Person:Sylvester Knight (17)

BIOGRAPHY: He owned and operated a variety store (Drug Store) in Providence, Rhode Island, him and his partner (Oliver Johnson) opened a wholesale Drug Store on Weybosset Street and ran it until his death.

The History of Warwick - Rhode Island Settlement in 1642 to the Present Time Page 171

  A spot just in front of where the Catholic Church now stands, was noted as a haunted spot.  It is said that William Clapp, when a young man, was passing from his home to the grist mill at Centerville, and when near that spot, he saw what he thought was a man, but as he looked at it, it gradually faded out of sight, and nothing would convince him that he had not seen an apparition. Dr. Sylvester Knight, it was said, observed the same phenomenon.

Record of the Descendants of Charles Bowler England - 1740 - America who settled in Newport, Rhode Island Compiled by N. P. Bower and Cora Bowler Malone January 1905 - Page 100/101

Register of Seamen's Protection Page 156 Knight, Silvester Date of Certification May 26, 1802 Age 16 Complexion light Place of Birth Cranston, R.I. Book 2 Page 10

A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D., Ph. D. 1882 Page 80

Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with some of his Descendants J. Russell Bullock 1888 - Page 94

Manchester Lodge No. 12 F. & A. M. History of Manchester Lodge http://www.ml12.org/history_manchester.asp On December 2, 1808, the first meeting was held at the residence of William Anthony. It is not known whether the meeting was held in his home or in some suitable building located on his property. The names of Sylvester Knight, John Greene, and Resolved Slack were proposed for the first degree in Masonry. A special meeting was held on December 9th, at which time the above-named were balloted for and were initiated into the first degree of Masonry. They were passed to the degree of Fellow Craft on December 23rd, at which time Brother Sylvester Knight was elected Secretary. On January 6, 1809, it was voted that the regular meetings be held on Friday evenings on or before the full moon, which is still the practice of the Lodge. On February 24, 1809, a meeting of Master Masons was held, at which time the first three candidates, together with fourteen others, were raised to the sublime degree in Masonry. The fees at this time were these: E.A. degree, seven dollars; F.C. degree, three dollars; Masters degree, seven dollars; and membership, seven dollars. Sylvester Knight is also listed as a Machester Lodge #12 Past Master 1817 - 1823 and 1812

Married: Index of Marriages in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbian Centinel 1784 to 1840 Comstock,Lucini,m.Dr.Sylvester Knight,of Providence,in Chatham (CC.June 22,1808)

LAND: The Providence,Providence,Rhode Island City Tax, ordered by the city council June 1845, to be assessed at the rate of $.38 cents per $100.00 of ratable property. The following individual was rated as follows.

                                                       Real.      Per.       Amt. Of  Tax

Sylvester Knight (Heir's Estate) 46 17,48

The Providence,Providence,Rhode Island City Tax, ordered by the city council June 1845, to be assessed at the rate of $.38 cents per $100.00 of ratable property. The following individual was rated as follows.

                                                       Real.      Per.       Amt. Of  Tax

Sylvester R. Knight 5 1,90

LAND: The Providence,Providence,Rhode Island City Tax, ordered by the city council June 1845, to be assessed at the rate of $.38 cents per $100.00 of ratable property. The following individual was rated as follows.

                                                       Real.      Per.       Amt. Of  Tax

Sylvester R. Knight 5 1,90

DEATH: Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636 - 1850 Birth, Marriages and Deaths By James N. Arnold Vol. XV Providence, R.I. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence Phenix - Deaths 1905 - Page 538 Knight, Lucina, wife of Dr. Sylvester, at Warwick, in 83d year, Dec. 22, 1819

MEDIA: Kent County RI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Knight, Sylvester Mary Petrangelo [email protected] April 30, 2007, 8:18 am Cemetery: Rhode Island Historical WW012 Name: Sylvester Knight Date Of Photograph: April 30, 2007 Photo can be seen at: Image file size: 54.8 Kb In Memory of Doct. Sylvester Knight who died March 15 1841 Aged 54 years