Born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Knight
and Hannah (Jewett) Knight
Sister of
Benjamin Knight, Hannah (Knight) Rogers, Elizabeth (Knight) Fiske, Mary Knight, Lydia (Knight) Walker, Joseph Knight, Priscilla Knight, Caleb Knight, Elijah Knight [half], Josiah Knight [half], Zenas Knight [half], Jonathan Knight [half] and Silas Knight [half]
Wife of
William Adams
— married
12 Jun 1770 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Sep 2014
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Biography
When Sarah Knight was born on 4 June 1744, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Benjamin Knight Sr., was 36 and her mother, Hannah Jewett, was 36. She married William Adams on 12 June 1770, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony.
Sources
- Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pg. 94.
- Sarah Knight, Connecticut Vital Records prior to 1850.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Sarah:
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~0.78%
Ron Sailer
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M126724 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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Living DNA, GEDmatch WA9142423 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Laurena Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A021321 [compare]
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~0.39%
Gary Ackerman :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Karen (Ackerman) Knight :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Dave Gonzales :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #8263875
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H338347 [compare]
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~0.39%
Lynn Herrington :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T558978 [compare], FTDNA kit #835908
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~0.39%
Cheryl (McMillin) Miller :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #53043
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