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Knighton Family History & Genealogy
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Knighton Last Name History & Origin
AddSummary
The Knighton surname is an English locational surname. A combination of the Old English words 'cnitha', which means 'servant' or 'retainer' and also the root word for 'knight', and 'tun' which is 'enclosure' or 'settlement'. The particular Knighton location it comes from is not known, being either a now lost medieval village or one of the hamlets found in Dorset, Lindridge or Leicester.
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Name Origin
The Knighton surname is a combination of the Old English words 'cnitha', which means 'servant' or 'retainer' and also the root word for 'knight', and 'tun' which is 'enclosure' or 'settlement'.
Spellings & Pronunciations
Nighton Knighton
Niten niton nighten
Nationality & Ethnicity
The Knighton name is English, although the particular location it was named after is not known. Three are three hamlets named Knighton which can be found in Dorset, Lindridge and Leicester. However, it could also come from a now lost medieval village.
Currently, the Knighton name is most common in Derbyshire, followed by Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Yorkshire, Lancashire and Huntingdonshire also have many members of the family.
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Early Knightons
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Samuel Knighton of - Great Whyte, in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire County, England United Kingdom was born circa 1820 in Holme. Samuel was baptized on January 16, 1820 in Holme. He married Sarah Lowe, and they had a child Humphrey Knighton. He was the parent of Susannah Knighton, Jabez Knighton, and Humphrey Knighton. Samuel Knighton died at age 75 years old on July 27, 1896 at - Great Whyte, in Ramsey.
Susannah Knighton was born on December 4, 1848 in Holme, Cambridgeshire County, England United Kingdom. Susannah was baptized on December 24, 1848 in Holme. Susannah Knighton died at age 80 years old in 1928 in Huntingdon. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susannah Knighton.
Jabez Knighton was born on February 4, 1865 at Holme Fen - Holme, in Peterborough, Peterborough County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 84 years old on January 23, 1950 at Hubbert's Bridge Kirton Fen, in Boston, Lincolnshire County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jabez Knighton.
Mary Ann (Smith) Knighton of Melbourne East Australia was born in 1865 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 32 years old on April 7, 1898 in Peterborough.
Humphrey Knighton was born on June 12, 1868 in Holme, Cambridgeshire County, England United Kingdom to Samuel Knighton, and had siblings Jabez Knighton and Susannah Knighton. Humphrey Knighton died at age 82 years old on December 24, 1950 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Humphrey Knighton.
William Knighton of Pennsylvania was born on March 21, 1873, and died at age 89 years old in September 1962.
Lena Knighton of Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on September 15, 1874, and died at age 94 years old on October 15, 1968.
Emily Knighton of Oakland, Alameda County, California was born on December 30, 1874, and died at age 96 years old in April 1971.
Floyd Knighton of Springhill, Webster County, Louisiana was born on September 10, 1876, and died at age 91 years old in February 1968.
Ada Knighton of Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia was born on October 9, 1877, and died at age 99 years old in November 1976.
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Ernest, Jabez & Samuel Knighton
Jabez Knighton (seated) with his sons Ernest Jabez Knighton (left) and Samuel William Knighton (right) before they left to fight in World War I.
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Updated Knighton Biographies
James Knighton was born on March 17, 1952, and died at age 29 years old in February 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Knighton.
Equilla Knighton of Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on August 11, 1896, and died at age 78 years old in March 1975.
Marilyn Knighton was in a relationship with Samuel L Knighton beginning October 1988 at Carrollton Alabama in Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama United States, and has children Samantha Nicole Knighton, Robert Scott Knighton, and Sheyanne Carol Knighton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marilyn Stiles Knighton.
Samuel L Knighton of Columbus, Lowndes County, MS was born on January 20, 1966 at Gadsden, Al to B.C. Knighton and Janett Ray Knighton. He was in a relationship with Marilyn Stiles Knighton beginning October 1988 at Carrollton Alabama in Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama United States, and had children Samantha Nicole Knighton, Robert Scott Knighton, and Sheyanne Carol Knighton. Samuel Knighton died at age 43 years old on February 2, 2009 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi United States.
