Facts and Events
D.A.R.: Lineage Book
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Elizabeth Bryant Johnston,
Historian General
Volume XIII - 1896 - Page 346
Miss Emma J. Knight.
DAR ID Number: 12751
Born in Rhode Island.
Descendant of Capt. Matthew Manchester, of Rhode Island.
Daughter of Richard Bowen Knight and Eliza Abby Hill, his wife.
Granddaughter of Richard Knight and Rebecca Brayton, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Deacon Stephen Knight and Mary Manchester, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Matthew Manchester and Freelove Gorton, his wife.
Matthew Manchester (1720-1801), a captain in the early [p.286] wars, served on the Committee of Inspection during the Revolution. He was born at Tiverton, and died at Cranston.
Also Nos. 7492, 11574.
BIOGRAPHY: The Providence Society Blue Book
Including suburbs in Rhode Island together with Fall River
and the Attleboros, Mass.
Elite Family Directory
Club Membership
1905 - Page 96
East Greenwich
Knight, Miss Emma J.
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