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Abel M KNIGHT 1775–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1775

Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Oct 1869

Death Location: Choctaw, Mississippi, United States

Father: Solomon Knight

Mother: Sarah SIMPSON

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In 1775, Abel M KNIGHT entered the world in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, born to Solomon Moman Knight And Sarah Elizabeth Simpson. Abel M KNIGHT passed away in 1869 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Abel M KNIGHT entered the world in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, born to Solomon Moman Knight And Sarah Elizabeth Simpson.
  • Abel M KNIGHT passed away in 1869 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.

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Abel KNIGHT's Ancestors

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Abel KNIGHT
1775–1869
Birth Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Solomon Moman Knight
1746–1785
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) SIMPSON
1748–1824
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Abel (Knight) Sr
1715–1803
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Head
1721–1803
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
RICHARD SIMPSON
1714–1795
St Georges Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
ELIZABETH REECE
1714–1753
St George Parish, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1685–1774
Sarah Plumley
1690–1751
Samuel Head
1700–1782
Grace Horner
1702–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Giles Knight
1653–1726
Mary English
1655–1732
William *
1666–1699
Elizabeth Thompson
1660–1716

Abel KNIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1775
24 Feb 1775
Birth of Abel M KNIGHT in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1869
20 Oct 1869
Age 94
Death of Abel M KNIGHT in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
Choctaw, Mississippi, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1775
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Choctaw, Mississippi, United States

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