John Knight
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John Berryman Knight (1793 - 1873)

Rev. Elder John Berryman Knight
Born in North Carolina, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 26 Sep 1815 in Shelby, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in Pleasantville, Henry, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

John was born in 1793. He died in 1873. [1]

Name

Name: Elder John B /Knight/[2][3]

Birth

Date: August 17, 1793
Place: Virginia, United States
Birth:
Date: August 18, 1793
Place: North Carolina, United States OR Virginia, United States

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 17 AUG 1793

Military Service

Military Service: Served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812[3] in the Battle of New Orleans.
Date: January 8, 1815
Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Fold records for John Knight from Kentucky:

Occupation

Occupation: Baptist Minister
Place: Big Shoal Church, Gallatin, Clay, Missouri[3][4]

Marriage

Husband: John B Knight
Wife: Susannah Nancy Dowden
Child: Elgina Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Zerelda Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Thurston W Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Marcillia Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Leticia Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Artimesia Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Preston Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Eveline Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Anna Virginia Knight
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 26 SEP 1815
Place: Shelby County, Kentucky, USA[5]
Husband: John B Knight
Marriage:
Date: 26 SEP 1815
Place: Kentucky[6]

Death

Death: Age: 80
Date: September 20, 1873
Place: Pleasantville, Henry, Kentucky, United States

