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Moses I Knighton 1690–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1755

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

Father: John Knighton

Mother: Kate Knighton

Spouse(s): Martha Frank

Children(s): Isaac Knighton

In 1690, Moses I Knighton entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to John Henry Knighton And Kate Knighton. Moses I Knighton married Martha Elizabeth Frank, and had children including Isaac Moses Knighton. Moses I Knighton passed away in 1755 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Moses I Knighton entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to John Henry Knighton And Kate Knighton.
  • Moses I Knighton married Martha Elizabeth Frank, and had children including Isaac Moses Knighton.
  • Moses I Knighton passed away in 1755 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knighton
1666–1750
Birth Location: Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
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Kate Knighton
1669–1718
Birth Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Frank
1680–1755
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Isaac Knighton
1732–1790
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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Moses Knighton's Ancestors

Self
Moses Knighton
1690–1755
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John Henry Knighton
1666–1750
Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
Kate Knighton
1669–1718
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Knighton
1650–1709
York, Yorkshire, England
Joan Knighton
1650–1738
England
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Coggins
1637–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Knighton's Descendants

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Moses (I) Knighton (1690–1755) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Frank (1680–1755)
  1. 1. Isaac (Moses) Knighton 1732–1790 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) FRANK 1734–1798 m. Margaret Unknown 1744– m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Frank 1744–1773
    1. 1. Issac Knighton 1755–1824 m. Elizabeth Evans 1766–1839
      1. 1. Pricilla Knighton 1774–1836 m. Berryman Hollis 1764–1805
        1. 1. Friday (Hollis) Sr. 1799–
        2. 2. Elias (B) Hollis 1801–1870
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Mariah) Hollis 1805–1882
        4. 4. Derrill (Upright "Capt") Hollis 1802–1870
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Tatum) McWhirter 1804–1881
    2. 2. Martha (Patsy) Knighton 1760–1830
    3. 3. AILSEY KNIGHTON 1763–1830
    4. 4. Joseph Knighton 1767–1837
    5. 5. Jesse Knighton 1771–1835

Moses Knighton's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Moses I Knighton in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1755
1755
Age 65
Death of Moses I Knighton in King George, King George, Virginia, United States
King George, 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: 1755
    Event Place: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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