James
Richard Clayton
"Jim"
Knight
Born in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Madison Knight
and Mary Ann (Bullard) Knight
Husband of
Susan F. (Sheppard) Knight
— married
1858 in Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, United States
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Gwinn) Knight
— married
11 Feb 1873 in Fort White, Columbia, Florida, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ludwell Randal Knight, Courtney Clark Knight, William Carrington Knight, Sarah Ida Belle Knight, Mason Faulkner Knight and Edna Lee (Knight) Feagle
Died
at age 75
in Shellman, Randolph, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
James was born in 1836. He was the son of James Knight and Mary Bullard. He passed away in 1911. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Linda (Johnson) Leslie.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYC-P5Q : 19 December 2020), Jas R Knight in household of Jas Knight, Randolph, Randolph, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CS-34T : 18 February 2021), James R C Knight in entry for James Knight, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZ8-L77 : 28 May 2021), James R C Knight in entry for Mary Knight, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZM-JFG : 19 February 2021), James C Knight, Precinct 6 and 7, Columbia, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 22, sheet 395A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,126.
- "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP9M-M8V : 23 February 2021), ... R.c. Knight in entry for Courtr...ey Clark Knight, 1921.
- "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP9M-M8V : 23 February 2021), ... R.c. Knight in entry for Courtr...ey Clark Knight, 1921.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Don Knight
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup I-Y131693, FTDNA kit #185508 - H. Knight :
Y-Chromosome Test 780 markers, haplogroup R-FGC37140, MitoYDNA ID Z10698 [compare]
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~3.12%
Truett Ford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FJ4795438 [compare]
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~1.56%
Mike Seale :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ME5663330 [compare], yourDNAportal MIK96c6cdb7, Ancestry member mike_seale33
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~1.56%
H. Knight :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch QT9531957 [compare]
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~0.78%
Thelisa (Davis) Miller :
23andMe
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Malcolm Mckendrick
Knight-22126 and Knight-19363 do not represent the same person because: Not Related
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Rejected matches › James Knight (1838-)
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