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Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight 1714–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1714

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Ebenezer Knight

Mother: Elisabeth Harris

Spouse(s): John Jr, Stephen Dexter

Children(s): Elizabeth Randall

Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight was born in 1714 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Ebenezer Knight And Elisabeth Harris. Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight married John Randall Jr, Stephen Dexter, and had children including Elizabeth Randall. Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight passed away in 1776 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight was born in 1714 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Ebenezer Knight And Elisabeth Harris.
  • Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight married John Randall Jr, Stephen Dexter, and had children including Elizabeth Randall.
  • Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight passed away in 1776 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Knight
1693–1775
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EK
Elisabeth Harris
1680–1765
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

John Jr
1724–1777
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
JJ
Stephen Dexter
1703–1741
Birth Location: Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
SD

Children(s)

Elizabeth Randall
1750–1796
Birth Location: Rhode Island, USA
ER

Mehitable Knight's Ancestors

Self
Mehitable Knight
1714–1776
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Knight
1693–1775
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elisabeth Harris
1680–1765
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Knight
1673–1735
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Abigail Cragin
1662–1707
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
William Harris
1653–1751
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Stackhouse
1648–1721
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Knight
1624–1687
Hannah Lamb
1633–1695
John Cragin
1634–1708
Sarah Dawes
1639–1725
Richard Stackhouse
1623–1705
Susannah
1625–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Lamb
1610–1650
Margaret French
1610–1672

Mehitable Knight's Descendants

1.
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Mehitable ((Dexter) (Randall)) Knight (20 Jul 1714–1776) m. John (Randall) Jr (1724–Jul 1777) m. Stephen Dexter (1703–1 October 1741)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Randall 1750–1796 m. George Odell 1745–1824
    1. 1. Lydia Odell 1775–1851 m. John Randall 1770–1850
      1. 1. John (P) Randall 1792–1850 m. Taphath Brush 1795–1846 m. Abigail ((Mercer) (Randall)) Curry 1814–1852
        1. 1. Elizabeth Randall 1824–1902 m. Jonathan Harris 1821–1885
        2. 2. Maxson Randall 1849–1886
        3. 3. Jared (Brush) Randall 1813–1898 m. Eleanor Cramblit 1817–1876 m. Christina Smith 1836–1914
        4. 4. Emma ((Smith)) Randall 1816–
        5. 5. Mary Randall 1820–1840
        6. 6. Lydia ((Randall)) Randall 1818–1857 m. George (Washington) Randall 1814–1887
      2. 2. Maxson Randall 1798–1886 m. Sarah (Jean) Miller 1816–1898 m. Hannah Pomeroy 1797–1837
      3. 3. Francis Randall 1796–1885 m. Mary (Ann (Bigger) (Randall)) Brindle 1811–1886 m. Isabella Randall 1797–1854
      4. 4. Sarah ((Morrison)) Randall 1803–1869 m. Riley Morrison 1800–1885
      5. 5. Mary ((Pomeroy)) Randall 1806–1885 m. Capt. (John) Pomeroy 1799–1873
      6. 6. Stephen (Pearson) Randall 1811–1870 m. Demaris Whitman 1815–1875
        1. 1. Francis (Marion "Frank") Randall 1844–1921 m. Elvia (Elizabeth) Palmer 1849–1933
        2. 2. George (W) Randall 1832– m. Anna Eliza 1835–
        3. 3. Mary (Delila (Braniff)) Randall 1837– m. Peter (Braniff) Sr 1830–1899
        4. 4. William (B) Randall 1856– m. Ida (Ophelia) Cook 1856–1928 m. Josephine ((Walters) (Thornton) (Randall) Van) Riper 1857–1949
        5. 5. Mahala (A) Randall 1835–
        6. 6. Jesse (Whitman) Randall 1843–1910 m. Adelaide (Martha) Brockway 1844–1927
        7. 7. Marcus (F) Randall 1848–
        8. 8. Leroy (Charles) Randall 1852–1896 m. Emma (Marye (Boule) (Tully) (Poppy) (Randall)) Marker 1869–1929
        9. 9. Clarence (D) Randall 1854–
        10. 10. Harriet Randall 1839–
      7. 7. Lydia ((King) (Jackson)) Randall 1794–1891 m. Michael Jackson 1788–1874 m. Robert King 1767–1839
      8. 8. Nancy ((Taylor)) Randall 1801–1871 m. Ira (Boardman) Taylor 1799–1883

Mehitable Knight's Timeline

5 Records

1714
20 Jul 1714
Birth of Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1733
23 Apr 1733
Age 19
Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight was married in Providence, RI
Providence, RI
1744
15 Nov 1744
Age 30
Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight was married in Providence, RI, USA
Providence, RI, USA
1776
1776
Age 62
Death of Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight in Paxton, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Paxton, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1776
13 Aug 1776
Age 62
Mehitable (Dexter) (Randall) Knight - Probate in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1714
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1733
    Event Place: Providence, RI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1744
    Event Place: Providence, RI, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Paxton, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1776
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, A Book of Records For the Proprietors of the Lands of Little Compton; Author: Little Compton (Rhode Island). Town Clerk; Probate Place: Newport, Rhode Island
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