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Ancestors of Ruth Hunter Knox

Generation No. 5


      16. John Knox, born 22 May 1777 in Mecklenburg Co, NC, probably; died 16 Jul 1860 in Mecklenburg Co, NC, age 84 <WB-J/89> <Buried at Bethel Presbyterian, Cornelius>. He was the son of Patrick Knox and Mary Smith. He married 17. Mary B. Robison 10 Nov 1813 in Mecklenburg Co, NC <James A. Todd was their bondsman>.

      17. Mary B. Robison, born 28 Oct 1794 in Salisbury District, Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 28 Apr 1874 in Mecklenburg Co, NC, age 79 <Buried at Bethel Presbyterian, Cornelius>. She was the daughter of Robert Robison II and Margaret Henderson.
     
Children of John Knox and Mary Robison are:
  i.   Margaret Knox, born Abt. 1814 in NC <Mecklenburg, probably>; died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in TN <1850 of Hickman Co, TN>; married Amos Alfred Alexander Bef. 1834 in <?NC - no Marriage Bond>; born Abt. 1807 in North Carolina; died Bef. 1870 in <of Perry Co, TN>.
  ii.   Mary B. Knox, Jr., born Abt. 1817 in NC <Mecklenburg, probably><in 1838 of Mecklenburg Co, NC>; died Bet. 1861 - 1868 in AR <1860 of VanBuren, Richland Township, Crawford Co, AR>; married Benjamin B. Smith 02 Jan 1838 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; A[exander]. M. Rankin, bondsman; born Abt. 1817 in NC; died 25 Dec 1874 in <1871 of Sebastian Co, AR> Crawford Co, AR.
  iii.   Hannah E. Knox, born Abt. Nov 1818 in NC <Mecklenburg, probably><in 1835 of Mecklenburg Co, NC>; died 29 Aug 1835 in Mecklenburg Co, NC, 17 years, 9 mos.
  8 iv.   Robert J. Wilson Knox, born 26 Sep 1820 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 31 Jan 1899 in Lemley, Mecklenburg Co, NC, age 79. He is buried at Bethel Presbyterian, Cornelius; married Martha Nantz Jetton 09 Aug 1845 in Mecklenburg Co, NC <Sherod Little was their bondsman>.
  v.   Patrick Jefferson Knox, born Abt. 1823 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died Bet. 1880 - 1900 in AL, probably <1880 of Laneville, Hale Co, AL> Never married. Unknown death and burial.
  vi.   John R. Knox, born 18 Mar 1830 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 04 Jan 1863 in Mecklenburg Co, NC from Civil War wounds. Never married. Buried at Bethel Presbyterian, Cornelius.
  vii.   Andrew Springs Knox, born 15 Jan 1834 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 17 Nov 1861 in Mecklenburg Co, NC from Civil War wounds. Never married. Buried at Bethel Presbyterian, Cornelius.


      18. Alexander Brevard Jetton, born 25 Nov 1783 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 29 Jan 1868 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Buried at Bethel Presbyterian. He was the son of Lewis Jetton and Priscilla Sharpe. He married 19. Elizabeth Nantz 29 Apr 1824 in Mecklenburg, NC.

      19. Elizabeth Nantz, born Abt. 1789 in NC; died 06 Sep 1835 in Mecklenburg Co, NC in the "46th year of her life". She was the daughter of Clement Nantz and Martha Nixon.
     
