Josiah
Matthew
Knight
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Presley Martin Knight
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Charles Knight, Stephen Knight, William Green Knight [half] and Nancy Elizabeth (Knight) Clayton
Husband of
Sarah Morgan (Quinn) Knight
— married
19 Dec 1824 in Carroll, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 61
in Ashville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States
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Biography
Josiah was born in 1797. He was the son of Presley Knight. He passed away in 1858. [1] [2]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed March 2, 2024), memorial page for Josiah Knight (1797–26 Nov 1858), Find A Grave: Memorial #108855837, citing Hopewell Cemetery, Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA; maintained by Maria Gilliland (Headstone Hunter) (contributor 47958320), Burial Details Unknown.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed March 3, 2024), memorial page for Matthew Knight (1804–1858), Find A Grave: Memorial #237431569, citing Wright Cemetery, Hillard, Walker County, Alabama, USA; maintained by KaylaMadison (contributor 50953037), headstone photo.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah 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 Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah 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 Josiah:
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~0.78%
Malinda (Knight) Clay
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Timothy Cser :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A232627 [compare]
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