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Jean GRACY,  

Born: 1708 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 18 SEP 1772 in Rowan Co, NC
Age: About 64 years
Buried: in Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC
   Born    Married    Died
Children with John KNOX
Capt. William KNOX Born: 1736
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 19 JUL 1776
Iredell, On Third Creek, Rowan Co, NC
Dr. Absalom KNOX Born: 1738
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 1808
OH
John KNOX Born: 1739
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 1802
Rowan Co, NC
Mary KNOX Born: 31 JUL 1742
Hanover, PA, (Rich Square, Northampton, NC?)
Died: 1823
Rowan Co, NC?
Lt. Samuel KNOX Born: 1 JAN 1747
Hanover, PA
Died: NOV 1836
Jackson Co, GA
Joseph KNOX Born: DEC 1747
Hanover, PA
Died: 31 AUG 1835
Rutherford Co, TN
Capt. James KNOX Born: 1752
Rowan Co, NC
Died: 10 OCT 1794
Huntersville, Mecklenburg Co, NC
Benjamin KNOX Born: 10 APR 1759
Rowan Co, NC
Died: 27 FEB 1842
Rowan Co, NC
 
Notes: From The Knox Family by Louise Gilbert, Statesvile, NC:

Will of Jeane Knox - Rowen County, November 1772

In the name of God, Amen The thirteenth of September, 1772, 1, Jean Knox, in the parish of St. Luck, in the County of Rowan, in North Carolina being thru the aboundant mercy and goodness of God, though weak in body yet of sound understanding and memory, blessed be the God of the same do, ordain and appoint this my last Will & Testament, and order and desire that it may be resaved by all whom it may concern as such.

Imprimis, I most humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker and, Redemer, and satifier beseeching his most gracious acceptence of it, through the merits of my compassionate Saviour, Jesus Christ, who gave himself an atonement for my sins and is abel to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them, in who! I trust lie will not reject me a returning penitent when I come to him for mercy. In this hope and confidence I render up my soul with comfort humbly beseaching the most glorious Trinity, one eternal God, to prepare me for the time of my dissolution, and that he take me to himself into the peace & rest which he hath prepared for all that love & fear his holy name Amen.

Witnesseth. Imprimis, I give my body to the earth from which it was taken, in full assurance of its Resurrection from thence at the laste Day & for my burial I desire it may be desent, without form, at the discretion of my executors, herein after mentioned, who I do not doubt will manage it with prudence & gravity.

And as to my worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to blis me I will positively order the same in the following maner & form: after pay ment of all by Detets & funeral expence, Item, I absolutely give & bequest devis & demis unto my well beloved youngest son, Benjamin Knox one negro man child named Jacob & yong black Hors, sadil & bridel, as also my own bed that I now ly on, with all the sheets, holsters & blankits that belongs to it, & two cows and calfes, to wit, Brindel & Twin. Also one plow, with the irons and all tackling belonging to it, & the big pot & little pot, & the chi & dogh chest, check real & gridel, & ax. And I alow my negro wench to be his for four years after my deceas, & then to be sold by my executors, to the purpose hereinafter directed. I alow the Quit Rent of this place to be paid to this present Deat, all the above as it stands stated to him & his heirs forever.

Item, I give, devise, and demis unto by well beloved son Joseph one pot and puter bacon to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give, devis, and demis, and bequeth unto my well beloved, Mary Rosbrough, all my own clothing, of every kind, to her and her heirs forever.

As for my corn & foder & wheat, and beef stear and hogs, I alow for the use of my four sons whet they keep in this hous to be for the use of them all; and I alow after all my debts and funeral charges are paid, the money arising from the diferent sales of goods and the sale of the wench above mentioned, when she is to be sold, to be equally divided between my sons Samuel, James, Joseph and Benjamin and to them and their heirs forever; and I do heareby constute and apoint my well beloved sons, Samuel Knox and Benjamin Knox, Executors of this my last Will and Testament; and I do utterly revock, disanull and every way forbid, gainsay & disalow, all former and other Wills or Codicils to wills by me heretofore maid; and I do now ratify, declare & confirm, this my last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my seal the day, month and yeare first within writen.

Signed, sealed, published and declared, by the sd Jeane Knox, to be her last Will & Testament, in the presence of us subscribers.

HENRY CHAMBERS
JOHN GRAHAM JEAN Knox (Seal)
JOHN KERR

This will was copied from the original at the Court House in Salisbury, N. C., 1942.
 
Jean GRACY
1708 - 18 SEP 1772
John GRACY
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Jean SINCLAIR
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