John Knight II was born 14 May 1626 in Romsey, Hampshire, England to John Knight (1594-1674) and Mary Pickering (1596-1676) and died 25 February 1677 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Bathsheba Ingersoll (1629-1705) 8 October 1647 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Research Notes
John Knight was born about May 1626 (baptized 14 May) in England, and died 27 Feb 1677/8 in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts. He married Bathsheba Ingersoll, daughter of Richard Ingersoll and Agnes Langley. Bathsheba was born about 1629 in Bedfordshire, England, and died 24 Oct 1705 in Newbury.[1][2][3] He is the child of John Knight and Elizabeth Vincent.
John and Bathsheba had nine children (John, Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Richard, Benjamin, Isaac).
John Jr. was made a constable in 1654, a selectman in 1668 and was a sergeant in the militia in 1666 and ensign in 1669.[4]
In 1663 Bathsheba testified against John’s uncle, Richard Knight and his friend Hugh March who sat down for a game of cards at Uncle Richard’s home. Playing cards was, of course, very much against the Puritan moral code. [5]
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
John Knight (1648-1723) | 16 August 1648 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | May 1723 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Rebecca Noyes (1651-1719) |
Joseph Knight (1652-1723) | |||
Elizabeth Knight (1655-1746) | |||
Mary Knight (1657-1746) | |||
Sarah Knight (1660-1708) | |||
Hannah Knight (1662-1664) | |||
Hannah Knight (1664-1745) | |||
Richard Knight (1666-1723) | |||
Benjamin Knight (1668-1737) | |||
Isaac Knight (1672-1690) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Mary Knight (1621-1701) | |||
Joseph Knight (1624-1687) | 10 December 1624 Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | 13 August 1687 Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Hannah Lamb (1633-1695) |
Samuel Knight (1625-) | |||
John Knight (1626-1677) | 14 May 1626 Romsey, Hampshire, England | 25 February 1677 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Bathsheba Ingersoll (1629-1705) |
Elizabeth Kinght (1628-1628) | |||
Michael Knight (1630-1657) | |||
Samuel Knight (1635-1685) | |||
William Knight (1635-) | |||
Emma Knight (1639-) | |||
Martha Knight (1641-) |
Residences
See Also
- John Knight
- Knight in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Knight in Hampshire
- John Knight - Geni.com