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Adams, Anderson, Ault, Austin, Bagan, Bagane, Bagen, Baggam, Baggan, Baggane, Baggans, Baggen, Baggin, Bagin, Bagoin, Baillergeon, Baker, Baldwin, Bannon, Baptiste, Baylen Baylon, Bazivtee, Beagan, Beagain, Beagin, Beaghan, Beaghen, Beagin, Beahen , Beal, Beegan, Beeghan, Beegin, Beehan, Began, Begen, Beggan, Beggean, Beggin, Beggine, Beggins, Begin, Behuke, Beigen, Beigin, Berry, Bickford, Biggan, Biggin, Biggins, Binke ? , Blewett, Boilles, Borgne, Bowerman, Bracket, Brady, Bragan, Brakin, Brewster, Broadstreet, Brogan, Brown, Bruster, Bryant, Buckley, Burke, Byrnes, Cain, Camocks, Canney, Carter, Carwithy, Chadborn, Chadburne, Chase, Chatherton, Chesley, Chevalier, Chevallier, Chevallir, Chittick, Clements, Collings, Collins, Connor, Coogan, Cooper, Costello, Costin, Coughlan, Coward, Cox, Coyle, Crawford, Crooken, Crowley, Crowther, Cummaniskey, Cummings, Cutt , Dalton, Dawson, Davis, Deering, Des Virge, Dioxtl?, Dolan, Donovan, Dory, Dotten, Dougherty, Downing, Du Verge, Ellins, Fairfield, Fallon, Fernald, Ferrill, Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Flemming, Flynn, Furrel, Galligan, Gambling, Gibbons, Gilroy, Goddard, Goe, Gordon, Gourdon, Graves, Gray, Green, Gunnison, Hagerty, Hall, Hassler, Hatch, Hawkins, Heath, Hefferman, Herd, Hill , Hinley, Hogan, Istea, James, Janvrin, Jocelyn, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Joy, Kane, Kearney, Keefe, Keenan, Kelly, Kennedy, Kenny, King, Kirk, Knight, Lane, Langstaff, La Tour, Leahy, Le Borgne's, Lee, Lightower, Little, Lynch, Lyons, MacDonald, Mahoney, Malloy, Malone, Mason, Masterson, Matthews, McAleer, McAuley, McAvenia, McAvinia, McCabe, McCarthy, McCollough, McDavitt, McDonald, McElroy, McGinnis, McGeough, McGruff, McIntyre, McKenna, McLean, McNab, McNabb, McPhee, McPhillips, McQuaid, McRea, Millericks, Minch, Minton, Moore, Morrison, Moses, Mulcahy, Mullen, Mullin, Murray, Nathan, Naughtan, Neal, Nelson, Newt, Niland, Norton, Norwood, Nutter, O’Callaghan, O’Donnell, O'Rielly, Osborn, Palfrey, Parsons, Patterson, Penhallow, Peverly, Phips, Pickering; Polley, Poole, Porgialli, Portal, Potts, Pound, Pratt, Praught, Prendergast, Rand, Raymond, Reardon, Riley, Rossi, Salter, Seavey, Shapleigh, Sherborn, Sherburne, Sherry, Slavin, Sloper, Smith, Spencer, Storey Strain, Symonds, Temple, Thompson, Thurston, Trainor, Trask, Trickey, Tyng, Vaughan, Verge, Villebon, Virgee, York, Walford, Wall, Wallace, Walsh, Warnerton, Weston, White, Whittemore, Wilkerson, Williams, Williamson, Winkley, Withers,

 Sept. 15, 1586 Descendants of Walter KNIGHT and Elizabeth (---) and Ruth GRAY

1. Walter1 KNIGHT, christened 15 Sep 1586 Of Staplegrove, Somerset, Eng, died 19 Apr 1634 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, son of Isaac KNIGHT and Mrs Isaac KNIGHT. He married (1) in 1610 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Ma Elizabeth (---), born abt 1589 of Salem, Essex, Ma; died 1634 in Salem, Essex, Ma; (2) in 1635 of Cape Ann, Essex, Ma Ruth GRAY, born <1614> in <of Cape Ann, Essex, Ma>.

 Children of Walter KNIGHT and Elizabeth (---) were as follows:

+ 11 Bridget2 KNIGHT.

 12 William2 KNIGHT, born 10 May 1613 of Salem, Essex, Ma; died in Gloucester, Essex, Ma.

 13 Elizabeth2 KNIGHT, born 16 Apr 1615 of Salem, Essex, Ma. She married (1) on 7 Jun 1632 in Salem, Essex, Ma John FAIRFIELD, born <1611> in <of Salem, Essex, Ma>; (2) in 1646 of Salem, Essex, Ma Peter PALFREY, born <1611> in <of Salem, Essex, Ma>.

  14 Francis2 KNIGHT, born 9 Sep 1617 of Salem, Essex, Ma; died in Gloucester, Essex, Ma.

 15 Mary2 KNIGHT, born 14 Jul 1620 of Salem, Essex, Ma. She married on 31 Mar 1636/37 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Ma John OSBORN, born <1616> in <of Salem, Essex, Ma>.

 Children of Walter KNIGHT and Ruth GRAY were as follows:

 16 Thomas2 KNIGHT, born 18 Sep 1636 in Cape Ann, Essex, Ma.

 17 Ruth2 KNIGHT, born 10 Jun 1638 in Cape Ann, Essex, Ma.

 18 Ephraim2 KNIGHT, born 3 Apr 1640 in Cape Ann, Essex, Ma.

Generation 2

11. Bridget2 KNIGHT (Walter1), born 1611 in , Eng; died 26 Oct 1672 in Gloucester, Essex, Eng. She married (1) abt 1627 in Ipswich, Essex, Ma Jeffrey PARSONS, christened 1 Jun 1599 in Loddiswell, Devonshire, Eng, died bef 1629 in , Barbadoes Island, son of Jeffery PARSONS; (2) on 4 May 1629 in Salem, Essex, Ma William VARNEY, born <1607> in <, Eng>.

 Children of Bridget KNIGHT and Jeffrey PARSONS were as follows:

 111 Jeffrey3 PARSONS, born 1631 in Ashprington, Devonshire, Eng; died 19 Aug 1689 in Gloucester, Essex, Ma.

 112 James3 PARSONS, born <1629> in Alphington, Devonshire, Eng; died 1708 in Alphington, Devonshire, Eng." Richard Murdock murdarle@srv.net

cir 1605 Gov. John Knight Gravestone

"I saw a stone in the upper part of the upper ship yard (Shattuck yard) marked as near as I can remember, "Gov. John Knight of the Province of New Hampshire." I saw it 35 years ago, it was than almost 200 years old." May, 1839 Chas H. MaGraw, Portsmouth, New Hampshire WPA Project 65-1-13-2098 Portsmouth Publick Library

Jan. 10, 1614 "Col. Sir Thomas Temple ,Gov. of Nova Scotia (including that part of Me. as far south and west as St. George's and Muscongus), bp. 10 Jan. 1614, s. of Sir John Temple of Stanton Bury, co. Bucks. On 20 Sept. 1656 Sir Charles St. Etienne made over to Temple and Wm. Crowne his interests in Nova Scotia, which gr. was confirmed by Cromwell and Temple app. gov. He came over in 1657, At the restoration of Charles II his claims were disputed, but, on his personal appearance in Eng., upheld. Created baronet 7 July and a new commission as gov. issued 10 July 1662. When by the Treaty of Breda Charles II ceded Nova Scotia to the French, Temple was commanded to transfer the territory, which order was not entirely fulfilled until 1670. He retired to Boston and became a benefactor of Harvard College. He [p.677] d. in London 27 Mar. 1674, s.p. For his two wills see Temple Gen., by Temple Prime, 1894, pp. 61-65. Lists 2, 3. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 677

1629 "Ingersoll, RICHARD, Salem 1629, came with Higginson, bring w. and childr. was from Co. Bedford, kept the ferry at N. riv. d. 1644. His will of 21 July 1644, pro. 2 Jan. 1645, ment. w. Ann, s. George, John, and Nathaniel, the youngest, s.-in-law Richard Pettingell, wh. m. his d. Joanna, and William Haines, wh. m. his d. Sarah, that had sec. h. Joseph Houlton, also ds. Alice, w. of Josiah Walcot, and Bathsheba, the youngest, wh. m. John Knight, jr. and bef. 1652, his f. John Knight m. her mo. Ann, wh. d. 1677. In his inv. a pair of oxen is set down as of the value of £14, and his farm of fifty acres £7. " Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers

Ingersoll. SAMUEL of Salem, prob. s. of John, was the younger by a. ten yrs. whose memo. of the fam. are print. in Essex Hist. Coll. I. 12. Of hims. he ment. birth in Oct. 1658, of his w. Sarah (whose surname he omits), 11 Dec. 1665, [p.522] m. 28 Apr. 1684, had Sarah, b. 12 Oct. 1686; Margaret, 8 Apr. 1690; and Susanna, 4 Dec. 1692. He was a capt. and merch. trad. to Newfoundland, Sal Tortugas, and Barbados, and d. a. 1695" Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers

1631 "Although Mason never visited his possessions, he took a deep interest in his Manor, and in 1631 sent about eighty emigrants to locate here and act as stewards, agents, workmen and servants. Among the men were many whose surnames are yet familiar with us. Neal, Gibbons, Camocks, Raymond, Williams, Vaughan, Warnerton, Jocelyn, Norton and Lane were his stewards; Renald Fernald was the surgeon; there were forty-eight others of various occupations, and twenty-two women. Among the forty-eight men were the following names; Goe, Cooper, Chadborn, Matthews, Rand, Johnson, Ellins, Baldwin, Spencer, Furrel, Herd, Chatherton, Crowther, Williams, Knight, Sherborn, Goddard, Withers, Canney, Symonds, Peverly, Seavey, Langstaff, Berry, Wall, Walford, Brakin, Moore, Beal, James, Jones, Ault, Newt, and Bracket." By Charles W. Brewster http://www.seacoastnh.com/brewster/2.html

1636 "BATSON, JOHN, Kennebunk, perhaps s. of Stephen, m. 1660, Elizabeth Saunders, perhaps d. of John of Wells, was rep. at the Gen. Assemb. at York 1682 and 4. ROBERT, Marshfield, m. 13 July 1676, Ann Winter, perhaps d. of Christopher. STEPHEN, Saco 1636, then had w. Mary, and d. Margery, rem. to Cape Porpus, or Kennebunk 1653, was made freem. that yr. Folsom, 33,124. From his will of 8 Mar. 1674, it is learn. that he had s. John; and d. Elizabeth Ashley, perhaps w. of William; d. Margery Young, perhaps w. of Rowland; and d. Mary Brookhouse, of whose h. I search in vain for indicat. beside gr.ch. John Trott, perhaps s. of Simon. [[vol. 1, p. 140]]" http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/bk1/134-144.htm

