Thomas Knight Sr is last seen in known records in 1850 census in Rhea County states born in North Carolina age 63. He arrived in Rhea County after his son Thomas Jr. Thos Sr is first seen in Sevier County in 1830.
In 1828 and 1838 and again in 1868 there is a Tennessee land grant in Jefferson County, Tennessee and these are all for the same property with re claiming? The same is land and the name is each time Thomas McKnight
His profession is Hatter.
More to the bio as I have time to add
Thomas Knight Sr's 1st wife is unknown and there are no records that indicate her identity. He married 2nd in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1843 Spanish Lanning with one daughter Sarah.
He has DNA matches with ?? Knight; XX Knight; William McKnight 1799 Ireland to New Brunswick; John McKnight 1740 Ireland to Pennsylvania; also surnames near Love and Wilkerson. Distinctive Love and Wilkerson and McKnight families living in proximity of the Knight's of Sevier and the French Broad River families of Western North Carolina and later Eastern Tennessee of both Knight and McKnight in Sevier 1799 south of the River, in Bumcombe and early Washington County
A Samuel McKnight is south of the river in 1799 with petition to state of Tennessee for claiming their land.
The census of 1850 was taken October 30th, 1850 when he was last known alive with record.
In 1850 record states born in 1787
In 1840 record states aged 50-59 which makes 1781 - 1790
In 1830 record states aged 40-49 which makes 1781 - 1790
He has known or believed children
Thomas Jr. (DNA confirmed with descendants of two of Thomas Jr. children TennesseeVirginia Knight Prator and Stephen Samuel Knight); Jeremiah Jerry; daughter; son; Andrew; son; daughter; daughter; Tennessee Verena; Martha; John; Richard C; Rhoda; and from 2nd wife Sarah.
Notes on Thomas Jr.
Notes about the family with DNA and including the rtecords for siblings and father
The DNA testing is clear results and we have it triangulated with multiple people. In y-DNA one can only prove as far back as one has male surname line descendants of two brothers of any patriarch. And once two brothers test you have the DNA of their father proved. If you test only one son of a man you might have an NPE a non-paternity event but if you test two brothers and they match then you know you have proved their father -
If you have a patriarch born in 1787 you need two sons of his with male descendants to the present who could both test the y-dna or any descendants to test the at-DNA and once you have tese matching, then and only then can the line be proved.
We have those multiple descendants tested and matching and proved - we have y-dna from males from the Thomas Jr line and from Jeremiah line and we confirm the y-DNA haplogroup terminal SNP I- and the root is Y-DNA I-M223 I2a1b1.
We also have multiple cousins who have tested the autosomal DNA and have multiple matches among the many documented cousins.
In the y-DNA we also have the verification of extending the line backward and the line if matching with multiple McKnight families .
Knight and McKnight males from Buncombe Co NC, Cocke Co Tn and from the immigrants in South Carolina all match in the y-line.
For ages Thomas jr states 1806 in 1860;
he says 1816 in 1850;
In 1830 Thomas Jr is age 20 - 29 making him born 1801 - 1810;
In 1840 he is stating 20-29 making him born 1811 -1820;
The late Jenny Knight in her research encompassing 50 years has Thomas Jr as likely the eldest and brother Jeremiah Jerry Knight as another elder son. Through land transfers and marriages records the children of Thomas Sr and siblings of Thomas jr as Jeremiah, Andrew, Richard, Martha, Tennessee Virena, John, Richard and Rhoda.
We believe mother Knight Sr must have died with the birth of Rhoda or soon after as Thomas Sr marries Spanish Lanning in 1843 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. This land was originally in Sevier County and was where Jerry remained after Thomas Sr moved to be near Thomas Jr in Rhea County.
In 1828 and 1838 and again in 1868 there is a Tennessee land grant in Jefferson County, Tennessee and these are all for the same property with re claiming? The same is land and the name is each time Thomas McKnight
His profession is Hatter.
More to the bio as I have time to add
Thomas Knight Sr's 1st wife is unknown and there are no records that indicate her identity. He married 2nd in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1843 Spanish Lanning with one daughter Sarah.
He has DNA matches with ?? Knight; XX Knight; William McKnight 1799 Ireland to New Brunswick; John McKnight 1740 Ireland to Pennsylvania; also surnames near Love and Wilkerson. Distinctive Love and Wilkerson and McKnight families living in proximity of the Knight's of Sevier and the French Broad River families of Western North Carolina and later Eastern Tennessee of both Knight and McKnight in Sevier 1799 south of the River, in Bumcombe and early Washington County
A Samuel McKnight is south of the river in 1799 with petition to state of Tennessee for claiming their land.
The census of 1850 was taken October 30th, 1850 when he was last known alive with record.
