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Deacon Richard Vincent Knight 1603–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1603

Birth Location: Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1683

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir IV

Mother: Margery Thayer

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In 1603, Deacon Richard Vincent Knight entered the world in Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Knight Iv And Margery Thayer. Deacon Richard Vincent Knight passed away in 1683 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1603, Deacon Richard Vincent Knight entered the world in Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Knight Iv And Margery Thayer.
  • Deacon Richard Vincent Knight passed away in 1683 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Deacon Knight's Ancestors

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Deacon Knight
1603–1683
Birth Place: Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Knight IV
1560–1633
Wymondham, Norfolk, , England
Margery Thayer
1543–1636
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
JOHN THAYER
1531–1584
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Dixon) Roberts
1535–1611
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1603
14 Jan 1603
Birth of Deacon Richard Vincent Knight in Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1683
4 Aug 1683
Age 80
Death of Deacon Richard Vincent Knight in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1603
    Event Place: Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1683
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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