Elizabeth (Woodson) Knight
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Elizabeth (Woodson) Knight (abt. 1713 - abt. 1784)

Elizabeth Knight formerly Woodson
Born about in Curles, Henrico County, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], , and
Wife of — married about 1729 in Colony of Virginiamap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 71 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Elizabeth Woodson was born 1711–1713 in Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia. She is the daughter of Robert Woodson and Rachel Watkins.

Elizabeth married John Knight ("of Lunenburg County") about 1728–1729, likely in Henrico or Goochland County.

Elizabeth Knight is named in John's Will dated 7 September 1771 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.[1]

1776 - Jun 10 – VA Lunenburg – Admin – List of Tithes – Selected: Mark Andrews, Abraham Andrews, Thomas Andrews, Peter Andrews, Thomas Andrews, James Anderson, Daniel Dejarnette, Lodowick Farmer, Lodowick Farmer JR, Benjamin Farmer, Joel Farmer, John Haley, Henry Haley, John Haley SR, Ambrose Haley, Edward Jordan, SR, Edward Jordan, Samuel Jordan, Benjamin Jordan, Elizabeth Knight’s Tithes, Woodson Knight: 8; Peter Knight: 4, Gideon Moore, Drury Moore, William Moore, William Moore JR, Peter Moore, Jesse Moore, Allen Stokes, Richard Stokes SR, Henry Stokes, Henry Walker, Elizabeth Stokes, William Tucker, George Tucker, William Tucker SR, Martha Tucker, Thomas Walker, David Stokes, William Stokes, (Landon Bell, p.374-378) Note: John Knight still missing, and now Joseph Knight has left also. He apparently moved to Mecklenburg and died there in 1789, leaving a will mentioning his brother, Jonathan Knight.

She died after 1784 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.

John Knight (c. 1710-1771), believed to have been the son of Peter Knight [probably not], served as a witness to an indenture between Samuel Gregory of Charles City County and William Knight of Goochland County in 1727. In this transaction, Gregory sold Knight 130 acres in Goochland County for £20 - land formerly owned, in part, by Joseph Woodson. Joseph had a sister Elizabeth Woodson, who married John Knight about two years later. In June 1742, William and John Knight sold the same 130 acres for £50. In February of that year, John had received a patent to 383 acres of land in Brunswick (now Lunenburg) County. John and Elizabeth been married for 14 years when they moved to these newly settled lands. However, within six more years, John was buying land in North Carolina, owning finally about 1,000 acres. He lived there for a time, but eventually moved back to Lunenburg County. His Will, covering six pages, lists what his twelve children have already received and what he feels is due them. The children were Jonathan, John, Peter, William, Joseph, Rachel, Charles, Woodson, Elizabeth, Judith and Mary Lea.[2]

Research Notes

Death

The death date datafield says she died "about 1784". The biography says she died "after 1784". Is there a 1784 record listing her as alive? She is not listed in the 1783 Tithables. Did she instead die before or in 1783? Spratlin-29 17:34, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

John Knight's Origin

The biography previously contained unsourced parents for John Knight based on family tradition. John Knight is likely conflated in this statement, and the parents are unlikely given recent research. See "DNA Information".

"Elizabeth married John KNIGHT of Lunenburg Co., VA, son of John (of Lunenburg County, VA) KNIGHT and Elizabeth JORDAN, on 1728. John was born 1705 in Henrico County, VA. He died 1771/1772 in Lunenburg County, VA."

DNA Information

The FamilyTreeDNA Knight Surname Y-DNA Project has determined that:[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Circuit Court, Lunenburg County, Virginia, Mixed probate records and index, 1746-1949, Mixed records, Vols. 1-3 1746-1791; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-TW69?cat=415930), images 405-409.
  2. ↑ Rootsweb.com, Knight. [possible source for this paragraph; appears elsewhere without stating he is son of Peter Knight; that relationship is clearly incorrect as described there]
  3. ↑ Knight Y-DNA Surname Project Results.

See also:

See also - other family trees:

See also - not reliable sources:

  • Family Data Collection compiled by Ancestry.com from data submitted by members. Ancestry Record 4725 #4954362; Name: Elizabeth Woodson; Spouse: John Knight; Parents: Robert Woodson, Sarah Lewis; Birth Place: Chatham County, VA; Birth Date: 1711; Marriage Place: VA; Marriage Date: 1728; Death Place: North, NC; Death Date: 1784
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Ancestry Record 7836 #1358256; Name: Elizabeth Woodson; Gender: Female; Birth Place: VA; Spouse Name: John Knight; Number Pages: 1.
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry Record 2204 #1038549; Name: Elizabeth Woodson; Birth Place: Goochland, Virginia; SAR Membership: 95944; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 23 Dec 1968; Spouse: John Hughes Knight; Children: Jonathan Knight. Image
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry Record 2204 #1038516; Name: Elizabeth Woodson; Birth Place: Goochland, Virginia; SAR Membership: 95944; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 22 Mar 1965; Spouse: John Knight; Children: Jonathan Knight. Image

See also - conflated records:

  • Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800; Ancestry Record 3002 #115230; Name: Elizabeth Woodson; Spouse: Samuel Ridgway; Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1739; Marriage Location: Goochland County, Virginia.
  • Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850; Ancestry Record 3143 #21572; Name: Elizabeth Woodson; Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1739; Marriage Place: Goochland, Virginia; Spouse Name: Samuel Ridgway. Image
  • Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry Record 60214 #5288463; Name: Elizabeth Woodson; Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1739; Marriage Place: Goochland County, Virginia; Spouse: Samuell Ridgway; FHL Film Number: 31650; Reference ID: 263.




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Images: 3
Will of John Knight, Jr., Pages 384-385
Will of John Knight, Jr., Pages 384-385
Will of John Knight, Jr., Pages 386-387
Will of John Knight, Jr., Pages 386-387
Knights Cousins (book)
Knights Cousins (book)


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Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Woodson-2558 and Woodson-146 appear to represent the same person because: they share similar vital statistics, the same parents, the same siblings and the same spouse, John Knight, sr.
posted by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Woodson-1705 and Woodson-146 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, exact same spouse on both profiles, similar birth info

Thank you for reviewing, Teresa (WikiTree Arborist)

posted by Teresa Downey
Miles-5060 Cassandra Miles
Lewis-249 seems to be correct, married to Woodson-7...?
posted by Cassandra Miles
Miles-5060 Cassandra Miles
Have not Merged as, although Death date recorded in Sources matches Woodson-759 date of 1784... the mother is listed in sources as Sarah Lewis, not Rachel Watkins and this record also shows 1711 birth date in listed sources.
posted by Cassandra Miles
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Woodson-759 and Woodson-146 appear to represent the same person because: these seem a better match than the duplicates for her brother(s) Jonathan, even though the death dates are off.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett

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