Maj. Wilson Knott and Rebecca Wallace

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Husband Maj. Wilson Knott ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 May 1790 - Derry Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 27 Nov 1851 or 1856 1 2
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         Father: Joseph Scull Knott (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Sarah Wilson (      -Abt 1790) 2

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       Marriage: 1812 1 2

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Wife Rebecca Wallace ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1796 2
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           Died: 31 Jan 1877 2
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         Father: Peter Wallace (      -1839) 1 3 4
         Mother: Jane Craig (1767-1833) 5 6 7

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Children

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1 M Rev. James Wallace Knott ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1812 2
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           Died: 1864 2
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         Spouse: Julia Carr (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1840 2

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2 M Peter Knott ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1814 2
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           Died: 1829 2
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3 M Joseph S. Knott ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1816 2
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4 M William Knott ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1818 2
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           Died: 1833 2
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5 M Richard Knott ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1819 2
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           Died: 1890 2
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         Spouse: Ann Mary Roberts (1827-      ) 1 8
           Marr: 1844 8

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6 M Samuel Knott ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1821 8
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           Died: 1849 8
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7 F Sarah Knott ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1823 8
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           Died: 1857 8
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         Spouse: George S. Mendel (      -      ) 1

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8 F Mary Jane Knott ^{1 9}

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           Born: 1825 9
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           Died: 1902 - Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA 9
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9 M Clark Knott ^{1 9}

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           Born: 1829 9
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           Died: 1902 - Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA 9
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10 F Isabella Knott ^{1 9}

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           Born: 1832 9
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           Died: 1832 9
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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11 F Elizabeth Knott ^{1 9}

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           Born: 1834 9
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           Died: 1836 9
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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12 F Lucinda Knott ^{1 9}

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           Born: 1837 9
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           Died: 1905 - Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA 9
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General Notes: Husband - Maj. Wilson Knott

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He first located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, in 1830.
He was a captain of a company in the War of 1812, and served nearly two years, his company being raised in Westmoreland and Indiana counties, Pennsylvania. He was a contractor on the Pennsylvania canal, and also on the Kentucky river canal. He was the superintendent of the Morris canal of New Jersey for nine years, and for four years, the postmaster of Newark, New Jersey. He also served as major in the militia of that state for several years. In 1849, he returned to Blairsville, Pennsylvania, where he was the postmaster for four years.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 362.

2 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 102.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 732.

4 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 98.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 408.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 315.

7 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 16, 98.

8 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 103.

9 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 104.