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COLONEL John Knight 1737–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1737

Birth Location: Goochland Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Henry Co., Kentucky, USA

Father: Col II

Mother: Elizabeth Woodson

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COLONEL John Knight was born in 1737 in Goochland Co., Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Hughes Knight Ii And Elizabeth Beckwith Woodson. COLONEL John Knight passed away in 1811 in Henry Co., Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • COLONEL John Knight was born in 1737 in Goochland Co., Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Hughes Knight Ii And Elizabeth Beckwith Woodson.
  • COLONEL John Knight passed away in 1811 in Henry Co., Kentucky, USA.

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COLONEL Knight's Ancestors

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COLONEL Knight
1737–1811
Birth Place: Goochland Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
Col John Hughes Knight II
1712–1772
Lunenburg, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Beckwith) Woodson
1713–1784
Goochland, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Francis Knight (7th GG) (DNA) Match)
1680–1762
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Jordan
1683–1755
Chuckatuck, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Robert Woodson
1660–1729
Curles Neck, Henrico, VA, Virginia, USA
Rachel Watkins
1670–1728
Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William KNIGHT
1658–1720
James Jordan
1665–1732
Elizabeth Ratliff
1668–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Knight
1587–1674
Mary Basse
1624–1681
Margaret Quaker)
1642–1708
Richard Ratcliffe
1642–1718
Elizabeth Parr
1652–1727

COLONEL Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1737
08 Mar 1737
Birth of COLONEL John Knight in Goochland Co., Virginia, USA
Goochland Co., Virginia, USA
1811
1811
Age 74
Death of COLONEL John Knight in Henry Co., Kentucky, USA
Henry Co., Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1737
    Event Place: Goochland Co., Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Henry Co., Kentucky, USA

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