John S. Goodnight, I

Father: John (Hans) Michael Goodnight (Gutkenecht) served in the Rev. War, b. abt 1721 Alsage-Lorraine, Germany, d. 1 Sep 1781 Harlan Station, Mercer Co., KY; Mother : Mary Landers (Landis) b. 1730 Bedford, Bedford Co., VA, d. 26 May 1795 Mercer Co., KY.

Children of John S. Goodnight & Ruth Davis: (1) Edward Goodnight b. 1787 Mercer (Boyle) Co., KY who married Sarah Dye; (2) Michael (Christian) b. 1789 Mercer Co., KY, who married Comfort McCormick; (3) Elizabeth Goodnight b. 1797 Mercer Co., KY, who married Shippe "Shippey" Dye; (4) Jacob Goodnight b. 1807 Mercer Co., KY, who married Susannah Hankla.

Burial of John S. Goodnight: Goodnight Cem., Boyle Co., KY.

Birth: 01 MAY 1765 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA _FOOT: North Carolina IGI & article, "The Goodnight Family in America" Death: 10 MAR 1841 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA Death: 19 FEB 1841 in Boyle, Kentucky, USA Note: Source: REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, VOL. 33, 1935.

Father: Hans Michael Goodnight b: BET 1721 AND 1725 in Germany Mother: Mary Landers b: ABT 1744 in Lancaster, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Ruth Davis b: 21 JUL 1763 in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA Married: 25 DEC 1786 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Children:

Edward Goodnight b: 12 SEP 1787 in Perryville, Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Michael Goodnight b: 09 NOV 1789 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Mary Goodnight b: 01 FEB 1792 in Boyle, Kentucky, USA

John Goodnight Jr. b: 03 NOV 1793 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Sarah Elizabeth Goodnight b: 14 OCT 1795 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Elizabeth Goodnight b: 10 DEC 1797 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Rachel Goodnight b: 11 JAN 1800 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

David Goodnight b: 23 SEP 1802 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Nancy Goodnight b: 13 JAN 1805 in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Jacob Goodnight b: 15 JAN 1807 in Perryville, Mercer, Kentucky, USA

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