1636 "Rowland Young, York, fisherman, came ±1636, m. Joan Knight(16). Town gr. 1653 (Bass cove). Fined for travelling to Kittery on Sunday 1666, and for drunkenness 1678. O. A. 22 Nov. 1652; j. 1650, 1655; gr.j. 1678. He and his w. deeded Knight land to s. Robert in 1680, 10 a. to s. Samuel in 1682 and the Knight homestead to s. Rowland in 1685. Lists 30, 75b, 275, 276. Ch., order unkn: Rowland, b. ±1648. Richard, Cape Porpus, m. Margery (Batson 3) Kendall, who m. 3d Robert Elliot(5). Ack. debt to Mr. Richard Cutt 1672. Gr.j. 1672. Inv. taken 18 Feb. 1672-3 by John Davis and John Batson shows ho. and 373 a. of land. John Barrett sued the wid. July 1674. Robert. Samuel. William, glazier, bot ho. and land 11 Feb. 1684-5 from Benj. Curtis and had town gr. 1685 as addition to ho.-lot. Bondsman for wid. Mary Wormwood 1690. Gr.j. 1691. Moved to Salem from where, as Wm. sr., glazier, he sold 50 a. in York in 1720 (Y. D. 10: 85). One Wm. Young, glazier, presum. his. s., m. Boston 26 Aug. 1708 Mary Parry, 11 ch. b. 1709-1730. Job, b. ±1664. Mary, m. Jeremiah Moulton(6). Lydia, m. 1st Thomas Haines(16), m. 2d Samuel Bragdon (6)." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 776

1636 "Treworgye, Trueworgie, or Treworthy, James, Kittery 1636, merch. from Cornwall, m. Catharine, d. of Alexander Shapleigh, sis. of Nicholas, wh. surv. him, bef. com. from Eng. had d. Joanna, wh. m. John Ameridith, Meridith, or Merryday of Kittery; liz. wh. m. John Gilman of Exeter; and Lucy, wh. m. young Humphrey Chadbourne, and, next, Thomas Wells of K. from wh. part of K. got. its name Wells. He went to Newfoundland, perhaps for trade only, but d. bef. he was 35 yrs. old. His wid. m. Edward Hilton JOHN and NICHOLAS are ment. slightly, in N. E. bef. 1649, and prob. were brs. of the preced. Nicholas is not nam. again; but John had m. at Newbury, 15 Jan. 1646, a Spencer, perhaps d. of Thomas of Piscataqua, had John, b. 12 Aug. 1649; and Coffin says, he rem. to Saco. Yet a writer of so great dilig. as Mr. Thornton, in Geneal. Reg. V. 349, doubts the exist. of any John. SAMUEL, Boston, by w. Mary had Samuel, and d. 1698." Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers

Under the fostering care and able management of Treworgie, which extended from 1653 to 1660, the settlement, trade, and fisheries of the Colony were largely increased; no injustice to planters was permitted under his firm control; the cultivation of the land was encouraged; trade between the island and the continental colonies was promoted; the celebrated Trelawney of Richmond Island, Maine, sent ships to Newfoundland. Treworgie himself was connected with the trade of both colonies. New England prospered immensely under the Commonwealth, and so did our island Colony. Amidst the dreary record of wrong and oppression, Treworgie's seven years administration is the one bright spot in our history. "http://www.cuff.com/prowse/page/164.htm

Nov. 2, 1636 "On the second of the eleventh month (January), 1636, the town of Salem ordered, " for the better furthering of the fishing trading, and to avoid the inconvenience found by granting land for fishermen to plant, that none inhabiting at Marblehead shall have any other accommodation of land than is usually given by the town to fishermen, viz.: A house lott and garden lott or ground, for the placing of their flakes, according to the company belonging to their families: to the greatest family not above two acres, and the common of the woodes were adjoining, for their goats & their cattle. " The same day, Mr. William Knight was received for an inhabitant but no land was to be appropriate unto him but "a ten-acre lott & common for his cattle & hay." http://www.bridgemedia.net/genweb/LXXVII.asp

1638 "[KNIGHT] GEORGE, Hingham, came, 1638, in the Diligent, with w. and ch. from Barrow, a parish of Co. Suffk. near Bury St. Edmunds." The Knight surname according to Savage Quoted directly from "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" by James Savage; Boston, 1860-1862; Volume III, pp. 35-40. http://www.qni.com/~anderson/KnightSavage.html

May 1638 "Pioneers MA pg 288: LITTLEFIELD, Annis, ae 38, with 6 ch and servants John Knight & Hugh Durdal came in the Beivs in May 1638. Francis, Woburn, propr 1646. Ch Mary b 12/14/1646; wife Jane d 12/20/1646. Rem to Wells ME." http://earth.vol.com/~vandy/2littlef.htm

1640 "John Treworgie, or Treworgay, appears to bave been the son of James Treworgie, who married a daughter of Alexander Shapleigh, of Dartmouth, Devon; all my endeavours to elicit any information from Rev. Baring Gould and others about the Treworgie family in Cornwall have failed. The Shapleighs, however, are an old West Count stock. Four monuments with coats of arms of the family, are to be found in the Parish Church of Dartmouth, Devon. From some law papers we find that John Treworgie went out to Maine in 1640, when a very young man, as agent for his grandfather Shapleigh. He lived several years at Sturgeon Creek. Kittery, Maine, and figured in law suits about his grandfather's property with John Heard in 1643 and 1646. He was married in January 1646 to a Miss Spenser, of Newberry, Mass. Treworgie and several other merchants in Maine went to Newfoundland for trading and fishing Governor Treworgie did business with our Island, for on May 27th, 1653. when appointed sole governor or Commissioner for Newfoundland, it is specially mentioned that he was then residing there." http://www.cuff.com/prowse/page/note/163_2.txt

May 14, 1640 "1640, May 14. Capt. Norton back in London testifying as a witness in litigation.1650-1, March 3. Mrs. Ann Mason gave power of attorney to Joseph Mason to recover her husband's estate. He accused the following servants of embezzling it: Mr. Roger Knight, Mr. Ambrose Gibbons, one Ch****dburne and his sons, Wall, Goddard and others, although those turned off in 1633 without their wages were promised deeds of land. " Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

1640 "386 The Shrewsbury Men. This English list is printed rather than disregard Pope's Me. & N. H. Pioneers. They were the owners of ‘the Shrewsbury patent’ in Stratham. The source is Mass. Arch, iii, 440, well printed in N. H, Prov. Papers i, 162-164, (Alter Brewer to Bruen). They did not sign at witnesses, but as partners consenting to receive Obadiah Bruen as a partner. Richard, not Nicholas, Scammon, signed the copies of the early papers in 1666, Richard Hunt did not sign the Dover Combination in 1640 nor witness Mr. Larkham's deed in 1642, (Bartholomew Hunt signed the Combination.) No original owner in the Shrewebury patent left England. There is no evidence that Mr. Bruen even visited Dover; he came to Plymouth, tried Gloucester and settled in Connecticut. Richard Hunt Thomas Wingfield Thomas Knight Thomas Hunt William Rowley Richard Percival In 1685 R. P. sold to Obediah Bruen. In 1640 O. B. sold to Rev. Tho: Larkham. In 1642 T. L. sold to William Waldron. " Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

1641 ""John Winthrop wrote in the journal that forms the basis for his posthumously published History of New England from 1630 to 1649: The ministers preached to the seamen, etc., at the island, (Newfoundland) who were much affected with the word taught, and entertained them with all courtesy, as we understood by letters from them which came by a fishing ship to the Isles of Shales about the beginning of October." http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:jmCv2yKB68IJ:www.studyworld.com/newsite/ReportEssay/History/General%255CAnglicans_Puritains_And_Quakers.htm+History/General+Anglicans_Puritains_And_Quakers&hl=en

1642 "Henry Sherburn; Sherborn; Sherburne; Shearborne yeoman, Portsmouth; it was ordered by Piscataqua court in 1642 that he keep a ferry from the great house to the great island, one to the province, one to Strawberry Bank, one to "Rowes," and "other ferryes," with specified fares for each route; and that he "keep an ordinary, at 8d a meale." He was appointed commissioner and clerk of the writs in 1649. Signed petition of inhabitants to Gen. Court 20 Oct. 1651. [Mass. Arch. 112, 38.] Took oath of fidelity July 2, 1657. Deputy to Gen. Court in 1658. [Mass. Arch. 39, 47.] Sold houses and land at Isles of Shoals in 1660, his wife Rebecca signing with him. He conveyed land 29 Sept. 1659, to Richard Slooper (Sloper) in consideration of his marriage to his daughter. He deposed 25 June, 1662, ae. about 48 years. [P. Files.] He married Rebecca, daughter of Mr. Ambrose Gibbons, bequeathed in 1657 to their children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Henry, John, Ambrose, Sarah and Rebecca, the boys to receive their portions at 21, and the girls at 18 years of age. He m. (2) Sarah, widow of Walter Abbot. He died before Sept. 8, 1681, when the inventory of his estate was presented in court by his sons Samuel and John S. The daughter Elizabeth married Tobias Langdon about 1662." Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

 1642 "Michael Taintor; Tayntor Mr. set the bounds between his land and that of Nicholas Frost about 1640; witnessed Shapleigh's deed of Isles of Shoals property in 1642. See also Johnson, Reeves, Rice, Swadden." Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

1642 "Nicholas Treworgy; Treworthy; Trueworthy witnessed a deed of Alexander Shapleigh, conveying property at Isles of Shoals, in 1642." Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

1643 "Mr. Robert Knight, merchant, York, before 1643, [see testimony and letter in Mass. Arch. 38 B. 48-55.] Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov. 1652. Had letter of credit from Wrath Bathorne to his brother, Mr. Roger Bathorne, dated at Malago, 9 April, 1647, for his occasions in New England or Newfoundland. [A.] He deposed 7 Dec. 1658, ae. about 71 years, and again 6 July, 1671, ae. 86, as to what he heard Mr. Tho. Gorges say before he "went for England,"--which is known to have been in 1643. [York De. I.] Gave land to his grandson John Redman, Jr. 18 Feb. 1666. His daughter Joanna m. Rowland Young; he gave land to grandson R. Y. Jr. 12 Aug. 1673, deed witnessed by the boy's sister Mary, who deposed as Mary Mowlton 24 June, 1678. He died between 23 June, the date of his will, and 24 Aug. 1676, when it was proved; beq. his "small estate" to his son Richard Knight, living in Boston. [Me. Wills, 56, and York De. III.]