Children of Alexander Jetton and Elizabeth Nantz are:
  9 i.   Martha Nantz Jetton, born 25 Dec 1824 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 27 Nov 1904 in Lemleys, Mecklenburg Co, NC, age 79. She is buried at Bethel Presbyterian, Cornelius; married Robert J. Wilson Knox 09 Aug 1845 in Mecklenburg Co, NC <Sherod Little was their bondsman>.
  ii.   Mary Caroline Jetton, born 07 Mar 1826 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 10 Jan 1827 in infancy.
  iii.   John Lewis Jetton II, born 12 Aug 1827 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 1906 in Mecklenburg Co, NC <buried at Centre?>; married Mary Ann Potts Bef. 1874; born 11 Nov 1845 in NC; died 1918 in Mecklenburg Co, NC.
  iv.   Eleanor Sophronia Jetton, born 01 Nov 1828 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 1896 in <1880 of Scotch Irish, Rowan Co, NC>; married John D. Johnston 16 Mar 1853 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. E. Nye Hutchison, Bondsman; born Abt. 1821 in NC; died Aft. 1880 in <1880 of Scotch Irish, Rowan Co, NC>.
  v.   Jane Nancy Catherine Jetton, born 15 Mar 1830 in Mecklenburg Co, NC <baptized at Bethel Presbyterian, April 1830>; died Bet. 1893 - 1894 in <1860 of Western Div, Mecklenburg Co, NC>; married Thomas McCorkle Alexander, C. S. A. 18 Jan 1845 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. K F Blythe, Bondsman; born Abt. 1825 in NC; died Bet. 1893 - 1894 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Buried at Hopewell.
  vi.   Sarah Sharpe Jetton, born 21 Sep 1831 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 07 Feb 1897 in Long Creek, Mecklenburg Co, NC. Buried at Hopewell Presbyterian; married George Washington Alexander 28 Feb 1855 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. John N. Blyth, Bondsman; born 18 May 1810 in NC; died 22 Nov 1866 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Buried at Hopewell.


      20. David Turner Thomasson, born Abt. 1804 in NC; died 12 Feb 1890 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Buried at Ramah Presbyterian. He was the son of Needham Thomasson and Elizabeth Spain. He married 21. Mary Barnett 18 Apr 1829 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina.

      21. Mary Barnett, born 01 Mar 1795 in NC; died 1845 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Buried unmarked at Ramah Presbyterian. She was the daughter of Thomas Barnett and Mary Graham?.
     
Children of David Thomasson and Mary Barnett are:
  i.   Mary Elizabeth Thomasson, born 12 Mar 1830 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 31 Dec 1884 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married David Winslow Barnett 22 Sep 1859 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; born Abt. 1815 in NC; died Abt. 1898 in Mecklenburg Co, NC <Loose Estates Reel 9, Box 19>.
  10 ii.   John Barnett Thomasson, born 01 Oct 1834 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 16 Nov 1896 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Buried at Ramah Presbyterian; married Mary Ann Sims 24 Dec 1857 in Cabarrus County, NC.
  iii.   Hugh Thomasson, born Abt. 1836 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died Bet. 1850 - 18 Sep 1885 in <1850 of Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg Co, NC> Never married?.
  iv.   Margaret Carolina Thomasson, born 02 Dec 1837 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 26 Apr 1910 in Mecklenburg Co, NC, never married.
  v.   Nancy Thomasson II, born Abt. 1839 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died Bet. 1850 - 18 Sep 1885 in <1850 of Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg Co, NC> Never married?.
  vi.   Ruth H. Catherine Thomasson, born 05 Apr 1841 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died 10 Dec 1909 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married Marshal Rudolphus Alexander.
  vii.   Martha A. Thomasson, born 1844 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died Bef. 1870 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married W. W. Gray 07 Dec 1866 in Mecklenburg County, NC.


      22. James Anderson Sims, born Abt. 1814 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died 1891 in Cabarrus Co, NC. He was the son of Nathaniel Sims and Prudence Killough. He married 23. Isabella C. Deweese 16 Sep 1834 in Cabarrus Co, NC.

      23. Isabella C. Deweese, born 26 Feb 1814 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died 16 Feb 1901 in Cabarrus Co, NC. She was the daughter of Isaiah Deweese and Rebecca Barnett.
     
Children of James Sims and Isabella Deweese are:
  11 i.   Mary Ann Sims, born 19 Jun 1835 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died 20 Dec 1904 in <of Cabarrus Co> NC. Buried at Ramah Presbyterian; married John Barnett Thomasson 24 Dec 1857 in Cabarrus County, NC.
  ii.   Martha Rebecca Sims, born Abt. 1838 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died 1925 in NC, never married.
  iii.   James Monroe Sims, born 06 Nov 1840 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died 1924 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC; married Francis E. Moody 16 Feb 1869; born in <of Lenoir, NC>; died 1914.
  iv.   Margaret Isabella Sims, born 1842 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died 1845 in childhood.
  v.   Infant Son Sims, born 1845 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died 1845 in infancy.
  vi.   John Allison Sims, born Abt. 1849 in Cabarrus Co, NC; died Abt. 1912 in Cabarrus Co, NC; married Nancy Elizabeth Benson Bef. 1872; born 1846; died 1929.


