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Aquilla Pinkney Knight 1834–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1834

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 Nov 1917

Death Location: Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA

Father: Sampson Knight

Mother: Nancy Robertson

Spouse(s): Bethiah Powers

Children(s): Mary Knight

In 1834, Aquilla Pinkney Knight entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to Sampson Knight And Nancy Robertson. Aquilla Pinkney Knight married Bethiah Powers, and had children including Mary Isarella Sweet Knight. Aquilla Pinkney Knight passed away in 1917 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1834, Aquilla Pinkney Knight entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to Sampson Knight And Nancy Robertson.
  • Aquilla Pinkney Knight married Bethiah Powers, and had children including Mary Isarella Sweet Knight.
  • Aquilla Pinkney Knight passed away in 1917 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sampson Knight
1777–1850
Birth Location: Guilford
SK
Nancy Robertson
1799–1834
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
NR

Spouses(s)

Bethiah Powers
1837–1917
Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
BP

Children(s)

Mary Knight
1872–1958
Birth Location: Herbine, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
MK

Aquilla Knight's Ancestors

Self
Aquilla Knight
1834–1917
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Sampson Knight
1777–1850
Guilford
Nancy Robertson
1799–1834
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Aquilla Knight's Descendants

1.
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Aquilla (Pinkney) Knight (23 May 1834–3 Nov 1917) m. Bethiah Powers (10 Aug 1837–17 December 1917)
  1. 1. Mary (Isarella "Sweet") Knight 1872–1958 m. Franklin (Laurence) Ashcraft 1858–1940
    1. 1. Val Ashcraft 1901–1979 m. Iva (Lee) Ashcraft 1901–1986
      1. 1. Frank (Allen) Ashcraft 1940–2011
      2. 2. Alvin (Woodrow) Ashcraft 1924–2018

Aquilla Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1834
23 May 1834
Birth of Aquilla Pinkney Knight in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1917
3 Nov 1917
Age 83
Death of Aquilla Pinkney Knight in Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1834
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
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