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Margaret (Margery) Knight 1610–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1610

Birth Location: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Death Date: 18 Jul 1676

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Margaretha Thornbury

Spouse(s): William Hayward

Children(s): Samuell Hayward

The story of Margaret (Margery) Knight began in 1610 in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Margaret (Margery) Knight married William Hayward, and had children including Samuell Howard Hayward. Margaret (Margery) Knight passed away in 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret (Margery) Knight began in 1610 in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.
  • Margaret (Margery) Knight married William Hayward, and had children including Samuell Howard Hayward.
  • Margaret (Margery) Knight passed away in 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.

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Margaret Knight's Ancestors

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Margaret Knight
1610–1676
Birth Place: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Knight
1560–1633
Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Margaretha (Margery Tawier - Thayer of) Thornbury
1562–1676
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Knight, Vicar of Witney) III
1535–1612
Wymondham, Leicestershire, , England
Lady (Frances) Mayde
1537–1622
Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
John Thayer
1503–1561
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Constance Holbrook
1507–1576
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Knight's Descendants

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Margaret ((Margery)) Knight (Feb 1610–18 Jul 1676) m. William Hayward (6 Feb 1604–10 May 1659)
  1. 1. Samuell (Howard -) Hayward 1642–1713 m. Mehitabell Tomson 1644–1713
    1. 1. Benjamin (Hayward -) Howard 1689–1766 m. Anna (Johanna) Rockwood 1691–1772
      1. 1. Thomas (Howard) Hayward 1718–1793 m. Elizabeth (Abott) Giles 1729–1772
        1. 1. Anna Hayward 1750–1850 m. Jonathan Jackson 1751–1781

Margaret Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1610
Feb 1610
Birth of Margaret (Margery) Knight in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
1676
18 Jul 1676
Age 66
Death of Margaret (Margery) Knight in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA
Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1610
    Event Place: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1676
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA

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