      24. Benjamin Rush, born 19 Apr 1752 in Culpeper Co, VA; died Aft. 23 Jul 1819 in Randolph Co, NC <?buried unmarked, Poplar Ridge Quaker Cemetery, Randolph Co, NC>. He was the son of Crawford Rush and Mary Brile. He married 25. Dorcas Earkes Vickery 12 Jan 1772 in Rowan, NC<part now Randolph or Guilford Co, NC>.

      25. Dorcas Earkes Vickery, born 25 Nov 1755 in Rowan Co, NC; died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Randolph Co, NC. She was the daughter of Marmaduke Vickery, Sr. and Elizabeth Nation.
     
Children of Benjamin Rush and Dorcas Vickery are:
  i.   Mary Rush, born 13 Feb 1773 in Rowan <now Randolph> Co, NC>; died 19 Jul 1846 in Blount Co, TN; married Isaac Wright 12 Sep 1792 in Randolph Co, NC; born 02 Mar 1758 in Iredell Co, NC; died 16 Sep 1843 in Blount Co, TN.
  ii.   Noah Rush, born 09 Jan 1778 in Rowan <now Randolph> Co, NC; died 06 May 1870 in Randolph Co, NC; married Sally Clark Bef. 1818 in Randolph County, NC, probably; born 11 Oct 1790 in North Carolina; died 06 Apr 1883 in Randolph County, NC.
  iii.   Azel Rush, born 08 Apr 1780 in Randolph Co, NC; died 31 Aug 1859 in Grant Co, IN; married (1) Elizabeth Beckerdite 08 Dec 1805 in Randolph Co, NC; born Abt. 1782; died 01 Sep 1818 in Randolph Co, NC; married (2) Mary White 24 Mar 1819 in Randolph Co, NC; born 16 Dec 1783 in Perquimons Co, NC; died 19 Feb 1828 in Randolph Co, NC; married (3) Sarah Young 15 May 1830 in Randolph Co, NC; born Abt. 1799 in NC; died Aft. 1860 in Grant Co, Indiana.
  iv.   Michael Rush, born 28 Jan 1783 in Randolph Co, NC; died 06 Apr 1855 in Randolph Co, NC; married Hannah Commons 01 Jun 1808 in Randolph Co, NC; born Abt. 1790 in North Carolina; died Aft. 1850.
  v.   Reuben Rush, born 16 Oct 1788 in Randolph Co, NC; died 02 Aug 1817 in Randolph Co, NC; married Dicey Steed? Abt. 1813; born Bet. 1790 - 1800 in (1840 Census); died 1865 in Putnam County, IN.
  vi.   Zebedee Rush, born 16 Dec 1790 in Randolph Co, NC; died 03 Dec 1872 in Randolph Co, NC; married Frances Fuller 26 Nov 1814 in Randolph County, NC; born 1802 in North Carolina.
  vii.   Dorcas Ann Rush, born 24 Sep 1793 in Randolph Co, NC; died in Owen Township, Jackson Co, IN; married Joseph Goss 12 Jun 1814 in Randolph County, NC; born 23 Dec 1792; died 30 Dec 1851 in Owen Twp, Jackson Co, IN.
  viii.   Benjamin F. Rush, born 04 Dec 1794 in Randolph Co, NC; died 02 Sep 1854 in Washington Co, IN; married Margaret Eleanor Rickard 19 May 1817 in Washington Co, IN.
  12 ix.   Nineveh Rush, born 04 Apr 1796 in Randolph Co, NC; died Apr 1871 in Hoover Hill, Randolph Co, NC, age 75; married (1) Sarah Miller 03 Sep 1816 in Randolph Co, NC; married (2) Isabell Hoover 28 Jul 1830 in Randolph Co, NC; married (3) Rebecca Ridge 07 Jul 1842 in Randolph Co, NC.
  x.   Bathsheba Rush, born 02 Aug 1798 in Randolph Co, NC; died Abt. 1845 in Lafayette, MO; married (1) Enoch Andrews Bef. 1816 in NC; born Bet. 1781 - 1801; died Bet. 1815 - 1887; married (2) Micajah Harris 06 Aug 1816 in Randolph Co, NC.


