Re: Knighten/Knighton of Oregon/California?
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Re: Knighten/Knighton of Oregon/California?
Rhonda Gokey 6/02/01
Rhonda: Might this be the same Henry M. Knighton?
Extracted from:
BANCROFT'S WORKS
(THE WORKS OF HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT)
VOLUME XXX.
HISTORY OF OREGON
VOL. II. 1848-1888
San Francisco, The History Company, Publishers, 1888
Page 251 footnote:"St Helen [near Portland] was on the land claim of H.M. KNIGHTON, an immigrant of 1845, and had an excellent situation. . ."
Page 252 footnote: ". . .KNIGHTON, the owner of St Helen, is pronounced by [P.W.] CRAWFORD a 'presumptuous man,' because while knowing nothing about navigation, as CRAWFORD affirms, he undertook to pilot the Sylvie de Grasse to Astoria, running her upon the rock where she was spitted.He subsequently sailed a vessel to China, and finally engaged as a captain on the Willamette.KNIGHTON died at The Dalles about 1864.His wife was Elizabeth MARTIN of Yamhill county.He left several children in Washington."
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