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John McKnight 1660 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 23 December 1714

Death Location: Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: John Knitt)

Mother: Lady Alexander

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The story of John McKnight began in 1660 in Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America. John McKnight passed away in 1714 in Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John McKnight began in 1660 in Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America.
  • John McKnight passed away in 1714 in Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America.

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John McKnight's Ancestors

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John McKnight
1660 – 1714
Birth Place: Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
John McKnight (Mc Knitt)
1627 – 1708
Turnbery Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Lady (Jane) Alexander
1632 – 1708
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
James McNitt\McKnight
1598 – 1650
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Alexander
1610 – 1691
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Robert Alexander
1600 – 1677
SC
Catherine Graham
– 1659
Gratmore, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Stirling)
1567 – 1640
Janet\Jane Stirling
1572 – 1649
John Alexander
1580 – 1611
Janet Erskine
1580 – 1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baron Alexander
1545 – 1581
Marion Graham
1532 – 1601
Lady Douglas
1550 – 1630
Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Lady Douglas
1550 – 1630

John McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of John McKnight in Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
1714
23 December 1714
Age 54
Death of John McKnight in Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1714
    Event Place: Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America

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