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Bridget Knight 1611–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1611

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1672

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Walter Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Gunne

Spouse(s): William Varney

Children(s): Thomas Varney

In 1611, Bridget Knight entered the world in Somerset, England, born to Walter Knight And Elizabeth Gunne. Bridget Knight married William Varney, and had children including Thomas Varney. Bridget Knight passed away in 1672 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1611, Bridget Knight entered the world in Somerset, England, born to Walter Knight And Elizabeth Gunne.
  • Bridget Knight married William Varney, and had children including Thomas Varney.
  • Bridget Knight passed away in 1672 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Bridget Knight's Ancestors

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Bridget Knight
1611–1672
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
Walter Knight
1585–1634
Taunton, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Gunne
1589–1634
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Isaac Knight
1559–1634
Staplegrove, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Unknown
1563–
Staplegrove, Somerset, England
Richard Gunne
1567–1589
Elizabeth (Kirby) Kyrbye
1563–1600
Wooton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1532–1616
Alice Symes
1540–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Knight's Descendants

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Bridget Knight (1611–26 Oct 1672) m. William Varney (1608–01 Mar 1654)
  1. 1. Thomas Varney 1630–1692 m. Abigail Cogswell 1630–1728
    1. 1. Thomas Varney 1681–1762 m. Abigail Proctor 1689–1738
      1. 1. Abigail Varney 1713–1800 m. Caleb (Low) Deacon 1707–1777
        1. 1. Nathan (Lowe) Captain 1742–1804 m. Lucy (B) Lord 1747–1833

Bridget Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1611
1611
Birth of Bridget Knight in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1672
26 Oct 1672
Age 61
Death of Bridget Knight in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1611
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1624; Page Number: 24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1625; Page Number: 52

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1672
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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