Person:Samuel Knight (123)

BIOGRAPHY: Colchester, Connecticut Settlement Records Decembr ye 22 : 1718 was a Legall town meeting held in Colchester: Micaiell Taintor Senr was chosen Town Clerk for the year ensueing--Selectmen * * * William Worthington Joseph Chamberlin & John Skiner--Constables * * * Sergt Joseph pratt & Ephreaim foot--Sergt Joseph prat to gather the Country Rate--Colecterers * * John Day & thom Jones--Listers Isaac Jones & John Northam--Grand Jurimen Decon Lomis & ebenezer kellogg--Way wardens John Johnson John biglow Noah Weles Robart Ransom Samuell Lomis Jvnr Samuel brown & lef holmes--farther at ye same meeting James Newton Jvnr was chosen brander for the town of Colchester--fenc vewers Chosen ware Benjamin adams & samuel kellogg--at the same meeting Left-nt holms Leftent harris Daniell Jones thomas Carier Samuell Knight Joseph Dalee: Daniell galutiah ware voated Inhabetance: on that Condistion that Benjamin Lewes & others ware exsepted:

December 16th : 1719 : a Legall town meeting held in Colchester for the choice of town offecers (as followeth) Micaiell Taintor was chosen town clerk--Select men, Capt Newton Lef Skiner & Cap wright--Constables Sergt Joseph pratt & Noah Wells--sergt prat to gather the Contry Rate & make up acounts with the tresurer--grandjurimen Joseph pumery & william worthington--Colecterers ebenezer dible & Isreall Newton--ebenezer dible to Colect the Rats of the Persons belonging to Cap Wrights Company acording to the bounds in the diuision of the train bands: betwixt Capt Newtons Company & said Capt Wrights Company: & Isreall Newton to gather the Rats of ye Persons belonging to Capt Newtons Company acording to the bounds abouesd=Way Wardens--Nathaniell foot Ensin Lomis Samuel knight Daniell Jones John Day John Wells ebenezer spencer--Listers--James Tredway & Joseph prat Junr--fenc vewers John Jonson & Cornelis Roberds--sealer of measurs Micaiell Taintor was chosen--sealer of waits Daniell Clark Juner was chosen--at the meeting mentioned on the other side Decon Lomis was Chosen Leather Sealer--further the town voated & chose a Comitie to treat with the reuerant Mr bulkley Relating to his standing salery for his work in the minestry amongst us & make Return to the town--the Comitie Chosen ware the present select men & Samuell Northam: Decon Lomis & Micaiell Taintor further it was voated that whereas at a town mecting held in Colchester Nouember ye 3d 1719 the town Chose a Comitie to Joyn with a Comitie of the town of hebron in setling a Line to be the bounds betwixt the town of Colchester & the town of hebron and to stand to the bounds that may be fixed by the said Comittis it is now further voated that in Case the said Comities Canot agre: in fixing the bounds: then it shall be in the power of our Comitie: to Joyn with the Comittie of hebron in chousing thre men such as thay agree uppon to determin that Controuersie: & to stand to & abide by the line & bounds which said thre men shall fix for the Deuiding line betwixt the towns abouesaid--further it was voated to Raise a Rate of one penne on the pound on the Ratabell estate in the town to defray the town Charges.

Decembr 27th : 1720 was a legall town meeting in Colchester wherein Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk for the year ensueing--select men--Capt Newton Ensign Wells & left Wyat--Constables sergt pratt & Noah wells--Surueyors--John Jonson Nathanill Cohoon John Northam Nathaniell Gilbert Ebenezer kellogg Sergt Isaac Jones John Chapman Junr Left John holms--fenc vewers thomas addams & Samuell kellogg--Listers, Capt Wright & sergt Nathanill Foot--Colecterors Samuell Knight & William Williams & to Deuide in gathering the Rates acording to the voat last year: Grand Jurymen Micaiell Taintor Junr & Clement kithophell--howards--Ephream foott & John Jonson--at the meeting aforesaid voated to grant Mr Bulkley Eighty pounds--at the meeting aforesaid the town voated that swine should go at larg in the Comons acording to the former law--at the meeting mentioned on the other side Sergt pratt was chosen & appoynted to take the Care of the meeting hows to keep the glass windows in repaire & to do what elce is of nesesety: & to make sutabell steps at the dores--& to be payd out of the town tresury. . furder at the meeting aforesd it was voated that the town meeting to chous town offecers for the futuer shall be on the second munday of decembr anually & the select men are to set up a notefication thereof ten days before yt time on the end of the scool house--at the meeting aforesaid sergt ebenr Dible Sargt Nathaniell foot & John biglow ware chosen to Inspect into the encrochments made by persons: by fencing & takeing into their Improuement the town high-ways: & also takeing into thayr Improuement further & more then was layd out to them: in their other Deuisions of land: & said Comittie shall giue such persons Reasonable notice to thro up or Remoue thayr fence--that so the town in generall may be benefited there by--& if any person or persons shall neglect to lay to the Comons: such land: so Incroached: eighther in the town street or in: deuisions of land thay are hearby Impowered to prosecute: any such person in the law for thayr so doing.

