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Hans Michael Goodnight 1721–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Hohenecken, Stadt Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 01 SEP 1781

Death Location: Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, United States

Father: Michael Gutknecht

Mother: Christine Goodnight

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Landers, Mary Fiscus, Maria Grunholtz, Mary Landers

Children(s): george Goodnight, Christian Goodnight, Edward Goodnight, Susan Goodnight, Enoch Goodnight, Abraham Gutknecht\Goodnight, Catherine Goodnight, Christopher Goodnight, Elizabeth Goodnight, Henry Goodnight, Isaac Goodnight, Isaac Goodnight, Katy Goodnight, Margaret Goodnight, Rachel Goodnight, Samuel Goodnight, Abraham Goodnight, Jacob Gutknecht

Hans Michael Goodnight was born in 1721 in Hohenecken, Stadt Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Michael Gutknecht And Christine Goodnight. In 1700, Hans Michael Goodnight resided in USA. Hans Michael Goodnight married Elizabeth Mary Landis Landers, Maria Magdalena Grunholtz, Mary Barbara Fiscus, Mary Landers, and had children including Abraham Goodnight, Abraham Gutknecht Goodnight, Catherine Goodnight, Christian Goodnight, Christopher Goodnight, Edward Goodnight, Elizabeth Goodnight, Enoch Goodnight, George Goodnight, Henry Goodnight, Isaac Goodnight, Jacob Gutknecht, Katy Goodnight, Margaret Goodnight, Rachel Goodnight, Samuel Goodnight, Susan Goodnight. Hans Michael Goodnight passed away in 1781 in Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Hans Michael Goodnight was born in 1721 in Hohenecken, Stadt Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Michael Gutknecht And Christine Goodnight.
  • In 1700, Hans Michael Goodnight resided in USA.
  • Hans Michael Goodnight married Elizabeth Mary Landis Landers, Maria Magdalena Grunholtz, Mary Barbara Fiscus, Mary Landers, and had children including Abraham Goodnight, Abraham Gutknecht Goodnight, Catherine Goodnight, Christian Goodnight, Christopher Goodnight, Edward Goodnight, Elizabeth Goodnight, Enoch Goodnight, George Goodnight, Henry Goodnight, Isaac Goodnight, Jacob Gutknecht, Katy Goodnight, Margaret Goodnight, Rachel Goodnight, Samuel Goodnight, Susan Goodnight.
  • Hans Michael Goodnight passed away in 1781 in Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hans Goodnight's Ancestors

Self
Hans Goodnight
1721–1781
Birth Place: Hohenecken, Stadt Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Michael Gutknecht
1695–1726
Prussia, , , Germany
Christine Goodnight
1732–1781
Alsace Loraine, Germany
Grandparents
Peter Gutknecht
1666–1717
Switzerland
Margaretha Schaldecker
1656–1690
Germany
Ribschlaeger
1630–1710
Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Christine Christina
1640–1710
Mecklenburg, Germany ?
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hans Goodnight's Descendants

