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Moses Knighton 1690–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 Jun 1755

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

Father: John Knighton

Mother: Kate Coggins

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Pvt. Knighton

Moses Knighton was born in 1690 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Henry Knighton And Kate Coggins. Moses Knighton had children including Pvt Moses Knighton. Moses Knighton passed away in 1755 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Moses Knighton was born in 1690 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Henry Knighton And Kate Coggins.
  • Moses Knighton had children including Pvt Moses Knighton.
  • Moses Knighton passed away in 1755 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knighton
1670–1750
Birth Location: Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
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Kate Coggins
1673–1718
Birth Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pvt. Knighton
1733–1795
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, USA
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Moses Knighton's Ancestors

Self
Moses Knighton
1690–1755
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John Henry Knighton
1670–1750
Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
Kate Coggins
1673–1718
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sarah ((Coggins)) ?
1637–1718
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Knighton's Descendants

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Moses Knighton (1690–5 Jun 1755)
  1. 1. Pvt. (Moses) Knighton 1733–1795 m. Susannah Hollis 1755–1815
    1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Knighton 1778–1839 m. Moses (Jackson) Hollis 1752–1815
      1. 1. Peter (Knighton) Hollis 1802–1882 m. Elizabeth Wilson 1808–1888
        1. 1. Peter (Turner) Hollis 1844–1919 m. Juliette (Victoria "Vic") Gaston 1846–1898
        2. 2. Mary Fudge 1837–1918
        3. 3. Susan Hollis 1842–1904
        4. 4. John (J) Hollis 1835–1922
        5. 5. Mary (B) Hollis 1840–
        6. 6. Eliza (I) Hollis 1848–1931
      2. 2. Brunson Hollis 1799–1867
      3. 3. Benjamin Hollis 1806–
      4. 4. Elijah (V) Hollis 1790–
      5. 5. Thomas (C) Hollis 1792–1852

Moses Knighton's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Moses Knighton in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1755
5 Jun 1755
Age 65
Death of Moses Knighton in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States
Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1755
    Event Place: Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States
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