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Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight 1761 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1761

Birth Location: Eufaula, Barbour Chatttahoochee River, Creek Nation, AL

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: Hickory Ground, Elmo, Alabama, United States

Father: Andrew Knight

Mother: Mary Colbert

Spouse(s): John Ward

Children(s): James Ward

Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight was born in 1761 in Eufaula, Barbour Chatttahoochee River, Creek Nation, AL, the child of Andrew Jackson Knight and Mary "Polly" Colbert. Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight married John (Trader Jack) White Cloud III (poss. a Tory) (The interpreter) Chief Ward, and had children including James Benjamin "Bear" Ward. Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight passed away in 1852 in Hickory Ground, Elmo, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight was born in 1761 in Eufaula, Barbour Chatttahoochee River, Creek Nation, AL, the child of Andrew Jackson Knight and Mary "Polly" Colbert.
  • Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight married John (Trader Jack) White Cloud III (poss. a Tory) (The interpreter) Chief Ward, and had children including James Benjamin "Bear" Ward.
  • Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight passed away in 1852 in Hickory Ground, Elmo, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Knight
1721 – 1780
Birth Location: Creek Nation, Alabama, USA
AK
Mary Colbert
1740 – 1827
Birth Location: Creek Indian Nat, , Alabama, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

John Ward
1756 – 1813
Birth Location: Virginia st, OR john, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA
JW

Children(s)

James Ward
1796 – 1862
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JW

Nancy Knight's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Knight
1761 – 1852
Birth Place: Eufaula, Barbour Chatttahoochee River, Creek Nation, AL
Parents
Andrew Jackson Knight
1721 – 1780
Creek Nation, Alabama, USA
Mary ("Polly") Colbert
1740 – 1827
Creek Indian Nat, , Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Latowaga (KNIGHT (Full Blood) Creek)
1665 – 1720
Arbeka, Creek, Alabama, United States
iyogee\iogee ("Aggie Rattler" aka Aggie Blood Knight ( Full Blood Creek) )
1680 – 1730
Arbeka, Creek Territory, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Knight's Descendants

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Nancy (Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac) Knight (21 Jan 1761 – 1852) m. John ((Trader Jack) White Cloud III (poss. a Tory) (The interpreter) Chief) Ward (3-25-1756 or 31 Jul 1744 – 10 Dec 1813)
  1. 1. James (Benjamin "Bear") Ward (1796 – 13 Apr 1862) m. Nvhokv (Mary Elizabeth) English (1798 – 25 Dec 1888)
    1. 1. John (Jackson) Ward (16 Feb 1827 – 12 Aug 1901) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Wynn (23 Feb 1825 – 06 Dec 1896)
      1. 1. Nancy (Ellen) Ward (6 May 1848 – 1 Apr 1930) m. Richard (Franklin) Singletary (27 May 1850 – 17 Oct 1921)
        1. 1. James (Leonard) Singletary (18 OCT 1868 – 11 Jun 1921) m. Julia (Alice) White (18 Mar 1881 – 1/28/1928)

Nancy Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1761
21 Jan 1761
Birth of Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight in Eufaula, Barbour Chatttahoochee River, Creek Nation, AL
Eufaula, Barbour Chatttahoochee River, Creek Nation, AL
1852
1852
Age 91
Death of Nancy Elizabeth née Nahoga Moniac Knight in Hickory Ground, Elmo, Alabama, United States
Hickory Ground, Elmo, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1761
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour Chatttahoochee River, Creek Nation, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Hickory Ground, Elmo, Alabama, United States
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