What does the evidence tell us?
As a whole, the evidence tells us
there was one John Knox who lived on the headwaters
of McDowell Creek in Caldwell between 1800 and 1860, and that John Knox
was the son of Captain Patrick Knox:
Captain Patrick Knox’s estate papers provide these documented
facts:
1.
Patrick
Knox was “kiled” in June 1780 – which confirms
this is the Capt Patrick Knox of
2.
His widow Mary married Alison
Knox, who became Administrator of Patrick’s Estate, but no relationship to
Alison is stated.
3.
His widow Mary had a brother named “Smith” indicating her surname
was probably Smith.
4.
His children were Hannah, Matthew, Ruth, John and Jane.
5.
In 1795, Samuel
Wilson was married to one heir (Hannah) and guardian of two others (John
& Jane).
6.
In 1800, John
Knox was the ‘only’ heir to the land owned by his father, in which John’s
mother had “lifetime” dower interests.
1.
In July 1800, within a few days of closing his father’s estate, John
Knox sold 423 acres to Samuel Wilson on the “East side of the
2.
On the same day, John
Knox purchased from Samuel Wilson 384 acres on McDowell Creek, adjoining Martin
Steele, Adam Meek, William Hill, Dunlap, Samuel Wilson and himself…John Knox #1.
3.
In 1822, Samuel Wilson deeded (not sold) to John Knox an
additional 32
acres on the “headwaters” of McDowell Creek as part of a “previous”
agreement.
Other Mecklenburg County Documents for John Knox #1:
1.
John Knox was Administrator for the Estate of Jane
Knox who died intestate in 1818; Samuel
Johnston and David
Smith both served as John’s Security Bondsman.
2.
Jane
Knox’s 1818 Estate Papers show Alison
Knox owed an account to her estate; Moses Shelby was among the buyers at
her Estate Sale.
3.
No relationships given in Jane’s estate papers; however, she
appears to be Jane the sister of John #1, stepdaughter of Alison Knox, and
sister-in-law of Moses Shelby.
4.
John Knox was appointed 1826
Guardian of Moses Shelby’s minor children
[Note: In the 1830s, several of Moses and Mary Ann (Knox) Shelby’s
children and grandchildren appear in Bethel
Church Records, where John Knox #2 was a Trustee in 1829 – the only John
Knox at Bethel...]
All of
the above transactions are clearly John Knox, son of Patrick – John Knox #1;
however, Samuel Johnston [item 1 above] was married to Louisa Henderson, 2nd
cousin of Polly B. Robison, wife of John Knox #2. The following transactions
are identified as John Knox #2:
1.
In April 1832, John’s man named “Jim”
was a Communicant. Two of Jim’s sons
were baptized at Bethel (Robert Franklin, February 1835 & Richard
Baxter, May 1858). In all three cases,
J. or Jno. Knox is shown as Jim’s “Master.”
Jim is bequeathed to son Andrew in John’s
LWT, item 8.
1.
An 1829 deed transaction confirms the Knox Tradition that John
Knox was a Charter Member of Bethel Presbyterian (1828/1829). The Deed lists John
Knox among the “Trustees of Bethel” in the purchase of 5 acres on Beaverdam Creek.
2.
The 1823
Tax List for Capt Doherty’s Company, documents John Knox owned 300 acres in
3.
The original 1816
deed for 105 acres which John Knox owned (twice!) on the “headwaters” of
McDowell Creek is in the possession of great-great-grandson, who believes this
deed is for property on Bailey Road where the “Old” Robert J. Wilson home place
once stood; however the acreage does not match John’s reference to 126
acres. It is possible that in 1846, the
126-acre tract sold to Robert J. Wilson Knox included this 105 acres…combined
with an additional 21 acres, but we cannot confirm this. I suspect the 126
acres +/- is a combination of the 105 acres +/- and the 23
acres +/- John purchased in 1835 from Sarah B. Johnston, an heir of Andrew Johnston.
The 1816 deed also states the tract was a subdivision
of the plantation where John Knox “now lives”…
Other
1.
The earliest confirmation of John Knox #2’s
presence in
By 1816, according to the deed
wording, John Knox #2 is living on McDowell Creek. More importantly, there are no other deeds for “a” John Knox purchase of
land on the McDowell Creek after John Knox #1’s purchase in 1800 and before
1816…and all later transactions can be identified as John Knox #2.
