Re: Knox (Nock) family of York Co, ME
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Knox (Nock) family of York County, Maine
Kim-Stacey Kidder 9/24/99
[Most of this message is cribbed from my previous message to Paula Faulkner on GenForum NOCK on April 09, 1999.]
It looks like you need to get to your nearest LDS Family History Center and make yourself a photocopy of the book (on microfiche)"Thomas (Nock) Knox of Dover, N.H., in 1652 and Some of His Descendants"compiled by W. B. Lapham, privately printed, Augusta: Press of theMaine Farmer. 1890; available on microfiche from LDS Family HistoryCenters (LDS call number on microfiche is6010317 ). The book is *not* indexed, about 35 pages long, and lists over 265descendants of Thomas (Nock) Knox. BUT there is quite a bit of data*not* given (sometimes, just names of children), and not all descendants are traced. I have a photocopy, and Barzilla is person #180 (see excerpt below). Please note: this book does *not* give the ancestry of Thomas (Nock) Knox of Dover; the book *starts* with him.
It looks like you need to get to your nearest LDS Family History Center and make yourself a photocopy of the book (on microfiche)"Thomas (Nock) Knox of Dover, N.H., in 1652 and Some of His Descendants"compiled by W. B. Lapham, privately printed, Augusta: Press of theMaine Farmer. 1890; available on microfiche from LDS Family HistoryCenters (LDS call number on microfiche is6010317 ). The book is *not* indexed, about 35 pages long, and lists over 265descendants of Thomas (Nock) Knox. BUT there is quite a bit of data*not* given (sometimes, just names of children), and not all descendants are traced. I have a photocopy, and Barzilla is person #180 (see excerpt below). Please note: this book does *not* give the ancestry of Thomas (Nock) Knox of Dover; the book *starts* with him.Good luck and good hunting - Tom Knox
Good luck and good hunting - Tom Knox[My comments are in square brackets.]
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Excerpt from "Thomas (Nock) Knox of Dover, N.H., in 1652 ..."
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Excerpt from "Thomas (Nock) Knox of Dover, N.H., in 1652 ..."
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Among the quite early settlers of Dover was a man called Thomas Nock. This was the way he wrote his name and his original signature may yet be seen in the archives of Rockingham county at Exeter. He was a youngman when he came to Dover, and was a farmer. From what country he cameis not known, though presumably from England or Scotland. His posterityvaried the orthography of the paternal name in a variety of ways, andamong old documents and records it is found variously written "Nock","Nocke", "Knock", "Nox", "Noax", and "Knox". It is now invariably writtenKnox, and this may have been the correct spelling. ...[snip]... as thespelling "Knox" has been generally adopted, this method will be used inthe following pages. ...[snip]... The house of Rev. John Buss [spelling?],minister at Oyster River, was burned about 1694, and all his records ofmarriages and baptisms were destroyed. This was a serious loss, and isstill felt by those interested in family records. The names and datesin the following pages have been chiefly gleaned from town records,from deeds and wills; a few from church records ...[snip]...
Among the quite early settlers of Dover was a man called Thomas Nock. This was the way he wrote his name and his original signature may yet be seen in the archives of Rockingham county at Exeter. He was a youngman when he came to Dover, and was a farmer. From what country he cameis not known, though presumably from England or Scotland. His posterityvaried the orthography of the paternal name in a variety of ways, andamong old documents and records it is found variously written "Nock","Nocke", "Knock", "Nox", "Noax", and "Knox". It is now invariably writtenKnox, and this may have been the correct spelling. ...[snip]... as thespelling "Knox" has been generally adopted, this method will be used inthe following pages. ...[snip]... The house of Rev. John Buss [spelling?],minister at Oyster River, was burned about 1694, and all his records ofmarriages and baptisms were destroyed. This was a serious loss, and isstill felt by those interested in family records. The names and datesin the following pages have been chiefly gleaned from town records,from deeds and wills; a few from church records ...[snip]...
[page 6] SECOND GENERATION
The children of Thomas and Rebecca (Tibbetts) Knox, all born in Dover, were as follows:
2. i.Thomas, b.___, d. unmarried.
3. ii.Sylvanus, b.___, m. 1st, Elizabeth, daughter of James Emery ofKittery, and second, Esther (Philbrook) widow of Joseph Beard.
4. iii. Rebecca, b.___.
5. iv.Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1663, d. May 12, 1669.
6. v.Henry, b. Feb. 8, 1666, m. Sarah, daughter of Charles Adams.
The children of Thomas and Rebecca (Tibbetts) Knox, all born in Dover, were as follows:
2. i.Thomas, b.___, d. unmarried.
