Individual Details

John W. Knox

( - )

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

GraduationFeb 1842Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
GuardianNamed15 Feb 1844W. W. Cowan - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Living26 Jan 1848Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
SoldLand26 Jan 1848Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Families

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)
SiblingRebecca Jane Knox (1828 - )
SiblingSusan Knox (1828 - 1864)
SiblingVirginia Knox (1833 - )

Notes

SoldLand

In this deed, Richard D. Knox purchased for $50 "all his right of legacy" in two tracts of land in Elkhart Co., Ind., from his brother John W. Knox.

Endnotes

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

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

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

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

5. Deed of sale from John W. Knox to Richard D. Knox, 26 Jan 1848, Vol. 13, p. 408. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).

6. Deed of sale from John W. Knox to Richard D. Knox, 26 Jan 1848, Vol. 13, p. 408. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).