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Thomas McKnight 1793–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1793

Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC

Death Date: Mar 1860

Death Location: Cass Co., MO

Father: Roger McKnight

Mother: Lydia Elrod

Spouse(s): Sarah Foster

Children(s): Jonathan McKnight, Charles McKnight, Amanda McKnight, Henrietta McKnight, Wyly McKnight, M. McKnight, Christopher McKnight, Jasper McKnight, William McKnight, George McKnight, Elizabeth McKnight, Sarah McKnight

In 1793, Thomas McKnight entered the world in Rowan Co., NC, born to Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod. Thomas McKnight married Sarah, Sarah Mary Foster, and had children including Amanda Melvina Mcknight, Charles M Mcknight, Christopher Franklin Mcknight, Elizabeth Mcknight, George Rogers Mcknight, Henrietta Mcknight, Jasper Mcknight, Jonathan E Mcknight, M Mcknight, Sarah Ann Mcknight, William M Mcknight, Wyly W Mcknight. Thomas McKnight passed away in 1860 in Cass Co., MO.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Thomas McKnight entered the world in Rowan Co., NC, born to Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod.
  • Thomas McKnight married Sarah, Sarah Mary Foster, and had children including Amanda Melvina Mcknight, Charles M Mcknight, Christopher Franklin Mcknight, Elizabeth Mcknight, George Rogers Mcknight, Henrietta Mcknight, Jasper Mcknight, Jonathan E Mcknight, M Mcknight, Sarah Ann Mcknight, William M Mcknight, Wyly W Mcknight.
  • Thomas McKnight passed away in 1860 in Cass Co., MO.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger McKnight
1767–1851
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
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Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
LE

Spouses(s)

Sarah Foster
1800–
Birth Location: TN
SF

Children(s)

Jonathan McKnight
1820–
Birth Location: –
JM
Charles McKnight
1829–1899
Birth Location: IL
CM
Amanda McKnight
1837–
Birth Location: MO
AM
Henrietta McKnight
1840–
Birth Location: MO
HM
Wyly McKnight
1822–1884
Birth Location: IN
WM
M. McKnight
1836–
Birth Location: MO
MM
Christopher McKnight
1816–1883
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
CM
Jasper McKnight
1830–
Birth Location: MO
JM
William McKnight
1817–
Birth Location: IN
WM
George McKnight
1824–
Birth Location: IN or KY
GM
Elizabeth McKnight
1826–
Birth Location: –
EM
Sarah McKnight
1828–
Birth Location: –
SM

Thomas McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Thomas McKnight
1793–1860
Birth Place: Rowan Co., NC
Parents
Roger Lee McKnight
1767–1851
Rowan Co., NC
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Rowan Co., NC
Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Ireland
Catherine Lee
1740–1771
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1700–1759
Jane Morton
1717–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sanders McKnight
1680–1730
Unknown
1682–

