Jonathan Knight

Male Abt 1680 - 1762  (82 years)

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  • Name Jonathan Knight 
    Birth Abt 1680 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1762  [1] 
    Person ID I27081  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Captain Jonathan Knight,   b. Abt 1653   d. 25 Jun 1717 (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Hannah Unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1676  [1] 
    Family ID F10125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Angell,   b. Abt 1700 
    Marriage 3 Apr 1718  Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    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. Jonathan Knight,   b. 11 Nov 1719   d. 22 Jun 1785 (Age 65 years)
     7. Elizabeth Knight,   b. Abt Jun 1743   d. 12 Sep 1822, Scituate, Providence co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F10126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013991] Andrew Moriarty, The Early Knights of Rhode Island, 4.

    2. [S012608] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Providence -- Marriages.