Abraham GOODNIGHT

Abraham was born about 1772 in , Mecklenberg, Nc.  Abraham's father was John Hans Michael GOODNIGHT and his mother was Mary Landers.  His paternal grandfather is Michael GUTKNECHT; his maternal grandfather was Christopher Christian Landis and his maternal grandmother is Mary UNKNOWN. He had six brothers and four sisters, named Christopher, John, Jacob, Henry, Michael, Isaac, Margaret, Elizabeth, Rachel and Sarah (Sally).  He was the fifth youngest of the eleven children.  He died about 1832 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Ky.