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Knights of SC – American Revolutionary War

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Date: 1775 to 1789
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Purpose

This page contains American Revolutionary War records for Knights in South Carolina. Its purpose is to faciliate research and deconflation of records. A few records from other Colonies and States are included where they are often seen associated with the same persons.

See also:

Background

This page was begun while reviewing records for John Knight (1745-1821). It became clear records were being associated with him that belonged to other John Knights of South Carolina.

Military Service Records – Deconflated

James Knight of Granville County & Beaufort District

James Knight (bef.1770-aft.1791)

A.A.4354 Knight, James[1]

Deconflated: "Folder" certainly contains records for only one soldier, listing people and places.

1786 Oct 12 - Mr. James Knight, 37 days Militia Duty, £2.12.10, LT Jacob Buxton [Upper Granville County Regiment], Ack: COL Benj' Garden.

Note: CPT Jacob Buxton of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[2]

No Date - James Knight, 37 days duty under LT Jacob Buxton, £2.12.10, Cer: LT Jacob Buxton.
1791 Aug 13 - Please deliver Indent to Rich'd Creech [?], COL William Harden Regiment [Upper Granville County Regiment], Buford (Beaufort?) District, Ack: James Knight, Wit: W. Buford.

Note: CPT Richard Creech of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[3]

Note: LT COL / COL William Harden of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[4]

Note: Granville County, named in 1708, extended inland 1733, Districts formed 1769 (MapofUS.org no longer shows Granville County after that year).

John Knight of Granville County & Beaufort District

John Knight (bef.1751-aft.1818)

Bobby Gilmer Moss[5]

"Knight, John, He enlisted in the Fourth Regiment on 20 Dec 1776. Paymaster Roll, IX, p. 178; N.A.853."

Paymaster Roll, IX, p. 178; N.A.853 appears to instead be p177:[6]

The 4th South Carolina Reg: or Artillery Paid up to 1st Jan'y. 1780
…
Knight, John, 1 De'r [17]76

Note: SC Fourth Regiment Artillery.[7]

The 4th South Carolina Regiment was raised on November 13, 1775 at Charleston, South Carolina for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured at Charleston on May 12, 1780 together with the rest of the Southern Department by the British Army. The regiment was disbanded on November 15, 1783.

Expanded on October 18, 1776 to consist of six companies (Beaufort and Georgetown Independent Companies of Artillery concurrently redesignated as the 4th and 5th Companies, 4th South Carolina Regiment).

Deconflated: John Knight of Granville, based 4th Regiment in Beaufort.

A.A.4355 Knight, John[8]

Conflated: "Folder" certainly contains records for more than one soldier, but lists people and places.

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4355, Knight, John
1783 Nov 18 - Indented Certificate from William Hart for seven [?] supplied the State Commissory.
No Date - Computation subtracting an amount from the 18 Nov 1783 Indent, Ack: George Bruton.

Note: See Zachariah Knight for similar record (page X'd out) dated 19 Nov 1783.

Note: PVT George Bruton of Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment.[9]

Deconflated: John Knight of Granville, based on William Hart, and similar record of Zachariah Knight.

1785 May 30 - Received two years interest on the within Indent (18 Nov 1783), Ack: John Knight.
Perhaps 1785 Nov 23 - purchase of 200 acres, Ten Pounds in part of the discount in purchase of 450 acres, Ack: John Knight. Cer: Nicholes.
No Date: Right of [?] interest on the within [?], Ack: James Smart.

Note: LT James Smart of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[10]

Received 1 Jun 1789 - Interest to 1 April last, Ack: Geor[?] Bruton.
1789 Jun 1 - Seven pounds by disc't for land 100 & 200 acres of land for George Bruton, Ack: George Bruton.
John Knight, 231 days Militia in 1780 & 1781, 21 pounds Sterling, Cer since the above: CPT [John] Garvin [Granville County Regiment].

Note: This is Stub Entry X1484.

Note: CPT John Garvin of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[11]

Deconflated: John Knight of Granville County, based on CPT John Gravin.

Stub Entry X1484 in South Carolina:[12]

No.. 1484, Lib: X}
Issued the 26th.. of January 1786 to Mr. John Knight for Twenty one Pounds Ster: for Militia Duty in 1780 & 1781 as per account passed by the Commissioners
Principal £21..0..0, Int: £1..9..4

Note: See A.A.4355 below. Stub Entry X1484 is the Ident for 231 days Militia in 1780 & 1781, 21 pounds Sterling, Cer since the above: CPT [John] Garvin [Granville County Regiment].

As discussed here, Stub Entries X1482 and X1483 are for Zachariah Knight of Granville County (later Beufort District), who has brothers John and Thomas Knight. Stub Entry X1484, listed immediately below these two Stub Entries, is for John Knight (bef.1751-aft.1818).

