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Richard Franklin Knott 1815–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1815

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia

Death Date: 20 Jan 1891

Death Location: Butler, Choctaw, Alabama

Father: Richard III

Mother: Elizabeth Moody

Spouse(s): Malissa Locke

Children(s): Martha Knott

The story of Richard Franklin Knott began in 1815 in Mecklenburg, Virginia. Richard Franklin Knott married Malissa J Locke, and had children including Martha E Knott. Richard Franklin Knott passed away in 1891 in Butler, Choctaw, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Franklin Knott began in 1815 in Mecklenburg, Virginia.
  • Richard Franklin Knott married Malissa J Locke, and had children including Martha E Knott.
  • Richard Franklin Knott passed away in 1891 in Butler, Choctaw, Alabama.

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Richard Knott's Ancestors

Self
Richard Knott
1815–1891
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia
Parents
Richard Knott III
1778–1844
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (I) Moody
1791–1835
Mecklenburg, Virginia
Grandparents
Richard (Knott) II
1745–1820
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Maiden Name Unknown) (MNU)
–1809
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Francis (T (Capt.)) Moody
1769–1821
Mecklenburg, Virginia
Martha (Patsy) Vaughn
1768–1805
Mecklenburg, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knott
1716–1758
Elizabeth Claughton
1720–1758
Sarah Chiles
1720–1797
Elizabeth Marshall
1744–1777
HENRY MOODY
1730–1798
Elizabeth Ingraham
1734–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knott
1673–1747
Jane Claughton
1694–1746
Mary Lampkin
1698–1780
Richard Claughton
1696–1773
John Ingram
1702–1763
Hannah records)
1700–1746

Richard Knott's Descendants

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Richard (Franklin) Knott (15 Feb 1815–20 Jan 1891) m. Malissa (J) Locke (1812–13 Feb 1859)
  1. 1. Martha (E) Knott 1842–1928 m. William (Valentine Hossey) Christian 1845–1922
    1. 1. Richard (Franklin) Christian 1887–1954 m. Nancy (Ann "Annie") Boutwell 1890–1973
      1. 1. Lorene Christian 1912–1996 m. Everett (Alex) Miller 1894–1953
        1. 1. Dwight Miller 1944–2014

Richard Knott's Timeline

2 Records

1815
15 Feb 1815
Birth of Richard Franklin Knott in Mecklenburg, Virginia
Mecklenburg, Virginia
1891
20 Jan 1891
Age 76
Death of Richard Franklin Knott in Butler, Choctaw, Alabama
Butler, Choctaw, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1815
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Butler, Choctaw, Alabama

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