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Richard Knight 1658 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1754

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Father: Richard Knight

Mother: Sarah Bartlett

Spouse(s): Dinah Knight, Sarah Kemble

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

Richard Knight was born in 1658 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Richard Knight and Sarah Ann Rogers Bartlett. Richard Knight married Dinah Backus Knight, Sarah Kemble, and had children including Richard Knight, Mary Knight, Elizabeth Knight. Richard Knight passed away in 1754 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Richard Knight was born in 1658 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Richard Knight and Sarah Ann Rogers Bartlett.
  • Richard Knight married Dinah Backus Knight, Sarah Kemble, and had children including Richard Knight, Mary Knight, Elizabeth Knight.
  • Richard Knight passed away in 1754 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knight
1602 – 1680
Birth Location: Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
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Sarah Bartlett
1625 – 1679
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Dinah Knight
1660 –
Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah Kemble
1666 – 1727
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Knight
1682 – 1754
Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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Mary Knight
1690 –
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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Elizabeth Knight
1684 – 1734
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Richard Knight's Ancestors

Self
Richard Knight
1658 – 1754
Birth Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Richard Knight
1602 – 1680
Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Sarah (Ann Rogers) Bartlett
1625 – 1679
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Grandparents
William (Knight) II
1568 – 1629
Romsey, Hampshire, , England
Minnie Potter
England
Great-Grandparents
William I
1547 – 1569
Elizabeth Wild
1530 – 1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Knight's Descendants

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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

1658
1658
Birth of Richard Knight in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1754
15 May 1754
Age 96
Death of Richard Knight in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1754
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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