ADAMS, Ebenezer

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 6 GGF
• Residence: New Hampshire, USA; Biographical review
• _DNA: Match (paternal)
• _MILT: 1776, New Hampshire, USA; Revolutionary War Soldier at Stillwater, Fort Anne, an Skeneboro
• _ELEC: 1786, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Selectman in the Town of Barnstead/Formerly in Strafford County
• Residence: 1810, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Formerly in Strafford County
• Religion: 1818, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Congregational Church with Reverend Enos George (see pension file)/Formerly in Strafford County
• Residence: 1830, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Formerly in Strafford County

Notes:

Ebenezer was a soldier at Crown Point and Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War.

Fort Ticonderoga was captured on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison. Cannons and other armaments from the fort were transported to Boston and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and break the standoff at the Siege of Boston.

After seizing Ticonderoga, a small detachment captured the nearby Fort Crown Point on May 11.

Aug., 1776, in Capt. Caleb Hodgdon's Co., and in Capt. Abraham Perham's Co., Col. Pierce Long, Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777;

Notes from Debbie Wilson:

Stuart Merrill in his History and Genealogy of the Barnstead Early Families, 1979, states that Ebenezer married Lydia Hoyt in 1779, that in the census of 1790 he included in his family two boys and three girls. He is buried on the farm according to Merrill. Merrill maintains that son James lived on his father's farm, and we know this from the pension information below. The pension file of Ebenezer reads as follows:

"April 6, 1818, Ebenezer Adams of Barnstead, Strafford Co. New Hampshire aged 64 deposed:
that he enlisted Nov. 1775 and served two months; enlisted again in March, 1776, and served four months; in August, 1776, enlisted at New Castle, New Hampshire under Capt. Abraham Perkins, in the New Hampshire Line, where he served as a sergeant for twelve months, and in August, 1777, was discharged at Stillwater, N.Y. He was in the battles of Fort Ann and Skenesboro. The same day Dudley G. Adams of Gilmanton, testified to service in the company commanded by Capt. Abraham Perkins, and Ebenezer Adams, Sergeant, as did Israel Huckins of Barrington, New Hampshire.
William Walker , Noah Robinson and John Kinne, Selectmen, testify to soldier's need of a pension. Claim allowed and Certificate North 16498 was issued Feb. 14, 1820 Act March 18, 1818 for one years service as private.
May 2, 1820 soldier submitted a schedule of his property, but stated that he owned a considerable amount. He mentions a wife, Lydia, aged 62 yrs, a daughter, 30 yrs. of age, and a grandson, 11 yrs. old in his family.

His name was dropped from the rolls on account of property. In 1822 soldier applied for a renewal of pension, stating that when his name was dropped, his creditors foreclosed, and that now he has not more than fifty dollars' worth of property. A number of citizens of the town testify in his behalf, among whom were: James Adams (no relation stated), John Bickford, Abraham and Daniel Bunker, John Daniels, Reverend Enos George, Pastor of the Congregational church in town, of which Ebenezer is a member, Jeremiah Jewett, John and William Nutter, John Peavey and Joseph Tasker.

November 25, 1824, James Adams of Barnstead, New Hampshire testified that he was present when Harrison Hoyt Adams, formerly of Barnstead, but now of Kittery, York County, Maine agreed to pay off what he owed to various persons, among whom were: Ebenezer Adams (who died June 1, 1820), Ebenezer Coe, store-keeper, Jedediah Leighton, Betsy Adams, who nursed the family in several illnesses, Dr. Thomas Shannon of Pittsfield, New Hampshire, Joanna Pease, Nancy Merrill, Charles Hodgdon . Esq., Stephen Watson, as well as Harrison Hoyt Adams and James Adams. Owing to business troubles, H.H. Adams was obliged to sell the farm, and it was bought by James Adams, etc.

Ebenezer Adams was, therefore, restored to the roll; and a certificate with the same number was issued April 1, 1828, according to Acts of March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820."

