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John L Knight

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
14 Jan 1883 (aged 67)
Washington County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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son of Andrew and Ruth (nee Starbuck) Knight

****ANCESTORS OF ANDREW KNIGHT****
1-Andrew Knight 1776-1856 & Ruth Starbuck 1780-1871
buried at Old Smedley Cemetry, Smedley, Washington Co., Indiana
2-Thomas Knight 1742-1818 & Elizabeth Pitts 1745-1818 d/o Andrew Pitts
buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery, Guilford Co., North Carolina
3-Able Knight 1715-1810 & Rachel Head 1719-1803 d/o Thomas Head
buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery, Guilford Co., North Carolina
4-Thomas J. Knight 1685-1746 & Sarah Elizabeth Plumley d/o William Plumley & Elizabeth Thompson
buried at Byberry Friends Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5-Giles Knight 1653-1726 & Mary English 1655-1752 d/o Joseph English & Mary Chapman

Giles and Mary had 3 children in England, only one, Joseph was alive when they left for the new world. Her mother had died and her father, Joseph and brother, Henry came with them. The arrived on 28 August 1682 on the ship "Bristol Society' which was owned by William Penn. It was late in the year so Giles found a cave and moved them in while he started cutting logs to start the cabin in the spring. They had 9 more children. Both Giles and Mary are buried in the Byberry Friends Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

There are 11 more generations of Knights if you want them. Just let me know.
@@ researched by Linda Doile Morris, 7th Great Grandaughter of Giles and Mary Knight@@
son of Andrew and Ruth (nee Starbuck) Knight

****ANCESTORS OF ANDREW KNIGHT****
1-Andrew Knight 1776-1856 & Ruth Starbuck 1780-1871
buried at Old Smedley Cemetry, Smedley, Washington Co., Indiana
2-Thomas Knight 1742-1818 & Elizabeth Pitts 1745-1818 d/o Andrew Pitts
buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery, Guilford Co., North Carolina
3-Able Knight 1715-1810 & Rachel Head 1719-1803 d/o Thomas Head
buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery, Guilford Co., North Carolina
4-Thomas J. Knight 1685-1746 & Sarah Elizabeth Plumley d/o William Plumley & Elizabeth Thompson
buried at Byberry Friends Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5-Giles Knight 1653-1726 & Mary English 1655-1752 d/o Joseph English & Mary Chapman

Giles and Mary had 3 children in England, only one, Joseph was alive when they left for the new world. Her mother had died and her father, Joseph and brother, Henry came with them. The arrived on 28 August 1682 on the ship "Bristol Society' which was owned by William Penn. It was late in the year so Giles found a cave and moved them in while he started cutting logs to start the cabin in the spring. They had 9 more children. Both Giles and Mary are buried in the Byberry Friends Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

There are 11 more generations of Knights if you want them. Just let me know.
@@ researched by Linda Doile Morris, 7th Great Grandaughter of Giles and Mary Knight@@


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  • Maintained by: La Chatte
  • Originally Created by: jbmgs
  • Added: Feb 2, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84363146/john_l-knight: accessed ), memorial page for John L Knight (10 Sep 1815–14 Jan 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84363146, citing Highland Friends Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by La Chatte (contributor 46881808).