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Facts and Events
| Name |
Paul McKnight |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[9] |
Est 1725 |
Ireland |
| Marriage |
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to Hannah _____ |
| Emigration[1] |
1752 |
From North of Ireland to Chester, Co. ; possibly an indentured servant |
| Property? |
1753 |
East Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, United StatesTax List - freeman |
| Other[2][3] |
24 Jul 1772 |
West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, United StatesCharles McNeal indentured to Paul Mcknight for 10 years |
| Other[4] |
1774 |
Chester, Pennsylvania, United StatesLand Record |
| Other[5] |
Oct 1775 |
Member - Committee of Public Safety |
| Other[6] |
24 Apr 1776 |
Postmaster - New Holland and Ephrata Post stopped at Paul McKnights |
| Census? |
1790 |
West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States3 males 16+, 2 females |
| Census? |
1800 |
West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, United StatesSeries M32, Roll 36,Pt.1, p.726 |
| Census? |
1810 |
West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States242 |
| Will[8] |
24 Jun 1811 |
will signed and sealed |
| Death[9] |
30 Sep 1813 |
West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Burial? |
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Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian Church |
| Other[8] |
1 Nov 1813 |
West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United Statesappears that the will was presented, but the witnesses weren't available until Feb 1814 |
| Probate[8] |
9 Feb 1814 |
West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
References
- ↑ History of Berks County.
Obituary of Milton Brayton McKnight, his great grandson
- ↑ 1772 Pennsylvania Genealogy Society Vol.XVI pt.3 P.112.
- ↑ Records of Indentures in Philadelphia.
- ↑ History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches Vol.I and II.
- ↑ Biographical Sketches:Berks co.PA Genealogy.com.
- ↑ The Pennsylvania Gazette.
- Obituary, in Weekly Advertiser (Reading, Pennsylvania)
9 OCT 1813.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Will Transcript of Paul McKnight, in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, United States. Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2015).
to son David 100 acres of land whereon he now lives
to sons Jesse and John the remainder of my estate
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Paul McKnight, in Find A Grave.
no photo of gravestone, but there is a note saying "88th year (Tablet)"
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