Person:David Knight (93)

MILITARY: Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835 County: Washington Co. Name: David Knight Rank: Private Annual Allowance: 40 00 Sums Received: 120 00 Description of service: Rhode Island militia When placed on the pension roll: March 6, 1833 Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831 Age: 80 Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: - page 834

http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/revwar/results/image/download?urn=urn:proquest:US;revwar;100459;67451;1;/ Transcribed by William Custer Knight November 15, 2004 Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

October 5, 1925

Mrs. Burton A. Crane 517 West Tenth St., Erie, Penn.

Madam:

    I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 21856 it appears that David Knight was born August 29, 1756 in Scituate, Rhode Island.

    While a resident of his native town he enlisted in 1775 and served at various times in short alternating tours of one month each, about two years in all during the revolution, under Captain Edward Knight and Colonels John Waterman, Christopher Greene and Manton in the Rhode Island Militia and was in General Sullivan's Rhode Island Expedition.

    He also served four months on a Privateer under Captain Isaac Jones, dates not stated.

    After the Revolution he lived in said Scituate, in Killingly, Connecticut, in Warwick,Exeter and Richmond, Rhode Island and was allowed pension on his application executed October 11, 1832 while a resident of South Kingston,Washington County,Rhode Island. He died June 23, 1840.

    It is not stated whether he was ever married.

Respectfully, Winfield Scott Commissioner.

Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636 - 1850 First Series Births, Marriages and Deaths By James N. Arnold Vol. XII - 1901 - Page 344 Knight, David, private, Washington county, all $40, rec $120, R. I. Militia, pl March 6, 1833, com March 6, 1833, age 80.

Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636 - 1850 First Series Births, Marriages and Deaths By James N. Arnold Vol. XII - 1901 - Page 384 Pension Roll of 1840 Knight, David age 84 resides with Nathan Knight South Kingston

CENSUS: Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Taken by order of the General Assembly, in the year 1774 Arranged by John R. Bartlett - Secretary of State Providence - Knowles, Anthony & Co., State Printers 1885 - Page 121 Scituate Head of Family: David Knight Whites Males Above 16: 1

                      Under: 16: 3
        Females Above 16: 1
                      Under: 16: 3

Indians: Blacks: Total in Household: 8

Knight, David Age: 84 Head of Household: Nathan Knight City: South Kingston County: Washington SOURCE: 1840 Census of Pensioners Revolutionary or Military Services; With the names, ages, and places of residence Returned by the marshalls of the several judicial districts; under The Act for Taking the Sixth Census