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John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT 1670–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Knighton

Mother: Alice Unkn

Spouse(s): Kate Coggins

Children(s): Moses Knighten, William Knighton

The story of John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT began in 1670 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England. John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT married Kate Coggins, Phebe Knighton, and had children including Moses Knighten, William Knighton. John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT passed away in 1750 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT began in 1670 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England.
  • John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT married Kate Coggins, Phebe Knighton, and had children including Moses Knighten, William Knighton.
  • John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT passed away in 1750 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Knighton
1650–1709
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England
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Alice Unkn
1650–
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Kate Coggins
1673–
Birth Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Moses Knighten
1690–1755
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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William Knighton
1689–
Birth Location: England
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John KNIGHT's Ancestors

Self
John KNIGHT
1670–1750
Birth Place: Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Henry Knighton
1650–1709
York, Yorkshire, England
Alice Unkn
1650–
England
Grandparents
Elias Knighton
1633–1682
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Sarah Coggins
1637–1718
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John KNIGHT's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON) KNIGHT (1670–1750) m. Kate Coggins (1673–Unknown)
  1. 1. Moses Knighten 1690–1755 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Frank 1680–1735
    1. 1. John Knighton 1732–1793
    2. 2. Isaac (Moses) Knighton 1732–1795 m. Susannah Hollis 1730–1815
      1. 1. Peter Knighton 1773–1812
      2. 2. Priscilla Knighton 1774–1836
    3. 3. Thomas Knighton 1727–1752 m. Rebekah Fowkes 1729–
    4. 4. Ann Knighton 1733–
    5. 5. John Knighton 1710–1793
    6. 6. Isaac Knighton 1732–1790 m. Susannah Holis 1755–1815 m. Elizabeth Evans 1766– m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Frank 1734–1773
      1. 1. Joshua Knighton 1762–1827
      2. 2. Martha Knighton 1759–1830
        1. 1. Daniel (William Holladay) Jr. 1784–1855
        2. 2. Peter (Alexander) Holliday 1784–1855
      3. 3. Isaac Knighton 1754–1824 m. Elizabeth EVANS 1766–1839
        1. 1. Cynthelia (Mariah) Knighton 1813–1903
        2. 2. Priscilla Knighton 1774–1836 m. Berryman Hollis 1764–1805
        3. 3. Mary (Polly) Knighton 1794–1850
      4. 4. Ailsey Knighton 1764–1830 m. Elijah (Venson) Hollis 1763–1832
        1. 1. Berryman (Hollis) * 1807–1860
      5. 5. Priscilla Knighton 1774–1836 m. Berryman Hollis 1764–1805
      6. 6. Peter Knighton 1773–1812
      7. 7. Jessee Knighten 1770–1829 m. Hannah Cherokee 1756–1780
        1. 1. Sarah (Francis) Knighten 1800–1885
        2. 2. John (Roe) Knighten 1799–1864
        3. 3. Emma Knighton 1771–
        4. 4. Ammon Knighton 1787–1877
        5. 5. Jesse Knighton 1775–1825
        6. 6. Elizabeth Knighton 1780–1859
        7. 7. Permilia Knighton 1771–
        8. 8. Isaac Knighton 1787–1837
        9. 9. Sarah Knighten 1772–1845
        10. 10. Hannah Knighton 1777–
      8. 8. Jesse Knighton 1771–1836
      9. 9. Nancy Knighton 1762–1862
      10. 10. Nancy Knighton 1760–1836 m. John Hollis 1751–
        1. 1. John (H) Hollis 1800–1835
        2. 2. Daniel (William) Hollis 1780–1823
      11. 11. Josiah Knighten 1762–1830 m. Margaret Smith 1768–1826
        1. 1. Moses Knighton 1812–1880 m. Jane Poole 1816–1910
        2. 2. Celia Knighton 1806–1859 m. Shadrach (Meshach Abednego) ROGERS 1810–
        3. 3. Jesse Knighton 1797–1838
        4. 4. William Knighton 1797–1860 m. Susannah (Y.) Boykin 1803–1853
        5. 5. Josiah (Jr) Knighton 1796–1868 m. Sylvia Hays 1812–
        6. 6. Francis Knighton 1808–1846 m. Jacob (C.) Humble 1806–1889
        7. 7. Ailsey Knighton 1804–1870 m. Henry (Smith) Humble 1801–1863
        8. 8. Margaret Knighton 1790–1790 m. Shadrick Rogers 1791–1851
        9. 9. Mary Knighton 1793–1832 m. Israel Rogers 1789–1877
        10. 10. John (Joseph) Knighten 1788–1866
        11. 11. Joseph (Henry) Knighten 1808–1896
        12. 12. S. (Jesse) Knighten 1801–1865 m. Nancy Stewart 1808–1890
        13. 13. Margaret (Edna) Knighton 1812–1877
        14. 14. Jacob (Knighton) Sr 1811–1807
      12. 12. Joseph Knighton 1767–1837 m. Frances Cater 1775–1820
        1. 1. Josiah Knighten 1798–1868
        2. 2. S (Jessie) Knighten 1801–1865
        3. 3. John (Joseph) Knighten 1788–1866
        4. 4. Frances Knighten 1810–1850
        5. 5. Margaret Knighten 1815–1876 m. Charles (Pickett) Graham 1810–1850
        6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Knighten 1808–1899 m. Martha (Ann WOODARD) Knighten 1820–1866 m. Ludince (KILPATRICK) Knighten 1820–1899 m. Anna (J) Knighton 1830–
        7. 7. James (H.) Knighten 1806–1860
        8. 8. Jeremiah Knighten 1795–1861 m. Lydia Carter 1801–
        9. 9. Martha Knighten 1794–1859
      13. 13. Thomas Knighton 1753–1835 m. Jane (E) Freeman 1753–1832
        1. 1. Elizabeth Knighton 1777–1875 m. Noah Hornsby 1778–1863
        2. 2. John (Wesley) Knighton 1785–1804
        3. 3. Elizabeth Knighton 1783–1847 m. John Pea 1783–1874
        4. 4. Milly Knighton 1790–
        5. 5. Susannah Knighton 1795–1837
        6. 6. Judith Knighton 1790–1847
        7. 7. Samuel Knighton 1786–1862 m. Nancy Knighton 1792–1842
        8. 8. Jane Knighton 1790–1840
        9. 9. Thomas Knighton 1789–1880 m. Jane Cason 1792–
        10. 10. Moses (Green) Knighton 1791–1875
      14. 14. Elizabeth Knighton 1777–1875
      15. 15. Mary ((Polly)) Knighton 1778–1839
    7. 7. Elizabeth Knighton 1725–
    8. 8. Jessie (W Knighten) Sr 1730–1790
  2. 2. William Knighton 1689–

John KNIGHT's Timeline

4 Records

1670
1670
Birth of John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
1675
1 Aug 1675
Age 5
John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT was baptized in Weldon, Northamptonshire, England
Weldon, Northamptonshire, England
1750
1750
Age 80
Death of John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT in King George, King George, Virginia, United States
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
1750
1750
Age 80
Death of John Henry KNIGHTEN KNIGHTON KNIGHT in King George, King George, Virginia, United States
King George, King George, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1675
    Event Place: Weldon, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 347P/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1672; Page Number: 116
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1672; Page Number: 116

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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