert Knox 1742–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 September 1742

Birth Location: County Down, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 12 June 1833

Death Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Barr

Mother: Sarah Battlesby

Spouse(s): Mary Ewart

Children(s): James Knox, Margaret Knox, John Knox, Robert Knox, John Knox, Jane Knox, Elizabeth Knox, William Knox, Rachel Knox, Agnes Knox, Nancy Knox, Mary Knox, Margaret Bell, James Knox, Mary Barnett, William Knox

Robert Knox was born in 1742 in County Down, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Barr And Sarah Battlesby. Robert Knox married Mary Ewart, and had children including Agnes Knox, Elizabeth Knox, James X Knox, James Xavier Knox, Jane Allison Knox, John Knox, Margaret Bell, Margaret Ewart Knox, Mary E Barnett, Mary Knox, Nancy Knox, Rachel Knox, Robert Jr Knox, William Knox, William M Knox. Robert Knox passed away in 1833 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Knox was born in 1742 in County Down, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Barr And Sarah Battlesby.
  • Robert Knox married Mary Ewart, and had children including Agnes Knox, Elizabeth Knox, James X Knox, James Xavier Knox, Jane Allison Knox, John Knox, Margaret Bell, Margaret Ewart Knox, Mary E Barnett, Mary Knox, Nancy Knox, Rachel Knox, Robert Jr Knox, William Knox, William M Knox.
  • Robert Knox passed away in 1833 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

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Robert Knox's Ancestors

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Robert Knox
1742–1833
Birth Place: County Down, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Barr
1700–1776
Ireland
Sarah Battlesby
1697–1763
Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knox's Descendants

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Robert Knox (29 September 1742–12 June 1833) m. Mary Ewart (14 Jun 1756–7 Dec 1833)
  1. 1. James (Xavier) Knox 1791–1862 m. Agnes ((Nancy) Cooper) Miller 1799–1870
    1. 1. Sarah (E.) Knox 1840–1919 m. James (M Lafayette) Rogers 1827–1884
      1. 1. Margaret (Alice) Rodgers 1863–1930 m. Thomas (Davidson) Howard 1862–1938
        1. 1. Willis (Pressley Howard) Sr. 1884–1943 m. Eliza (Jane) Stilwell 1879–1964
  2. 2. Margaret (Ewart) Knox 1778–1826
  3. 3. John Knox 1798–1885
  4. 4. Robert (Jr) Knox 1782–1833
  5. 5. John Knox 1777–1860
  6. 6. Jane (Allison) Knox 1776–1864
  7. 7. Elizabeth Knox 1780–1841
  8. 8. William (M) Knox 1784–1868
  9. 9. Rachel Knox 1786–1843
  10. 10. Agnes Knox 1793–1833
  11. 11. Nancy Knox 1795–1870
  12. 12. Mary Knox 1789–1850
  13. 13. Margaret Bell 1778–1831
  14. 14. James (X.) Knox 1794–1869
  15. 15. Mary (E) Barnett 1789–1855
  16. 16. William Knox 1784–1851

Robert Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1742
29 September 1742
Birth of Robert Knox in County Down, Ulster, Ireland
County Down, Ulster, Ireland
1833
12 June 1833
Age 91
Death of Robert Knox in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 September 1742
    Event Place: County Down, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1833
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

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