Elijah Knight (1761 - abt. 1826)

Born 11 May 1761 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1826 at about age 64 in Morgan, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Elijah King Knight was born on May 11, 1761, in Norwich, Connecticut, his father, benjamin, was 53 and his mother, isabell, was 29. He married Anne Hayes on August 27, 1786, in Simsbury, Connecticut. They had three children during their marriage. He died on August 23, 1826, in Pickaway, Ohio, at the age of 65.

Birth

Elijah was born in 1761at Norwich, New London, CT^[1].

Parents

• Father: Benjamin Knight (b. 13 Aug 1707, Norwich, New London, CT.^[2] , bp. 6 Jul 1718, Canterbury, Windham, CT )

• Mother: Isabel WOOD, married on 28 Nov 1758 in Norwich, New London, CT^[3]. Isabel was born on 10 Mar 1732 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. She died on 28 Nov 1817.

Marriage

Elijah Knight married Anne Hayes, b. 3 May 1757 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. on 27 Aug 1786 at Simsbury, Hartford, CT. Anne died at an unknown date in Ohio.

Children

Known children of Elijah Knight and Anne Hayes were:

• Charlotte Ellen Knight (1797-1881) on April 18, 1797, at Norwich, New London, CT, d. July 10, 1881 in Suisun, Solano, CA.. Charlotte m. Daniel M. Berry (b. Apr 16, 1794, at Corinth, Orange, Vermont, d. Jun 18, 1865 at Suisun, Solano, CA.)^[4]

• William Collins Knight (1802-1867) on June 3, 1802, at Simsbury, Hartford, CT, United States

Military

Not verified: to be used to further establish military service

MILITARY: Transcribed by William Custer Knight^[5][6] Heritagequestonline.com January 15, 1924

Mrs. B. A. Crane, 517 West Tenth St., Erie. Pa,

Madam; I have to advice you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, B. 41732, it appears that Elijah Knight enlisted at Norwich, Connecticut in April 1777 and served as private in Captains Nathaniel Webb's and Fell's Companies, Colonel John Durkee's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battles of Danbury, Brandywine, Germantown, Mud Fort, White Church, where he was wounded and taken prisoner, held two weeks and exchanged, he at once returned to the same regiment, was in the battles of Monmouth and Yorktown and served to end of war. He was allowed pension on his application executed June 22, 1818, while a resident of Gallia County, Ohio, aged sixty years. In 1820, soldier was living in Pickaway County, Ohio, and referred to his wife and three children, the eldest being about sixteen years, names not stated. He died in 1826.

Owing to a lack of clerical force available for such a purpose, only two reports are furnished each inquirer. Respectfully, Commissioner.

Death

Elijah Knight passed away about 1826. ^[7] This date agrees with military record.

Research Notes

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Knight Family Tree

Elijah King KNIGHT [Parents] was born on 11 May 1761 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. He had lived for a time in Pickaway, Gallia, Ohio. He died in Morgan County, Indiana. Elijah married (MRIN:87) Anne HAYES on 27 Aug 1786 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. In the Morgan County Order Book, two heirs were mentioned by name - Elijah Knight and William C. Knight - and "other heirs" were referenced.

Anne HAYES [Parents] was born on 3 May 1757 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. She died in Ohio. Anne married (MRIN:87) Elijah King KNIGHT on 27 Aug 1786 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ Elijah, ye Son of Benj, Knight & of Isabel his wife was Born May ye 11th 1761--Vital Records of Norwich 1659 - 1848 part 1- Page 392
2. ↑ Vital Records of Norwich 1659 - 1848 part 1- Page 48
3. ↑ Vital Records of Norwich 1659 - 1848 part 1- Pages 357 and 392
4. ↑ GENI--Charlotte Ellen Berry (Knight)
5. ↑ Descendants of Richard and Sarah Rogers Knight
6. ↑ Knight Family Tree
7. ↑ Entered by Dave Gonzales, Thursday, September 26, 2013.

• Google Book: Vital Records of Norwich 1659 - 1848 part 1

• Website: Knight Family Tree

• Website: GENI--Charlotte Ellen Berry (Knight)

• Website: Descendants of Richard and Sarah Rogers Knight

• Morgan County, Indiana Probate Order Book, May 1822-Feb 1847: [FamilySearch.org, Film 1468479]

Acknowledgments

• Knight-3792 was created by Dave Gonzales for creating Knight-3792 on 26 Sep 13.