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Bethany Merritt 1760–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 Sep 1841

Death Location: Dodge, Georgia, United States

Father: Thomas Merritt

Mother: Mary Morah

Spouse(s): Robert Jr, Stephen Kight

Children(s): Frederick Knight, Mary Kight, John Knight, Robert Knight, Nancy Knight, Rebecca Knight, Wesley Knight, Coffield Knight

Bethany Merritt was born in 1760 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Merritt And Mary Morah. Bethany Merritt married Robert A Knight Jr, Stephen Kight, and had children including Coffield Knight, Frederick Knight, John Spier Knight, Mary Kight, Nancy Knight, Rebecca Knight, Robert Washington Knight, Wesley Knight. Bethany Merritt passed away in 1841 in Dodge, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Bethany Merritt was born in 1760 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Merritt And Mary Morah.
  • Bethany Merritt married Robert A Knight Jr, Stephen Kight, and had children including Coffield Knight, Frederick Knight, John Spier Knight, Mary Kight, Nancy Knight, Rebecca Knight, Robert Washington Knight, Wesley Knight.
  • Bethany Merritt passed away in 1841 in Dodge, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Merritt
1730–1790
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Mary Morah
1730–1794
Birth Location: North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Robert Jr
1761–1805
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Stephen Kight
1753–1805
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Frederick Knight
1790–
Birth Location: Usa
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Mary Kight
1769–1840
Birth Location: Emanuel, Georgia United States
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John Knight
1782–1844
Birth Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Robert Knight
1790–1877
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Knight
1782–
Birth Location: Hailifax, North Carolina, United State
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Rebecca Knight
1782–
Birth Location: Halifax , North Carolina, United states
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Wesley Knight
1782–
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Coffield Knight
1781–1844
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Bethany Merritt's Ancestors

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Bethany Merritt
1760–1841
Birth Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Merritt
1730–1790
Halifax, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary Morah
1730–1794
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Merritt) Sr
1680–1757
Rappahannock Virginia BCA
Mary (Alice) Haywood
1694–1778
Virginia, British Colonial America
Notingham Morah
1710–1769
, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Marriott
1652–1718
Elinor Evans
1660–1716
John II
1684–1756
Mary Lovett
1695–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Marriott
1615–1670
Elizabeth Norton
1621–1672
Peter Evans
1624–1706
Ellinor Morehead
1632–
John Haywood
–1696
Hester Taylor
1654–1690
John III
1665–1750
Mary Pride
1668–1740

Bethany Merritt's Descendants

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Bethany Merritt (1760–10 Sep 1841) m. Robert (A Knight) Jr (01 Jan 1761–19 Jan 1805) m. Stephen Kight (1753–30 Jul 1805)
  1. 1. Frederick Knight 1790–
  2. 2. Mary Kight 1769–1840 m. John (Cecil) Kight 1765–1819 m. Joseph (Chestnutt Sumner) Sr. 1761–1827
    1. 1. Mary Kight 1814–
    2. 2. Hiram Kight 1811–1887 m. Sarah (Ann) Griffis 1835–1920 m. Sarah (E) Pinckard 1817– m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith 1812–1868
    3. 3. Hulda Kight 1812–1882 m. Miles (Jackson) Guest 1810–1865
    4. 4. Dorcas Kight 1805–1875 m. James (J) Thomas 1801–1875
      1. 1. David Thomas 1846–1864
      2. 2. Christopher Thomas 1844–1922
      3. 3. Hulda Thomas 1838–1901
      4. 4. Joseph Thomas 1847–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Thomas 1825–1896 m. Benjamin Stavley 1832–1900
      6. 6. Thomas (E) Thomas 1827–1910 m. Rebecca Geiger 1828–1876
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Thomas 1842–1925 m. Alford (T) Jordan 1838–1925
      8. 8. Elizabeth (A) Thomas 1834– m. Henry (N) Howard 1838–1899
      9. 9. John (D) Thomas 1828–1896 m. Rachel (Lloyd) Box 1842–1922 m. Sarah (Catherine) Box 1831–1867
      10. 10. Tobitha Thomas 1855– m. John Walter 1851–
      11. 11. Nancy Thomas 1836–1879 m. Abraham (Lane) Jr 1830–1880
      12. 12. James (M.) Thomas 1831–1900 m. Mary (Ann) Strickland 1839–
      13. 13. Hannah (Leavitha) Thomas 1830–1902 m. Thomas Lane 1824–1896
      14. 14. Redden (M.) Thomas 1858– m. Sara Garfield 1862–
      15. 15. William (Riley) Thomas 1832–1904 m. Samantha Fullwood 1841–1908
      16. 16. Hiram Thomas 1840–1902 m. Dicey Strickland 1843–1923
      17. 17. Winfred Thomas 1830–1911 m. Elijah (B) Howell 1827–1864
        1. 1. James Howell 1857–
        2. 2. Mary (A) Howell 1861–1870
        3. 3. William (F) Howell 1848–1921
        4. 4. John (Matthew) Howell 1857–1933 m. Charlotte ("Lottie") Melton 1858–1923
        5. 5. George (Berrian) Howell 1862–1944 m. Corinthia (M) Dixon 1871–1947
        6. 6. Henry (Harty) Howell 1858–1928 m. Nancy Altman 1861–1933
        7. 7. Thomas (Elias) Howell 1850–1922 m. Martha (Ann "Juanita") Martin 1852–1896
        8. 8. America Howell 1854–1935 m. Wilson (H) Worth 1849–1901
  3. 3. John (Spier) Knight 1782–1844 m. Nancy Cary 1795–
  4. 4. Robert (Washington) Knight 1790–1877 m. Elizabeth Cooley 1833–1910 m. Mary (Polly) Mosely 1796–1850
  5. 5. Nancy Knight 1782–
  6. 6. Rebecca Knight 1782– m. Jesse Wiggins 1771–1841
  7. 7. Wesley Knight 1782– m. Sally Turner 1785–
  8. 8. Coffield Knight 1781–1844 m. Nancy Brown 1787– m. Edey Murphey 1768–1819

Bethany Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Bethany Merritt in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1841
10 Sep 1841
Age 81
Death of Bethany Merritt in Dodge, Georgia, United States
Dodge, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1841
    Event Place: Dodge, Georgia, United States
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