(Revised August 25, 2010)
Knox Family Lines, Grouped by DNA Patterns			(Please click here for grouping criteria and other explanatory information)																												(back to home page)
Kit No.	Earliest Known Knox Ancestor	H	STR Marker Names (DNA Y-Chromosome Short Tandem Repeats or "DYS") with probable "fast mutators" shown in orange.
		a			3
		p			9
		l			4
		o																											G													3	3
		g			o							3		3															A	Y	Y											9	9					4
		r			r		3	3				8		8		4	4							4	4	4	4		T	C	C					C	C					5	5					0			4	4
		o	3	3		3	8	8	4	3	4	9	3	9	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	4	A	A	A	4	6	5	5	D	D	4	4	5	5	S	S	5	5	6	4	6	5	4	1	1	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	4	5	6	4	5
		u	9	9	1	9	5	5	2	8	3	-	9	-	5	9	9	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	H	2	2	5	0	7	7	Y	Y	4	3	3	7	1	1	9	3	4	7	S	1	2	3	3	5	9	3	9	3	5	4	8	2	4	1	6	8	7	4	9	6
		p	3	0	9	1	a	b	6	8	9	1	2	2	8	a	b	5	4	7	7	8	9	a	b	c	d	0	4	a	b	6	7	6	0	a	b	2	8	1	8	a	b	0	7	1	2	1	1	5	a	b	7	4	6	0	4	0	4	1	0	6	7	8	7	2	0	2	5
Line No. 1
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
Modal Values for this Group		R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	38	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	24	16	10	12	12	15	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	13	10	11	13	12
117927	William Knox, b. ca. 1795, South Carolina	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	32	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	39	12	11
116852	William B. Knox, b. ca. 1803, SC or Mecklenburg Co NC	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	32	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	38	39	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	24	16	10	12	12	15	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	13	10	11	13	12
27996	Robert Knox, b. 1742, Down, Ireland - d. 1833, Lincoln Co, NC	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	14	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	39	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	24	16	10	12	12	15	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	13	10	11	13	12
49726	Matthew Knox, d. Mecklenburg Co NC ca. 1802	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	38	38	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	24	16	10	12	12	15	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	14	10	11	13	12
141832	James Knox, b. Ireland c.1765; d. Pickens Co SC 1847	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	38	38	12	11
EX3ZZ*	John Wm. Knox, b. MS 1862, d. 1901 Red River Co TX	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17			11	11	25		19	32	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24								11
121472	Patrick Knox, b. bef. 1748, Ireland, d. 1780, NC	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	15	15	15	16	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	38	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	24	16	10	12	12	15	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	14	10	11	13	12
134772	Jos. Knox, b. ca. 1808, Chester Co SC; d. after 1880, AL	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	16	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	34	15	15	16	17	11	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	39	12	11
N11070	Knox  (genealogical info not yet supplied)	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29
00000**	James Knox, 1812-1888	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29
N87539	James Knox, b. Pennsylvania ca. 1800	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	15	15	16	16	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	38	12	11
78467	Hugh Knox, b. 1851, Ireland	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	15	15	15	17	11	11	18	24	16	16	17	17	38	38	12	11
31047	Joseph Knox, b. 1819, Maryland	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	33	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	39	12	11
126041	John Knox, b. 1785, Donegal, Ireland	R1b1b2	13	25	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	33	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	39	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	24	16	10	12	12	15	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	13	10	11	13	12
164651	John Knox, Ireland to Connecticut early 1800's	R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	33	15	15	15	17	12	11	18	24	17	16	17	17	37	38	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	11	12	22	24	16	10	12	12	15	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	13	10	11	13	12
142557	Geo. Knox, b. Aug 24, 1780, Washington Co PA	R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	26	15	19	31	15	15	15	17	11	11	18	24	17	17	17	17	37	38	12	11	11	9	15	15	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	24	15	10	12	12	15	8	13	22	20	13	12	11	13	10	11	13	12
Note 1:   Based on a combination of genealogical and DNA data, it's hypothesized that the immigrant ancestors of the first ten men in Line No. 1 migrated from Ireland to Mecklenburg Co NC during the mid-1700's.  Their descendants stayed mostly in the southern states of the USA.  The ancestors of the last six participants appear to have stayed in Ireland longer. And in fact, participant no. 126041 still lives in the Finn Valley of Donegal, Ireland.
Note 2: At least one researcher believes Gen. Henry Knox of Maine, the 1st U.S. Secretary of War, was from the same extended Knox family as the men in Line No. 1.  Another researcher thinks U. S. President James Knox Polk's mother and her father, Capt. James Knox, belonged to the extended family of Line No. 1.  This theory obviously conflicts with the belief cited below for Line No. 8.   We hope to present an analysis of the matter soon.
* Y-Search ID number used for a participant not tested by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA).
