John Knight (1754 - 1833)

Born 10 Feb 1754 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Towne) Knight — married 20 Jun 1775 in South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1833 at age 79 in North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States

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Biography

John Knight was born on 10 Feb. 1754 at Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.^[1]

He married Abigail Town, daughter of Edmund Town and Abigail Brewer, on 20 June 1775.^[1]

John died on 23 April 1833 at North Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont and was buried at South Cemetery, North Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont. His memorial has photos and links to those of family members.^[1]

Name

Name: JOHN /KNIGHT/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 10 FEB 1754

Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut^[8][9][10]

Death

Death:

Date: 23 APR 1833

Place: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont^[11]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1833

Place: Vermont^[12][13]

Marriage

Husband: John Knight

Child: Sarah aka Sally Knight

Marriage:

Date: 20 JUN 1775

Place: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont^[14][15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #5141532 John Knight
2. ↑ Source: #S175
3. ↑ Source: #S474 Page: Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Bennington; Birth state: VT
4. ↑ Source: #S115
5. ↑ Source: #S467 Object: @M9473@
6. ↑ Source: #S182
7. ↑ Source: #S559 Page: Source number: 1246.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EET
8. ↑ Source: #S474 Page: Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Bennington; Birth state: VT
9. ↑ Source: #S115
10. ↑ Source: #S182
11. ↑ Source: #S474 Page: Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Bennington; Birth state: VT
12. ↑ Source: #S175
13. ↑ Source: #S467 Object: @M9473@
14. ↑ Source: #S474 Page: Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Bennington; Birth state: VT
15. ↑ Source: #S236 Page: Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Bennington; Birth state: VT. Data: Text: Birth date: 1756 CONT Birth place: Bennington, VT CONT Death date: 1833 CONT Death place: CONT Marriage date: 20 June 1775 CONT Marriage place: Bennington, VT LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=4844947&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Source: S115 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Vermont Pensioners, 1835 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998.Original data - United States Senate. Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, In Rela; Repository: #R5
• Repository: R5 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S175 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93;; Repository: #R5
• Source: S182 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Gen; Repository: #R5
• Source: S467 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Reco; Repository: #R5
• Source: S474 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Repository: #R5
• Source: S559 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R5

Notes

Note N38HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HERO BY MAXIS B. LADD The first school was taught by Lois HAZEN in a barn owned by John KNIGHT. The growth of the settlement could not have been very rapid; for a notice of the first town-meeting is registered March 17, 1789. It was held at Benjamin BUTLER's dwelling-house. Choice was made of Nathan HAZEN for moderator; Nathan HUTCHINS, jr., town-clerk; Nathan HAZEN, John KNIGHT and John BRONSON, selectmen; Solomon WOOD, Benjamin BUTLER and Asahel TRUMBULL, listers; Enos WOOD, constable; John MARTIN, town-collector; Nathan HUTCHINS, jr., and Ephraim SAWYER, fence-viewers; Nathan HUTCHINS, Jacob BALL and Jabez BRONSON, surveyors of highways. March 16,1790, "Voted at a town-meeting, to give John KNIGHT and Nathan HAZEN two dollars for half an acre of land for a burying-ground." This was the first burying-ground in the town.

Acknowledgements

• Knight-6370 was created by James Martin through the import of Martin Family_2015-06-12.ged on Jun 12, 2015