Rev. Jonathan Knight

Male 1760 - 1842  (81 years)

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  • Name Jonathan Knight 
    Title Rev. 
    Birth 18 Feb 1760  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Feb 1842  [2] 
    Burial Knight Lot, Laten Knight Rd., Cranston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27089  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Jonathan Knight,   b. 11 Nov 1719   d. 22 Jun 1785 (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Experience Westcott,   b. 9 Oct 1718, Cranston, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1801 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1740  Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Notes 
    • KNIGHT Jonathan, Jr., and Experience Westcott ; m. by William Burton, Justice, Dec. 2, 1740; Marriage (Vol. 1 : Pg. 95) Providence, RI.
    Family ID F10127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Fiske,   b. Abt 1766   d. 20 Feb 1848 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1784  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Joab Knight
     2. Elizabeth Betsey Knight,   b. 25 Mar 1791   d. 4 Oct 1863 (Age 72 years)
     3. Sterry Knight,   b. 25 Feb 1793   d. 18 Nov 1812 (Age 19 years)
     4. Sheldon Knight,   b. Abt 1795   d. 6 Oct 1874 (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F04822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013992] RI Historical Cemetery Comission.

    2. [S013676] FindaGrave.com.

    3. [S013993] Edna Jay Lewis & Roscoe Leighton Whitman, The Westcott Family Tree, (2000), 18.

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

    5. [S013994] Knight Family Tree online.