Benjamin
F
Knight
II
Born in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Jesse Davis Knight, Harriet E. (Knight) Wade [half], Cornelia Ann (Knight) Wade [half], William Martin Knight, Keziah Jane (Knight) Ellzey, Caroline Amanda (Knight) Welch, John Evan Andrew Knight and Serena Margaret (Knight) Pitts
Husband of
Louise Elizabeth (Wade) Lowery
— married
about 1857 (to 1864) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James Pounds Knight
Died
at about age 27
in Jones, Mississippi, United States
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Biography
Birth 1837. Mississippi, United States.[1][2]
Marriage and Children
- Sarah Knight, 1858, MS[1] Find A Grave: Memorial #91851046
Death and Burial
- Death 1864. Jones, Mississippi, United States.[2]
- Burial Mount Olive Cemetery, Jones, Mississippi, United States.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1860 United States Federal Census
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Source: Find A Grave: Memorial #59437820 retrieved 12 Mar 2017
- 1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Jones, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 721; Family History Library Film: 803584. amb 15:26, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~1.56%
Carolyn Cowart
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~1.56%
Mildred Walker :
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~0.78%
Anne Huff :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A066280 [compare], FTDNA kit #335559
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Living DNA, GEDmatch A066280 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ron Knight :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Curtis White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LD4895728 [compare], yourDNAportal CUR03449473, Ancestry member CurtisCWhite
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Jack Dorn :
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~0.78%
Kathy McCain :
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Categories: Knight's Company, Mississippi (Union), United States Civil War
James P Knight Head M 56 farmer, Mississippi
Corene Knight Wife F 51 Mississippi
William Knight Son M 18 farm laborer, Mississippi
Percy Knight Son M 16 farm laborer, Mississippi
Seymore Knight Son M 14 Mississippi
Troy Knight Daughter F 8 Mississippi
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Beat 3, Walthall, Mississippi; 23 Jan 1920 Census
Oakley Knight Head M 37 sawyer, Mississippi parents b Mississippi
Minnie Knight Wife F 18 Mississippi
Benja Knight M 23 farmer, Mississippi
Louisa Knight F 16 Mississippi
Sarah E Knight F 2 Mississippi
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Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi; 29 Oct 1850 Census
Albert Knight Sr. M 65 Taner?, (=Tanner?), Georgia
Mason Knight F 55 North Carolina
Martha A Knight F 14 Mississippi
Taylor Knight M 10 Mississippi
CSA Pvt Co B 7 BN Mississippi Infantry.
A brave young sodier His life wrongfully ended
Dedicated by Troy Knight Lea Granddaughter of Ben, Daughter of J Pound Knight
Parents: William H Knight (1812 - 1880)
Children: James Pounds Knight (1864 - 1941)
Siblings: Jesse D Knight (1833 - 1898), Harriet E Knight Wade (1834 - 1906), Cornelia Ann Knight Wade (1835 - 1923), William Martin Knight (1840 - 1914),
Jane Knight Ellzey (1841 - 1888), Caroline Amanda Knight Welch (1843 - 1871),
John A Knight (1844 - 1888),
Serena Margaret Knight Pitts (1852 - 1922)