Zachariah Knight of Granville County & Beaufort District

Zachariah Knight (bef.1756-bef.1799)

A.A.4357 Knight, Zachariah[13]

Deconflated: "Folder" certainly contains records for only one soldier, listing people and places.

1783 Nov 19 - Indented Certificate from William Hart for beef supplied the State Commissory. Page X'd out. See John Knight for similar record dated 18 Nov 1783.
1784–1789 - Received annual interest on Indent for Zachariah Knight, Ack: James Smart (1784–1788), Ack: Charles Crowly (1789).
1786 Jul 31 - Zachariah Knight assigns Indents to James Smart, Cer: [CPT] John Chisolm.

Note: LT James Smart of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[14]

1779 - Zachariah Knight, 134 days in Militia in 1779, £11.19.3.1/4, [CPT John] Garvin's name onto the Certifying is Counterfeiht, Rejected, Cer since the above: CPT [John] Garvin [Granville County Regiment].

Note: This record above is Stub Entry X1482.

Note: CPT John Garvin of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[15]

1781 - Zachariah Knight, 200 days duty in Militia in 1781, £28.11.5, The Certifying of CPT [John] Garvin is a Counterfeiht, Rejected, Cer since the above: CPT [John] Garvin [Granville County Regiment].

Note: This record above is Stub Entry X1483.

1785 Nov 21 - Zachariah Knight, 44 days duty as SGT Foot. in Granville County Militia, 19 Jun to 1 Aug 1779, £3.18.6.3/4.
1785 Feb 25 - Deliver Indents for Militia duty to CPT John Chisolm, with special Indents for Int. after deducting the public demand on 150 Acres of land, Ack: Zachariah Knight, Cer: James Thomson.

Note: Images become difficult to read at this point.

17?? Oct 14 - Winton County, Zachariah Knight sworn an oath, Ack: Thomas Knight [J.P.?].
177? May 27 - A black horse of Zachariah Knight was apparently appraised and entered into a Militia Light [?] Company, Ack: Jesse Webb, Henry Joyce.
1789 Mar 28 - Zachariah Knight requests Treasury take as much of his Indents as will pay the purchase money of Jethrow Overstreets land and John Overstreets land, Ack: Zachariah Knight.

Note: PVT Jethro Overstreet and PVT John Overstreet in Granville County Regiment.[16]

Stub Entry X1482 in South Carolina:[17]

No.. 1482, Lib: X}
Issued the 26th.. of January 1786 to Mr. Zachariah Knight for Eleven Pounds nineteen Shillings & three pence Ster: for Militia Duty in 1779 as per Account passed by the Commissioners
Principal £11..19..3..1/4, Int: £0..16..8

Stub Entry X1483 in South Carolina:[18]

No.. 1483, Lib: X}
Issued the 26th.. of January 1786 to Mr. Zachariah Knight for Twenty eight Pounds eleven Shillings & five pence Ster: for Militia Duty in 1781 as per Account passed by the Commissioners
Principal £28..11..5, Int: £1..19..11

Stub Entries X1482 and X1483 are for Zachariah Knight of Granville County (later Beaufort District), who has brothers John and Thomas Knight. Stub Entry X1484, listed immediately below these two Stub Entries, is for John Knight.

Bobby Gilmer Moss[5]

"Knight, Zachariah, He served fourty-four days as a sergeant in the Granville County Regiment of Militia from 10 June to 1 August 1779. In addition, he served one hundred thirty-four days in the militia during 1779 and two hundred days during 1782. A.A.4357; X1482; X1483; Y469."

Military Service Records – In Progress

Catharine Knight

Stub Entry U488 in South Carolina, Knight, Catharine[19]

Conflated: Abstract does not list people and places.

1785 Jul 11 - For Rations and forage for Continentals in 1782, Principal £3.0.9, annual Interest £0.4.3.

John Knight of Camden District

Note: This may be John Knight of Kershaw County, which was in Camden District.

A.A.4355 Knight, John[8]

Conflated: "Folder" certainly contains records for more than one soldier, but lists people and places.

1781 Nov - John Knight for sundry provisions and fodder, 11 March and 60 days duty in Militia during Oct and Nov 1781, £6.14.8.1/2 minus £0.11.7.3/4 = £6.3.0.3/4, Ack: JM.

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1781 Mar 31 - 9 bushels of corn, fodder, bacon, rations, £1.17.4.1/4. Oct & Nov 1781, 60 days Service under COL John Marshall, £6.14.8.1/2.

Note: CPT John Marshall of Camden District Regiment.[20] Apparently he signed documents with his initials JM.

1784 Sep ? - Camden District: This day came John Knight and being Duly Sworn sayeth that the above account in question True and that he never Received any satisfation for the same.
1784 Sep ? - same claim for £1.17.4.1/4 and £6.3.0.3/4. The Certifying [?] Marshall as COL is Counterfeit.
1781 March 31 - Jas. [?] Marshel COL [?] Counterfeit.

