Joseph Knight

Joseph Knight, a son of Joseph Knight and Hannah Lamb.

From "A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692" by James Savage Volume #3

JOSEPH, Woburn, freem. 1676, perhaps s. of first Joseph, wh. rn. 4 Apr. 1699, Martha Lilly, in his will of 16 Jan. 1733 names w. Martha, and ds. Martha, Ruth, Rebecca, Hannah, Mary, and Dorothy.

In the Photo... this is a note from the constable of Chelmsford to the Constable of Woburn regarding Joseph Knight of Woburn shooting an Indian prisoner in Chelmsford. The incident occurred when a group of Indians, under custody of Captain Richardson and his soldiers, were being marched by Chelmsford Green where the local Militia was mustered. The local Militia was ordered to keep their muskets in the air. Joseph Knight leveled and discharged his musket killing a heavy set, easily recognizable Indian. Joseph Knight was placed under arrest and charged with murder. Joseph was held and placed on trial for murder. When questioned by the court, Joseph explained to the jury (his local peers) that his musket had accidentally discharged. The jury quickly found him not guilty. The judges were furious and ordered, several times, the jury to go back and reconsider their verdict. The jury kept coming back with not guilty findings. The court had no choice but to release Joseph as an innocent man.

       A fortunate out-come for hundreds of us descendants.   This all occurred during the era of the King Phillip's Indian war. The US civil war (by comparison) killed the largest amount of US citizens in history. However, the King Phillip war killed a far higher percentage of the population at the time. 

This occurred in November of 1675. The story described Joseph Knight as being a young lad. Joseph (Jr.) would have been about 25. His father would have been about 51.

(Added 2012 Don Knights)

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Joseph Knight

Born 10 Dec 1649 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Joseph Knight and Hannah (Unknown) Knight

Brother of Sarah (Knight) Lepingwell, Samuel Knight, Hannah Knight, John Knight, Elizabeth (Knight) Kinne, Mary Knight, Dinah Knight and Samuel Knight

Husband of Ruth (Wright) Knight — married about 1671 in Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Father of Mary Knight, Joseph Knight III, Edward Knight, Isaac Knight, James Knight, Ruth Knight, Ebenezer Knight, Amos Knight and Daniel Knight

Died 23 Jan 1733 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Birth Date: 16 JAN 1656

Place: Woburn, Middlesex,, Massachusetts

Death Date: 23 JAN 1733

Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Marriage to Ruth Wright 1672 Woburn, Massachusetts [1]

Joseph married Ruth some time before 12 December 1672. This was the birth of their first child, Mary. [2]

Joseph and Ruth had the following children:

Mary Knight b 12 December 1672 Woburn, MA[2] Joseph Knight Edward Knight Isaac Knight James Knight Ruth Knight Ebenezer Knight Amos Knight Daniel Knight Joseph passed away on January the 23rd day 1732-33 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He is buried in the First Burying Ground, in Woburn.[3]

Sources

↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70327148/person/46... This link brings one to a a personal family tree by PETER WALTBILLIG, he only cites other Family Ancestry Trees as his sources... This source should be removed. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mary Knight Birth Record. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Mary Knight, 1672. ↑ Family Search. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Joseph Knight, 23 Jan 1732; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120. Source S112Author: Edmund West, comp.Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. NOTE www.ancestry.com FYI most projects on wikitree do not accept this as a source. Puritan Great Migration project will delete it from profiles. Source S113Author: Edmund West, comp.Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000;NOTE www.ancestry.com FYI most projects on wikitree do not accept this as a source. Puritan Great Migration project will delete it from profiles. Source S255Author: Ancestry.com Title: One World Tree (sm). Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d. Repository: #R1 NOTE Source Medium: Ancestry.com. Repository R1A more reliable source is needed for this fact. Please be aware that OWT is composed of trees that mostly are not evidence-based. U S Find a Grave Index 1600's-Current; Memorial # 126735706, Burial in First Burial Ground, Woburn U S and International Marriage Records 1560-1900; John born 1650. Ruth born 1646, Marriage 1671. Yates Publishing database on-line,

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