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Capt Jonathan Knight 1653–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1653

Birth Location: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 25 Jun 1717

Death Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Richard Knight

Mother: Sarah Knight

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Capt Jonathan Knight was born in 1653 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Richard Knight And Sarah Rogers Knight. Capt Jonathan Knight passed away in 1717 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt Jonathan Knight was born in 1653 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Richard Knight And Sarah Rogers Knight.
  • Capt Jonathan Knight passed away in 1717 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Capt Knight's Ancestors

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Capt Knight
1653–1717
Birth Place: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Richard Knight
1602–1683
Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Rogers) Knight
1625–1685
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William Knight
1565–1629
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Carter
1570–1619
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1549–1605
Lady Anscell
1556–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Carter
1529–1579
Glymyne Haverd
1530–1562
Sir Anscell
1520–1591
Lady Wheatly
1528–1597

Capt Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1653
11 Mar 1653
Birth of Capt Jonathan Knight in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1717
25 Jun 1717
Age 64
Death of Capt Jonathan Knight in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1653
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1717
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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