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James McKnight 1786 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1786

Birth Location: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: February 1868

Death Location: Warren, Illinois, USA

Father: James Mcknight

Mother: Mary Sterrett

Spouse(s): Lucinda Adams

Children(s): John McKnight, James McKnight, William McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Elizabeth Dunn, Thomas McKnight, David McKnight

James McKnight Jr was born in 1786 in Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James W Mcknight and Mary Polly Sterrett. In 1850, James McKnight Jr resided in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. James McKnight Jr married Lucinda Adams, and had children including John Adams McKnight, James Carlisle McKnight, William H. McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Elizabeth Jane Dunn, Thomas Smith McKnight, David Sterret McKnight. James McKnight Jr passed away in 1868 in Warren, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James McKnight Jr was born in 1786 in Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James W Mcknight and Mary Polly Sterrett.
  • In 1850, James McKnight Jr resided in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James McKnight Jr married Lucinda Adams, and had children including John Adams McKnight, James Carlisle McKnight, William H. McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Elizabeth Jane Dunn, Thomas Smith McKnight, David Sterret McKnight.
  • James McKnight Jr passed away in 1868 in Warren, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McKnight's Ancestors

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James McKnight
1786 – 1868
Birth Place: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James W Mcknight
1754 – 1835
Down, Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Polly) Sterrett
1760 – 1816
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Mcknight
1730 – 1823
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Clements
1732 – 1796
Augusta, Virginia, United States
William Sterrett
1727 – 1801
Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jean Morrow
1727 – 1794
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Mcknight
1700 – 1759
Jane Morton
1717 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McKNIGHT
1680 – 1735
Mary Black
1682 – 1750

James McKnight's Descendants

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James McKnight (1 Apr 1786 – February 1868) m. Lucinda Adams (19 April 1799 – 1867)
  1. 1. John (Adams) McKnight (10 July 1822 – 1914) m. Sarah (J.) McKnight (Abt 1838 – )
    1. 1. James (L.) McKnight (Abt 1856 – )
    2. 2. Emma (E.) McKnight (Abt 1858 – )
    3. 3. John (O.) McKnight (Abt 1860 – )
    4. 4. Ida (L.) McKnight (Abt 1862 – )
    5. 5. Edward (L.) McKnight (Abt 1864 – )
    6. 6. Alexander (C.) McKnight (Abt 1876 – )
    7. 7. Jesse (A.) McKnight (Nov Abt 1879 – )
  2. 2. James (Carlisle) McKnight (24 September 1826 – 15 January 1897)
  3. 3. William (H.) McKnight (27 June 1827 – 21 October 1901)
  4. 4. Margaret McKnight (18 June 1829 – 7 August 1852)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Dunn (20 September 1831 – 1916)
  6. 6. Thomas (Smith) McKnight (28 July 1833 – 25 May 1918)
  7. 7. David (Sterret) McKnight (26 June 1835 – 16 August 1904)

James McKnight's Timeline

3 Records

1786
1 Apr 1786
Birth of James McKnight Jr in Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 64
James McKnight Jr resided here in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1868
February 1868
Age 82
Death of James McKnight Jr in Warren, Illinois, USA
Warren, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1786
    Event Place: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 770; Page: 166a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 770; Page: 166a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1868
    Event Place: Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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