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Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT 1654–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1654

Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND

Father: John MCKNIGHT

Mother: Sarah MOORE

Spouse(s): John WALKER

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

Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT was born in 1654 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND, the child of John Mcknight And Sarah Moore. Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT married James Smith, John Alexander Walker, and had children including Abigail Alexander, Alexander Walker, Elias Alexander Walker, Elizabeth Walker, George Walker, James Walker, John Gunmaker Walker Ii. Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT passed away in 1744 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT was born in 1654 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND, the child of John Mcknight And Sarah Moore.
  • Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT married James Smith, John Alexander Walker, and had children including Abigail Alexander, Alexander Walker, Elias Alexander Walker, Elizabeth Walker, George Walker, James Walker, John Gunmaker Walker Ii.
  • Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT passed away in 1744 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

John MCKNIGHT
1627–1708
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, SCOTLAND
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Sarah MOORE
1630–1662
Birth Location: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, SCOTLAND
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Spouses(s)

John WALKER
1655–1726
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
JW

Children(s)

John II
1684–1734
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
JI
Abigail ALEXANDER
1677–
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
AA
James WALKER
1670–1757
Birth Location: Letterkenny, Ulster, IRELAND
JW
George WALKER
1680–
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
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James WALKER
1706–1787
Birth Location: Newry, Armagh, IRELAND
JW
Elizabeth WALKER
1703–1787
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
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Elias WALKER
1678–1747
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
EW
Alexander WALKER
1714–1775
Birth Location: Down, Down, IRELAND
AW

Jane MCKNIGHT's Ancestors

Self
Jane MCKNIGHT
1654–1744
Birth Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
Parents
John MCKNIGHT
1627–1708
Dundonald, Ayrshire, SCOTLAND
Sarah MOORE
1630–1662
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
James MCKNIGHT
1599–1650
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
Elizabeth WALLACE
1598–1645
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
James (F) MOORE
1609–1635
Louth, IRELAND
Jane SOMERS
1610–1655
Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John WALLACE
1575–1630
Samuel SOMERS
1585–1640
Ann IRVING
1585–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane MCKNIGHT's Descendants

1.
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Jane (Caroline) MCKNIGHT (1654–1744) m. John (Alexander) WALKER (24 Nov 1655–10 Oct 1726)
  1. 1. John (Gunmaker WALKER) II 1684–1734
  2. 2. Abigail ALEXANDER 1677–
  3. 3. James WALKER 1670–1757
  4. 4. George WALKER 1680–
  5. 5. James WALKER 1706–1787
  6. 6. Elizabeth WALKER 1703–1787
  7. 7. Elias (Alexander) WALKER 1678–1747
  8. 8. Alexander WALKER 1714–1775

Jane MCKNIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1654
Birth of Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
1744
1744
Age 90
Death of Jane Caroline MCKNIGHT in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, SCOTLAND
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