Born about in Heathfield, Sussex, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Arthur Knight
and Elizabeth (Roads) Knight
Wife of
Jeremiah Ellis
— married
21 Apr 1780 in Heathfield, Sussex, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Ellis Sr and George Ellis
Died
at about age 87
in Heathfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2014
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Biography
Elizabeth Knight and her twin brother Thomas were born in 1760 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. her father, Arthur Knight, was 29 and their mother, Elizabeth, was 25. She married Jeremiah Ellis on 21 April 1780 in her hometown of Heathfield. They had at least two children during their marriage. She died in 1817 in Heathfield, Sussex, England at the age of 57.
Elizabeth Knight Gender: Female Baptism Date: 22 Jan 1762 Baptism Place: Heathfield, Sussex, England Father: Arthur Knight Mother: Eliz FHL Film Number: 1894267 Reference ID: it 7 p 8
Elizabeth Knight
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 21 Apr 1780
Marriage Place: Heathfield, Sussex, England
Spouse: Jeremiah Ellis
FHL Film Number: 1894267
Reference ID: it 9 p 24
Sources
- Entries in baptismal register of independent chapel at Chapel Cross near Heathfield, Sussex
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~1.56%
Phil Richardson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A488575 [compare], Ancestry member 4736303
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~0.78%
Caitlin (Carlsen) Gray :
23andMe, GEDmatch M014773 [compare]
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Gender: Female Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 22 Jan 1762 Baptism Place: Heathfield, Sussex, England Parish as it Appears: Heathfield Father: Arthur Knight Mother: Elizabeth Knight
Age 80 Estimated Birth Year 1761 Gender Female Where born Sussex, England Civil parish Heathfield Hundred Hawkesborough County/Island Sussex Country England Registration district Hailsham Sub-registration district Hellingly Neighbours View others on page Piece 1108 Book 3 Folio 53 Page number 9 Household Members Household Members Name Age Thomas Ellis 60 Abigail Ellis 50 Harriott Ellis 15 Elizabeth Ellis 80
Age 68 Birth Date 1761 Death Date 1829 Burial Date 24 Sep 1829 Burial Place Lewes St John Sub Castro, Sussex, England