1645 "EZEKIEL Knight, Wells 1645, prob. had w. and ch. in early life, and may be the same as the preced. was commiss. i. e. rep. 1661, at York, much betrust. in public serv. and aft. 1662 m. Mary, d. of Gov. Theophilus Eaton, wid. of Valentine Hill of Dover, formerly of Boston; and, next, the wid. of John Lovering, and she d. bef. 29 June 1675, when he present. a bill [[vol. 3, p. 36]] for support. of the childr. of L. and he d. 1687. His will of 18 Apr. in that yr. pro. 16 Sept. foll. made Mr. Shubael Dummer, capt. Job Alcock, and Mr. John Bass excors. but its provis. was very plain; all est. to w. for her life, and of remaind. two parts to s. Ezekiel, and one to d. Elizabeth Wentworth of Dover, wh. is believ. to have been w. of Ezekiel W. FRANCIS, Pemaquid 1648. GEORGE, Hingham, came, 1638, in the Diligent, with w. and ch. from Barrow, a parish of Co. Suffk. near Bury St. Edmunds. GEORGE, Scarborough, d. 1671, in his will of 5 Apr. of that yr. gives to w. Elinor, s. Nathan, and a. Elizabeth His wid. m. Henry Brooking, as perhaps I may be justif. for conject. by the dark passage in Geneal. Reg. IX. 220. GEORGE, Hartford 1671, d. 19 Apr. 1698, his inv. being of 15 June next yr. leav. wid. Sarah, sev. ds. but no s. His w. was Sarah Church, d. of John, and ch. were Sarah, b. 27 Apr. 1680, wh. m. as Porter writes, 25 Dec. 1699, George Saxton; Love, 10 Sept. 1682, m. 20 Nov. 1702, Thomas Andrews; Ann, 6 Apr. 1688, m. 9 Dec. 1715, prob. as sec. w. Samuel Galpin; and Elizabeth 13 Dec. 1690, m. 12 June 1707, Nathaniel Cole." http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/bk3/knight-ladd.htm

1647 "Ludlow,George, gent., recd. John Hocking's goods from Wm. Hilton 2 Aug. 1632. Y. D. i. 60. He remov. to York Co., Va.; there, merchant and Esq., dealing in 1647 with Mr. Alex. Shapleigh of Dartmouth and John Treworgye of Newfoundland. Aspinw. 205, 242." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 447

Francis Knight; Knite; Knit Mr., Pemaquid, had a receipt of all dues from Robert Nash of Boston 7 (10) 1648. Gave bond to John Bushnell of Boston 1 Feb. 1648. [A.]

Ezekiel Knight; Knite; Knit Wells, proprietor, with wife Ann sold dwelling house and lands 20 Aug. 1645. [York De. I.] Took oath of allegiance 4 July, 1653. [Mass. Arch. 3, 219.] One of the town commissioners for small cases; selectmen. [See Hill.]

Richard Knight; Knite; Knit miller, Hampton; proprietor, June, 1640; contracted in Aug. following to keep a mill at the landing place. Lawsuit in Strawberry Bank court in 1642. Fined for not appearing. Sold house, mill and lands 5 (3) 1645. [Suff. De. 1.]

Robert Knight; Knite; Knit Mr., merchant, York, before 1643, [see testimony and letter in Mass. Arch. 38 B. 48-55.] Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov. 1652. Had letter of credit from Wrath Bathorne to his brother, Mr. Roger Bathorne, dated at Malago, 9 April, 1647, for his occasions in New England or Newfoundland. [A.] He deposed 7 Dec. 1658, ae. about 71 years, and again 6 July, 1671, ae. 86, as to what he heard Mr. Tho. Gorges say before he "went for England,"--which is known to have been in 1643. [York De. I.] Gave land to his grandson John Redman, Jr. 18 Feb. 1666. His daughter Joanna m. Rowland Young; he gave land to grandson R. Y. Jr. 12 Aug. 1673, deed witnessed by the boy's sister Mary, who deposed as Mary Mowlton 24 June, 1678.

He died between 23 June, the date of his will, and 24 Aug. 1676, when it was proved; beq. his "small estate" to his son Richard Knight, living in Boston. [Me. Wills, 56, and York De. III.]

Roger Knight; Knite; Knit who was with Wanerton at Pascataqua in 1633, afterward lived at Strawberry Bank; brought suit in court in 1644. Received for work on the "Great house" a parcel of marsh land at S. B. 20 Jan. 1643, from Thomas Wannerton, agent for the patentees. [Pisc. court rec.] With wife Ann sold land 7 May, 1653.

Thomas Knight; Knite; Knit Dover, witness to deed of Obediah Bruen in 1642.

Walter Knight; Knite; Knit Piscataqua, ordered by the court 8 (8) 1652, to go to his wife in England by the first ship.

See also Abbot, Giles, Hill, Littlefield, Nicholds, Pierce, Shurt.

 June 1648 "Anthony Littlefield (8), planter, liv. at the Great Hill bet. Cape Porpus and Kennebunk Rivers (now Kennebunk) until death, by late depositions, altho 19 Oct. 1658 he sold (mortg.****) his land bet. these rivers, ±230 a., to Wm. Symonds. In June 1648 he won a land suit ag. Mr. Ezek. Knight. Lists 252, 261, 263. M. Mary Page (Thos.), ab. 1652 and in 1656 sued John Smith of Saco for goods recd. with her indenture. Invent. recorded July 1662. Wid. Mary liv. Saco 13 Mar. 1662-3. Ch. uncert., incl. surely: Edmund. Caleb, b. ab. 1659. Samuel. Also ?James, and others." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 437

1649 "Thomas Cromwell , mariner, Boston, 1636. Master of Ship Separation 26 (4) 1646. [A.] Went in a man of war and captured several Spanish vessels with great riches; stirred Plymouth and Boston on his return. [W.] He d. in 1649. See particulars in Bradford. Will prob. 26 (8) 1649; wife Anne exec.; dau. Elizabeth under 21,; goodwife Sherman, goodwife Spaule; to the town of Boston my six bells; refers to the ship Anne. [Reg. III, 268.] The dau. Elizabeth m. 18 Aug., 1659, Richard Price. The widow m. 2. Robert Knight; after his death she m. John Joyliffe. 123 [p.124] CROSBY, see Pilsbury,

1650 By this time there were a number of ships, manned by Channel Islanders that sailed between the Channel Islands, Newfoundland and New England. Marblehead, Mass. was their largest settlement in the American Colonies- Many of the Islanders by this time may have settled in small coves around southern and eastern Newfoundland.

1651 "Littlebury,Capt. John, invested £300 in the Laconia Co. in 1631, on persuasion of Capt. John Mason, and came over ±1649, when (as he wrote in 1669) he entered and laid claim to the Isles of Shoals and took poss. of the ho. and land at Little Harbor where Capt. Neale lived, and more lately of ho. and land at Gt. Isl., with Mr. Fryer's consent. During 20 yrs. he vainly strove to get poss. here, but strangely abs. from the records if in New Eng. much of the time. In 1651 he headed a commission for Newfoundland affairs; of Piscataqua in Oct. [p.437] 1667, lately of Boston. Reaching ‘great age’ he had given up in 1668-9 and sought from the Mass. Gen. Ct. as relief only £200 to pay his debts and passage to London, thence to Holy Island, near Berwick, where formerly governor; the passage allowed in Oct. 1669. List 41. D. H. 4. 312, 318-9, 323." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 437

1651 See http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=4&pg=285 for Valintine Hill, John Ttreworgy and Robert Knight

1651 "Christopher,fisherman, mariner, merchant, Portsm., first at the Shoals 1651, selling wine there 1652; constable 1656-7. Portsm. propr. 1660, bot from Elias Stileman 1662, sold town gr. Oct. 1664. Taxed Portsm. 1672, Mr. C. J., tho called fisherman of Star Isl. 1670. Gr. j. (Me.) 1657; (N. H.) 1667-68, 1676. Lists 330b, 326c, 305c. Will 14 Sept. 1676 (d. Oct. 1676, or by s. Richard's fam. rec. 26 Dec. 1677), prov. 25 June 1678, disposes of much at Portsm., the Shoals and Great Isl., also ¾ of a ketch, to w. Jane (Cummings 2), exec., and 8 ch.; also remb. cous. Thos. (3), serv. Joan Knight, Portsm. Ch. and the college. Mr. John Fabes and Peter Twisden were at Mrs. Jane's ho. at the Shoals, 1681; she sued Ichabod Rollins in 1685 for cutting on her land on several islands; lic. out of doors 1686. Lists 329, 331bc, 51, 52. See also Chaplin. Will 31 Oct. 1689 names all ch. but Thos., little gr. s. Thos. and his two sis.; she had many rings and articles of silver, money, cows and a negro woman. Ch: Richard, b. 10 Nov. 1660. Thomas, b. 27 June 1662, liv. on fa.'s place aft. his apprenticesh. with Mr. Robt. Eliot; d. s. p. bef. mo. (Ct. case), 27 Nov. 1684 (bro.'s rec.). Taxed Portsm. Dec. 1688. List 52. Joanna, b. 13 Mar. 1664-5, m. 10 Oct. 1680 Capt. Philip Severet. Margaret, b. 10 Oct. 1666, m. Capt. Wm. White; d. s. p. from small-pox 31 Jan. 1690-1, 3 wks. aft. her sis. Joanna. John, b. 27 May 1668. Jane, b. 18 July 1670, m. Richard Gerrish(7). Samuel, b. 6 May 1672; d. in France 1690 (br. Rich.'s rec.), s. p. Mary, b. 8 July 1674, m. 1st 5 Jan. 1692-3 Ichabod Plaisted; 2d aft. 1 Feb. 1715-6 John Brown Esq. of Salem, who d. 14 Apr. 1719, leaving large est.; she surv. and ret. to Berwick." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 393

