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Margery Knight 1617–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: Olney, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 18 Jul 1676

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Margery Thayer

Spouse(s): William Hayward

Children(s): Susan Hayward, Huldah Hayward, Samuel Hayward, Esther Hayward, Mary Hayward, William Hayward, Jonathan Hayward

In 1617, Margery Knight entered the world in Olney, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Knight And Margery Thayer. Margery Knight married William Hayward, and had children including Esther Hayward, Hannah Hayward, Huldah Hayward, Jonathan Hayward, Mary Hayward, Samuel Hayward, Susan Hayward, William Hayward. Margery Knight passed away in 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1617, Margery Knight entered the world in Olney, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Knight And Margery Thayer.
  • Margery Knight married William Hayward, and had children including Esther Hayward, Hannah Hayward, Huldah Hayward, Jonathan Hayward, Mary Hayward, Samuel Hayward, Susan Hayward, William Hayward.
  • Margery Knight passed away in 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knight
1562–1618
Birth Location: Stepney County, Middlesex, England
TK
Margery Thayer
1562–1676
Birth Location: Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England
MT

Spouses(s)

William Hayward
1604–1659
Birth Location: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
WH

Children(s)

Susan Hayward
1637–1692
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
SH
Huldah Hayward
1639–1690
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
HH
Samuel Hayward
1642–1713
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
SH
Esther Hayward
1650–1704
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
EH
Mary Hayward
1636–1654
Birth Location: –
MH
William Hayward
1647–1717
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
WH
Jonathan Hayward
1641–1690
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
JH

Margery Knight's Ancestors

Self
Margery Knight
1617–1676
Birth Place: Olney, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Knight
1562–1618
Stepney County, Middlesex, England
Margery Thayer
1562–1676
Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margery Knight's Descendants

1.
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Margery Knight (1617–18 Jul 1676) m. William Hayward (February 1604–10 May 1659)
  1. 1. Susan Hayward 1637–1692 m. James Hardaway 1625–1664
    1. 1. John Hardaway 1654–1689 m. Frances Harris 1650–1737
      1. 1. Thomas Hardaway 1685–1744 m. Jane (Drury Smith,) Stith 1695–1740
        1. 1. William Hardway 1723–1792 m. Martha Manson 1730–1820
        2. 2. Jane Hardaway 1721–1795
        3. 3. Agnes (Thweat) Hardaway 1733–1841
        4. 4. Frances Hardaway 1725–1756
        5. 5. Martha (Peterson) Hardaway 1731–1807
        6. 6. John Hardaway 1708–1788
        7. 7. Nancy (Elizabeth) Hardaway 1728–1807
        8. 8. James Hardaway 1719–1768
        9. 9. Susanna Hardaway 1710–
        10. 10. Joseph Hardaway 1728–1811
        11. 11. Drury Hardaway 1733–
        12. 12. Thomas Hardaway 1715–1792
        13. 13. Stith (Daniel) Hardaway 1723–1767
  2. 2. Huldah Hayward 1639–1690
  3. 3. Samuel Hayward 1642–1713
  4. 4. Esther Hayward 1650–1704
  5. 5. Mary Hayward 1636–1654 m. Samuel Deering –1671
  6. 6. William Hayward 1647–1717
    1. 1. Jonathan Hayward 1672–
    2. 2. Margery Hayward 1673–
    3. 3. Sarah Hayward 1676–
    4. 4. Mary Hayward 1678–
    5. 5. William Hayward 1680–
    6. 6. Mercy Hayward 1681–1710
    7. 7. Samuel Hayward 1683–
    8. 8. Huldah Hayward 1685–
    9. 9. Oliver Hayward 1687–
    10. 10. Hannah Hayward 1689–
  7. 7. Jonathan Hayward 1641–1690

Margery Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1617
1617
Birth of Margery Knight in Olney, Northamptonshire, England
Olney, Northamptonshire, England
1676
18 Jul 1676
Age 59
Death of Margery Knight in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Olney, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1676
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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