Individual Details

Rebecca Jane Knox

(Abt 1828 - )

In a series of deeds dating from 1841 to 1850, Richard D. Knox purchased the "right of legacy" from his 13 brothers and sisters to two tracts of land in Elkhart Co., Ind. These tracts had been purchased by John L. Knox before his death in 1835. Richard D. purchased his mother's interest in the land in 1838 and was, at the time of the deeds to his brothers and sisters, in possession of the land.

Events

BirthAbt 1828Virginia, United States
GuardianNamedFeb 1842Joseph Robinson - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
GuardianNamedFeb 1844Elias Chickester - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
MarriageBef 1847David A. Philips
Census1850Leesburg, Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

Families

SpouseDavid A. Philips (1821 - )
ChildAlvina Philips (1847 - )
ChildAntonett Philips (1850 - )
FatherJohn L. Knox (1787 - 1835)
MotherNancy Dixon (1789 - )
SiblingMargaret Knox ( - )
SiblingJoseph D. Knox (1807 - 1899)
SiblingRichard D. Knox (1809 - 1889)
SiblingIsabella Knox (1810 - 1870)
SiblingRobert Knox ( - )
SiblingJames Knox ( - )
SiblingElizabeth Knox (1820 - )
SiblingMary Knox (1822 - 1885)
SiblingNancy Knox ( - )
SiblingAnderson Knox (1828 - 1864)
SiblingSusan Knox (1828 - 1864)
SiblingVirginia Knox (1833 - )
SiblingJohn W. Knox ( - )

Endnotes

1. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.

2. Priser, Marjorie, Early Guardianship and Estate Indexes, Kosciusko County, Indiana; Guardianship and Estate Indexes 1837-1880. (Leesburg, Indiana, 1986.), p. 34..

3. Kosciusko County Probate Court Docket Book 1 (in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, Historical Society Research Library).

4. Kosciusko County Probate Court Fee Book No. 5 (in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, Historical Society Research Library).

5. Priser, Marjorie, Early Guardianship and Estate Indexes, Kosciusko County, Indiana; Guardianship and Estate Indexes 1837-1880. (Leesburg, Indiana, 1986.), p. 34..

6. Kosciusko County Docket of Guardianships, 1839-1851 (in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, Historical Society Research Library).

7. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.