William Knox Of Blandford Ma

William Knox (ca. 1720-1773/1774) immigrated from Ireland to Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and later moved to Blandford, Massachusetts. Descen- dants lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.

This book traces the lineage of William Knox, a pioneer of Blandford, Massachusetts, and includes records of his descendants' births, marriages, and deaths. Genealogy enthusiasts and descendants of Knox will find valuable information in this comprehensive family history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

John Stewart was probably born in Scotland circa 1690-1695. His parents may have been a William and Margaret Stewart. He married twice, possibly to Margaret Kennedy before 1711 and to Sarah Bell in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 17 May 1733. John died before 30 July 1747 at Suffield, Massachusetts (later in 1749 Connecticut).

Includes inclusive "Errata for the Linage book."

During the winter of 1776, in one of the most amazing logistical feats of the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox and his teamsters transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga through the sparsely populated Berkshires to Boston to help drive British forces from the city. This history documents Knox's precise route--dubbed the Henry Knox Trail--and chronicles the evolution of an ordinary Indian path into a fur corridor, a settlement trail, and eventually a war road. By recounting the growth of this important but under appreciated thoroughfare, this study offers critical insight into a vital Revolutionary supply route.