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Spurious Pedigree
George Crawford apears to have confused William Knox here treated with William Knox of Lifford According to him, William Knox here treated was the youngest son of Marcus Knox and his wife Isobell Lyon. Crawford said this about him: "William Knox Esqr a Younger son who went over to Ireland and Settled in the City of Dublin in the Tradeing way whereby he got great Wealth and much greater Reputation for a Man of Integrity. He had a son its said Sir John Knox who was Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin. He left his Estate partly to an only Daughter And partly to keep up and preserve the Memory of his Family to Thomas Knox of Dungannon Esqr his Nephew." Crawford's history of the Knox family was published as part of Walter MacFarlane's collection of genealogies. MacFarlane, 281
The Reverend Charles Rogers contradicted George Crawford. He identified William Knox here treated as the eldest son of Marcus Knox: "William Knox, the eldest son, was a merchant burgess of Glasgow. According to him, he married and had an eldest son John, aparently a minor in 1659. He died before this period in circumstances of indigence." Memoirs, p. 20
William Knox, here treated was enrolled as a burgess and guild brother of Glasgow on 11 July 1627. He was admitted in right of his marriage to Catherine Elphinstone, who is identified as the daughter of James Elphinstone, burgess and guild brother. Glasgow Burgesses, 1573-1750: 67
William Knox, here treated, died intestate in April 1674. [National Records of Scotland, Commissary Records of Glasgow, Testament Dative and Inventory of William Knox, tailor burgess of Glasgow, confirmation was granted on 23 April 1674, reference CC9/7/40]
The testament dative and inventory of William Knox, here treated, was given up by his widow, Catherine Elphinstone. No financial provision was made for any surviving children, because William was: "ane old man having provydet [for] all his bairnes and put thm [out] of the hous". Consequently, he had very little property, other than the: "insight & plenishing of his hous in utencills & domicills," which he and Catherine Elphinstone had already given away: " qlk was also disponit be him & the sd ex[ecut]rix". All of this suggests that the widow had already moved in, or was planning to move in with one of her children. Confirmation was granted on 23 April 1674. [National Records of Scotland, Commissary Records of Glasgow, Testament Dative and Inventory of William Knox, tailor burgess of Glasgow, confirmation was granted on 23 April 1674, reference CC9/7/40]
William Knox here treated married Catherine Elphinstone. A marriage record has not been found but she is noticed as his wife in his burgess record dated 11 July 1627. Glasgow Burgesses, 1573-1750: 67
3 December 1622: Bond for one hundred merks in favour of William Govan, bonnet maker in Glasgow, by Alexander Knox, apparent of Selvieland. Marcus Knox, merchant burgess of Glasgow, and William Knox, merchant there, are cautioners for Alexander Knox. Hattie S. Goodman, The Knox Family etc. (Whiter & Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1905), page 254, where Deeds recorded in the Registers of the Commissariot of Glasgow have been printed
26 January 1665 William Elphinstone, tailor, Burgess, as serving apprentice with William Knox, tailor, Burgess (Guild Brother, same right, 24 June 1669) Glasgow Burgesses, 1573-1750: 170
1628 |
July 13, 1628
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Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1629 |
November 7, 1629
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1632 |
February 25, 1632
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1634 |
January 22, 1634
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1636 |
November 5, 1636
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1638 |
November 3, 1638
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1640 |
September 15, 1640
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probably at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1642 |
September 15, 1642
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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1645 |
February 3, 1645
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