Biographical Notes |
Note: ROBERT KNYCHT was the earliest identified ancestor, Burgess of Arbroath in 1331 (then spelt ABERBROTHOC), County of Angus, formerly the Royal Burgh of Forfar. The direct line, authenticated, commences with:- DAVID KNIGHT who died young in 1738 leaving wife MARY and children Robert and Mary. He had one sister Mary who married John Wallace of Arbroath on 10 Jan 1731.
David was a brewer of Arbroath, owning a family business and a dwelling "Almericlose".
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