Jane Gracy Knox was born on Nov 13, 1776 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. Jane was the daughter of James Knox and Lydia Gillespie Knox. She died on Jan 11, 1852 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States.[2]
Source: Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 200
Source: US Federal Census, 1850, District 9, Maury, Tennessee
Source: WikiTree profile Knox-603 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic
Source: WikiTree profile Knox-486 created through the import of Edwards Family Tree.ged on May 29, 2011 by Kennon Edwards.
Source: Goodman, Hattie S. The Knox Family: A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Descendants of John Knox of Rowan County, North Carolina, and Other Knoxes. Richmond, Va: Whittet & Shepperson, 1905. Print. Page 118.
Source: "United States Census, 1850," database with images,FamilySearch: 9 November 2014), Jane Polk (age 74, born in North Carolina) in household of William H Polk (her son William Hawkins Polk, age 34), Maury county, part of, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing family 407, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).