Deconflated: John Knight of Camden District, based on COL John Marshall.

Bobby Gilmer Moss[5]

"Knight, John, He served sixty days in the militia under Col. Marshall during October and November 1781. A.A.4355."[8]

Note: CPT John Marshall of Camden District Regiment.[21]

Deconflated: John Knight of Camden District, based on COL John Marshall.

John Knight of Cheraws District, Wife Rebecca

CONFIRM IDENTITY OF Knight, John (Cheraw District), wife Rebecca.

Bobby Gilmer Moss[5]

"Knight, John (Cheraw District), He served one hundred fifty-three days under Col. [Lemuel] Benton (Wikipedia, WikiTree) during 1781 and 1782. A.A.4355;[8] Y814."

Note: See A.A.4355 below. Stub Entry Y814 is the Ident for 153 Days as a PVT in COL Bentons Regiment

Note: See 20 August 1816 land record in Darlington District for Lamuel Benton on profile for John Knight (1745-1821).

Note: CPT Lemuel Benton of Cheraws District Regiment.[22][23]

Deconflated: John Knight of Cheraws District, based on CPT Lemuel Benton.

A.A.4355 Knight, John[8]

Conflated: "Folder" certainly contains records for more than one soldier, but lists people and places.

1782 - John Knight for 153 Days as a PVT in COL Bentons Regiment in [?] and 1782, £10.18.6.3/4, Ack: JM [?]
1785 Sep 20 - To John Knight
  • 5 Jun 1781, 60 days, £4.5.- (as a PVT Soldier in the Millitia)
  • 23 Dec 1781, 32 days, £2.5.4
  • 1 Mar 1782, 30 days, £2.2.6
  • 1 Aug 1782, 31 days, £2.3.11
  • 153 days, £10.16.9
  • add £0.1.9.3/4
  • Total £10.18.6.3/4
Ack: John Knight
Cer: Sam'l. Benton

Note: This is Stub Entry Y814.

Note: CPT Lemuel Benton of Cheraws District Regiment.[24][25]

Deconflated: John Knight of Cheraws District, based on CPT Lemuel Benton.

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1785 Dec 31 - Received Indents, £10.18.6.3/4, Ack: Robert Blan.
1787 Jan 25 - John Knight requested Indents be delivered to Robert Blan, Ack: John Knight.
1787 Dec 27 - Rebecca Knight requested "Indents of my Late Husband John Knight" be delivered to James Smart Jun'r., Ack: Rebecca Knight (her mark), Cer: John Chisolm, JP.

Note: James Smart Jr. is the son of Elizabeth Smart, witness to the Will of William MacCormack, executors John, Thomas, and Zachariah Knight of Beaufort.

Deconflated: John Knight of Cheraws District, Wife Rebecca, based on Indents and CPT Lemuel Benton.

Stub Entry Y814 in South Carolina:[26]

Issued 13t. december 1785 to Mr. John Knight for £10..18..6..3/4 st'g. Militia duty in 1781 & 1782 per account audited
Principal £10..18..6.3/4
Interest £0..15..3

Note: See A.A.4355 below. Stub Entry Y814 is the Ident for 153 Days as a PVT in COL Bentons Regiment.

John Knight of Kershaw County

John Knight (1747-1841)

Pension Appliction R6026[27]

"Knight, John, R6026, b. 1747, d. 1848, m. Polly Rutledge, While residing in Kershaw District, he served under Capts. John Weathers and Benjamin Hale, Cols. Taylor and Washington and Gens. Sumter, Marion and Greene. He was in the battles at Waxhaws, Hanging Rock, Camden, Kings Mountain, Rugeley's Mill and Eutaw Springs, where he was wounded in the breast by a bayonet. P.I.; A.A.4355;[8] X1484."[12]

Note: The battles listed above match some of those in Kershaw County and Camden District.[28]

Note: Polly Rutledge is not mentioned in R6026.

A.A.4355 Knight, John[8]

Conflated: "Folder" certainly contains records for more than one soldier, but lists people and places.

Note: While later living in Laurens County, John Knight of Kershaw County, petitioned for a specific sum in lieu of his annual pension.

