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Peter Knight 1587 – 1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1674

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Knight

Mother: Katherine Knight\Mortimer

Spouse(s): Mary Basse

Children(s): William KNIGHT

Peter Knight was born in 1587 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Peter Knight and Katherine Swayne Knight\Mortimer. Peter Knight married Mary Genevieve Basse, and had children including William Peter KNIGHT. Peter Knight passed away in 1674 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Peter Knight was born in 1587 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Peter Knight and Katherine Swayne Knight\Mortimer.
  • Peter Knight married Mary Genevieve Basse, and had children including William Peter KNIGHT.
  • Peter Knight passed away in 1674 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Knight
1571 – 1603
Birth Location: Greater London, England
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Katherine Knight\Mortimer
1567 – 1613
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Basse
1624 – 1681
Birth Location: Twin City, Emanuel, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

William KNIGHT
1658 – 1720
Birth Location: –
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Peter Knight's Ancestors

Self
Peter Knight
1587 – 1674
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Peter Knight
1571 – 1603
Greater London, England
Katherine (Swayne) Knight\Mortimer
1567 – 1613
London, England
Grandparents
Thomas (John "Of the Cross" Mortimer Knight) 2nd
1505 – 1560
Romsey, Hampshire, England
John (de Swayne) Swan
1520 – 1572
Warwichshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Knight's Descendants

1.
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Peter Knight (1587 – 1674) m. Mary (Genevieve) Basse (9 Oct 1624 – 1681)
  1. 1. William (Peter) KNIGHT (1658 – 1720) m. Frances (Ann) Hawley (23 December 1660 – 1696)
    1. 1. John (Francis) Knight (1680 – 18 February 1762)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Knight (21 Sep 1749 – 1837) m. Capt. (Frederick) FORT (1744 – Aug 1819)
        1. 1. Frederick Fort (21 Oct 1773 – 15 September 1845) m. Lucy Moore (Nov 1778 – 20 Sep 1846)

Peter Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1587
Birth of Peter Knight in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1674
1674
Age 87
Death of Peter Knight in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1674
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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