Knecht/Knight - NY>PA - late 1700's
Searching for John Conrad Knecht (or Knight).b.abt 1745 England or Wales, d.1823 Abbotstown, Adams Co., PA.Son Richard born on Long Island, N.Y. in 1767. Other children included Cornelius, John and Catherine.Cornelius is believed to have married a McIvaine which prompted the family to change the spelling of their name from Knecht to Knight, a proper English name.