1833 May 27 - $60 one year annunity due to John Night.
1833 - Petition of Jn'o Knight

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1833 - To the Senate & House of Representatives, Petition of John Knight, placed on Pension list at the last General Assembly, to receive a specific sum in lieu of his annual pension; he is over Eighty years of age, no family, removing to Georgia where his only sister resides.
1833 Dec 12 - Petition continued: Senate agrees.
1833 Dec 12 - Petition continued: Committee recommends it be rejected.
1834 Jan 7 [?] - $60 annuity of John Knight to March 1834.
1834 - Petition of Jno. Knight

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1834 - Petition of John Knight praying to be replaced on the pension list of this state. He was apparently striken from the pension list that year, Ack: John Knight (his mark).
1837 Jul 2 - Laurens District - John Knight made oath he has made application for a pension. Apparently the officers of the War Department construed the service requirement to be nine and a half years, longer than the duration of the war. Ack: John Knight (his mark).
1837 Dec 14 - Report of the Committee on pension on the petition of John Knight.
1837 Dec 14 - Committee regarding Petition, declined "as the peititioner is already on the pension role."

Deconflated: John Knight of Kershaw County, based on the petition records.

As discussed here, Stub Entries X1482 and X1483 are for Zachariah Knight of Granville County (later Beufort District), who has brothers John and Thomas Knight. Stub Entry X1484, listed immediately below these two Stub Entries, is for John Knight (bef.1751-aft.1818).

Daughters of the American Revolution
... ... ... is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066480.

DAR Profile A066480

There are clearly issues in these DAR applications:

  1. His wife is listed as X Rutledge, which appears to be Polly Rutledge, who is purported to have married John Knight of Kershaw District.
  2. Note birth place differs between Wikitree and DAR.
  3. DAR refers to "Folder" A.A.4355, but as discussed here, A.A.4355 is associated with multiple John Knights. Would need to review each application to understand which records in the "Folder" are referenced.

John Knight of Wayne County GA

John Knight (1745-1821)

Daughters of the American Revolution
... ... ... is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066488.

DAR Profile A066488

There are clearly errors in these DAR applications:

  1. His wife is listed as Frances X, which is clearly incorrect given the associated applications list the children of John and Rachael Knight.
  2. The DAR profile then cites Stub Entry X1484. Stub Entries X1482 and X1483 are for Zachariah Knight of Granville County (later Beaufort District), who has brothers John and Thomas Knight. Stub Entry X1484, listed immediately below these two Stub Entries, is for John Knight.

John Knight of 1st Regiment GA

1776 Project
Sergeant ... ... ... served with 1st Georgia Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Conflated: Record does not list people and places.

U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783[29]

1st Georgia Battalion of Continental Troops commanded by COL Robert Rae
John Knight
Sergeant
1 April 1779 – 1 June 1779, 2 months
Pay: $10 per month
Subsistance: $0 per month
Total: $20
Casualties: Silver Bluff
Receipts: John Knight (his signature)
Bio previously also listed 1 April 1779 to 1 February 1780.
Bio also listed 1780.
Bio also listed 1780, campaigns included service in Florida, Savannah, GA and Charlotte, SC where, in 1780 the regiment was taken prisoner by the British. Place: BATALLION. PIONEER IN FLORIDA.

Commutation

1822 Dec 11[30]
IN SENATE, December 11, 1822.
The committee to whom was referred the petition of John Knight, a revolutionary soldier in the regular company of the first regiment of this state [Georgia], have had the same under consideration, and are of the opinion that the petition is reasonable and ought to be granted.
Your committee therefore submit the following Resolution:
Resolved, That the sum of four hundred dollars be allowed to the aforesaid John Knight in lieu of and as a commutation for his bounty warrant as aforesaid, and that the same be paid out of the contingent fund.
Approved, December 24th, 1822.

Thomas Knight of [?]

A.A.4356 Knight, Thomas[31]

Note: "Document #4356 Is currently unavailable"

Conflated: Are the below Stub Entries in A.A.4356?

Stub Entry V30 in South Carolina, Knight, Thomas[32]

N 30, Book V}
Issued the 19th July 1785 To Thomas Knight for Two pound eight Shillg's and Six pence 3/4 for 34 Days Militia Duty as Per account audited.
Principal £2—8—6.3/4, annual Interest £0..3—4—

Conflated: Abstract does not list people and places.

Stub Entry V141 in South Carolina, Knight, Thomas[32]

N 141, Book V}
Issued The 22d July 1785 To Thomas Knight for four pound for 28 Days militia Duty as Per account audited.
Principal £4..0—0, annual Interest £0—4—7—

Conflated: Abstract does not list people and places.

Stub Entry V589 in South Carolina, Knight, Thomas[32]

No. 589, Lib. V}
Issued the 12th September [17]85 To Thomas Knight for Twenty Eight pound one shilling & four pence for Duty in 1779 & [17]81 per a/-c from the Commissioners.
Principal £28—1—4, Annual Interest £1—19—3

Conflated: Abstract does not list people and places.

Bobby Gilmer Moss[5]

"Knight, Thomas, He served in the militia during 1779, 1781 and 1782." A.A.4356; V30; V141; V589."

Conflated: Abstract does not list people and places.

Military Service Records – Original Source

A.A.4355 – Knight, John

A.A.4355 Knight, John[8]

Conflated: "Folder" certainly contains records for more than one soldier, but lists people and places.