Dec 2, 1651 "John Redman; Ridman; Readman blacksmith, Dover, built a house on land of the Dover and Squamscott patentees, and was afterward sued by them therefor Sept. 3, 1641. Removed to Hampton. Testified in Colcord and Wall case in 1658. Took freeman's oath at Salisbury 24 (2) 1649. Mortgaged house and land at Hamp. 2 Dec. 1651. With Richard Knight of Boston, weaver, sold land at Smutty Nose Island, Isles of Shoals, 30 Nov. 1668. Sold land 6 July, 1671. Deposed about March, 1659-60, ae. about 42 years; [Es. Files]; and 14 (8) 1673, ae. 56. [Norf. Files.] Gave marriage portion to his son John on his wedding Martha, daughter of John Cass, 18 Feb. 1666; and Robert Knight of York also gave land the same day to "my grand child," John, Jr.; sold land to son John Aug. 20, 1681. Wife Margerite died 30 (3) 1658; he m. 2, Sabina, widow of Wm. Marston, who died Nov. 10, 1689. Children, John, Mary b. 15 (10) 1649, Joseph b. 20 (2) 1651, Sam: b. 12 (2) 1658. He died Feb. 16, 1700, "ae. about 85." Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

April 5, 1652 "323 F. W. Hackett's Portsmouth Town Records has been found very well done by the original book, except some misplacement of the leaves. The folio numbers in a hand perhaps 200 years old were ignored in binding, so that folios 11 and 18 were bound in as folios 2 and 3. For the current records, which started 5 April 1652. read pp. [1, 2, 7, 9-24, 27-35]. For the transcripts from ‘the old book’ read pp. [8, 3, 4, 25, 5]; also one item on page [21]. Corrections: P. 20, for John Hart (****) read John Hum [pkins****] [p.44] ‘for Ro. Kn.’ (Roger Knight) is a later marginal note.

1653 This family translated their name to KNIGHT very early in Massachusetts and in other states. Probably, a number of KNIGHT families in New England came from England, not from the Islands, such as William Knight, who came from Chelmsford, England to New England in 1653. The Quiet Adventurers in North America

 May 3, 1654 "03 May 1654 Michaell Knight C. R., Vol. IV. p. 160.

May 5, 1654 Sworn at Wells, the inhabatants of Cape Porpus took the oath of Freeman, Michael Knight. http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=3&pg=193

1656 'Full Context of Boston Vital Records, 1630-1699 Previous Page Next Page BOSTON BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1630-1699

 1656. page 58 Mr. John Joyliffe merchant & Ann Knight widow were married 28th--11th month by John Endecott Gov." Barbara Pederson

"JOYLIFFE, John (widow), Ann Knight 28 November 1656 Boston, Mass." Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ: Biblio Co., 1926.Anc.com

Ann was the widow of Robert Knight AND Thomas Cromwell. http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=18&pg=187

1657 "THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS,

Thomas Gage , Yarmouth, debtor of Robert Button in 1650; took oath of fidelity, 1657. He m. Joane, dau. of Wm. Knight of Salem, and gave a release in 1655 to his mother-in-law Elizabeth K., now wife of Allen Breed, for his wife's patrimony. [Es. Files.] His son, ae. a year and a half, was drowned in a well in 1650; inquest. Other ch. John, Wil-iam and Henry, who d. in the war of 1675-6; Thomas, Benjamin and Moses. [Genealogy in Reg. LIII, 201.] Rem. to Harwich.

May 5, 1657 "325 Inquest, Geo. Walton's child, 5 May 1657. Accidentally drowned. Jury:

  John Pickering foreman John Webster Richard Comins Tho. Furson Robert Mattoone [not autograph] Roger Knight Wm. Brookin Robert Mussell Wm. Cotton Edward Barton Tho. Peverly Francis Trickie " Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

Aug. 20, 1657 " Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800

Middlesex, Hamshire, Bershire and Bristol

Middlesex County

Woburn

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Michael Knight & Mary Bullard, Aug. 20, 1657

1658- Le Borgne's son together with fifty men, occupy LaHave. The Englishman, Thomas Temple is during this period is in charge making his headquarters at Penobscot from there maintaining garrisons at Port Royal and at the St. John (actually it was at about this point that the La Tour fort at the mouth of the St. John River was abandoned in favour of a new fort at Jemseg fifty miles, or so up the St. John River, a better place at which to trade with the Indians. Barbara Pederson http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Dates/1660-62.htm

Aug. 30, 1659 "Page 97: John Knight (alias Chevalier), of Portsmouth, merchant, b. 30 Aug. 1659, d. 11 May 1721, m. 29 Mar. 1684, BRIDGET SLOPER, dau. of Richard and Mary (Sherburn) (Stackpole's Durham, vol 2, p. 244), b. at Portsmouth. His Will dated 29 Nov. 1720, proved 7 June 1721, mentions his wife, Bridget: sons John, William and Temple; daughters Elizabeth Adams and Mary Knight; and grandchildren John, Nicolas and Mary Knight (children of his son, John) and John and Mary Janvrin (children of his daughter, Mary (Knight) Janvrin) (N>H. State pap., vol 3, 125. Administration on the estate of Bridge Knight was granted 30 July 1740 to her son, Capt. John Children born at Portsmouth: Elizabeth, b 8 July 1685 John , William, b. about 1700, Temple, d. unm. (admin. on his estate was granted 27 Apr. 1741 to John Knight) Mary" Newington, New Hampshire Families in the Eighteenth Century EliseAndy@aol.com

Aug. 30, 1659" John (Chevalier), Jerseyman, b. 30 Aug. 1659 (gr. st.), m. 29 Mar. 1684 in Portsmouth Bridget Sloper (Richard). (It is worth noting that a John Chevalier from the Island of Jersey, mariner, of the Isles of Shoals and Boston, d. in Boston bef. 12 June 1686 when Abraham Gourdon, mariner, was named adm.) Taxed in Portsm. 1681; Gr. j. 1684. Lists 52, 57, 62, 329, 332a. Merchant and owner of much property in Portsm., he bought land in Newington, incl. ownership of the Hilton Point-Kittery ferry, from Bickford, Downing and Trickey from 1702 to 1707, and there d. 11 May 1721. Will 29 Nov. 1720–7 June 1721. Her son Capt. John K. was app. adm. of Bridget K.'s est. 30 July 1740. Ch: John, b. 29 Jan. 1684-5. Elizabeth, b. 8 July 1687, m. 1st 12 Sept. 1706 John Janvrin of the Isle of Jersey, whose est. she adm. in 1720; 2d 10 Oct. 1720 Rev. Joseph Adams of Newington; d. bef. Dec. 1760. Her ch. John and Mary Janvrin were ment. in their gr. fa.'s will. William, sole exec. of his fa.'s will, m. 29 Nov. 1722 in No. Ch. Deborah Penhallow, who adm. his est. on his death, 16 Nov. 1730, ag. 37. In 1737 his heirs were sons William and Temple and dau. Deborah (m. Henry Carter, merchant, of Gosport). Mary, given [p.404] a house formerly Edward Polley's by her fa., m. Capt. John Cox, Boston merchant and vestryman of King's Chapel, whose est. she adm. in 1733. 2 daus. Temple, mariner, taxed in Portsm. 1722 and 1724, d. s. p., adm. being gr. 29 Apr. 1741 to his bro. Capt. John K." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 404

English had made his way to Salem from the Island of Jersey, and he was instrumental in bringing over a number of his compatriots who had taken refuge there. There is no complete record of their names, but we know that among those who came to Salem were John Touzell, John Browne (Jean Le Brun), Nicholas Chevalier, Peter Morall, Edward Feveryear, John Voudin, Rachel Dellaclose, the Valpy family, the Lefavors and the Cabots."Cyril DuBourdieu cyril.dub@nf.sympatico.ca

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Barton, ‡benjamin, Warwick, s. of Rufus of Providence, m. 8 June 1669, Susanna, d. of the celebr. Samuel Gorton, was freem. 25 Mar. in the same yr. chos. an Assist. 1674, and d. 1720. In his will of 22 Oct. of that yr. are nam. ch. Rufus, Andrew,Phebe, Naomi, and Susanna. Ano. d. wh. had m. 16 May 1697, Jabez Green of Providence, was then prob. dec. EDWARD, perhaps of Exeter 1657, was of Cape Porpus to d. June 1671, leav. a wid. to admin. on his prop. EDWARD, Pemaquid, perhaps s. of the preced. wa adm. freem. of Mass. 1674. JAMES, Newton [p.134] 1688, had been of Boston, where he had good est. and was a ropemaker, by w. Margaret had Margaret; John, b. 5 Sept. 1686; and others, for wh. the rec. of b. furnishes no light. He d. 1729, aged 86, leav. wid. wh. d. 1731, aged 87. Jackson, in his will of 1729, finds two ds. if not three, as Margaret Simpkins, and Ruth Cook, gr.s. Thomas Stanton, together with gr.s. James, John, Samuel, and Michael, all rememb. The four last may be thot. s. of John. His d. Magaret had m. 23 Dec. 1699, Robert Calef. JOHN, Salem, s. prob. of the preced. a physician, m. 20 Apr. 1676, Lydia Roberts, perhaps d. of Thomas of Boston, had John, b. 2 Feb. 1677, d. in 5 days; John, again, 30 Jan. 1678, d. young; Thomas, 17 July 1680; Zaccheus, 1 Apr. 1683; Eliz. Oct. 1685; and Samuel, 30 Aug. 1688. He was a capt. went home more than once, and d. on a voyage to Bermuda. Thomas and Samuel were men of good repute in Salem, the former a physician, many yrs. town elk. col. of the reg. m. 10 May 1710, Mary, gr.d. of Dept. Gov. Willoughby, had John, H. C. 1730; and d. 28 Apr. 1751; the latter had two ws. Mary Butler, and Eliz. Marston, and d. 13 Mar. 1772. MARMADUKE, of some part of Mass. was in 1643, condemn. to slavery, and to be brand. but in the Col. Rec. II. 16, the offence is not sct out. MATTHEW, Salem, by w. Sarah had Matthew, b. 1682. RUFUS, Providence, had fled from persecut. by the Dutch at Manhattan, and sat down 1640, at Portsmouth, R. I. In Winth. II. 323 is a let. from him to the Gv. in 1648, and a few mos. after he d. in such a manner, as caus. one to be charg. with his murder, but without convict. By the town council of P. as Judge Brayton assures me, a sort of distrib. as testamenta. of his est. was made 20 Mar. 1666 to the ch. Eliz. Benjamin, wh. was then under 21 yrs. of age and Phebe, with wid. Margaret, wh. m. Walter Todd. Phebe m. 23 May 1671, Richard Codner of Swanzey. *STEPHEN, Bristol, perhaps s. of the preced. or of Thomas, was rep. 1690, at Plymouth, Ct. and under the new chart. 1692, at Boston. THOMAS, Mass. 1646, may have been br. of Rufus.

