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Hanged in Newtownards 1798
« on: Monday 17 April 06 18:23 BST (UK) »
Hi
I am looking for info on Thomas Mcknight who was hanged in 1798 Newtownards for taking part in a rebellion

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Re: Hanged in Newtownards 1798
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 18 April 06 16:41 BST (UK) »


Hi Audrey!

Hugh and David Maxwell of Ballywalter whose bodies are here interr’d They fell in an attack made on the town of Newtownards the 10th June 1798. “Lo Erin’s genius hov’ring o’er the tomb, With mournful eye surveys the hallow’d sod, Where sleep her bravest sons in earth’s dark womb, Tears fall, hope whispers “cease, they dwell with God.”’
The following quartet has only the dates on the individual headstones to connect it to the United Irishmen rebellion. James Dunlap, interred in Bangor Abbey cemetery, is listed, retrospectively, alongside two other Bangor men: ‘The following persons have been tried and found guilty at Newtownards, by Court-Martial, on charges of Treason and Rebellion: - James Dunlop, Thomas McKnight, and Robert Robinson, all of Bangor, were executed there on Tuesday last.’

http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?id=774

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Re: Hanged in Newtownards 1798
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 April 06 16:58 BST (UK) »
Annie
thanks I had already seen the small article I had hoped there might of been a bit more info on Thomas Mcknight  as I am really struggling with this family

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Re: Hanged in Newtownards 1798
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 18 April 06 18:03 BST (UK) »
Hiya Audrey,

There are a couple of McKnights in the Bangor area on this site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/Mc/McKiMcKy.htm I do not know if they would have been related to Thomas. There is one mentioned from Conlig. That is a small place off the Bangor - Newtownards road. Eddie Irvine, at one time a Formula 1 driver, was born there. You probably did not want to know that fact :D I am full of useless knowledge :D I have more interesting information for you though. Thomas McKnight probably fought at the Battle of Ballynahinch http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/down/bhinch_battle.shtml The Battle of Ballynahinch is the best known one..there was another at Saintfield and there were probably minor skirmishes elsewhere. http://www.ballynahinchregeneration.org/battle.htm

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Re: Hanged in Newtownards 1798
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 18 April 06 18:48 BST (UK) »
Christopher
Thank you for taking the time to dig up all that info  I will follow all your leads,  all info is gratefully received and always followed up in the hope that one of these days I will find the answers

audrey
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