Samuel Knight (1729 - bef. 1790)

Born 30 Aug 1729 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Knight — married after 5 Oct 1750 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine)

Descendants

Died before 1790 before age 60 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Samuel Knight was born August 30, 1729 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Henry Knight and Priscilla Merrill Knight.^[1][2][3]

He was married in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine to His second cousin, Mary Knight about 1750. Intentions were filed October 5, 1750. She was the daughter of George Knight and Judith Moody Knight.^{[4] [2] [3][5]}

Captain Samuel Knight served with Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Knight is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066648.

Samuel served as a Captain in the Massachusetts Militia. ^{[6] [7]}

The DAR lists sons Amos and Stephen.

Samuel was a carpenter and built the house they lived in - as well as others. ^[2]

Samuel died about 1789 in Portland, Maine . ^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Town and Vital Records 1620-1988; Newbury Births, Marriages and Deaths Anno 1729.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Four Generations of the Descendants of John Knight and his Brother Richard Knight; First Settlers of Newbury, Massachusetts,
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} North American Histories 1500-2000; a Merrill Memorial, page 203.
4. ↑ Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937; bCumberland 1750, intentions October 5, 1750.
5. ↑ Maine Marriages Index 1670-1721 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; Film #001002638, Ancestry.com database on-line,
6. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
7. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-11-14), "Record of Samuel Knight", Ancestor # A066648.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1896-1908) Vol. 9, p. 354
  • "Knight, Samuel. Captain of a company stationed at Falmouth, Cumberland Co., for defence of seacoast; engaged July 1, 1775; service, 6 mos., 2 weeks, 2 days."