Person:William McKnight (6)
William McKnight
b.Est 1700 Ulster, Ireland
d.Nov 1759 Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Isabel McKnight
  2. John McKnight - 1768
  3. Susanna McKnight
  4. Walter McKnight
  5. William McKnightEst 1700 - 1759
Spouse and Children
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  1. Charles McKnightEst 1724 -
  2. John McKnightEst 1726 -
  3. Janet McKnightEst 1728 -
  4. William McKnightEst 1730 -
  5. James McKnightEst 1732 -
  6. Margaret McKnightEst 1734 -
  7. Hugh McKnightAbt 1736 - 1811
  8. Thomas McKnightEst 1738 -
  9. David McKnightAft 1738 - 1810
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Facts and Events
Name William McKnight
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1700 Ulster, Ireland
Marriage to Jane Morton
Property? 1730 Chester, Pennsylvania, United Stateson Tax List (as McNaught) at West Caln, 300 acre tract about 2 miles beyond the west branch of the Brandywine
Property? 1734 Chester, Pennsylvania, United Stateson Tax List (as McNight) at West Caln
Property? Bet 1735 and 1737 on Tax List
Other[1] 1748 Chester, Pennsylvania, United StatesCaptain;Officer of the Regiment of Associators raised in the twps of East + West Nantmeal, Uwchlan,West Caln
Immigration? 1753 Rowan, North Carolina, United StatesN.C. governor Dobbs, invited fellow Scots
Property? 1753 Rowan, North Carolina, United Statesbought 361 acre tract from James Graham
Will[2][3] 8 Nov 1759 Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death[2][3] Nov 1759 Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Probate[2] 15 Nov 1759 Rowan, North Carolina, United StatesMentions sons:Charles, John, William, James, Hugh, Thomas, David;daughters Jennet Kerr and Margaret Young
References
  1. ↑ Abstracts from the Pennsylvania Gazette.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Will of William McKnight of the Parish of St. Luke, Rowan County, North Carolina, in North Carolina, United States. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records , 1665-1998: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

    proved in North Carolina 15 Nov 1759

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Will of William McKnight of the Parish of St. Luke, Rowan County, North Carolina, in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, United States. Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2015).

    His will was presented in Pennsylvania Jan 1760 by the Governor of North Carolina authorizing his executors to take inventory of his properties in Pennsylvania. The will date is easier to read in this copy.

    This copy is probably the easiest to read for anyone wishing to transcribe the will.

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