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John Knox of Ballycreely

Birthdate:
Birthplace: probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: 1722
Comber, Co. Down, Ireland
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Knox, Merchant in Glasgow and Elizabeth Spang
Husband of Elizabeth Keith
Father of Thomas Knox, MP for Dungannon
Brother of Andrew Knox; Thomas Knox, merchant in Glasgow; Helen Knox; Bessie Knox, primus; William Knox, primus and 9 others

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About John Knox of Ballycreely

JOHN KNOX OF BALLYCREELY

John Knox of Ballycreely is the son of John Knox and his wife Elizabeth Spang. He was born before 18 January 1659, the date upon which his baptism was registered at High Church parish in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Glasgow High Church Baptisms]

John Knox acquired the lands of Ballycreely near Comber in County Down, Ireland. Genealogical Memoirs, p. 23

Death

John Knox of Ballycreely died in 1722 and was succeeded by his only son Thomas. Genealogical Memoirs, p. 23

Marriage

John Knox of Ballcreely married Elizabeth Keith, daughter of Hugh Keith. Genealogical Memoirs, p. 23

Children

  1. Thomas Knox, MP for Dungannon

Genealogical Accounts

  1. Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland made by Walter MacFarlane 1750-1751 etc. in two volumes. II (Scottish History Society, Edinburgh, 1902), 605 pp. including index. See pp. 261-84 for the Knox Family
  2. Reverend Charles Rogers, LL.D., Genealogical Memoirs of John Knox and of the Knox Family (Grampian Club, London, 1879), 184 pp. including index
  3. Reverend Robert D. McKenzie, BD., Kilbarchan: A Parish History (Alexander Gardner, Paisley, 1902), 306 pp. For Knox of Selvieland and Knox of Ranfurly see pp. 223-6
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John Knox of Ballycreely's Timeline

1659
January 18, 1659
probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
January 18, 1659
High Church parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1697
1697
County Down, Ireland
1722
1722
Age 62
Comber, Co. Down, Ireland