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John Vincent Knight 1785–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1850

Death Location: Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Knight

Mother: Mary WISEMAN

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lewis

Children(s): James Knight, Lewis Knight, Mary Knight, Lydia Knight, William Knight, Diannah Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Hudson Knight, John Knight, Mary Knight, Henry Knight, Isaac Knight, Mary Knight, William Knight

The story of John Vincent Knight began in 1785 in Bath County, Virginia, USA. John Vincent Knight married Elizabeth Betsy Lewis, and had children including Diannah Knight, Elizabeth M Knight, Henry Martin Knight, Hudson Markson Knight, Isaac Knight, James Hamilton Knight, John Wesley Knight, Lewis Robert Knight, Lydia Knight, Mary Elizabeth Knight, Mary Knight, Mary S Knight, William Hamrick Knight, William M Knight. John Vincent Knight passed away in 1850 in Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Vincent Knight began in 1785 in Bath County, Virginia, USA.
  • John Vincent Knight married Elizabeth Betsy Lewis, and had children including Diannah Knight, Elizabeth M Knight, Henry Martin Knight, Hudson Markson Knight, Isaac Knight, James Hamilton Knight, John Wesley Knight, Lewis Robert Knight, Lydia Knight, Mary Elizabeth Knight, Mary Knight, Mary S Knight, William Hamrick Knight, William M Knight.
  • John Vincent Knight passed away in 1850 in Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Knight's Ancestors

Self
John Knight
1785–1850
Birth Place: Bath County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Knight
1758–1794
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mary WISEMAN
1746–1808
Grandparents
Jonathan Knight
1729–1809
Goochland, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Judith Woodson
1741–1812
Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Woodson
1713–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knight's Descendants

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John (Vincent) Knight (1785–May 1850) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Lewis (1785–1855)
  1. 1. James (Hamilton) Knight 1834–1911 m. Irene (Jane) Mace 1839–1912
    1. 1. William (Marcellus "Cell") Knight 1859–1933 m. Sarah (C.) Perkins 1862–1898
      1. 1. Flora (Lee) Knight 1886–1965 m. Henry (Hanson) Williams 1879–1963
        1. 1. Roy Williams 1904–1995 m. Mattie (Mabel) Brown 1903–1993
        2. 2. Bencil Williams 1907–1975 m. Helen (Irene) Williams 1909–1996
  2. 2. Lewis (Robert) Knight 1813–1869
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Knight 1800–1860
  4. 4. Lydia Knight 1816–
  5. 5. William (M) Knight 1824–1899
  6. 6. Diannah Knight 1819–1891
  7. 7. Elizabeth (M) Knight 1821–
  8. 8. Hudson (Markson) Knight 1831–1900
  9. 9. John (Wesley) Knight 1826–1899
  10. 10. Mary Knight 1827–
  11. 11. Henry (Martin) Knight 1828–1855
  12. 12. Isaac Knight 1811–1888
  13. 13. Mary (S) Knight 1813–1888
  14. 14. William (Hamrick) Knight 1812–1899

John Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1785
1785
Birth of John Vincent Knight in Bath County, Virginia, USA
Bath County, Virginia, USA
1811
14 Feb 1811
Age 26
John Vincent Knight was married in Greenbrier, Virginia
Greenbrier, Virginia
1850
May 1850
Age 65
Death of John Vincent Knight in Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Bath County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1811
    Event Place: Greenbrier, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1850
    Event Place: Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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