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Nancy A Knight 1805–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1805

Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 01 Nov 1882

Death Location: Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Robert Knight

Mother: Sarah Taylor

Spouse(s): Daniel Dillon

Children(s): Louisa Dillon, Nancy Dillon, Maria Dillon, Abiah Dillon, Elizabeth Dillon, Arminta Dillon, Henry Dillon, Martha Dillon, Margaret Dillion, James Dillion

The story of Nancy A Knight began in 1805 in Grayson, Kentucky, USA. In 1850, Nancy A Knight resided in My District, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. Nancy A Knight married Daniel C Dillon, and had children including Abiah Juda Dillon, Arminta Minty Dillon, Elizabeth Rebecca Dillon, Henry Dillon, James Dillion, Louisa Marion Dillon, Margaret Dillion, Maria Jane Dillon, Martha Ann Dillon, Nancy Frances Dillon. Nancy A Knight passed away in 1882 in Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy A Knight began in 1805 in Grayson, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1850, Nancy A Knight resided in My District, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Nancy A Knight married Daniel C Dillon, and had children including Abiah Juda Dillon, Arminta Minty Dillon, Elizabeth Rebecca Dillon, Henry Dillon, James Dillion, Louisa Marion Dillon, Margaret Dillion, Maria Jane Dillon, Martha Ann Dillon, Nancy Frances Dillon.
  • Nancy A Knight passed away in 1882 in Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Knight's Ancestors

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Nancy Knight
1805–1882
Birth Place: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Robert Woodson Knight
1784–1831
Lunenberg, Virginia, United States
Sarah Taylor
1780–1823
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Woodson Knight
1752–1831
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Martha Walton
1762–1824
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Knight's Descendants

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Nancy (A) Knight (17 Mar 1805–01 Nov 1882) m. Daniel (C) Dillon (9 Jul 1805–31 Oct 1882)
  1. 1. Louisa (Marion) Dillon 1840–1914
  2. 2. Nancy (Frances) Dillon 1843–
  3. 3. Maria (Jane) Dillon 1829–1894
  4. 4. Abiah (Juda) Dillon 1833–1889
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Dillon 1836–
  6. 6. Arminta ("Minty") Dillon 1834–1904
  7. 7. Henry Dillon 1843–
  8. 8. Martha (Ann) Dillon 1825–
  9. 9. Margaret Dillion 1833–
  10. 10. James Dillion 1839–

Nancy Knight's Timeline

6 Records

1805
17 Mar 1805
Birth of Nancy A Knight in Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Grayson, Kentucky, USA
1823
23 Dec 1823
Age 18
Nancy A Knight was married
None
1850
1850
Age 45
Nancy A Knight resided here in My District, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
My District, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Nancy A Knight resided here in , Lewis, Kentucky, USA
, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 65
Nancy A Knight resided here in Esculapia, Tollesboro, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Esculapia, Tollesboro, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
1882
01 Nov 1882
Age 77
Death of Nancy A Knight in Mount Carmel, Fleming, Kentucky
Mount Carmel, Fleming, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1805
    Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1823
    Record Source: Fleming County, Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1798-1857

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: My District, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: , Lewis, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Esculapia, Tollesboro, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1882
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Fleming, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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