Person:Daniel Knight (90)

Deacon Daniel Wightman Knight
m. 6 Dec 1787
  1. David Knight
  2. Sybil Knight1793 - 1813
  3. Nancy Knight1794 -
  4. Clark Knight1796 - 1887
  5. Artemesia Knight1799 - 1873
  6. Deacon Daniel Wightman Knight1804 - 1889
m. 7 Apr 1825
  1. George F. Knight1827 - 1828
  2. Lydia H. Knight1832 -
  3. Mary E. Knight1836 -
  4. Amelia Knight1850 -
Facts and Events
Name Deacon Daniel Wightman Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 1 Mar 1804 Wright Settlement, Rome, New York
Marriage 7 Apr 1825 Wright Settlement, Rome, New Yorkto Lydia Lord Kirkland
Death? 11 Feb 1889 Wright Settlement, Rome, New York
Reference Number 256+2>245

CENSUS: 1840 United States Federal Census Name: Daniel W Knight Township: Rome County: Oneida State: New York Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Oneida, New York; Roll: 313; Page: 81.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Daniel W Knight Age in 1860: 56 Birth Year: abt 1804 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Rome, Oneida, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Rome Household Members: Name Age Daniel W Knight 56 Lydia L Knight 54 Lydia H Knight 28 Mary E Knight 24 Amelia Knight 10 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Rome, Oneida, New York; Roll: M653_824; Page: 603; Image: 397.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Daniel Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1804 Age in 1870: 66 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Rome Ward 5, Oneida, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Rome Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Rome Ward 5, Oneida, New York; Roll: M593_1059; Page: 641; Image: 597.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Daniel Knight Home in 1880: Rome, Oneida, New York Age: 76 Estimated birth year: abt 1804 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Father's birthplace: Connecticut Mother's birthplace: Connecticut Occupation: Retired Farmer Marital Status: Widower Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Daniel Knight 76 Mary Knight 44 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Rome, Oneida, New York; Roll: T9_903; Family History Film: 1254903; Page: 150.3000; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0302.


BIOGRAPHY: The First One Hundred and Fifty Years 1800 - 1850 First Presbyterian Church Rome, New York Page 119 Members of the Session

  From the "Historical Discourse" of Dr. James H. Taylor, published in 1888, we learn that the following list is "as complete as can be made" up to that date:

Deacons (Congregational polity)

    Daniel W. Knight, Elijah Worthington, Allen Wright, Oliver C. Grosvenor, Nathaniel Tracy, Israel Denio, Jr.

Committee (Congregational polity of reunited church, 1847) Allen Wright, Arba Blair, Elijah W. Wright, Joseph Kirkland, David K. Butts, David Hills, Bradford C. Dean, Oliver D. Grosvenor, D. W. Knight