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Jesse C Knight 1776–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Cheraw County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 December 1878

Death Location: Wayne County, Georgia, USA

Father: John III

Mother: Rachel (Knight)

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Jesse C Knight was born in 1776 in Cheraw County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Woodson Knight Iii And Rachel Frances Fannie Anderson Knight. Jesse C Knight passed away in 1878 in Wayne County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse C Knight was born in 1776 in Cheraw County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Woodson Knight Iii And Rachel Frances Fannie Anderson Knight.
  • Jesse C Knight passed away in 1878 in Wayne County, Georgia, USA.

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Jesse Knight's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Knight
1776–1878
Birth Place: Cheraw County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Woodson Knight III
1756–1838
North Carolina, USA
Rachel (Frances "Fannie" ANDERSON) (Knight)
1753–1844
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Knight
1721–1809
Lunenburg, Virginia
Judith Woodson
1740–1812
Henrkoor Goochland, Virginia
Samuel (Elmore) Anderson
1720–1772
Indian Nation, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Rebeckah Holmes
1722–1772
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Povall
1691–1772
Edmond Anderson
1700–1742
Sarah Lewis
1700–
Ebenezer Holmes
1683–1746
Hannah Chapman
1690–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Holmes
1644–1724

Jesse Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Jesse C Knight in Cheraw County, South Carolina, USA
Cheraw County, South Carolina, USA
1878
15 December 1878
Age 102
Death of Jesse C Knight in Wayne County, Georgia, USA
Wayne County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Cheraw County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1878
    Event Place: Wayne County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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