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Rachel (Carter) Knight (1806 - 1874)

Rachel Knight formerly Carter
Born in Colleton, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1826 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 68 in Lowndes, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 3 Aug 2011
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Biography

Rachel was born in 1806. She died in 1874. [1]

Name

Name: Rachel /Carter/ [2]
Name: Rachel /Knight/ [3][4]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Rachel /Carter/ .

Birth

Date: 1806
Place: South Carolina, USA[5]

Death

Date: 28 DEC 1874[6]

Data Changed

Date: 18 AUG 2004

Prior to import, this record was last changed 18 AUG 2004 .

Marriage

Husband: William Cone Knight
Wife: Rachel Carter
Child: Molsy Knight
Child: John Knight
Child: William J Knight
Child: Jesse Knight
Child: Sarah Knight
Child: Rachel Knight
Child: Nancy Knight
Child: Thomas Jefferson Knight
Child: Elizabeth Knight
Child: Keziah Knight
Child: Amanda Knight
Child: Mary Jane Knight
Child: Matthew Albritton Knight
Child: Aaron W Knight
Marriage:
Date: 1826[7][8]
Husband: Jesse Carter
Wife: Mary Touchton
Child: William Carter
Child: George Carter
Child: Rachel Carter
Child: James Carter
Child: John Carter
Child: Sarah Carter
Child: Isaac Carter
Child: Elijah Carter
Child: Nancy Carter
Marriage:
Date: ABT 1798[9]
Event:
Type: Relocation
Date: AFT 1809
Place: Tattnall, Georgia, USA
Note: Jesse Carter moved with his father and several brother and sisters.[10]
Event:
Type: Relocation
Date: 1819
Place: Appling, Georgia, USA[11]
Event:
Type: Relocation
Date: 1825
Place: located on the west side of the Alapaha River., Lowndes, Georgia, USA
Note: Relocated to obtain better grazing land for cattle.[12]

Sources

  1. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 March 2021), memorial page for Rachel Carter Knight (8 Aug 1806–28 Dec 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #17878923, citing Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, USA; maintained by Donna Freeman (contributor 46889839), headstone photo.
  2. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  3. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  4. Source: #S130 Page: page 26
  5. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  6. Source: #S130 Page: page 26
  7. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  8. Source: #S130 Page: page 26
  9. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  10. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  11. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  12. Source: #S170 Page: pages 38-40.
  • Source: S130 Title: Our Heritage A Genealogy of the Descendants of Jacob Carter of South Carolina, Volume: III Abbreviation: Our Heritage Author: Mary Ketus Deen Holland Publication: self-published, 1974 Repository: #R5
  • Repository: R5 Name: Dale M Crawford Personal library
  • Source: S170 Title: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Edition: 7th printing, 1984, Volume: 1 Abbreviation: PWG, Vol 1 Author: Editor: Folks Huxford Publication: Folks Huxford, Homerville, Georgia, 1948 Repository: #R5

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Carter-3447 created through the import of DMCGEDCOM.GED on Aug 3, 2011 by Dale Crawford. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Dale and others. Also, unsourced family tree handed down to Robert Knight Jr..





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Carter-32816 and Carter-3447 appear to represent the same person because: they share the same vital statistics, but their husbands are conflated. Rachel should be married to William Cone Knight; her son is Aaron William Knight, not her husband.
posted by Linda (Johnson) Leslie

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