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Samuel Knight 1714–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1714

Birth Location: Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1781

Death Location: St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Father: William Knight

Mother: Anne Pettit

Spouse(s): Sarah Marson

Children(s): Samuel Knight, John Knight, Elizabeth Knight, William Knight

In 1714, Samuel Knight entered the world in Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Knight And Anne Pettit. Samuel Knight married Sarah Marson, and had children including Elizabeth Knight, John Knight, Samuel Knight, William Knight. Samuel Knight passed away in 1781 in St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1714, Samuel Knight entered the world in Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Knight And Anne Pettit.
  • Samuel Knight married Sarah Marson, and had children including Elizabeth Knight, John Knight, Samuel Knight, William Knight.
  • Samuel Knight passed away in 1781 in St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knight
1690–1765
Birth Location: Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
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Anne Pettit
1692–1730
Birth Location: Grendon, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Marson
1715–1778
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Knight
1743–1818
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
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John Knight
1737–1821
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Knight
1740–1825
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
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William Knight
1749–
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
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Samuel Knight's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Knight
1714–1781
Birth Place: Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Knight
1690–1765
Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Pettit
1692–1730
Grendon, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1647–1726
Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth
–1736
Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1613–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Knight's Descendants

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Samuel Knight (1714–27 Aug 1781) m. Sarah Marson (1715–23 Jun 1778)
  1. 1. Samuel Knight 1743–1818 m. Elizabeth Peet 1749–
    1. 1. Samuel Knight 1775–1851 m. Hannah Sabey 1773–1863
      1. 1. Ebenezer Knight 1811–1886 m. Elizabeth Sarjeant 1809–1892
        1. 1. Joseph (Cumberland) Knight 1833–1927 m. Ann Gilbert 1833–1872 m. Naomi Wearing 1833–1895
        2. 2. Thomas (Sargent) Knight 1835–1916 m. Mary (Ann) Robinson 1832–1916
      2. 2. Frances (Maria Sarah) Knight 1799–1869
      3. 3. Sarah Knight 1804–1894 m. John Corby 1801–1874
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Corby 1832–1904
        2. 2. Kerenhappuch Corby 1842–1901 m. John Crawley 1842–1901
        3. 3. Abner Corby 1830–
        4. 4. Caleb Corby 1834–
        5. 5. Andrew Corby 1837–
      4. 4. Samuel Knight 1808–1902 m. Anne Warner 1811–1874
        1. 1. Tryphena Knight 1851–1882
        2. 2. Samuel Knight 1837–1896 m. Ann (Ashpole) Bailey 1827–1895
        3. 3. Nathaniel Knight 1839–1858
        4. 4. Knight 1841–1851
      5. 5. Elizabeth Knight 1815–
      6. 6. William (Sabey) Knight 1806–1856 m. Elizabeth Corby 1807–1881
        1. 1. Samuel Knight 1831–1915 m. Sarah (Ann) Freeman 1833–1929
        2. 2. Chas Knight 1833–1895
        3. 3. Elizabeth Knight 1838–
        4. 4. Susan Knight 1844–
        5. 5. Hannah Knight 1847–
        6. 6. Ebenezer Knight 1829–1885
      7. 7. Charlotte KNIGHT 1817–1894 m. William (Jones) Margetts 1816–1899
        1. 1. Samuel (Jones) Margetts 1853–1942
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Jones) Margetts 1839–1916 m. Thomas England 1834–1886 m. William (Henry) Stanton 1843–1923
        3. 3. George (Jones) Margetts 1842–1905 m. Mary Jones 1841– m. Elizabeth Pinfold 1849–
        4. 4. Charles (Jones) Margetts 1847–1862
        5. 5. Emma (Jones) Margetts 1851–1891
        6. 6. Ann (Jones) Margetts 1850–1908
        7. 7. Alfred (Jones) Margetts 1856–1911
        8. 8. Hannah (Jones) Margetts 1857–1911
        9. 9. Charles (Jones) Margetts 1864–1937
    2. 2. Ann Knight 1770–1855 m. James Green 1771–
      1. 1. James Green 1800–1838
      2. 2. William Green 1794–1858 m. Mary (Ann) Austin 1801–
        1. 1. John Green 1829–
        2. 2. William Green 1832–
        3. 3. James Green 1835–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Green 1836–
        5. 5. George Green 1838–1900
      3. 3. Elizabeth Green 1797–
      4. 4. Mary Green 1807–
      5. 5. Edward Green 1811–
    3. 3. Mary Knight 1772–
  2. 2. John Knight 1737–1821 m. Sarah Windshall 1739–1816
    1. 1. Samuel Knight 1762–
    2. 2. Joseph (Benjamin) Knight 1764–1764
    3. 3. Joseph Knight 1764–1836
      1. 1. Elizabeth Knight 1807–
    4. 4. John Knight 1765–1836
    5. 5. Sarah Knight 1768–1829
