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Richard Knight 1602 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1602

Birth Location: Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 3 Apr 1680

Death Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

Father: William II

Mother: Minnie Potter

Spouse(s): Sarah Rogers, Sarah Bartlett

Children(s): Mary Knight, Anne Knight, Richard Knight

Richard Knight was born in 1602 in Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of William Knight II and Minnie Potter. Richard Knight married Sarah Rogers, Sarah Ann Rogers Bartlett, and had children including Mary Knight, Anne Knight, Richard Knight. Richard Knight passed away in 1680 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony.

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Biography

  • Richard Knight was born in 1602 in Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of William Knight II and Minnie Potter.
  • Richard Knight married Sarah Rogers, Sarah Ann Rogers Bartlett, and had children including Mary Knight, Anne Knight, Richard Knight.
  • Richard Knight passed away in 1680 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony.

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Richard Knight's Ancestors

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Richard Knight
1602 – 1680
Birth Place: Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
William Knight II
1568 – 1629
Romsey, Hampshire, , England
Minnie Potter
England
Grandparents
William (Knight) I
1547 – 1569
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Wild
1530 – 1570
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Knight's Descendants

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Richard Knight (14 Jan 1602 – 3 Apr 1680) m. Sarah Rogers (1625 – 24 Feb 1685) m. Sarah (Ann Rogers) Bartlett (Abt. 1625 – 22 Mar 1679)
  1. 1. Mary Knight (1645 – 1678)
  2. 2. Anne Knight (5 May 1631 – 22 Feb 1705)
  3. 3. Richard Knight (1658 – 15 May 1754) m. Dinah (Backus) Knight (1660 – ) m. Sarah Kemble (19 April 1666 – 25 Sept 1727)
    1. 1. Richard Knight (1682 – 15 May 1754)
    2. 2. Mary Knight (1690 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Knight (1684 – 17 Mar 1734) m. Johannes (John) Livingston (26 Apr 1680 – 19 Feb 1720)
      1. 1. Abraham Livingston (Aft. 1712 – )
      2. 2. John Livingston (1715 – 1790)

Richard Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1602
14 Jan 1602
Birth of Richard Knight in Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1680
3 Apr 1680
Age 78
Death of Richard Knight in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1602
    Event Place: Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1680
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

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