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Capt. James Morton McKnight 1730–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colony

Death Date: 10 Dec 1766

Death Location: North Carolina, British Colony

Father: William McKnight

Mother: Jane Morton

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In 1730, Capt. James Morton McKnight entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colony, born to William Alexander Mcknight And Jane Blair Morton. Capt. James Morton McKnight passed away in 1766 in North Carolina, British Colony.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Capt. James Morton McKnight entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colony, born to William Alexander Mcknight And Jane Blair Morton.
  • Capt. James Morton McKnight passed away in 1766 in North Carolina, British Colony.

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Capt. McKnight's Ancestors

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Capt. McKnight
1730–1766
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Parents
William Alexander McKnight
1700–1759
Down, Down, Northern Ireland
Jane (Blair) Morton
1717–1755
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colony
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Capt. McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Capt. James Morton McKnight in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colony
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colony
1766
10 Dec 1766
Age 36
Death of Capt. James Morton McKnight in North Carolina, British Colony
North Carolina, British Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1766
    Event Place: North Carolina, British Colony

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