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Alexander Walker 1680 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Wigton, Wigton Bay, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Oct 1777

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Scotland,

Mother: Katherine ,

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In 1680, Alexander Walker entered the world in Wigton, Wigton Bay, Scotland, born to John Alexander Walker I of Wigton Scotland, and Katherine Jane Kate Knight McKnight McKnitt McKnaught, Daughter of John McKnitt McKnitt, II \Sarah McKnight ,. Alexander Walker died in 1777 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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John Scotland,
1650 – 1734
Birth Location: Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Collector of Customs(Inland Reserve) at Cavon, then Armagh, then Dundolly, Northern Ireland
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Katherine ,
1650 – 1744
Birth Location: Wigton, Scotland, Jane McKnight may have familial ties to William Wallace (Braveheart) of Scotland: for more research, reference Beyond Braveheart
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1680
    Event Place: Wigton, Wigton Bay, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1777
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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