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Ammon Knighton 1787–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1787

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States

Father: Jesse Knighten

Mother: Hannah Native

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The story of Ammon Knighton began in 1787 in Stokes, North Carolina. Ammon Knighton passed away in 1877 in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ammon Knighton began in 1787 in Stokes, North Carolina.
  • Ammon Knighton passed away in 1877 in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States.

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Ammon Knighton's Ancestors

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Ammon Knighton
1787–1877
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina
Parents
Jesse Wyatt Knighten
1750–1830
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Hannah (Cherokee) Native
1756–1790
Indian Land, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Minnie (Bettie E) unknown
1730–
Virginia, USA
Cherokee Indian
1759–1813
Alabama, United States
Cherokee Indian
1768–1813
York, York, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Native Kocker
1585–1619
Judith Payne
1720–1759
Elizabeth Cates
1737–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Or Moytoy
1710–1736
Native (WOOTEN)
1700–1750
Thomas Cates
1702–1770

Ammon Knighton's Timeline

2 Records

1787
13 May 1787
Birth of Ammon Knighton in Stokes, North Carolina
Stokes, North Carolina
1877
1877
Age 90
Death of Ammon Knighton in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States
Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1787
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States

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