There is indeed a record of the christening of a Richard Knight son of Thomas in Cann, Dorset, on 26 November 1694. [1]
On the other hand, there is a record dated 08 February 1697 of the burial, in Cann, or a Richard son of Thomas Knight. [2]
Considering that Richard was 11 years old (and his wife only 9) when their purported son Henry was born, there are certainly errors in this family's profiles. It is not certain that anything at all which is written here is true.
There was a marriage in 1717 in Allington, Dorset, involving Richard Knight and Mary Oaton. [3]
There was a marriage on 03 December 1733 in Melbury Bubb, Dorset, between Richard Knight and Mary Hardy. [4]
A Mary Knight, daughter of Richard and Mary, was christened on 10 November 1720 in Stinsford, Dorset. [5]
Richard Knight, son of Richard and Mary, was christened on 17 February 1743 in Melbury Bubb, Dorset.
Sources
↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD4-N2XR : 7 December 2017), Richard Knight, 26 Nov 1694; Christening, citing Cann, Cann, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,472.
↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD4-NGPP : 7 December 2017), Richard Knight, 08 Feb 1697; Burial, citing Cann, Cann, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,472.
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJD9-M4H : 10 February 2018), Richard Knight and Mary Oaton, 1717; citing Allington, Dorset, England, reference 2:3Z96J4F, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 599,466.
↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCR7-Q9S : 7 December 2017), Richard Knight and Mary Hardy, 03 Dec 1733; Marriage, citing Melbury-Bubb, Melbury-Bubb, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,537.
↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3S-QSSF : 7 December 2017), Richard Knight in entry for Mary Knight, 1720.
Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Dorset Parish Registers. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre.Original data: Dorset Parish Registers. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre.
Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
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