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Edward Knight 1710–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island

Death Date: Aft. 1772

Death Location: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island

Father: Capt. Knight

Mother: Deliverance Ralph

Spouse(s): Mary Tefft

Children(s): Mary Knight, William Knight, John III, Jesse Knight

Edward Knight was born in 1710 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, the child of Capt Richard Davis Knight And Deliverance Ralph. Edward Knight married Mary Freelove Tefft, and had children including Jesse Knight, John Knight Iii, Mary Knight, William Knight. Edward Knight passed away in 1772 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • Edward Knight was born in 1710 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, the child of Capt Richard Davis Knight And Deliverance Ralph.
  • Edward Knight married Mary Freelove Tefft, and had children including Jesse Knight, John Knight Iii, Mary Knight, William Knight.
  • Edward Knight passed away in 1772 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.

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Edward Knight's Ancestors

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Edward Knight
1710–1772
Birth Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
Parents
Capt. Richard Davis Knight
1685–1754
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Deliverance Ralph
1682–1758
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Grandparents
Capt. (Jonathan Knight) Rogers
1649–1718
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Anne (Bennett Courtney) Knight
1648–1702
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Knight's Descendants

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Edward Knight (1710–Aft. 1772) m. Mary (Freelove) Tefft (1708–May.19,1776)
  1. 1. Mary Knight 1741–1817 m. Gardiner (Westcott) Sr. 1744–1808
    1. 1. Daniel (Westcott) Sr. 1787–1850 m. Susan (E. "Susie" Wilson) Wescott 1786–1866
      1. 1. Daniel (Westcott 11 (Civil) War)(PostMaster) 1820–1870 m. Mary Ward 1818–1870 m. Mary Ward 1826–1916
        1. 1. Henry (Westcott) Sr. 1840–1888 m. Angeline ("Angelique") Harteau 1842–1888
        2. 2. Chauncey (A.) Westcott 1841–1915
        3. 3. George Westcott 1841–
        4. 4. Madison (M) Westcott 1843–1911
        5. 5. William ((Willard)) Westcott 1844–1910
        6. 6. Roderic (A) Westcott 1845–1915
        7. 7. Rodena ((Lodema)) Westcott 1850–1915
        8. 8. Susan (Sylvia) Westcott 1853–1917
        9. 9. Frank (F) Westcott 1859–
        10. 10. Daniel (L.) Westcott 1859–1948
        11. 11. Susan (Sylvia) Ganes 1853–1917
      2. 2. Captain (Asahel Bell Westcott ⛵️😔) Sr. 1804–1839
      3. 3. Harriet Westcott 1807–1865
      4. 4. Willard Westcott 1808–1868
      5. 5. John Westcott 1812–1870
      6. 6. Scott Wescott 1815–1867
      7. 7. John (Henry) Westcott 1839–1909
    2. 2. Abigail (June) Westcott 1764–1852
    3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Westcott 1766–1839
    4. 4. Caleb Westcott 1768–1847
    5. 5. Gardiner (Westcott) Jr. 1770–1853
    6. 6. Mary ("Polly" Westcott) (Stowell) 1773–1815
    7. 7. Palmer (Westcott) Sr. 1775–1850
    8. 8. John Westcott 1776–1847
    9. 9. Henry Westcott 1778–1855
    10. 10. Hannah Westcott 1781–1835
    11. 11. Shubael ("Shubal") Westcott 1783–1836
    12. 12. Abigail Westcott 1773–1815
  2. 2. William Knight 1734–1776
  3. 3. John (Knight) III 1748–1772
  4. 4. Jesse Knight 1750–1781

Edward Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Edward Knight in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
1772
Aft. 1772
Age 62
Death of Edward Knight in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1772
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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