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John Knight (abt. 1632 - 1714)

John Knight
Born about in Englandmap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 25 Apr 1654 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 1663 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 22 Jun 1668 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 1678 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 24 May 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 82 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

John KNIGHT was born ca 1632, likely in England. His family arrived in New England before 1639, settling first at Watertown in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They moved several times before settling permanently in Charlestown. [1]

Family

John is recorded as having married five times:

  • 1654 25 Apr at Charlestown, Ruhamah JOHNSON, the daughter of William JOHNSON and Elizabeth BUNKER of Charlestown. [2] They had five known children, all born at Charlestown:
  1. Ruhamah KNIGHT, b. 29 Jan 1654/55 [3] d 13 Feb 1654/5[4]
  2. Elizabeth KNIGHT, b. 3 Jun 1656;[5] m Jacob Bacon[6]
  3. John KNIGHT, b. 4 Nov 1657[7]
  4. Ruhamah KNIGHT, b. 16 Dec 1658[8]
  5. Abigail KNIGHT, b. 2 Sep 1660[9], bapt on 25 Sep 1660[10], died before 1663 when 2nd Abigail was born to her father and his 2nd wife Abigail Stower in 1663)[11]
  • John married, second, on 29 Apr 1660[citation needed] to Abigail STOWERS, daughter of Nicholas STOWERS and Amy or Amie (maiden surname unknown) of Charlestown. They had three known children before her death on March 9, 1667/8.[6][12]
  1. Abigail KNIGHT, b. 27 Feb 1663, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, an infant child.[13]
  2. Mary b 26 Dec 1665[14]; d 5 Apr 1666[15]
  3. John b 1 Sep 1667;[16] d 2 Apr 1668[17]
  • John married, third, on 22 Jun 1668 at Charlestown, Mary Bridge.[18] They had six known children:[6]
  1. Persis d 24 Aug 1669;[19]
  2. Mary b 29 Jul 1670;[20] d 1678[6]
  3. Persis b 11 Mar 1672;[21] d 13 Aug 1701[22]
  4. John b 16 Nov 1673;[23] d 16 Aug 1678[24]
  5. Samuel b 8 Jul 1675[25]
  6. Rebecca b 28 Aug 1677;[26] d 1678[6]
  • John married fourth, on 19 Dec 1678, Mary (ROCKE) Clements,[6] the widow of William CLEMENTS. She was the daughter of Joseph Rock/Rocke of Roxbury,MA, and she died Jul 12,1682.
  • John married fifth, on May 24,1683, Sarah (Rowlins) Holsworth, the widow of Joshua Holsworth.[27]

John Knight died, "aged," on 1 Dec 1714, in Charlestown, Middlesex County, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.[28]


Research Notes

Please note that the town of Charlestown was part of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1630 to 1874. When it was annexed to the city of Boston in 1874, it became part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[29]

The marriage of John Knight and second wife Abigail Stowers after 29 Apr 1660 in Charlestown is listed in New England Marriages Prior to 1700.[30]

Burrage, A. A. (Alvah Augustus). (1877). The Burrage memorial: A genealogical history of the descendants of John Burrage, who settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1637. Boston: A. Mudge and son, printers. p.19 Nicholas Stowers mentions the will of Nicholas Stowers and the children who signed for administration of his estate on 16 Jan 1668 including John Burrage, Richard Stower, John Knight F. K., and Joseph Stower. See https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx4wvg&view=1up&seq=29&skin=2021&q1=Nicholas

Sources

  1. Anderson, Charles. "John Knight of Watertown and Beyond." Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) By Subscription $. Page 77.
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4C-XNG : 10 November 2020), John Knight, 25 Apr 1654; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-YX5 : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for Ruehamah Knight, 16 Dec 1658; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  4. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH27-T32 : 10 November 2020), Ruhamah Knight, 13 Feb 1655; citing Death, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  5. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-TP8 : 10 November 2020), Elizabeth Knight, 3 Jun 1656; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Wyman, Thomas Bellowes. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818 Vol K-Z. Boston, MA: David Clapp & Son, 1879. Page 591.
  7. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-Y78 : 10 November 2020), John Knight, 4 Nov 1657; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  8. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-YXP : 10 November 2020), Ruehamah Knight, 16 Dec 1658; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  9. Massachusetts, Charlestown Vital Records, Birth VR
  10. Massachusetts, Charlestown Vital Records, Birth VR
  11. Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W
  12. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9N-8VK : 20 May 2022), John Knight in entry for Abigail Knight, 9 Mar 1668; citing Death, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  13. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-1SX : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for Abigaile Knight, 27 Feb 1663; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  14. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMB-4F8 : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for Mary Knight, 27 Dec 1665; citing Birth, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  15. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9N-CH3 : 10 November 2020), Jno. Knight in entry for Mary Knight, 5 Apr 1666; citing Death, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  16. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMB-5XC : 10 November 2020), Jno. Knight in entry for John Knight, 1 Sep 1667; citing Birth, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  17. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9N-DNG : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for John Knight, 2 Apr 1668; citing Death, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  18. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-66N : 10 November 2020), John Knight, 22 Jun 1668; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  19. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9N-68D : 10 November 2020), Jno. Knight in entry for Persis Knight, 24 Aug 1669; citing Death, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  20. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46P-3FF : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for Marie Knight, 29 Jul 1670; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  21. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46P-QLT : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for Persis Knight, 11 Mar 1672; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  22. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH2W-R97 : 10 November 2020), John in entry for Peirces Knight, 13 Aug 1701; citing Death, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  23. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM1-T2P : 10 November 2020), Jno. Knight in entry for John Knight, 16 Nov 1673; citing Birth, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  24. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH2W-HVH : 10 November 2020), John in entry for John Knight, 16 Aug 1678; citing Death, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  25. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM1-1WR : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for Samuel Knight, 8 Jul 1675; citing Birth, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  26. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9M-MBQ : 10 November 2020), John Knight in entry for Rebeccah Knight, 28 Aug 1677; citing Birth, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  27. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-KPB : 10 November 2020), John Knight, 24 Mar 1683; citing Marriage, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  28. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH24-S7W : 10 November 2020), John Knight, 1 Dec 1714; citing Death, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  29. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Charlestown,_Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts_Genealogy
  30. "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700", Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #56910 (accessed 17 August 2022), John Knight marriage to Abigail Knight on 2 Mar 1681 in New England, USA.

See also:

  • "The Desc of John Perry of London", by Bertram Adams, pp 27-8. Gen of Charlestown, Mass. (Mass C15 Vol 2 p 590)
  • Bond's Hist of Watertown (Mass W 20b Vol 1 p 328; Vol 2 p 816.) Am Pub F Vol 3 p 492.
  • Hist of Watertown, (Mass W47 p 145) Kilpatrick Fam. (B12B15 p 222)
  • Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). (subscription required)
  • Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (subscription required)
  • The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995).

Acknowledgements

Thanks also to Al Adams and others who have contributed to this profile!

Knight-3413 was created by Bob Pierce on 11 Jun 2013. Knight-5483 was created through the import of Wilton Crehore.ged by Holly Wilton on 18 Oct 2014.






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Knight-3413 and Knight-287 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate
posted by Susan (Knight) Gore
Knight-5255 and Knight-3413 appear to represent the same person because: Abigail Stowers was John Knight's second wife, before he married Marie ("Mary") Bridge.
posted by Susan Anderson
Knight-5483 and Knight-3413 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate profiles with same wives
posted by G (Redmond) R

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