Conflated: "Folder" also contains records for a Thomas Knight.

Note: That these records are in a single "Folder" may then be the "origin" for these records being conflated across multiple John Knights in family and on-line genealogies.

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4355, Knight, John
1783 Nov 18 - Indented Certificate from William Hart for seven [?] supplied the State Commissory.
No Date - Computation subtracting an amount from the 18 Nov 1783 Indent, Ack: George Bruton.

Note: See Zachariah Knight for similar record (page X'd out) dated 19 Nov 1783.

Note: PVT George Bruton of Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment.[33]

Deconflated: John Knight of Granville, based on William Hart, and similar record of Zachariah Knight.

1785 May 30 - Received two years interest on the within Indent (18 Nov 1783), Ack: John Knight.
Perhaps 1785 Nov 23 - purchase of 200 acres, Ten Pounds in part of the discount in purchase of 450 acres, Ack: John Knight. Cer: Nicholes.
No Date: Right of [?] interest on the within [?], Ack: James Smart.

Note: LT James Smart of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[34]

Received 1 Jun 1789 - Interest to 1 April last, Ack: Geor[?] Bruton.
1789 Jun 1 - Seven pounds by disc't for land 100 & 200 acres of land for George Bruton, Ack: George Bruton.
John Knight, 231 days Militia in 1780 & 1781, 21 pounds Sterling, Cer since the above: CPT [John] Garvin [Granville County Regiment].

Note: This is Stub Entry X1484.

Note: CPT John Garvin of The Upper Granville County Regiment of Militia.[35]

Deconflated: John Knight of Granville County, based on CPT John Gravin.

1781 Nov - John Knight for sundry provisions and fodder, 11 March and 60 days duty in Militia during Oct and Nov 1781, £6.14.8.1/2 minus £0.11.7.3/4 = £6.3.0.3/4, Ack: JM.

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1781 Mar 31 - 9 bushels of corn, fodder, bacon, rations, £1.17.4.1/4. Oct & Nov 1781, 60 days Service under COL John Marshall, £6.14.8.1/2.

Note: CPT John Marshall of Camden District Regiment.[36] Apparently he signed documents with his initials JM.

1784 Sep ? - Camden District: This day came John Knight and being Duly Sworn sayeth that the above account in question True and that he never Received any satisfation for the same.
1784 Sep ? - same claim for £1.17.4.1/4 and £6.3.0.3/4. The Certifying [?] Marshall as COL is Counterfeit.
1781 March 31 - Jas. [?] Marshel COL [?] Counterfeit.

Deconflated: John Knight of Camden District, based on COL John Marshall.

1782 - John Knight for 153 Days as a PVT in COL Bentons Regiment in [?] and 1782, £10.18.6.3/4, Ack: JM [?]
1785 Sep 20 - To John Knight
  • 5 Jun 1781, 60 days, £4.5.- (as a PVT Soldier in the Millitia)
  • 23 Dec 1781, 32 days, £2.5.4
  • 1 Mar 1782, 30 days, £2.2.6
  • 1 Aug 1782, 31 days, £2.3.11
  • 153 days, £10.16.9
  • add £0.1.9.3/4
  • Total £10.18.6.3/4
Ack: John Knight
Cer: Sam'l. Benton

Note: This is Stub Entry Y814.

Note: CPT Lemuel Benton of Cheraws District Regiment.[37][38]

Deconflated: John Knight of Cheraws District, based on CPT Lemuel Benton.

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1785 Dec 31 - Received Indents, £10.18.6.3/4, Ack: Robert Blan.
1787 Jan 25 - John Knight requested Indents be delivered to Robert Blan, Ack: John Knight.
1787 Dec 27 - Rebecca Knight requested "Indents of my Late Husband John Knight" be delivered to James Smart Jun'r., Ack: Rebecca Knight (her mark), Cer: John Chisolm, JP.

Note: James Smart Jr. is the son of Elizabeth Smart, witness to the Will of William MacCormack, executors John, Thomas, and Zachariah Knight of Beaufort.

Deconflated: John Knight of Cheraws District, Wife Rebecca, based on Indents and CPT Lemuel Benton.

1833 May 27 - $60 one year annunity due to John Night.
1833 - Petition of Jn'o Knight

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1833 - To the Senate & House of Representatives, Petition of John Knight, placed on Pension list at the last General Assembly, to receive a specific sum in lieu of his annual pension; he is over Eighty years of age, no family, removing to Georgia where his only sister resides.
1833 Dec 12 - Petition continued: Senate agrees.
1833 Dec 12 - Petition continued: Committee recommends it be rejected.
1834 Jan 7 [?] - $60 annuity of John Knight to March 1834.
1834 - Petition of Jno. Knight

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1834 - Petition of John Knight praying to be replaced on the pension list of this state. He was apparently striken from the pension list that year, Ack: John Knight (his mark).
1837 Jul 2 - Laurens District - John Knight made oath he has made application for a pension. Apparently the officers of the War Department construed the service requirement to be nine and a half years, longer than the duration of the war. Ack: John Knight (his mark).
1837 Dec 14 - Report of the Committee on pension on the petition of John Knight.
1837 Dec 14 - Committee regarding Petition, declined "as the peititioner is already on the pension role."

