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Alexander McKnight Walker, son of John Alexander Walker I \ Jane McKnight 1682, spouse Janet Cowan 1682–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1682

Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Oct 1777

Death Location: Spaw, Stirling, Scotland, cause of death-war

Father: John I

Mother: Sarah McKNIGHT

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Alexander McKnight Walker, son of John Alexander Walker I \ Jane McKnight 1682, spouse Janet Cowan was born in 1682 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of John Alexander Walker Of Wigton Scotland I And Sarah Katherine Jane Mcknight. Alexander McKnight Walker, son of John Alexander Walker I \ Jane McKnight 1682, spouse Janet Cowan passed away in 1777 in Spaw, Stirling, Scotland, cause of death-war.

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Biography

  • Alexander McKnight Walker, son of John Alexander Walker I \ Jane McKnight 1682, spouse Janet Cowan was born in 1682 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of John Alexander Walker Of Wigton Scotland I And Sarah Katherine Jane Mcknight.
  • Alexander McKnight Walker, son of John Alexander Walker I \ Jane McKnight 1682, spouse Janet Cowan passed away in 1777 in Spaw, Stirling, Scotland, cause of death-war.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1650–1732
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Collector of Customs(Inland Reserve) at Cavon, then Armagh, then Dundolly, Northern Ireland
JI
Sarah McKNIGHT
1650–1744
Birth Location: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
SM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Cowan
1682–1777
Birth Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
John Alexander Walker of Wigton Scotland I
1650–1732
Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Collector of Customs(Inland Reserve) at Cavon, then Armagh, then Dundolly, Northern Ireland
Sarah (Katherine Jane) McKNIGHT
1650–1744
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
Edward Walker
1608–1658
Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
Susannah (Peachy Walker) MP11
1619–1674
Brinksworth, Wiltshire, England
John (Joseph Alexander McKnight) MacNaught
1630–1708
Turnberry Castle,Dundonald,Ayrshire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John McNaught
1605–1659
Lady Gordon
1605–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John IV
1575–1612
Laird Cluny
1587–1649
Lady Gordon
1582–1670

Alexander Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1682
1682
Birth of Alexander McKnight Walker, son of John Alexander Walker I \ Jane McKnight 1682, spouse Janet Cowan in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1777
17 Oct 1777
Age 95
Death of Alexander McKnight Walker, son of John Alexander Walker I \ Jane McKnight 1682, spouse Janet Cowan in Spaw, Stirling, Scotland, cause of death-war
Spaw, Stirling, Scotland, cause of death-war

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1777
    Event Place: Spaw, Stirling, Scotland, cause of death-war
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