Transactions for John Knox between 1800 thru 1853:
If the 1816 Deed is John Knox #2,
then, when, and from whom, did John Knox #2 acquire his “plantation” on the
headwaters of McDowell Creek where he was living in 1816? There was only one
John on the headwaters of McDowell Creek in the 1823 Tax list, and he owned 300
acres. Moreover, what happened to the
384 acres that John Knox #1 owned on McDowell Creek in 1800?
Looking at the 1800-1853
transactions below, I think the answer is clear. John’s 1816 home was located
on either the land John Knox #1 purchased from Samuel Wilson in 1800, or the
land John #1 already owned in 1800
which adjoined it. In my opinion, there
is no room for two Johns on the “headwaters of McDowell Creek”…
|
Date |
Who |
Description |
Document |
|
|
John Knox to |
423 A in 3 parts on East side
of Catawba River, (373 acres of which previously
owned by Patrick Knox) |
Deed Bk
16, pg 461 |
|
|
Samuel Wilson to John Knox |
384 A in 3 parts on McDowell Creek adj Martin
Steel; Adam Meek, Wm Hill, Dunlap; Samuel Wilson and John Knox
himself |
Deed Bk
16, pg 460 |
|
1801 |
John Knox to |
Unknown Acres on McDowell Creek
adj Martin Steel [Smith subsequently combined
with other land and sold to Absalom Duckworth in Oct. 1804] |
No Deed found, but sale
referenced in Deed Bk
22, pg 128 |
|
|
John Knox to Robert Dunlap |
53 A on head of McDowell Creek adj James Curry and John Knox himself |
Deed Bk
20, pg 95 |
|
Nov
1813 |
Marriage Bond; James A. Todd,
Bondsman |
Mecklenburg Co, NC Marriage Bonds |
|
|
|
John Knox to |
105 A on waters of McDowell
Creek – subdivided from plantation on which
John Knox now lives; adj Steel, Andrew
Johnston, and John Knox himself |
Deed Bk
21, pg 36 |
|
25 May
1822 |
Sam. John Knox |
32 A on headwaters of McDowell
Creek; adj the Great Road, Dr. Joseph McKnitt Alexander, Adam Meek, decd and John Knox
himself |
Deed Bk
23, pg 233 |
|
1823-1824 |
John Knox owned 300 acres; 1 WP
& 2 BP Assuming all 300 acres was on the headwaters of McDowell Creek,
we can back into the acreage John owned prior to 1800:
300-(384+32-103+311)=11 acres |
|
|
|
|
LWT of Moses Steel [son of Martin Steele/Steel] |
"...it is my will that my exrs sell...my property...including 25 A adj Martin Steel's old place, Hugh Smith, and John Knox...” |
Mecklenburg Co, NC Wills: Bk C, pg 4 |
|
|
John Knox |
105 A on McDowell Creek adj Andrew Johnston |
Deed Bk
23, pg 233 |
|
24 Jan
1835 |
Sarah B. Johnston [heir of Andrew
Johnston]/ John Knox |
23 A on headwaters of McDowell
Creek adj James H. Houston [James died in 1826, so this was actually his widow Sarah
Davidson Kerr who later married Wm. Lee Davidson II and moved to Marengo
Co, AL] and John Knox himself |
Deed Bk
25, pg 433 |
|
|
John Knox/ |
14 A. adj. James
Smith & the |
Deed Bk
25, pg 461 |
|
|
Land Divison
of Estate of Robert
Robison/ John and Mary B. Knox |
98 A (Lot No. 5) adj Archibald Robinson, the |
Court Minutes: Bk 9; 244 [description from estate
papers] |
|
31 May
1845 |
John Knox |
7 ½ A adj
David Henderson, John Knox himself and others, being a
part of the tract of land of Robert Robison, decd |
Deed Bk
2nd 2, pg 224 |
|
31 May
1845 |
John Knox |
20 ½ A
adj David R[obison].
Henderson, the |
Deed Bk
2nd 2, pg 231 |
|
Aug
1845 |
Marriage Bond; Sherod Little, Bondsman |
Mecklenburg Co, NC Marriage Bonds |
|
|
|
John Knox/ Robert J. W. Knox |
126 A on headwaters of McDowell
Creek; adj William [Graham] Potts and John [Milton]
Alexander |
Deed Bk
2nd 2, page 108 |
|
|
John Knox & Mary B. Knox/ |
110 ¼ acres [probably Robert
Robison property above - need to get deed copy] |
Court Minutes: Bk 10:
271 |
|
|
3rd I give and bequeath to my Daughter
Mary B. Smith One Note on David S. Hutchinson for the amount of One hundred
Dollars |
Mecklenburg Co, NC Wills: Bk J, pg
89 |
Fingerprints and signatures…
Sorry, no fingerprints…but we do
have signature evidence:
The “John Knox” Signatures…
Original Documents:
1.
