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Matthew Knight 1837–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1837

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 26 FEB 1906

Death Location: Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery, Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Father: Berryman Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughan

Spouse(s): Nancy Saxon

Children(s): Emma Knight, James Knight, Mattie Knight, Polly Knight, Sally Knight

Matthew Knight was born in 1837 in Laurens County, South Carolina, the child of Berryman Stobe Knight And Elizabeth Vaughan. Matthew Knight married Nancy Jane Saxon, and had children including Emma Knight, James Berry Knight, Mattie Knight, Polly Knight, Sally Knight. Matthew Knight passed away in 1906 in Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery, Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Matthew Knight was born in 1837 in Laurens County, South Carolina, the child of Berryman Stobe Knight And Elizabeth Vaughan.
  • Matthew Knight married Nancy Jane Saxon, and had children including Emma Knight, James Berry Knight, Mattie Knight, Polly Knight, Sally Knight.
  • Matthew Knight passed away in 1906 in Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery, Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Knight's Ancestors

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Matthew Knight
1837–1906
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
Parents
Berryman Stobe Knight
1812–1892
Elizabeth Vaughan
1812–1895
Laurens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
David (Alexander) Knight
1774–1860
Surry County, Province of North Carolina
Elizabeth Rhodes
1776–1853
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
John (Vaughan) I
1760–1847
South Carolina
Ruth (Lavinia) Mitchell
1781–1850
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Vaughan
–1828
Nimrod Mitchell
1743–1790
Mary Penn
1746–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Mitchell
1717–1799
Ann Hunter
1717–1809
Joseph Penn
1717–1767
Mary Taylor
1718–1757

Matthew Knight's Descendants

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Matthew Knight (Aug 1837–26 FEB 1906) m. Nancy (Jane) Saxon (1841–1911)
  1. 1. Emma Knight 1866–1913 m. John (M.) Knight 1865–1908
    1. 1. Walter (M.) Knight 1887–1918
    2. 2. Arthur (Lee) Knight 1890–1969 m. Jennie (Lou) Lollis 1911–1997
      1. 1. Emma (Lou) Knight 1939–2018 m. Kenneth (Dean) Smith 1933–2012
    3. 3. Edgar (Matthew) Knight 1891–1934 m. Eunice Hill 1900–1963
      1. 1. William (Edgar) Knight 1917–1988
      2. 2. Ruth Knight 1919–
    4. 4. Ozzie (B.) Knight 1895–1917
    5. 5. Annie (Mae) Knight 1893–1970 m. Mason (Lee) Hawkins 1888–1958
      1. 1. J. (T.) Hawkins 1918–1962
      2. 2. Robert (Lee) Hawkins 1918–1977 m. Ruby (Gertrude) Ashley 1921–2009
        1. 1. Donnie (Lee) Hawkins 1943–
    6. 6. John (Allen) Knight 1898–
    7. 7. William (Bryant) Knight 1900–1984
      1. 1. Walter Knght 1925–1990 m. Martha (Louell) Escoe 1926–2014
        1. 1. Roger (Dale Knight) Sr 1948–2011
      2. 2. Troy Knight 1936–1994
    8. 8. James (Roy) Knight 1902–1981 m. Texie (Anna) Gambrell 1903–1969 m. Margie Bagwell 1908–2002
      1. 1. Annie (Laurie) Knight 1931–2016 m. David (Eugene) Foster 1932–2005
      2. 2. Roy Knight 1936–2011
  2. 2. James (Berry) Knight 1867–1959 m. Emma (Lou) Medlock 1879–1970
    1. 1. Berry (Lee) Knight 1911–1999
      1. 1. Lenora (Mae) Knight –1938
    2. 2. Ollie (Mae) Knight 1912–2002
    3. 3. Grace (Irene) Knight 1915– m. Crayton (Lewis) Fisher 1909–1980
    4. 4. Helen (Lucille) Knight 1917–1994 m. Johnny (Fagg) Thomas 1913–1997
    5. 5. Oscar (Homer) Knight 1919–1997 m. Alice Thomas 1919–2002
      1. 1. Marie Knight 1944–2007 m. David (Curtis) Nichols 1936–2004
    6. 6. James (Louis) Knight 1922–2004 m. Sara (Helen) Thomas 1916–
    7. 7. Mary (Eunice) Knight 1924–
  3. 3. Mattie Knight 1870–1909
  4. 4. Polly Knight 1871–1915
  5. 5. Sally Knight 1875–1944 m. Samuel Carver 1884–1944
    1. 1. Carlton (Matthew) Carver 1905–1974
      1. 1. Raymond Carver 1924–1980
    2. 2. Robert (David) Carver 1911–1990 m. Susie Unk 1920–1981

Matthew Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1837
Aug 1837
Birth of Matthew Knight in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina
1906
26 FEB 1906
Age 69
Death of Matthew Knight in Abbeville County, South Carolina
Abbeville County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1837
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1906
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Donalds Baptist Church Cemetery, Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina

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