Preston
Knight
Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Berryman Knight
and Nancy (Dowden) Knight
Brother of
Eveline Knight, Thurston Washington Knight, Elgina (Knight) Lee, Zerelda (Knight) Neale, Marcelia (Knight) Brown, Letitia (Knight) Jones, Artimesia Knight and Anna Virginia (Knight) Brown
Husband of
Mary Ann (Hall) Knight
— married
17 Oct 1837 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John S. Knight and William Augustus Knight
Died
at age 35
in Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2015
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Biography
Research Notes
Different person:
- 1830 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8058 #699131; Name: Preston Knight; Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Rhea, Tennessee; Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1; Free White Persons - Under 20: 2; Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2; Total Free White Persons: 4; Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4. Image
- Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002; Ancestry Record 1169 #2836696; Name: Preston Knight; Gender: Male; Spouse: Margaret Ferguson; Bond Date: 17 Mar 1827; Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1827; Marriage Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA; Spouse: Margaret Ferguson. Image
- Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002; Ancestry Record 1169 #2839363; Name: Preston Knight; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1827; Marriage Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA; Spouse: Margaret Ferguson. Image
Sources
See also:
- Ancestry Profile
- 1840 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8057 #2110099; Name: Preston Knight; Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Henry, Kentucky; Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1; White Persons - Deaf and Dumb - 14 thru 24: 2; White Persons - Insane and Idiots at Private Charge: 2; Free White Persons - Under 20: 1; Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2; Total Free White Persons: 3; Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3. Image
- 1850 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8054 #3817580; Name: Preston Knight; Age: 30; Birth Year: abt 1820; Birthplace: Kentucky; Home in 1850: Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA; Gender: Male; Family Number: 84; Household Members: Name Age: Preston Knight 30; Mary A Knight 31; John S Knight 12; William A Knight 6; Elvessa Knight 3; Thomas McDermit 40; Preston Rutherford 25. Image
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Preston 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 Preston 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]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Samantha (Ford) Cox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HL9783077 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HL9783077 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149138
-
~3.12%
Dianna Knight :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A516574 [compare], Ancestry member diannalynn37
-
~3.12%
~25.00%
Bill Foster :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL066551 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Katherine (Foster) Galloway :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL217522 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~25.00%
Robert Foster :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL238875 [compare]
-
~1.56%
William Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FV8739260 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL5a0a4916, Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FV8739260 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL5a0a4916, FTDNA kit #B49727
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Melissa (Foster) Fetter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61850
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Foster Hurley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61955
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Beth (Foster) Honeycutt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149214
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Carole Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], FTDNA kit #B70419
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Lance Hurley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], FTDNA kit #B72462
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Jenny Cox :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jenny_Cox
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Linda (Ford) Cornwall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HQ4064958 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HQ4064958 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149165
-
~1.56%
Frank Ford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DP4776896 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DP4776896 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149195
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Tammy (Ain) Willson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A384478 [compare], Ancestry member TammyAin
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Rejected matches › Preston Matthews Knight (abt.1805-1838)
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