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JAMES Moore Knight 1730 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Nov 1786

Death Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Knight

Mother: Isabell Knight

Spouse(s): Priscilla Carter

Children(s): Sarah Knight

JAMES Moore Knight was born in 1730 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Hughes Knight and Isabell Carter, 1714, Knight. JAMES Moore Knight later married Priscilla Carter, and together they raised children including Sarah Knight. In 1786, JAMES Moore Knight passed away in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

John Knight
1705 – 1769
Birth Location: Nansemond County (now Sussex), Virginia
JK
Isabell Knight
1714 – 1770
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Carter
1735 – 1794
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
PC

Children(s)

Sarah Knight
1760 – 1794
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
SK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1730
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Nov 1786
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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