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James McKnight 1801–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1801

Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC

Death Date: ABT 1851

Death Location: Clay Co., IL

Father: Roger McKnight

Mother: Lydia Elrod

Spouse(s): Martha Webster

Children(s): Martha McKnight, Josiah McKnight, William McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Lydia McKnight, Eliza McKnight

James McKnight was born in 1801 in Rowan Co., NC, the child of Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod. James McKnight married Martha Webster, and had children including Eliza Mcknight, Josiah Mcknight, Lydia Anis Mcknight, Margaret Mcknight, Martha Mcknight, William J Mcknight. James McKnight passed away in 1851 in Clay Co., IL.

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Biography

  • James McKnight was born in 1801 in Rowan Co., NC, the child of Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod.
  • James McKnight married Martha Webster, and had children including Eliza Mcknight, Josiah Mcknight, Lydia Anis Mcknight, Margaret Mcknight, Martha Mcknight, William J Mcknight.
  • James McKnight passed away in 1851 in Clay Co., IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McKnight's Ancestors

Self
James McKnight
1801–1851
Birth Place: Rowan Co., NC
Parents
Roger Lee McKnight
1767–1851
Rowan Co., NC
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Rowan Co., NC
Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Ireland
Catherine Lee
1740–1771
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1700–1759
Jane Morton
1717–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sanders McKnight
1680–1730
Unknown
1682–

James McKnight's Descendants

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James McKnight (ABT 1801–ABT 1851) m. Martha Webster (ABT 1808–)
  1. 1. Martha McKnight 1836–
  2. 2. Josiah McKnight 1837–
  3. 3. William (J.) McKnight 1839–
  4. 4. Margaret McKnight 1841–
  5. 5. Lydia (Anis) McKnight 1843–
  6. 6. Eliza McKnight 1847–

James McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1801
ABT 1801
Birth of James McKnight in Rowan Co., NC
Rowan Co., NC
1851
ABT 1851
Age 50
Death of James McKnight in Clay Co., IL
Clay Co., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1801
    Event Place: Rowan Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 26, 31

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1870
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Mar 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1851
    Event Place: Clay Co., IL
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 26, 31

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