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Rebecca Knight 1643 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1643

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1688

Death Location: Eastchester, Westchester, New York, USA

Father: Richard Knight

Mother: Agnes Coffley

Spouse(s): Abiel Somerby

Children(s): Abigail Somerby

The story of Rebecca Knight began in 1643 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca Knight married Abiel Somerby, and had children including Abigail Somerby. Rebecca Knight passed away in 1688 in Eastchester, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Knight began in 1643 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Rebecca Knight married Abiel Somerby, and had children including Abigail Somerby.
  • Rebecca Knight passed away in 1688 in Eastchester, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Rebecca Knight's Ancestors

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Rebecca Knight
1643 – 1688
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Knight
1605 – 1680
Norfolk, England
Agnes Coffley
1604 – 1678
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
John KNIGHT
1532 – 1616
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Alice (Symes) Knight
1540 – 1633
Romsey, Hampshire, , England
WILLIAM ((John) Knight) Cufley
1568 – 1655
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth (Carter) (Knight)
1570 – 1625
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John 2nd
1505 – 1560
Jone Searle
1515 – 1560
Sir Symes
1515 – 1563
Jane Hill
1508 – 1563
WILLIAM KNIGHT
1547 – 1571
Elizabeth Wyley
1535 – 1570
Richard Carter
1550 – 1591
Margaret MCKINLEY
1550 – 1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1500 – 1560
Katherine Smythe
1510 – 1592
Henry Wylde
1500 – 1547
Jane Batchelor
1508 – 1570
Col. Carter
1529 – 1559
Agnes Edlyn
1532 – 1562
Ira McKinley
1527 – 1580
Mary Gabby
1534 – 1587

Rebecca Knight's Descendants

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Rebecca Knight (7 Mar 1643 – 8 Jan 1688) m. Abiel Somerby (8 Sep 1641 – 27 Dec 1671)
  1. 1. Abigail Somerby (25 Jan 1669 – 11 May 1713) m. Edmund Greenleaf (1670 – 1740)
    1. 1. Judith Greenleaf ( – 1772) m. John Coffin (1694 – 1762)
      1. 1. Capt. (Peter) Coffin (1722 – 1789) m. Rebecca Haseltine (1741 – 1819)

Rebecca Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1643
7 Mar 1643
Birth of Rebecca Knight in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
8 Jan 1688
Age 45
Death of Rebecca Knight in Eastchester, Westchester, New York, USA
Eastchester, Westchester, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1643
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Eastchester, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

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