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Richard Knight 1605 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1605

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: Bef. 27 Oct 1680

Death Location: Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island, USA

Father: William Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Carter

Spouse(s): Sarah Rogers

Children(s): John Knight, Jonathan Knight, David Knight, Richard Knight, Priscilla Knight, Rebecca Knight

Born in 1605 in Norfolk, England, Richard Knight was the child of William Knight and Elizabeth Carter. In time, Richard Knight married Sarah Rogers, and they raised a family that included John Knight, Jonathan Knight, David Knight, Richard Knight, Priscilla Knight and Rebecca Knight. Richard Knight died in Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island, USA in 1680.

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Parents

William Knight
1568 –
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Carter
1568 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Rogers
– 1685
Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island, USA
SR

Children(s)

John Knight
1649 – 1695
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA
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Jonathan Knight
1653 – 1717
Birth Location: –
JK
David Knight
1656 – 1744
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
DK
Richard Knight
1658 –
Birth Location: –
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Priscilla Knight
1662 –
Birth Location: –
PK
Rebecca Knight
1665 –
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1605
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Descendants of Richard Knight & Sarah Rogers, p.1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 14 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: History of Hampton, New Hampshire, p.350-51

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: May 1649
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.217

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 23 May 1650
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.221

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1653
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.264

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1654
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.273

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1656
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.328

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1656
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.327

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 11 Oct 1656
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.347

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 19 May 1657
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.353

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 18 May 1658
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island Records, p.386

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island, p.28

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Latter Day Saints Ancestral file

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Bef. 27 Oct 1680
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Descendants of Richard Knight & Sarah Rogers, p.1

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