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Hans (Michael) Goodnight (1721–01 SEP 1781) m. Elizabeth (Mary Landis) Landers (1739–25 May 1795) m. Mary (Barbara) Fiscus (1725–1761) m. Maria (Magdalena) Grunholtz (1723–) m. Mary Landers (1744–26 May 1795)
  1. 1. george Goodnight 1757–1832
  2. 2. Christian Goodnight 1747–1828
  3. 3. Edward Goodnight 1753–1754
  4. 4. Susan Goodnight 1751–1820
  5. 5. Enoch Goodnight 1755–1852
  6. 6. Abraham Gutknecht\Goodnight 1772–1832
  7. 7. Catherine Goodnight 1744–1816 m. James Satterfield 1744– m. Henry Landers 1740–1800
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Landers 1765–1850
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Landers 1780–1830
    3. 3. Sally Landers 1755–1830
    4. 4. Issac Landers 1775–1854
    5. 5. Catherine Landers 1808–1847
    6. 6. Christopher Landers 1759–1814
    7. 7. Elizabeth Landers 1764–1847
    8. 8. Jacob Landers 1785–1834
    9. 9. John Landers 1767–1847
    10. 10. Phoebe Landers 1776–1850
    11. 11. Rachel Landers 1783–1847
    12. 12. Rebecca Landers 1791–1847
    13. 13. Mary (Polly) Landers 1780–1850
    14. 14. Henry (Landers Jr) Jr 1794–1847 m. ELIZABETH HINTON 1809–1968
      1. 1. Bloomington Landers 1815–1883
      2. 2. Henry Landers 1825–1902
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Landers 1826–1891
      4. 4. Michelle Landers 1820–1865
      5. 5. William Landers 1819–1848
      6. 6. infant Landers 1827–1830
      7. 7. Wilmoth Landers 1831–1949 m. LEVI HILL 1830–1855
        1. 1. WEASLY HILL 1853–1953
        2. 2. HENRY (E.) HILL 1851–
        3. 3. MARY (ELLEN) HILL 1849–1969 m. Joseph (H) Hinton 1862–1941 m. Joseph (H) Hinton 1862–1941
        4. 4. MARTHA HILL 1856–1957
        5. 5. Sarah (Sally) Hill 1858–1925
        6. 6. SARAH HILL 1858–1926
        7. 7. ORLENA HILL 1860–1893
        8. 8. ILLINOIS HILL 1861–1942
        9. 9. Illinois Hill 1861–1961
        10. 10. THOMAS HILL 1863–
        11. 11. Elinor Hill 1862–
        12. 12. Lafayette Hill 1863–1944
        13. 13. CELESTE HILL 1868–1860
        14. 14. THEODORE HILL 1869–1870
        15. 15. WEASLY HILL 1853–1953
  8. 8. Christopher Goodnight 1761–1852
  9. 9. Elizabeth Goodnight 1764–1860
  10. 10. Henry Goodnight 1758–1832
  11. 11. Isaac Goodnight 1782–1869
  12. 12. Isaac Goodnight 1759–
  13. 13. Katy Goodnight 1761–
  14. 14. Margaret Goodnight 1763–1783
  15. 15. Rachel Goodnight 1776–1828
  16. 16. Samuel Goodnight 1760–1845
  17. 17. Abraham Goodnight 1772–1833
  18. 18. Jacob Gutknecht 1767–1843

Hans Goodnight's Timeline

9 Records

1700
1700-1879
Hans Michael Goodnight resided here in USA
USA
1708
1708
Birth of Hans Michael Goodnight in Manheim, Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Manheim, Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1721
1721
Birth of Hans Michael Goodnight in Manheim, Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Manheim, Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1721
1721
Birth of Hans Michael Goodnight in Hohenecken, Stadt Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Hohenecken, Stadt Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1752
1752
Age 31
Hans Michael Goodnight resided here in Philadelphia County, PA
Philadelphia County, PA
1781
01 SEP 1781
Age 60
Death of Hans Michael Goodnight in Harlans Station, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Harlans Station, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
1781
01 SEP 1781
Age 60
Death of Hans Michael Goodnight in Peavine Creek, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Peavine Creek, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
1781
01 SEP 1781
Age 60
Death of Hans Michael Goodnight in Harlan's Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA (burial Pea Vine Creek, Lincoln, Ky)
Harlan's Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA (burial Pea Vine Creek, Lincoln, Ky)
1781
01 SEP 1781
Age 60
Death of Hans Michael Goodnight in Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Manheim, Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Manheim, Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Hohenecken, Stadt Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700-1879
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Goodknight (Gutknecht) family in America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Philadelphia County, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 SEP 1781
    Event Place: Harlans Station, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 SEP 1781
    Event Place: Peavine Creek, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 SEP 1781
    Event Place: Harlan's Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA (burial Pea Vine Creek, Lincoln, Ky)
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 SEP 1781
    Event Place: Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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