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Richard Knight 1604 – 1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, , England

Father: William KNIGHT

Mother: Marie Sharman

Spouse(s): Elizabetha Lett

Children(s): William Knight.

Born in 1604 in Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England, Richard Knight was the child of William KNIGHT and Marie Sharman. In time, Richard Knight married Elizabetha Lett, and they raised a family that included William James Knight. Richard Knight died in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, , England in 1679.

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Parents

William KNIGHT
1563 – 1616
Birth Location: Walgrave, Northamptonshire, , England
WK
Marie Sharman
1570 – 1639
Birth Location: , Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabetha Lett
1611 – 1676
Birth Location: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, , England
EL

Children(s)

William Knight.
1637 – 1712
Birth Location: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1604
    Event Place: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1679
    Event Place: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, , England
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