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James W Mcknight 1754–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Down, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Jun 1835

Death Location: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Mary Clements

Spouse(s): Mary Sterrett, Lovina Weller

Children(s): William McKnight, Nancy McKNIGHT, Robert McKNIGHT, Mary McKNIGHT, William McKNITT, James McKNIGHT, James Jr, Thomas McKnight, John McKNIGHT, David McKnight, William McKNIGHT, Ann McKNIGHT, Mary McKnight

James W Mcknight was born in 1754 in Down, Ulster, Ireland, the child of James Mcknight Sr And Mary Clements. James W Mcknight married Lovina Weller, Mary Polly Sterrett, and had children including Ann M Mcknight, David Sterrett Mcknight, James Mcknight Jr, James Wilkinson Mcknight, John Russell Mcknight, Mary Emma Mcknight, Mary Jane Mcknight, Nancy Mcknight, Robert Mcknight, Thomas Mcknight, William H Mcknight, William Mcknitt, William Sterrett Mcknight. James W Mcknight passed away in 1835 in Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James W Mcknight was born in 1754 in Down, Ulster, Ireland, the child of James Mcknight Sr And Mary Clements.
  • James W Mcknight married Lovina Weller, Mary Polly Sterrett, and had children including Ann M Mcknight, David Sterrett Mcknight, James Mcknight Jr, James Wilkinson Mcknight, John Russell Mcknight, Mary Emma Mcknight, Mary Jane Mcknight, Nancy Mcknight, Robert Mcknight, Thomas Mcknight, William H Mcknight, William Mcknitt, William Sterrett Mcknight.
  • James W Mcknight passed away in 1835 in Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr
1730–1823
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
JS
Mary Clements
1732–1796
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Sterrett
1760–1816
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
MS
Lovina Weller
1778–1834
Birth Location: Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
LW

Children(s)

William McKnight
1782–1851
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
WM
Nancy McKNIGHT
1795–1873
Birth Location: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
NM
Robert McKNIGHT
1790–1858
Birth Location: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
RM
Mary McKNIGHT
1793–1843
Birth Location: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
MM
William McKNITT
1790–1855
Birth Location: Cumberland Co., PA, United States
WM
James McKNIGHT
1800–1864
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
JM
James Jr
1786–1868
Birth Location: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
JJ
Thomas McKnight
1788–1851
Birth Location: Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, United States
TM
John McKNIGHT
1798–1867
Birth Location: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
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David McKnight
1800–1878
Birth Location: Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
DM
William McKNIGHT
1782–1865
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
WM
Ann McKNIGHT
1784–1852
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
AM
Mary McKnight
1820–1889
Birth Location: Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
MM

James Mcknight's Ancestors

Self
James Mcknight
1754–1835
Birth Place: Down, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
James Mcknight Sr
1730–1823
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Clements
1732–1796
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Mcknight
1700–1759
Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane (Blair) Morton
1717–1755
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McKNIGHT
1680–1735
Mary Black
1682–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mcknight's Descendants

