Rebecca
Knight
Born in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Knight
and Sarah (Rogers) Knight
Sister of
James Knight, Mary Knight, Son Knight [half], John Knight, Jonathan Knight, David Knight, Richard Knight and Priscilla Knight
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2011
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Research notes
This profile needs more research, as it includes discrepancies:
- If DOB is correct, she married at 7, has son Edmund at 11, at died at age 3.
- SEE KNIGHT-445 John Thompkins's wife Rebecca Knight was apparently born ca. 1642
- SEE KNIGHT-445 John Thompkins's wife Rebecca has a different set of parents (Philip Knight and Margery).
Biography
Rebecca was born in 1665, daughter of Richard Knight.
Rebecca (2nd col.), probably; gave 6/ towards building the Quaker Meeting House at Mashapaug in 1702.[1]
Death 8 JAN 1688.
Sources
- ↑ C. Andrews Moriarty, "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island," The American Genealogist, V. 29, #4; April 1943; p225-226
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 December 2020, 23:17), entry for Rebecca Knight(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GW93-8QK); contributed by various users.
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It seems John Tompkins's wife, though also called Rebecca Knight, was much older (born 1642) and had another set of parents. See Knight-445.