Janewary ye 17th : 172 1/2 was a meeting of ye proprioters of Colchester then voated to quit to benjamin Gorton thair claim to fiue hundred acers of land which he bought of peter mason: within the boundaris of his Deed from sd mason which bares date Sept: ye 20 : 1717 : prouided that no part of it doth Infring on any former Grant or Grants of ye town or proprioters of sd Colchester: also prouided that thare be not within sd boundaries more then fiue hundred acers --further the proprioters voated to grant unto Samuell Knight so much land as the high way taks up or taks of from the front of his lot to be taken up at the west end of said lot--further voated to grant to Left harris a piece of land joyning to that farm which he bought of John hoberd: & Joyning on the pond & brook east: on the highway southwardly: on Consideration yt the high way goeth thro his land: he also paying to the proprioters so much money as Left Skiner shall Judg the sd land to be worth--further voated to quitt Claim to Daniell palmeter the land or lotment he now liues on:--further voated and granted to Capt. Joseph wright the use and Improuement of the buering yard for twenty years next Coming on Condistion that he with all Conuenient Speed make a sufficent fence Rownd it and Clear it from bushes.--further voated and granted to Capt wright Left Skiner Sergt kellogg & his son sergt Andrew Carrier sergt Ephream foot Sergt John day Sergt Jos Dewey Abraham Williams William Worthington William Roberds & Samell kellogg fiue shillings pr Day for thair time & expences at ye Courts in June & Nouembr last: which is forty shillings each--

"List of the Polls &c for the Parish of Westchester for the year 1787. Noah Skinner Ezra Bigelow Caleb Gifford Joseph Day Jr. Judah Scovil Sam.l Carrier Joseph Crocker Dan.l William Sam.l Isham Daniel Pratt 3d. Joseph Day Weeks Williams John Carrier Samuel Brown Adonijah Foot Elijah Williams Timothy Waters Benj.n Adams Jr. Israel Kellogg John Isham Asa Day Amasa Mitchel Samuel Skinner Aaron Barbur. Eleazer & Eleazer Dunham Jr. Adriel Sabins, Eldad Sabins Jon.a Bass Abraham Day Henry Waters Elijah Day Benj.n Huntington Noah Isham Stephen Skinner Noah Skinner Jr. Knight Sexton John Ackley George Sexton Robert Young Eph.m Scovel Reuben Scovel Darcas Niles Nath.l Warner Jr. Joseph Carrier Jona. Northam Jr. Robert Shattuck Susannah Gates Sarah Yeamans Elijah Smith Joseph Whitmore Joseph Fuller Simon Brainerd Jr. Ezra Ramsdale Stephen & William Brainard Isaac Isham Isaac Isham Jr. Green Bigsby Sally Yeamans Thomas Shaw Simeon & Timo. Crocker David Yeamans Amasa Day Ezekiel Lord Charles Williams John Williams Phineas Sabins Judah Lewis James Sexton Reuben Foot Uriah Carrier Henry Champion Esq. Henry Champion Jr. Jehiel Isham Nath.l Foot Jr. David Shattuck Stephen Brainard Jr. Nath'l & Aaron Foot Erastus Worthington Samuel Loomis Jonathan Dunham Joseph Isham John Bigelow John Bigelow Jr. Joseph Loomis John Mitchel Solomon Loomis John Elliot Esq.r John Blish Tho.s Williams John Isham Jr. Joseph Ransom John Olmsted Gad Worthington Amasa Brown Cephas Cone John Day Josiah Cridenton Ambrose Niles Israel Skinner James Mc. Cracken Jacob Babbit John Staples Benjamin Staples Isaac Jones John Skinner Josiah Foot Elijah Staples Jr. David Adams--"

We have ascertained where some more of the early settlers were from, viz.: Thomas Beebe, of New London; Nathaniel "Cahone," (Calhoun,) from Warwick, R. I; Philip Caverlee, of Lebanon: John Chapman, from New London: James Crocker, from Barnstable; Joseph "Dalee," from "Prouedenc"; Thomas Day, from Hartford; Benjamin Fox, from New London; Daniel Galusiah, from Weston; Joseph Harrington, of Watertown; James Harris, from New Loudon (1717); John Hopson, from Rhode Island; Isaac Jones, from Weston; Samuel Knight, from Plainfield; Benjamin Lewes (Lewis), from Falmouth; Robert Menter, from Lyme; Morgans, from New London; James Mun, from Springfield; Robert Stapels, from Lyme; William Worthington, from Hartford.

