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Giles Knight Sr. (1614 - 1707)

Giles "Gyles" Knight Sr.
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1633 (to before 1651) in Lingfield, Surrey, Englandmap
Husband of — married about 1652 in Gloucestershire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 93 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
Profile last modified | Created 22 Apr 2011
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Biography

Giles Knight Sr. was born 9 May 1614 Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England. He was the son of Edward Knight & Alice Dimery. [1]

Marriage

Giles was married twice:

  1. Elizabeth Payne (1618-1650), m: 1633
  2. Elizabeth Williams (1633-1662), m: 1652

Children

It is believed Giles had 12 known children. At least four of them went to the Maryland and Pennsylvania Colonies in North America. Nine of the known children are listed here:
Giles & Elizabeth Payne:

  1. Joanna (Knight) Budd,
  2. Benjamin Knight,
  3. John Knight,

Giles and Elizabeth Williams :

  1. Abel Knight,
  2. Giles Knight Jr.
  3. Ann (Knight) Dark,
  4. Joseph Knight,
  5. Thomas Knight Sr.
  6. Isaac Knight Sr

Death

Giles Knight Sr. died on 13 July 1707 (aged 93) in Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England and is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Shortwood Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England. [2]

Sources

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191890090/giles-knight
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191890090/giles-knight
  • Abel Knight of Guilford County, North Carolina by Jane Kyhl Beekman, 1992. States: "Elizabeth Williams [Knight] was a sister of Thomas Williams of Whetenhurst, Gloucestershire, whose son Richard was a settler in Taunton, Massachusetts and was accompanied to America by a sister Elizabeth Williams."
  • FamilySearch.org




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Knight-15685 and Knight-947 appear to represent the same person because: they share the same vital statistics, the same parents, the same spouse and the same son.
posted by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
:Giles Knight Sr
Birth 9 May 1614 Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Death 13 Jul 1707 (aged 93) Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Burial All Saints Churchyard, Shortwood Nailsworth, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England  ?
Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #191890090
posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Knight-11069 and Knight-947 appear to represent the same person because: part of duplicate family
posted by Andrea Powell

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