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Thomas Gillespie Knox 1783 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 DEC 1783

Birth Location: Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 JAN 1852

Death Location: Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Knox

Mother: Lydia Gillespie

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In 1783, Thomas Gillespie Knox entered the world in Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA, born to James Henry Knox and Lydia Naomi Gillespie. Thomas Gillespie Knox passed away in 1852 in Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Thomas Gillespie Knox entered the world in Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA, born to James Henry Knox and Lydia Naomi Gillespie.
  • Thomas Gillespie Knox passed away in 1852 in Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA.

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Thomas Knox's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Knox
1783 – 1852
Birth Place: Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Henry Knox
1752 – 1794
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lydia (Naomi) Gillespie
1753 – 1828
Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Grandparents
John (Absolum Knox II (Scot\NC "The) Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Jean (Sinclair) Gracey
1708 – 1772
Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
William (Thomas) Gillespie
1719 – 1796
New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Naomi (Lynn) Thompson
1728 – 1796
Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1689 – 1753
Sarah Evans
1698 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Knox's Timeline

4 Records

1783
17 Dec 1783
Birth of Thomas Gillespie Knox in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
1783
17 DEC 1783
Birth of Thomas Gillespie Knox in Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
1852
January, 1852
Age 69
Death of Thomas Gillespie Knox in Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
1852
11 JAN 1852
Age 69
Death of Thomas Gillespie Knox in Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1783
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1783
    Event Place: Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January, 1852
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1852
    Event Place: Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA

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