Person:Jeremiah Knight (1)
Jeremiah Knight, Esq.
b.23 Dec 1719 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
d.23 Jun 1800 Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1704
  1. Ensign Christopher Knight1711 - Aft 1771
  2. William Knight1714 - Bef 1786
  3. Richard KnightAbt 1716 - 1770
  4. Jeremiah Knight, Esq.1719 - 1800
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1737
  1. Tabitha KnightAbt 1738 -
  2. Hannah KnightAbt 1740 -
  3. Dinah Knight1745 - 1805
  4. Hon. Nehemiah Knight, Esq.1746 - 1808
  5. Jeremiah KnightAbt 1748 -
  6. Martha KnightAbt 1750 -
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Facts and Events
Name Jeremiah Knight, Esq.
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Dec 1719 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage Abt 1737 to Penelope Westcott
Death? 23 Jun 1800 Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

BIOGRAPHY: New England Ancestry of Susan Alma Cook 1866-1934 Researched and Compiled by Philip R. Bunnelle Santa Clara, California 1998 Published by PB Press - Santa Clara, Ca Page 66 Lt. Jeremiah Knight - son of Richard and Penelope or Dinah Knight. Jeremiah was born 23 December 1719. He married around 1737 Penelope Wescott (Westcott) and the lived in Cranston, RI. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The 1774 Rhode Island state census shows him heading a household of 4 in Cranston. The 1777 Military census lists his as between 50 and 60, and "able." 1790 census shows a Jeremiah Knight heading a household of two there, with a Nehemiah Knight, undoubtedly his son, two doors away. Jeremiah died in Pomfred, Windham Co., CT. 23 June 1800. This town is in the northeast corner of Connecticut, about ten miles from the Rhode Island border. His son Nehemiah was also living there at the time.

The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton The Founders and the Founding of the Republic Philadelphia 1907 - Page 234

Genealogy of the Stone Family originating in Rhode Island By Richard C. Stone. Providence: Knowles, Anthony and Company,Printers 1866 - Page 158

Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with some of his Descendants J. Russell Bullock 1888 - Page 4/66

Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with some of his Descendants J. Russell Bullock 1888 - Page IX

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 214 Cranston Head of Family: Jeremiah Knight Whites Males Above 16: 1 

            Under:16: 1
    Females Above 16: 2
           Under: 16: 0

Indians: Blacks: Total in Household: 4

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