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Rachel Knight 1626–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1626

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1667

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Knight

Mother: Mary Pickering

Spouse(s): James Allen

Children(s): Richard Allen, Martha Allen, Allen None, Edward Allen, Martha Allen, Mary Allen, Increase Allen, Leah Allen, Joseph Allen, Benjamin Allen, John Allyn, Jedediah Allen, Ebenezer Allen

Rachel Knight was born in 1626 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Knight And Mary Pickering. Rachel Knight married James Hope Allen, and had children including Allen, Benjamin Allen, Ebenezer Allen, Edward Allen, Increase Increas Allen, Jedediah Allen, John Allyn, Joseph Allen, Leah Allen, Martha Allen, Mary Allen, Richard Allen. Rachel Knight passed away in 1667 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Knight was born in 1626 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Knight And Mary Pickering.
  • Rachel Knight married James Hope Allen, and had children including Allen, Benjamin Allen, Ebenezer Allen, Edward Allen, Increase Increas Allen, Jedediah Allen, John Allyn, Joseph Allen, Leah Allen, Martha Allen, Mary Allen, Richard Allen.
  • Rachel Knight passed away in 1667 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knight
1595–1674
Birth Location: Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Pickering
1598–1677
Birth Location: Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
MP

Spouses(s)

James Allen
1625–1677
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JA

Children(s)

Richard Allen
1673–1731
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RA
Martha Allen
1659–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MA
Allen None
1665–
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
A
Edward Allen
1648–1678
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EA
Martha Allen
1664–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MA
Mary Allen
1659–1704
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MA
Increase Allen
1660–1723
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
IA
Leah Allen
1657–1657
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
LA
Joseph Allen
1655–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JA
Benjamin Allen
1661–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
BA
John Allyn
1640–1715
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JA
Jedediah Allen
1646–1711
Birth Location: Sandwich, (Present Barnstable County), Plymouth Colony (Pres, Massachusetts, USA
JA
Ebenezer Allen
1650–1725
Birth Location: Bevonshire, England
EA

Rachel Knight's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Knight
1626–1667
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Knight
1595–1674
Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Pickering
1598–1677
Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Nicholas Knight-Weston, Sir Knight) III
1565–1655
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Mary (Beatrice) Levett
1564–1635
Bocking, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Knight's Descendants

1.
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Rachel Knight (1626–1667) m. James (Hope) Allen (1625–3 May 1677)
  1. 1. Richard Allen 1673–1731 m. Hannah Butler 1673–1721
    1. 1. Daniel Allen 1699–1732 m. Elizabeth (Hoxie) (DNA)Allen 1699–1765
      1. 1. John Allen 1724–1776 m. Elizabeth (Spooner) Card 1722–1777
        1. 1. Daniel Allen 1757–1811 m. Hannah Bassett 1755–1793
        2. 2. Seth Allen 1763–1772
        3. 3. Walter Allen 1759–1845
        4. 4. Rose Allen 1750–1751
        5. 5. John (Allen) Jr 1768–1845
      2. 2. Daniel Allen 1757–1843
  2. 2. Martha Allen 1659–
  3. 3. Allen 1665–
  4. 4. Edward Allen 1648–1678
  5. 5. Martha Allen 1664–
  6. 6. Mary Allen 1659–1704
  7. 7. Increase (Increas) Allen 1660–1723
  8. 8. Leah Allen 1657–1657
  9. 9. Joseph Allen 1655–
  10. 10. Benjamin Allen 1661–
  11. 11. John Allyn 1640–1715 m. Mary Howland 1652–1711
    1. 1. Matthew Allen 1677–1680
    2. 2. Elizabeth Allen –1694
    3. 3. Hannah Allen 1683–1753
    4. 4. John Allen 1674–1739
    5. 5. Mercy Allen 1682–1683
    6. 6. Thomas Allen 1685–1716
    7. 7. Mary Allen 1675–1677
    8. 8. Jabez Allen 1689–1727
    9. 9. Isaac Allen 1679–1761 m. Fay Reaid 1927–2024
      1. 1. John (Allen) I 1734–1776
      2. 2. Jabez Allyn 1738–1803
  12. 12. Jedediah Allen 1646–1711 m. Elizabeth Howland 1646–1711
    1. 1. Ralph Allen 1678–1718
    2. 2. Nathan Allen 1673–1738 m. Margery Burnett 1678–1720
      1. 1. Margery Allen 1725–1792
      2. 2. Samuel Allen 1723–1777
      3. 3. Nathan (Allen,) Jr. 1722–1748
      4. 4. Benjamin Allen 1724–1752
    3. 3. Esther Adams 1677–1722
    4. 4. Mary Allen 1681–1723 m. Thomas Smith 1672–1732
      1. 1. Anthony Smith 1723–1810 m. Lydia Willets 1726–1798
        1. 1. Sylvanus Smith 1764–1854
        2. 2. Timothy Smith 1747–1822
        3. 3. Elihu Smith 1767–
        4. 4. Noah (Smith) Sr 1756–1835
        5. 5. Anthony (Thomas Smith) Jr 1753–1835
        6. 6. Margery Grant 1760–1809
        7. 7. Judith Hank 1751–1836
    5. 5. Jonathan Allen 1689–1748
    6. 6. Judah Allen 1675–1731
    7. 7. Henry (Benjamin) Allen 1678–1748
    8. 8. Experience Allen 1669–1702 m. Benjamin Field 1670–1702
      1. 1. Benjamin Field 1699–1749
      2. 2. Robert Field 1694–1758
      3. 3. Susanna Field 1691–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Field 1696–
      5. 5. Ambrose Field 1701–
    9. 9. Ephraim (Allen) An 1670–1727
    10. 10. David Allen 1689–1735
    11. 11. Henry Allen 1680–1748
    12. 12. Eleashib Allen 1672–1711
    13. 13. Patience Allen 1683–1748 m. Samuel Tilton 1679–1745
      1. 1. Elizabeth Tilton 1730–1785
      2. 2. Hannah Tilton –1770
      3. 3. Abraham Tilton –1761
      4. 4. Esther Tilton 1722–1796
      5. 5. Patience Tilton 1717–1778
    14. 14. Maribah Allen 1686–1742 m. William Thorne 1684–1761
      1. 1. Meribah Thorne 1724–
      2. 2. William Thorne 1718–1736
      3. 3. Joseph Thorne 1712–
      4. 4. Mary Thorne 1714–1784
      5. 5. Elizabeth Thorne 1716–
      6. 6. Mahlon Thorne 1722–
      7. 7. Jedidiah Thorne 1710–
      8. 8. Thomas Thorne 1723–1787
  13. 13. Ebenezer Allen 1650–1725

Rachel Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1626
1626
Birth of Rachel Knight in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1667
1667
Age 41
Death of Rachel Knight in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1677
3 May 1677
Age 51
Death of Rachel Knight in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1677
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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