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Descendants of John Knight

Generation No. 2


2. WILLIAM2 KNIGHT (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1730 in (Sussex County) Virginia. He married JANE ANDREWS Bef. 1765 in (Sussex County) Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM ANDREWS. She was born in Meherrian Parrish (Brunswick County) Virginia.

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ILLIAM KNIGHT and JANE ANDREWS:
Marriage: Bef. 1765, (Sussex County) Virginia
     
Children of W
ILLIAM KNIGHT and JANE ANDREWS are:
  i.   JOHN3 KNIGHT.
  ii.   REBECCA KNIGHT.
  iii.   WILLIAM KNIGHT.


3. JOEL2 KNIGHT (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1737. He married HANNAH.
     
Children of J
OEL KNIGHT and HANNAH are:
  i.   HENRY3 KNIGHT.
  ii.   SILAS KNIGHT.


4. JOHN2 KNIGHT (JOHN1) was born March 08, 1738 in Albemarle Parrish (Surry County) Virginia, and died 1791 in (Sussex County) Delaware. He married (1) ELIZABETH STOKES Abt. 1756, daughter of SYLVANUS STOKES and CECILIA. She was born August 20, 1740. He married (2) SARAH Aft. 1770.

Notes for J
OHN KNIGHT:
Sussex County, Virginia. Book E. p.78.
Will date July 23, 1785, Will probated February 03, 1791.

More About J
OHN KNIGHT:
Will: July 23, 1785, Dated

Notes for E
LIZABETH STOKES:

Albemarle Parish Records reflect: Sylvania and Cecilia Stokes had
Elizabeth b August 20, christened October 12, 1740. Godparents:
Joseph Rolland, Tabitha Morris, Elizabeth Rolland.

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OHN KNIGHT and ELIZABETH STOKES:
Marriage: Abt. 1756

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OHN KNIGHT and SARAH:
Marriage: Aft. 1770
     
Children of J
OHN KNIGHT and ELIZABETH STOKES are:
  i.   JOHN3 KNIGHT.
  ii.   ELIZABETH LYDIA KNIGHT, b. April 27, 1757; m. AARON CHERRY.
  Notes for ELIZABETH LYDIA KNIGHT:

God Parents: Josias Freeman, Phoebe Freeman, and Lucy Stokes
Christened June 12, 1757, Albemarle Parrish, Sussex County, Virgina

8. iii.   LUCRETIA "CREESY" KNIGHT, b. April 21, 1760, Albermarle (Sussex County0 Virginia; d. 1826, (Edgecombe County) North Carolina.
9. iv.   WALKER KNIGHT, b. May 24, 1762, , (Sussex County) Virginia; d. March 24, 1838, , (Edgecombe County) North Carolina.
10. v.   LEWIS KNIGHT, b. December 20, 1763, Sussex County, Virginia; d. August 15, 1815, (Southampton County) Virginia.
11. vi.   FRANCIS EPPES KNIGHT, b. February 11, 1766, (Sussex County) Virginia; d. Abt. 1808, (Edgecomb County) North Carolina.
  vii.   SYLVANUS KNIGHT, b. February 05, 1770; d. 1843, (Washington County) Georgia; m. SARAH.
  Notes for SYLVANUS KNIGHT:
Notes for Sylvanus Knight:
God Parents: Sylvanus Bell, William Moore, and Tabitha Rowland
Christened April 15, 1770, Albemarle Parrish, Sussex County, Virginia

Sylvanus and Sarah knight resided in Edgecombe County, North Carolina prior to moving to Georgia on December 15, 1797. Sylvanus Knight bought land from Isaac Hill of Edgecombe County, North Carolina. He sold the North Carolina land in 1800, and he appears in the 1807 Georgia land lottery.

  viii.   CHARLES J. KNIGHT, b. 1776; d. 1848; m. CHARLOTTE BELL.
     
Child of JOHN KNIGHT and SARAH is:
  ix.   RHODA3 KNIGHT.


5. PETER2 KNIGHT (JOHN1) was born January 08, 1739 in (Sussex County) Virginia, and died in (Edgecomb County) North Carolina. He married (1) ANN BELL. He married (2) MARY ANN EPPS.

Notes for P
ETER KNIGHT:
On November 29, 1770 as a resident of Edgecombe, North Carolina, he sold the Sussex land he had purchased from his brother, William.
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More About P
ETER KNIGHT:
Will: May 1809, Dated

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NN BELL:
Will: August 1816, Dated
     
Children of P
ETER KNIGHT and ANN BELL are:
12. i.   JESSE3 KNIGHT.
  ii.   ARTHUR KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1768; d. February 13, 1834; m. SALLY BARLOW.
13. iii.   JOHN KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1770.
14. iv.   WILLIS KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1775; d. March 04, 1846, (Edgecombe County) North Carolina.
15. v.   LUCY KNIGHT, b. February 14, 1782; d. July 02, 1867.
  vi.   CHARLES KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1784; d. Abt. 1830; m. SARA ADAMS.
16. vii.   MARY KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1786; d. May 12, 1851.
17. viii.   ELIZABETH KNIGHT.
18. ix.   PETER EPPS KNIGHT, b. September 04, 1796, (Edgecombe County) North Carolina; d. November 20, 1864.


6. RICHARD2 KNIGHT (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1744. He married ELLENDER.
     
Child of R
ICHARD KNIGHT and ELLENDER is:
19. i.   CALVARY F.3 KNIGHT.


7. MARY2 KNIGHT (JOHN1) was born September 21, 1749. She married PETER IVEY June 1771 in (Sussex County) Virginia.

More About P
ETER IVEY and MARY KNIGHT:
Marriage: June 1771, (Sussex County) Virginia
     
Child of M
ARY KNIGHT and PETER IVEY is:
  i.   PETER3 IVEY.


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