1660 "Batson, *John, Kenncbunk, perhaps s. of Stephen, m. 1660, Eliz. Saunders, perhaps d. of John of Wells, was rep. at the Gen. Assemb. at York 1682 and 4. ROBERT, Marshfield, m. 13 July 1676, Ann Winter, perhaps d. of Christopher. STEPHEN, Saco 1636 then had w. Mary, and d. Margery, rem. to Cape Porpus, or Kennebunk 1653, was made freem. that yr. Folsom, 33, 124. From his will of 8 Mar. 1674, it is learn. that he had s. John; and d. Eliz. Ashley, perhaps w. of William; d. Margery Young, perhaps w. of Rowland; and d. Mary Brookhouse, of whose h. I search in vain for indicat. beside gr.ch. John Trott, perhaps s. of Simon. " Volume 1 page 139

1661 "*William Woolrich , planter, Wells, bot or inherit. ho. in Slymbridge, co. Gloucester, which he sold here to John Gooch, who called him friend in 1663 and bro. in 1667, by an intermarriage of their children. One Wm. H., weaver, was liv. in Slymbr. in 1608, ag. 40. The Me. Wm. told his gr. s. he was b. in 1597, but depos. 5 July 1676, ±62, ab. Ambrose Boaden's resid. at Spurwink 30 yrs. bef. First app. in ptn. to Saco Ct. 21 Oct. 1645; of Cape Porpus in Dec. 1647 when he and R. Tristram held John Lee's cattle. By July 1649 he was perm. located in Wolls and coustantly in records there over 30 yrs. Often Selectm., Town Comr. and Gr. j. 1654-1679; Clerk of the Writs 1668; com. on York and Wells bounds 1655; lic. to keep ord. 1659; in 1661 he and Mr. Ezek. Knight were to conduct pub. meet. until the town could prov. a minister;" Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 305

Jan 12, 1661 " (Isle of Shoals) 311a Inquest 12 Jan. 16[61-2]. Joshua Kendrick and Thomas Wilson burnt to death in their house. Coroner's Jury Mr. Nathl. Fryer Mr. Edward Loyde Mr. John Forde George Wolten Wm. Howard Robert Taprill Robert Mussell Charles Frost William Lucks Barnard Squire. Joseph [Bastens] William Ash [Wolter Knight crossed out] " Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

Oct 24, 1661 " I desire Mr Ezekell Knightt & Mr. Jos : Bowles to bee my Feffees In

trust If neede require, to see my will fullfilled/

Testes/ Edmund Littlefejlds

  Ezekell Knights/

  Jos : Bowles/ own hand (mark)

(inventory returned at £588: 13: 4, by Ezekell Knights, Jos : Bowles

and William Hamonds as appraisers, who were sworn 24th: 10th" 18(sic)61.

Will recorded 16 July '62)" http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/1339/littlefield/ed-will.html

March 1662 "In March, 1662, a contract was made with Robert Knight and John Salter, carpenters, to build a gallery at the south west of the meeting-house. "Sufficient for four seats, with columns, and a board at the bottom to keep the dust from coming down; and to be arched sufficient to strengthen the house with stairs and other necessaries." For this labor the Selectmen , agreed to pay them twenty-one pounds " in such necessaries as they should have occasion of," and. if when the work was ended, they had any of the pay to take up, the balance was to be paid in fish or mackrel at the market price." History of Marblehead, Essex Co., Mass http://www.bridgemedia.net/genweb/LXXVIII.asp

1663 "Carmichael, John,a Scotch prisoner, bot 40 a. and a house, later sold to James Grant, at York in 1660 from John Pearce and m. his dau. Anne, who m. 2d John Bracy. Of Cape Porpus in 1663, he was back at York in 1671 and had a grant at the bridge in 1674. Lists 356a, 254. K. by Ind. 7 Apr. 1677, his bro.-in-law Micum McIntire was app. adm. of his small est. 11 Sep. 1677. No kn. ch." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 129

March 4, 1663 John Knight is mentioned in the will of Ralph Hooker of Barbadoes. NEHGR Vol 38, Page 323

July 4, 1664 "July 4, 1664, George Griffeth, Henry Gardner and Eleazer Eyres sold a quarter interest to Capt. John Dittlebury.

  Inclusive List of People Sent Over

Capt. Walter Neale Mr. Edward Godfrey Mr. Ambrose Gibbins and wife Lieut. Henry Jocelyn Capt. Thomas Cammock Mr. Thomas Wannerton Mr. — Herbert Mr. John Raymond Mr. George Vaughan

  Roger Knight and wife " Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

 Jan 1666 "Matthew Giles; Gyles; Jeyles Dover, in court in 1642, taxed Oct. 19, 1648. Residing at Isles of Shoals, he signed local petition 18 (3) 1653. Returned to Oyster River and sold I. of S. property 27 June, 1659. Wife Elizabeth was in court for uttering reviling words against some members of the church in 1664. He d. Jan. 21, 1666-7. His estate was admin. on by Matthew Williams June 25, 1667; was divided between him and Richard Knight after paying just debts. See Davis, Shaw." Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

April 19, 1666 "Thomas (Kemble),prob. bro. of (4), ±57 on 28 June 1678, merchant and millman, of Charlestown 1653-1656 and 1658 (ment. his master, Mr. Rich, in England), was liv. in Dover in 1657 and had personal knowledge of Mr. Maverick's holdings there from 1647. He had bot a saw-mill on Oyster River from Valentine Hill of Boston, ½ of which he sold to Randall Nichols in 1653-4, Cyles K. (ano. probable bro.) being a witn., and ¼ to J. Pentecost in 16–, in return for maintenance of his family. In 1655 he and Thos. Jenner were suing John Pearce for detaining their vessel on the Kennebec. In 1658 he bot a ho. at Sandy Point, Dover, from Isaac Nash (sold to Peter Coffin in 1662), and also Hog Isl. in Casco Bay from George Cleeve (sold with Henry K., with consent of their wives, in 1663). He was ‘of Kennebec’ in 1660 and 1661, but in 1663 ‘of Boston’, his headquarters for the rest of his life, altho a ‘resident of Damariscotta’ in 1676 when he sold 400 a. to Walter Phillips. He d. 29 Jan. 1688-9, ag. 67 yrs. 14 d. (Copp's Hill). His w., Elizabeth Trerice, surv. until 19 Dec. 1712. His heirs entered East Cl. to 1000 a. in Coxhall, bot of John Sanders, land at Mere Point and an island adj., bot of John Sears in 1670, and an island at Cape Porpus bot of Henry Peas in 1673. Ch: John, b. 1 July 1656 in Charlestown. Prob. Thomas. Thos. K. jr. witn. with Thos. K. sr. in Winter Harbor in 1670. Sarah, b. 19 Apr. 1666 in Boston; m. Richard Knight. Rebecca, b. 12 July 1668 in Bost. Henry, b. 14 Mar. 1669 in Bost. Elizabeth, b. 8 Sept. 1671 in Bost. Poss. Abigail, m. 1st Philip Voden 22 Dec. 1692, 2d Isaac Jarvis 19 Jan. 1698." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 400

1667 "And what about this for CLEMENTS (same source): In the ch. rec., of adm. 1667, Abigail K. is call. d. of sis. Stower's, and that may indicate, but not exclusive a maiden; for "goodman John K" comes in few mos. aft.; and on 23 Sept. 1677 is found "Mary K. the w. of our br. John K. He m. 19 Dec. 1678, wid. Mary Clements, as fourth w. and she d. 12 July 1682, and, again, "9 Jan. 1680, Mary K. w. of our br. John K." and finally, "9 Mar. 1684, Sarah K. w. of our br. John K. by dism. from Boston first ch." as Budington's valua. list, pp. 248, 9 and 50 show. "

1667 ""Acadian is Passed Back to the French: The Treaty of Breda: In 1667, by The Treaty of Breda, Acadia was once more transferred to France.7 While the treaty was signed on July 31st, 1667; the formal hand-over, however, did not take place until 1670; as the English colonial governor, Thomas Temple at Penobscot was not about to just simply hand over his command with out double checking with the colonial office; and, double checking in those years (and maybe yet today) could take a couple of years. Nonetheless, the French were clear in their own minds that Acadia was once more to be under the French flag and didn't think that there should be too much delay about the matter." Barbara Pederson http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Dates/1660-62.htm

May 18, 1667 "Philip,fisherman, York, bp. at Newton Ferrers 28 Dec. 1616, came to Richmond Island in -The Hercules- 13 Feb. 1636-7 with br. (1). Payments the first 4 yrs. were to his master Nich. Ball; last ment. in Trel. acct. 27 June 1643. In Nov. 1648 he bot Geo. Parker's ho. and land at York adj. Wm. Dixey's field; town grants 1653, 1659. Jury of life and death 21 July 1650; Tr. j. 1650, 51, 65; Constable 1663, the same yr. he was in Ct. with others for neglect of duty in not voting. He mtg. ho. and land to Maj. Pendleton in July 1663, Jasper Pulman buying from Pendleton and the widow in 1674; in 1668 mtg. 5 a. to Francis Johnson who had got judgm. against him and Jas. Dixey. Last found 4 July 1671 ackn. judgm. to Francis Wainwright; some few yrs. deceased in Aug. 1674. Lists 21, 275, 276, 244b, 24. His w. Patience, app. dau. of Robt. Edge, with. as Hatch 27 Mar. 1675; m. 2d one Wolcott, prob. Edw., a witn. with Joshua Downing 13 Sept. 1680. She was in Eliot with the Nasons 24 Oct. 1709. Kn. ch: Francis, witn. for Robt. Knight 18 May 1667; in Ct. 15 Sept. 1668 with Jas. Dixey for attacking Isaac Everett on York Riv. Philip, ±22, 10 July 1673, at the Shoals, app. master of Peter Twisden's shallop; Mr. Philip in 1680; on coroner's jury there 1687. Lists 90, 307a. Patience, lately mar. to Joshua Downing(5), 16 Jan. 1676. Y. D. iii. 115. Benjamin. In 1684 John Brawn jr. was slandering him and Elizabeth Paine (Thos.); in Apr. 1685 he was in the woods making oxbows which Nathl. Adams brot out. D., or inv. taken. 21 Feb. 1689-90, clothing, gun, 1 cow; adm. next mo. to br. Saml. Samuel, b. ±1660-1. Elizabeth, m. by 1692 Baker Nason. One Patience Hatch m. in Gloucester, 1st 17 Jan. 1710-11 Richard York, 2d 15 Mar. 1719-20 Geo. Harvey; one Mary m. in Ipsw. 17 Nov. 1711 John Wood. These girls of a fam. name almost unkn. in early Essex Co. poss. were daus. of one of Philip's sons, separated from their kin by their fa.'s early death. See also John Hatch(2)." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 318

