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Robert Alexander McKnight 1732–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA

Father: William McKnight\McNight

Mother: Jane McKNIGHT

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In 1732, Robert Alexander McKnight entered the world in Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to William Mcknight Mcnight And Jane Morton Mcknight. Robert Alexander McKnight passed away in 1786 in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1732, Robert Alexander McKnight entered the world in Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to William Mcknight Mcnight And Jane Morton Mcknight.
  • Robert Alexander McKnight passed away in 1786 in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Robert McKnight's Ancestors

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Robert McKnight
1732–1786
Birth Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
William McKnight\McNight
1700–1764
Down County, Northern Ireland
Jane (Morton) McKNIGHT
1702–1760
Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas (Mc) Neight
1680–1735
Northern Ireland
Mary Black
1682–1735
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Black
1656–1726
Jane Eccles
1660–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. (Antrim)
1620–1721
Janet Martin
1619–1656
John Eccles
1630–1705
Elizabeth Best
1634–1669

Robert McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Robert Alexander McKnight in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland
1786
1786
Age 54
Death of Robert Alexander McKnight in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA
Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA

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