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Emma Knight 1607 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Newport, Buckinghamshire, , England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1659

Death Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: William Knight

Mother: Martha Williams

Spouse(s): Nicholas Potter

Children(s): Elizabeth Potter

Emma Knight was born in 1607 in Newport, Buckinghamshire, , England, the child of William Knight and Martha Williams. Emma Knight later married Nicholas Potter, and together they raised children including Elizabeth Potter. In 1659, Emma Knight passed away in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Parents

William Knight
1568 – 1656
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England
WK
Martha Williams
1577 – 1666
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Nicholas Potter
1604 – 1677
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
NP

Children(s)

Elizabeth Potter
1634 – 1687
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
EP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1607
    Event Place: Newport, Buckinghamshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Jan 1659
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
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