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Cathrine McKnight, born year 1717, died November 4, 1805.  Could she
have been the immigrant grandmother of Ann and James McKnight ?

Ann McKnight, born during the year 1773, died August 31, 1827.

JAMES McKNIGHT, BORN AROUND THE YEAR 1753, DIED AUGUST 24, 1827. HE WAS
MARRIED TO A JANE REID, WHO AS A CHILD WAS BROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY FROM
THE VICINITY OF BELFAST, IRELAND, ABOUT THE YEAR 1763, WHERE THEY SETTLED
IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT SOON MOVED TO STEELE CREEK, IN MECKLENBURG
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.       (See Virginia Cousins book  P-300)
JAMES AND JANE HAD FIVE CHILDREN *  WILLIAM PORTER, HARVEY, MARY ANN,
CATHRINE, AND JAMES JR.
No.
1     William Porter McKnight, born February 1800, married Jane Carolyn
      Taylor
      Children
	      William J. McKnight, born December 24, 1829, married Susan
      McConnell Hann. He died February 6, 1902.  They had a daughter, Jane
      and four sons (names not known. Jane McKnight, born September 13,
      1856, married Frank Cowen Goode.
No.
2     JAMES McKNIGHT JR., BORN DURING THE YEAR 1805, ACCORDING TO THE 1850
      CENSUS RECORDS FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IN THE STEELE
      CREEK AREA.  HE MARRIED JANE HAMILTON BORN DURING THE YEAR 1820,
      ACCORDING TO THE 1850 CENSUS RECORDS.  THERE WERE SEVEN CHILDREN *-
      CATHRINE, MARTHA, LOUISA, ELIZABETH, ANN, ROBERT WILLIAM AND ADDISON.
      (See separate page for this family descendants)
No.
3     Harvey McKnight married a Mary Hamilton, a sister to Jane.  He is
      thought to be buried in New Hope Cemetery in Gaston County. North
      Carolina.
      Children
          1-  Sallie McKnight married a John Hawkins. (Consult McAdens of
	      Gaston County)
          2-  Martha McKnight married Joseph Cashion. (Some of the young
	      ones still live in McAdensville, North Carolina)
          3-  James McKnight, born June 24, 1848, died April 27, 1890. He
	      was married to a Marie Clark, who was born October 26, 1851
	      and died March 7,,1925.
	      Children- Janie McKnight       ?
		        Mary McKnight married a John Ewing
		        Annie McKnight       ?
		        Myrtle McKnight married a Hodge
		        Whorton McKnight     ?
No.
4     Cathrine McKnight, born August 18, 1816, died September 4, 1888. She
      was married to John P. Byrum, born December 24, 1813 and died June
      13, 1877.
	      Children- Names not know to the writer.