Decembr the 10th : 1722 was a town meeting held in Colchester: whearin Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk--Townsmen, Capt Newton Capt Wright Lef Wyat--Constables Ensign foot & Noah Wells Ensigne Nathaniell foot Chosen to gather the Contry Rate and make up the acounbts with the tresurer acording to Law--Grand Jurymen sergt prat & Benjemin Lewis--Colecterors John Jonson & Samll Lomis Junr--waywardens John Jonson thomas day Junr Jonathen kellogg left John holms Left James harris Daniell Jones Benjamin Lewis Nathanill Cohoon Noah Wells Samll knight James kinion & Daniell Clark all sworn but Cohoon--Listers James tredway Joseph pratt Junr--pownd keeper Sergt prat fence vewers Ephream foot & Samuill Brown--further at the meeting aforesaid mentioned on the opposite side the town voated Mr Bulkleys sallery for the year now Allmost past the sum of one hundred pounds in bills of Credett or in prouision pay at the price that the Contry hath stated--further voated to giue Nathanll kellogg Junr twelve shillings for the year Insuing to beat the Drum on Sabath Days for meetings--he finding himself a Drum--further at the same meeting the town voated: to grant a Rate of one penne half penne on the pownd to defray the town Charges--titheing men Sergt Dible Richard Church--School Comittie Chosen ware the present Select men & ensign Wells & Micaiell Tantor--further voated that wheras we formerly voated to give twenty shillings for a woolf we now Continue yt act for all that are killed in this town bounds by our own Inhabetents--In addistion to the voat abouesd it is now voated that if killed by our Inhabetents thay shall be paid for notwithstanding thair being killed without the town bounds--this adistion made at the meeting: Decembr 9th 1723

Decembr ye 14th=1724 was a town meeting held in Colchester: Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk--Selectmen Capt Wright Left holms & Left Skiner--Constables ensign Nathll foot & sergt Isaac Jones thay are to gather the Contry rate equaly to be Conserned in it ensign foot to be returned to the treasurer to make up ye coumlts (accounts, C. M. T.) Grand Jurymen Decon Lomis & noah Wels--tithing men Benjamin Lewis & Daniell Jones--Colecterors ware Jacob Lomis & John Day--Listers James Newton John wels John biglow & Noah Clark--fenc vewers ephriam foot & Samuell brown--way wardens wm Worthington wm Williams Samll kellogg Isaac biglow Wm Chamberlin Nathll skiner Sergt thomas Jones & Samll knight William Roberd & Jonathan Well (s?) Danil Clark--further voated to giue to the Reuerend Mr bulkley for the year now almost past one hundred pounds in money or prouision as money--Schole Comittie Chosen ware Insign foot Benjamin Lewis and James newton--further voated to grant Decon Lomis seauen shillings pr week for keeping mr Allison for ye time past--further at the meeting aforesd granted to Ebenezer Skiner the liberty of giting wood to make Cole in the sequestred Comons to maintain Iron works so long as he shall maintain & keep up the Iron works--further it was voted & granted a rate of one penne on the pound to all ye Rateable estate in ye town

Decembr ye 11th (1726?) was a town meeting held in Colchester--Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk--Select men Capt Newton Left Skiner William Robord & Lef holms & Daniell Clark--Constabels Josiah Gillet Junr & Isaac Jones--Grand Juremen ensign foot & Daniell Jones--Colecterors sergnt Lewes & Joseph Chapman--Lesters Joseph Chamberlin Junr thomas Day Junr & James harris Junr: Surueyrs Samuell Lomis Junr James Kinion Nathan Williams Samuell knight John Roberds Jeames Roberds Ebenezer Colman Joseph prat Junr George holmes pelatiah bliss sergt thomas Jones Ebenezer kellogg John Rowlee Daniell Chapman Jonathan kellogg Jonathan Dunham--fenc Vewers Noah pumery & Joseph kellogg--pownd keeper sergt prat--howards Samuel Knight Samuel fuller William haris Enathan Rowlee James Kinion Samuel kellogg benjamin quiterfield Jonathan Dunham Joseph Dalee--at the meating aforsd granted to decon lomis 7 shillings per week for keeping mr alleson: to be paid out of ye present town Rate--granted mr bulkley for his salery for the year now almost past one hundred pounds in bills of publick Credet.

MARRIAGE: Samuell Knight & Mary Ransom m. Nouembr. 29 : 1716--Joshua b. June 20th : 1721--Mary b. July 13th : 1724--Lydia b. June 26th : 1730