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Jane McKnight 1650–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: John McKnight

Mother: Sarah Moore

Spouse(s): John Walker

Children(s): John II, Abigail Alexander, Elias Alexander, Elias Walker, Elizabeth Walker, George Walker, James Walker

Jane McKnight was born in 1650 in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of John Mcknight And Sarah Moore. Jane McKnight married John Alexander Walker, and had children including Abigail Alexander, Elias Alexander, Elias Alexander Walker, Elizabeth Walker, George Walker, James Walker, John Walker Ii. Jane McKnight passed away in 1744 in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jane McKnight was born in 1650 in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of John Mcknight And Sarah Moore.
  • Jane McKnight married John Alexander Walker, and had children including Abigail Alexander, Elias Alexander, Elias Alexander Walker, Elizabeth Walker, George Walker, James Walker, John Walker Ii.
  • Jane McKnight passed away in 1744 in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McKnight
1627–1708
Birth Location: Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Sarah Moore
1630–1662
Birth Location: –
SM

Spouses(s)

John Walker
1671–1726
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John II
1680–1734
Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JI
Abigail Alexander
1677–
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA
AA
Elias Alexander
1678–1747
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA
EA
Elias Walker
1678–1747
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
EW
Elizabeth Walker
1703–1787
Birth Location: Wigton, Scotland, United Kingdom
EW
George Walker
1680–
Birth Location: –
GW
James Walker
1706–1787
Birth Location: Newry, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
JW

Jane McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Jane McKnight
1650–1744
Birth Place: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
John McKnight
1627–1708
Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah Moore
1630–1662
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane McKnight's Descendants

1.
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Jane McKnight (1650–1744) m. John (Alexander) Walker (1671–1726)
  1. 1. John (Walker) II 1680–1734 m. Katherine (Jane) Rutherford 1682–1730
    1. 1. Alexander (Rutherford) Walker 1716–1784 m. Jane Hammer 1726–1798
      1. 1. James (Joseph) Walker 1751–1812 m. Hannah Carr 1751–1812 m. Margaret (Peggy) Gray 1760–1816
        1. 1. Phillip Walker 1769–1815
        2. 2. Joseph Walker 1769–1844
        3. 3. Alexander Walker 1780–1856
        4. 4. James Walker 1796–1875
        5. 5. Robert Walker 1785–1865
        6. 6. Philip Walker –1815
        7. 7. Joseph Walker 1780–
        8. 8. John Walker 1780–1851 m. Elizabeth Buchanan 1787–1865
        9. 9. Sarah Walker 1793–1863 m. Solomon Geller 1785–1861
        10. 10. Mary ("Polly") Walker 1789–1868 m. Stephen Chapman 1783–1869
        11. 11. Isaiah Walker 1771–1834
        12. 12. Joseph (Gray Walker) ? 1782–1814
        13. 13. Alexander Walker 1779–1848 m. Elizabeth Scott 1788–1876
        14. 14. William (Burrell) Walker 1789–1873 m. Anna Scott 1794–1874
      2. 2. Alexander Walker 1756–1824
        1. 1. Andrew (Hammond\Harmon) Walker 1808–1885
      3. 3. William (H.) Walker 1749–1790 m. Jane Walker 1755–1829
        1. 1. John Walker 1764–1827 m. Margaret Corbin 1752–1827
        2. 2. Alexander Walker 1776–1838
        3. 3. Matthew (William) Walker 1775–1848 m. Nancy Townsend 1785–1846
        4. 4. Sally Walker 1785–1856
        5. 5. Matthew (William) Walker 1775–1848
        6. 6. Nancy Walker 1778–1828
      4. 4. Jane Walker 1768–1821
        1. 1. Jane Mcmahan 1805–1855
      5. 5. Joseph Walker 1760–1763
      6. 6. Joseph Walker 1771–1839
        1. 1. Dr (Tunstal Quarles Walker) * 1810–1874
      7. 7. Jesse (H.) Walker 1772–1814 m. Mary Walker 1778–1850
        1. 1. Hiram Walker 1795–1877
        2. 2. Amanda Walker 1806–1888 m. Robert (H Givens) Sr 1801–1880
    2. 2. Joseph (Rutherford) Walker 1722–1806 m. Nancy McClung 1729–1789
      1. 1. Jane Walker 1755–1829 m. William (H.) Walker 1749–1790
      2. 2. Samuel Walker 1775–1849
        1. 1. Sarah Walker 1810–1885
      3. 3. Sarah Walker 1750–
        1. 1. Joseph Paxton –1868
      4. 4. Mary (Campbell) Walker 1754–1811 m. Charles (John) Hays 1752–
        1. 1. Charles Hays 1790–1870
      5. 5. Joseph Walker 1761–1832
        1. 1. James (English) Walker 1783–1851
  2. 2. Abigail Alexander 1677–
  3. 3. Elias Alexander 1678–1747
  4. 4. Elias (Alexander) Walker 1678–1747
  5. 5. Elizabeth Walker 1703–1787
  6. 6. George Walker 1680–
  7. 7. James Walker 1706–1787

Jane McKnight's Timeline

3 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Jane McKnight in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1676
1676
Age 26
Jane McKnight was married
None
1744
1744
Age 94
Death of Jane McKnight in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1676
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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