    6. 6. Elizabeth Knight 1770–1770
    7. 7. Ann Knight 1774–
    8. 8. William Knight 1776–1788
    9. 9. George Knight 1778–
    10. 10. Thomas Knight 1780–
    11. 11. Jeremiah Knight 1784–1853 m. Rebekah Knight 1792–1873
      1. 1. William Knight 1811–1889 m. Dinah Bettles 1811–1883
        1. 1. Eliza Knight 1831–
        2. 2. Hester Knight 1833–
        3. 3. Andrew Knight 1835–
        4. 4. Jane Knight 1839–1913
        5. 5. Rhoda Knight 1843–
        6. 6. Susanna Knight 1843–1917
        7. 7. Zilpha Knight 1845–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Knight 1848–
        9. 9. John Knight 1842–1933
      2. 2. Jane (Hudson) Knight 1814–
      3. 3. Rhoda Knight 1815–1879 m. William Shrives 1807–1871
        1. 1. Zilpah (Tebbutt) Knight 1840–
        2. 2. Jabez Shrives 1849–
        3. 3. Johanna (Collier) Shrives 1852–1935 m. Esrom (Azor) Curtis 1853–1927
        4. 4. John (James) Shrives 1852–1915
      4. 4. Rebecca Knight 1819–
      5. 5. Isaac Knight 1819–
      6. 6. Charlotte Knight 1821–
      7. 7. Jeremiah Knight 1823– m. Selina Labutt 1826–
        1. 1. Thomas Knight 1848–
        2. 2. Louisa Knight 1850–
        3. 3. Walter Knight 1860–
        4. 4. Reuben (Frank) Knight 1868–
        5. 5. Alfred (Herbert) Knight 1871– m. Elizabeth Hazeldine 1872–
        6. 6. Lucy Knight 1856–
        7. 7. Fanny Knight 1864–
        8. 8. George Knight 1852–1852
        9. 9. Maria Knight 1854–1855
        10. 10. Ann Knight 1858–
      8. 8. John Knight 1830–
      9. 9. Ann Knight 1831–
      10. 10. Mary Knight 1836–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Knight 1771– m. John Perkins 1767–
      1. 1. William Perkins 1800– m. Jane 1805–
        1. 1. John Perkins 1832–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Knight 1740–1825 m. John Darling\Darnell 1733–1820
    1. 1. Elizabeth Darnel 1759–1774
    2. 2. Sarah Darnally\Darling 1760–1808 m. Bartholomew Mallard 1758–1802
      1. 1. Mary Mallard 1795–1795
      2. 2. John Mallard 1796–1796
      3. 3. Lucy Mallard 1797–1797
    3. 3. John Darnell 1762–1767
    4. 4. Mercy Darnell 1764–
    5. 5. William Darling\Darnell 1766–1816 m. Ann Sargent 1774–1828
      1. 1. James (Sargeant) Darnell 1798–1869 m. Hannah Curtis 1797–1877
      2. 2. Mary Darnell 1802–1877 m. William Spencer 1806–1877
        1. 1. David Spencer 1842–
        2. 2. Thomas Spencer 1837–
        3. 3. Charlotte Spencer 1832–
        4. 4. Solomon Spencer 1837–
      3. 3. Job Darnell 1804–1852 m. Mary Pasilow 1807–
    6. 6. John Darling 1770–
    7. 7. Daniel Darnell 1775–1846 m. Ann Green 1775–1862
      1. 1. Green Darnell 1800–1862
      2. 2. Fanny Parsons 1813–1895 m. Thomas Parsons 1814–1886
        1. 1. Jane Parsons 1841–1883
        2. 2. Edward Parsons 1846–1922
        3. 3. George Parsons 1844–1934
        4. 4. Ann Parsons 1837–
      3. 3. Jane Darnell 1805–1864
    8. 8. Henry Darnell 1779–1854 m. Ann Turland 1782–1851
      1. 1. Frederick Darnell 1809–1874
      2. 2. Daniel Darnell 1810–1889 m. Mary Desborough 1807–1871
        1. 1. Jane Darnell 1841–
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Darnell 1834–1902 m. Josiah Bailey 1838–1886
        3. 3. Eliza Darnell 1838–1917 m. Thomas Line 1846–1919
        4. 4. Fanny Darnell 1842–1917
      3. 3. Job Darnell 1821–1879 m. Sarah (Ann) Facer 1825–1888
        1. 1. Thomas Darnell 1845–1865
        2. 2. Susan Darnell 1847–1924
        3. 3. William Darnell 1850–
        4. 4. John Darnell 1855–
        5. 5. Anne (Marie) Darnell 1857–
        6. 6. Fredreick Darnell 1859–
        7. 7. Sarah Darnell 1862–
        8. 8. Charles Darnell 1869–
      4. 4. Mary Darnell 1826–1897
      5. 5. William Darnell 1814–1873
    9. 9. Hannah Darling 1783–1851 m. Richard Pasilow 1785–1873
      1. 1. Mary Pasilow 1807– m. Job Darnell 1804–1852
      2. 2. Elizabeth Pasilow 1810–1814
      3. 3. Sarah Pasilow –1835
      4. 4. Rebecca Pasilow 1821–1900 m. Henry Parnell 1819–1880
        1. 1. George Parnell 1844–
        2. 2. Martha Parnell 1848–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Parnell 1845–
        4. 4. Hannah Parnell 1848–
      5. 5. Hannah Pasilow –1831
      6. 6. Eliza Pasilow –1835
      7. 7. Maria Pasilow 1821–1847
    10. 10. Mary (Darling) Darnell –1792
    11. 11. Elizabeth Darnell\Darling 1770–1774
    12. 12. Martha Darling 1777–1777
  4. 4. William Knight 1749– m. Mary Talbot 1751–

Samuel Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1714
1714
Birth of Samuel Knight in Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England
1714
4 Jul 1714
Samuel Knight was baptized
None
1781
Aug 1781
Age 67
Death of Samuel Knight in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1781
27 Aug 1781
Age 67
Burial of Samuel Knight in St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1714

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1781
    Event Place: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1781
    Event Place: St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Rushden Heritage Website, St Marys Church Burial Register
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