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Peter Knight 1731–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA

Father: Col. Knight

Mother: Mary Eppes

Spouse(s): Rachel Abbott

Children(s): William Cox

Peter Knight was born in 1731 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Col John Hughes Knight And Mary Eppes. Peter Knight married Rachel Abbott, and had children including William D Cox. Peter Knight passed away in 1811 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Knight was born in 1731 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Col John Hughes Knight And Mary Eppes.
  • Peter Knight married Rachel Abbott, and had children including William D Cox.
  • Peter Knight passed away in 1811 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Knight
1710–1772
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Mary Eppes
1714–1766
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Abbott
1733–1802
Birth Location: Overwharton, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
RA

Children(s)

William Cox
1795–1881
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
WC

Peter Knight's Ancestors

Self
Peter Knight
1731–1811
Birth Place: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Col. John Hughes Knight
1710–1772
Lunenburg, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary Eppes
1714–1766
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Knight's Descendants

1.
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Peter Knight (1731–1811) m. Rachel Abbott (1733–1802)
  1. 1. William (D.) Cox 1795–1881 m. Elizabeth (D) Taylor 1826–1889
    1. 1. Tipton (Taylor) Cox 1864–1891 m. Mollie (Addie) Poer 1867–1934
      1. 1. Oscar (Robert Cox) Sr 1890–1966 m. Lillie (Mae) Cox 1904–1980
        1. 1. Joe (Allen) Cox 1936–1993 m. Patricia (Ann) Barfield 1944–2024
        2. 2. Oscar (Robert Cox) Jr 1925–1988
        3. 3. Johnny (L) Cox 1939–2010

Peter Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of Peter Knight in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1811
1811
Age 80
Death of Peter Knight in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Colonial Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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