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Lady Jane Alexander 1632 – 1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1632

Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: Abt. 1708

Death Location: Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Robert Alexander

Mother: Catherine Graham

Spouse(s): John Knitt)

Children(s): Katherine ,, Jane McKnight, Robert McKnight, Alexander McKnight, Roger McKnight, John McKnight, John McKNIGHT, Abigail McKnight, Esther McKnight, Samuel McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Jean McKnight

In 1632, Lady Jane Alexander entered the world in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland, born to Robert Alexander and Catherine Graham. Lady Jane Alexander married John McKnight (Mc Knitt), and had children including Katherine Jane Kate Knight McKnight McKnitt McKnaught, Daughter of John McKnitt McKnitt, II \Sarah McKnight ,, Jane McKnight, Robert McKnight, Alexander "From the North" McKnight, Roger McKnight, John McKnight, John McKNIGHT, Abigail McKnight, Esther McKnight, Samuel McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Jean McKnight. Lady Jane Alexander passed away in 1708 in Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1632, Lady Jane Alexander entered the world in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland, born to Robert Alexander and Catherine Graham.
  • Lady Jane Alexander married John McKnight (Mc Knitt), and had children including Katherine Jane Kate Knight McKnight McKnitt McKnaught, Daughter of John McKnitt McKnitt, II \Sarah McKnight ,, Jane McKnight, Robert McKnight, Alexander "From the North" McKnight, Roger McKnight, John McKnight, John McKNIGHT, Abigail McKnight, Esther McKnight, Samuel McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Jean McKnight.
  • Lady Jane Alexander passed away in 1708 in Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Alexander
1600 – 1677
Birth Location: SC
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Catherine Graham
– 1659
Birth Location: Gratmore, Scotland
CG

Spouses(s)

John Knitt)
1627 – 1708
Birth Location: Turnbery Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, , Scotland
JK

Children(s)

Katherine ,
1650 – 1744
Birth Location: Wigton, Scotland, Jane McKnight may have familial ties to William Wallace (Braveheart) of Scotland: for more research, reference Beyond Braveheart
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Jane McKnight
1653 – 1714
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JM
Robert McKnight
1655 – 1743
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland
RM
Alexander McKnight
1656 – 1746
Birth Location: Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland
AM
Roger McKnight
1658 –
Birth Location: Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland
RM
John McKnight
1660 – 1714
Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
JM
John McKNIGHT
1660 – 1714
Birth Location: Raphoe, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland
JM
Abigail McKnight
1667 – 1714
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
AM
Esther McKnight
1668 – 1736
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ulster Province, Ireland
EM
Samuel McKnight
1670 –
Birth Location: Manokin Hundred, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
SM
Margaret McKnight
1675 – 1725
Birth Location: Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland
MM
Jean McKnight
1682 – 1729
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
JM

Lady Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Lady Alexander
1632 – 1708
Birth Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Robert Alexander
1600 – 1677
SC
Catherine Graham
– 1659
Gratmore, Scotland
Grandparents
John Alexander
1580 – 1611
Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland
Janet Erskine
1580 – 1649
Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Lady Douglas
1550 – 1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Menstrie
1525 – 1579
Elizabeth Argyle
1527 – 1601

