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Richard Knight 1602 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1602

Birth Location: Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 3 Apr 1680

Death Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

Father: William II

Mother: Minnie Potter

Spouse(s): Sarah Rogers, Sarah Bartlett

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

Born in 1602 in Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, Richard Knight was the child of William Knight II and Minnie Potter. In time, Richard Knight married Sarah Rogers and Sarah Ann Rogers Bartlett, and they raised a family that included Mary Knight, Anne Knight and Richard Knight. Richard Knight died in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony in 1680.

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Parents

William II
1568 – 1629
Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, , England
WI
Minnie Potter
Birth Location: England
MP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Rogers
1625 – 1685
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
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Sarah Bartlett
1625 – 1679
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial America
SB

Children(s)

Mary Knight
1645 – 1678
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Anne Knight
1631 – 1705
Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England
AK
Richard Knight
1658 – 1754
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Jan 1602
    Event Place: Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Apr 1680
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
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