1.
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James (W) Mcknight (1754–24 Jun 1835) m. Mary (Polly) Sterrett (1 January 1760–25 Nov 1816) m. Lovina Weller (23 May 1778–17 May 1834)
  1. 1. William (Sterrett) McKnight 1782–1851 m. Eleanor Cochran 1794–1864
    1. 1. James McKnight 1827–1846 m. Nancy Campbell 1826–1887
      1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Moore 1846–1937 m. John (W) Moore 1842–1924
        1. 1. William (Cochran) Moore 1871–1971 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnston 1879–1962
        2. 2. Nancy (Viola) Moore 1878–1958 m. Thomas (Freedom) Lasher 1879–1974
        3. 3. Katherine (Jane) Worrell 1876–1959 m. William (Albert) Worrell 1873–
    2. 2. Samuel (John) McKnight 1830–1920 m. Sophie (C) McKnight 1833–1916 m. Mary McNight 1833–
      1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) McKnight 1864–1931
      2. 2. Sarah (King) Beckman 1867–1963
      3. 3. Annie Riblet 1861–1891
      4. 4. Ireland McKNIGHT 1869–
      5. 5. Jessie McKNIGHT 1862–1869
    3. 3. William (E) McKNIGHT 1824–1898 m. Matilda (Dorothy) Spangler 1827–1891
      1. 1. Joanna Scott 1855–1924
    4. 4. Elizabeth (J) McKNIGHT 1821–1881
    5. 5. Margaret (Knox) McKnight 1815–1908 m. James (C) Smith 1809–1873
      1. 1. Jane (B) Smith 1838–1905
      2. 2. Mary (E) Smith 1853–1932
      3. 3. J. (Cochran) Smith 1841–1912
      4. 4. William (Sterrett) Smith 1844–1861
      5. 5. John (L) Smith 1848–1876
    6. 6. Mary (Eleanor Mc) Knight 1812–1893
    7. 7. Thomas (Cochran) McKnight 1810–1893
    8. 8. Joseph McKNIGHT 1815–
    9. 9. Jane Mcknight 1821–
    10. 10. Joseph (Cochran) McKnight 1826–1851
  2. 2. Nancy McKNIGHT 1795–1873
  3. 3. Robert McKNIGHT 1790–1858
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) McKNIGHT 1793–1843
  5. 5. William McKNITT 1790–1855
  6. 6. James (Wilkinson) McKNIGHT 1800–1864
  7. 7. James (McKnight) Jr 1786–1868 m. Lucinda Adams 1799–1867
    1. 1. James (Carlisle) McKnight 1826–1897
    2. 2. John (Adams) McKnight 1822–1914 m. Sarah (J.) McKnight 1838–
      1. 1. Ida (L.) McKnight 1862–
      2. 2. Alexander (C.) McKnight 1876–
      3. 3. Edward (L.) McKnight 1864–
      4. 4. Emma (E.) McKnight 1858–
      5. 5. John (O.) McKnight 1860–
      6. 6. James (L.) McKnight 1856–
      7. 7. Jesse (A.) McKnight 1879–
    3. 3. Thomas (Smith) McKnight 1833–1918
    4. 4. Margaret McKnight 1829–1852
    5. 5. David (Sterret) McKnight 1835–1904
    6. 6. William (H.) McKnight 1827–1901
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Dunn 1831–1916
  8. 8. Thomas McKnight 1788–1851
  9. 9. John (Russell) McKNIGHT 1798–1867
  10. 10. David (Sterrett) McKnight 1800–1878 m. Elizabeth Wageley 1815–1897
    1. 1. Emma McKnight 1845–
    2. 2. William (Wagley) McKnight 1855–1917
    3. 3. Mary (Elisabeth) Mcknight 1851–1910
    4. 4. John (Albert) McKnight 1853–1909
    5. 5. Sarah (Catherine) McKnight 1833–1908
    6. 6. Infant (Daughter) McKnight –1842
    7. 7. Harriet (Melissa) McKnight 1840–1858
    8. 8. Robert (Prime) McKnight 1838–1916
    9. 9. David (Sterrett McKnight) Jr 1835–
    10. 10. Infant McKnight 1842–1842
    11. 11. Eliza (Ann Lydia Campbell) McKnight 1848–1919
    12. 12. Margaret (Emily) McKnight 1845–1932
    13. 13. Sarah (Clara) McNight 1823–
  11. 11. William (H) McKNIGHT 1782–1865 m. Sally (Edith Mary) Stinson 1802–1839 m. Sarah Dean 1802–1871
    1. 1. Ellen MCKNITT 1836–1868
    2. 2. Caroline MCKNITT 1830–1864
    3. 3. Mary MCKNITT 1822–1904
    4. 4. James McKNITT 1821–1863
    5. 5. Harriett (Jane) McKnitt 1829–1865
    6. 6. Caroline McKnitt 1830–1904
  12. 12. Ann (M) McKNIGHT 1784–1852
  13. 13. Mary (Emma) McKnight 1820–1889

James Mcknight's Timeline

3 Records

1754
1754
Birth of James W Mcknight in Down, Ulster, Ireland
Down, Ulster, Ireland
1780
1780
Age 26
James W Mcknight was married in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
24 Jun 1835
Age 81
Death of James W Mcknight in Mead Twshp, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Mead Twshp, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Down, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1835
    Event Place: Mead Twshp, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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