John and Polly B’s 1813
Mecklenburg Marriage Bond has John’s original signature.
2.
The 1816
Original Deed of Sale from John Knox to William Elliot has John’s original
signature.
3.
Jane Knox’s 1818
Estate Papers has John Knox’s original signature.
4.
John Osborn’s 1823 Estate Admin Bond has John Knox’s original signature.
5.
Hugh Bryson’s 1833 Guardianship Bond has John Knox’s original signature.
6.
John Knox’s 1853
Last Will & Testament has John Knox’s original signature.
Yes, all four are John Knox’s
signature, but which John?
1.
Document 1 is proven to be John Knox #2.
2.
Document 2 is in the possession of John Knox #2’s descendant,
which circumstantially indicates this is the signature of John Knox #2
3.
Document 3 must be John Knox # 1, brother of Jane Knox, daughter
of Patrick Knox
4.
Document 4 could be either John Knox #1 or #2; John Osborne was a
McDowell Creek neighbor
5.
Document 5 could be either John Knox #1 or #2, Hugh Bryson was a
McDowell Creek neighbor
6.
Document 6 is proven to be John Knox #2
The time span from the first to
the last signature is 40 years, and the last is that of an obviously feeble
person. However, the first three are all
relatively early, and within a five-year period. What are the odds that two
John Knoxes would have a signature so similar? To my untrained eye, all of these signatures appear to have been
penned by the same hand…and if they were, they would provide proof John
Knox #1 and John Knox #2 are the same person.
Circumstantial evidence….
John and Polly B’s children…
Genealogists often use “naming tradition”
rules as a tool for narrowing the search for parents. Here is the standard Scots-Irish naming
tradition:
First son after father's father
Second son after mother's father
Third son after father
Fourth son after father's oldest brother
Fifth son after mother's oldest brother
First daughter after mother's mother (or
father's mother)
Second daughter after father's mother (or
mother's mother)
Third daughter after mother
Fourth daughter after mother's oldest sister
Fifth daughter after father's oldest sister
Hmmm…this pattern doesn’t seem to work with
John and Polly B’s children:
First son - Robert J. Wilson Knox
[b. 1820]
Possible namesake: Polly B’s
father, Robert
None of Robert J. Wilson Knox’s papers
tell us what the initial “J” was for, but the “Wilson” probably honored Samuel
Wilson, John’s brother-in-law and former guardian, who was about the same age
as John’s natural father and perhaps was his “father figure” for most of his
life. John was only 3 when his father
was killed in the Revolution, so he never really knew his father.
Second son - Patrick Jefferson
Knox [b. 1823]
Probable namesake: John’s father,
Patrick Knox
It’s interesting to note that
John’s sister Hannah and her husband Samuel Wilson named their second son
Patrick Jefferson Wilson, born about 1806.
Thomas Jefferson was President from 1801-1809, and was a popular
namesake during this timeframe, so that may be the source of “
Second son – John R. Knox [b.
1830]
Probable namesake: John, himself,
with Polly B’s surname…Robison
Polly B also had an uncle named
John Robison. No documents leave a clue as to what the initial “R” might have
stood for, but a common tradition was using the mother’s surname as a middle
name for at least one child, and often several.
Third son –
Certain namesake: Andrew Springs
First Daughter – Margaret Knox
[b. abt 1814]
Probable
namesake: Polly B’s mother, Margaret [
Again, John and Polly B did not
follow the Scots-Irish naming tradition…or their first daughter would have been
named Mary...
Second Daughter – Mary B. Knox [jr] [b. abt 1817]
Certain
namesake: Mary, herself, and John’s
Mother, Mary (Smith) Knox
Third Daughter – Hannah E. [b.
Nov 1827]
Probable namesakes: John’s eldest
sister Hannah (Knox) Wilson. I speculate
the E was for Elizabeth...and if so, her second namesake was probably Polly B’s
eldest sister Elizabeth (Robison) Gillespie/Alexander.
All of the above is
circumstantial and speculative, but
certainly provides food for thought! In
my opinion, the use of the given name Patrick is a very compelling piece of
circumstantial evidence, since there are no other Patrick Knoxes found in the
other Mecklenburg Knox lines…all are found in John #2 line.