Deconflated: John Knight of Kershaw County, based on the petition records.

From this point forward, records for Thomas Knight are intermixed in this "Folder".

[?] Jul [?] - Thomas Knight account of 23 days in the Militia as [?] Private.

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1785 Jul 19 - Thomas Knight his account of 34 days duty as PVT in the Militia in 1782, £2.8.6.3/4, Ack: JM [?].

Note: This is Stub Entry V30.

1791 Jan 6 - Tho's Knight requested his Indents be delivered to William Buford.

Note: This is Stub Entry V30.

1791 Jan 14 - W. Buford received Indent, £2.8.6.3/4.

Note: This is Stub Entry V30.

1787 Jul 22 - Thomas Knight for Militia Duty £4 [?].

Note: This is Stub Entry V141.

1785, 1786, 1787 - Thomas Knight (1785, 1786) received one year interest, two years interest, Robert Jordan (1787) received 4 [?] pounds, discount on land.

Note: This is Stub Entry V141.

Note: PVT Robert Jordan of SC 2nd Regiment.[39]

Note: SGT Robert Jordan of Granville County Regiment.[40] See Overstreet in same Regiment.

Deconflated: Thomas Knight of Granville County, based on William Buford and SGT Robert Jordan.

Moss Roster – Knight Entries

Bobby Gilmer Moss[5]

"Knight, Aaron, He served with Lewis Boan. (Boan, Lewis, R971)."
"Knight, James, He served thirty-seven days in the militia. A.A.4354; X3942."
"Knight, James, Sr., He served as a Lieutenant in the Volunteer Company of St. David's Parish Regiment. Yearbook, 1893; Council of Safety, 30 November 1775."
"Knight, John, He served sixty days in the militia under Col. Marshall during October and November 1781. A.A.4355."[8]

Note: CPT John Marshall of Camden District Regiment.[41]

Deconflated: John Knight of Camden District, based on COL John Marshall.

"Knight, John, R6026, b. 1747, d. 1848, m. Polly Rutledge, While residing in Kershaw District, he served under Capts. John Weathers and Benjamin Hale, Cols. Taylor and Washington and Gens. Sumter, Marion and Greene. He was in the battles at Waxhaws, Hanging Rock, Camden, Kings Mountain, Rugeley's Mill and Eutaw Springs, where he was wounded in the breast by a bayonet. P.I.; A.A.4355;[8] X1484."[12]
"Knight, John, He enlisted in the Fourth Regiment on 20 Dec 1776. Paymaster Roll, IX, p. 178; N.A.853."

Paymaster Roll, IX, p. 178; N.A.853 appears to instead be p177:[42]

The 4th South Carolina Reg: or Artillery Paid up to 1st Jan'y. 1780
…
Knight, John, 1 De'r [17]76

Note: SC Fourth Regiment Artillery.[43]

The 4th South Carolina Regiment was raised on November 13, 1775 at Charleston, South Carolina for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured at Charleston on May 12, 1780 together with the rest of the Southern Department by the British Army. The regiment was disbanded on November 15, 1783.

Expanded on October 18, 1776 to consist of six companies (Beaufort and Georgetown Independent Companies of Artillery concurrently redesignated as the 4th and 5th Companies, 4th South Carolina Regiment).

Deconflated: John Knight of Granville, based 4th Regiment in Beaufort.

"Knight, John (Cheraw District), He served one hundred fifty-three days under Col. [Lemuel] Benton (Wikipedia, WikiTree) during 1781 and 1782. A.A.4355;[8] Y814."

Note: See 20 August 1816 land record in Darlington District for Lamuel Benton on profile for John Knight (1745-1821).

Note: CPT Lemuel Benton of Cheraws District Regiment.[44][45]

Deconflated: John Knight of Cheraws District, based on CPT Lemuel Benton.

"Knight, Moses, R6028." … see detail.
"Knight, Night (Knight), S31194." … see detail.
"Knight, Samuel, He enlisted in the Second Regiment on 4 November 1775. He served as a wagon-master during 1779. (Gore, James, Jr.); N.A.853."
"Knight, Thomas, He served in the militia during 1779, 1781 and 1782." A.A.4356; V30; V141; V589."
"Knight, Zachariah, He served fourty-four days as a sergeant in the Granville County Regiment of Militia from 10 June to 1 August 1779. In addition, he served one hundred thirty-four days in the militia during 1779 and two hundred days during 1782. A.A.4357; X1482; X1483; Y469."

