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Abigail KNIGHT 1672 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAR 1672

Birth Location: Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: BEF 1716

Death Location: Topsfield, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States,

Father: Phillip KNIGHT

Mother: Margaret WILKINS

Spouse(s): Francis ELLIOTT

Children(s): Joseph ELLIOTT, Abigail ELLIOT, Abigail ELLIOT, Rebecca ELLIOT, Francis ELLIOT, Joseph ELLIOT, Hannah ELIOT, Francis ELLIOTT

In 1672, Abigail KNIGHT entered the world in Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, born to Phillip KNIGHT and Margaret WILKINS. Abigail KNIGHT married Francis ELLIOTT, and had children including Joseph ELLIOTT, Abigail ELLIOT, Abigail ELLIOT, Rebecca ELLIOT, Francis ELLIOT, Joseph ELLIOT, Hannah ELIOT, Francis ELLIOTT. Abigail KNIGHT passed away in 1716 in Topsfield, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States,.

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Biography

  • In 1672, Abigail KNIGHT entered the world in Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, born to Phillip KNIGHT and Margaret WILKINS.
  • Abigail KNIGHT married Francis ELLIOTT, and had children including Joseph ELLIOTT, Abigail ELLIOT, Abigail ELLIOT, Rebecca ELLIOT, Francis ELLIOT, Joseph ELLIOT, Hannah ELIOT, Francis ELLIOTT.
  • Abigail KNIGHT passed away in 1716 in Topsfield, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phillip KNIGHT
1646 –
Birth Location: Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Margaret WILKINS
1648 – 1709
Birth Location: ?, , , Massachusetts, United States,
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Spouses(s)

Francis ELLIOTT
1670 – 1712
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, Mass, ,
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Children(s)

Joseph ELLIOTT
1707 – 1796
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, Massachusetts, Usa,
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Abigail ELLIOT
1702 –
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, Mass, ,
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Abigail ELLIOT
1692 – 1798
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Rebecca ELLIOT
1705 – 1766
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Francis ELLIOT
1688 –
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Boxford
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Joseph ELLIOT
1698 –
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, Mass, ,
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Hannah ELIOT
1694 – 1713
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts, United Statesx
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Francis ELLIOTT
1692 – 1734
Birth Location: Boxford, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States,
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Abigail KNIGHT's Ancestors

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Abigail KNIGHT
1672 – 1716
Birth Place: Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Phillip KNIGHT
1646 –
Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Margaret WILKINS
1648 – 1709
?, , , Massachusetts, United States,
Grandparents
Phillip KNIGHT
1614 – 1668
Stepney. England, , , , ,
Margery COOPER
1624 – 1709
Middlesex, , , , England, Saint-Botolph, Bishopsgate
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail KNIGHT's Descendants

