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Richard Knight 1658 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1754

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Father: Richard Knight

Mother: Sarah Bartlett

Spouse(s): Dinah Knight, Sarah Kemble

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

Born in 1658 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, Richard Knight was the child of Richard Knight and Sarah Ann Rogers Bartlett. In time, Richard Knight married Dinah Backus Knight and Sarah Kemble, and they raised a family that included Richard Knight, Mary Knight and Elizabeth Knight. Richard Knight died in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America in 1754.

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Parents

Richard Knight
1602 – 1680
Birth Location: Norfolk or Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
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Sarah Bartlett
1625 – 1679
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Dinah Knight
1660 –
Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah Kemble
1666 – 1727
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Knight
1682 – 1754
Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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Mary Knight
1690 –
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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Elizabeth Knight
1684 – 1734
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1658
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 May 1754
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

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