Born in Appling, Georgia
Daughter of John Davis
and Sarah (Bradford) Davis
Sister of
Nathaniel Davis
Wife of
John Carter Knight
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Albert Knight, Elizabeth (Knight) Clark, Mary Ann (Knight) Whitehead, William Henry Knight, James Carter Knight, Benjamin Franklin Knight I, Altimirah (Knight) Brumfield, Jefferson Davis Knight and Daniel Champenois Knight Sr.
Died
at age 81
in Jones, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2013
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Biography
Keziah was born in 1778. She passed away in 1859. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 August 2023), memorial page for Keziah Davis Knight (5 Nov 1778–8 Nov 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #52855879, citing John Jackie Knight Cemetery, Jones County, Mississippi, USA; maintained by Flicka Smith (contributor 46985047), two headstone photos.
- Keziah Knight (1778 Georgia), United States Census, 1850 Covington County, Covington, Mississippi, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LH-19W
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QD8-3T?i=6&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM4LH-197
Acknowledgments
Entered by Ron Knight, Friday, August 2, 2013. Thank you to Ron Knight for creating Davis-17524 on 2 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Ron and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Keziah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Keziah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Keziah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Keziah:
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~3.12%
Carolyn Cowart
:
23andMe
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Mildred Walker :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Anne Huff :
23andMe, GEDmatch A066280 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066280 [compare], Ancestry member annehuff13
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A066280 [compare], FTDNA kit #335559
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Living DNA, GEDmatch A066280 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ron Knight :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Curtis White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LD4895728 [compare], yourDNAportal CUR03449473, Ancestry member CurtisCWhite
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, yourDNAportal CUR03449473, FTDNA kit #B529193
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Jack Dorn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AY3865337 [compare], FTDNA kit #893416
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~1.56%
Kathy McCain :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FQ8800746 [compare], yourDNAportal KAT55e1b7c7
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~0.78%
Michael Taylor :
23andMe, GEDmatch M165058 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A892272 [compare], Ancestry member MICHAELTAYLOR1956
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T016316 [compare], FTDNA kit #80625
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~0.78%
Heather (Dorn) Meek :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LQ3936411 [compare]
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~0.78%
John Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a338432 [compare], Ancestry member loamlandfire1
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~0.78%
S A Hutchins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A685722 [compare], Ancestry member HutchinsSA
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~0.78%
Barry Holland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PD1360040 [compare]
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~0.78%
Stephanie Baylis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A321644 [compare], Ancestry member Baylisgirl
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~0.78%
Bridgette (Rylee) Rylee-Dykes :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Corey (McCain) Taylor :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Dylan Gremillion :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Dylangremillion
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~0.39%
Anna (Walton) Grace :
AncestryDNA
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Jeff Bartlett
It has been suggested by several descendants that the maiden name of John Davis' wife was Greathouse, not Bradford.
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by Jeff Bartlett
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