Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Capt. David McKnight and Eleanor Maclay




Husband Capt. David McKnight 1 2 3

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         Father: John McKnight (1725-1768) 2 3
         Mother: Mary McAllister (      -      ) 2 4 5


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Wife Eleanor Maclay 1 2

            AKA: Mary McClay 3
           Born: 5 Feb 1769 - Lurgan Twp, Franklin Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1826 2
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         Father: John Maclay (1734-1804) 1 6
         Mother: Jane Dickson (1734-1812) 1 7




Children
1 M John McKnight 2

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2 M David McKnight 2

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3 M Elisha McKnight 2

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4 M Ebenezer McGinley McKnight 2

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5 M Charles Maclay McKnight 2

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6 F Eleanor McKnight 2

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. David McKnight


He and his wife went [from Pennsylvania?] to Ohio in 1812.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 822.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 147.

3 Mary Catherine McAllister, Descendants of Archibald McAllister (Harrisburg, PA: Scheffer's Printing & Bookbinding House, 1898), Pg 35.

4 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 424.

5 Mary Catherine McAllister, Descendants of Archibald McAllister (Harrisburg, PA: Scheffer's Printing & Bookbinding House, 1898), Pg 10, 35.

6 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 145.

7 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 146.


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