Margaret Abigail McKnitt 1693–1736
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Last updated: September 17, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 6 independent trees
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Biography
Margaret Abigail McKnitt was born in 1693 in Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of john mcknight and jane wallis wallace. Margaret Abigail McKnitt married james robert alexander, and had children including abigail alexander, abraham alexander, amos sharpe alexander sr, anne alexander moore, edith alexander, elizabeth jemima alexander, esther alexander, ezekiel alexander, francis alexander, hezekiah alexander, jemima alexander, john mcknitt alexander, jon joseph alexander, keziah alexander, margaret mcknitt alexander ii, theophilus alexander. Margaret Abigail McKnitt passed away in 1736 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, United States.
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1Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from Margaret McKnitt
This ancestor line traces from Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America (1660) to Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, United States (1693) across 2 generations.
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- Margaret McKnitt (1693–1736) was born in Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, United States and died in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, United States. 6 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record