Person:Andrew Knight (41)
Andrew Knight
b.2 Feb 1747 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
d.19 Mar 1812 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Apr 1718
  1. Jonathan Knight1718 - 1785
  2. Martha Knight1721 -
  3. Thomas Knight1724 - 1726
  4. Ezra Knight1727 - Bef 1810
  5. Philip Knight1729 - 1789
  6. Waite Knight1732 - 1734
  7. Benjamin Knight1734 - 1800
  8. Dorcas Knight1738 - 1820
  9. Elizabeth Knight1743 - 1822
  10. Andrew Knight1747 - 1812
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1767
  1. Earl Knight1783 - 1862
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Facts and Events
Name Andrew Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 2 Feb 1747 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage Abt 1767 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Islandto Huldah Williams
Census[3] 1774 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Military[4] Rhode Island, United StatesPrivate, Rhode Island Militia
Death? 19 Mar 1812 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Burial[1][2][5] Knightsville Meeting House Cemetery, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesHistorical Cemetery #CR020
References
  1. ↑ Andrew Knight, in Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission
    2000.

    BURIAL: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Grave Search
    KNIGHT, Andrew Private
    RI Old Knight Cem Cranston, Providence County, RI
    1812
    Revolutionary War Graves Register.
    Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler.
    672pp. SAR. 1993.
    Also SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD.
    Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY. 1998

    From Gravestone in Knightsville Meeting House Lot
    Cranston,Providence,Rhode Island CR 020
    IN Memory of Andrew Knight
    Born Feb 2, 1747
    Died March 19, 1812;
    Aged 65 years.

  2. ↑ Grave Recorded, in Find A Grave
    [Includes headstone photo], last accessed May 2017.

    [States, "The Knights donated a quarter of land to build the Knightsville Meeting House in 1806. Upon the death of Andrew Knight in 1812, his son donated the land behind the church for a burial ground. Andrew Knight was the first person buried in the Knightsville Cemetery." No sources provided.]

  3. ↑ Rhode Island. Secretary of State; John Russell Bartlett; and Elijah Ellsworth Brownell. Census of the inhabitants of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1774. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969).

    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 213
    Cranston
    Head of Family: Andrew Knight
    Whites Males Above 16: 2
    Under:16: 0
    Females Above 16: 1
    Under: 16: 1
    Indians:
    Blacks:
    Total in Household: 4

  4. ↑ Source needed.

    MILITARY: Served: Private Rhode Island Militia
    Desc.: Bowen, Edward Everett
    ANC# : 021356
    ID#  : 00031

  5. ↑ Historical Cemetery #CR020
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