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William Richard Knight 1650–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: jamestowne, James City County, Virginia

Father: Peter Burgesses'

Mother: Genevieve Basse

Spouse(s): Agnes Coffey

Children(s): Sarah Bowles

The story of William Richard Knight began in 1650 in Hanover, Virginia. William Richard Knight married Agnes Coffey, and had children including Sarah Bowles. William Richard Knight passed away in 1720 in jamestowne, James City County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Richard Knight began in 1650 in Hanover, Virginia.
  • William Richard Knight married Agnes Coffey, and had children including Sarah Bowles.
  • William Richard Knight passed away in 1720 in jamestowne, James City County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Burgesses'
1589–1679
Birth Location: City of London, Greater London, UK
PB
Genevieve Basse
1624–1681
Birth Location: Jamestowne, Virginia, British-American colonies
GB

Spouses(s)

Agnes Coffey
1660–1721
Birth Location: Wiltshire
AC

Children(s)

Sarah Bowles
1689–1760
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
SB

William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1650–1720
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia
Parents
Peter * Knight ' Jamestown merchant and a member of the House of Burgesses'
1589–1679
City of London, Greater London, UK
Genevieve (Mary) Basse
1624–1681
Jamestowne, Virginia, British-American colonies
Grandparents
Peter (de Knight II, Knyght) Ii
1545–1603
London, England
Katherine Swan
1570–1613
City of London, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas GGF)
1505–1560
Jone Hussey
1515–1560
John Swan
1520–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katherine Lee
1485–1558
Sir GGF
1500–1538
Lady Grandmother
1504–1526

William Knight's Descendants

1.
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William (Richard) Knight (1650–1720) m. Agnes Coffey (1660–1721)
  1. 1. Sarah Bowles 1689–1760 m. Rev (John (The Elder) Bowles) V 1680–1770
    1. 1. John (Knight) Bowles 1712–1750 m. Elizabeth (Heath) Parsons 1715–1810
      1. 1. Gideon Bowles 1734–1798 m. Charity (Ann) Hughes 1738–1799
        1. 1. George (William) Bowles 1753–1824 m. Elizabeth (A) Arthur 1754–1843
    2. 2. Thomas (Phillip) Bowles 1712–1784
    3. 3. John (Knight Bowles) IV 1704–1779
    4. 4. Benjamin Bowles 1711–1762
    5. 5. William Bowles 1710–1784
    6. 6. Samuel Bowles 1701–1750
    7. 7. Mourning (Bowles) Holman 1715–1752
    8. 8. Eliza (Betty Elizabeth) Bowles 1712–
    9. 9. Jerusha BOWLES 1717–1780

William Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of William Richard Knight in Hanover, Virginia
Hanover, Virginia
1720
1720
Age 70
Death of William Richard Knight in jamestowne, James City County, Virginia
jamestowne, James City County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: jamestowne, James City County, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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