Sheyanne Knighton was born to Samuel L Knighton and Marilyn Stiles Knighton, and has siblings Samantha Nicole Knighton and Robert Scott Knighton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sheyanne Carol Knighton.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samantha Nicole Knighton.
Janett Knighton was in a relationship with B.C. Knighton, and has a child Samuel L Knighton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janett Ray Knighton.
Nicole Devon (Knighton) Guardado was born on December 17, 1987. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nicole Devon Knighton-Guardado.
Beryl Findlay Knighton of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on April 2, 1923, and died at age 84 years old on May 17, 2007.
Nicole Devon (Knighton) Guardado of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States was born on December 17, 1987.
Devon Knighton was born on August 23, 1962, and died at age 42 years old on January 21, 2005 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Devon Knighton.
Arnell Knighton died in 1988. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arnell Knighton .
Mary Elsie Knighton of Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado United States was born on April 8, 1904 in NE, and died at age 64 years old in July 1968 in Douglas County, CO. Mary Knighton was buried in July 1968 in Cañon City, Fremont County.
Archie Ag Knighton of Canon City, State County, Colorado United States was born on January 1, 1908 in Danville, Illinois County, and died at age 91 years old on December 17, 1999 in Cañon City. Archie Knighton was buried on December 27, 1999 in Cañon City, Fremont County.
Raymond Charles Knighton of Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois United States was born on May 27, 1910 at Homer Champaign Illinois to Archey Mason Knighton and Lily Schmidt. He had siblings Archie Ag Knighton and Katherine Helen Knighton. He married Dorothy May Creamer on May 8, 1939, and had children John Raymond Knighton, Charles Mason Knighton, Sharon Sue Cota, and Wilma Carole Duke. Raymond Knighton died at age 69 years old on November 23, 1979 in EI Monte Los angeles California.
Archey Mason Knighton was born on October 19, 1879. He was married to Lily Schmidt in 1907, and had children Archie Ag Knighton, Raymond Charles Knighton, and Katherine Helen Knighton. Archey Knighton died at age 77 years old on November 1, 1956 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Archey Mason Knighton.
Katherine Helen Knighton was born on January 26, 1917 in Illinois United States, and died at age 87 years old on August 9, 2004. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Katherine Helen Knighton .
Fred Knighton of Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado United States was born on April 26, 1939 in Los Angeles, CA to James Kerrigan and Ida Smith. Fred Knighton had siblings Toni F Sanders -Evans, Patricia Bower, and Thomas Carroll Kerrgan. He married Cynthia Knighton in June 2001 in Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado. He also married Ramona Miller and they later divorced on January 7, 2000 in Cañon City, Fremont County. They had children Andrea Knighton, Brian Knighton, and Brandon Knighton. Fred Knighton died at age 68 years old on December 11, 2007 in Cañon City.
Popular Knighton Biographies
Archey Mason Knighton was born on October 19, 1879. He was married to Lily Schmidt in 1907, and had children Archie Ag Knighton, Raymond Charles Knighton, and Katherine Helen Knighton. Archey Knighton died at age 77 years old on November 1, 1956 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Archey Mason Knighton.
Mary Elsie Knighton of Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado United States was born on April 8, 1904 in NE, and died at age 64 years old in July 1968 in Douglas County, CO. Mary Knighton was buried in July 1968 in Cañon City, Fremont County.
Katherine Helen Knighton was born on January 26, 1917 in Illinois United States, and died at age 87 years old on August 9, 2004. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Katherine Helen Knighton .
Archie Ag Knighton of Canon City, State County, Colorado United States was born on January 1, 1908 in Danville, Illinois County, and died at age 91 years old on December 17, 1999 in Cañon City. Archie Knighton was buried on December 27, 1999 in Cañon City, Fremont County.
