Person:Richard Knight (110)

BIOGRAPHY: The Early Records of the Town of Providence Volume IX Being part of the Book or Records of Town Meetings No. 3 1677 - 1750 and other papers. Printed 1895 - Pages 30 - 31

Providence in the Colony of Rhode Island September 28 day 1722: Wee the Grand Inquest being set for a Jury to see how Siomon Orne Came by his End: Wee do see no Other but that he was Execary to his how Death by violently Cutting his own throate with a knife ye 21: day of this Instant; and this: is our verdict.

Thomas Angel John Burllingame Junr Thomas Burllingame Thomas Ffeild Junr Roger Burllingame Samuell Burllingame Jonathan Knight Peter Burllingame John Burllingame William Coman Richard Knight Carp Stephen Arnold Mose Burllingame Richard Knight Richard Sarle I accept your verdict in his majestyes behalfe John Burton Justice of the Peace

The Early Records of the Town of Providence Volume XII BEING THE BOOK CALLED TOWN MEETING NO 2 1716 TI 1721 AND CONTAINING THE RECORDS OF THE PROVIDENCE TOWN MEETING Printed 1897 - Page 58

Att a Town meeteing held at Providence this 4th day of June anno Dom 1722 It being the Towns Election day for the Choyce of Towne officers (only part of listing) Mr. Arthur ffenner son of major ffenner Chosen Hog Constable and Samuell Ballaue X and Richard Knight are also Chosen Hog Constables for the Woods parte: - Richard Knight Refused.

The Early Records of the Town of Providence
Volume IX
BEING PART OF THE BOOK OF RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS
NO. 3 1677 TO 1750 AND OTHER PAPERS
Printed 1895 - Pages 93-94-95

Wee the subscribers Being a Committe appoynted by the Town Councill of Providence in the County of Providence and Colony of Rhode Island &c: To Lay out a Highway (In the westerly part of Cranston, between Bald and Apple-house hills.) a Cross the farm of Richard Knight son of Jonathan Knight: deceased and on: the 12th day of this Instant May A D:1743: wee went upon the Business: An began at a heape of stones att the westerly side of said Knights farm: ajoyneiing to highway: westward and Run E: 24:N Dist 8:r:&1/2 to another heape of stones: then E: 18:N Dist 36: r; to a small White oake tree; then E: 16 N:Dist 8:r: then E 15: N: Dist 30: r: then E: 33 N Dist:10 to an Other heape of stones: then E 24 1/2 N Dist 18:r: to anothr heape of stones a Little Distance from said Knights house thence: N: 15 E Dist 12:r: to an other heape of stones: then: E: 39 N: Dist 29:r: to the highway on the Easterly side of said Knights farme The said highway is two Rods in wedth and Lies on the Northerly side of the afore said Corces; The above Written is [a] Trve Return Errors Excepted: as Witness our hands the: 16th Day of May A D = 1743
per order of the Committe Wm Burton surveyor
Peter Burllinggame
John Gorton Committee

It is to be further understood and the order of the above said Committee that said highway to the Eastward of the said Richard Knights house is not to be Laid open untill the first day of march next: Provided he Keepe that way open that is already open; And agreed with said Knight for his Land and Damage of Cutting: to aLow him the: Sum of twenty Pounds Att a Town Councill held att Providence on the 16th day of May Anno Domini = 1743 = the within Returne was by the said Councill accepted approved and allowed = Attest Richard Waterman Clerke of ye Councill

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 107
Richard Knight, Jr. - son of Jonathan and Hannah (Bennett) Knight. Richard was born 24 September 1685, probably in Warwick, RI (Cooper says Cranston). He was called Jr. (or yeoman) to distinguish him from his cousin, Capt. Richard, son of John. He married Penelope or Dinah____, and lived in Providence and Cranston. On 28 August 1723, he (called Richard Knight, son of Jonathan, deceased) bought of Andrew Harris, for £120, land west side of Pauchasset River, consisting of 60 acres, bounded partly by land of Richard Knight, son of John, deceased. In 1733 he deeded son Christopher, for love, &c., 288 acres in Warwick, where Christopher dwells. In 1738 he deeded son Richard 60 acres, and son William 74 acres and dwelling house, for love, &c. On 9 May 1752 he deeded son Jeremiah, for love, &c., 53 acres and buildings with reservation of best room for life. He died 24 October 1754. His will dated 22 May 1752 was proved at Cranston 7 November 1754.

  Ex. son Richard. To son Christopher, £40, and a cross cut saw and a gun. To son William, half a meadow, &c. To sons Richard and Jeremiah, a lot of land. To son William, a third of profits of orchard, north side of highway, for seven years. To sons Richard and Jeremiah, all the rest of personal, equally.
  Inventory, £5,521, 5s., 5d., viz: wearing apparel £109, 10s., bonds and notes £2,580, 13s., 11d., silver money £6, books £2, 10s., pewter, warming pan, 4 feather beds, old worsted combs, cooper's tools, gun, cider mill, 23 loads of hay, old horse, old mare, colt, pair of oxen, 7 cows, 3 young cattle, 16 sheep, 9 swine, &c.

King Genealogy
Clement King
Of Marshfield,Mass., 1668
Compiled by George Austin Morrison, Jr.
Albany, N. Y.
Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers
1898 - Page 11

MILITARY: State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century: A History Edited by Edward Field, A.B. The Mason Publishing Company Boston & Syracuse 1902 - Page 423 From other records of Captain (Thomas) Fenner it appears that "Samuel Ralph, George Potter, Zachariah Field, Thomas Garrard, went out on the Scout upon the 17 of August 1704. Thos. Fenner Jr. and Thomas Grarrard went out on the Scout upon the 24 of August, and Henry Randall went to joyne with them on the 27th of August. Richard Knight, the Soon of Jonathan Knight, and Richad Knight , the Soon of Ann Knight, went forth upon the scout the 1st of September, and John Tucker and Thomas Taylor went forth upon the scout on the 5th of September".

1. ↑ Abstracts of Cranston Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman)
   3:237.

   Richard Knight of Providence. Will dated 22 May 1752, proved 7 Nov 1754, pps. 6-7.
   Sons: Christopher, William, Richard and Jeremiah.
   Grandson Richard Knight.
   Witnesses: Thomas Field Jr., Richard Knight and John Fish.

2.   Ancestry.com
   http://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/richard-knight_17689774.