John
"Jack"
Knight
Jr
Born about in North Carolina, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of John Knight
and Sarah (Wade) Knight
Brother of
Nancy (Knight) Oglesby, Henry Farley Knight, Sarah (Knight) Oglesby, Wade Hampton Knight, Sarah Elizabeth (Knight) Fox and Mary Ann (Knight) Oglesby
Husband of
Rachel (Hankins) Knight
— married
4 Apr 1816 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States
Husband of
Ann (Oglesby) Knight
— married
3 Mar 1841 in Christian County, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ira Knight, Henry Farley Knight, Susan A (Knight) Oglesby, Barney Hankins Knight, John William Knight, Louisa Betty (Knight) Oglesby, James Knight, David Harvey Knight and Sarah Elizabeth (Knight) Putnam
Died after
after about age 79
in Christian County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
John "Jack" Knight was born c. 1791. He was the son of John Knight and Sarah (Wade) Knight.
He was first married 4 April 1816 in Hopkins County, Kentucky to Rachel Hankins.[1]
He was married a second time 3 March 1841 in Christian County, Kentucky to Anne Oglesby.[2][3]
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| Christian County, Kentucky Marriage Record |
John died sometime after the 1870 Census enumeration date, 17 June 1870.
Birth Year and Place
- 1850 U.S. Census: born about 1792 in Tennessee
- 1860 U.S. Census: born about 1790 in North Carolina
- 1870 U.S. Census: born about 1792 in Kentucky
Residence
- Census Date: 1820
- Place: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States
- John Knight Jr was enumerated as head of a 16 person household.[4]
- Census Date: 1830
- Place: Christian County, Kentucky, United States
- John Knight was enumerated as head of a 9 person household. [5]
- Census Date: 1840
- Place: Christian County, Kentucky, United States
- John Knight was enumerated as head of a 5 person household.[6]
- Census Date: 1850
- Place: Christian County, Kentucky, United States
- John Knight, age 58 (born about 1792 in Tennessee) was enumerated as head of household.[7]
- Name Gender Age Birthplace
- John Knight Male 58 Tennessee
- Ann Knight Female 49 Virginia
- William Knight Male 22 Kentucky
- James Knight Male 19 Kentucky
- Harvey D Knight Male 14 Kentucky
- Sarah Knight Female 13 Kentucky
- Louisa Knight Female 21 Kentucky
- Bartella Oglesby Female 19 Kentucky
- Census Date: 1860
- Place: Christian County, Kentucky, United States
- John Knight, age 70 (born about 1790 in North Carolina) was enumerataed as head of household with son D H Knight, age 23 (born in KY). Employed as a farmer.[8]
- Census Date: 1870
- Place: P.O. Hopkinsville; Fruit Hill, Christian County, Kentucky, United States
- John Knight, age 78 (born about 1792 in KY) was enumerated in the household of son-in-law William R Putman, with daughter Sarah E Putman and their children.[9]
Research Notes
Possible child: Jacob Knight (abt.1810-1870)
Sources
- ↑ Dodd, Jordan. "Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850," John Knight; Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1816; Marriage Place: Hopkins, Kentucky,USA; Spouse: Rachel Hankins. Ancestry Record 2089 #134771
- ↑ " Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," FamilySearch database with images, John Knight and Anne Oglesby, 3 Mar 1841; citing Marriage, Christian, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 465,562.
- ↑ Marriage record attached.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-4FK : accessed 5 July 2019), John Wright Jr, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 31, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 186,180.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-5VP : 12 August 2017), John Knight, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing 14, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 7,814.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," FamilySearch database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYP-G8G : 7 September 2017), John Knight, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 231, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 107; FHL microfilm 7,824.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RM-H3D : 12 April 2016), John Knight, Christian county, part of, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing family 803, NARA microfilm publication M432.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBK-PRN : 14 December 2017), John Knight (age 70. born about 1790 in NC); Household ID 885; NARA Publication Number M653; Film Number 362.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch database with images,(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX75-29W : 11 June 2019), John Knight in household of Wm R Putman; Household ID 371; Line Number 3; NARA Publication Number M593;GS Film Number 000545954.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Michelle Oglesby
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~1.56%
Susan (Knight) Gore :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SB1078285 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837, Ancestry member susangore51
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T457437 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837, FTDNA kit #360103
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Living DNA, GEDmatch SF8554219 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa6c0a837
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~1.56%
Christine (Davis) Hollis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A984896 [compare], Ancestry member christinehollis52
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~1.56%
Kim (Farrar) Huggins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a325406 [compare], Ancestry member Huggibear1024
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~1.56%
J Randolph :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #495860
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~0.78%
Amy (Shelton) Anderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Amyocn
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Knight-12571 and Knight-1994 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents and wives.
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Rejected matches › William Knight (bef.1776-bef.1841) › John Knight (abt.1799-) › John S. Knight (abt.1791-1869) › John Knight (abt.1800-)
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