William Knight Sr. (1547 - bef. 1569)

Born Apr 1547 in Romsey, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wild) Knight — married about 1567 in Romsey, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died before 21 Apr 1569 before age 22 in Romsey, Hampshire, England

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Biography

A previous version of this profile claimed a subsequent wife, Jane Langeburne married in 1587, but that would be impossible because William died in early 1569/1570. His widow Elizabeth died a couple months later. This is all proved by his Will that probated April 1569/70:

"In the Name of God Amen the 15th day of March Ao. Dmi. 1568 I William Knight of the parishe of Romsey in the Countye of Southt. husbanoman beinge sycke of bodye and hole of mynde and of good and perfecte memorye Lawde and prayse be unto Almighty God I do make and ordeyne this my present last Testament concernynge herein my last Will in manner and forme a followinge.

Fyrste I bequethe my Sowle unto Allmightie God my maker and redeemer and my bodye to the earthe to be buried in the churcheyarde of Ransey being my parishe churche.

Item: I geve and bequeathe to my mother churche of the Blessed Trynitle in Winchester i £.

It.: I geve and bequeathe for tythes forgotten 4d.

Item: I geve and bequeathe towards the Reparacons of my parishe churche of Rossey 25/

Item: I geve and bequeathe to Thomas Knighte my kynsman my Russett coate and Jerkyn.

The best of my goodes and cattells as well move able as unmoveable my dettes paide and my legacies fulfilled I geve and bequeathe to Elizabeth my wyfe, William Knight and Nicholas Knight my sonnes', whome I do ordeyne and make my sole Executors joyntly together them as farre for the one as thother, And I will William Shergoe and John Wild to be overseers of this my last Will and Testament and either of them to game for theire paynes takinge one of my best lambes at show tyme.

Wytnesses : William Sherpe ; Henrye Card ; John Balys, constable ; and Anthonye Skythe...

Probate granted 21 April 1569^{[citation needed]} From a Rootsweb tree

This tree cites:

Descendants of John Knight of Newbury, Massachusetts- Alfred C. Knight, Marston Mills, MA, 1988- available at: http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/jamestown/250/jk/jk-intro.htm

Parish Registers- Romsey, Hants

The Knight Family- Charles S. Tibbetts, p.1

According to Will:

Wife: Elizabeth

Son: William

Son: Nicholas

From a Rootsweb Tree:

1543-1546

Will of Elizabeth Knight of Romsey: The third daye of Feb 1570, I Elizabeth Knight widow being sicke of body...I bequest to William Knight and to Nicholas Knight my sonnes whom I do ordayne make my executors..together..and my wyll is that William Newman of Lee shall have the keeping of my son Nicholas and my wyll is that if any of my sayed to children do dye before they come to lawfull age that his parte or portion shall remayne holly to his brother that liveth. Will probate granted 22 Feb 1569/70.

Research Notes

Will not found at Ancestry.

Nothing pertinent to this William in the NEHGR

Sources

See also:

• Alfred C. Knight, Descendants of John Knight of Newbury, Massachusetts- Marston Mills, MA, 1988 (a previous version of this profile included a now-broken link; no such source can now be found)
• Charles G. Tibbetts, The Knight Family: Descendants of John Knight of Newbury, 1941- p. 1
• Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire
• History of York by Banks