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Thomas Knight 1685 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1685

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Giles Knight

Mother: Mary English

Spouse(s): Sarah Plumly

Children(s): Abel Knight

Thomas Knight was born in 1685 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Giles Knight and Mary English. Thomas Knight later married Sarah Plumly, and together they raised children including Abel Knight. In 1774, Thomas Knight passed away in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Parents

Giles Knight
1653 – 1726
Birth Location: Lingfield, Surrey, , England
GK
Mary English
1655 – 1732
Birth Location: Lingfield, Surrey, , England
ME

Spouses(s)

Sarah Plumly
1690 – 1751
Birth Location: Middleton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
SP

Children(s)

Abel Knight
1715 – 1803
Birth Location: Phila By Berry, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
AK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1774
    Event Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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