 June 1668 "Matthew Giles, Dover 1642-1650, pd. largest tax 1648. At the Shoals, he owned a fishing plant, signed ptn. 18 May 1653, was sued for wages by Edw. Shaw 1657; at Oyster Riv., sold his Shoals dwg. 1659, sued Walter Matthews in 1660 for detaining his mooring place at the Shoals 4 yrs. and in 1661 with John Redman sued Wm. Seeley over a mooring place. Lists 354abc, 75b, 301, 355b, 356a, 362b, 363abc, 365. By 16– he m. one Elizabeth, a jealous wid. with ch., who in 1663 acc. him and her dau. and was bound to good behav., he fined for provoking her. D. childless 21 Jan. 1666-7; adm. 25 June 1667 to Matthew Williams, 30 June 1668 to Ens. John Davis; div. to Matt. Williams and Rich. Knight (16), whose w. was a niece. John Redman and R. K. sold the ho. and fish. plant at Smuttin. 30 Nov. 1668." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 261

Oct. 1668 "In 1668, Alexander Le Borgne, who assumed his father's, Emanmanuel's, noble title of Belleisle, was, of course, delighted with the news that Acadia was to be, once again, in "French hands." That year, Le Borgne was to sail the entire coast of Acadia with the news. Now, I am not clear on this; but, eventually Le Borgne arrived at Boston late in October of 1668, with the intention of showing his papers to Governor Temple. (Temple was, apparently, temporarily away from his command post at Penobscot entertaining himself with his friends at Boston.) As for Temple: he was not at all impressed and had some indication from his own sources that King Charles of England was not yet ready to give up Acadia. Temple dismissed Le Borgne and sailed for Acadia and immediately took the place back8 by presumably going to the town square at Port Royal and unceremoniously tearing down the French flag and running up the English one.9 Barbara Pederson http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Dates/1660-62.htm

1669 "I have Philip Hubbard arriving in Kittery, York, ME abt 1669. His parents were Jean Hubert who m. 1662 St. Heliers, Jersey, Channel Is. to Elizabeth Le Gallais b. abt 1635 St. Heliers. Jean and/or his wife took Philip to America. Elizabeth's father was Phillippe Le Gallais b. abt 1603 in St. Heliers wife unknown. schultz1@earthlink.net

March 1669 "In March, 1669, another gallery was built at the north-eastern end of the meeting-house, Robert Knight, Francis Collings and Jeremiah Neal being the builders. The contract was, that the gallery should be built with " five seats, stairs and other nessaries as the other gallery was," and the carpenters were to receive X.23 New England money for their services." History of Marblehead, Essex Co., Mass http://www.bridgemedia.net/genweb/LXXVIII.asp

Oct. 28, 1669 "BORLAND'S DEED. Indenture of Bargain and Sale, made and concluded Oct. 28th. 1669 , between Usher , Lake and others, Select men of the Town of Boston , and John Woodmansey . Whereas many years since, the Town granted to Valentine Hill and partners a parcel of land for a wharf and dock, who sold same to Richard Hutchinson of London , ironmonger, and Thomas Clark of Boston , merchant, from whom William Hudson of Boston bought an interest, and by deed dated Mch 23rd, 1663 , the latter sold to John Woodmansy his warehouse and wharf with a right to go with a cart through the land upon the wharf, from the street by the house then in the possession of Richard Stains . Now the said Usher and others, selectmen, confirm same for a quit-rent of 20 shillings in current silver, payable every 29th of September . And Mch 1st, 1725 , Isaiah Tay and others, selectmen, sell said small quit-rent, for £20, to John Borland ." Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, Miscellaneous Papers

1671 "Knight, GEORGE, Scarborough, d. 1671, in his will of 5 Apr. of that yr. gives to w. Elinor, s. Nathan, and d. Eliz. His wid. m. Henry Brooking, as perhaps I may be justif. for conject. by the dark passage in Geneal. Reg. IX. 220. GEORGE, Hartford 1671, d. 1699 19 Apr. 1698, his inv. being of 15 June that next yr. leav. wid. Sarah, sev. ds. but no s. His w. was Sarah Church, d. of John, and ch. were Sarah, b. 27 Apr. 1680, wh. m. as Porter writes, 25 Dec. 1699, George Saxton; Love, 10 Sept. 1682, m. 20 Nov. 1702, Thomas Andrews; Ann, 6 Apr. 1688, m. 9 Dec. 1715, prob. as sec. w. Samuel Galpin; and Eliz. 13 Dec 1690, m. 12 June 1707, Nathaniel Cole. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" by James Savage; Boston, 1860-1862; Volume III, pp. 35-40. Barbara Pederson http://www.qni.com/~anderson/KnightSavage.html

1671 Isle of Shoals ""312c Tax payers of Great Isl. and Sandy Beach in 1671. The document is missing from N. H. Court Files, I, 599, but the following names are found in the index.

  Amazeane, John Allex, Jones Beck, Henry Berry, James Berry, John Bickham, Wm. Brackett, [Arthur] Broad, William Brooking, Wm. Carter, Edward Cranch, Andrew Clarke, John Colins, Roger Creber, Thos. Dering, Henry Drake Nathaniel Dormand, Usher Fabin, John Ferguson, Gilbert Foss, John Fryer, Nathaniel Graffan, Stephen Graves, Wm. Harris, Samuel Harvey, Joakim Harbutt, Sylvester Haskins, Nicholas Hoff, Ferdinando Holmes, John Hunkins. Mark Hunkins, Widow Johnson, James Jones [Alex] Jones George Jones Thomas Kemball, David Kettle, John Lamb, Bial Lear, Tobias Lear, Hugh Leach, James Lewis, John Lock, John Lux, William Marden, John Moss, Joseph Moses, John Odiorne [James] Onion, Thos. [Oshaw, Dormand] Parker, Thos. Pendleton, James Peverly, Widow Purington, Robert Rand, Francis Randall, Edward Randall, James Roby, Samuel Russell, Philip Seavey, Thos. Seavey, Wm. Sherborne, Henry Sherborne, John Jr. Sherborne, Samuel Sherborne, Mr. Sharpe, James Shortridge, Richard Sloper, John Sloper, Richard Squire, Barnard Stileman, Richard Stileman, Elias Terry, John Tucker, Richard Treworgye, Samuel Walton, George Walford, Old Walker, Joseph Wallis, George Wayte [White?] Richard West, Edw. Wilcomb, Richard" Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

 May 31, 1671 ":John Knight Jr., Freeman at Newbury" http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=3&pg=241

Feb 18, 1673 "RICHARD Young, by Farmer giv. as the freem. of 1652 at Kittery, but was of Cape Porpus, when he d. left wid. Margery, wh. ret. inv. 18 Feb. 1673, for L124. ROBERT, York, perhaps br. of Rowland, took o. of alleg. 22 Mar. 1681. ROBERT, Eastham, s. of the first John of the same, m. 22 Mar. 1694, Joanna Hicks, whose f. is not told, had Robert, b. 11 Apr. 1695, d. at 2 mos. Robert, again, 11 Dec. 1696; Lydia, 29 May 1699; Joanna, 1 [[vol. 4, p. 671]] June 1703; and Jennet, 22 May 1708. ROWLAND, York, freem. 1652, sw. alleg. 22 Mar. 1681, may have been f. or rather gr.f. of the Rowland, a boy, prisoner in Canada, 1695, wh. is call. of Dover. THOMAS, perhaps of Warwick, m. Elizabeth d. of Richard Harcutt of W. but he may have come from L. I. or at least went thither. THOMAS, Scituate, s. of George, m. Sarah, eldest d. of Peregrine White, wh. long outliv. him, and d. 9 Aug. 1755, aged almost 92 yrs. had George, b. 1689; Joseph, 1692, d. young; Sarah, 1695; Thomas, 1698, d. young; Thomas, again, 1700; Joseph, again, 1701; Ebenezer, 1703; Joshua, 1704; and Isaac, 1706; and d. 25 Dec. 1732. See Boston Newsletter of 29 Aug. 1755. " http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:f5moIVsc_BUC:www.usgennet.org/usa/vt/state/savage/bk4/yates-zullesh.htm+cape+porpus&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

1676 "Pepperell, Andrew, Newcastle, s. of the first William, a merch. m. 1707, Jane, d. of Robert Eliot, had Sarah, and Margery, and d. a. 1713. The wid. m. 25 Nov. 1714, Charles Frost of Kittery. WILLIAM, Kittery, came from Cornwall, or Devonsh. a fiserman, a. 1676, to Isle of Shoals, thence in 3 or 4 yrs. rem. to K. m. Margery, d. of John Bray of K. had Andrew, b. 1 July 1681; Mary, 5 Sept. 1685; Margery, 1689; Joanna, 22 June 1692; Meriam, 3 Sept. 1694; Dorothy, 23 July 1698; and Jane, 1701; beside te famous Sir William, 27 June 1696. He was a wealthy merch. prud. magistr. and d. 15 Feb. 1734, at the age of 85, says Farmer. His wid. d. 24 Apr. 1741. Mary m. 4 Sept. 1702, John Frost, bore him seventeen ch. bec. third w. 12 Aug. 1745, of Rev. Benjamin Colman, of Boston; and for third h. a. three yrs. aft. m. Benjamin Prescott of Danvers, and d. 1766; Margery m. Pelatiah Whittemore, wh. had by her four ch. and was drown. near Islc of Shoals, and she m. Elihu Gunnison; Joanna m. Dr. George Jackson; Meriam . Andrew Tyler of Boston; Dorothy m. Andrew Watkins, and next, Joseph Newmarch; and Jane m. Benjamin Clark, and next. William Tyler of Boston. ‡*WILLIAM, Kittery, s. of the preced. was a merch. of great skill, energy and affluence, rep. 1726, of the counc. 1727 thirty-two yrs. command. of the land forces in the happy expedit. 1745, against Cape Breton, for conq. of wh. he was created baronet, and d. 6 July 1759, aged 63; so that his only s. Andrew, H. C. 1743, wh. d. 1 Mar. 1751, could not enjoy the title. This was, however, reviv. in favor of William Sparhawk, H. C. 1766, the gr.s. of Sir William, by his sovereign, with the name and arms of Pepperell, in 1774, but again became extinet, on his d. 17 Dec. 1816. The wid. of first baronet, d. 26 Nov. 1789; but his only surv. d. Eliz. had m. 1 May 1742, Hon. Nathaniel Sparhawk of Portsmouth, and was mo. of the next baronet. He m. 21 [p.393] Feb. 1723, unless the fam. report of 16 Mar. be more trustworthy, Mary, d. of Grove Hirst, gr.d. of Ch. Just. Sewall, had Elz. b. 29 Dec. 1723; Andrew, 4 Jan. 1726; William, 26 May 1729, d. in few mos.; and Margery, 4 Sept. 1732, d. soon. The revo. of 1775 was not honor. by confiscat. of his prop. nor am I aware of the amount of the patriotic plunder, or the benefit enjoy. by partakers. Like most of the other adher. of the crown from N. E. of wh. the number was not large, he showed a gr. affection for the land of his birth, and bestow. attent. when in his power, on prisoners wh. fought against his cause, and in later yrs. on travellers from the home of his love. " Volume 3 page 393 Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers

