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Sheldon Knight

Male Abt 1795 - 1874  (~ 79 years)


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  1. 1.  Sheldon Knight was born Abt 1795 (son of Jonathan Knight and Elizabeth Fiske); died 6 Oct 1874; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.

    Sheldon — Irene Babcock. Irene was born Abt 1794; died 1870; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Abbie Eliza Knight was born 18 Dec 1820, Cranston, RI; died 4 Oct 1899, Knightsville, Cranston, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jonathan Knight was born 18 Feb 1760 (son of Jonathan Knight and Experience Westcott); died 15 Feb 1842; was buried , Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI.

    Notes:

    The will of Jonathan Knight of Cranston is dated 22 Mar 1833, proved 5 Mar 1842. It mentions wife Elizabeth, sons Joab & Sheldon Knight, and daughter Eliza Knight.

    Jonathan married Elizabeth Fiske 8 Jun 1784. Elizabeth (daughter of Peleg Fiske and Lydia Sheldon) was born Abt 1766; died 20 Feb 1848; was buried , Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Fiske was born Abt 1766 (daughter of Peleg Fiske and Lydia Sheldon); died 20 Feb 1848; was buried , Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI.
    Children:
    1. Joab Knight
    2. Elizabeth Betsey Knight was born 25 Mar 1791; died 4 Oct 1863; was buried , Sanford Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI.
    3. Sterry Knight was born 25 Feb 1793; died 18 Nov 1812; was buried , Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI.
    4. 1. Sheldon Knight was born Abt 1795; died 6 Oct 1874; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jonathan Knight was born 11 Nov 1719 (son of Jonathan Knight and Martha Angell); died 22 Jun 1785.

    Notes:

    Jonathan & Experience had 10 children, according to an online family tree.

    Jonathan married Experience Westcott 4 Dec 1740, Providence, Providence Co., RI. Experience (daughter of William Westcott) was born 9 Oct 1718, Cranston, Providence Co., RI; died 18 Jun 1801. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Experience Westcott was born 9 Oct 1718, Cranston, Providence Co., RI (daughter of William Westcott); died 18 Jun 1801.

    Notes:

    Experience was a twin.

    Notes:

    KNIGHT Jonathan, Jr., and Experience Westcott ; m. by William Burton, Justice, Dec. 2, 1740; Marriage (Vol. 1 : Pg. 95) Providence, RI.

    Children:
    1. 2. Jonathan Knight was born 18 Feb 1760; died 15 Feb 1842; was buried , Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI.

  3. 6.  Peleg Fiske

    Peleg — Lydia Sheldon. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lydia Sheldon
    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Fiske was born Abt 1766; died 20 Feb 1848; was buried , Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jonathan Knight was born Abt 1680 (son of Jonathan Knight and Hannah Unknown); died 1762.

    Notes:

    The will of Jonathan Knight of Cranston is dated 4 Oct 1756, proved 29 Sep 1762. It mentions wife Mary; sons Jonathan, Ezra, Philip, Andrew, & Benjamin; and dtrs Dorcas & Elizabeth.

    On 12 July 1717, Jonathan Knight (of Mashanticut) deeded land to his brother Joseph (of Kingstown) that had belonged to his late father Jonathan Knight (of Providence).

    According to a family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, this couple had 11 children.

    Jonathan married Martha Angell 3 Apr 1718, Providence, Providence Co., RI. Martha was born Abt 1700. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha Angell was born Abt 1700.

    Notes:

    KNIGHT Jonathan, and Martha Angell ; m. by Richard Brown, Justice, April 3, 1718; Providence Marriages (Vol. 1 : Pg. 30).

    Children:
    1. Ezra Knight
    2. Philip Knight
    3. Andrew Knight
    4. Benjamin Knight
    5. Dorcas Knight
    6. 4. Jonathan Knight was born 11 Nov 1719; died 22 Jun 1785.
    7. Elizabeth Knight was born Abt Jun 1743; died 12 Sep 1822, Scituate, Providence co., RI; was buried , Col. Joseph Knight Lot, Tunk Hill Rd., Scituate, Providence Co., RI.

  3. 10.  William Westcott (son of Jeremiah Westcott and Eleanor England).
    Children:
    1. 5. Experience Westcott was born 9 Oct 1718, Cranston, Providence Co., RI; died 18 Jun 1801.