McDowell Creek and
The 1816
Deed is the key evidence connecting John #1 to John #2 – not only because
of its signature, but because of its location and date. It presents hard evidence that John Knox #2
was living on his McDowell Creek property, and had neighbors named “Steel” and
Andrew Johnston.
Martin
Steele died in 1817 but was an adjoining landowner on the John Knox
Captain Doherty’s 1823 Tax Lists
includes individuals associated with John #1, John #2, or both.
In 1835, John Knox #2 purchased
23 acres (adjoining his own property) from Sarah B. Johnston Murray, heir of Andrew
Johnston.
Looking at the transaction timeline table below, a clear
pattern emerges:
John Knox #1 [PINK] first appears on McDowell Creek in
July 1800…but then merges with John
Knox #2 as early as 1805 [LAVENDER]…since Robert Dunlap and
James Curry are associated with John Knox #1, but the deed witness Daniel McAuley
is associated with John Knox #2… By
1816, John Knox #2 [BLUE] is clearly
living on the headwaters of McDowell Creek.
The John Knox who emerges is John
Knox #2, with the exceptions of the 1818 Jane Knox Estate, which includes
Samuel Johnston who is associated with both
John Knox #1 and #2, and the 1826 Guardian Bond for Moses Shelby’s children
– which is clearly John Knox #1...but attended the church associated with John
Knox #2. Notice that from 1800 to the present-day Caldwell Station
Knoxes, Martin Steele’s property and descendants are consistently nearby...
|
When |
Who/What |
Which John? |
|
1794 |
James
Curry was the Security Bondsman for Samuel Wilson’s 1794 Guardianship
Bond for John and Jane Knox, orphans of Capt Patrick Knox. |
1 |
|
|
John Knox, son of Patrick, sold
his father’s 424
acres on the “east side of the Catawba River” to Samuel
Wilson, his brother-in-law. |
1 |
|
|
John Knox purchased
384
acres on McDowell Creek from
Samuel Wilson. It was comprised of
three parts, one of which was a 13-acre tract adjoining Martin
Steele and Adam Meek. William Hill and “Dunlap” adjoin other parts of the
384-acre parcel. There is no
reference to a Blakely on the deed. |
1 |
|
1800 Census |
Martin Steele listed on the
same page with Widow
Blakely, William Hill, Sr & Jr., Robert
Dunlap, and James Curry. |
1 |
|
1801 |
John Knox
sold unknown
number of acres on McDowell Creek to David
Smith PRB NOTE:
Speculate this is probably the 13-acre tract that was part of the
384-acre tract John Knox #1 purchased from Samuel Wilson in July 1800. The 13-acre tract was bounded by Martin
Steel, Adam Meek and Absalom Duck[worth] and was a 1796
State Grant to Samuel Wilson. |
1 |
|
1805 |
John Knox sold 53
acres on the head of McDowell Creek to Robert Dunlap. The land adjoined James Curry. Daniel
McCauly [McAuley] witnessed the transaction. [Dunlap
and Curry associated with John Knox #1; Daniel McAuley is associated with
John Knox #2 and also witnessed the 1816 Original Deed in possession of the
descendants of John Knox #2.] |
1 & 2 |
|
1813 |
John Knox m. Polly
B. Robison in |
2 |
|
|
John Knox sold to William
Elliott a 105-acre
parcel “on the waters of McDowell Creek
Subdivided
from the plantation whereon Said John Knox now lives. Beginning at a Black Oak [Martin] STEELs
Corner…to a Black Oak on Andrew Johnston’s open field…” Daniel McAuley and Robert
Meek, son of Adam Meek, witnessed the deed. A direct descendant of John Knox
#2 has in his possession this 1816
original deed. [Martin Steel and Adam Meek were among
John Knox #1’s original 1800 adjoining landowners] |
2 |
|
1818 |
Samuel
Johnston was John Knox #1’s first Security Bondsman for the 1818
Administrators Bond for the Estate of Jane
Knox, assumed sister of John Knox #1.