Ebenezer married HOYT, Lydia on 20 Apr 1779 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Lydia (daughter of HOYT, John and FURBER, Sarah) was born on 12 Feb 1758 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 18 Dec 1836 in Formerly Strafford County, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. ADAMS, Joanna was born on 3 Dec 1781 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1866 in Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA.
2. ADAMS, Hanson Hoyt was born on 7 Nov 1794 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Jul 1851 in Kittery, York, Maine, USA; was buried in Kittery, York, Maine, USA.
3. ADAMS, Elizabeth "Betsey" was born on 9 Mar 1790 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1865.
4. ADAMS, Nancy was born on 11 May 1786 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died in Apr 1866 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
5. ADAMS, Sally was born on 18 Jun 1792 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 May 1830 in Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
6. ADAMS, Captain Ebenezer Jr was born on 5 Jun 1784 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 1 Jun 1820 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
7. ADAMS, John Hoyt was born on 20 Nov 1779 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Sep 1846 in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
8. ADAMS, James was born on 19 Jul 1798 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 23 May 1868 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 7 GGF
• Revolutionary War: A000650
• Occupation: Medical doctor. He entered the propfession of medicine against the wishes of his father who wanted him to be a minister.
• Residence: Biographical review
• _DNA: Match (paternal)
• Education: 1745, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard graduate
• _DEG: 1745, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard graduate
• Residence: 1776, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: 1788, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Given land overlooking Lily Lake on lot 28 2nd div.
• Residence: 1790, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Formerly in Strafford County
• Occupation: 1792, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; First physician in the town of Barnstead http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/History_Barnstead_NH.txt

Notes:

Dr Joseph graduated from Harvard in 1745 and became a doctor contrary to his father's wishes (he wanted him to be a minister). He settled in Newington but moved to Barnstead in 1792. He married Joanna Gilman, dau of Ezekiel Gilman and Sarah Dudley. The Adams genealogy says that Ezekiel was commander of the New Hampshire forces at the taking of Louisburg in 1745.

According to the revised edition of the Gilman genealogy, "Ezekiel did not die at the Louisburg Garrison as has been stated. In 1749 he deeded land in Exeter to his son Bradstreet and in 1748 distinguished himself by his original device for transporting artillery over swamps. The Major was a lumberman and had drawn masts over boggy ground on sleds and adopted the same method with artillery with complete success, teams of men being used instead of oxen or horses."

http://books.google.com/books?id=H89DXKVm4qcC&pg=PA2167&lpg=PA2167&dq=reverend+joseph+bass+adams&source=bl&ots=4UhEG4Jcu6&sig=N1EUKGR7sdHEkivAb8JAyc8UAto&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sg_yU__rJoOBygS4l4CQBg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=reverend joseph bass adams&f=false

Birth:
For Details on his life see Pg 185 Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1 (Google eBook)

Joseph married GILMAN, Joanna before 1747 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Joanna (daughter of GILMAN, Ezekiel and DUDLEY, Sarah Saphronia) was born in Sep 1725 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died after 1770 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Y
• Relation to Me: 7 GGM
• Name: //
• Name: Johanna Gilman
• _DNA: Match (paternal)
• Birth: Sep 1723, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

For Johanna's parents See. Pg 185 Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1 (Google eBook)

Birth:
For Johanna's parents See. Pg 185 Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1 (Google eBook)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 8 GGF
• Residence: Biographical review
• _DNA: Match (paternal)
• Education: 1710, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard graduate
• _DEG: 1710, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Degree from Harvard
• Occupation: 16 Nov 1715, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Ordained as a minister. He served for the next 65 years.
• Residence: 1727, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Granted Barnstead charter along with 105 others (never lived there)
• Published: 1757; Sermon on the death of John Fabyan
• Published: 1760; Sernon on the importance of rulers asserting themselves against the growth of impiety
• Residence: 1776, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

IN 1727, Lieutenant Governor Wentowrth granted the charter for the Town of Barnstead to Rev. Joseph Adams and others. At the time it was a complete wilderness with hostile Indians living there, and so no attempt to settle the land was made until 1765.

The Reverand's son Ebenezer was the first person, who with his family, settled in Barnstead (date unknown) on a lot located near the north line of Barrington (now Strafford). The homes of the first settlers were just crude log homes. The cost of the first road built was passed to the charter owners through taxes, and due to the unusually high burden of this, many gave up their rights to the land at that time and had it sold at auction.

In the original charter the settlers were bound to build a meeting house for worship within three years of the Indian hostilities ending, so Rev Adams, who was living in Newington came to the town and selected land for the church. The site was described as "in a valley, near a stream of water, about a mile north of the Strafford line." Rev. Adams gave the first service at the church, and the workmen who had built the log structure attended.

Previously, in 1758 while in Newington, he was one of 8 clergyman selected bu the Congregational Convention to apply to Givernor Wentworth for a charter for a college. This was granted in 1769.

