John
Wesley
Knight
Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Andrew Jackson Knight
and Jincy (Hilton) Knight
Brother of
Helton Knight, Sarah Amanda (Knight) Plyler, Abigail Jane (Knight) Cook, Moses F. Knight, Thomas Preston Knight, Hushwell Frank Knight, Doctor Andrew Knight and Mary Elizabeth (Knight) Blackwell
Husband of
Millie E. (Baker) Knight
— married
before 1879 in South Carolina, United States
Husband of
Mary (Stroud) Knight
— married
before 1903 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Brooks Bryant Knight
Died
at age 65
in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2013
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Biography
- John Wesley Knight was born in 1855, son of Andrew Knight and Jincy Hilton. He died in 1920.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT8-8GP : 12 December 2017), John Knight in entry for Andrew Knight, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R2-NW3 : 1 December 2019), John Knight in entry for Andrew Knight, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3T7-56X : accessed 1 December 2019), Jno W Knight, Flat Creek Township (southeast part), Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 16B, family 328, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,533.
- "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M5D8-MNM : accessed 22 Jan 2013), J W Knight, Flat Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina; citing sheet 18A, family 355, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375477.
- "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6ZR-93W : accessed 22 Jan 2013), John W Knight, , Lancaster, South Carolina; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet 6A, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821701.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2019), memorial page for John Wesley Knight (19 May 1855–3 Oct 1920), Find A Grave Memorial no. 43737932, citing Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Jo Roberts (contributor 47188400) .
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DNA Connections
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Eugene Knight
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup RM269, FTDNA kit #21816 - James Knight :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-U106, FTDNA kit #167298
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~6.25%
Barbara (Willingham) Wainscott :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barbarawainscott_1
-
~3.12%
Kristy Wainscott :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
CD Knight :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
L.c. Farley :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
D Mcdonald :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Holly Dunlap :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Vance Wingfield :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QM5711913 [compare], Ancestry member VWingfield
-
~0.78%
Gin Davis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marcofox
-
~0.78%
Rose (Bond) Dolese :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H071394 [compare]
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