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Abel Knight 1715 – 1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 12 Nov 1803

Death Location: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Sarah Plumly

Spouse(s): Rachel Hare

Children(s): Solomon Knight

Abel Knight was born in 1715 in Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Knight and Sarah Plumly. Abel Knight married Rachel Hare, and had children including Solomon Knight. Abel Knight passed away in 1803 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Abel Knight was born in 1715 in Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Knight and Sarah Plumly.
  • Abel Knight married Rachel Hare, and had children including Solomon Knight.
  • Abel Knight passed away in 1803 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knight
1685 – 1774
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
TK
Sarah Plumly
1690 – 1751
Birth Location: Middleton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Rachel Hare
1721 – 1803
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
RH

Children(s)

Solomon Knight
1746 – 1785
Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
SK

Abel Knight's Ancestors

Self
Abel Knight
1715 – 1803
Birth Place: Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Knight
1685 – 1774
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Plumly
1690 – 1751
Middleton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Giles Knight
1653 – 1726
Lingfield, Surrey, , England
Mary English
1655 – 1732
Lingfield, Surrey, , England
William Plumly
1666 – 1699
Wells, Somerset, , England
Elizabeth Thompson
1660 – 1717
Middleton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Giles Knight
1614 – 1707
Elizabeth Williams
1633 – 1660
Joseph English
1600 – 1686
Joan Tyler
1630 – 1689
Charles Plumley
1630 – 1683
Margery Page
1652 – 1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abel Knight's Descendants

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Abel Knight (1715 – 12 Nov 1803) m. Rachel Hare (1721 – 24 Dec 1803)
  1. 1. Solomon Knight (5 Jun 1746 – 27 Aug 1785) m. Rachel (Elizabeth) Head (1750 – 1804)
    1. 1. Isaac Knight (16 Jul 1773 – 5 Jun 1846) m. Susannah Frederick (17 Apr 1785 – Nov 1850)
      1. 1. Rebecca Knight (15 Jan 1809 – 1860) m. Eransum (Stroud) Evans (1799 – 1865)
        1. 1. Jane (Rebecca) Evans (23 Apr 1834 – 25 Jan 1914) m. Victor (E) Neeley (19 Apr 1833 – 27 Dec 1911) m. Julia (Ann) Neeley (17 Nov 1856 – 23 Jul 1935) m. Ruben (T) Neeley (1877 – Dec 1947)

Abel Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Abel Knight in Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1803
12 Nov 1803
Age 88
Death of Abel Knight in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1803
    Event Place: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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