President John Adams, the Reverend's nephew described him "That in conversation he was vain, locquacious, though somewhat learned and entertaining; his sermons were delivered in a beautiful and musical voice, quoting scripture, and preaching without notes.

When Rev. Adams died in 1783, he was the oldest living minister in New England. It was reported in a letter written to President John Adams regarding his uncle's death that the last sermon he had preached was on the topic of peace and he had spoken about how proud he was that his own blood relative had played such a big part in achieving that.

For life details See. Pg 185 Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1 (Google eBook)

http://books.google.com/books?id=H89DXKVm4qcC&pg=PA2167&lpg=PA2167&dq=reverend+joseph+bass+adams&source=bl&ots=4UhEG4Jcu6&sig=N1EUKGR7sdHEkivAb8JAyc8UAto&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sg_yU__rJoOBygS4l4CQBg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=reverend joseph bass adams&f=false

While it was not nearly as common as in the south, according to an article written by Doughas Harper, a historian, entitled SLAVERY in NEW HAMPSHIRE, there were about 674 slaves in New Hampshire in 1773 (in a population of about 87,000).

Joseph married KNIGHT, Elizabeth on 13 Oct 1720 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of KNIGHT, John and SLOPER, Bridget Sherburne) was born on 8 Jul 1687 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 10 Feb 1757 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 8 GGM
• Name: Elizabeth Janvin Knight
• Name: Elizabeth Knight
• Name: Elizabeth Sloper KNIGHT Janvrin
• Residence: USA
• _DNA: Match (paternal)
• Death: 10 Feb 1757, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 8 GGF
• _DNA: Match (paternal)
• Wars: 1745; Major in the Siege of Louisburg, serving under Colonel Moore's Regiment
• _MILT: 1745, Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; Commander of the NH forces at Louisbourg

Notes:

_MILT:
Colonel serving in Captain Moore's regiment

Ezekiel married DUDLEY, Sarah Saphronia in 1731 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah (daughter of DUDLEY, Stephen Esq. and GILMAN, Sarah) was born on 15 Jan 1706 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1766 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 8 GGF
• Name: Sarah Dudley
• _DNA: Match (paternal)
• Birth: 3 May 1697, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Birth: 15 Jan 1706, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 1766, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 1766, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Probate: 1766, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

Birth:
For royal lineage see: Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry. Second Edition. Volume One Governor Thomas Dudley and Descendants Through Five Generations Marston Watson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 16 Jul 1736, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

http://books.google.com/books?id=rKdN8t3Y9kkC&pg=PA5&dq=reverend+joseph+bass+adams&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MxHyU6iLG5SmyATxy4BI&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=reverend joseph bass adams&f=false

Served in King Philip's War and a Selectman for the Town of Braintree in 1699, 1716, 1717.
This qualifies me for membership in the General Society of Colonial Wars

Joseph married BASS, Hannah on 20 Feb 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of BASS, John and ALDEN, Ruth) was born on 28 Jan 1662 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Oct 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: John Chevalier
• Arrival: 1684, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Probate: 29 Nov 1720, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

Ref: Genealogical Dictionary of Settlers in Maine & New Hampshire, pg 97

-- John (Chevalier) Knight, Jerseyman, b. 30 Aug 1659 (gr. st.), married 29 Mar 1684, in Portsmouth, Bridget Sloper (dau of Richard Sloper & Mary Sherburne). (It is worth noting that a John Chevalier from the Island of Jersey, a mariner of the Isles of Shoals and Boston, d. in Boston bef. 12 June 1686, when Abraham Gourdon, mariner, was named adm.) Taxed in Portsm. 1681; Gr. j. 1684. Lists 52, 57, 62, 329, 332a. Merchant and owner of much property in Portsm., he bought land in Newington, incl. owner of the Hilton Point-Kittery ferry, from Bickford, Downing and Trickey from 1702 to 1707, and there died 11 May 1721. Will 29 Nov. 1720--proved 7 June 1721. Their son Capt. John K. was app. adm. of Bridget K.'s est. 30 July 1740.

