born:   1823/24 in Harris County, Georgia
died:  

1850 Harris County (Georgia) Census shows Martha Stephens, head of household, age 50, with Hannah 19, Ceily A. 17, Margaret A. 15, John 12, and Martha 6, living next door to Glover Knight 29, Lavina B. 23, Samantha E. 3, and Cornelia B. 1. Sarah Ann and Lavina B. Stephens were probably sisters, and Martha is in all likelihood their mother. Census record shows that Martha was b in South Carolina. 

Father:  Samuel Stephens, b North Carolina
Mother: Martha //, b South Carolina

Spouse:  William Alexander Knight

Children:
1. William Richard Knight
2. Mary Elizabeth Knight (m John McVey, William Smith Gibson)
3. Lucy Jane Knight
4. Hiram Knight (m. Elizabeth Willoughby Patterson)
5. Elias Zackery Knight
6. John "Babe" Knight (m Mary //, Margaret Johns) 
7.  David Ellerson Knight (m Rebecca Johns)
8. Frances Lodeska Knight
9. Martha Margaret Knight (m Bill Johns)
10. Joseph Knight
11. Doctor Franklin Knight (m. Anna Mann)
12. Thomas Knight (m. Laconia Wilson)
13. Elvira Knight (m. Tom Cummings)