"CAPT GA MILITIA WAR OF 1812"∼Documentation: Research of John Burnett, Reno, NV; Richard Cardell of
Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs. Mabel Moyer, Mrs. Betty Knight Barest, David Clay, Jerry Knight.
Jonathan Knight came to Florida with his father John Knight circa 1803. He and his father first owned land on Amelia Island, Florida. Around 1810 he was elected Sheriff of Wayne County, Georgia. He later served as a Justice of the Peace for Wayne County, Georgia.
He served in the War of 1812 as a Captain in the 74th battalion, Georgia Militia. He also served in the Indian War of 1840 from Lowndes County, Georgia. Prior to this he served as a Justice of the Interior Court for Lowndes County Georgia in 1826.
Prior to Florida becoming a state in 1845, Jonathan Knight moved his family, thirteen slaves, horses, cattle to land he bought near Middleburg, Florida which at the time was in Duval County, but is now
located in Clay County, Florida. He and his wife are buried at the Fowler Cemetery, located at Middleburg, Florida.
Click onto the photos for more information about Jonathan Knight 1781-1852.
"CAPT GA MILITIA WAR OF 1812"∼Documentation: Research of John Burnett, Reno, NV; Richard Cardell of
Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs. Mabel Moyer, Mrs. Betty Knight Barest, David Clay, Jerry Knight.
Jonathan Knight came to Florida with his father John Knight circa 1803. He and his father first owned land on Amelia Island, Florida. Around 1810 he was elected Sheriff of Wayne County, Georgia. He later served as a Justice of the Peace for Wayne County, Georgia.
He served in the War of 1812 as a Captain in the 74th battalion, Georgia Militia. He also served in the Indian War of 1840 from Lowndes County, Georgia. Prior to this he served as a Justice of the Interior Court for Lowndes County Georgia in 1826.
Prior to Florida becoming a state in 1845, Jonathan Knight moved his family, thirteen slaves, horses, cattle to land he bought near Middleburg, Florida which at the time was in Duval County, but is now
located in Clay County, Florida. He and his wife are buried at the Fowler Cemetery, located at Middleburg, Florida.
Click onto the photos for more information about Jonathan Knight 1781-1852.
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