Individual Details
John Knight Sr.
( - May 1670)
See "Ruf, Haight, Eddy, Summer, Hatch and allied families" by Alpha H. Ruf dated 1932, page 91, found at Heritage Quest Online.
Events
| Christen | 30 Jan 1594/95 | Romsey, Hampshire, England |  | ||
| Living | Romsey , Kingdom of England | ||||
| Marriage | 29 Mar 1624 | Romsey, Hampshire, England - Elizabeth Vincent | | ||
| Emigration | 1635 | on the ship "James", Romsey Hants, Hampshire, Kingdom of England |  | | |
| Occupation | "merchant Tailor" | ||||
| Living | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | ||||
| Marriage | Aft 20 Mar 1644 | Living | |||
| Will | Bef May 1670 | | |||
| Death | May 1670 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | | |
| Death | 22 May 1674 | MA | | ||
| Probate | 2 Jun 1770 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Vincent (1600 - 1644) |
| Child | John Knight Jr. ( - 1677) |
| Child | Mary Knight (1634 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Knight (1637 - ) |
| Spouse | Living |
Notes
Emigration
See "The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record" by David R. Downer dated 1900, page 18: John Knight of Romsey Hants, England, sailed from Hampton in the ship "James" of London, 300 tons, William Cooper, Master. He married Elizabeth ?. His will was proved at Salem on 2 June 1770.See "The background of Mary Alice (Sharpe) Yalden Thomson and Alexander Beatty Sharpe, Jr" by Elizabeth E. Boice Jones dated 1940, found at Heritage Quest Online, page 179. He came in the ship "James"in 1635 and settled in Newbury, MA.
Will
See "The background of Mary Alice (Sharpe) Yalden Thomson and Alexander Beatty Sharpe, Jr" by Elizabeth E. Boice Jones dated 1940, found at Heritage Quest Online, page 179. His will speaks of his wife who must be his second since his first wife, Elizabeth, died 20 Mar. 1644. His second wife was Ann, widow of Richard Ingersoll.See "The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record" by David R. Downer dated 1900, page 18: John Knight of Romsey Hants, England, sailed from Hampton in the ship James of London, 300 tons, William Cooper, Master. He married Elizabeth ?. His will was proved at Salem on 2 June 1770.
Death
Source: ,Wiki mTree Knight-185Death
See "The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record" by David R. Downer dated 1900, page 18: John Knight of Romsey Hants, England, sailed from Hampton in the ship James of London, 300 tons, William Cooper, Master. He married Elizabeth ?. His will was proved at Salem on 2 June 1770.LDS Pedigree Resource File shows death on 22 May 1674, in Charles town, Middlesex Co. and in Newbury, Essex Co, MA.
Endnotes
1. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, 7 Volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), Vol. 4 page 210; digital images, American Ancestors, www.americanancestors.org ( : accessed .
2. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, 7 Volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), Vol. 4 page 210; digital images, American Ancestors, www.americanancestors.org ( : accessed .
3. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, 7 Volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), Vol. 4 page 208; digital images, American Ancestors, www.americanancestors.org ( : accessed .
4. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, 7 Volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), Vol. 4 page 210; digital images, American Ancestors, www.americanancestors.org ( : accessed .