3. ii.Sylvanus, b.___, m. 1st, Elizabeth, daughter of James Emery ofKittery, and second, Esther (Philbrook) widow of Joseph Beard.
4. iii. Rebecca, b.___.
5. iv.Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1663, d. May 12, 1669.
6. v.Henry, b. Feb. 8, 1666, m. Sarah, daughter of Charles Adams.
[page 6-7] THIRD GENERATION
3. SYLVANUS KNOX was taxed at Dover, N.H., in 1677. For first wife hemarried, April 20, 1677, Elizabeth, daughter of James Emery of Kittery,and moved to that part of Kittery now Berwick. He was a member of theGrand Jury at a court holden at York, February 24, 1690. His wife diedJune 6, 1704, and for second wife he married Esther (Philbrook) widow ofJoseph Beard of Dover. He returned to Dover and there made his will,March 7, 1716, which was proved the following February. He named wifeEsther and the following children:
7.i.Elizabeth-3, b. Feb. 12, 1678.
8.ii.Sarah-3, b. May 4, 1680.
9.iii. Sylvanus-3, b.___, m. Sarah Drisco.
10. iv.Thomas-3, b.___, m. Abigail ___.
11. v.James-3, b.___, m. Abigail Thomas.
12. vi.Zachariah-3, b.___, m. Sarah ___.
3. SYLVANUS KNOX was taxed at Dover, N.H., in 1677. For first wife hemarried, April 20, 1677, Elizabeth, daughter of James Emery of Kittery,and moved to that part of Kittery now Berwick. He was a member of theGrand Jury at a court holden at York, February 24, 1690. His wife diedJune 6, 1704, and for second wife he married Esther (Philbrook) widow ofJoseph Beard of Dover. He returned to Dover and there made his will,March 7, 1716, which was proved the following February. He named wifeEsther and the following children:
7.i.Elizabeth-3, b. Feb. 12, 1678.
8.ii.Sarah-3, b. May 4, 1680.
9.iii. Sylvanus-3, b.___, m. Sarah Drisco.
10. iv.Thomas-3, b.___, m. Abigail ___.
11. v.James-3, b.___, m. Abigail Thomas.
12. vi.Zachariah-3, b.___, m. Sarah ___.
[page 9] FOURTH GENERATION
12. ZACHARIAH-3 KNOX (Sylvanus-2, Thomas-1) married Sarah __. [...snip...]
Children: Joshua, Joseph, Zachariah, Benjamin, Sarah, Temperance, Olive,Thomas, Jonathan. [...snip...]
42. Zachariah-4, b. Aug. 1, 1720, m. Judith Pitman.
12. ZACHARIAH-3 KNOX (Sylvanus-2, Thomas-1) married Sarah __. [...snip...]
Children: Joshua, Joseph, Zachariah, Benjamin, Sarah, Temperance, Olive,Thomas, Jonathan. [...snip...]
42. Zachariah-4, b. Aug. 1, 1720, m. Judith Pitman.
[page 13-14] FIFTH GENERATION
42. ZACHARIAH-4 NOCK (Zachariah-3, Sylvanus-2, Thomas-1) [...snip...] He is said to have married Judith Pitman.
Children: John, Eunice, Zachariah, David, Jonathan, Mary, Olive, Lydia, Dorcas.
[snip] 126. David-5, b.__, m. Sept. 6, 1792, Molly Hanson of Lebanon.
42. ZACHARIAH-4 NOCK (Zachariah-3, Sylvanus-2, Thomas-1) [...snip...] He is said to have married Judith Pitman.
Children: John, Eunice, Zachariah, David, Jonathan, Mary, Olive, Lydia, Dorcas.
[snip] 126. David-5, b.__, m. Sept. 6, 1792, Molly Hanson of Lebanon.
[page 17] SIXTH GENERATION
126. DAVID KNOX (Zachariah-4, Zachariah-3, Sylvanus-2, Thomas-1) married at Lebanon, Sept. 6, 1792, Molly Hanson.
Children: Patience, Enoch, David, Levi, Jerusha, Mary, Lydia, Barzilla, Leonard,Hanson, Mercy Hanson. [...snip...]
180. Barzilla-6, b. Feb. 27, 1807, m. Martha Hanson of Berwick.
126. DAVID KNOX (Zachariah-4, Zachariah-3, Sylvanus-2, Thomas-1) married at Lebanon, Sept. 6, 1792, Molly Hanson.
Children: Patience, Enoch, David, Levi, Jerusha, Mary, Lydia, Barzilla, Leonard,Hanson, Mercy Hanson. [...snip...]
180. Barzilla-6, b. Feb. 27, 1807, m. Martha Hanson of Berwick.--------------------------------------------------------------------------