Conk/Robillard Family Tree » Jesse Knighton (1750-1830)

Personal data Jesse Knighton 

• He was born January 1750 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.Source 2

  Attention: Was younger than 16 years (2) when child (Sarah Knighton) was born (??-??-1752).

  Attention: Was older than 65 years (87) when child (Isaac Knighten) was born (??-??-1837).

• He died in the year 1830 in Jefferson, Missouri, United States, he was 80 years old.Source 2

  Attention: Died 9 months (??-??-1830) prior to the birth (??-??-1837) of child (Isaac Knighten) .

• A child of John W Knighton and Bettie Knighton

Household of Jesse Knighton

He is married to Hannah Cherokee One.

They got married in the year 1770 at Surry Co, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten, he was 20 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Sarah Knighton  1752-1797
2. Emma Knighton  1771-1859
3. Permilia Knighton  1771-????
4. Sarah Knighton  1774-1845
5. Jesse W Knighten  1775-1821
6. Hannah Knighton  1777-????
7. Jesse Knighton  1779-????
8. Elizabeth Knighton  1780-1859
9. Ammon Knighten  1781-1877
10. Ammon Knighton  1787-1877
11. Emma Knighten  1787-????
12. Isaac Knighton  1790-1837
13. Ammon Knighton  1790-1839
14. Isaac Knighten  1837-????

Notes about Jesse Knighton

In his application for a Revolutionary War Pension in 1841, Meshack Davis names Jesse Knighten as the Captain under whom he served in a 1781 campaign "from Salisbury to the seashore near Wilmington where they engaged in a skirmish known as the Battle of the 'Brick House'." General Griffith Rutherford is names as commander of the expedition. A supporting letter from Simeon Lewis who served with Davis also attests he was in the tour to the seashore, that they had a skirmish as what was called the "Brick House," and that "Jesse Knighten was our Captain." Said letter was sworn to 26 January 1841. The believed date for this battle is Feburary 1781, and this is supported by Waddell's "History of New Hanover County."

(2) Rowan County North Carolina Register, "Thomas Bentley of Old Rowan and Lincoln Counties, North Carolina," by James W. Miller, Jr., pg 1210, provides further evidence that Jesse served in the Revolutionary War.

The 1786 Census for Surry Co., NC: This record shows 1 white male 21-60, 5 white males under 21, and 3 white females. This indicates that there were 2 or 3 sons and 1 daughter for which their names are not known. Apparently all of these children would be from his first marriage. He also had two slaves listed.

Source: Index of Revolutionary War Accounts.

There are two entries for Jesse Knighten, Sr.

(1) In his application for a Revolutionary War Pension in 1841, Meshack Davis names Jesse Knighten as the Captain under whom he served in a 1781 campaign "from Salisbury to the seashore near Wilmington where they engaged in a skirmish known as the Battle of the 'Brick House'." General Griffith Rutherford is names as commander of the expedition. A supporting letter from Simeon Lewis who served with Davis also attests he was in the tour to the seashore, that they had a skirmish as what was called the "Brick House," and that "Jesse Knighten was our Captain." Said letter was sworn to 26 January 1841. The believed date for this battle is Feburary 1781, and this is supported by Waddell's "History of New Hanover County."

(2) Rowan County North Carolina Register, "Thomas Bentley of Old Rowan and Lincoln Counties, North Carolina," by James W. Miller, Jr., pg 1210, provides further evidence that Jesse served in the Revolutionary War.

The 1786 Census for Surry Co., NC: This record shows 1 white male 21-60, 5 white males under 21, and 3 white females. This indicates that there were 2 or 3 sons and 1 daughter for which their names are not known. Apparently all of these children would be from his first marriage. He also had two slaves listed.

Timeline Jesse Knighton

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