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Sampson Knight 1777–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1777

Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Sarah Simpson

Spouse(s): Margaret Knight, Nancy Robertson\Robinson

Children(s): Samson Knight, Aquillo Knight

Sampson Knight was born in 1777 in Guilford, North Carolina, the child of Thomas Knight And Sarah Elizabeth Simpson. In 1810, Sampson Knight resided in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. Sampson Knight married Margaret Hayes Knight, Nancy Sarah Robertson Robinson, and had children including Aquillo Pinkney Knight, Samson Or Sampson D Night Or Knight. Sampson Knight passed away in 1850 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Sampson Knight was born in 1777 in Guilford, North Carolina, the child of Thomas Knight And Sarah Elizabeth Simpson.
  • In 1810, Sampson Knight resided in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
  • Sampson Knight married Margaret Hayes Knight, Nancy Sarah Robertson Robinson, and had children including Aquillo Pinkney Knight, Samson Or Sampson D Night Or Knight.
  • Sampson Knight passed away in 1850 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knight
1740–1824
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sarah Simpson
1748–1824
Birth Location: Baltimore Co, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Knight
1781–1820
Birth Location: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Robertson\Robinson
1799–
Birth Location: VA
NR

Children(s)

Samson Knight
1800–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Aquillo Knight
1834–1917
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Sampson Knight's Ancestors

Self
Sampson Knight
1777–1850
Birth Place: Guilford, North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Knight
1740–1824
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Simpson
1748–1824
Baltimore Co, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
David Knight
1721–1780
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Abigail (Crane) Knight
1700–1790
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1690–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Knight
1668–1737

Sampson Knight's Descendants

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Sampson Knight (abt 1777–1850) m. Margaret (Hayes) Knight (1781–1820) m. Nancy (Sarah?) Robertson\Robinson (1799–)
  1. 1. Samson (or Sampson D Night or) Knight 1800–1850 m. Obedient Knight 1805–1883
    1. 1. Sampson (D. B.) Night 1823–1896 m. Susannah Hollingsworth 1826–1893
      1. 1. Mary (Jane Night) White 1845–1935
    2. 2. William (M) Night 1824–1909 m. Julina Knight 1833–1904
      1. 1. Joseph Knight 1862–1914
      2. 2. Louiza Knight 1856–
      3. 3. Wilkson Knight 1862–
      4. 4. Marton Knight 1857–
      5. 5. Florance Knight 1871–
      6. 6. John (Boyd) Knight 1842–1923
      7. 7. Emily Night 1850–
      8. 8. Lucy Knight 1867–
      9. 9. Francis Knight 1855–
      10. 10. Clarence (G) Knight 1870–1934
      11. 11. Alexander Knight 1866–
      12. 12. Mary (T) Knight 1854–
      13. 13. William (B) Knight 1858–
  2. 2. Aquillo (Pinkney) Knight 1834–1917 m. Bethiah Knight 1837–1916
    1. 1. Watt (Weaver) Knight 1880–1959
    2. 2. Mary (Isrella) Ashcraft 1872–1958
    3. 3. Eliza Knight 1859–
    4. 4. Hayes Knight 1878–1922
    5. 5. Anjanola Knight 1866–
    6. 6. Margaret (Virginia) Knight 1865–1878
    7. 7. Ulysses (Sampson) Knight 1875–1939
    8. 8. Johnny (Tracy) Knight 1869–
    9. 9. Sara (Analyza) Brown 1858–1928
    10. 10. Ulus Night 1878–

Sampson Knight's Timeline

6 Records

1777
abt 1777
Birth of Sampson Knight in Guilford, North Carolina
Guilford, North Carolina
1792
18 Feb 1792
Age 15
Sampson Knight was married in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 33
Sampson Knight resided here in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 53
Sampson Knight resided here in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 73
Sampson Knight resided here in Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 73
Death of Sampson Knight in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1777
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 643; Page: 61b
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1792
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 643; Page: 61b

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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