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From: "Burney Parker" <>
Subject: [NCMECKLE-L] Re:John and Sarah Knox
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 15:48:23 -0600


John and Sarah Knox were the 2nd great grandparents of our 11trh President,
James Knox Polk. Is this the family you are looking for?. They had a son
John Knox who had a son named Captain James Knox who had a daughter Jane who
married Samuel Polk. They were the president's parents. Here is a summary
of the family.
Individual Summary - 11 Mar 1998
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Name: John KNOX
Sex: Male
Father: John KNOX (-)
Mother: Sarah KNOX (-)
Individual Facts
Birth 1708 in Renfrewshire, in Scotland
Death 1758 in Rowan Co, NC. (age 50)
Marriages/Children
1. Jean GRACEY
Children John KNOX (-)
Absalom KNOX (-)
Joseph KNOX (1747-)
Samuel KNOX (aft 1747-)
James KNOX Capt. (1752-)
Mary KNOX (-)
William KNOX (-)
Benjamin KNOX (1759-)
Notes

Prepared by:
Burney Parker
550 Farmers Road
Brenham, TX 77833-6844
409-830-9199


-----Original Message-----
From: TwigsNTX <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 2:04 PM
Subject: [NCMECKLE-L] Re: NCMECKLE-D Digest V98 #35

>In a message dated 98-03-11 11:28:00 EST, you write:
>
><< --------------------
> X-Message: #5
> Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 22:16:06 -0500
> From: Louise Pettus <>
> >>
>
>I am interested in the family of John and Sarah Knox. I don't know if John
>Knox came to
>America but do know that Sarah Knox (died 8 Nov 1763, aged 66 years)
>***Louise, if you have a local Latter Day Saints Library, seek out on
>microfilm "The Knox Family" A Genealogical and Biographical sketch of the
>Descendants of John Knox of Rowan Co NC And other Knoxes. By Hattie S.
>Goodman, Richmond, VA, Whittet & Shepperson, Printers/Publishers (1905)
>
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