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Jacob Knight 1640–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 Jun 1695

Death Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pittman

Children(s): Priscilla Knight

Jacob Knight was born in 1640 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Knight And Elizabeth Lee. Jacob Knight married Elizabeth Pittman, and had children including Priscilla Knight. Jacob Knight passed away in 1695 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Knight was born in 1640 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Knight And Elizabeth Lee.
  • Jacob Knight married Elizabeth Pittman, and had children including Priscilla Knight.
  • Jacob Knight passed away in 1695 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knight
1600–1654
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Lee
1608–1686
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Pittman
1650–1690
Birth Location: Ipswitch, MA
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Children(s)

Priscilla Knight
1686–1775
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Knight's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Knight
1640–1695
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Knight
1600–1654
England
Elizabeth Lee
1608–1686
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Knight's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Knight (1640–12 Jun 1695) m. Elizabeth Pittman (1650–1690)
  1. 1. Priscilla Knight 1686–1775 m. Jeremiah (Sprague) Sr. 1682–1759
    1. 1. Knight Sprague 1711–1804 m. Mary Lewis 1717–1746
      1. 1. Anthony Sprague 1742–1831 m. Sarah Harper 1744–1773
        1. 1. David Sprague 1773–1857 m. Phoebe McClaflin 1791–1875
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sprague 1724–1785 m. Nathaniel Stodder 1727–1803

Jacob Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Jacob Knight in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1695
12 Jun 1695
Age 55
Death of Jacob Knight in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1695
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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