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Friday, March 17, 2006

"Knight family record from 1801"

"My grandmother's paper on her Knight Family History....page 1" contributed by Dee Hall. The story of Enoch Asbury Knight and wife Faithy V. Baker.
Faithy V. Baker gravestone











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COPY OF MARRIAGE BOND





















1850 Hatchett Creek -Coosa Co AL
Brother to Enoch Asbury Knight
469. Knight Walter 56 SC farmer 2400
Rachel 49
Elizabeth 16 SC
Mildred 13
Queenone 10 SC
Whetstone Noah 43 SC farmer
Marcilla 26
Virginia 9 SC
Baskin (Jay) 6
Beatris (Urania) 4 SC
W.K. 2 AL
Lypeth James 20 SC teacher
Walter, a son of Richard Lee Knight and Martha Satterwhite. (Rachel
said to be a Lypath from Orangeburg, SC.
Noah Whetstone married Marcilla Knight 26 Nov 1840 from
Bible. Noah was born 28 Jul 1807, died 8 Feb 1882. Marcilla
was the daughter of Walter and Rachel Knight. She was born
1 May 1824. See Bible for full details of births, marriages,
deaths. This family originally from Orangeburg, SC.)

500. Baker Joseph 45 SC farmer 300
Rebecca 44 (Rebecca KNIGHT)
Mary 24 GA
Martha 22
Sarah 19 GA
John 17
Joseph 14 GA
Walter 11
Rebecca 8 GA
Madison 5
Noel 2 GA
(Joseph Cannon Baker Died: 1867 in LA , wife is Rebecca Knight)

Enoch's father is Richard Lee Knight and appears in Hatchett Creek, Coosa Co AL 1850 census with probably a grandson.
512. Allen Benjamin 29 AL wheelwright
Mary 23 GA
Richard 3 AL
Knight Richard 84 SC
Sarah 50 GA (This may be a 2nd wife-Richard´s daughter Sarah was born in SC 1812)
( Richard Lee Knight´s first wife was Martha. He was b. 15 MAY 1768 in South Carolina Death: 17 MAY 1855 Burial: 19 MAY 1855 Coosa County, Alabama His known children are: Mary b. 1791 in Old 96th District died 22 Nov. 1831 Henry Co GA, Elizabeth m. James Patterson, son of Adam Patterson, Joanne died 13 July 1857, Martha KNIGHT b: 15 NOV 1815 in SC d. 11 Junw 1834 Enoch Asbury KNIGHT b: 25 DEC 1801 in Newberry , SC m. Faithy Baker in Henry Co GA, Elizabeth KNIGHT b. unknown Sarah "Sally" KNIGHT b: 31 March 1812 in Newberry District, South Carolina Rebecca KNIGHT b: 1806 m. Joseph Cannon BAKER Annie KNIGHT b: 1819 in Newberry District, SC, Walter KNIGHT b: 14 MAR 1819 in Newberry District, SC)

516. Patterson Adam 53 SC farmer 500
Milly 52
Felix 11 AL
(Minutes 7/601 5 Mar 1862 Albert, Eliza and Jane Patterson
minor heirs of Joshua Patterson, their grandfather Adam
Patterson gdn. Bond $100 with Milley and Silas Patterson and
William Connaway)His full name be James A. Patterson. If so he is the brother in law to Milly Patterson house 259. whose husband William died.

Enumeration here is in December

517. Patterson Silas 22 SC farmer 100
Charlotte 22 NC
William 3/12
(Silas Patterson married Charlotte Rushing 22 Apr 1849
II/51)

518. Knight Faithy 41 SC farmer 100
James 21 GA farmer
Martha (A.) 19 GA
Sarah (E.) 18 GA
Mary 16 GA
William 14 GA
John (Walter)12 AL
Enoch (Asberry)9 AL
Faithy V. Baker widow of Enoch Asbury Knight (son of Richard).Enoch was born Newberry Dist. 25 Dec 1801, died 28 Sept 1842 buried Oak Hill Cemetery in Talladega Co., AL. Died while cleaning out a well. He married Faithy Baker was b.10 JAN 1810 in Abbeville Dist, SC, d. 28 SEP 03, 1867 in Coosa Co, AL...married Enoch Asbury Knight in Henry Co, GA, 05 MAR 1827. Her Death: 2 SEP 1867 in Chilton County, Alabama Burial: 4 SEP 1867 Coosa County, Alabama -may be buried in Marble City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Alabama. James Allen Knight born 1 May 1829 (in Coweta Co.,Georgia?)died 22 Apr 1898. He married Martha Ann Jackson daughter of Mark and Balzora Jackson of Troup Co., Georgia. Martha Ann was born 21 Dec 1826 and died 2 Feb 1910. James and Martha are buried in Marble City Cemetery in Sylacauga.See Minutes Record Vol I/387.

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