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KNIGHT, Robert

KNIGHT, Robert

Male 1614 - 1691  (77 years)

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  • Name KNIGHT, Robert  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Baptism 16 Jan 1613  Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Birth 1614  Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Great Migration Robert Knight arrived in New England on May 1638 on the Bevis as servant to Richard Austen of Bishopstoke, Hants 
    Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Knight-485 
    Residence Abt 1691  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Probate 15 Oct 1691  Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 28 Oct 1691  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I19520  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Family MNU, Mary,   b. Bef 1625, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1692, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 67 years) 
    Marriage 1639  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. KNIGHT, Mary,   b. 1644, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1741, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. KNIGHT, John,   b. 1660, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1700, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Living
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     7. Living
    Family ID F13431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 16 Jan 1613 - Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1614 - Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1639 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1691 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 15 Oct 1691 - Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Oct 1691 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 144 (1990), Pg 138
    Marblehead
    New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 144 (1990), Pg 142
    New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 144 (1990), Pg 140

    Histories
    Meeting house contract    		Meeting house contract

    External Links
    WikiTree: Robert Knight (1614-1691)    		WikiTree: Robert Knight (1614-1691)
    Robert Knight arrived in New England on May 1638 on the Bevis as servant to Richard Austen of Bishopstoke, Hants. He was married to Mary (maiden name unknown). Online records say that they were married in England. They had 8 children together and lived in Marblehead. We are descended on the Laviolette (DeRochemont) side. 

    Albums
    Great Migration    		Great Migration (119)
    The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.

    You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.

  • Notes 
    • Robert Knight arrived in New England on May 1638 on the Bevis as servant to Richard Austen of Bishopstoke, Hants. He was married to Mary (maiden name unknown). Online records say that they were married in England. They had 8 children together and lived in Marblehead. We are descended on the Laviolette (DeRochemont) side.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3242] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991      		 Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991


    2. [S3243] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).
      https://gw.geneanet.org/kaper6?n=knight&oc=2&p=robert

    3. [S3244] Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, comp, Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions, 1645-1686, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Massachusetts Archives; Columbia Point, MA, USA; Index to the Deponent Records of the County of Essex, Massachusetts; Volume: 4; Page: 174.

    4. [S3245] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).

    5. [S3246] Ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635      		 New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635


    6. [S3243] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).


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