Daniel Knight Sr. (abt. 1700 - abt. 1780)

Born about 1700 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Patishall) Knight — married 17 May 1734 in Boothbay, Maine

Descendants

Died about 4 Apr 1780 at about age 80 in Pleasant Cove, Boothbay, Maine

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Biography

Daniel was born in 1709. Daniel Knight ... He passed away in 1779. ^[1]

He and his family lived on Damariscove Island near the mouth of the Damariscotta River. Martha (Pattishall) Knight's grandfather Richard Pattishall had a claim to that island from an early date. ^[2]

The children of Daniel & Martha were Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Samuel Patishall, Daniel II, Susanna, William & Judith

"Daniel Knight was founder of this family in B. He evidently came from Mass., from about Newburyport or Salem. The evidence is not clear, but I think he descended from John Knight, who, with his brother Richard, came to Newbury,Mass., from Romsey, Eng., in June, 1635. If this is correct, the ancestral line of Daniel was as follows: I, John, b. in England,159_-; d.1670. II, John, Jr., b. in England, 1622; d.1678. III, Benjamin, b.1668. IV, Benjamin, Jr.,b.1693.

The Boothbay settler was probably son of the last named. He lived on Damariscove, after coming in to these parts, until the breaking out of the Rev. War, when he vacated the island and went to Pleasant Cove, on the farm owned by the late Daniel Dodge.

His will was made Jan. 10, 1780; prob. Apr. 5, 1780. Nominally, he was the wealthiest man in his locality, but some allowance must be made for the fact that at the date of prob., 1780, the Continental currency was at a low point in value; but he was, undoubtedly, a man of considerable property for the times.

Chil.:
Susanna, m. Faithful Singer, 1768.
Judith, m. Jeremiah Crommett, 17S0.
Daniel, Jr., b. 1744, q.v.
Elizabeth, m. John Wheeler; he d. in 1777.
Mary, m. Burnham.
Martha, m. Day.
Patishall,q.v."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Lynda Clark, Feb 28, 2013
2. ↑ Entered by Thomas Moody on July 7, 2017, Source: Personal Research
3. ↑ "History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 1623-1905. With family genealogies" by Greene, Francis Byron, Published 1906, Publisher Portland, Me. : Loring, https://ia800209.us.archive.org/28/items/historyofboothbay00gree/historyofboothbay00gree.pdf , Page 556

• Personal Research of Thomas Moody
• MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Lynda Clark for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Lynda and others.