March, 1679 "In March, 1679, it was agreed at a town-meeting "that Robert Knight shall be clearly requited and discharged from paying his Town Rates during his life for his workmanship done in the meeting-house in building the gallery. It was also voted at the same meeting " that Robert Knight hath liberiie for to flow the ferry, Swamps as to the benefit of his mill, and it is to continue during the townes pleasure." These votes illustrate the impulsive and generous disposition of the people of Marblehead, trait which have characterized their descendants to a marked degree ever since. But a few years before the passage of these votes, Mr. Knight, in building the lean-to, had found it necessary to cut away a post under the gallery. For this he was severely censured, and ordered to replace it under a heavy penalty. Naturally resenting the indignity he delayed his work somewhat, and the town voted if it were not completed before a certain date "to sue him, and to prosecute him from Court to Court until the case was ended." Like many others who have suffered from the temporary unpopularity which their actions have occasioned, Mr. Knight lived to see the excitement of been a conspicuous example of this class of men, and their generosity and good-heartiness is shown on nearly every page of their history. History of Marblehead, Essex Co., Mass http://www.bridgemedia.net/genweb/LXXVIII.asp

Jan. 26, 1681 "January 26, 1681 , Richard Knight , shop-keeper, became surety to the town for John Wheeler , distiller, and his family." Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, Miscellaneous Papers

1682 The elder William Pepperel was one of the New England traders at Newfoundland who were, according to the English naval commander there, enticing the inhabitants into leaving, and who were therefore required by the commander to furnish bonds not to transport English subjects away from the island. that the elder Pepperel maintained his contacts with Newfoundland and continued to offer the islanders a means of passage to the mainland is clearly suggested by the earliest document in the society's Pepperel collection, an dindenture dated 30 April, 1689 by which one William Kyles, son of William Kyles of Newfoundland, deceased, bound himsef as apprentice to Pepperel for a term of seven years. That young Kyles was not , however, to be in actual fact an apperntice, but rather an indentured servant, is equallly indicated by by the absense of any occupational designation after Pepperel's name and of any provision for teaching the apprentice a trade. http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=130&pg=90

Sept. 12, 1682 ""REPORT of Captain DANIEL JONES, R.N., E.M.S. Diamond. "Bay Bulls 12th Sepr. 1682.

"Did not arrive until Aug. 23d Admiralty instructions to sail 1st Sepr. with convoy weather permitting. I have sent to your Honour four Bonds for I find none that violate your rules so much as ye Traders from New England spiritin ,, away men. I was an eye witness of one at St. John's comming in with 11 hands and sailing with 20 in addition had not my pinnace brought him to anchor. So I took bonds of the New England men and acquainted Captain Wren of H.M.S. Centurion. Bad fishery only 1.50 qtls. per boat, not as good as reported the French have made. Nothing but confusion and disorder here they require a Governour. "Bonds of John Sawley of Salem, Mass., of Geo. Snell of Portsmouth or Pisadawery New Hampshire of Thomas Harvey of Portsmouth N.H. and of William Pepperill of Portsmouth N.H., not to take away men from Newfoundland." http://www.cuff.com/prowse/page/199.htm

On May 5 construction started on a base in St. John's, which was named Fort Pepperrell in honour of Sir William Pepperrell qv, the soldier who led the American colonists in the capture of the fortress of Louisburg in 1745. (He was also a distant relative of the Outerbridge family of St. John's.) http://enl.cuff.nf.ca/entry/37/3783.htm

Sept 25th 1682 , David Edwards became surety to the town for Richard Knight , carver, and his family." Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, Miscellaneous Papers

1683 "Knight, Michael, had a grant of land, 1683, 597" Cambridge, Massachusetts History, Supplement Ancestry.com

1684 "Chevalier, John, New Hampsh. was of the gr. jury 1684" Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers

LISTS OF THE "CONVICTED REBELS" SENT TO THE BARBADOES AND OTHER PLANTATIONS IN AMERICA.

[MONMOUTH'S REBELLION OF 1685.]

Som's. [Somerset.] RECEIPT for one hundred Prisoners to be transported from Taunton by JOHN ROSE of London Merchant.

 (partial)

WILLIAM SAUNDERS

WILLIAM VEIYARD

HENRY CHAMBERS

THOMAS ROWSEWELL

MATHEW COOKE

JOHN CRANE

CHARLES BURRAGE

WILLIAM LEY

JOHN ROBINS

 GEORGE ROWSELL

EDWARD BELLAMY

WILLIAM CROSSE

JONAS BROWNE

JOHN CROSSE

CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT

THOMAS MEADE

JOHN NEEDES

THOMAS PITTS

ROBERT RICHARDS

1686 "Wm Knight , Rope maker, at Phill. Whartons" Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Record Commissioners, Miscellaneous Papers

Sept 15, 1687 (Isle Of Shoals) "307b Estate of Wm. Button, Jersey Merchant. Inventory sworn 15 Sept. 1687 before Mr. John Fabes by Claude Champion, adm. Mr. Twisden and Nicholas Goold appraisers; Robert Elliot, Esq. bondsman. – N. H. Probate Files 117. Of. Prov. Papers xxxi. 387. Debtor to ---" Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

July 24, 1688 "Births or Christenings Portsmouth, NH 1699 to 1792 WPA project # 00211-2 Typed pages in Red binder in the genealogy office of the Portsmouth Public Library

"Cross Brn 24 July 1688 Geo Cross S(son) Jno Cross and Easter" Research interest of Jack Hammond jshammond@canby.com

1689 "John Woodman, 1689, Newfoundland to Kittery, Maine

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The depsetion of John Gowen alias Smith of full ege doth testifie and say that Mr. John Woodman ferriman now in Ketter: Came from Nu foundland with John Jacson a pasenger: I myself beeinge one of the Company belonging to the vesell the Last fall past was therteen or forteen years but to the best of my Rememberance not above thirteen years and furder saith not. The deposition of henry Brookin of fooll Ege tesefyeth and saith that John Woodman Ceam in to this Country therten year last fall; and no longer past and no longer forder John woodman told me this deponent that he was never (was) in neuingland befour that tim.

John Woodman owned all the above written in Court Aprill: the 7: 1702.

Attests Jos: Hammond Clerk" Tom Cole http://www3.sympatico.ca/colestips/index.html

1690 "Such was the homely tale of the appearance and disappearance of the ketch, "Elinor." The sequel was soon found in the new stone gaol in Boston where William Coward, Peleg Heath, Thomas Storey and Christopher Knight were to be seen and confined in irons. What became of the boy does not appear. Thomas Pound, Thomas Hawkins, Thomas Johnston and other more valorous pirates were also confined there at the same time. Justice moved swiftly that year and notwithstanding the claim made by Coward, the leader of the party that boarded the ketch, that his crime and been committed upon the high seas without the jurisdiction of the court, he was found guilty of piracy and sentenced to be hanged on January 27, 1690. His companions also were found guilty and sentenced to death but afterwards reprieved and eventually allowed to go free." "The Pirates Of The New England Coast: 1630-1730" In Chapter II - "Dixey Bull and Some Other Pirates" (pages 33-34) Louisa Horton

1690 "French Flag on the St. John: Port Royal a Free Port: 1690-98 (23k):- Governor Villebon on the St. John; Bonaventure; Col. Edward Tyng; Baptiste; The Condition at Port Royal; The Mysterious "M. Chevalier"; Killing Along the Borders; Jemseg and Beaubassin; Abbé Baudoin; Desperate Situation at Quebec (1692).The Chevalier of Port Royal: As for Port Royal: After its sack, in 1690 -- and after its governor, the 58 soldiers that had been stationed there, and the community's two priests had been carried off to be placed in Boston prisons -- Phips swore in, on an English flag, a few key Frenchmen to govern Port Royal. 11 It is at this juncture, that a curious little development is observed (history is full of curious little developments). The history books refer thereafter, to the central authority at Port Royal, not La Tour who Phips had sworn in as the council's president, but rather to a person who is referred to simply as "M. Chevalier." In English that would be like calling somebody "Mr. Gentleman"; and we are left wondering who this "M. Chevalier" really was. There is some suggestion that it was just a French Sergeant to whom Phips took a shine: a point not to be easily determined. "M. Chevalier" did a good job of running the fine line of keeping both the English and the French authorities content with his performance at Port Royal. While generally Baptiste and his operations were winked at, Baptiste was held somewhat in check, certainly Chevalier required Baptiste not to be too obvious about his piratical activities.12 As for the local population: Chevalier seemed to have their complete confidence. Importantly, for the English, and for the exposed people at Port Royal, Chevahave their complete confidence. Importantly, for the English, and for the exposed people at Port Royal, Chevalier was able to deliver on h13 During these times, Port Royal was a free port, full of intrigue with both the French and the English coming and going, both learning the secrets of the other. The French flag, during this period, 1690-98, it would appear, was pretty much restricted to the St. John River. "The settlers of Port Royal do almost no trade with the French of the St. John River because of their fear that if the English learned of it, they would be burned out."14 Barbara Pederson

Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

page 746

Henry,at Kittery in Oct. 1690, recently back from captivity. John Chevalier alias Knight(9) bot a shallop from him and his fellow captive John Francis.

