Ephraim Knight (1772 - 1862)

Born 2 Aug 1772 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Martha (Sledge) Knight — married 6 Dec 1798 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1862 at about age 89 in Obion, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Ephraim Knight was born on 2 August 1772, and christened on 22 November 1772 in the Episcopal Church, Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia.^[1] He is the son of Moses Knight and Judith Unknown. His sponsors were Thomas Stokes, Abel Mabrey, and Anne Hood.

1798 – Dec 6 – VA Sussex – Mar – Ephraim Knight to Patsy Sledge. (FHL Film Number 34154, 92).

1798 Dec 24 – NC Edgecombe/Halifax – Admin – Ephraim Knight – Notice placed in newspaper: Notice. I do hereby forbid all persons to hunt with or without dogs, or to carry a gun or shoot on my land lying on the west side of the Marsh Swamp, bounded thus; -- beginning at the mouth of Little Swamp, thence up the water courses of the Marsh Swamp to the lower corner of William Williams’ line, then up his and M’Culloch’s line to the Horse hole, then westwardly to M’Culloch’s line, then south along M’Culloch’s line to a pine in Little Swamp, then down the main run of Little Swamp to the beginning. Em. Knight. (Ephraim Knight).

1800 – Jan 2 – VA Sussex – Admin – Moses Knight: Will written 17 February 1798., 2 January 1800 (proved). my loving wife Judith Knight; the use of all my Land and plantation whereon I now live with use of all my negroes namely … [negro] Cate, Herculas, Ozburn, Winnie my son Ephraim Knight; one bed and furniture, one Cow and Calf and fifty dollars cash my son William Knight; one bed and furniture one Cow and Calf and fifty dollars cash my daughter Judith Knight; one bed and furniture one Cow and Calf my daughter Rebeckah Knight; one bed and furniture one Cow and Calf my daughter Lucy Knight; one bed and furniture one Cow and Calf my Children namely Moses Knight, James Knight, Ephraim Knight, William Knight, Elisabeth Sturdivant, Judith Knight, Rebeckah Knight, Lucy Knight; after the death of my wife that all my estate that I have Left her the use of be equally divided among hs my Children Signed: Moses Knight (his mark), Witnesses: David Graves (his mark), W'm. Adkins (his mark), Executors: my Loveing wife Judith Knight, my son Moses Knight. At a Court held for Sussex County the 2nd day of January 1800, the Will was presented in Court by Judith Knight, and was proved by the oaths of witnesses David Graves and William Adkins. Judith was granted certificate for obtaining probate. (Episcopal Church, Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia, Parish register of Albemarle Parish of Surry and Sussex counties, 1739-1778; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4C-2W8), image 86.)

He died in 1862.

Sources

1. ↑ Albemarle Parish, Episcopal Church, Sussex County, Virginia, Parish register of Albemarle Parish of Surry and Sussex counties, 1739-1778; database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4C-2T?cat=376749), image 19.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPP-MPL : 28 January 2020), Ephraim Knight, 1772.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7F-C53 : 29 January 2020), Ephraim Knight, 1798.
• "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NX8-52Q9 : Thu Oct 26 05:06:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Ephraim Knight and Patsy Sledge, 6 Dec 1798.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7X-G4G : 29 January 2020), Ephraim Knight, 1799.