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James
McKnight
Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William McKnight
and Elizabeth (Gummill) McKnight
Brother of
John MacKnight
Husband of
Elizabeth (McCormick) McKnight
— married
21 Apr 1754 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
James McKnight
Died
at age 78
in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2013
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Biography
James McKnight, son of William McKnight and Elizabeth Gemmil was baptised in the parish of Irvine, Ayrshire on 17 October 1721.[1]
James married Elizabeth McCormick in the parish of Edinburgh, Midlothian on 21 April 1754.[2]
James MacKnight was buried in the parish of St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Midlothian on 17 January 1800[3]
Sources
- ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; MCKNIGHT, JAMES; WILLIAM MCKNIGHT/ELIZABETH GEMMIL FR71 (FR71); M; 17/10/1721; 595/ 10 61; Irvine; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ OPR Marriage indexes; MCNIGHT, JAMES; ELIZABETH MCCORMICK/FR1908 (FR1908); 21/04/1754; 685/1 480 244; Edinburgh; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ OPR Burial indexes; MACKNIGHT, JAMES; -----; M; 17/01/1800; 685/2 260 308; St Cuthbert's; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Eric MacKnight
:
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~0.78%
Athena Washington :
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