Born about in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abner Knight
and Nancy (Cook) Knight
Brother of
Mary Frances (Knight) Griner, William Marion Knight, Polly (Knight) Nelson, Berryman Benjamin Knight, James Matthew Knight, Abner Preston Knight and Elizabeth (Knight) Campbell
Husband of
Elizabeth (Flinn) Knight
— married
after 8 Apr 1812 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Melinda Knight, John Thomas Knight, Elizabeth A. (Knight) Neal, Joel Wilkerson Knight, James Elizah Knight, Sarah Ann (Knight) Rayl, William Marion Knight, Alexander Shepherd Knight and Louisa Jane (Knight) Crutchfield
Died before
before about age 70
in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2014
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Biography
Ezekiel was born in 1780. He married Elizabeth Flinn/Flynn, 08 Apr 1812 in Guilford, North Carolina. [1]
Ezekiel Knight may have married Elizabeth Flinn/Flynn shortly before mustering in for duty for the War of 1812. He joined the Stokes County Regiment, Sixth Company in 1812. I have this information in Ancestry but not a "legitimate" citation, in my eyes anyway, and will still be looking for one. [check out the two documents listed in the "Images" section]
Research Notes
The following is a compilation from submissions to The Knight Letter (1968-ca 2005) and other associated research by Don Knight Knight-2594. I have much more on this family.
..2 Elijah [Ezekiel] Knight 1780 (Surry) Guilford co. NC [1781 Caswell NC]–d> 1830 Sumner co., TN + 4/8/1812 Guilford co., NC Elizabeth Flynn ca 1785, Guilford or Stokes co., NC. In 1850 census [needs 1850 Census, not the 1870 Census]
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-7WSH : 22 December 2016), Eligiah Knight and Elizabeth Flin, 08 Apr 1812; citing Guilford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 536,826.
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGH-NZC : accessed 26 July 2022), Elijah Knight, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
- "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPV-XFY : 20 February 2021), Elijah Knight, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing 235, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 125; FHL microfilm 18,091.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDS-H6D : 3 January 2021), Malinda Night, 1870. [?]
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/h/o/Donna-Willis-Thompson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1079.html
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
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~3.12%
Isabella (Angel) Macy-Angell
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB5255675 [compare], yourDNAportal ISAcce57689, Ancestry member i_macy_angell
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BB5255675 [compare], yourDNAportal ISAcce57689
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Sharon (Karr) Hiney :
23andMe, GEDmatch BA7664386 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member shineykarr
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~1.56%
Kevin Neal :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Calvin Guthrie :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nancy Collins :
23andMe, GEDmatch m706400 [compare], Ancestry member Nancycollins3555
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Nancycollins3555
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B13066
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~0.78%
Karen (Alexander) Burgess :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ceiteag
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~0.78%
Nancy Brannen :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
G. R. (Queen) Hoppe :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member GloriaH4DNA
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~0.78%
Ray Knight :
AncestryDNA
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And does Elijah appear in the 1870 US Census?