In 1850 record states born in 1787
In 1840 record states aged 50-59 which makes 1781 - 1790
In 1830 record states aged 40-49 which makes 1781 - 1790
He has known or believed children
Thomas Jr. (DNA confirmed with descendants of two of Thomas Jr. children TennesseeVirginia Knight Prator and Stephen Samuel Knight); Jeremiah Jerry; daughter; son; Andrew; son; daughter; daughter; Tennessee Verena; Martha; John; Richard C; Rhoda; and from 2nd wife Sarah.
Notes on Thomas Jr.
Notes about the family with DNA and including the rtecords for siblings and father
The DNA testing is clear results and we have it triangulated with multiple people. In y-DNA one can only prove as far back as one has male surname line descendants of two brothers of any patriarch. And once two brothers test you have the DNA of their father proved. If you test only one son of a man you might have an NPE a non-paternity event but if you test two brothers and they match then you know you have proved their father -
If you have a patriarch born in 1787 you need two sons of his with male descendants to the present who could both test the y-dna or any descendants to test the at-DNA and once you have tese matching, then and only then can the line be proved.
We have those multiple descendants tested and matching and proved - we have y-dna from males from the Thomas Jr line and from Jeremiah line and we confirm the y-DNA haplogroup terminal SNP I- and the root is Y-DNA I-M223 I2a1b1.
We also have multiple cousins who have tested the autosomal DNA and have multiple matches among the many documented cousins.
In the y-DNA we also have the verification of extending the line backward and the line if matching with multiple McKnight families .
Knight and McKnight males from Buncombe Co NC, Cocke Co Tn and from the immigrants in South Carolina all match in the y-line.
For ages Thomas jr states 1806 in 1860;
he says 1816 in 1850;
In 1830 Thomas Jr is age 20 - 29 making him born 1801 - 1810;
In 1840 he is stating 20-29 making him born 1811 -1820;
The late Jenny Knight in her research encompassing 50 years has Thomas Jr as likely the eldest and brother Jeremiah Jerry Knight as another elder son. Through land transfers and marriages records the children of Thomas Sr and siblings of Thomas jr as Jeremiah, Andrew, Richard, Martha, Tennessee Virena, John, Richard and Rhoda.
We believe mother Knight Sr must have died with the birth of Rhoda or soon after as Thomas Sr marries Spanish Lanning in 1843 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. This land was originally in Sevier County and was where Jerry remained after Thomas Sr moved to be near Thomas Jr in Rhea County.
Thomas Knight Sr is last seen in known records in 1850 census in Rhea County states born in North Carolina age 63. He arrived in Rhea County after his son Thomas Jr. Thos Sr is first seen in Sevier County in 1830.
In 1828 and 1838 and again in 1868 there is a Tennessee land grant in Jefferson County, Tennessee and these are all for the same property with re claiming? The same is land and the name is each time Thomas McKnight
His profession is Hatter.
More to the bio as I have time to add
Thomas Knight Sr's 1st wife is unknown and there are no records that indicate her identity. He married 2nd in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1843 Spanish Lanning with one daughter Sarah.
He has DNA matches with ?? Knight; XX Knight; William McKnight 1799 Ireland to New Brunswick; John McKnight 1740 Ireland to Pennsylvania; also surnames near Love and Wilkerson. Distinctive Love and Wilkerson and McKnight families living in proximity of the Knight's of Sevier and the French Broad River families of Western North Carolina and later Eastern Tennessee of both Knight and McKnight in Sevier 1799 south of the River, in Bumcombe and early Washington County
A Samuel McKnight is south of the river in 1799 with petition to state of Tennessee for claiming their land.
The census of 1850 was taken October 30th, 1850 when he was last known alive with record.
In 1850 record states born in 1787
In 1840 record states aged 50-59 which makes 1781 - 1790
In 1830 record states aged 40-49 which makes 1781 - 1790
He has known or believed children
Thomas Jr. (DNA confirmed with descendants of two of Thomas Jr. children TennesseeVirginia Knight Prator and Stephen Samuel Knight); Jeremiah Jerry; daughter; son; Andrew; son; daughter; daughter; Tennessee Verena; Martha; John; Richard C; Rhoda; and from 2nd wife Sarah.
Notes on Thomas Jr.
Notes about the family with DNA and including the rtecords for siblings and father
The DNA testing is clear results and we have it triangulated with multiple people. In y-DNA one can only prove as far back as one has male surname line descendants of two brothers of any patriarch. And once two brothers test you have the DNA of their father proved. If you test only one son of a man you might have an NPE a non-paternity event but if you test two brothers and they match then you know you have proved their father -
If you have a patriarch born in 1787 you need two sons of his with male descendants to the present who could both test the y-dna or any descendants to test the at-DNA and once you have tese matching, then and only then can the line be proved.