Gwathmey Register – Knight Entries

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John Hastings Gwathmey[46]

  • Knight, John, Corp. 13 CL Dec. 16, 1777; Surgeon's Mate Aug. 9, 1778; reg. designated as 9 CL Sept 14, 1778; trans. to 7 CL Feb. 12, 1781; retired Jan. 1, 1783; died 1835. Awarded 4,444 acres.
  • Knight, John, Surgeon's Mate 7 CL, captured by Indians with Col. William Crawford on Sandusky Expedition. Made his escape and arrived at Fort Pitt and gave account of Col. Crawford's death at the stake. T-EV2P801.
  • Knight, John, officer, rank not given, Amelia Mil. oath June 22, 1780.
  • Knight, John, Lieut., BW.
  • Knight, John, 3 CL.
  • Knight, John, Gist's Reg.
  • Knight, John, 12 CL.
  • Knight, John, Navy, BW.
  • Knight, John, Pitts.
  • Virginia county records by Crozier, William Armstrong, 1864-1913. Page 42; Quote: Knight, John, Surgeons-Mate, Contl. Line, 3 years ending 1 Jan., 1780.

Names to Add

Research Notes

Extensive Research

Laura Knight Jadczyk has compiled the most extensive repository of records and research of the Knights of Colonial Virginia.[47] Her research specific to John Knight of Effingham is found at John Knight of Sussex County VA.[48]

Place Creation

  • Carteret (western-most), Colleton, Berkely, and Craven (eastern-most) Counties were created in 1685.

Western-most slice of SC

  • Carteret County, South Carolina, was created in 1685.
  • Carteret County, South Carolina, was renamed Granville County in 1708.
  • Beaufort District, South Carolina, was created in 1769.

Eastern-most slice of SC

  • Craven County, South Carolina, was creatded in 1685
  • Cheraws District, South Carolina, was created in 1769.
  • Darlington County was established on 1785 from Cheraws District and until 1800 it remained a part of the Cheraws District.

Accounts Audited

“A frequent problem for researchers interested in South Carolina's Revolutionary soldiers is correctly linking a particular document to one of several individuals with identical names. This difficulty is especially apparent with the use of the Accounts Audited Files for Claims Growing out of the Revolution. The whole set of files was moved several times for safe-keeping during the Civil War and, during the process, the records for all men with the same name were usually combined into one file. As one begins to sort out the records, a review of the existing compilations of service records (e.g., Bockstruck, Moss, White) might be extremely useful, since the earlier works might point out other source documents which can be reviewed. But examination of the original documents is always critical, especially where there is conflicting evidence. After as many records as possible have been gathered, the researcher may review each document for evidence of internal and external associations which will help link the document with a particular soldier. When looking at the Accounts Audited files themselves, it is very helpful to review each page (or frame of the microfilm) and to note not only the stub indent numbers which may appear, but also the various amounts of payment indicated. Stub indent numbers were similar to our modern check stub numbers and were used to keep track of accounts. But, even when the stub indent number in not on the page, identical payment amounts might be matched. Second, one should note any names found in addition to that of the soldier. Frequently there are names of witnesses, justices of the peace, or people to whom the indents were signed over. The names may be matched on the pages of the Accounts Audited files, but may also be used to link the document to a specific area of the state. Neighbors often joined and fought in the same regiments, so external evidence may be found for the assignment of Accounts Audited document by comparing the names found in the file with muster rolls, early census materials or other legal documents such as deeds.”[49]