** A man tested by our contractor, FTDNA, but who hasn't yet joined the Knox project.
Line No. 2
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
Modal Values for this Group		T	13	22	13	10	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	30	17	9	9	11	12	25	15	19	35	11	11	15	16	10	11	23	23	15	13	18	18	31	34	13	9	11	8	17	17	8	11	10	8	12	10	12	20	20	17	10	12	12	16	8	11	28	21	14	11	11	14	10	11	12	11
106591	Probably born as "Knox" & adopted as "Mason"	T	13	22	13	10	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	30	17	9	9	11	12	24	15	19	35	11	11	15	16	10	11	23	23	15	13	18	18	31	34	13	9	11	8	17	17	8	11	10	8	12	10	12	20	20	17	10	12	12	16	8	11	28	21	14	11	11	14	10	11	12	11
58636	Reddick Knox, b.1791, Pitt Co. NC	T	13	22	13	10	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	30	17	9	9	11	12	24	15	19	35	11	11	15	16	10	11	23	23	15	13	18	18	31	34	13	9	11	8	17	17	8	11	10	8	12	10	12	20	20	17	10	12	12	16	8	11	28	21	14	11	11	14	10	11	12	11
124565	John Knox, b. 1780, d. 1758 Rowan Co NC (Joseph Line)	T	13	22	13	11	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	31	17	9	9	11	12	25	15	19	35	11	11	15	16	10	11	23	23	15	13	18	18	31	34	13	9	11	8	17	17	8	11	10	8	12	10	12	20	20	17	10	12	12	16	8	11	28	21	14	11	11	14	10	11	12	11
180193	John Knox, b. 1780, d. 1758 Rowan Co NC (Samuel Line)	T	13	22	13	11	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	31	17	9	9	11	12	25	15	19	35	11	11	15	16	10	11	23	23	15	13	19	18	31	34	13	9
79785	Levi Knox, b. 1791,  Delaware	T	13	22	13	10	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	30	17	9	9	11	12	25	15	19	35	11	11	15	16
167670	John Knox, b. ca 1785, SC; d. 1840-1850 Lincoln Co, GA	T	13	22	13	10	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	30	17	9	9	11	12	25	15	19	35	11	11	15	16	10	11	23	23	15	13	18	19	31	34	13	9
33644	John Knox, b.ca. 1759, Strabane, Ulster, Ireland	T	13	22	13	10	14	15	11	12	11	14	13	30	17	9	9	11	12	25	15	19	35	11	11	15	16	10	11	23	23	15	13	18	18	31	34	13	9	11	8	17	17	8	11	10	8	12	10	12	20	20	17	10	12	12	16	8	11	26	21	14	11	11	14	10	12	12	11
Note: This "Mediterranean" haplogroup is rare in the British Isles. It may have been brought there by Roman soldiers before 300 AD, or by traveling merchants during the Middle Ages. It's also the "deep ancestry" of U. S. President Thomas Jefferson, with whom the men in this group may share a common "male line" ancestor who lived well before the common use of surnames in England and Scotland, that is, well before 1400 AD.
Line No. 3
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
51164	John Owen Knox, b. ca. 1848, Ireland	R1b1b2a1b5	13	24	14	11	11	13	12	12	12	14	14	30	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	18	29	15	16	16	17	11	11	19	23	17	15	19	18	39	39	12	12	11	9	15	16	8	10	10	8	11	10	12	21	23	16	10	12	12	16	8	12	25	20	14	13	11	13	11	11	12	12
Line No. 4
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
Modal Values for this Group		R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	16	12	12	14	13	13	29	17	10	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17	11	10	20	24	16	15	19	15	36	37	12	12
60998	Ebeneezer Knox, b.1783,  Waterborough, Maine	R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	16	12	12	13	13	13	29	17	10	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17	11	10	20	24	16	15	19	15	36	37	12	12
134287	Granville Wallingford Knox, b. 1831 ME, d. 1905 NH	R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	16	12	12	14	13	13	29	17	10	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17	11	10	20	24	16	15	19	15	36	37	12	12	11	9	15	16	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	23	16	10	12	12	16	8	12	22	21	13	12	11	13	11	11	12	12
59930	Samuel Knox, b. 4 Dec 1766, Dover, New Hampshire	R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	16	12	12	15	13	13	29	17	10	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17	12	10	20	24	15	15	19	15	36	37	12	12
Line No. 5
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
58470	John Knox, m. 1778, Nova Scotia	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	30	17	9	9	10	11	27	15	19	30	15	15	17	17	11	12	19	23	16	15	18	17	36	37	12	12
Line No. 6
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
Modal Values for this Group		R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	30	17	8	9	11	11	23	15	20	30	13	13	13	##
41410	Thomas Knox, b.ca. 1802, Monaghan, Ireland	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	30	17	8	9	11	11	23	15	20	30	13	13	13	13
106428	Peter Bayard Knox, b. ca. 1830, NY - d. 1893, New Brunswick, NJ	R1b1b2a1b	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	30	17	8	9	11	11	23	15	20	30	13	13	13	17	11	10	19	23	15	15	19	17	35	39	12	12	11	9	15	16	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	23	15	10	12	12	16	8	12	22	20	13	12	11	13	11	11	12	12
Line No. 7
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
N38193	Knox   (genealogical info not yet supplied)	R1b	13	24	14	10	12	14	12	12	13	14	13	30
Line No. 8
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
37734	James William Knox, b. 1868, MO - d. 1950, Pulaski Co, AR	R1b1b2	13	25	14	12	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	18	30	15	16	16	17	11	11	19	23	17	16	17	17	38	38	12	12
Line No. 9
Marker No. (Orange = Fast Mutator)		H'group	1	2	3