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Ellis Knight 1797–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Knight

Mother: Martha Montague

Spouse(s): Susannah Clements

Children(s): Amanda Knight

Ellis Knight was born in 1797 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Edmond Knight And Martha Nancy Montague. Ellis Knight married Susannah Clements, and had children including Amanda Knight. Ellis Knight passed away in 1860 in Smith, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Ellis Knight was born in 1797 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Edmond Knight And Martha Nancy Montague.
  • Ellis Knight married Susannah Clements, and had children including Amanda Knight.
  • Ellis Knight passed away in 1860 in Smith, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knight
1760–1843
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
JK
Martha Montague
1758–1838
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia
MM

Spouses(s)

Susannah Clements
1797–1870
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
SC

Children(s)

Amanda Knight
1838–1878
Birth Location: Christian, Kentucky, United States
AK

Ellis Knight's Ancestors

Self
Ellis Knight
1797–1860
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Edmond Knight
1760–1843
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Martha (("Nancy")) Montague
1758–1838
Essex, Virginia
Grandparents
Jonathan (Cousin Knight(Major)) Sr.
1729–1809
Goochland, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Lt (WILLIAM LATANE MONTAGUE) 5GGF
1731–1811
South Farnham Parish, Essex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Montague
1701–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William **Split
1672–1713
Lettice Weeks
1672–1707

Ellis Knight's Descendants

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Ellis Knight (1797–1860) m. Susannah Clements (13 December 1797–1870)
  1. 1. Amanda Knight 1838–1878 m. James (H) Morris 1818–1878
    1. 1. Emeline (Cathrine) Morris 1860–1939 m. Milton Rose 1855–1892
      1. 1. Ina (E) Rose 1887–1960 m. Wiley (Alexander) Howell 1882–1954
        1. 1. Dotson (Grey) Howell 1931–
        2. 2. Nora (Lee) Jones 1923–2016
        3. 3. Raymond (Edsel) Howell 1926–2009
        4. 4. Willie (Maude) Howell 1913–1994
        5. 5. Pauline (Priscilla) Howell 1920–2007
        6. 6. Wallace (Ira "Bill") Howell 1911–1990 m. Lucy (Griffin) Howell 1910–2004
        7. 7. Lester (Harlan) Howell 1906–1989
        8. 8. Vera (Catherine) Howell 1908–1986
        9. 9. Frank (Milton) Howell 1917–1986 m. Margaret (Elaine) Howell 1921–2010

Ellis Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Ellis Knight in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 63
Death of Ellis Knight in Smith, Tennessee, United States
Smith, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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