Person:John Knight (223)

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Capt. John Knight
m. 20 Jun 1775
  1. Abigail Knight1775 - 1847
  2. Sarah Sally Knight1778 - 1860
  3. Edmond Knight1780 - 1811
  4. Olive Knight1782 - 1858
  5. Deiadaima Knight1786 -
  6. Capt. John Knight1787 - 1878
  7. Polly Butler Knight1789 - 1878
  8. Chloe KnightAbt 1791 -
  9. Fanny KnightAbt 1793 -
  10. Augustus Knight1799 - 1876
  1. Perthenia Butler Knight1812 - 1875
  2. Julia Knight1815 -
  3. Edmond A. Knight1816 - 1855
  4. Hannah Knight1818 -
  5. Maria L. Knight1820 - 1878
  6. Judson Knight1823 - 1827
  7. Hiram A. Knight1825 -
  8. Charles Carroll Knight1827 - 1879
  9. Sarah Jane Knight1829 - 1916
  10. Guy Kinsley Knight1831 - 1900
  11. Benjamin Knight1833 -
  12. Harriet Knight1835 -
  13. Daniel E. Knight1849 -
Facts and Events
Name Capt. John Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 11 Nov 1787 North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont
Marriage to Prudence Cady
Death? 16 Mar 1878 North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont
Burial? South Cemetery, North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont
Reference Number? 64+6

BIOGRAPHY: From the work of Helen Cooper, I have the following; John Knight, Jr. Born 11 Nov 1787, in North Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT Died 16 Mar 1878, in North Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT. Burial: Mar 1878 in South Cemetery, North Hero VT. Census: 20 Aug 1850, in North Hero, VT shows him as a farmer, worth $7,000. Census: 10 Jul 1860 shows farmer worth $8,00 plus $1,500.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walkersj/townes.html 856. JOHN8 KNIGHT (ABIGAIL7 TOWNE, EDMUND6, EPHRAIM5, JOHN4, JACOB3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)22765 was born November 11, 1787 in North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, and died March 16, 1878. He married PRUDENCE CADY22767 1811, daughter of WILLIAM CADY. She was born April 16, 1789 in South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, and died March 03, 1847. Built Knights Inn and Tavern in 1845 at Knight's Point, and several generations of his family lived there through the 1960s. It is now owned by the Vermont Forests and Parks Department. Burial: South End Cemetery, North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont.

Military: http://www.carlinmedia.com/CVHistory/October/oct2.htm 1816 At his own request, Capt. John Knight, of the 2d Company, 2d Regiment, was honorably discharged from the service by John Oaks, Brigadier General. His commission, given in Council Chamber, Montpelier, Vt., September 20, 1810, and signed by Gov. Jonas Galuscha, is still preserved. Capt. Knight was born November 11, 1787, on the island of North Hero, where his parents, John Sr., and Abigail (Towne) Knight had settled in 1785. He died at the old homestead March 16, 1878.

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: John Knight Age: 64 Estimated birth year: abt 1786 Birth Place: Vermont Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont; Roll: M432_924; Page: 19; Image: 740.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: John Knight Age in 1860: 72 Birth Year: abt 1788 Birthplace: Vermont Home in 1860: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont Gender: Male Post Office: North Hero Household Members: Name Age John Knight 72 Geog Knight 27 Harriet Knight 25 Homer Knight 4 Persis Butler 48 Nelson Butler 18 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont; Roll: M653_1318; Page: 634; Image: 83.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: John Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Age in 1870: 4/12 Birthplace: Vermont Home in 1870: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: North Hero Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont; Roll: M593_1621; Page: 44; Image: 91.