Martha (Knight) Rakestraw (1695 - 1716)

Born 1695 in Byberry Twp., Philadelphia Co., English colony of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Rakestraw — married 30 Sep 1715 in Abington Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Died 1716 at about age 21 in Philadelphia, English Province of Pennsylvania

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Martha was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Martha Knight was born around the end of 1695 or January 1696 in Byberry Twp., Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Giles Knight, Jr., and his wife, Mary (English) Knight. The family were Quakers, members of the Society of Friends.

Martha Knight married Thomas Rakestraw on September 30, 1715 in the Abington Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Unfortunately, Martha (Knight) Rakestraw died in 1716, possibly due to complications surrounding child-birth. It was a leading cause of death of young women at that time and place. She had no living children, so far as is known.

"Thomas Rakestraw, son of William Rakestraw and most probably by the first wife Grace, died 17 3rd mo. 1728... was granted a certificate to Abington Monthly Meeting to marry, 30 7th mo. 1715, and he married there, Mary Knight, daughter of Giles and Mary Knight. Thomas is mentioned in Giles Knight's will dated 10 8th mo. 1726, probated 7 Nov. 1726 (Wills E:6), but Mary is not; but there is no record of her death. He married third, in 1720, Mary Wilkins..."^[2]

Birth Date: Dec. 1695^[3]

Death Date: 1716^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Schnepp-Apple-Doile-Yeakley-Cotter-Dittemore Genealogy on RootsWeb - Martha Knight
2. ↑ McCracken, George E.. "Rakestraw on Delaware". The American Genealogist. Vol 51, No. 1. Jan 1975. pp.6-7. https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/?volumeId=12343&pageName=1&rId=138160909
3. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: Database online. Record for Giles Knight
4. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: Database online. Record for Giles Knight

• Source: S36 Ancestry.com: OneWorldTree by The Generations Network, Inc.; in Provo, UT, USA; Repository: #R1 - Repository: R1 www.ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Knight-1688 was created through the import of NEWEST BACKUP_2011-10-12.ged on Oct 13, 2011 by Season McMillan. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Season and others.