Children: John, b. 29 Jan. 1684-5. Elizabeth, b. 8 July 1687, m. 1st 12 Sept. 1706, John Janvrin of the Isle of Jersey, whose est. she adm. in 1720; 2d 10 Oct. 1720, Rev. Joseph Adams of Newington; d. bef. Dec. 1760. Her ch. John and Mary Janvrin were ment. in their gr. fa.'s will. William, sole exec. of his fa.'s will, m. 29 Nov. 1722, in North Church, Deborah Penhallow, who adm. his est. on his death, 16 Nov. 1730, ag. 37. In 1737 his heirs were sons William and Temple and dau. Deborah (m. Henry Carter, merchant, of Gosport). Mary, given [p.404] a house formerly Edward Polley's by her fa., m. Capt. John Cox, Boston merchant and vestryman of King's Chapel, whose est. she adm. in 1733. 2 daus. Temple, mariner, taxed in Portsm. 1722 and 1724, d. s. p., adm. being gr. 29 Apr. 1741 to his bro. Capt. John Knight.

Ref: Stackpole's Durham, Vol. II, pg 244

John Knight (alias Chevalier), of Portsmouth, merchant, b. 30 Aug. 1659, d. 11 May 1721, m. 29 Mar. 1684, Bridget SLOPER, dau. of Richard and Mary (Sherburn) Sloper, b. 1659 at Portsmouth. His Will dated 29 Nov. 1720, proved 7 June 1721, mentions his wife, Bridget;sons John, William and Temple; daughters Elizabeth Adams and Mary Knight; and grandchildren John, Nicolas and Mary Knight (children of his son, John) and John and Mary Janvrin (children of his daughter, Mary (Knight) Janvrin) (NH State pop., vol 3, Index 125.) Administration on the estate of Bridget Knight was granted 30 July 1740 to her son, Capt. John Knight. Children born at Portsmouth: Elizabeth, b 8 July 1685; John; William, b. about 1700; Temple, d. unm. (admin. on his estate granted 27 Apr. 1741 to brother, John Knight) (Supporting refr: New Hampshire Families in the Eighteenth Century, by Mary Newington, website)

Ref: The Quiet Adventurers in North America, Ch: 1659, by Les Guille, Summerduck, VA

John KNIGHT, formerly John CHEVALIER, born 1659 in Jersey, married Bridget Sloper, daughter of Richard Sloper, in Portsmouth, NH in 1684. John may have been the same person as John CHEVALIER of Martinique, West Indies. He was taxed in Portsmouth, NH as a merchant in 1681, owning much property in Portsmouth and Newington, NH. He died in Newington in 1721. Bridget died about 1740. John and Bridget Sloper Knight had 5 children: John (b 1684), Elizabeth (b 1687), William (b 1693), Mary (b 1733), and Temple, who was entered on Portsmouth, NH tax rolls in 1722 and 1724--had no issue. John and Bridget's oldest son John married in 1743, Elizabeth Shapleigh. Capt. John lived in Portsmouth, where he served as Moderator and Selectman. John and Elizabeth had 13 children: 4 sons and 9 daughters. Capt. John and Elizabeth ShapleighKnight's oldest son John (also a Capt.) married Patience Smith of Durham, NH in 1743, and Temperance Pickering, who died about 1770.

[Note: John and Bridget Knight's second-oldest son, William, married Deborah Penhallow in 1722, and had 2 sons, William and Temple (about whom, no further info is found)]

[Supporting ref: Knight family history in The History of Windham, NH, by Leonard Morrison]

John married SLOPER, Bridget Sherburne on 29 Mar 1685 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Bridget (daughter of SLOPER, Richard I and SHERBURNE, Mary Gibbons) was born on 30 Aug 1659 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 30 Jul 1740 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Bridget Sloper

Notes:

Ref: Genealogical Dictionary of Settlers in Maine & New Hampshire, pg 97

-- John (Chevalier) Knight, Jerseyman, b. 30 Aug 1659 (gr. st.), married 29 Mar 1684, in Portsmouth, Bridget Sloper (dau of Richard Sloper & Mary Sherburne). (It is worth noting that a John Chevalier from the Island of Jersey, a mariner of the Isles of Shoals and Boston, d. in Boston bef. 12 June 1686, when Abraham Gourdon, mariner, was named adm.) Taxed in Portsm. 1681; Gr. j. 1684. Lists 52, 57, 62, 329, 332a. Merchant and owner of much property in Portsm., he bought land in Newington, incl. owner of the Hilton Point-Kittery ferry, from Bickford, Downing and Trickey from 1702 to 1707, and there died 11 May 1721. Will 29 Nov. 1720--proved 7 June 1721. Their son Capt. John K. was app. adm. of Bridget K.'s est. 30 July 1740.

