1. Zachariah McKnight b. 22 November 1819 in South Carolina (possibly
Spartanburg). Married Delilah LNU, who was born in Georgia. Zachariah died
27 May 1883 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi and is buried in Old Harmony
Cemetery.In 1850, Zachariah was listed on the Cherokee County, AL census; by 1860,
he was in Calhoun County, Mississippi, and by 1880 in Pontotoc County.I have been told that Zachariah's father was born in Ireland ( I do not yet have his name ).
I don't know where his mother was born, but I do know that her name was
Mary.
2. D. Wesley McKnight was born January 1847 in Alabama. On 26 October
1867, he married his first wife, Mary Cooper. They had 4 children: Ida, b.
1875; Andrew, b. 1878; Etta, b. 1880, and Linnie, b. 1882. Shortly after
that, Mary Cooper died.
On 22 October 1882, Wesley married Mary Elizabeth Smith Bowen, a widow with
7 children. Wesley and M.E. had 5 children of their own: Ada Beatrice, b.
August 1883; Mary M., b. 20 April 1884, d. 18 October 1884; Ethel, b.
February 1885; Pearl, b. March 1889; and Effie, b. September 1890.
Wesley was a Methodist minister who served in the Civil War, although I have
not yet found out which regiment.
I have more info on the descendants, but I'm looking for info on the
ancestors.sharon@emeraldis.com

John McKnight (b. abt. 1730 in County Antrim, Ireland) m. Margaret McClellan (b. abt. 1730 in County Antrim, Ireland) children:
Margaret McKnight (b. July 1857) m. Christopher Freeman (b. July 1748)
Jane McKnight (b. bef. Jan. 1757) m. Robert McCleave
Mary McKnight
Sarah McKnight (b. aft 1757) m. John Hoggue
Robert McKnight
Elenor McKnight m. John Lindsey
Isabella McKnight
Elizabeth McKnight
These McKnight's sailed from Larne, Ireland to Charleston, SC with Rev. William Martin's fleet (5 ships) in 1772. They were Ulster Scot's that fled the Ulster Plantation because of political and religious problems. I found listed aboard the ship "The Freemason" (part of the fleet) Mary McKnight, Jane McKnight, and Margaret McKnight. Brenda TreeClimber865@aol.com