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Abigail KNIGHT (25 MAR 1672 – BEF 1716) m. Francis ELLIOTT (1670 – 1712)
  1. 1. Joseph ELLIOTT (19 JUL 1707 – 22 JAN 1796)
  2. 2. Abigail ELLIOT (1702 – )
  3. 3. Abigail ELLIOT (27 MAY 1692 – 1798)
  4. 4. Rebecca ELLIOT (27 MAY 1705 – 22 OCT 1766)
  5. 5. Francis ELLIOT (ABT 1688 – )
  6. 6. Joseph ELLIOT (1698 – )
  7. 7. Hannah ELIOT (ABT 1694 – 1713)
  8. 8. Francis ELLIOTT (1692 – 1734) m. Jerusha WALCOTT (17 OCT 1694 – 17 OCT 1794)
    1. 1. Amos ELLIOT (30 OCT 1716 – )
    2. 2. Experience ELLIOTT (12 APR 1728 – 19 NOV 1822)
    3. 3. Jurusha ELLIOT (9 APR 1728 – )
    4. 4. Amos ELLIOT (20 OCT 1734 – )
    5. 5. Francis ELLIOT (15 MAR 1726 – 19 NOV 1792)
    6. 6. Mary ELLIOT (2 FEB 1721 – )
    7. 7. Stephen ELLIOT (29 JUN 1717 – )
    8. 8. Susanna ELLIOT (12 APR 1728 – )
    9. 9. Anna ELLIOT (2 MAR 1732 – )
    10. 10. Abigail ELLIOT (2 FEB 1719 – 27 MAY 1759) m. Samuel NICHOLS (25 FEB 1715 – 21 AUG 1802)
      1. 1. Samuel NICHOLS (14 JUL 1761 – 1794)
      2. 2. Joseph NICHOLS (17 JUN 1755 – 9 DEC 1840)
      3. 3. NICHOLS (1751 – )
      4. 4. Andrew NICHOLS (3 APR 1757 – 8 SEP 1812)
      5. 5. NICHOLS (1753 – )
      6. 6. NICHOLS (1745 – )
      7. 7. Samuel NICHOLS (18 NOV 1743 – 21 MAY 1802)
      8. 8. Asa NICHOLS (14 OCT 1762 – )
      9. 9. Amos NICHOLS (19 SEP 1747 – 1783)
      10. 10. NICHOLS (1749 – )
      11. 11. John NICHOLS (16 NOV 1752 – 7 NOV 1827)
      12. 12. Mary NICHOLS (29 AUG 1750 – 8 FEB 1829) m. Archelaus PUTNAM (6 OCT 1749 – 22 OCT 1816)
        1. 1. Susanna PUTNAM (14 JAN 1781 – 10 OCT 1858)
        2. 2. Mary PUTNAM (19 JUL 1779 – 13 JAN 1858)
        3. 3. Abigail (Elliot) PUTNAM (8 JUL 1787 – )
        4. 4. Peter PUTNAM (6 DEC 1785 – )
        5. 5. Amy PUTNAM (2 JUN 1784 – )
        6. 6. Huldah PUTNAM (10 MAY 1782 – 6 APR 1828)
        7. 7. Betsey PUTNAM (1793 – 21 MAR 1881)
        8. 8. Archelaus PUTNAM (11 JUN 1776 – )
        9. 9. Sally PUTNAM (ABT JUN 1788 – 7 NOV 1884)
        10. 10. Samuel PUTNAM (1 MAY 1789 – AFT 1870)
        11. 11. Anna PUTNAM (26 OCT 1777 – 14 JAN 1854) m. William THOMPSON (30 JUN 1754 – 23 OCT 1830)
      13. 13. Huldah NICHOLS (7 JUL 1741 – 22 SEP 1819) m. Jonathan BURTON (18 SEP 1741 – 30 APR 1811)
        1. 1. Jonathan BURTON (5 SEP 1774 – 26 MAR 1862)
        2. 2. Amos (Nichols) BURTON (2 JAN 1785 – 12 AUG 1874)
        3. 3. Abigail BURTON (12 NOV 1772 – 19 SEP 1845)
        4. 4. Huldah BURTON (8 JUL 1778 – 16 MAY 1825)
        5. 5. Aaron BURTON (20 APR 1765 – 16 NOV 1799)
        6. 6. Clare BURTON (25 FEB 1783 – )
        7. 7. Olive BURTON (1778 – 15 JUL 1857)
        8. 8. Moses BURTON (6 MAR 1787 – OCT 1789)
        9. 9. Anna BURTON (5 SEP 1789 – 4 MAY 1863)
        10. 10. Samuel BURTON (8 APR 1767 – 7 JUN 1853)

Abigail KNIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1672
25 MAR 1672
Birth of Abigail KNIGHT in Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1716
BEF 1716
Age 44
Death of Abigail KNIGHT in Topsfield, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States,
Topsfield, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1672
    Event Place: Topsfield, , Essex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 10 April 2019, 02:56), entry for Abigail Knight(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBN3-TCN
    [2] FamilySearch.org

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1716
    Event Place: Topsfield, , Essex, Massachusetts, United States,
    Record Source: FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 10 April 2019, 02:56), entry for Abigail Knight(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBN3-TCN
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