Lady Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Jane) Alexander (5 May 1632 – Abt. 1708) m. John (McKnight (Mc) Knitt) (05 Apr 1627 – Abt. 1708)
  1. 1. Katherine (Jane Kate Knight McKnight McKnitt McKnaught, Daughter of John McKnitt McKnitt, II \Sarah McKnight) , (24 November 1650 – 1744) m. John (Alexander Walker I of Wigton) Scotland, (Dec. 10, 1650 – Sep 1734)
    1. 1. James (Alexander) Walker (1670 – 13 May 1757)
    2. 2. James (Alexander) Walker (1670 – 13 May 1757)
    3. 3. Captain (William Alexander) Walker (24 Jan 1673 – 28 June 1738)
    4. 4. Captain (William Alexander) Walker (24 Jan 1673 – October 1738)
    5. 5. William Walker (1674 – 14 Feb 1711)
    6. 6. Martha (Mary Walker) (Houston) (1675 – 19 Sep 1739)
    7. 7. Abigail Alexander (15 Sep 1677 – )
    8. 8. Elias (Alexander) Walker (26 February 1678 – Abt. 1747)
    9. 9. John Walker (1680 – 17 Sep 1734) m. Katherine (Jane) Rutherford (Jan 1682 – 5 Oct 1738)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Walker (3 Mar 1702 – 1787)
      2. 2. John Walker (1 Mar 1704 – 17 Nov 1778)
      3. 3. George Walker (17 Nov 1706 – 1770)
      4. 4. James (Walker II, son of John Walker II and Katherine Jane) Rutherford, (17 Mar 1707 – 17 JUN 1787)
      5. 5. Martha Walker (1710 – 1757)
      6. 6. Thomas Walker (1711 – 1711)
      7. 7. William Walker (1711 – 1711)
      8. 8. Jane Walker (1712 – 7 Jan 1793)
      9. 9. Samuel Walker (25 Dec 1714 – Feb 1793)
      10. 10. Alexander Walker (19 May 1716 – 1785)
      11. 11. Margaret Walker (1717 – 3 Jun 1784)
      12. 12. Esther Walker (1719 – 1720)
      13. 13. Thomas Walker (1722 – 1725)
      14. 14. Joseph Walker (15 Jul 1722 – 10 Jul 1806)
      15. 15. Mary Walker (17 May 1723 – 1789) m. William Patterson (1720 – 18 Apr 1787)
        1. 1. Susanna Patterson (28, February 1742 – 8 Mar 1824 buried Old Rocky River Presbyterian Church Cemetery)
        2. 2. John Patterson (Bef. 08 Apr 1744 – )
        3. 3. John Paterson (1745 – 1799)
        4. 4. William Patterson (30 MAR 1746 – 04 SEP 1840) m. Martha (Cummins) Patterson (1745 – 1830) m. "Ginny"Jane Fletcher (Abt 1774 – 1834) m. Lucy (Patterson) (Johnson) m. Virginia Cummins (1765 – 1830) m. Jane Culton (1747 – 1780)
        5. 5. Margaret Adams (15 Feb 1749 – 1823)
        6. 6. Samuel (Clark) Adams (27 Mar 1752 – 25 Aug 1828)
        7. 7. David Adams (2 Jun 1754 – 19 Jan 1825)
        8. 8. Feathergill Adams (1760 – 1823)
        9. 9. Mary (Anne Adams Patterson (Adams)) (Porter) (1765 – 1840)
        10. 10. Jane (Jennet) Adams (1765 – 1825)
      16. 16. Isabella Walker (1727 – )
      17. 17. (Col.) (John Rutherford) Walker (15 Jan 1728 – 25 Jan 1796)
    10. 10. George (Walker son of John Alexander Walker I \Jane) McKnight (1680 – 17 Oct 1777)
    11. 11. Alexander Walker (1680 – 17 Oct 1777)
    12. 12. Alexander (Rutherford) Walker (1682 – 17 Oct 1777)
    13. 13. John (McKnight (Gunmaker John)) Walker (12 Apr 1682 – 19 Sep 1734)
    14. 14. Margaret (Walker) Dickey (16 Aug 1690 – Sep 1759)
    15. 15. Martha Work (Abt 1692 – Abt 1739)
    16. 16. Robert Walker (1693 – 1770)
    17. 17. Jane WALKER (1699 – 1790)
    18. 18. Isabella WALKER (1701 – 1800)
    19. 19. Elizabeth (Walker, dau of Katherine Jane Rutherford and JOHN "Gunmaker John" McKNIGHT) WALKER, (Apr 1703 – 7 May 1787)
    20. 20. David Walker (26 Jun 1703 – )
    21. 21. John Walker (17 Mar 1706 – 17 Nov 1778)
    22. 22. James Walker (17 Mar 1706 – 17 Jun 1787)
    23. 23. Eleanor (Sarah Russell Martin) WALKER (16 September 1711 – 1730)
    24. 24. Alexander (Rutherford) Walker (17 February 1719 – 1775)
    25. 25. Martha (Mary Houston (Walker), Daughter of John Alexander Walker I of Wigton) Scotland,
  2. 2. Jane McKnight (01 Mar 1653 – 23 Dec 1714)
  3. 3. Robert McKnight (1655 – 1743)
  4. 4. Alexander ("From the North") McKnight (02 Mar 1656 – 10 Feb 1746)
  5. 5. Roger McKnight (1658 – )
  6. 6. John McKnight (1660 – 23 December 1714)
  7. 7. John McKNIGHT (Apr 1660 – 23 Dec 1714)
  8. 8. Abigail McKnight (15 Sep 1667 – 23 Dec 1714)
  9. 9. Esther McKnight (1668 – 31 Jul 1736)
  10. 10. Samuel McKnight (1670 – )
  11. 11. Margaret McKnight (Abt. 1675 – abt 1725)
  12. 12. Jean McKnight (09 Mar 1682 – 1729)

Lady Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1632
5 May 1632
Birth of Lady Jane Alexander in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
1708
Abt. 1708
Age 76
Death of Lady Jane Alexander in Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1632
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1708
    Event Place: Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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