New Gateway ancestry for a president of the US James K. PoLK
RAY Montgomery
To all,
I recently found a break in the Knox Ancestry for one of my ancestors who is also the ancestry of US president James Knox Polk. I thought it would be of interest to some on this list.
His ancestry to person 4 was known. This is now expanded.
I wish all the best! Sincerely,
Ray Montgomery
It is as follows.
1. William Polk Born Colerain, Londonderry, Ireland Circa 1664 Married abt 1693 Nancy Knox also of Colerain, Londonderry, Ireland
2. Nancy Knox born about 1675 was the Daughter of John Knox born circa 1635 of Colerain, Londonderry, Ireland married to Sarah Locke, born about 1635 of Antrim, Ireland.
3. John Knox born about 1615 of Colerain, Londonderry, ireland died 1658 married to Jean Gracie, born abt 1615 Antrim, Ireland
4. Thomas Knox Esquire Born about 1585of Silvieland, Renfrewshire, Scotland See Note for Thomas Know Esquire When died and the names of his wife is not known yet at this time. Perhaps the voucher below holds this data.
5. Thomas Knox born circa 1566 Silvieland, Renfrewshire, Scotland died 15 nov 1592. Married to Barbara Semple.
6. John Knox born about 1546 Silvieland, Renfrewshire, Scotland died Aug 1574 Whom he married is not known at this time.
7. William Knox born abt 1510 Silvieland, Renfrewshire, Scotland Married to Margaret Fleming born abt 1530 of Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland died 1618
8. Patrick Fleming of Barrochan, born about 1510 married to margaret Mure born about 1515
of Rowallon, Ayrshire Scotland
9. Mungo Mure of Rowallon born about 1495 died 10 sep 1547 in the Battle of Pinkie married Isabel Campbell born about 1495 of Loudon, Scotland
10. John Mure born abt 1480 of Rowallon, died 1513 married to Margaret Boyd of Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
11. John Mure born about 1460 Rowallon, married Elizabeth Stewart of Avondale
12. Robert Mure born about 1425 Rowallon died 1504 married to Margarie Newtoune,
13. Archibald Stewart abt 1395 Rowallon, Died 1448 Battle of Sark, Married Isabella Montgomery, Born about 1395 of Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland
14. John Montgomery born 1363 Eglington, died 22 nov 1429, married to Agnes de Isla Mcdonald, born 1363 Isle of Islay, Scotland,
15. John McDonald, born bef 1300 married about 1350 Margaret Stewart Princess of Scotland born about 1335
16. Robert King of Scotland Born 2 mar 1316 died 19 apr 1390 Married to Elizabeth Mure.
Other lines to kings
11. Elizabeth Stewart above in line 11 born abt 1460 of Avondale,
12. Andrew Stewart Lord of Avondale born about 1422 married Elizabeth LIndsay
13. Walter Stewart of Lennox born abt 1395 died 24 may 1425 married to Janet Erskine
14. Murdock Steward Duke of Albany born abt 1362 died 24 may 1425 married to Isabel Faslane
15. Robert Stewart Prince of Scotland born abt 1340 3 sep 1419 married to Margaret Graham
16. Robert King of Scotland Born 2 mar 1316 died 19 apr 1390 Married to Elizabeth Mure.
"In his history of County Down, the late Dr. Alex-
ander Knox, of Strangford, remarks that the earliest occurrence
of the name of Knox in Ireland, which he had seen was the sig-
nature of Thomas, appended to an inquisition held at Antrim on
the 12th July, 1605. Probably this early settler was the father
of three brothers (traditionally of the Renfrewshire family of
Eanfurly) who, about 1620, settled as tenant-farmers on the
lands of Ballynennox, near Coleraine, in the County of London-
derry.
"Thomas Knox was all his life firmly attached to
the Protestant interest, and so distinguished himself in the reign
of King James TIL ; also in the reign of Queen Anne. King
George I. named him one of the, lords of his most honorable
Privy Council. Though Mr. Knox had left Scotland and settled
in Ireland, he took care that a record, or authentic voucher,
should remain in Scotland of his descent from the ancient family
of Eanfurly, and of which in his own time he came to be the
representative, for he applied to the Lord Lyon, Sir Charles
Erskine of Cambo, to get his coat of arms matriculate, which
was done accordinglv, and is recorded in the Lvon office, viz. :
'Thomas Knox, Esq., in the kingdom of Ireland, lawful son to
Thomas Knox, descended of the family of Eanfurlie, in the king-
dom of Scotland; Gules, a falcon volant, or within an orb wavy
on the outer side and ingrailed on the inner side, argent. Crest,
A falcon close perching proper. Motto, Moveo et Proficior.' "
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your sources.
What are they?
Will Johnson
<<6. John Knox born about 1546 Silvieland, Renfrewshire, Scotland died
Aug 1574
Whom he married is not known at this time.
7. William Knox born abt 1510 Silvieland, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Married to
Margaret Fleming born abt 1530 of Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
died 1618
8. Patrick Fleming of Barrochan, born about 1510 married to margaret
Mure born
about 1515
of Rowallon, Ayrshire Scotland
9. Mungo Mure of Rowallon born about 1495 died 10 sep 1547 in the
Battle of
Pinkie married Isabel Campbell born about 1495 of Loudon, Scotland>>
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From: RAY Montgomery <monte...@hotmail.com>
To: gen-med...@rootsweb.com
Sent: Thu, Aug 27, 2009 3:34 pm
Subject: New Gateway ancestry for a president of the US James K. PoLK
To all,
I recently found a break in the Knox Ancestry for one of my ancestors
who is
also the ancestry of US president James Knox Polk. I thought it would
be of
interest to some on this list.
His ancestry to person 4 was known. This is now expanded.
I wish all the best! Sincerely,
Ray Montgomery
It is as follows.
1. William Polk Born Colerain, Londonderry, Ireland Circa 1664 Married
abt 1693
Nancy Knox also of Colerain, Londonderry, Ireland
2. Nancy Knox born about 167520was the Daughter of John Knox born circa
Other lines to kings
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Duvall, Jeffery A
This is all very curious as I've run into the same claims for my ancestor James Knox (b. 1713, Glasgow, Scotland d. 1787, Chester Co., SC). In his case the proposed lineage, from the Silvieland family is a follows:
-William Knox m. Margaret Fleming
--William Knox m. Margaret Maxwell
---Marcus Knox m. Margaret Greenlees
----William Knox m. N. Campbell
-----William Knox m. Elizabeth Crofton
------John Knox m. Agnes Johnstone
-------James Knox (1713-1787) m. Elizabeth Craig
I've also found secondary sources claiming that my Knox family was related to John Knox (the Reformer), Henry Knox (Washington's Sec. of War), and James K. Polk. Frankly, I concluded long ago that there was little proof of any of these relationships and that in all likelihood this was just another example of the old "the name's the same so they must be related" school of genealogy and never took it very seriously. I'd be very curious to know what kinds of sources you've found.
Cheers,
Jeff Duvall
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monte...@hotmail.com writes:
> Martin,
> I started with the first family into the US. Not his father and mother.
> Ray>>
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I pointed at a problematic section of that. You didn't answer.
What sources.
Will Johnson