James
Carter
"Dry"
Knight
Born in Burke, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Carter Knight
and Keziah (Davis) Knight
Brother of
Albert Knight, Elizabeth (Knight) Clark, Mary Ann (Knight) Whitehead, William Henry Knight, Benjamin Franklin Knight I, Altimirah (Knight) Brumfield, Jefferson Davis Knight and Daniel Champenois Knight Sr.
Husband of
Harriet (Youngblood) Knight
— married
about 1839 in Mississippi
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Thomas Knight, Mary Margaret (Knight) Hinton, Almeda Keziah Knight, John J. Knight and Frances (Knight) McDaniel
Died
at age 87
in Jones, Mississippi, United States
Profile managers:
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Biography
James was born in 1814. He passed away in 1901.
According to his grave memorial, he married first Harriett Youngblood and after her death in 1861 married second in 1865 to Martha Ann Harper. Ten children are listed on his grave memorial.
He signed his will 21 Jun 1899 naming his wife Martha A Knight and Benjamin C Knight to receive land in Section 32 township 10-13 in Jones County, Mississippi. [1]
His will was probated 14 Oct 1901 in Jones County, Mississippi.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Author: Jones County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Jones, Mississippi. Name: James Knight Probate Date: 16 Sep 1901 Probate Place: Jones, Mississippi, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1901 Inferred Death Place: Mississippi, USA. Ancestry.com. Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 8995 #4893141 with attached Image
- ↑ Author: Jones County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Jones, Mississippi. Name: James Knight Probate Date: 14 Oct 1901 Probate Place: Jones, Mississippi, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1901 Inferred Death Place: Mississippi, USA. Jones Will Record, 1st District, Vol 1, 1894-1954. p. 229. Ancestry.com. Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 8995 #1510540 with attached Image
See also:
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L8-Y9P : 12 April 2016), James Knight, Jones county, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing family 88, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GN-LGH : 19 March 2020), Jas Knight, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF38-Y15 : 19 March 2020), James Night, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GF-MPF : 14 August 2017), James Knight, Pinelville, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 126, sheet 320A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,651.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XM-8NK : accessed 28 April 2020), James Knight, Beat 2 Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 3B, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,813.
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 April 2020), memorial page for James Dry Knight (18 Jan 1814–Aug 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #32826029, citing John Jackie Knight Cemetery, Jones County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Ralph (contributor 47335878) .
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Ron Knight for creating Knight-3528 on 29 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Ron and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~6.25%
Carolyn Cowart
:
23andMe
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Mildred Walker :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Curtis White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LD4895728 [compare], yourDNAportal CUR03449473, Ancestry member CurtisCWhite
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, yourDNAportal CUR03449473, FTDNA kit #B529193
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Anne Huff :
23andMe, GEDmatch A066280 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066280 [compare], Ancestry member annehuff13
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A066280 [compare], FTDNA kit #335559
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Living DNA, GEDmatch A066280 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ron Knight :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Bridgette (Rylee) Rylee-Dykes :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Jack Dorn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AY3865337 [compare], FTDNA kit #893416
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~1.56%
Kathy McCain :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FQ8800746 [compare], yourDNAportal KAT55e1b7c7
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~0.78%
Michael Taylor :
23andMe, GEDmatch M165058 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A892272 [compare], Ancestry member MICHAELTAYLOR1956
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T016316 [compare], FTDNA kit #80625
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~0.78%
Heather (Dorn) Meek :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LQ3936411 [compare]
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~0.78%
John Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a338432 [compare], Ancestry member loamlandfire1
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~0.78%
Barry Holland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PD1360040 [compare]
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~0.78%
Stephanie Baylis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A321644 [compare], Ancestry member Baylisgirl
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~0.78%
Corey (McCain) Taylor :
MyHeritage DNA
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Knight-13052 and Knight-3528 appear to represent the same person because: James Dry Knight on find a grave. Son in process of merge too.
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