David
Smith was his second Security Bondsman for Administration of Jane Knox’s
Estate. [Samuel Johnston is also associated with John Knox #2; his first
wife, Louisa Henderson, was Polly B’s 2nd cousin] |
1 & 2 |
|
1818 |
Wm. Randal & his wife Jane
Randal, relict of Andw. |
2 |
|
1819 |
James Curry [Jr] sold Samuel
Johnston 126
acres adjoining Alexander Gillespie and John Knox. |
2 |
|
1823 |
David
Smith died and left most of his property to a nephew – James
Smith, son of David’s brother William “back in Ireland”. David also left 122 acres to Rebecca
Blakely who may have been his sister… [David
Smith associated with John Knox #1; James Smith was John Knox #2’s neighbor;
John Knox #2 is associated with “the Blakely place”] |
1 & 2 |
|
1823 |
Captain
Doherty’s Company – Taxes for 1823 – Mecklenburg Co, NC |
1 & 2 |
|
1824 |
State
Grant to Rebecca Blakely for 50 acres on the “headwaters” of McDowell Creek |
2 |
|
1826 |
John
Knox appointed Guardian of Moses Shelby’s children. James Doherty is
Security Bondsman. Moses Shelby m. Mary Ann Knox, assumed half-sister of John
Knox, and assumed to be John’s brother-in-law. |
1 |
|
1827 |
Moses STEEL, son of Martin, died
and left this provision in his LWT -- “it is my will that my executors sell
as much of my property as necessary to pay my debts, including 25
acres adjoining MARTIN STEEL’s OLD PLACE, Hugh SMITH, and JOHN KNOX.” |
2 |
|
1828 |
Alexander
Gillespie married John Knox #2’s sister-in-law, Elizabeth Robison. Alexander and Elizabeth (Robison)
Gillespie’s only son was Joseph Robison (J. R.) Gillespie [Witnessed 1846 Deed between
John Knox and son Robert J. Wilson Knox, see below]. |
2 |
|
1828 |
John Knox #2 bought from Ephraim
Jetton, son of Abraham Jetton, the
105-acre parcel on the headwaters of McDowell Creek, [which John
previously sold to William Elliott in 1816, and which Elliott subsequently
sold to Ephraim Jetton in 1820]. |
2 |
|
1829 |
John
Knox is included in a list of Trustees of Bethel Church who purchase Church
property |
2 |
|
1831-1844 |
Children
and Grandchildren of Moses Shelby and Mary Ann Knox appear in Bethel Church
Records [Mary Ann Knox is the assumed half-sister of John Knox #1; but
it is John Knox #2 who is a Trustee at Bethel...] |
1 & 2 |
|
1834 |
Property of James STEEL,
another son of Martin
Steel, was partitioned among his heirs, including his son, Robert Ross
STEELE (Sr) who was still a minor at that
time. A survey description of one of
the lots provides details about the land…”being on
the headwaters of McDowell Creek Beginning at a small post oak Daniel
McCauley's corner...to a hickory on Hugh Smith's line...to a hickory on James
G. Torrence’s line...” |
2 |
|
1835 |
Sarah B. Johnston (daughter of
Andrew Johnston, decd), alias Sarah B. Murray, of Cape Girardeau Co, MO sold 23
acres on the headwaters of McDowell Cr to John Knox which adjoined James
H. Houston* & and “other land of John Knox.” [*James Hiram Houston’s widow, Sarah Davidson Kerr, subsequently
married Major William Lee Davidson.
They were among the group who left Mecklenburg and moved to Marengo
Co, Alabama. John Knox #2’s son,
Patrick J. Knox, moved to Alabama with this group after April 1846 and before
the 1850 Census where he is listed as the “overseer” for the plantation of William
Lee Davidson.] |
2 |
|
1845 |
Robert J. Wilson Knox married
Martha Nantz Jetton, daughter of Alexander Brevard Jetton and Elizabeth
Nantz, granddaughter of Lewis Jetton and Priscilla Sharpe. |
2 |
|
March 1846 |
John Knox #2 sold Robert J. W.
Knox 126
acres on the headwaters of McDowell Creek adjoining lands of Wm. [Graham]
Potts, John [ [There is no prior record of a purchase by John Knox for
126-acre parcel; therefore, this 126-acre tract was either a subdivision, or
a combination, of other parcels owned by John Knox; however, the deed also
does not state this parcel also adjoins John Knox. I speculate the 126 acres +/- is the 105
acres +/- combined with the 23 acres +/- purchased from Sarah B. ( |
2 |
|
Nov 1848 |
Ezekiel Alexander was ordered
by the court to sell the property of J[ohn]. M[ilton]. Alexander, decd. Accordingly Ezekiel Alexander
conveyed to Wm. G[raham]. Potts…165
A on McDowell Creek adj James Knox, B. [sic R.] J.
