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Rebecca Knight 1674–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1674

Birth Location: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)

Father: John Knight

Mother: Rebecca Noyes

Spouse(s): Robert Adams

Children(s): John Adams

Rebecca Knight was born in 1674 in Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of John Knight And Rebecca Noyes. Rebecca Knight married Robert Adams, and had children including John Adams. Rebecca Knight passed away in 1769 in Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Biography

  • Rebecca Knight was born in 1674 in Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of John Knight And Rebecca Noyes.
  • Rebecca Knight married Robert Adams, and had children including John Adams.
  • Rebecca Knight passed away in 1769 in Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knight
1648–1725
Birth Location: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
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Rebecca Noyes
1651–1719
Birth Location: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
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Spouses(s)

Robert Adams
1674–1769
Birth Location: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
RA

Children(s)

John Adams
1705–1787
Birth Location: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
JA

Rebecca Knight's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Knight
1674–1769
Birth Place: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Parents
John Knight
1648–1725
Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Rebecca Noyes
1651–1719
Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Grandparents
John Knight
1626–1677
Romsey, Hampshire Co., England
Bathsheba Ingersoll
1629–1705
Sutton, Bedfordshire Co., England
James Noyes
1608–1656
Cholderton, Wiltshire Co., England
Sarah Brown
1610–1691
Southampton, Hampshire Co., England
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1594–1674
Elizabeth Vincent
1596–1645
Richard Ingersoll
1587–1644
Agnes Langley
1595–1677
William Noyes
1568–1622
Anne Parker
1575–1657
Joseph Brown
1580–1642
Sarah
1582–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ingersoll
1562–1644

Rebecca Knight's Descendants

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Rebecca Knight (27 APR 1674–1769) m. Robert Adams (12 MAY 1674–3 FEB 1769)
  1. 1. John Adams 1705–1787 m. Elizabeth Morse 1706–1787
    1. 1. Benjamin Adams 1745–1805 m. Miriam Watson 1743–1778 m. Elizabeth Frost 1751–1841
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsey) Adams 1775–1851 m. Elisha (John) Strout 1775–1851
        1. 1. Solomon (Obediah) Strout 1799–1872 m. Lydia (Brewster) Bailey 1804–1862 m. Mary (Ann) Lane 1830–1907
        2. 2. Patience Strout 1807–1882 m. Sylvanus (Bachelder) Dorsett 1802–
        3. 3. Nathaniel Strout 1797–1797
        4. 4. Nathaniel Strout 1798– m. Mercy Higgins 1805–1852
        5. 5. Miriam Strout 1800– m. Daniel Thorn 1799–1842
        6. 6. David Strout 1802–1876 m. Sylvia Clark(e) 1810–1863
        7. 7. Patience Strout 1803–1806
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsey) Strout 1805–1893 m. Marrett Thorn 1800–1880
        9. 9. Susan Strout 1808–1849 m. Ting Smith 1809–1888
        10. 10. Mercy Strout 1810–1885
        11. 11. Eunice Strout 1814–1884
        12. 12. Elisha Strout 1816–1892 m. Sarah Haskell 1818–1906
        13. 13. Clement (Fickett) Strout 1819–1881 m. Almira Hammons 1827–1892
        14. 14. Benjamin (Adams) Strout 1812–1897 m. Caroline ((Scribner)) Huff 1815–1888 m. Esther Bailey 1817–1850
    2. 2. Jane Adams 1733–1780 m. Joseph Greaves 1728–1797
      1. 1. Nathaniel Greaves 1772–1840 m. Abigail Palmer 1773–
        1. 1. Martha (P.) Greaves 1810–1882 m. George (C.) Clifford 1797–
        2. 2. Nathaniel Greaves 1801– m. Anna (J.) Young 1803–
        3. 3. Prudence (Palmer) Greaves 1802–
        4. 4. Alfred Greaves 1805– m. Elizabeth Edes 1808–1838 m. Corlinda Warren 1813–
        5. 5. Samuel (Stillman) Greaves 1807–
        6. 6. Ellsbury Greaves 1808–1824
        7. 7. Harriet Greaves 1813–

Rebecca Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1674
27 APR 1674
Birth of Rebecca Knight in Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
1769
1769
Age 95
Death of Rebecca Knight in Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
1769
1769
Age 95
Burial of Rebecca Knight in Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1674
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.
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