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Colonel John Knight 1738–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1738

Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States

Father: Col Line

Mother: Elizabeth Woodson

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Colonel John Knight was born in 1738 in Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Hughes Knight Ii Us War For Independence Officer Granville Cty Militia Of Continental Line And Elizabeth Woodson. Colonel John Knight passed away in 1811 in Henry, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Knight was born in 1738 in Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Hughes Knight Ii Us War For Independence Officer Granville Cty Militia Of Continental Line And Elizabeth Woodson.
  • Colonel John Knight passed away in 1811 in Henry, Kentucky, United States.

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Colonel Knight's Ancestors

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Colonel Knight
1738–1811
Birth Place: Goochland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col John Hughes Knight II, US War for Independence: officer Granville Cty Militia of Continental Line
1710–1772
Lunenburg, Henrico, , Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Woodson
1713–1784
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Francis Knight) I
1680–1762
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Eppes) (Jordan)
1690–1760
Isle Wight County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1658–1720
Frances Hawley
1660–1696
Daniel Eppes
1671–1753
Mary Jordan
1674–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Knight
1620–1705
Genevieve Basse
1624–1681
John Eppes
1626–1679
Mary Kent
1625–1722
Thomas Jordan
1655–1685
Jane Browne
1657–1685

Colonel Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1738
08 Mar 1738
Birth of Colonel John Knight in Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Virginia, USA
1811
1811
Age 73
Death of Colonel John Knight in Henry, Kentucky, United States
Henry, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1738
    Event Place: Goochland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Henry, Kentucky, United States

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