Raymond Charles Knighton of Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois United States was born on May 27, 1910 at Homer Champaign Illinois to Archey Mason Knighton and Lily Schmidt. He had siblings Archie Ag Knighton and Katherine Helen Knighton. He married Dorothy May Creamer on May 8, 1939, and had children John Raymond Knighton, Charles Mason Knighton, Sharon Sue Cota, and Wilma Carole Duke. Raymond Knighton died at age 69 years old on November 23, 1979 in EI Monte Los angeles California.
Charles Mason Knighton was born on October 6, 1940 in Illinois United States, and died at age 77 years old on April 19, 2018 in TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Mason Knighton .
Andrea Knighton was born on December 11, 1976 to Fred Knighton and Ramona Miller, and has siblings Brian Knighton and Brandon Knighton. Andrea Knighton married Terry Telck on December 11, 1998, and has children Caitlin Telck, Ryan Telck, and Ashlynn Telck. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Andrea Knighton .
Fred Knighton of Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado United States was born on April 26, 1939 in Los Angeles, CA to James Kerrigan and Ida Smith. Fred Knighton had siblings Toni F Sanders -Evans, Patricia Bower, and Thomas Carroll Kerrgan. He married Cynthia Knighton in June 2001 in Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado. He also married Ramona Miller and they later divorced on January 7, 2000 in Cañon City, Fremont County. They had children Andrea Knighton, Brian Knighton, and Brandon Knighton. Fred Knighton died at age 68 years old on December 11, 2007 in Cañon City.
Devon Knighton was born on August 23, 1962, and died at age 42 years old on January 21, 2005 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Devon Knighton.
Nicole Devon (Knighton) Guardado of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States was born on December 17, 1987.
Janett Knighton was in a relationship with B.C. Knighton, and has a child Samuel L Knighton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janett Ray Knighton.
John Raymond Knighton was born on February 9, 1938 in Illinois United States, and died at age 74 years old on October 3, 2012 in Clark, NV. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Raymond Knighton.
Makayla Knighton was born on January 15, 2000 in Cañon City, Colorado United States to Brian Knighton and Candise Evans, and has a sister Cierra Clark. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Makayla Knighton.
Arnell Knighton died in 1988. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arnell Knighton .
Sheyanne Knighton was born to Samuel L Knighton and Marilyn Stiles Knighton, and has siblings Samantha Nicole Knighton and Robert Scott Knighton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sheyanne Carol Knighton.
Cynthia Knighton was born on December 20, 1959. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Cynthia Knighton.
Marilyn Knighton was in a relationship with Samuel L Knighton beginning October 1988 at Carrollton Alabama in Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama United States, and has children Samantha Nicole Knighton, Robert Scott Knighton, and Sheyanne Carol Knighton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marilyn Stiles Knighton.
Knighton Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Knighton family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 1,686 people with the last name Knighton that have a birth and death date listed.
Life Expectancy
71.0
years
Oldest Knightons
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Minna C Knighton of Parkville, Baltimore County, MD was born on October 29, 1902, and died at age 105 years old on March 7, 2008.
Genevieve M Knighton of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on May 28, 1897, and died at age 104 years old on July 5, 2001.
Pauline C Knighton was born on September 6, 1888, and died at age 102 years old in July 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pauline C Knighton.
Marion W Knighton of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL was born on March 5, 1899, and died at age 102 years old on March 1, 2002.
Anita M Knighton of Kansas City, Platte County, MO was born on October 1, 1898, and died at age 101 years old on January 3, 2000.
Cornelia Knighton of Winter Haven, Polk County, FL was born on May 3, 1893, and died at age 100 years old on April 17, 1994.
Sally Knighton of Longmeadow, Hampden County, MA was born on September 14, 1907, and died at age 101 years old on December 18, 2008.
Ordell C Knighton of Gunnison, Sanpete County, UT was born on April 22, 1899, and died at age 100 years old on July 18, 1999.
Luceille Knighton of Bishop, Inyo County, CA was born on February 25, 1905, and died at age 100 years old on May 31, 2005.
Nina Knighton was born on December 15, 1890, and died at age 99 years old in March 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nina Knighton.
Carrie B Knighton of Gardena, Los Angeles County, CA was born on November 25, 1903, and died at age 99 years old on December 30, 2002.
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