      26. Joseph Warren Hoover, born 27 Dec 1788 in Randolph Co, NC; died 29 Sep 1851 in Randolph Co, NC. He was the son of Jacob Hoover I and Elizabeth Stutzman. He married 27. Elizabeth Young Bef. 1807 in NC, probably.

      27. Elizabeth Young, born Abt. 1789 in Maryland; died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Randolph Co, NC. She was the daughter of Henry Young?.
     
Children of Joseph Hoover and Elizabeth Young are:
  i.   Andrew G. Hoover, born Aft. 1807 in NC.
  ii.   Mary Hoover, born Abt. 1809 in NC; married Joseph Pool 14 Aug 1829 in Randolph Co, NC; born Abt. 1803 in NC.
  13 iii.   Isabell Hoover, born Abt. 1810 in Randolph Co, NC; died Bet. 06 Feb 1841 - Jul 1842 in Hoover Hill, Randolph Co, NC; married Nineveh Rush 28 Jul 1830 in Randolph Co, NC.
  iv.   Ephraim Hoover, born 06 Sep 1812 in Randolph Co, NC; died 24 Aug 1866 in Warren Co, Iowa; married Julia Ann Howery 28 Feb 1833 in Shelby County, Indiana; born 30 Oct 1813 in Shelby Co, IN.
  v.   Dorothy Hoover, born Abt. 1813 in Randolph Co, NC; died Aft. 1870; married William Sawyer, Sr. 08 Jun 1836 in Randolph Co, NC; born Bef. 1813; died Bef. 1850.
  vi.   Eliza Hoover, born Abt. 1814 in Randolph Co, NC; married William Rush 12 Aug 1831 in Randolph Co, NC; born Abt. 1810 in NC.
  vii.   Rachel Hoover, born Abt. 1815 in Randolph Co, NC; died Aft. 1870 in Buchanan Co, MO?; married Alexander Sawyer, Sr. 20 Jan 1835 in Randolph Co, NC; born Abt. 1810 in NC; died Bet. 1851 - 1870 in Buchanan Co, MO?.
  viii.   Joseph Hoover, Jr., born 10 Oct 1816 in Randolph Co, NC; died 22 Dec 1878 in Randolph Co, NC; married Mary Nance Bef. 1837; born 20 Nov 1818 in NC; died 21 Mar 1900 in Randolph Co, NC.
  ix.   Henry F. Hoover, born 12 Aug 1818 in Randolph Co, NC; died 21 Aug 1867 in Hamilton, Comanche Co,Texas; married Mary Ann Peery 21 Mar 1848 in Platte County, Missouri; born 14 May 1828 in Missouri.
  x.   Sarah Hoover, born 17 Feb 1820 in Randolph Co, NC; died 05 Oct 1891 in Randolph Co, NC, aged 71y 7m 18d; married William Alexander Prevo 30 May 1843 in Randolph Co, NC; born 22 May 1822 in <Randolph Co, prob> NC; died 18 Apr 1901 in Randolph Co, NC.
  xi.   Christena Parthenia Hoover, born 29 Apr 1821 in Randolph Co, NC; died 10 Mar 1887 in Piney, Pulaski, Missouri; married Daniel Merrell Davis 20 Dec 1838 in Randolph Co, NC; born 13 Oct 1816 in Randolph Co, NC; died 13 Sep 1878 in Piney, Pulaski, Missouri.
  xii.   Jacob Hoover, born Abt. 1822 in Randolph Co, NC; died Aft. 1870 in Buchanan Co, MO?; married Sarah Finch 08 Feb 1842 in Randolph Co, NC; born Abt. 1824 in NC; died Aft. 1870 in Buchanan Co, MO?.
  xiii.   Margaret Hoover, born Bet. 1825 - 1830 in Randolph Co, NC; married Johnson Bef. 1850 in NC, probably.


      28. Levin Downs II, born Bef. 1785 in NC? <UNPROVEN ancestry>; died Aft. 1830 in <1830 of Caswell Co, NC>. He was the son of William? Or Levin? Downs. He married 29. Mary Molly Durrett 10 Jun 1814 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.

