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Peter Knight 1731 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Overwharton Parish,Stafford,Virginia,USA

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: ,Harrison,Virginia,USA

Father: John Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Woodson

Spouse(s): Rachel Abbot

Children(s): Nancy Knight, Bailey Knight, Molly Knight

The birth of Peter Knight took place in 1731 in Overwharton Parish,Stafford,Virginia,USA, to John Knight and Elizabeth Woodson. Peter Knight married Rachel Abbot, and together they had Nancy Knight, Bailey Knight and Molly Knight. Peter Knight's death occurred in 1776 in ,Harrison,Virginia,USA.

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Parents

John Knight
1710 – 1772
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
JK
Elizabeth Woodson
1713 – 1784
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
EW

Spouses(s)

Rachel Abbot
1733 – 1840
Birth Location: Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia, USA
RA

Children(s)

Nancy Knight
1760 – 1850
Birth Location: , Stafford Co, Virginia, USA
NK
Bailey Knight
1761 – 1839
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA
BK
Molly Knight
1762 –
Birth Location: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co, Virginia, USA
MK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1731
    Event Place: Overwharton Parish,Stafford,Virginia,USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 383; Image: 227; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: Harrison, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 925; Image: 0181429; Family History Library Film: 00181

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1832
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Age 81 No Township Listed, Harrison County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1776
    Event Place: ,Harrison,Virginia,USA
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