We have those multiple descendants tested and matching and proved - we have y-dna from males from the Thomas Jr line and from Jeremiah line and we confirm the y-DNA haplogroup terminal SNP I- and the root is Y-DNA I-M223 I2a1b1.
We also have multiple cousins who have tested the autosomal DNA and have multiple matches among the many documented cousins.
In the y-DNA we also have the verification of extending the line backward and the line if matching with multiple McKnight families .
Knight and McKnight males from Buncombe Co NC, Cocke Co Tn and from the immigrants in South Carolina all match in the y-line.
For ages Thomas jr states 1806 in 1860;
he says 1816 in 1850;
In 1830 Thomas Jr is age 20 - 29 making him born 1801 - 1810;
In 1840 he is stating 20-29 making him born 1811 -1820;
The late Jenny Knight in her research encompassing 50 years has Thomas Jr as likely the eldest and brother Jeremiah Jerry Knight as another elder son. Through land transfers and marriages records the children of Thomas Sr and siblings of Thomas jr as Jeremiah, Andrew, Richard, Martha, Tennessee Virena, John, Richard and Rhoda.
We believe mother Knight Sr must have died with the birth of Rhoda or soon after as Thomas Sr marries Spanish Lanning in 1843 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. This land was originally in Sevier County and was where Jerry remained after Thomas Sr moved to be near Thomas Jr in Rhea County.
In 1828 and 1838 and again in 1868 there is a Tennessee land grant in Jefferson County, Tennessee and these are all for the same property with re claiming? The same is land and the name is each time Thomas McKnight
His profession is Hatter.
More to the bio as I have time to add
Thomas Knight Sr's 1st wife is unknown and there are no records that indicate her identity. He married 2nd in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1843 Spanish Lanning with one daughter Sarah.
He has DNA matches with ?? Knight; XX Knight; William McKnight 1799 Ireland to New Brunswick; John McKnight 1740 Ireland to Pennsylvania; also surnames near Love and Wilkerson. Distinctive Love and Wilkerson and McKnight families living in proximity of the Knight's of Sevier and the French Broad River families of Western North Carolina and later Eastern Tennessee of both Knight and McKnight in Sevier 1799 south of the River, in Bumcombe and early Washington County
A Samuel McKnight is south of the river in 1799 with petition to state of Tennessee for claiming their land.
The census of 1850 was taken October 30th, 1850 when he was last known alive with record.
In 1850 record states born in 1787
In 1840 record states aged 50-59 which makes 1781 - 1790
In 1830 record states aged 40-49 which makes 1781 - 1790
He has known or believed children
Thomas Jr. (DNA confirmed with descendants of two of Thomas Jr. children TennesseeVirginia Knight Prator and Stephen Samuel Knight); Jeremiah Jerry; daughter; son; Andrew; son; daughter; daughter; Tennessee Verena; Martha; John; Richard C; Rhoda; and from 2nd wife Sarah.
Notes on Thomas Jr.
Notes about the family with DNA and including the rtecords for siblings and father
The DNA testing is clear results and we have it triangulated with multiple people. In y-DNA one can only prove as far back as one has male surname line descendants of two brothers of any patriarch. And once two brothers test you have the DNA of their father proved. If you test only one son of a man you might have an NPE a non-paternity event but if you test two brothers and they match then you know you have proved their father -
If you have a patriarch born in 1787 you need two sons of his with male descendants to the present who could both test the y-dna or any descendants to test the at-DNA and once you have tese matching, then and only then can the line be proved.
We have those multiple descendants tested and matching and proved - we have y-dna from males from the Thomas Jr line and from Jeremiah line and we confirm the y-DNA haplogroup terminal SNP I- and the root is Y-DNA I-M223 I2a1b1.
We also have multiple cousins who have tested the autosomal DNA and have multiple matches among the many documented cousins.
In the y-DNA we also have the verification of extending the line backward and the line if matching with multiple McKnight families .
Knight and McKnight males from Buncombe Co NC, Cocke Co Tn and from the immigrants in South Carolina all match in the y-line.
For ages Thomas jr states 1806 in 1860;
he says 1816 in 1850;
In 1830 Thomas Jr is age 20 - 29 making him born 1801 - 1810;
In 1840 he is stating 20-29 making him born 1811 -1820;
The late Jenny Knight in her research encompassing 50 years has Thomas Jr as likely the eldest and brother Jeremiah Jerry Knight as another elder son. Through land transfers and marriages records the children of Thomas Sr and siblings of Thomas jr as Jeremiah, Andrew, Richard, Martha, Tennessee Virena, John, Richard and Rhoda.
We believe mother Knight Sr must have died with the birth of Rhoda or soon after as Thomas Sr marries Spanish Lanning in 1843 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. This land was originally in Sevier County and was where Jerry remained after Thomas Sr moved to be near Thomas Jr in Rhea County.
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