Abel Knight of Guilford County, North Carolina


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Abel Knight (1719-1815) was born in Pennsylvania and married Rachel Hare. Abel was a descendant of Giles Knight who emigrated from England to Pennsylvania in the 1680s. Abel and Rachel were Quakers by faith. They moved to Virginia in the 1740s and lived there for about ten years before moving to North Carolina where they spent the remainder of their life. They were the parents of seven children. Descendants live in North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and other parts of the United States.




Knight Cousins


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The Simpson Clan


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William Lomax and His Descendants


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William Lomax was born in England about 1700. He came to America before 1740 and settled in North Carolina. He married Ann Coxe Donnelly, who was probably a widow, and they had eight children before his death in 1773. Information on many of his descendants is given in this volume. Descendants now live in Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, and elsewhere.




Enterprising Spirit


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Addison Pinkney Boren was born 30 August 1822 in New Garden, North Carolina. His parents were Benjamin Boren and Eunice Knight. He married Mary Jane Smith 7 October 1852. They had nine children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina. Includes Beeson, Coffin, Edwards, Grubb and related families.




The Martin Family History Volume III Jane [Martin] Henderson (1759 - 1815)


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The history of Jane [Martin] Henderson and husband Thomas Henderson (1752-1821) of Rockingham Co., NC, and children: Dr. Samuel Henderson, Alexander Martin Henderson, Mary [Henderson] Lacy, Col. Thomas Henderson, Jane [Henderson] Kendrick, Nathaniel Henderson and Fanny [Henderson] Springs, and their descendants







The David Hanes Family


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"David Hanes was born September 12, 1813, in Frederick County, Maryland. He was of German descent ... His mother, Naomi Hanes, later (July 18, 1822:, was married to Nicholas Friend. When David was twelve, he went with an uncle, David Cook, to Wayne County, Indiana where he grew to manhood. He was married in Williamsburg, Indiana, to Hannah Cranor, daughter of John and Nancy (Little) Cranor, who was born August 26, in Guilford Co., North Carolina, on November 26, 1835"--Page 1. They lived several places in Indiana until 1855 when they moved to Boone Township, Dallas County, Iowa. "David Hanes died Sept. ll, 1900 and was buried in the " ... Booneville Iowa Cemetery. Hannah (Cranor) Hanes died August 26, 1901. Descendants lived in Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, California and elsewhere