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Jonathan Knight 1752–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1752

Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1817

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina

Father: Abel Sr

Mother: Rachel Head

Spouse(s): Abigail Farrington

Children(s): Elihu Knight, Jonathan Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Rachel Knight, Isaac Knight, Louisa Knight, Julia Knight, Jenetta Knight, Tilman Knight, John Knight

Jonathan Knight was born in 1752 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Abel Knight Sr And Rachel Head. Jonathan Knight married Abigail Farrington, and had children including Elihu Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Isaac Knight, Jenetta Knight, John Beecher Knight, Jonathan Knight, Julia Ann Knight, Louisa Knight, Rachel Knight, Tilman Knight. Jonathan Knight passed away in 1817 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Knight was born in 1752 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Abel Knight Sr And Rachel Head.
  • Jonathan Knight married Abigail Farrington, and had children including Elihu Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Isaac Knight, Jenetta Knight, John Beecher Knight, Jonathan Knight, Julia Ann Knight, Louisa Knight, Rachel Knight, Tilman Knight.
  • Jonathan Knight passed away in 1817 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Knight's Ancestors

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Jonathan Knight
1752–1817
Birth Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abel Knight Sr
1715–1803
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Head
1721–1803
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (J Knight) II
1685–1774
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Plumley
1690–1751
Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Samuel Head
1700–1782
Virginia, United States
Grace Horner
1702–1725
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Giles Knight
1653–1726
Mary English
1655–1732
William *
1666–1699
Elizabeth Thompson
1660–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gyles Knight
1614–1707
Elizabeth Williams
1633–1660
Joseph Jr
1600–1686
Joan Comley
1630–1689

Jonathan Knight's Descendants

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Jonathan Knight (20 Apr 1752–29 Dec 1817) m. Abigail Farrington (About 1767–1810)
  1. 1. Elihu Knight 1801–
  2. 2. Jonathan Knight 1789–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Knight 1790–
  4. 4. Rachel Knight 1804–1889
  5. 5. Isaac Knight 1806–1850
  6. 6. Louisa Knight 1828–
  7. 7. Julia (Ann) Knight 1829–
  8. 8. Jenetta Knight 1831–
  9. 9. Tilman Knight 1835–
  10. 10. John (Beecher) Knight 1837–

Jonathan Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1752
20 Apr 1752
Birth of Jonathan Knight in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1817
29 Dec 1817
Age 65
Death of Jonathan Knight in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1752
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607–1943

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina

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