Michael Knife, Jr.

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• Property: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
• Census: 1790, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Michael Knife, Jr.
• Census: 1800, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Michael Knife, Jr.
• Census: 1820, Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States; as Michael Knife
• Will: 12 Sep 1825, Miami County, Ohio, United States
• Probate: 28 Sep 1825, Miami County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

Will:

Will
I Michael Knife of the State of Ohio, Miami County, do hereby make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say, I will order and direct that my funeral charges and just debts be fully paid and satisfied and if my personal property be not sufficient for that purpose, I hereby authorize my Executors of this Will to sell enough of my real estate to make up the deficiency of my personal estate for that purpose. Second I give, device and bequeath unto my wife, Elizabeth Knife, the North East quarter of Section number twenty five, in Township number six of Range number five East, to her proper use and benefit during life, and after her decease to be equally divided among the rest of my surviving children or their heirs. I also bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Knife, all the household furniture to me belonging such as pot metal, pewter & together with the beds and furniture. Also two horses, two cows and five head of sheep, and hogs sufficient for family use, two ploughs and two pair of horse gears, one wagon and one iron harrow, together with all the grain, hay and flax and wool needful for the use of the family one year (the rest of the grain to be sold or divided equally among the children or their heirs) to her proper use and benefit during life. Third: I give, device and bequeath the rest of my lands and property to be disposed of as follows, towit; my five children, namely, Hannah, Nancy, John, Jonathan and Amy Knife, the three girls to have two cows, one feather bed, one bed stead, one cord, one under bed and two pillows and cases, one sheet, one double coverlid, three sheep and one fat hog, one flax wheel, one chest and one table, two pewter basins, two earthen dishes, one set of pewter plates, one set of earthen do(?) one tea pot, one set of tea cups saucers, one set of spoons, one set of knives & forks one two gallon pot, one baking skillet, each of the girls to have these articles; and my two sons to have each fifty five Dollars a piece to make them equal with my other children who have before received about that amount. And after the above property left to the above named five children is taken out or set off from the rest, I further will and bequeath all the rest of property to be equally divided amongst all my children and their heirs. Lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Knife and my son-in-law John Roderick, Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.
Michael (his mark) Knife
Test. Phillip (his mark) Yonc
Robert Pearson
Enoch Pearson

Michael married Elizabeth Toms about 1785. Elizabeth (daughter of John Toms and Catherine English) was born on 12 Dec 1772 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America; died in 1828 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Conrad Knife was born about 1786 in Pennsylvania, United States; died in 1822 in Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.
2. Katherine Knife was born on 24 Apr 1788 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 3 Jan 1865 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. Jacob Knife was born in 1789 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 22 Apr 1854 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 22 Apr 1854 in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
4. Susannah Knife was born about 1790 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; and died.
5. Elizabeth Knife was born on 13 Apr 1790 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 10 Oct 1874 in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana, United States.
6. Michael Knife was born in 1792 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; and died.
7. Mary Knife was born on 10 Jun 1797 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 4 Jan 1835 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Jan 1835 in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
8. Hannah Knife was born on 19 Jan 1798 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 10 Apr 1875 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Apr 1875 in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
9. Nancy Knife was born about 1805 in Pennsylvania, United States.
10. Jonathan Knife was born on 16 Apr 1808 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 8 Feb 1883 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Feb 1883 in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
11. John Freeman Knife was born in 1809 in Pennsylvania, United States; died in 1849 in Claysville, Clay County, Missouri, United States.
12. Amy Knife was born on 31 May 1811 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States; died before 1844 in Miami County, Ohio, United States.

Other Events:

• Census: 1790, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Michael Knife