Person:Oliver Knight (32)
Oliver Knight
b.17 Apr 1762 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
d.13 Oct 1837 Troy, Rensselaer, New York
Parents and Siblings
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m. 2 Dec 1740
  1. Caleb Knight1741 - 1776
  2. Rhobe Knight1743/44 - 1762
  3. Thomas Knight1743 - 1745
  4. Benjamin Knight1746 - 1820
  5. Nathan Knight1748 - 1762
  6. Martha Knight1750 - 1817
  7. Eunice Knight1753 - 1780
  8. Rachel Knight1757 - 1852
  9. Rebecca Knight1757 - 1830
  10. Rev. Jonathan Knight1760 - 1842
  11. Oliver Knight1762 - 1837
Spouse and Children
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m. 15 Jul 1790
  1. Clarinda Knight1791 - 1832
  2. Caleb Knight1794 -
  3. Ann Knight1796 -
  4. Ruby Knight1798 -
  5. Dutey Knight1798 -
  6. Thomas Knight1800 -
  7. Lucy Knight1802 - 1832
  8. Sally Knight1804 -
  9. Oliver Knight1806 - 1849
  10. Elisa Knight1808 - 1832
  11. Abby Knight1810 - 1812
  12. Abby Knight1813 -
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Facts and Events
Name Oliver Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 17 Apr 1762 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage 15 Jul 1790 to Sarah Westcott
Death? 13 Oct 1837 Troy, Rensselaer, New York
Burial? Mount Ida Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York
Reference Number 1024+251B


MILITARY: http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/revwar/results/image/download?urn=urn:proquest:US;revwar;100459;67451;1;/ Rev. and 1813 War Section

November 4, 1926

Mrs. Burton A. Crane 935 W. Ninth St. Erie, Pa.

Madam: 

    I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 21540, it appears that Oliver Knight was born April 17, 1768 at Cranston,Rhode Island.

    While residing at said Cranston, he enlisted June 1, 1778 and served nine months as a musician in Captain William Wawless's Company, Colonel Crary's Rhode Island Regiment, and was in the the battle of Butte Hill.

    He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, while a resident of Troy, Reneslaer County, New York, He died October 13, 1837.

    Soldier married July 15, 1790, Sally or Sarah Wescott, who was born November 6, 1770. She was allowed pension on her application executed June 20, 1839, while a resident of Brunswick,Renesselaer,New York.

Their children were- Clorinda Born February 20, 1791 Dutey " October 23, 1792 Caleb " May 25, 1794 Ann " March --, 1796 Rubsy " January 17, 1798 Thomas " March 10, 1800 Lucy " May 26, 1802 Sally " April 31, 1804 Oliver " March 3, 1806 Elisa " May 28, 1808 Abby " August 28, 1810, Died June 23, 1813 Abby " April 14, 1813

Respectfully Winfield Scott Commissioner

BIOGRAPHY: Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with some of his Descendants J. Russell Bullock 1888 - Page 148

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