Individual Details
John L. Knox
(Bet 1787 and 1788 - Abt Dec 1835)
one large wagon, 90.00, Nancy Knox bought one road wagon, 47.00
one four Wheel Pleasure carriage & harness, 120.00, Nancy Knox, 80.00
one sorrel mare 7 years old, 77.50, Richard Knox, 52.00
one gray mare 14 years old, 40.00
one gray horse 8 years old, 55.00
one Brown mare (blind), 5.00, Nancy Knox bought one black mare, 1.06 1/4.
one brown cow, white face & belly, 15.00, Edward Davis bought one cow, $19.50
one red & white cow, 15.00
one red cow with white face, 15.00
one black cow, 15.00
four Calves, 14.00
one sow & four pigs, 4.00
Double spreader, 3.00
one log chain, 1.50
one shove Plough, 3.00, Nancy Knox, 0.75
one bull Tongue Plough, 1.25, Jonathan Wyland bought one prairie plough, 8.25
Cross cut saw, [unreadable], John Jackson, 5.56 1/4
one two horse Plough & Double trees, 13.00
Three axes, 4.00
Two kettles, 6.00
Two ovens, lids, pots, Hoods & Tea kettle, 5.00
hand saw, drawing knife, 1 1/2 inch augar, 3.00
Two augers, 2 Chisels, square & Compasses, 1.75 -- Richard Knox, Isaac Caven and John Rorer, 2.06 1/4
one Iron wedge, 0.75
One mans saddle, 8.00, James Knox, 8.00
One mans saddle old, 1.00, Matthew Boyd, 1.00
two old riding bridles, 0.87 1/2, 2 bridles and 1 collar to Matthew Boyd, 1.30
one womans saddle, 17.50
2 pair horse gears & old Collar, 6.00, Richard Knox bought the horse gears, 5.06 1/4
2 old blind bridles, 1.00
2 pair hind gears, Collars, bridles & lines, 13.50
3 hatter Chains, 1.50, one to Richard Knox, .70
one Mattock & 2 weeding hoes, 2.50
one Rifle gun, 10.00, Richard Knox, 7.25
7 meal bags, 2.50
2 meat Tubs, 2.00
one keg (Iron hoops), 0.50, John Jackson, 0.37 1/2
8 hogs, 20.00
Pot tramel, 1.25, Joseph Knox, 1.12 1/2
one small clevice, 0.50, Richd. Robinson, 0.38
wagon bucket, 0.62 1/2
one large Oats stack, 30.00, Richard Knox, 32.00
one Oats stack, 20.00, Adam Cormany, 14.50
one oats stack 15.00, Adam Cormany, 26.00
one oats stack, 24.00
one wheat stack, 35.00
one butt of wheat, 6.00
a quantity of Corn, 62.50
Bureau, 15.00
Table, 4.00
Candle stand, 2.00
Chest, 3.00
one french bed stead beds & bedding, 40.00, taken by the widow before the sale
one bed stead bed & bedding, 30.00
one bed stead beds & bedding, 60.00, taken by the widow before the sale.
one reflecter, & Box of shoemakers tools, 2.00, reflector to Matthew Boyd, 0.81 1/4, shoemakers tools to Richard Knox, 1.25
lot of bed clothes, 25.00
shovel, tongs & smoothing Iron, 2.00
a lot of shelf ware, 5.00
sheep shears, 0.50
a lot of Books - 9, 3.00, J.H. Taylor, 2 volumes Faber's Propn and The Traveller, 2.20; J.D.Knox, Modern Geography, 0.37 1/2.
a lot of Books - 11, 5.00, Richd. Robinson, History of the Martyrs, Infant Baptisms, and Goldsmith's Rome, 1.18 3/4; John Unrue, Common prayer book, 0.12 1/2; Jn. Wyland, Deist Unmasked 0.43 3/4;
a brass 8 day Clock, 20.00, Martin Wantz, 20.00
seven chairs, 3.00
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Total appraised $1,014.00
Total from sale, $341.76 3/4
Events
Families
Spouse | Nancy Dixon (1789 - ) |
Child | Margaret Knox ( - ) |
Child | Joseph D. Knox (1807 - 1899) |
Child | Richard D. Knox (1809 - 1889) |
Child | Isabella Knox (1810 - 1870) |
Child | Robert Knox ( - ) |
Child | James Knox ( - ) |
Child | Elizabeth Knox (1820 - ) |
Child | Mary Knox (1822 - 1885) |
Child | Nancy Knox ( - ) |
Child | Anderson Knox (1828 - 1864) |
Child | Rebecca Jane Knox (1828 - ) |
Child | Susan Knox (1828 - 1864) |
Child | Virginia Knox (1833 - ) |
Child | John W. Knox ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Marriage date is given as 16 Apr or 5 Mar.Census
One male in this household is over 45 years of age, presumably not John. He would have been the male aged 16 to under 26. There was also two males under 10 and one female of 10 and under 16 (Nancy Dixon Knox would have been about 19 or 20).BoughtLand
In the deed, John L. Knox of Elkhart County, Ind., purchased 80 acres of land, the S half of the NE quarter of Section 1, T35 R6, for $400.Endnotes
1. 1820 U.S. census, Monroe Co., Va..
2. 1830 U.S. census, Monroe Co., Va...
3. 1810 U.S. census, Monroe Co., Va..
4. Personal Property Tax Lists 1799-1834, Monroe County, Virginia (Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond, Va. Microfilm no. 1854107, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah.).
5. Personal Property Tax Lists 1799-1834, Monroe County, Virginia (Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond, Va. Microfilm no. 1854107, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah.).
6. Norma Pontiff Evans, Monroe County (West) Virginia Marriages: A Compiled List 1799-1850 (Beaumont, Tex.: Tony Reyes Printing, 1985.), p. 9..
7. 1810 U.S. census, Monroe Co., Va., p. 18, National Archives Microfilm M-252, Roll 70..
8. 1820 U.S. census, Monroe Co., Va..
9. 1830 U.S. census, Monroe Co., Va.., p. 26, National Archives Microfilm M-19, Roll 198..
10. Deed of sale from Henry Cormany and Catharine his wife to John L. Knox, 10 Apr 1835, Book 2, p. 70. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).
11. John L. Knox estate records, Elkhart County paper file, Box B, No. 10. (Elkhart County Probate Court, Goshen, Indiana).
12. John L. Knox estate records, Elkhart County paper file, Box B, No. 10. (Elkhart County Probate Court, Goshen, Indiana).
13. John L. Knox estate records, Elkhart County paper file, Box B, No. 10. (Elkhart County Probate Court, Goshen, Indiana).
14. John L. Knox estate records, Elkhart County paper file, Box B, No. 10. (Elkhart County Probate Court, Goshen, Indiana).
15. John L. Knox estate records, Elkhart County paper file, Box B, No. 10. (Elkhart County Probate Court, Goshen, Indiana).