A reader has asked for a little more info on my fourth great-grandfather's family. So I have included here some information on the ancestors of Edmund Knox and his wife Hannah Henion. Please feel free to add any info you know through the comment link below.
Edmund Knox, born 12 Sep 1808 in Westchester Co, NY; died 25 Nov 1881 in Southeast, Putnam Co, NY. He was the son of Abraham Knox and Sarah Reynolds. He married Hannah Henion 03 Oct 1832 in Putnam Co, NY. In the 1850 Census Edmund is listed as a Shoemaker.
Hannah Henion, born 17 May 1813 in Kent, Putnam Co, NY; died 25 Jul 1848 in Putnam Co, NY. She was the daughter of John/Johannes Henion and Mercy Smalley.
Abraham Knox, born 13 Aug 1779 in North Salem, Westchester Co, NY; died 19 Jul 1847 in Putnam Co, NY. He was the son of John Knox and Mary Polly Raymond. He married Sarah Reynolds 23 Jan 1806 in Salem, Westchester Co, NY.
Sarah Reynolds, born 09 Aug 1789 in Salem, Washington Co, NY; died 23 Apr 1857 in Brewster, Putnam Co, NY. She was the daughter of Jonathan Reynolds and Mary Brown.
John/Johannes Henion, born Abt. 31 Mar 1776; died 02 Feb 1848 in Boyds Corners, Kent, Putnam Co, NY. He was the son of Johannes Henion and Annatje Levy. He married Mercy Smalley Feb 1803 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co, NY.
Mercy Smalley, born Abt. 30 Oct 1782 in Fredericksburgh, Dutchess Co, NY; died 15 Mar 1839 in Putnam Co, NY. She was the daughter of Zachariah Smalley and Mary
John Knox, born 01 Oct 1752 in North Salem, Westchester Co, NY; died 22 Aug 1817 in North Salem, Westchester Co, NY. He was the son of Robert Knox. He married Mary Polly Raymond 29 Oct 1775 in Salem, Westchester Co, NY.
*John was in the Revolutionary War - there is a pension file for him.
Mary “Polly” Raymond, born 05 Nov 1757 in Westchester Co, NY; died 03 Mar 1850 in North Salem, Westchester Co, NY.
Jonathan Reynolds, born Abt. 1757; died 24 Aug 1809 in Southeast, Putnam Co, NY. He married Mary Brown 03 Apr 1776 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT.
*Jonathan was in the Revolutionary War - there is a pension file for him.
Mary Brown, born 27 Apr 1758 in Greenwich Ct; died 26 Nov 1840 in Southeast, Putnam Co, NY. She was the daughter of Edmond Brown
Johannes Henion, born 17 Mar 1745 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co, NY. He was the son of Elias Henion and Maria Phillips. He married Annatje Levy 02 Nov 1767 in Dutchess Co, NY.
Zachariah Smalley, born 1760; died 1811
Sources for the above include:
1910, 1900, 1880, 1870, 1860, & 1850 United States Federal Census
Christ Church Records
Greenwich, CT Church Records
Westchester Co Archives, Cemetery Records
Town of Carmel, Putnam Co, Vital Records
Putnam Co, NY, Surrogate Court Records
Hasbrouck, Rhinebeck Reformed Dutch church records
National Archives Of America, , Revolutionary War Pension Records
DAR Library, Applications, Bible, Family, and Individuals Records
Thomas A Wright, The Descendants of Elisha Cole, who came from Cape Cod to what is now Putnam Co, NY, about 1745, compiled by Joseph O. Curtis
William S Pelletreau, History of Putnam Co, NY
Barbara Smith Buys, Old Gravestones of Putnam Co, NY
William Applbie Eardsley, MA, Dutchess Co Cemeteries Vol 5 1791-1895
Deuel, Richard and Cindy, Dutchess Co, NY Cemetery Inscriptions
Wheeler, Glendon, Indexed Carmel Newspapers, Putnam Co, NY Marriages and Deaths, 1849-1873
Records of Donald A Osborne, Robert H Dykeman, Ruth Townsend Purdy, & Louanne Brown Barrett
Dear MizRebecky, I am a Knox descendant. Would you have any information on Robert Knox 1727-1788, father of John 1751 and Abraham 1761?
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