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Alexander Sanders McKnight 1680–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1680

Birth Location: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Ulster, Ireland

Father: Alexander I\Sir

Mother: Sara ALLEN

Spouse(s): Mary Black

Children(s): Capt. McKnight

In 1680, Alexander Sanders McKnight entered the world in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Mcnutt Mcknight Mcnaulty I Sir And Sara Elizabeth Allen. Alexander Sanders McKnight married Mary Black, and had children including Capt John Mcknight. Alexander Sanders McKnight passed away in 1735 in Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1680, Alexander Sanders McKnight entered the world in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Mcnutt Mcknight Mcnaulty I Sir And Sara Elizabeth Allen.
  • Alexander Sanders McKnight married Mary Black, and had children including Capt John Mcknight.
  • Alexander Sanders McKnight passed away in 1735 in Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander I\Sir
1654–1746
Birth Location: Dalry, Aryshire, Scotland or Blackstocktown, Scotland
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Sara ALLEN
1652–1735
Birth Location: Brahan Castle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Black
1682–1735
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Capt. McKnight
1705–1768
Birth Location: Northern Ireland
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Alexander McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Alexander McKnight
1680–1735
Birth Place: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander McNutt McKnight McNaulty I\Sir
1654–1746
Dalry, Aryshire, Scotland or Blackstocktown, Scotland
Sara (Elizabeth) ALLEN
1652–1735
Brahan Castle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Grandparents
John (McNaught (McNutt,) McKnight)
1630–1684
Kilquhanitie, Galloway, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) Wallace
1632–1708
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WILLIAM (ALLEN) SR
1610–1679
Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JONETT (EDIE) (EADIE)
1618–1685
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John McNaught
1605–1659
Richard Allen
1588–1647
MARGARET INGLIS
1579–1651
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John IV
1575–1612

Alexander McKnight's Descendants

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Alexander (Sanders) McKnight (21 Dec 1680–1735) m. Mary Black (1682–1735)
  1. 1. Capt. (John) McKnight 1705–1768 m. Mary McAllister 1710–1760
    1. 1. John McKnight 1726–1788 m. Margaret McClelland 1730–1802
      1. 1. Mary McKnight 1760–1816 m. John (Graves) McClure 1760–1813
        1. 1. Christina McClure 1800–1834 m. William (Henry) Chapman 1801–1876

Alexander McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1680
21 Dec 1680
Birth of Alexander Sanders McKnight in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
1735
1735
Age 55
Death of Alexander Sanders McKnight in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland
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