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David E Knight 1693 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 December 1693

Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 19 Dec 1769

Death Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: David Knight

Mother: Sarah BACKUS

Spouse(s): Abigail Crane

Children(s): Jonathan Knight++, +David Knight(+)-, Abigail Knight, Rebecca Knight++, Crane Knight++, Rachel Knight++, JOHN KNIGHT++, James Knight, Phineas Knight, Sarah Knight(+), Deborah Knight(+), Nathaniel Knight++, Jerusha Knight, Samuel Knight

David E Knight was born in 1693 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of David Knight and Sarah Spencer BACKUS. David E Knight married Abigail Crane, and had children including Jonathan Knight++, +David Knight(+)-, Abigail Knight, Rebecca Knight++, Crane Knight++, Rachel Knight++, JOHN KNIGHT++, James Knight, Phineas Knight, Sarah Knight(+), Deborah Knight(+), Nathaniel Knight++, Jerusha Knight, Samuel Knight. David E Knight passed away in 1769 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David E Knight was born in 1693 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of David Knight and Sarah Spencer BACKUS.
  • David E Knight married Abigail Crane, and had children including Jonathan Knight++, +David Knight(+)-, Abigail Knight, Rebecca Knight++, Crane Knight++, Rachel Knight++, JOHN KNIGHT++, James Knight, Phineas Knight, Sarah Knight(+), Deborah Knight(+), Nathaniel Knight++, Jerusha Knight, Samuel Knight.
  • David E Knight passed away in 1769 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Knight
1656 – 1744
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah BACKUS
1663 – 1732
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Crane
1703 – 1799
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Jonathan Knight++
1719 – 1749
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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+David Knight(+)-
1721 – 1804
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Knight
1723 – 1813
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Rebecca Knight++
1725 – 1762
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Crane Knight++
1725 – 1762
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Rachel Knight++
1725 –
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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JOHN KNIGHT++
1727 – 1772
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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James Knight
1730 – 1797
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Phineas Knight
1730 – 1806
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Knight(+)
1733 – 1807
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Deborah Knight(+)
1735 – 1824
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Nathaniel Knight++
1737 – 1762
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Jerusha Knight
1738 – 1808
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Knight
1740 – 1740
Birth Location: –
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David Knight's Ancestors

Self
David Knight
1693 – 1769
Birth Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
David Knight
1656 – 1744
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Spencer) BACKUS
1663 – 1732
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Richard Knight
1603 – 1683
Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Sarah Rogers
1625 – 1685
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Knight
1570 – 1625
Joseph Rogers
1602 – 1678
Alice
1615 – 1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johanis Rogers
1575 –

David Knight's Descendants

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David (E) Knight (12 December 1693 – 19 Dec 1769) m. Abigail Crane (15 February 1703 – 2 Mar 1799)
  1. 1. Jonathan Knight++ (1719 – 14 October 1749)
  2. 2. +David Knight(+)- (13 October 1721 – 28 September 1804)
  3. 3. Abigail Knight (12 Jan 1723 – 9 Aug 1813) m. Isaiah Williams (1 Mar 1715 – 15 Aug 1793)
    1. 1. Lydia (Knight) Williams (19 Aug 1749 – 1797) m. James (T.) Bennett (22 May 1748 – 21 Dec 1819)
      1. 1. Ruby Bennett (14 Dec 1771 – Abt. 1811)
      2. 2. James (William) Bennett (21 Oct 1773 – 25 Nov 1773)
      3. 3. Alice Bennett (09 May 1775 – Bef. 1860) m. Samuel Hyde
        1. 1. Roswell (A G) Hyde (Jan 1798 – 1874) m. Hulda Hammond\Hamman (abt 1807 – )
        2. 2. Lavinda HYDE (03 Nov 1800 – Bet. 1850–1860)
      4. 4. Mercy Bennett (08 Apr 1777 – 1845)
      5. 5. Arannah (A. Bennett) (Reverand) (29 May 1779 – 1842)
      6. 6. Walter Bennett (09 Jul 1781 – 25 Jul 1785)
      7. 7. Jeremiah Bennett (31 Jul 1783 – 27 Jun 1863)
      8. 8. James (A.) Bennett (30 Jun 1785 – 23 Oct 1856)
      9. 9. Erastus Bennett (06 Jun 1787 – 19 Apr 1868)
      10. 10. Augustus (Aristides) Bennett (27 Jul 1789 – 1839)
      11. 11. Lydia Bennett (27 Jun 1791 – 23 Apr 1857)
      12. 12. Jerome Bennett (24 Apr 1793 – )
      13. 13. Jasper Bennett (24 Apr 1793 – 15 Nov 1814)
      14. 14. Jason Bennett (24 Apr 1793 – )
      15. 15. Isaiah (William Josiah) Bennett (17 Oct 1795 – 27 Nov 1865)
      16. 16. Anna (E) Bennett (29 Nov 1797 – 23 Nov 1857)
  4. 4. Rebecca Knight++ (1725 – 1762)
  5. 5. Crane Knight++ (1725 – 1762)
  6. 6. Rachel Knight++ (1725 – )
  7. 7. JOHN KNIGHT++ (31 December 1727 – 1772)
  8. 8. James Knight (1730 – 1797)
  9. 9. Phineas Knight (10 Aug 1730 – 11 May 1806)
  10. 10. Sarah Knight(+) (16 January 1733 – 12 Sep 1807)
  11. 11. Deborah Knight(+) (6 April 1735 – 12 June 1824)
  12. 12. Nathaniel Knight++ (5 June 1737 – 1762)
  13. 13. Jerusha Knight (09 Jul 1738 – 29 Apr 1808) m. Amos Brewster (22 Jun 1735 – Nov 1777)
    1. 1. Doris (Lovista) Brewster (22 Jun 1762 – 21 Jul 1842)
    2. 2. Samuel Brewster (21 May 1764 – )
  14. 14. Samuel Knight (25 Jul 1740 – 26 Jul 1740)

David Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1693
12 December 1693
Birth of David E Knight in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1694
10 February 1694
Age 1
Birth of David E Knight in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1769
19 Dec 1769
Age 76
Death of David E Knight in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 February 1694
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 December 1693
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1769
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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