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Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass 1760–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Father: Mordecai Douglas

Mother: Mary Siler

Spouse(s): John Sr.

Children(s): David Knight, John Knight, Catherine Knight, James Knight, Frances Knight, David Knight, Abner Knight

In 1760, Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass entered the world in Laurens County, South Carolina, born to Mordecai Mitchell Douglas And Mary Polly Siler. Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass married John Franklin Knight Sr, and had children including Abner Berryman Knight, Catherine Delilah Knight, David K Knight, David Knight, Frances Fanny Knight, James Knight, John F Knight. Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass passed away in 1810 in Laurens County, South Carolina.

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  • In 1760, Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass entered the world in Laurens County, South Carolina, born to Mordecai Mitchell Douglas And Mary Polly Siler.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass married John Franklin Knight Sr, and had children including Abner Berryman Knight, Catherine Delilah Knight, David K Knight, David Knight, Frances Fanny Knight, James Knight, John F Knight.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass passed away in 1810 in Laurens County, South Carolina.

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Elizabeth Douglass's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Douglass
1760–1810
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
Parents
Mordecai Mitchell Douglas
1730–1800
Surrey, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Siler
1742–1844
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Douglas) [Mariner]
1708–1776
Cockpen Parish, Midlothian, Scotland
Christine Grant
1708–1770
Dyke, Moray, Scotland
Plikard (Dederic) Siler
1719–1784
SAXE, Weimar, Thueringen, Germany
Elizabeth Hartsoe
1727–1816
Hamburg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Douglass's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy" Mary "Polly") Douglass (1760–1810) m. John (Franklin Knight) Sr. (1747–10 Apr 1841)
  1. 1. David (K.) Knight 1785–1872 m. Elizabeth (Hannah) Rhodes 1787–1872
    1. 1. James (Melruth Mitchell (Tunis)) Knight 1818–1892 m. Aramintha ("Minty") Coker 1824–1905
      1. 1. James (Samuel) Knight 1855–1926 m. Frances (Annie Lou) Dill 1856–1919
        1. 1. Mamie (Leona) Knight 1874–1933 m. Benjamin (Spencer) Nix 1881–1929 m. George ("Thomas") Summey 1870–1896
        2. 2. William (Walter) Knight 1877–1926 m. Ittie (Serena) Pearson 1883–1957
        3. 3. Della Knight 1880–
        4. 4. Drayton (Mitchell) Knight 1886–1940
        5. 5. James (W) Knight 1878–1926
        6. 6. Noah (C) Night 1882–1914
        7. 7. Etta (C) Night 1884–
        8. 8. Ruben (Lee) Knight 1887–1962
      2. 2. John (Charles) Knight 1849–1903
      3. 3. Sarah (Josephine) Knight 1851–1926
      4. 4. William (Madison) Knight 1856–1936
      5. 5. Noah (Harrison) Knight 1861–1938
      6. 6. Emma Knight 1873–1934
    2. 2. Rebecca (Othella) Knight 1850–1915
    3. 3. Margaret (“Peggy”) Knight 1802–1879
    4. 4. Thomas Knight 1808–
    5. 5. Mathew Knight 1815–1856
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Knight 1830–
    7. 7. Nancy (Emeline) Knight 1812–1875
    8. 8. Agnes (L "Aggie") Knight 1810–1890
    9. 9. Berry (W) Knight 1819–1887
    10. 10. Silas Knight 1804–1857
    11. 11. William (H) Knight 1828–1870
    12. 12. Louisa (Ann) Knight 1809–1886
  2. 2. John (F) Knight 1795–1875
  3. 3. Catherine (Delilah) Knight 1794–1876
  4. 4. James Knight 1784–1866
  5. 5. Frances (Fanny) Knight 1800–1850
  6. 6. David Knight 1776–1857
  7. 7. Abner (Berryman) Knight 1786–

Elizabeth Douglass's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina
1810
1810
Age 50
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Mary "Polly" Douglass in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina

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