General Notes

(1845) Will of Willis Knight <slaves_willisknight.html>
Edgecombe Co. Original Wills, 1750-1945, CR.027.801.18
Given to son William Knight
Drew: boy; 8 or 10 years old
(1846) Willis Knight <slaves_willisknight.html> estate: Inv
entory and Accounts of Sales
Edgecombe Co. Records of Estate N.C. 1st vol., p. 441-44
5 + 670-671
Administrators: William F. Knight, John Knight
Anny: 1 named Anny; Wm. F. Knight, $130.00
Suda: Suda + 3 children; sold to William F. Knight, $803.00
Note: William F. Knight died the same year, leaving neithe
r a will nor heirs. The fate of William's property was dete
rmined by the Edgcombe court (1847)
(1846) William F. Knight estate: Inventory and Accounts o
f Sales
Edgecombe County Estates N.C. William F. Knight 1846
Administrator: John Knight
These court records (recorded by Mr. Norfleet, John Knight'
s attorney) show that William's brother John Knight becam
e administrator of his estate, and that he took into posess
ion all of William's property, including the slaves. Mone
y collected from items sold was divided amongst Kinchen May
o in right of his wife (William's sister) Nancy, Frederic
k D. Little in right of his wife (William's sister) Harriet
, and Jordan Knight (William's brother). I have found nothi
ng to indicate that the slaves were sold or given to the ot
her siblings. They most likely passed into the possession o
f John Knight <slaves_johnknight.html>.
(Research):WILLIS3 KNIGHT (PETER2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 177
5, and died March 04, 1846. He married (1) SARAH FOXHALL Ab
t. 1790. He married (2) MARY COBB September 08, 1826 in (Ed
gecomb County) North Carolina.
Children of WILLIS KNIGHT and SARAH FOXHALL are:
i. NANCY KNIGHT.
ii. HARRIET KNIGHT.
iii. JORDAN KNIGHT.
iv. WILLIAM KNIGHT.
v. JOHN KNIGHT.
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Deed Book 19: Edgecombe County Kinfolks:
DB 19-557: Edwin Knight of Bullar Co., Alabama, sold his pa
rt of the E. L. Manning tract inherited from his father t
o Willis Knight, 12/25/1826.
DB 19-336: Dempsey Daniel and wife, Lydia, sold to Willis K
night their interest in land known as the Elijah Manning tr
act, Aug. 26, 1823.
DB 19-230: Willis Knight, admr. of Blake H. Wiggins, decd
. bill of sale to Nancy Wiggins, March 18, 1828.
DB 20-206: Mary Knight was wife of Willis Knight, March 21
, 1832.
DB 20-111: Lewis Knight of Bedford Co., Tennessee deed to W
illis Knight for a one-twelfth part of the Elijah L. Mannin
g land, Jan. 26, 1831.
DB 20-129: Lewis Knight of Bedford Co.,Tennessee deed to Wi
llis Knight, Jan. 26, 1831.
DB 17-133: Allen Knight of Bedford Co., Tennessee deed to W
illis Knight, Oct. 15, 1819.
DB 17-481: Peter Knight sold to Willis Knight his interes
t in the Elijah Manning tract, 8/23/1822.
DB 17-488 Thomas Hanes & wife, Tempy, sold to Willis Knight
, their share in the Elijah Manning tract, 8/26/1822.
DB 18-47 William Haynes, Junr. and wife Nancy, sold to Will
is Knight their interest in land known as the Elijah Mannin
g tract, 8/26/1823.
DB 18-339 Division of the real estate of Jesse Knight, decd
, among the lawful claimants, to wit: 1) Willis Knight wh
o purchased nine-twelfths; 2) Lewis Knight; Arthur Knight
, and Sylvia Knight, Nov. 24, 1825.
DB 18-367: Jesse B. Knight sold to Willis Knight his one-tw
elfth part of the Elijah Manning tract which fell to him i
n the division of his father's estate, Aug. 22, 1825.
DB 17-428: Martha Miller sold to Willis Knight her land kno
wn as the Elijah Manning Tract.
Knight, Willis: (page 196-197 - probably Abstract of Wills
, Edgecombe Co, NC, 1733-1856):
July 22, 1845. May Ct., 1846, Bk F., p. 343: wife: Polly, l
and, 2 horses, 12 sitting chairs, 3 tables, best bofat, al
l crockery, chest, tools, furniture, gig and harness, 20 pi
gs of her choice, 2 cows and calves, 4 ewes and lambs, baco
n,