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About Robert Knight of Marblehead
Not the son of Robert Knight, of Shepton Mallet & Maine
Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Knight-485
Robert Knight was born 1614;[1] and died Oct 28, 1691 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts.[2] He married Mary[3] who was born before 1625[4] and died after 21 Sep 1682 when she was mentioned in an accounting of the estate of her oldest son, Charles Knight of Manchester.[5] She was mother of all his children.[6][7][8]
Robert Knight arrived in New England on May 1638 on the Bevis as servant to Richard Austen of Bishopstoke, Hants at the same time as John Knight, carpenter servant to Mrs. Agnes Littlefield.[8][9] Therefore it is possible he came from Bishopstoke as well. It may be that John Knight who was also a carpenter of Watertown, Sudbury, Charlestown and Woburn who died Woburn on 29 May 1674 was a brother.
Children
- Charles Knight 1643–1692
- Mary Knight Leathers 1644–1741
- Ann Knight Hoyle 1650–1705[10]
- Martha Knight Dutch, Jewell 1653–1735
- Christian Knight Abbot 1655–1694
- John Knight 1660–1700
- Robert Knight 1663–1739
- Margaret Knight Crowell/Crow 1665–1722
Will
Robert Knight's Will was dated October 15, 1691 and recorded at the November Term 1691 of the Salem Quarterly Court. Wife, Mary, mentioned in WIll. Five daughters to receive 5 pounds each: Mary Leathers, Ann Hoyle, Martha Dutch, Christian Abbot, Martha Crow. Sons Charles, John, Robert to divide rest of estate.[7]
Possibly the Robert Knight mentioned herein:
"The history and traditions of Marblehead By Samuel Roads"
In March 1662 a contract was made with Robert Knight and John Slater carpenters to build a gallery at the southwest of the meeting house sufficient for four seats with columns and a board at the bottom to keep the dust from coming down and to be arched sufficient to strengthen the house with stairs and other necessaries. For this labor the selectmen agreed to pay them twenty one pounds in such necessaries as they should have occasion of and if when the work was ended they had any of their pay to take up the balance was to be paid in fish or mackerel at the current price.
References
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Knight-486
- New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 144, (1990), “Robert Knight’s Daughters.” p. 141 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/rd/11735/141/235133302
- The history and traditions of Marblehead By Samuel Roads. < GoogleBooks >
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Robert Knight of Marblehead's Timeline
| 1614 |
1614
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Hampshire, England
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| 1643 |
1643
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Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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| 1644 |
1644
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Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1650 |
1650
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Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1653 |
1653
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Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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| 1655 |
1655
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Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
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| 1660 |
1660
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Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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| 1663 |
1663
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Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
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| 1665 |
1665
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Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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