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Sir William Knox 1669–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1669

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1746

Death Location: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Andrew Rathmullen

Mother: Mary Knox

Spouse(s): Sally Kilgore

Children(s): Sarah Knox, William Knox, Andrew Knox

In 1669, Sir William Knox entered the world in Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, born to Andrew Knox Of Rathmullen And Mary Galbraith Knox. Sir William Knox married Sally Kilgore, and had children including Absalom Knox, Andrew Knox, Benjamin Knox, Jane Knox, Margaret Knox, Mary Knox, Sarah Knox, William Knox. Sir William Knox passed away in 1746 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1669, Sir William Knox entered the world in Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, born to Andrew Knox Of Rathmullen And Mary Galbraith Knox.
  • Sir William Knox married Sally Kilgore, and had children including Absalom Knox, Andrew Knox, Benjamin Knox, Jane Knox, Margaret Knox, Mary Knox, Sarah Knox, William Knox.
  • Sir William Knox passed away in 1746 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Rathmullen
1644–1672
Birth Location: Rathmullen, Donegal/Belfast, Antrim Ulster, Ireland
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Mary Knox
1652–1710
Birth Location: Rathmullan, County Donegal, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sally Kilgore
1672–
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Sarah Knox
1697–1763
Birth Location: Ireland
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William Knox
1717–1760
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Andrew Knox
1881–
Birth Location: –
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Sir Knox's Ancestors

Self
Sir Knox
1669–1746
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Andrew Knox of Rathmullen
1644–1672
Rathmullen, Donegal/Belfast, Antrim Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Galbraith) Knox
1652–1710
Rathmullan, County Donegal, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Major (Andrew Knox , of Rathmullen) Rev
1593–1643
Co, Donegal, Ireland
Rebecca (Rice) Galbraith
1625–1661
Donegal, Ireland
Lieut (Col Robert) Galbraith
1622–1665
Donegal, Ireland
Margaret Seton
1640–1672
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Knox
1556–1632
Elizabeth Bingley
1569–1619
Robert Dunbarton)
1590–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ranfurlie
1508–1594
Isabel Cunningham
1510–1558
LORD GALBRAITH
1555–1593
Lady #1
1553–1596

Sir Knox's Descendants

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Sir (William) Knox (1669–1746) m. Sally Kilgore (1672–)
  1. 1. Sarah Knox 1697–1763 m. James Knox 1687–1763
    1. 1. Mary Knox 1736–1830
    2. 2. Joseph Knox 1748–1836
    3. 3. Patrick Knox 1740–1780
    4. 4. Matthew Knox 1735–1803
    5. 5. David Knox 1732–
    6. 6. Samuel Knox 1730–1800
    7. 7. Allison Knox 1744–1840
    8. 8. John Knox 1717–1777
    9. 9. Robert Knox 1742–1833 m. Mary Ewart 1756–1833
      1. 1. James Knox 1794–1869
      2. 2. John Knox 1777–1860
      3. 3. John Knox 1798–1885
      4. 4. Agnes Knox 1793–1833
      5. 5. Robert Knox 1782–1833
      6. 6. Rachel Knox 1786–
      7. 7. Mary Knox 1789–1850
      8. 8. Elizabeth Knox 1780–1841
      9. 9. James Knox 1791–1862
      10. 10. Jane Knox 1776–1864
      11. 11. Margaret Knox 1778–1831
      12. 12. Nancy Knox 1795– m. Robert (Ewart) Bell 1782–1844
        1. 1. Ralph Bell 1839–
        2. 2. Joseph (Catherwood) Bell 1827–1907
        3. 3. William Bell 1824–
      13. 13. William Knox 1784–1851 m. Ruth McConnell 1777–1841 m. Sarah Webb 1792–1868
        1. 1. Ann (Cecelia) Knox 1809–1845
        2. 2. Robert (E.) Knox 1808–1855
        3. 3. John (Thompson) Knox 1810–1904
        4. 4. Mary Knox 1835–
        5. 5. Julia Knox 1843–
        6. 6. Mary (Jane) Knox 1850–
    10. 10. James Knox 1713–1789 m. Elizabeth Craig 1718–1822
      1. 1. Joseph Knox 1760–1826
        1. 1. JOHN KNOX 1801–
        2. 2. JAMES KNOX 1803–1868
        3. 3. WILLIAM (P. W.) KNOX 1809–
        4. 4. JOSEPH KNOX 1814–
      2. 2. William Knox 1736–1830
      3. 3. William KNOX 1751–1830 m. Patience GILL 1759–1830
        1. 1. William Knox 1779–1830
        2. 2. Feraby ((Phariby) Mae Knox) ****#Md.1793^* 1779–1850
        3. 3. James (Henry) Knox 1775–1846
        4. 4. Eleanor ("Nellie") Knox 1785–1870
      4. 4. Lt. (John) Knox 1744–1818
      5. 5. Samuel Knox 1753–1843
      6. 6. Margaret Knox 1763–1848
      7. 7. Ann (Nancy) Knox 1765–1842
      8. 8. James (Knox) II 1749–1781 m. Jannet Miller 1754–1837
        1. 1. John (Knox) Sr 1773–1853
        2. 2. James Knox 1792–1870
        3. 3. James Knox 1771–1827 m. Elizabeth Post 1787–1860
        4. 4. Joseph Knox 1807–1852
        5. 5. Margaret Knox 1780–1870
        6. 6. Ann Knox 1765–1842
        7. 7. Susan Knox 1767–1767
        8. 8. James (1775) Knox 1771–1827
  2. 2. William Knox 1717–1760
  3. 3. Andrew Knox 1881–

Sir Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1669
Birth of Sir William Knox in Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1746
1746
Age 77
Death of Sir William Knox in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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