Richard Knight

1602 - 1683  (81 years)

• Name	Richard Knight
  Birth	About 1602	Romsey, Hampshire, England   [2]
  Christening	14 Jan 1603	Romsey, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Immigration	1635 (33 years)  [2]
  He came over on board the James.
  Occupation	say 1645 (43 years)  [2]
  He was a merchant tailor.
  Will	17 Aug 1681 (79 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He mentions his two daughters, Anne and Rebecca.
  Death	4 Aug 1683	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  The probate record lists his death date as 3 August 1683.
  Probate/Proved	25 Sep 1683 (81 years)	Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Richard Knight,   c. 30 May 1586, Romsey, Hampshire, England bur. 4 Jun 1596, Romsey, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 10 years)   2. Thamasine Knight,   c. 24 Jun 1590, Romsey, Hampshire, England + 3. John Knight,   c. 30 Jan 1594/95, Romsey, Hampshire, England d. 29 May 1670, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Vincent,  m. 29 Mar 1624 ;   Ann Langley + 4. Richard Knight,   b. About 1602, Romsey, Hampshire, England d. 4 Aug 1683, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) ▻ Agnes Coffey
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Knight,   b. Abt 1565, Romsey, Hampshire, England   (Father)  Thomasine  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2732	Roy Line
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	William Knight,   b. Abt 1565, Romsey, Hampshire, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Carter
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F7824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Agnes Coffey   d. 22 Mar 1679, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3]
  Children	3 sons, 4 daughters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  1. infant Knight,   b. Jun 1626, Romsey, Hampshire, England bur. 17 Jun 1626, Romsey, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Richard Knight,   c. 21 Jun 1627, Romsey, Hampshire, England bur. 15 Jul 1627, Romsey, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. William Knight,   c. 7 Dec 1628, Romsey, Hampshire, England bur. 10 Jan 1630, Romsey, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 1 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   4. Anne Knight,   c. 8 May 1631, Romsey, Hampshire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Henry Jaques  m. 8 Oct 1648     5. Richard Knight,   c. 18 Oct 1633, Romsey, Hampshire, England d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   6. Elizabeth Knight   d. 29 Jul 1667, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Lt. Anthony Morse  m. 8 May 1659 >   7. Rebecca Knight,   b. 3 Mar 1643, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Jan 1688, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 44 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Abiel Somerby  m. 13 Nov 1661;   John Tompkins  m. 29 Dec 1667 >   8. Sarah Knight,   b. 23 Feb 1648, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John Kelley  m. 20 May 1663
  Family ID	F1359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Knight(1602 – 1683) 2William Knight(Abt 1565 – ) 4 5 3Elizabeth Carter 6William Carter 7Thomasine

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1602 - Romsey, Hampshire, England Christening - 14 Jan 1603 - Romsey, Hampshire, England Will - 17 Aug 1681 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 4 Aug 1683 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 25 Sep 1683 - Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S652] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume II, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995). [S645] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume II, Reprint 1902, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1902). [S796] Little, George Thomas. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909).