Sarah Knox

Sarah Knox BIRTH unknown DEATH 8 Nov 1765 BURIAL Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 51890871 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 2 Family Members Children Photo John Knox 1722–1777

Photo Samuel Knox 1730–1800

Inscription Here lies the Body of Sarah Knox who Departed this life Nov. the 8, 1765, Aged 66 years. Also a son & daugh- ter of Samuel Knox

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51890871/sarah-knox

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John Knox married 2cd: Sarah Knox, b. 1697, Ireland d. 8 Nov 1763, Steele Creek, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years)

Married 1722 Ireland Children

• 1. Robert Knox, b. 29 Sep 1742, County Down, Northern Ireland d. 12 Jun 1833, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (Age 90 years) [Natural]
• 2. Joseph Knox, b. 1748, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Aug 1836 (Age 88 years) [Natural]
• 3. Allison Knox, b. 1742, Ireland [Natural]
• 4. Partick Knox, b. 1740, Ireland [Natural]
• 5. Samuel Knox, b. 1730, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1800, Steele Creek, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 70 years) [Natural]
• 6. John Knox, b. 1717, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. Jul 1777, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 60 years) [Natural]
• 7. Matthew Knox, b. 1735, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [Natural]
• 8. Mary Knox, b. 1736, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [Natural]
• 9. David Knox, b. 1732, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [Natural]
• Family ID F21005691 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[SR21000399] Lucinda Leitzow (née Northrop).

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Many trees on Ancestry have her as the daughter of William Knox 1669-1746 and Sarah Kilgore 1672-1697, but many of these same trees have her as the spouse of William Barr 1699-1776. There is a marriage record between a Sarah Knox and a William Barr, but I saw no proof that it is this Sarah. Likewise, there is no proof she was born a Knox, or a Craig. Also, many of these trees have "Revolutionary War" after the name of her father, even though he died 30 years before the war began. The trees on Ancestry and the information they contain is unreliable.

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The John and Sarah Knox family was among the first to settle in Steele Creek. Sarah died November 8, 1763, and is buried at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church. We learn from the book Passengers on the Wings of Time, by Margery S. Knox, that the known children consisted of John Knox (1722-1777) who married Ann (1729-1815); Samuel (1730-1800) who married Mary Taggard; David, James, Robert, and Matthew. There was one sister, Mary Knox, who married Alexander McKee who was from Pennsylvania. We also learn about this line from Samuel’s will, which is on file in the NC archive. The Mecklenburg Knox line should not be confused with the John Knox/Witherspoon/Gracy line of Rowan County or the James Knox/Craig and John Knox/Gaston lines of the Chester District of South Carolina. However, we do know that Dr. John Knox and Florence Neely of Steele Creek were from the Knox/Craig line of Chester. The Chester line is documented in the book Heritage History of Chester County, SC, 1982. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ncschgs/knoxfam.htm