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Bridget Deverell Knight 1611–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1611

Birth Location: Staplegrove, Somerset, England

Death Date: 26 October 1672

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Walter Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Gunne

Spouse(s): William Parsons

Children(s): Rachel Varney, Humphrey Varney, Sarah Varney, Thomas Varney, Walter Varney, William Varney

The story of Bridget Deverell Knight began in 1611 in Staplegrove, Somerset, England. Bridget Deverell Knight married James Varney, William Parsons, and had children including Humphrey Varney, Rachel Varney, Sarah Varney, Thomas Varney, Walter Varney, William Varney. Bridget Deverell Knight passed away in 1672 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bridget Deverell Knight began in 1611 in Staplegrove, Somerset, England.
  • Bridget Deverell Knight married James Varney, William Parsons, and had children including Humphrey Varney, Rachel Varney, Sarah Varney, Thomas Varney, Walter Varney, William Varney.
  • Bridget Deverell Knight passed away in 1672 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bridget Knight's Ancestors

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Bridget Knight
1611–1672
Birth Place: Staplegrove, Somerset, England
Parents
Walter Knight
1585–1684
Staplegrove, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Gunne
1589–1634
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Richard Gunne
1567–1589
Saintbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Kirby
1563–1600
Wootton, Wawer, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ellen kirby
1535–1614
Sir Kirby
1533–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Knight's Descendants

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Bridget (Deverell) Knight (4 May 1611–26 October 1672) m. William Parsons (1598–1 March 1654)
  1. 1. Rachel Varney 1632–1707 m. Thomas Cooke 1610–1650
    1. 1. John Cooke 1649–1696 m. Mary Cooke 1645–1725
  2. 2. Humphrey Varney 1642–
  3. 3. Sarah Varney 1636–
  4. 4. Thomas Varney 1630–1692
  5. 5. Walter Varney 1635–1650
  6. 6. William Varney 1632–1645

Bridget Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1611
4 May 1611
Birth of Bridget Deverell Knight in Staplegrove, Somerset, England
Staplegrove, Somerset, England
1672
26 October 1672
Age 61
Death of Bridget Deverell Knight in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
1672
27 Nov 1672
Age 61
Bridget Deverell Knight - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1611
    Event Place: Staplegrove, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1672
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Record of Some of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife, Martha Pamelia Mey

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1672
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1672
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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