Sources

  1. ↑ South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Knight, James, Account Audited (File No. 4354) Of Claims Growing Out Of The American Revolution. Date: 1776 C. or later. (https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ArchivesImages/S108092/S108092008500116000/images/S108092008500116000.pdf).
  2. ↑ CPT Jacob Buxton.
  3. ↑ CPT Richard Creech.
  4. ↑ LT COL / COL William Harden.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Bobby Gilmer Moss, Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.) p530; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/368462?mark=d817aa147df8b113f62d3ee56e07037e2a044aee73adc8adbccfa73bf24bb2be), image 566.
  6. ↑ Record and Pension Office, War Department, United States, Numbered record books concerning military operations and service, pay and settlement of accounts, and supplies in the War Department collection of Revolutionary War records, Lists of North Carolina and South Carolina troops and of officers and men of Continental organizations raised from more than one state, v. 6, 9, 10, 11 1775-1783 (NARA Series M853, Roll 16); database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVT-D9S7-X), image 199.
  7. ↑ SC Fourth Regiment (Artillery).
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Knight, John, Account Audited (File No. 4355) Of Claims Growing Out Of The American Revolution. Date: 1776 C. or later. (https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ArchivesImages/S108092/S108092008500119000/images/S108092008500119000.pdf).
  9. ↑ PVT George Bruton.
  10. ↑ LT James Smart.
  11. ↑ CPT John Garvin.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 A. S. Salley, Jr., Stub Entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing Out of the Revolution, Book X, Part I (Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1925), p164; digital images, HathiTrust.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x002552093&view=1up&seq=5).
  13. ↑ South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Knight, Zachariah, Account Audited (File No. 4357) Of Claims Growing Out Of The American Revolution. Date: 1776 C. or later. (https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ArchivesImages/S108092/S108092008500150000/images/S108092008500150000.pdf).
  14. ↑ LT James Smart.
  15. ↑ CPT John Garvin.
  16. ↑ PVT Jethro Overstreet and PVT John Overstreet.
  17. ↑ A. S. Salley, Jr., Stub Entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing Out of the Revolution, Book X, Part I (Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1925), p164; digital images, HathiTrust.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x002552093&view=1up&seq=5).
  18. ↑ A. S. Salley, Jr., Stub Entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing Out of the Revolution, Book X, Part I (Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1925), p164; digital images, HathiTrust.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x002552093&view=1up&seq=5).
  19. ↑ A. S. Salley, Jr., Stub Entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing Out of the Revolution, Books U-W (Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1918), p71 (U488); digital images, HathiTrust.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044098469778&view=1up&seq=5).
  20. ↑ CPT John Marshall.
  21. ↑ CPT John Marshall.
  22. ↑ CPT Lemuel Benton.
  23. ↑ Lemuel Benton.
  24. ↑ CPT Lemuel Benton.
  25. ↑ Lemuel Benton.
  26. ↑ A. S. Salley, Jr., Stub Entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing Out of the Revolution, Books Y-Z (Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1927), p127; digital images, HathiTrust.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433080461761&view=1up&seq=5).
  27. ↑ "Pension application of John Knight R6026," Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters (https://revwarapps.org/r6026.pdf).
  28. ↑ The Known Battles & Skirmishes in South Carolina.
  29. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 > John Knight, Georgia; database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/549981:4282?_phsrc=abd3&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=john&gsln=knight&ml_rpos=117&queryId=a7d63f5a0afca758ebc0f74ff6c5cd85).
  30. ↑ Acts of the General Assembly of The State of Georgia, Passed at Milledgeville, at an Annual Session, In November and December 1822. (Milledgeville, Georgia: State Printer, 1822), p147, p167; digital images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=4dNJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147&dq=On+11+Dec+1822+a+resolution+of+the+Senate+Committee+received+and+granted+a+petition+from+John+Knight&source=bl&ots=yEys6o0oPP&sig=ACfU3U0wdMl_Ru6xVo3_TQyBnJq0DZl1og&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8xajuwI79AhXlBjQIHT5JDIMQ6AF6BAgiEAM#v=snippet&q=John%20knight&f=false).
  31. ↑ South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Knight, Thomas, Account Audited (File No. 4356) Of Claims Growing Out Of The American Revolution. Date: 1776 C. or later. (https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/ArchivesImages/S108092/S108092008500143000/images/S108092008500143000.pdf).
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 A. S. Salley, Jr., Stub Entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing Out of the Revolution, Book U-W (Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1918), p99 (V30), p115 (V141), p183 (V589); digital images, HathiTrust.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044098469778&view=1up&seq=5).
  33. ↑ PVT George Bruton.
  34. ↑ LT James Smart.
  35. ↑ CPT John Garvin.
  36. ↑ CPT John Marshall.
  37. ↑ CPT Lemuel Benton.
  38. ↑ Lemuel Benton.
  39. ↑ PVT Robert Jordan.
  40. ↑ SGT Robert Jordan.
  41. ↑ CPT John Marshall.
  42. ↑ Record and Pension Office, War Department, United States, Numbered record books concerning military operations and service, pay and settlement of accounts, and supplies in the War Department collection of Revolutionary War records, Lists of North Carolina and South Carolina troops and of officers and men of Continental organizations raised from more than one state, v. 6, 9, 10, 11 1775-1783 (NARA Series M853, Roll 16); database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVT-D9S7-X), image 199.
  43. ↑ SC Fourth Regiment (Artillery).
  44. ↑ CPT Lemuel Benton.
  45. ↑ Lemuel Benton.
  46. ↑ John Hastings Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the revolution, soldiers, sailors, marines, 1775-1783 (Dietz Press, Richmond, Virginia, 1938.); digital images, Ancestry.com (Image).
  47. ↑ Laura Knight Jadczyk, Knight Genealogy.
  48. ↑ John Knight of Effingham GA, Some Problems and Solutions.
  49. ↑ Judith F. Russell, South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. XXI, No. 1 (Winter 2003).




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