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Captain William Peter Knight 1658–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Jamestowne, James City, Virginia

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, United States

Father: Capt. Knight

Mother: Genevieve Knight

Spouse(s): Mary Basse, Mary Basse

Children(s): John Knyght

Captain William Peter Knight was born in 1658 in Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, the child of Capt Peter Knight And Genevieve Knight. Captain William Peter Knight married Mary Genevieve Basse, Mary Genevive Basse, and had children including John Francis Knight Night Knyght. Captain William Peter Knight passed away in 1720 in Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Captain William Peter Knight was born in 1658 in Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, the child of Capt Peter Knight And Genevieve Knight.
  • Captain William Peter Knight married Mary Genevieve Basse, Mary Genevive Basse, and had children including John Francis Knight Night Knyght.
  • Captain William Peter Knight passed away in 1720 in Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Knight
1587–1674
Birth Location: City of London, Greater London, England
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Genevieve Knight
1624–1681
Birth Location: Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Basse
1662–1681
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Mary Basse
1660–1681
Birth Location: Norfolk, VA
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Children(s)

John Knyght
1680–1762
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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Captain Knight's Ancestors

Self
Captain Knight
1658–1720
Birth Place: Jamestowne, James City, Virginia
Parents
Capt. Peter Knight
1587–1674
City of London, Greater London, England
Genevieve Knight
1624–1681
Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Knight's Descendants

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Captain (William Peter) Knight (1658–1720) m. Mary (Genevive) Basse (1662–1681) m. Mary (Genevieve) Basse (1660–1681)
  1. 1. John (Francis Knight, Night,) Knyght 1680–1762 m. Elizabeth Jordan 1683–1755
    1. 1. John (Hughes) Knight 1712–1772 m. Elizabeth (Beckwith) Woodson 1713–1784
      1. 1. Joseph (S) Knight 1744–1789 m. Jerusha Cone 1748–1828 m. Rachel (Frances (Fannie)) Anderson 1753–1844
        1. 1. George Knight 1784–1892 m. Charity (Ann) Hamilton 1791–1892

Captain Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1658
1658
Birth of Captain William Peter Knight in Jamestowne, James City, Virginia
Jamestowne, James City, Virginia
1720
1720
Age 62
Death of Captain William Peter Knight in Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, United States
Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Jamestowne, James City, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Jamestowne, James City, Virginia, United States
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