Burial

Place: Henry County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

  1. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 August 2023), memorial page for Rev John Berryman Knight (18 Aug 1793–20 Sep 1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #28421059, citing Sulphur Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Henry County, Kentucky, USA; maintained by Sarah Locklin Taylor (contributor 46921363), three headstone photos.
  2. Source: #S15 Data: Text: Marriage date: 26 Sep 1815; Marriage place: Kentucky
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Source: #S6; Quote: In 1851 the membership numbered over 200. The log church was too small so it was torn down and the present brick building was erected on the site. Like its predecessor, the brick church was of native material, put together by the efforts of the entire community. The first pastor in the new building was John Knight, a veteran of the War of 1812.
  4. Title: Letter from JW Chapman to WB Chapman and Mrs. Nellie Darnell; Location: Twin Falls, Idaho; Date: April 5, 1922; Repository: Ancestry.com: User: djgarza; Published: 10 Nov 2012; Quote: I also think that Grandmother Chapman's family were of Revolution stock from Georgia. Her name was Anna Knight. She had four brothers John (a Baptist preacher), Thurston, Preston who settled in Missouri xx and near Kansas City, and Nelson who settled near Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri and raised a family of four boys. I think they settled in that country and reared families and of the boys. George lived in xxxxxxx at one time many years ago. I was well acquainted with one of Preston Knight boys, W.A. Knight. He was in the real estate business and owned large holdings in Kansas City. Thurston left boys who were there at that time.
  5. Source: #S15
  6. Source: #S15 Data: Text: Marriage date: 26 Sep 1815 CONT Marriage place: Kentucky
  • Source: S15 Author: Dodd, Jordan Title: Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual; Repository: Ancetsry.com
  • Source: S6; Title: Clay County Missouri Centennial Souvenir, 1822-1922; Author: Alexander Doniphan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Publisher: Liberty Tribune, 1922; Chapter: County Churches; Pages: 121–122.
  • 1820 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 7734 #1189738; Name: John Knight; Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Shelby, Kentucky; Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2; Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1; Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1; Free White Persons - Under 16: 2; Total Free White Persons: 4; Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4. Image
  • 1830 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8058 #1647258; Name: John Knight; Home in 1830 (City, County, State): North of The Road From Louisville To Frankfort, Shelby, Kentucky; Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1; Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2; Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2; Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1; Free White Persons - Under 20: 6; Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2; Total Free White Persons: 8; Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8. Image
  • 1840 United States Federal Census; Not found in 1840 Census but in the index
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (19 December 2020), John Knight, Henry, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • 1850 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8054 #15712097; Name: John Knight; Gender: Male; Age: 56; Birth Year: abt 1794; Birthplace: North Carolina; Home in 1850: District 1, Henry, Kentucky, USA; Occupation: Saddler; Industry: Leather Products, Except Footwear; Real Estate: 428; Line Number: 15; Dwelling Number: 392; Family Number: 396; Household Members Age: John Knight 56; Nancy Knight 56; M Knight 20; Letitia Knight 18; Artemisia Knight 16; Roren Knight 14. Image
  • "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (29 May 2021), John Knight, 1870.
  • 1870 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 7163 #17677115; Name: John Knight; Age in 1870: 76; Birth Date: abt 1794; Birthplace: Virginia; Dwelling Number: 193; Home in 1870: New Castle, Henry, Kentucky; Race: White; Gender: Male; Post Office: New Castle; Occupation: Sadler; Male Citizen Over 21: Yes; Personal Estate Value: 500; Household Members Age: John Knight 76. Image
  • 1880 United States Federal Census
    • Entry for his daughter Leticia giving John's birthplace: Ancestry Record 6742 #10619738; Name: Latisia Jones; [Lettitia Jones]; Age: 48; Birth Date: Abt 1832; Birthplace: Kentucky; Home in 1880: Campbellsburg, Henry, Kentucky, USA; Dwelling Number: 30; Race: White; Gender: Female; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: T. P. Jones; Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia; Occupation: Keeping House; Household Members Age Relationship: T. P. Jones 51 Self (Head); Latisia Jones 48 Wife; John F. Jones 21 Son; Lee Jones 15 Son. Image
    • Entry for his son Thurston giving John's birthplace: Ancestry Record 6742 #33663833; Name: Thurston Knight; Age: 67; Birth Date: Abt 1813; Birthplace: Kentucky; Home in 1880: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA; Street: Walnut St; House Number: 1909; Race: White; Gender: Male; Relation to Head of House: Self (Head); Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Martha Knight; Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky; Occupation: Cattle Trader; Household Members Age Relationship: Thurston Knight 67 Self (Head); Martha Knight 56 Wife; Semantha V. Knight 37 Daughter; Malisa J. Knight 35 Daughter; Amelia A. Knight 33 Daughter; Nancy A. Knight 31 Daughter; Unettie I. Knight 29 Daughter; Artie E. Knight 26 Daughter; Marth L. Knight 22 Daughter; John W. Knight 16 Son; Carrol G. Smith 4 Grandson. Image
  • Clay County, Missouri, Cemetery Index, 1844-1938; Ancestry Record 5440 #777; Name: Nancy Dowden Knight; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 25 Mar 1793; Death Age: 65; Death Date: 4 Sep 1858; Burial Place: Clay, Missouri, USA; Cemetery: Big Shoal Graveyard; Cemetery Notes: Located southeast corner of section 19, township 51, range 32. Recorded 1935; Spouse: Elder John Knight; Volume: I.
  • Kentucky Land Grants; Ancestry Record 2073 #110671; Grantee: John B Knight; Number of Acres: 4; Survey Date: 21 Jan 1873; County: Christian; Watercourse: Little R; Book Number: 93.
  • "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (23 February 2021), John Night, 1815.
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2021), Jno Knight and Nancy Dowden, 21 Sep 1815; citing Marriage, Shelby, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 259,280.
  • Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850; Ancestry Record 2089 #163081; Name: John Knight; Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1815; Marriage Place: Shelby, Kentucky, USA; Spouse: Nancy Dowden.
  • Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry Record 61372 #1905816; Name: Jno Knight; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1815; Marriage Place: Shelby, Kentucky, USA; Spouse: Nancy Dowden; Film Number: 000259280. Image
  • Shelby County, Kentucky, Marriage Bond Index, 1791-1822; Ancestry Record 6063 #1130; Name: John Knight; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1815; Marriage Place: Shelby, Kentucky, USA; Spouse: Noncy Dowden.
  • Ancestry Profile
  • Good Knight yDNA Analysis
  • Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962
  • Battle of New Orleans
  • Clay County Missouri Centennial Souvenir — County Churches p1...
  • Church and Family History Research Assistance for Clay County...




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