Children: John, b. 29 Jan. 1684-5. Elizabeth, b. 8 July 1687, m. 1st 12 Sept. 1706, John Janvrin of the Isle of Jersey, whose est. she adm. in 1720; 2d 10 Oct. 1720, Rev. Joseph Adams of Newington; d. bef. Dec. 1760. Her ch. John and Mary Janvrin were ment. in their gr. fa.'s will. William, sole exec. of his fa.'s will, m. 29 Nov. 1722, in North Church, Deborah Penhallow, who adm. his est. on his death, 16 Nov. 1730, ag. 37. In 1737 his heirs were sons William and Temple and dau. Deborah (m. Henry Carter, merchant, of Gosport). Mary, given [p.404] a house formerly Edward Polley's by her fa., m. Capt. John Cox, Boston merchant and vestryman of King's Chapel, whose est. she adm. in 1733. 2 daus. Temple, mariner, taxed in Portsm. 1722 and 1724, d. s. p., adm. being gr. 29 Apr. 1741 to his bro. Capt. John Knight.

Ref: Stackpole's Durham, Vol. II, pg 244

John Knight (alias Chevalier), of Portsmouth, merchant, b. 30 Aug. 1659, d. 11 May 1721, m. 29 Mar. 1684, Bridget SLOPER, dau. of Richard and Mary (Sherburn) Sloper, b. 1659 at Portsmouth. His Will dated 29 Nov. 1720, proved 7 June 1721, mentions his wife, Bridget;sons John, William and Temple; daughters Elizabeth Adams and Mary Knight; and grandchildren John, Nicolas and Mary Knight (children of his son, John) and John and Mary Janvrin (children of his daughter, Mary (Knight) Janvrin) (NH State pop., vol 3, Index 125.) Administration on the estate of Bridget Knight was granted 30 July 1740 to her son, Capt. John Knight. Children born at Portsmouth: Elizabeth, b 8 July 1685; John; William, b. about 1700; Temple, d. unm. (admin. on his estate granted 27 Apr. 1741 to brother, John Knight) (Supporting refr: New Hampshire Families in the Eighteenth Century, by Mary Newington, website)

Ref: The Quiet Adventurers in North America, Ch: 1659, by Les Guille, Summerduck, VA

John KNIGHT, formerly John CHEVALIER, born 1659 in Jersey, married Bridget Sloper, daughter of Richard Sloper, in Portsmouth, NH in 1684. John may have been the same person as John CHEVALIER of Martinique, West Indies. He was taxed in Portsmouth, NH as a merchant in 1681, owning much property in Portsmouth and Newington, NH. He died in Newington in 1721. Bridget died about 1740. John and Bridget Sloper Knight had 5 children: John (b 1684), Elizabeth (b 1687), William (b 1693), Mary (b 1733), and Temple, who was entered on Portsmouth, NH tax rolls in 1722 and 1724--had no issue. John and Bridget's oldest son John married in 1743, Elizabeth Shapleigh. Capt. John lived in Portsmouth, where he served as Moderator and Selectman. John and Elizabeth had 13 children: 4 sons and 9 daughters. Capt. John and Elizabeth ShapleighKnight's oldest son John (also a Capt.) married Patience Smith of Durham, NH in 1743, and Temperance Pickering, who died about 1770.

[Note: John and Bridget Knight's second-oldest son, William, married Deborah Penhallow in 1722, and had 2 sons, William and Temple (about whom, no further info is found)]

[Supporting ref: Knight family history in The History of Windham, NH, by Leonard Morrison]

Jeremiah married WIGGIN, Mary on 30 Jul 1685 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Mary (daughter of WIGGIN, Andrew I and BRADSTREET, Hannah) was born on 22 Mar 1668 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1668
• Death: Abt 1688

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: First families of nH
• Name: Col Stephen Dudley
• Name: Planter
• Occupation: Planter
• Residence: USA
• Birth: 1654
• Birth: 1654, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 1734, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 80
• Death: 1734, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 80
• Death: 1734/35, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Another source gives birth year as 1654

Stephen married GILMAN, Sarah on 24 Dec 1684 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah (daughter of GILMAN, Honorable John and TREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), Elizabeth) was born on 25 Feb 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 24 Jan 1712/13 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Burial: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Name: Sarah Dudley
• Residence: USA
• Residence: USA
• Birth: 25 Feb 1665
• Birth: 25 Feb 1667, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Birth: 25 Feb 1667, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 24 Jan 1710, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 44
• Death: 24 Jan 1712, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 1713; Age: 46
• Death: 24 Jan 1713, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 46
• Death: 26 Jan 1713, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 44