KNIGHT, John

Abt 1595 - 1674  (~ 79 years)

• Name	KNIGHT, John  [1]
  Born	Abt 1595	Of Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 May 1674	Charlestown, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I7321	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family	PICKERING, Mary,   b. Abt 1598, Romsey, Southampton, England ,   d. 16 May 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	1619	Romsey, Southampton, England
  Children	1. KNIGHT, Samuel   2. KNIGHT, Mary,   b. 14 Jul 1620, Of Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire, England ,   d. 18/18 Mar 1701/1702, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)   3. KNIGHT, Joseph,   b. Abt 1629,   d. Nov 1668, Of Charlestown, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 39 years)   4. KNIGHT, John,   b. 2 Dec 1630,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. KNIGHT, Michael,   b. Abt 1634,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F1274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John was a "maltster & carpenter" from Romsey in Hampshire, England. Following his immigration he was listed as "John of Watertown" and was admitted freeman in 1636. In 1642, he was proprietor of a homestall, and 14 other lots of land in Watertown. In1651, he bought of John Wetherill, a house in Sudbury Mar. 3, 1651-2, John Knight and wife Mary, sold to Thomas Underwood, late of Dorchester, ten parcels of land in Watertown. John was admitted to Charlestown Church on June 14, 1668. From the will of John Knight of Charlestown, made 14 Feb. 1673, of which we see not the day of probate but find the inventory of 1 June 1674, we find no other related names but Elizabeth and Abigail, daughters of his son John, son-in-law Robert Peirce of Woburn, and the husband of his own daughter Mary, and makes overseer, his friend and br. (but this means only, I judge, the church relationsh.) John Chickering who was a physician. John and Mary had the following children; 1. Mary b ca 1620; d March 16, 1701; m Robert Pierce 2. John b ca 1622; d December 1, 1714 in Charlestown; m 1st Rissanah Johnson April 25, 1654; 2nd Abigail Stovers; 3rd 1668 Mary Bridge; 4th 1676 Mary Clements; 5th Sarah Hawksworth. 3. Joseph abt. 1629-1694; m Hannah Lamb dau of Abiel 4. Michael m 1657 Mary Bullard; lived in Cambridge 5. Samuel m 1685 Sarah How, widow of Roxbury

  
  

• Sources

  [S249] Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth, p. 168.