Col. Joseph Knight

1740 - 1825  (84 years)

• Name	Joseph Knight
  Title	Col.
  Birth	1 May 1740  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Feb 1825	Scituate, Providence Co., RI   [3]
  Burial	Col. Joseph Knight Lot, Tunk Hill Rd., Scituate, Providence Co., RI
  Person ID	I26601	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Knight,   b. Abt 1715   d. 28 Aug 1786 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Zilpha Bucklin,   b. Abt 1720   d. Bef 7 Nov 1774 (Age < 54 years)
  Marriage	1739
  Family ID	F10129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Knight,   b. Abt Jun 1743   d. 12 Sep 1822, Scituate, Providence co., RI (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1760	Cranston, Providence Co., RI   [4]
  Notes	KNIGHT Joseph, of Scituate, and Elizabeth Knight, of Jonathan, of Cranston ; m. by William Burton, Justice, Sept. 28, 1760.
  Children	1. Zilpha Knight,   b. Abt 1761   2. Ezra Knight,   b. Abt 1764   3. Darius Knight,   b. 12 Sep 1768   d. 26 Jun 1856 (Age 87 years)   4. George Knight,   b. Abt 1771   5. Martha Knight,   b. Abt 1774   6. Angell Knight,   b. 15 May 1778   d. 24 Jun 1837 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F09943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph was first cousin once removed to Elizabeth, his wife. KNIGHT Col. Joseph, at Scituate, in 85th year. Had been member of council several years and colonel of Scituate Regiment 15 years; Feb. 27, 1825. The will of Joseph Knight of Scituate, yeoman, is dated 6 June 1817, proved 11 Apr 1825. It mentions wife Elizabeth; sons Ezra, Darius, George, & Angell; dtrs Ziplha Potter & Martha Knight.

  
  

• Sources

  [S012590] Birth date calculated from age at death. [S013676] FindaGrave.com. [S012424] Gravestone inscription. [S012587] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Cranston -- Marriages.