Knox, A SWAMP, John Knox, & other land of Wm G. Potts. . |
2 |
|
1850 |
Census
of Mecklenburg County, NC - Ramah District, the families of John Knox #2
and son Robert J. Wilson Knox are listed next door James Smith (brother of
Hugh Smith, and nephew of David Smith, both deceased), and sisters, Eliza and
Esther Smith. Listed on the same page are
Ezekiel Alexander, brother of John Milton Alexander [see Nov 1848]; Joseph R.
Gillespie, nephew of John and Mary; and E. A. McAuley, son of Hugh
McAuley. Robert [Ross] STEELE [Sr], his mother Elizabeth, and sisters Sarah and Jane,
are also listed in the Ramah District. |
2 |
|
June 1853 |
John Knox #2’s LWT item 2
states: “I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son, Robert J Wilson [Knox] One
Hundred and Twenty Six Acres of Land Known by the name of the BLAKELY place
on the which he now lives and has a deed for the
same…” |
2 |
|
Oct 1853 |
William A Gillespie sold to
Joseph R. Gillespie, 148
acres on both sides of the Great Road leading from Statesville to Charlotte…adj A[ndrew] Springs, John “or”
Robert Knox, W[illiam]. G[raham].
Potts and J[oseph]. F. Gillespie [father of W. A.
Gillespie]. Witnessed by R. J. W. Knox and Charles S. Potts. |
2 |
|
July 1860 |
Census
of Mecklenburg County, NC - Western District, John Knox #2 and Mary are
living next door to Robert J. Wilson and Martha Knox. Elizabeth STEELE, widow of James and mother
of Robert Ross STEELE Sr, is living next door to
Esther Smith, sister of deceased brothers Hugh and James Smith, and Uncle
David Smith…and Joseph R. Robison, nephew of John Knox #2 and Mary B. |
2 |
|
May 1860 |
LWT of James
Smith gave “to my sister Esther Smith, during her lifetime…all my
lands. I will to John McFadden, now
living in my house, and at the demise of my sister Esther, my servants James
and Caleb and their mother Lucy, and my land known as the STEEL PLACE …
adjoining [D. A.] Alex CALDWELL and
JOHN KNOX. |
2 |
|
1868 |
Esther Smith died in 1868, and
her nephew, John McFadden, inherited the STEEL PLACE as per her brother James
Smith’s 1860 LWT. [James and Esther Smith were 1850 next-door neighbors of John Knox #2;
John McFadden was John Knox #2’s descendants
neighbors until 1936 when McFadden died.] |
2 |
|
1870 |
Census
of Mecklenburg County – Deweese Township, Mary B. Knox, widow of John Knox #2, and
grandson John A. Knox, are living next door to former Smith slaves, Lucy,
James and Caleb, and John McFadden, nephew of James and Esther Smith,
deceased. |
2 |
|
1872 |
Robert J. Wilson Knox bought 424
acres of land on the Great Road (now
Old Statesville Road), previously bequeathed to his brothers by their
father John Knox #2. Adjoining property owners are D. A. Caldwell and “Smith”
… [The deed for this property does not mention the “headwaters of
McDowell” creek; however, a topographical map of |
2 |
|
1873 |
Robert J. Wilson Knox sold to
son, John A. Knox, 100
acres on Statesville Road adjoining D. A. Caldwell. |
2 |
|
1874 |
Mary B. (Robison) Knox, widow
of John Knox #2 died. [Buried at |
2 |
|
1876 |
John Alexander Knox, grandson
of John Knox #2, married Sarah Jane Blythe. [According to Wilson Knox his grandfather, John Alexander Knox,
lived in the “Old”
John Knox home after John A. Knox’s grandmother Mary B. died.] |
2 |
|
1876 |
John Alexander Knox’s younger
brother, Samuel Edward Knox, married Mary Ann BLAKELY, daughter of Hugh BLAKELY
and Rebecca Pippens. Hugh Blakely was the son of James BLAKELY
and Mary McAuley. James BLAKELY was
the son of the Widow Rebecca BLAKELY, who was listed among the neighbors of
John Knox #1 in the 1800 Census… |
2 |
|
1880 |
Census
of Mecklenburg County - Deweese Township, John A. and Sarah J (Blythe)
Knox and their young family are living next door to John McFadden, and James
Smith, a former Smith slave, and his young family. |
2 |
