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Abel Knight 1640–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Giles Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Williams

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The story of Abel Knight began in 1640 in Gloucestershire, England. Abel Knight passed away in 1730 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel Knight began in 1640 in Gloucestershire, England.
  • Abel Knight passed away in 1730 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Abel Knight's Ancestors

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Abel Knight
1640–1730
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Giles Knight
1604–1707
Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Williams
1614–1660
Whetenhurst, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Edward Knight
1590–1670
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Ursula (Alice) Dimery
1588–1634
Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Archbishop (John Lewis Williams I, "Immigrant", Right Rev. Dr. of Divinity (D.D.), Dean of Westminster, Keeper of the Great) Seal
1582–1650
Hampshire, England
Mary (Womack) Wheeler
1589–1694
Abbots Ann, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Womack
1575–1627
Mary Wood
1574–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1538–1612
Marthey Bull
1546–1577

Abel Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Abel Knight in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1730
1730
Age 90
Death of Abel Knight in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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