OVERVIEW
Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined
Associated Surnames: Knight
Historical Notes: none
Associated Pages: Arthur Knight Plantation (Edgecombe Co., NC)
ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS
1809: To Lucy Batts (daughter) – Cate (woman), Beck (girl); to Charles Knight (son) – Ben (boy); to Mary Lawrence (daughter) – Hagor (girl), Tilla (girl); to Peter Eps Knight (son) – Ned (boy); to Elizabeth Knight (daughter) – Silla (woman); to Ann Knight (wife) – Will (man), Jennea (woman) [Will of Peter Knight, 1809]
1816: Judah (woman, manumitted) [Will of Ann Knight, 1816/1820]
Note: Ann Knight granted Judah her “freedom clear of all incumbrance”
ASSOCIATED FREE PERSONS
Knight family: Peter Knight (b.1739-d.1809); Nancy Ann Bell Knight (b.?-d.1820) – wife; Jesse Knight (b.?-d.?) – son; Charles Knight (b.?-d.?) – son; Peter Eps Knight (b.?-d.?) – son; Elizabeth Knight (b.?-d.?) – dau.
Knight family: Arthur Knight (b.1768-d.1834) – son, see Arthur Knight Plantation
Knight family: Willis Knight (b.?-d.1845) – son of P. and N.A.B. Knight; Jordan Knight (b.?-d.?) – son
Batts family: Isaac Batts (b.?-d.?); Lucy Knight Batts (b.1782-d.1867) – wife, dau. of P. and N.A.B. Knight
Lawrence family: Joshua Lawrence (b.1778-d.1843); Mary Knight Lawrence (b.1786-d.1871) – dau. of P. and N.A.B. Knight; John Lawrence (b.?-d.?) – son
RESEARCH LEADS AND RECORDS
- None listed yet
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
- None noted yet
REFERENCES
- Rootsweb World Connect: Cardell, Roberts, Francis and Elliott (Peter Knight, ID: I02366). https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gen32207
- Find A Grave Memorial: Mary Knight Lawrence. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65166328/mary-lawrence
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