John
Knight
Born about in Columbia County, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Caleb Knight
and Deborah (Marshall) Knight
Brother of
Avery Knight and Ruth (Knight) Ferris
Husband of
Patience (Kirby) Knight
— married
31 Oct 1821 in Chadwick, Columbia County, New York
Descendants 
Died
at about age 88
in Chatham, Columbia County, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jan 2018
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Biography
Son of Caleb Knight 1745-1827 and 3. Deborah Marshall 1763-1826
John & Patience were the parents of the following known children:
Adelia Loomis KNIGHT was born on 8 August 1822. She died on 11 November 1890
Byron A. KNIGHT was born on 22 July 1825. He died on 19 December 1878
John Newton KNIGHT was born on 9 May 1831. He died on 4 June 1864
1840: Chatham, Columbia Co., New York; John Knight; Page: 7; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBS-NMS
1850: Chatham, Columbia Co., New York; John Knight 49 New York; Patience Knight 47 New York; Byron A Knight 25 New York; Susan C Knight 24 New York; Mary E Knight 1 New York; John N Knight 18 New York; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY9-MJR
1855: Chatham, Columbia Co., New York; Byron U Knight Head of Household 30; Susan C Knight Wife 21; Francis R Knight Child 4; Mary E Knight Child 6; John Knight Father 58; Patience Knight Mother 53; Elijah Thompson Servant 22; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6SK-PFL
1875: Chatham, Columbia, New York; Occupation of John: Retired Farmer; John Knight 79; Frank Knight 25; Mary Knight 21; Ellen Knight 3; Amy Knight 2; George Knight 8/12; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNJL-6HG
1880: Chatham, Columbia Co., New York; Susan C Knight, Widowed, Self 53 New York; John Knight, Widowed, Father-in-law 83 New York/New York/New York; Ellen Knight Granddau 8 New York; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZN-99X
Find A Grave: Memorial #151545007 John Knight
Sources
New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956; John Knight; Event Date: 27 June 1885; Event Place: Chatham, Columbia, New York; Entry Number: 14487; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRS-63HX
NEHGS Register: William Gifford of Sandwich, Massachusetts: americanancestors.org
See Also
Family Tree of William Knight: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3ZKJ-YZS
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Mike Lopata
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PD2216157 [compare], Ancestry member mlopatajr
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~0.78%
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