Margaret Purviance (McKnight)

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Margaret Purviance (McKnight)

Also Known As: "Margaretta", "Purviance"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Castle Finn, Donegai, Ireland
Death: circa 1760 (34-51)
Cochranton, Crawford, PA, USA
Place of Burial: Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Alexander 'Sanders' McKnight and Mary McKnight
Wife of John Purviance, II
Mother of Colonel John Purviance, III; William Purviance; Nancy Purviance; Sarah Purviance; Mary Morrison and 4 others
Sister of William McKnight; Susanna McKnight; Capt. John McKnight; Alexander McKnight; Thomas McKnight and 5 others

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About Margaret Purviance (McKnight)

James Purviance was born after the death of his father, David Purviance (1708-1743), who is said to have been killed by Indians; his mother, Margaret McKnight Purviance (1712-1743) died at his birth. His parents' faith is unknown but probably Presbyterian as that was the faith of his siblings. After the death of his parents, his siblings were raised by his father's brother John (1712-1749) & his wife another Margaret McKnight (1717-1760), but he was raised by a Quaker family and also practiced the Quaker faith. It does seem odd that he was given the same name as his older sibling, but he may have been named by his adoptive parents who may have not known his brother was named James.

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Margaret Purviance (McKnight)'s Timeline

1717
1717
Castle Finn, Donegai, Ireland
1733
January 14, 1733
Castlefinn, County Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
1735
1735
Castle Finn, Ireland
1738
May 28, 1738
Castlefinn, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
1740
1740
Pennsylvania
1743
June 6, 1743
Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, United States
1744
1744
1746
1746
1747
1747
1760
1760
Age 43
Cochranton, Crawford, PA, USA