Thomas McKnight's Descendants

1.
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Thomas McKnight (29 Oct 1793–Mar 1860) m. Sarah (Mary) Foster (1800–)
  1. 1. Jonathan (E.) McKnight 1820–
  2. 2. Charles (M.) McKnight 1829–1899 m. Mary Elizabeth 1836–
    1. 1. Sarah McKnight 1855–
    2. 2. Jonathan (Hayden) McKnight 1856–1925 m. Mary Blalock 1878–
    3. 3. Louisa McKnight 1858–
    4. 4. Charles McKnight 1864–
    5. 5. Savannah McKnight 1870–
    6. 6. Isadora McKnight 1879–
    7. 7. Henrietta McKnight 1861–
    8. 8. Rosa (Adell) McKnight 1868–
    9. 9. Odes McKnight 1878–
  3. 3. Amanda (Melvina) McKnight 1837–
  4. 4. Henrietta McKnight 1840–
  5. 5. Wyly (W.) McKnight 1822–1884 m. Hannah 1821–
    1. 1. Rispie McKnight 1845–
    2. 2. James McKnight 1846–
  6. 6. M. McKnight 1836–
  7. 7. Christopher (Franklin) McKnight 1816–1883 m. Rebecca Napier 1828–1901
    1. 1. Thomas (Jasper) McKnight 1850–1921 m. Catherine (May) Frith 1868–1930 m. Margaret (Ellen) Sims 1854–
    2. 2. Mary (Amanda) McKnight 1866–1924
    3. 3. George (Hiram) McKnight 1867–1959
    4. 4. James (Wiley) McKnight 1857–1943 m. Susan (O'Della) McWhethy 1869–
      1. 1. Marjorie (May) McKnight 1889–
      2. 2. Goldie (Jane) McKnight 1895–
      3. 3. Emmett (Franklin) McKnight 1898–1991
      4. 4. Maggie 1887–1956 m. Joseph (William) Macey 1886–1969
    5. 5. Henrietta McKnight 1853– m. Thompson Miller 1847–
    6. 6. Charles (Franklin) McKnight 1861– m. Sabrina (Lavinia Carolina) Hurt 1870–
    7. 7. Rose (Anna) McKnight 1861– m. Joseph (N.) Vanderpool 1853–
  8. 8. Jasper McKnight 1830–
  9. 9. William (M.) McKnight 1817– m. Bethena (Harvey) Cadle 1819–
    1. 1. Francis McKnight 1838–
    2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) McKnight 1839–
    3. 3. James (Monroe) McKnight 1841–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) McKnight 1842–
    5. 5. Rispa (Armeld) McKnight 1844–
    6. 6. Sarah (Marina) McKnight 1846–
    7. 7. Esther (Ann) McKnight 1847–
    8. 8. Melvina (P.) McKnight 1852–
    9. 9. Lucinda (Adeline) McKnight 1853–
    10. 10. Austin (Russell) McKnight 1855–
  10. 10. George (Rogers) McKnight 1824– m. Julia (Ann) Keith 1827–
    1. 1. Thomas (M.) McKnight 1849–
    2. 2. Joseph (F.) McKnight 1853–
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane) McKnight 1855–
    4. 4. Martha (Ella) McKnight 1860–1934 m. John (A.) Sivard 1856–1938
      1. 1. Bessie (Mary) Sivard 1894–
      2. 2. Martha Sivard 1897–
    5. 5. Alice (Anna) McKnight 1864– m. George (W.) Reed 1848–
      1. 1. Eva Reed 1882–
      2. 2. Annie Reed 1885–
    6. 6. Amelia (Elizabeth) McKnight 1858–1931 m. John (Thompson) Briggs 1854–1933 m. James (Terry) Reed 1851–1887
      1. 1. Effy 1881–1966 m. Samuel (Lindsey Vester) Moore 1878–1960
        1. 1. Lenora Moore 1903–1980
        2. 2. Delbert (M.) Moore 1905–1967 m. Dorothy (M.) Wright 1908–1960
        3. 3. Lynn (Faye) Moore 1908–1977 m. Hazel (Darrow) Sherman 1907–1974
        4. 4. Lloyd Moore 1908–1981
        5. 5. Roy (M.) Moore 1912–1912
        6. 6. Velma Moore 1914–1966
        7. 7. Carl (W.) Moore 1916–1972
        8. 8. LaVeta Moore 1918–1982
        9. 9. Alta Moore 1923–1984
        10. 10. John (William) Moore 1900–1963 m. Mildred (Waldeade) Allen 1901–1983
        11. 11. Millie (Francis) Moore 1901–1966 m. Joy (Franklin) Standerford 1902–1988
      2. 2. Ada Reed 1885–
      3. 3. Iva (May) Briggs 1890–1960
        1. 1. Hohnbaum –1917
        2. 2. Kenneth (V.) Hohnbaum 1911–1960
      4. 4. Jessie (Adeline) Briggs 1891–1919 m. Allen (G.) Hohnbaum 1889–1918
      5. 5. Lillie (Marie) Briggs 1897–1970 m. William (McKinley) Lemmon 1896–1972
        1. 1. Arloween (Rea) Lemmon 1917–1917
        2. 2. Eileen Lemmon 1917–1991 m. Leo Bickford 1913–1967
        3. 3. Maxine (Mae) Lemmon 1928–1930
      6. 6. Walter (James) Reed 1886–1948 m. Martha (Ellen) Hobson 1891–1980
        1. 1. Claude (Walter) Reed 1910–1930
        2. 2. Roy (James) Reed 1913–1925
        3. 3. Harold (Owen) Reed 1916–1992
        4. 4. Martha (Irene) Reed 1925–1957
    7. 7. William (Armster) McKnight 1851–1938 m. Emeline Keith 1856–1924 m. Mary (Jane) McFarland 1851–1879
      1. 1. Charles (Thomas) McKnight 1875–1950
        1. 1. William (Edwin) McKnight 1906–1975 m. Rose (Cecelia) Schintgen 1913–1994
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) McKnight 1877–1949 m. Romania (Porter) Briggs 1878–1949
        1. 1. Mabel (Leota) Briggs 1898–1957 m. John (LeRoy Ellis) Haynes 1895–1976
        2. 2. Kenneth Briggs 1901–1901
        3. 3. Briggs 1901–1901
        4. 4. Harry (Albert) Briggs 1902–1903
        5. 5. Margarete (Fern) Briggs 1912–1913
        6. 6. Manath (E.) Briggs 1916–1917
        7. 7. Orval (Pershing) Briggs 1918–1942
        8. 8. Garnet (Goldie) Briggs 1914–1949 m. Walter (David) Rouch 1889–1964 m. Forrest (W.) Mains 1908–
        9. 9. Glenn (Harlan) Briggs 1904–1969 m. Flossie (May) Wilson 1896–1972
        10. 10. Florence (Mae) Briggs 1897–1978
        11. 11. Raymond (Armster) Briggs 1905–1946 m. Cleo (May) Berry 1908–1991
        12. 12. Hazel (Irene) Briggs 1908–1983 m. William (Amos) Wilson 1902–1981
        13. 13. Lola (Mamie) Briggs 1910–1991 m. Raymond (Harold) Stoddard 1904–1993
    8. 8. John (Milton) McKnight 1862–1949
  11. 11. Elizabeth McKnight 1826–
  12. 12. Sarah (Ann) McKnight 1828–

Thomas McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1793
29 Oct 1793
Birth of Thomas McKnight in Rowan Co., NC
Rowan Co., NC
1860
Mar 1860
Age 67
Death of Thomas McKnight in Cass Co., MO
Cass Co., MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1793
    Event Place: Rowan Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, p. 26

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Mar 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1860
    Event Place: Cass Co., MO
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW
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