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Rev. Jonathan Knight

Male 1760 - 1842  (81 years)


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  • Name Jonathan Knight 
    Title Rev. 
    Born 18 Feb 1760  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Feb 1842  [2] 
    Buried 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 location,   d. 18 Jun 1801  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 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) 
    Married 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)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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

    5. [S013994] Knight Family Tree online.