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ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT 1680–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Aryshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Ulster, Ireland

Father: Sir I

Mother: Sara ALLEN

Spouse(s): Mary Black

Children(s): William MCKNIGHT

In 1680, ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT entered the world in Aryshire, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Mcnutt Mcknight I And Sara Elizabeth Allen. ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT married Mary Black, and had children including William Alexander Mcknight. ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT passed away in 1730 in Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1680, ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT entered the world in Aryshire, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Mcnutt Mcknight I And Sara Elizabeth Allen.
  • ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT married Mary Black, and had children including William Alexander Mcknight.
  • ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT passed away in 1730 in Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir I
1654–1733
Birth Location: Dalry, Aryll-shire, Scotland
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Sara ALLEN
1652–1735
Birth Location: Brahan Castle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
SA

Spouses(s)

Mary Black
1675–1735
Birth Location: Scotland
MB

Children(s)

William MCKNIGHT
1700–1759
Birth Location: Down, Ulster, Ireland
WM

ALEXANDER MCKNIGHT's Ancestors

Self
ALEXANDER MCKNIGHT
1680–1730
Birth Place: Aryshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander McNutt McKNIGHT I
1654–1733
Dalry, Aryll-shire, Scotland
Sara (Elizabeth) ALLEN
1652–1735
Brahan Castle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Grandparents
Florence Gordon
1630–1659
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

ALEXANDER MCKNIGHT's Descendants

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ALEXANDER (SANDERS "SCOT") MCKNIGHT (1680–1730) m. Mary Black (1675–1735)
  1. 1. William (Alexander) MCKNIGHT 1700–1759 m. Jane Morton 1717–1778 m. Jane (Blair) Morton 1717–1755 m. Mary Simpson 1708–1780
    1. 1. Thomas McKnight 1743–
    2. 2. Jannet McKnight 1744–1759
    3. 3. Hugh McKnight 1737–1818
    4. 4. Enos Mcknight 1755–1809
    5. 5. William MCKNIGHT 1753–1831
    6. 6. Captain (James Morton McKnight) Sr 1746–1822
    7. 7. Margaret McKnight 1745–
    8. 8. John McKnight 1745–1803
    9. 9. Rev (Charles) McKnight 1710–1778
    10. 10. John McKnight 1736–1811
    11. 11. James McKnight 1730–1823

ALEXANDER MCKNIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT in Aryshire, Scotland
Aryshire, Scotland
1730
1730
Age 50
Death of ALEXANDER SANDERS "SCOT" MCKNIGHT in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Aryshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland
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