Zachariah C. Knight (1755 - 1830)

Born 1755 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia

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Died 1830 at about age 75 in Russell, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Zachariah was born in 1755.^{[citation needed]}

In 1776, Uriah, Zachariah, and Elijah Knight of Stafford County, Virginia, were signatories on the Ten Thousand Name Petition for religious freedom for Baptists.^[1]

On 1 November 1790, Zachariah and Elijah Knight were witnesses to a gift in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, from Ephraim Knight to his children James Knight, Lewis Knight and Eliza Ann Knight of the same County:^[2]

• To James Knight, 79 a. in Spots. Co, purchased of John Knight; also cattle, goods and chattels, etc.
• To Lewis Knight, tract of land in same co., purchased of Abraham Darnall; also cattle, goods and chattels.
• To Eliza Ann Knight, stock, goods and chattels, etc.

On 3 December 1793, Elijah and Ephraim Knight were witnesses to a sale of land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, by William King and Delilah, his wife, of Spotsylvania Co. to Zachariah Knight of same County, 100 a. formerly the property of Richard Coleman, and sold and conveyed to the sd. King by Francis Coleman, in Spots. Co.^[3]

On 9 November 1795, Uriah, Zachariah, and William Knight were witnesses to a sale of land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, by John Knight, and Winifred, his wife, of Stafford Co., to Elijah Knight of Spots. Co. 32 lbs currency. 85 a., part of tract purchased by Ephraim Knight, decd., of Zachariah and Elijah Garton, in Spots. Co.^[4]

He passed away in 1830.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Conflated

This profile appears conflated (see records listed) with Zachariah Knight (1740-aft.1795).

Birth

His birth date is estimated from him being a signatory to theTen Thousand Name Petition in 1776, (1760-21="about" 1739).

He is listed there with Uriah and Elijah Knight, presumably his brothers.

Deconflation

From LKZ:

Note: For a while, this record stumped me because it seems pretty certain that Zachariah Knight of Stafford VA was the same one in SC. As it happens, there is a second Zachariah Knight in Spotsylvania County, brother to Elijah, Uriah and Ephraim, and sons of John Knight and Winifred Garton; his life, with records, has a different trajectory. The name "Zachariah" was very popular among that group having come from Zachariah Garton, father-in-law to Ephraim Knight and John Knight, grandsons of Leonard Knight and great-grandsons of Capt. Peter Knight. Yet there is, most clearly and definitively, a Zachariah Knight associated with a John Knight and a Thomas Knight, who are not the same John and Thomas of Effingham. We know that John Knight of SC who was born 1747 and lived about 100 years, was the son of George Knight and Jean Dawson. But there is no birth record for brothers named Zachariah and Thomas in Overwharton Parish. In 1780, Zachariah is on the jury list in Beaufort SC. In 1785, Zachariah Knight, Thomas Knight and John Knight sign a Baptist petition. In 1789, Zachariah represented the Coosawhatchie Baptist Church at the Charleston Baptist Convention. In the 1790 census for Beaufort, there is "Zachary" Knights (sic), Thomas Knights (sic) and Stephen Knights (sic). Also, Zachariah has at least 7 children in his household! Also, despite the fact that Zachariah, John and Thomas all patented land on Bloodhill Branch in Beaufort in 1786, in 1790, John Knight is not listed. This could be a scribal error or error in transcription. It needs research. For the moment, it has to remain in a state of uncertainty.

Sources

1. ↑ VA Gen. Soc. Qrtly. Vol. 36, No. 1, pp35-42; Vol. 37., No. 1, pp143-157.
2. ↑ Crozier, p437.
3. ↑ Crozier, p463.
4. ↑ Crozier 1990, p.484.

See also - other family trees:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (modified 21 Jan 2019), entry for Zacheriah C. Knight (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHGW-GGM); contributed by various users. [unreliable tree; unsourced]
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (modified 30 Jan 2022), entry for Zachariah Knight (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GDTR-W98); contributed by various users. [unreliable tree; unsourced]