      29. Mary Molly Durrett, born 07 Jul 1786 in <of Pittsylvania Co>, VA; died Aft. 1830. She was the daughter of William Durrett.
     
Children of Levin Downs and Mary Durrett are:
  i.   Roland L. Downs, born Abt. 1815 in VA; died Aft. 19 Jul 1862 in <1850 of Danville, Pittsylvania Co, VA>; married Mary E. Lane 09 Sep 1842 in Caswell Co, NC; born Abt. 1827 in Virginia; died Aft. 1850 in <1850 of Danville, Pittsylvania Co, VA>.
  14 ii.   William Richard Downs, born Bet. 1820 - 1823 in VA? or NC? <unproven ancestry>; died Bet. 1872 - 1880 in <Davidson, Davie, or Rowan Co> NC, probably; married Priscilla Catherine Marr 09 Mar 1853 in Caswell Co, NC. William Patterson, Bondsman.
  iii.   Mary A. Downs, born Abt. 1824 in Virginia <see DAR file>; died Aft. 1880; married John A. Wiseman 11 Jun 1842 in Caswell Co, NC. Roland D. Downs, Bondsman; born Abt. 1822 in Virginia; died Aft. 1880.


      30. Richard Marr III, born Abt. 1806 in Rockingham Co, NC. <unproven ancestry>; died 19 Feb 1857 in Caswell Co, NC. He was the son of Jeduthan Marr and Wife. He married 31. Elizabeth Durham 04 Nov 1829 in Rockingham Co, NC. James Rawley, Bondsman.

      31. Elizabeth Durham, born Abt. 1815 in Caswell Co, NC <1829 of Rockingham Co, NC>; died Bet. 1871 - 1879 in <1870 of Pelham, Caswell Co, NC>. She was the daughter of John Durham, Caswell and Wife.
     
Children of Richard Marr and Elizabeth Durham are:
  15 i.   Priscilla Catherine Marr, born 04 Feb 1831 in Rockingham Co, NC; died 24 Dec 1900 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC, age 69. Buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery; married William Richard Downs 09 Mar 1853 in Caswell Co, NC. William Patterson, Bondsman.
  ii.   Elizabeth Marr, born Bet. 1833 - 1839 in Rockingham or Caswell Co, NC; died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Ruffin, Oregonville, Rockingham Co, NC, probably; married John (Jack) B. Nelson 20 Dec 1852 in Caswell Co, NC. William M. Sa(?), Bondsman; born Mar 1830 in VA; died Aft. 1900 in <1900 of Dist 21, Pelham, Caswell Co, NC>.
  iii.   Sarah Jane Marr, born Oct 1842 in Rockingham or Caswell Co, NC; died Aft. 1900 in <1900 of Dist 21, Pelham, Caswell Co, NC> Never married.
  iv.   Margaret A. Marr, born Abt. 1844 in Caswell Co, NC; died Bet. 1880 - 1900 in <1880 of Oregonville, Rockingham Co, NC>; married Pinkney C. Pryor 19 Feb 1859 in Caswell Co, NC. David Durham, Bondsman. Tho. W. Graves, Witness; born Abt. 1832 in NC <unproven ancestry>; died Aft. 1900 in <1900 of Dist 21, Pelham, Caswell Co, NC>.
  v.   John R. Marr, born Abt. 1845 in Caswell Co, NC; died 09 Oct 1864 in Elmira, NY. Died of disease while a Civil War POW.
  vi.   A. James Marr, born Abt. 1848 in Caswell Co, NC; died Aft. 1860 in <of Caswell Co, NC>.
  vii.   Mary C. Marr, born Sep 1853 in Caswell Co, NC; died Aft. 1900 in <1900 of Dist 21, Pelham, Caswell Co, NC>; married John Gus Hardy Abt. 1877 in Caswell Co, NC, probably; born Jun 1856 in NC; died Aft. 1900 in <1900 of Dist 21, Pelham, Caswell Co, NC>.
  viii.   William John Marr, born Abt. 1857 in Caswell Co, NC; died 1899 in <of Raleigh, Wake Co, NC>; married Sarah Frances Jones 25 Dec 1877 in Guilford Co, NC; born Jun 1857 in NC; died Aft. 1930 in <of Pierce Mill, Cumberland Co, NC>.

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