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Richard Deacon Knight 1603–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 January 1603

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

Death Date: 4 April 1683

Death Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: William Knight

Mother: Elizabeth CARTER

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Knight, Jonathan Knight

Richard Deacon Knight was born in 1603 in Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of William Knight And Elizabeth Carter. Richard Deacon Knight had children including Jonathan Knight, Sarah Knight. Richard Deacon Knight passed away in 1683 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Deacon Knight was born in 1603 in Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of William Knight And Elizabeth Carter.
  • Richard Deacon Knight had children including Jonathan Knight, Sarah Knight.
  • Richard Deacon Knight passed away in 1683 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Richard Knight's Ancestors

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Richard Knight
1603–1683
Birth Place: Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
William Knight
1565–1630
Romsey, Hants, England
Elizabeth CARTER
1570–1665
Romsey, Hampshire, , England
Grandparents
William (Carter) Jr
1549–1605
Kempston, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Alice (Margaret) McKinley
1550–1655
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Cranfield
1514–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Knight's Descendants

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Richard (Deacon) Knight (14 January 1603–4 April 1683)
  1. 1. Sarah Knight 1647–1714 m. John Kelley 1642–1718
    1. 1. Abiel (John Joseph) Kelly***** 1668–1735 m. Elizabeth Emery 1680–1735
      1. 1. Elizabeth Kelly 1700– m. Benjamin (Cooper) Sr 1697–1784
        1. 1. Fleet (Cooper) Sr 1721–1795 m. Marguerite\Margaret (Coore) Sr 1724–1790
  2. 2. Jonathan Knight 1653–1717

Richard Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1603
14 January 1603
Birth of Richard Deacon Knight in Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1607
28 Jun 1607
Age 4
Richard Deacon Knight was baptized in Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
1683
4 April 1683
Age 80
Death of Richard Deacon Knight in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 January 1603
    Event Place: Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1607
    Event Place: Melksham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1683
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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