Katherine Mary (McKnitt) Brevard (1689 - 1734)

Born 10 Aug 1689 in Manokin, Somerset, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Jean Paul Brevard — married 1711 in Somerset, Maryland

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1734 at age 45 in Cecil, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Katherine (McKnitt) Brevard was a Maryland colonist.

Birth

Katherine McKnitt was born on 10 August 1689 in Somerset County, Province of Maryland. Her parents were [McKnitt-42|John McKnitt]] and Jane Alexander.^[1]

Marriage

She married Jean Paul Brevard in Somerset County, Province of Maryland, possibly in about 1711 based on the reported birth of their first child Adam in about 1712.^[2]

Death

She died on 23 December 1734 in Cecil County, Maryland.^[2]

Children

Children of Katherine McKnitt and Jean Paul Brevard include:^{[citation needed]}

1. ADAM BREVARD, b. Abt. 1712, Cecil, MD; d. Abt. 1783, Worcester, Md
2. JOHN BREVARD, JR., b. Bef. September 15, 1715, Cecil, MD; d. September 15, 1790, Iredell County, NC.
3. BENJAMIN BREVARD, b. Abt. 1717, Cecil Cty., Maryland; d. March 27, 1793.
4. ROBERT BREVARD, b. January 10, 1718, Charles Camp, Cecil Cty., MD; d. October 20, 1800, Iredell, NC.
5. ELIZABETH BREVARD, b. 1722, Cecil, MD; d. September 02, 1813, Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church, NC.
6. ZEBULON BREVARD, b. March 29, 1724, Cecil, MD; d. March 08, 1798, Burke, NC.
7. THOMAS BREVARD, b. 1726 m. Hannah Creiger

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYLZ-WZZM : 12 February 2020), Katherin MacKnitt, 1689.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Bruce Whitaker, "The Brevard Family of Fairview," The Fairview Town Crier, (https://fairviewtowncrier.com/2015/09/the-brevard-family-of-fairview/ : 28 Sep 2015).

See also:

• Bruce Clift, "Family Tree Website" (http://www.gen.cliftfam.com/index.html : accessed 15 Jun 2024) (database of information on Clift, Brevard, McKnitt, Wallace, etc., families)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #116537653, Katherine McKnitt Brevard (no gravestone image, no sources cited).

• Maryland Births and Christenings
• Name Katherin Macknitt
• Gender Female
• Birth Date 10 Aug 1689
• Birthplace Somerset, Maryland
• Father's Name John Macknitt
• Mother's Name Jane
• CITING THIS RECORD
• "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Z7-DD3), Katherin Macknitt, 10 Aug 1689; citing Somerset, Maryland; FHL microfilm 14,416.