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Giles Knight, II 1653–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1653

Birth Location: Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1726

Death Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Giles Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Williams

Spouse(s): Mary English

Children(s):

The story of Giles Knight, II began in 1653 in Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England. Giles Knight, II married Mary Knight English. Giles Knight, II passed away in 1726 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Giles Knight, II began in 1653 in Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Giles Knight, II married Mary Knight English.
  • Giles Knight, II passed away in 1726 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Giles II's Ancestors

Self
Giles II
1653–1726
Birth Place: Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Giles Knight
1604–1707
Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Williams
1614–1660
Whetenhurst, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Edward Knight
1590–1670
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Ursula (Alice) Dimery
1588–1634
Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Archbishop (John Lewis Williams I, "Immigrant", Right Rev. Dr. of Divinity (D.D.), Dean of Westminster, Keeper of the Great) Seal
1582–1650
Hampshire, England
Mary (Womack) Wheeler
1589–1694
Abbots Ann, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Womack
1575–1627
Mary Wood
1574–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1538–1612
Marthey Bull
1546–1577

Giles II's Timeline

2 Records

1653
24 Apr 1653
Birth of Giles Knight, II in Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
1726
20 Aug 1726
Age 73
Death of Giles Knight, II in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1653
    Event Place: Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1726
    Event Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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