Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Marcus M. Merritt
and [mother unknown]
Wife of
James Madison Knight Sr.
— married
19 Feb 1822 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Green Asbury Knight, William Merritt Knight, James Madison Knight Jr., Joshua Lester Knight, Sarah Ann (Knight) Perryman, Elizabeth Jane (Knight) Absher, John Bell Knight and Louisa M. (Knight) Auten
Died
at age 62
in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2022
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Biography
Nancy was born in 1801. She passed away in 1863. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Linda (Johnson) Leslie.
- "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD79-M2P : 16 March 2020), Nancy Merrett in entry for James Knight, 1822.
- "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-Q6HF : 10 March 2021), James Knight and Nancy Merritt, 19 Feb 1822; citing Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 430,829.
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNF9-W57 : 4 December 2014), James Knight and Nancy Merritt, 19 Feb 1822; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC67-WYV : 21 October 2021), Nancy Knight in household of James Knight, Wilson, Tennessee, 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:MXCS-TJM : 18 February 2021), Nancy Knight in entry for James Knight, 1860.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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