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Jonathan Knight 1699–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1699

Birth Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1745

Death Location: Crestmont Farms, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Giles Knight

Mother: Mary English

Spouse(s): Jane Allen

Children(s): Jonathan Knight, Mary Knight, Thomas Knight, Mary Knight

Jonathan Knight was born in 1699 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Giles Knight And Mary English. Jonathan Knight married Jane Allen, and had children including Jonathan Knight, Mary Knight, Thomas Knight. Jonathan Knight passed away in 1745 in Crestmont Farms, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Knight was born in 1699 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Giles Knight And Mary English.
  • Jonathan Knight married Jane Allen, and had children including Jonathan Knight, Mary Knight, Thomas Knight.
  • Jonathan Knight passed away in 1745 in Crestmont Farms, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jonathan Knight's Ancestors

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Jonathan Knight
1699–1745
Birth Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Giles Knight
1653–1726
Lingfield, Surrey, , England
Mary English
1655–1732
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Gyles Knight
1614–1707
Lingfield, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Williams
1633–1660
Whetenhurst, Gloucestershire, England
Joseph (English) Jr
1600–1686
Horsley Parish, Gloucestershire, England
Joan Comley
1630–1689
Wilton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Knight
1590–1670
Alice Dimery
1590–1647
Thomas Williams
1634–1692
Rebecca Waterhouse
1636–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Knight's Descendants

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Jonathan Knight (1699–1 Jul 1745) m. Jane Allen (24 Apr 1696–7 May 1745)
  1. 1. Jonathan Knight 1730–1802
  2. 2. Mary Knight 1734–1759
  3. 3. Thomas Knight 1736–1806
  4. 4. Mary Knight 1734–1759

Jonathan Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1699
1699
Birth of Jonathan Knight in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1745
1 Jul 1745
Age 46
Death of Jonathan Knight in Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bibery
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1745
    Event Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Knight family

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crestmont Farms, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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