Our Milton R. Knight Family History

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1603 Richard Knight, 1656 David Knight, 1693 David E. Knight, 1721 David Knight, 1742 Samuel Knight, 1768 Rodolphus Knight, 1804 Vinson Knight, 1833 James Vincent Knight, 1887 Samuel Lee Knight, 1917 Milton Knight

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The ancient name of Knight finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a knight, who was usually a feudal tenant deriving its origin from the Old English word cniht, which means knight. The word cniht also means servant and common soldier. Knighthood was established as a military profession by the 10th century. With the Norman Conquest and the resultant changes in the social order, knighthood became an established feudal rank, directly under that of a Baron. It was associated with the holding of land, but was not hereditary. Because land was hereditary and knighthood was not, there grew up a body of landless knights, who often banded together into military orders, such as the Knights Templar, and the Knights Hospitalers. As time went by, cavalry decreased in importance in warfare and the excesses of the Knights Templar brought the institution of knighthood into disrepute. The Knights Templar were suppressed by Pope Clement V in 1312. By the 16th century knighthood became a civil distinction.

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1603 Richard Knight, 1656 David Knight, 1693 David E. Knight, 1721 David Knight, 1742 Samuel Knight, 1768 Rodolphus Knight, 1804 Vinson Knight, 1833 James Vincent Knight, 1887 Samuel Lee Knight, 1917 Milton Knight

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The Knight Family has seen a lot of changes, Milton was involved with more than most! He was on of the four bombardiers chosen to participate in the Nuclear Bomb tests on Bikini Atoll.

Milton Knight Family Timeline

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1603 Richard Knight, 1656 David Knight, 1693 David E. Knight, 1721 David Knight, 1742 Samuel Knight, 1768 Rodolphus Knight, 1804 Vinson Knight, 1833 James Vincent Knight, 1887 Samuel Lee Knight, 1917 Milton Knight