Alexander McKnight Sr. (1741 - 1826)

Born 1741 in Craven, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (McCutcheon) McKnight — married 1763 in Williamsburg. South Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1826 at about age 85 in Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Alexander was born in 1741. He died in 1826.

1764 – Jul 13 – SC Craven – Will – William M. Knight – Written 14 Apr 1764: William M. Knight of Williams Township, Craven County, province of SC, being sick in body, but perfect memory etc… Estate to be sold except slaves left to daughter Jean when she reaches 18 yrs; daughter also to receive bed, furniture, 300 pounds, her mothers saddle, kitchenware, her mother’s flax wheel with all cloth and yarn; to granddaughter Jean M. Knight, daughter of John M. Knight, deceased, one cow and calf, 20 pounds; remainder of estate to be divided into four parts; one part to son Alexander Knight, second to son Thomas Knight, third to son Robert Knight, fourth to grandson John Knight, son of John M. Knight, deceased. Three sons Alexander, Thomas and Robert, to be executors.

Signed with his mark. Wit: William Law, Robert Wilson, Ann Wilson. Proved 13 Jul 1764 by Robert M. Knight. (SC Wills and Probate Rec. 1670-1980, Charleston, Wills, Vol 9-10, 1760-1767, image online served by ancestry.com).

Name

Name: Alexander Sr /McKnight/

Source: #S23

Text: Birth date: 1750Birth place: Pennsylvania

Note: #N13

Source: #S43

Page: Source number: 8821.729; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

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Source: #S9

Text: Residence date: 1778Residence place: Georgetown District, SC

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Source: #S9

Text: Residence date: 1780Residence place: Georgetown District, SC

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Source: #S13

Page: Ancestry Family Trees

Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11259176&pid=-274720968

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Birth

Date: 1750

Place: Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Source: #S23

Text: Birth date: 1750Birth place: Pennsylvania

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Residence

Date: 1780

Place: Georgetown District, SC

Source: #S9

Text: Residence date: 1780Residence place: Georgetown District, SC

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Residence:

Date: 1778

Place: Georgetown District, SC

Source: #S9

Text: Residence date: 1778Residence place: Georgetown District, SC

Note: #N15

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (modified 9 Mar 2017), entry for Alexander McKnight Sr. (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLY4-WZX); contributed by various users.
• Source S13

Title: Ancestry Family Trees

Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;

Repository: #R2

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• Source S23

Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.

Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea;

Repository: #R2

• Source S43

Author: Yates Publishing

Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv;

Repository: #R2

• Source S9

Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.

Title: South Carolina Census, 1790-1890

Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig;

Repository: #R2

Notes

Note N13http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=595350&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Note N14http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=815620&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Note N15http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sccen&h=29032593&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Note N16http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sccen&h=29032594&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of Kahn Family Tree 3.2.11_2011-04-29.ged on 30 April 2011.