MacKnett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland

Early Origins of the MacKnett family

The surname MacKnett was first found in Kirkcudbright, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Important Dates for the MacKnett family

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MacKnett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacKnight, MacKnyght, MacNaught, MacNaight, MacKnaught, MacKnaight, MacNight and many more.

Early Notables of the MacKnett family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the MacKnett family to Ireland

Some of the MacKnett family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the MacKnett family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alexander, Andrew, David, Douglas, George, Hugh, James, John, Robert, Samuel and William McKnight all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Robert McNaight settled in Charleston in 1763..

Contemporary Notables of the name MacKnett (post 1700)

• Theodore Macknett, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Essex County, 1872-73 ^[1]

Citations

1. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html