John S Goodnight (1765 - 1841)

Born 1 May 1765 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Davis) Goodnight — married 25 Dec 1786 in Mercer Co., KY

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1841 at age 75 in Mercer, Kentucky, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Stephanie Ross [send private message]

Biography

John was the son of Hans Michael Gutknecht and Mary (Landis) Goodnight.^[1]

John Goodnight

Birth: 01 MAY 1765 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death: 10 MAR 1841 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Death: 19 FEB 1841 in Boyle, Kentucky, USA

Burial: Goodnight Cemetery in Boyle County, Kentucky. ^[2]

Father: Hans Michael Goodnight b: BET 1721 AND 1725 in Germany

Mother: Mary Landers b: ABT 1744 in Lancaster, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Ruth Davis b: 21 JUL 1763 in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Married: 25 DEC 1786 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Children:

1. Edward Goodnight b: 12 SEP 1787 in Perryville, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
2. Michael Goodnight b: 09 NOV 1789 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
3. Mary Goodnight b: 01 FEB 1792 in Boyle, Kentucky, USA
4. John Goodnight Jr. b: 03 NOV 1793 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
5. Sarah Elizabeth Goodnight b: 14 OCT 1795 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
6. Elizabeth Goodnight b: 10 DEC 1797 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
7. Rachel Goodnight b: 11 JAN 1800 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
8. David Goodnight b: 23 SEP 1802 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
9. Nancy Goodnight b: 13 JAN 1805 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
10. Jacob Goodnight b: 15 JAN 1807 in Perryville, Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deri,
   Page: Source number: 6737.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code:.
   Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #479077 (accessed before 8 June 2013),
   Name: John Goodnight Birth Date: 1765 Birth Place: NC.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for John S. Goodnight (1 May 1765–10 Mar 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #9517657 , citing Goodnight Cemetery, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Searching for Answers (contributor 46881808).

See also:

• North Carolina IGI & article, "The Goodnight Family in America"