Individual Details
Francis Knott
(Abt 1645 - 1705)
Notes:
Knott, Francis, 16th March 1704; 14th May, 1705.
To son Francis and male hrs., 50 A. joining that 50 A. given son William by deed of gift; he dying without male hrs, to pass to son Edward and male hrs.
" son Edward and male hrs., residue of tract afsd.
" sons John, James and Charles and daus. Elinor and Rebecca, personalty.
Wife Elinor, extx. and residuary legatee.
Test: Francis Knott, Hugh Mee, John Clarke and Charles Carless. 3. 501.
Francis Knot, Sr. 25.33 I SM £62.7.0 May 28 1705
Appraisers: Thomas Mattingly, Charles Carles.
Francis Knot 27.58 A SM £62.7.0 £30.16.2 Mar 13 1706
Payments to: Col. Low, Mr. Edward Cole, Jonathon Merritt, Col. Jacob Morland, Charles Gannyott.
Executrix: Mrs. Ellinor Knott (relict).
Archives of Maryland, Volume 8, Page 53 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. Liber B; p. 186
At a Council held at the City of St Maries The First day of December Anno Dni 1688
The King or pretended king or the next heir to the late King of the Choptico Indians and some other of the greate men desired admittance to this board; and being come in the next heire called Tom Caivert presents Eleaven drest deer skins as a tribute to his Lordsp the Lord Baltemore, and sayes that his deceased Uncle intended more but dyed before the could be gotten. The said Thomas Calvert makes complaint to this board That one Waiter Davis demands for carrying his Uncle over to the Easter shoare two skins more then his Contract was wth his uncle.
Also that one Robert Frazer had throwne his or some of their Corne feild fences as soone as the Corne was gathered and let his Catie in and soe destroy all their beanes. Also that drinke is brought into the Towne by the English and soe the Indians buy it for skins and that keeps the Indians poore, and makes them drunke, especially one Francis Knott brings strong drinke as Rum &c: and sells it for skins and cheats the Indians.
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WILL: Will written 16 Mar 1704, probated 14 May 1705.
OCCUPATION: Planter. Land owner.
RELIGION: Catholic.
MARRIAGE - Francis, may have m. by 2 April 1663, [?], dau. of Robert Cole of St. Clement Bay, Saint Mary's County, Maryland, who called Knott his son-in-law 9MWB 1:182)
Source: Barnes, Robert W., comp., "Maryland Marriage Evidneces, 1634-1718, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005)
Source: Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. 3)
PROBATE: Knott, Francis,16th Mch., 1704; 14th May, 1705. To son Francis and male hrs., 50 A. joining that 50 A. given son William by deed of gift; he dying without male hrs, to pass to son Edward and male hrs. To son Edward and male hrs., residue of tract afsd. To sons John, James and Charles and daus. Elinor and Rebecca, personalty. Wife Elinor, extx. and residuary legatee. Test: Francis Knott, Hugh Mee, John Clarke and Charles Carless. 3. 501.
Knott, Francis, 16th March 1704; 14th May, 1705.
To son Francis and male hrs., 50 A. joining that 50 A. given son William by deed of gift; he dying without male hrs, to pass to son Edward and male hrs.
" son Edward and male hrs., residue of tract afsd.
" sons John, James and Charles and daus. Elinor and Rebecca, personalty.
Wife Elinor, extx. and residuary legatee.
Test: Francis Knott, Hugh Mee, John Clarke and Charles Carless. 3. 501.
Francis Knot, Sr. 25.33 I SM £62.7.0 May 28 1705
Appraisers: Thomas Mattingly, Charles Carles.
Francis Knot 27.58 A SM £62.7.0 £30.16.2 Mar 13 1706
Payments to: Col. Low, Mr. Edward Cole, Jonathon Merritt, Col. Jacob Morland, Charles Gannyott.
Executrix: Mrs. Ellinor Knott (relict).
Archives of Maryland, Volume 8, Page 53 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. Liber B; p. 186
At a Council held at the City of St Maries The First day of December Anno Dni 1688
The King or pretended king or the next heir to the late King of the Choptico Indians and some other of the greate men desired admittance to this board; and being come in the next heire called Tom Caivert presents Eleaven drest deer skins as a tribute to his Lordsp the Lord Baltemore, and sayes that his deceased Uncle intended more but dyed before the could be gotten. The said Thomas Calvert makes complaint to this board That one Waiter Davis demands for carrying his Uncle over to the Easter shoare two skins more then his Contract was wth his uncle.
Also that one Robert Frazer had throwne his or some of their Corne feild fences as soone as the Corne was gathered and let his Catie in and soe destroy all their beanes. Also that drinke is brought into the Towne by the English and soe the Indians buy it for skins and that keeps the Indians poore, and makes them drunke, especially one Francis Knott brings strong drinke as Rum &c: and sells it for skins and cheats the Indians.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
WILL: Will written 16 Mar 1704, probated 14 May 1705.
OCCUPATION: Planter. Land owner.
RELIGION: Catholic.
MARRIAGE - Francis, may have m. by 2 April 1663, [?], dau. of Robert Cole of St. Clement Bay, Saint Mary's County, Maryland, who called Knott his son-in-law 9MWB 1:182)
Source: Barnes, Robert W., comp., "Maryland Marriage Evidneces, 1634-1718, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005)
Source: Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. 3)
PROBATE: Knott, Francis,16th Mch., 1704; 14th May, 1705. To son Francis and male hrs., 50 A. joining that 50 A. given son William by deed of gift; he dying without male hrs, to pass to son Edward and male hrs. To son Edward and male hrs., residue of tract afsd. To sons John, James and Charles and daus. Elinor and Rebecca, personalty. Wife Elinor, extx. and residuary legatee. Test: Francis Knott, Hugh Mee, John Clarke and Charles Carless. 3. 501.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1645 | , St. Mary's, Maryland, USA | |||
| Death | 1705 | , St. Mary's, Maryland, USA |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanore Cole (1650 - ) |
| Child | Edward Knott (1665 - 1734) |
| Child | James Knott (1667 - 1734) |
| Child | Rebecca Knott (1670 - ) |
| Child | Charles Knott (1672 - ) |
| Child | William Knott (1675 - ) |
| Child | Elinor Knott (1678 - ) |
| Child | Francis Knott (1688 - 1724) |
| Father | John Knott (1622 - ) |
| Sibling | Anne Knott (1646 - ) |
| Father | Francis Knott (1625 - 1651) |
| Mother | Rebecca Gill (1629 - 1663) |