1691 "The deed from John Sherburne, part of his homestead, with proviso that grantee or his w. or ch. cannot sell without first giving the grantor an oppor. to buy, (Deeds iii. 92a), is consis, with the wife being his dau., yet the father's will in 1691 treats his dau. Mary ‘Sherburne’ as if unm. Aside from this, no orig. record untampered with suggests a connection bet. the Brusters and any other fam., until aft. the s. John had m. Mary Sloper, grdau. of Henry Sherburne. In 1694 the son and Aaron Moses were wit. together, and later in a suit for trespass brought by a person of high influence, the son's bondsman was John Knight (signed ‘Chevallir’). The name ‘John Brewster’ inserted in a modern hand bet. the names of Roger Knight and Anne Knight is one of Dr. Brewster's forgeries (Deeds i. 95). " Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 109

April 3, 1693 " At General Town Meeting / The persons names that are to have the pews and do the work asaforesaid, viz: Mr. Rich'd Waldron, George Jeffry, Wm Partridge, Marke Hunking, John Knight, John Plaisted, Richard Jose, Mr Langdon, George Snell, and John Pickrin sen'r" (Rambles???)

1694 Birthyear of "Husband John Knight Birth: 1694 Of, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Christening: Marriage: 1720 Of, , , Massachusetts Death: Burial: Wife Katharine Welstead Birth: 1698 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Christening: Marriage: 1720 Of, , , Massachusetts Death: 22 APR 1731

 25 Aug. 1696 From "The European Ancestry of Philip Gavet of Salem, Mass

Benjamin Gavey of St. Saviour's Parish, Island of Jersey, baptizes 16 March 1572/3, died before 17 apr. 1647. he married, 3 Dec. 1606, Esther Cheveallier, who died in Dec. 1637, only daughter and heiress of Nicholas Chevallier of St. Helier, the capital of the Island of jersey, by his wife Gisette, daughter and heiress of martin Ahier (son of Nicholas, son of Jean) of St. Saviour's Parish. ----

25 Aug. 1606 deed of Philip Gavet of Marblehead. Witness Jean Jeanarin, Hen: Penny before Geo. Jaffreys, a justice of the Peace at Portsmouth, NH 25 Aug. 1696. The records of these transcripts preserved in Jersey were acknowledged "in presence of Clement Lempriere, Jean Jeanvrin testis Josue Milles testis Hen Penny," the surname Jeanvrin being probably the correct form for the name Jeanarin of the Boston records---*

*It is not an unreasonable conjecture that Jean Jeanvrin was a mariner from the Channel Islands, probably a master mariner, who was about to sail from Portsmouth, N.H. on his return voyage to Europe, and the two documents were entrusted to him for delivery to the officials in Jersey. http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=88&pg=256

March 14, 1698 "HAMM, John Knight, Elizabeth 14 March 1698 Dover, N.H." ancestry.com

March 14, 1698 "John Hamm to Elizabeth Knight" Marriages 1686 to 1709 by Rev. John Pike / Portsmouth Public Library

1698 (Portsmouth) 330e A list of those Rated in 1698, which were accounted not freeholders when the vote passed for a division of the commons. – Mdm. those which are -crossed- are allowed since this draft was drawn.

  [Those names in brackets were stricken out.]

  [John Hatch] Mary Cutt Widdo Drew [Elisha Bryer] [John Shackford] [Wm. Williams] [Widdo Redford] [Samuel Shackford] x Thos. Letherby x John Oliver John Libby x John Bartlett Matthew Libby Widdo Niccols Thomas Greely x John Downing John Couell John Miller Ben Sargent Samuel Harte x Daniel Foog Jonas Wigfues Samuel Moore x Robert Almory x John Monson John Jackson Jun. x Samuel Jackson x Thos. Maine x Thos. Aish Debora Mors Richard Sandors John Laiton Jr. Samuel Crose x Thos. Whitten James Norway Richard Tree John Clarke Edw. Randle Solomon Hewes x Richard Waterhouse x Samuel Hill x Elisha Eugsly Widoe Fabes x Mrs. Corwiththy James Allen Henry Seward x Samuel Libby x James Libby x Thos. Perkins x Jos. Jackson Doctor Bagster Abraham Ramatch Philip Lambeth x Richard Biccom Joseph Hull x Roger Swaine x James George Joshua Browne x Widoe Richards x Nicholas Follett x Daniel Jackson x David Libby Josiah Clark Tho. Abbett Rupert Mattone Daniel Libby x Peter Abbett x Widdo Mary Lewes x Xpher Kenestone x Elias Percher Peter Babbe x Robert Gose Samuel Snell Samuel Knight Jos. Fanning x Benj. Skeillin x Mrs. Grafforte " Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 109

1699 to 1742 "BMD in Portsmouth 1699 to 1742 A Red Binder in the genealogy office of the Portsmouth Public Library (hereafter called PPL)

Item 1;

Index only; page #'s refer to micro-film in the special collections Office of PPL

Cross; Abigail (Briard) page 8

Ann (Abbott) page 51

Eather page 35

Eather (m. Dennett) page 35

George page 35

John page 35

Joseph page 25

Joshua page 51

Lydia (m. Lindsey) page 12 or 17

Martha (Lambath) page 25

Mary (Rackley) page 17

Mary (Edmunds) page 57

Mary (m. Jones) page 6

Mary (m Packer) page 30

Richard page 17

William page 8" Research interest of Jack Hammond jshammond@canby.com

1702 Elisha Kelly (11), Isles of Shoals, fisherman**** ±31 in 1706, m. bef. 1702, when her sis**** ter gave him P/A, calling him bro. an**** gent., Susanna Sloper (Lt. Richard) wh**** depos., ag. 32 and liv. in the ho. of her fa**** Roger Kelly, in 1706. She was adm. to ful**** com. in Gosport ch. 29 Aug. 1736 with he**** dau. Hannah. Lic. to retail in 1699 and t**** keep pub. ho. in 1700. Tried in vain to mtge**** ho. at Crooked Lane, occup. by his bro**** Charles, in 1715, but succeeded with his ow**** ho. on Smuttynose in 1717. A writ was ret**** ‘non inventus’ in 1719, but he was liv. i**** 1723 when he sold 6 a. on Star Isl., inher**** from his fa. Ch. bp. at Newcastle 10 May 1719 as from Isl. of Shoals, were doubtless his: Love. Margaret. Susannah. Hannah, m**** 28 Feb. 1736-7 Samuel Sewall jr. of York" Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 395

Jan. 2, 1702 "Penhallow, ancient in co. Cornwall. ‡. Lydia, b. 11 Sept. 1700, m. Henry Sloper. Deborah Penhallow, b. 2 Jan. 1702, m. Wm. Knight(9). Benjamin, b. 17 Dec. 1704, H. C. 1723, d. 1725. Joshua, physician, Portsmouth, b. 2 Sept. 1707; adm. 31 Oct. 1739 to Benj. Gambling. Susanna, b. 10 Jan. 1708, m. Wm. Winkley. Joseph, b. 5 May 1710, Portsm. mariner 1735, d. in Eng. Olympe, b. 12 Feb. 1711-2, d. 1743. By 2d w: Richard, b. 30 Oct. 1715. ‘Very much out of order,’ he made will at St. Christopher, 16 Jan. 1737-8, probated 30 July 1740, all to sis. Abigail King." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

1706 "Searching Kerley/Boaden/Bowden in Boston and Maine, 1600-1750. So far we have William Kerley,Mariner, married Mary Boaden/Bowden, 1706, in Boston. She is the d/o John of Maine." lefler@northnet.org

1706 Although links between Jersey and New England and Jersey and Newfoundland had existed for some time, they differed in many respects. Merchants in New England had often settled there and were shore-based. Records show that in 1706 John Janvrin of Jersey married Elizabeth Knight (alias Chevalier) at Dover, New Hampshire, where Janvrin was considered a man of importance and good judgment He is thought to have been a brother of Philippe Janvrin. Balleine's History Of Jersey, page 170, DA670 J-5 B32, NEHGS

Sept. 12, 1706" John Janvrin,Capt., mariner, Portsm., from Isle of Jersey, his parents named by the Brackett Gen. as Jean Janvrin and Elizabeth LeCosteur, poss. intended for le Couteur, an armorial fam. there. He m. 12 Sept. 1706 Elizabeth Knight(9), whose fa. deeded to her in Feb. 1717-8 the Portsm. ho. she was liv. in and deeded to her husb. 23 Apr. 1719. Adm. to her, bond with Clement Hughes and Jos. Sherburne 13 Oct. 1720, when he prob. had been dead some time, as she m. 2d 23 Oct. 1720 Rev. Jos. Adams of Newington; d. 10 Feb. 1757. Ch., bp. No. Ch.: John, 2 Oct. 1709, H. C. 1728, schoolmaster Kit. 1732, Berw. 1743, Newington 1751, when heirs of Wm. Knight sold him ho. and 53 a. in Newington; d. 1780. Mrs. Mary adm. to Newington Ch. with him 5 Nov. 1738, poss. his sis., not w. Elizabeth, 30 Sept. 1711, adm. to Newingt. Ch. 19 June 1727. George, 19 July 1713, m. 10 Nov. 1738 Elizabeth Mendum of Portsm. Son Mendum bp. So. Ch. Jan. 1745-6. Mary, prob. the ch. bp. Dec. 1715, named in gr. fa. Knight's will; m. 19 May 1743 Thos. Pickering of Newingt." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 374

Sept. 12, 1706 "John Janvrin to Elizabeth Knight alias Sheavallier" Marriages 1686 to 1709 by Rev. John Pike Portsmouth Public Library

1707 "In 1707, the Falkland 50, Capt. John Underdown, undoubtaly the ship launched at Portsmouth in 1690, was the largest of three ships, the Medway 48, and the Nonsuch, being the other two, forming a squadron on the Newfoundland station which completely destroyed the French fishery both on the banks and the coast of that island, and burnt one French ship of 323 guns, one ditto of 20, and took two of 20 each." Vessels of War Built At Portsmouth, NH http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=22&pg=395

Feb 16, 1709 "Spouse1: Edmund Knight

Location:

Comments:

Spouse2: Grace Webb

Location:

Comments:

Married By: Rev. Thomas Bridge Min

Date: 16 Feb 1709" Boston Marriages, 1700-1710. 1700

1710 "Carwithy, Edward, mariner of Portsm., 1696, for whom and Samuel Cutt Elihu Gunnison contr. to build a ship; m. Rebecca Sloper, who was taxed as Mrs. Beck Carwithy in 1698. Lists 330de. Mortg. land bot of Penhallow to John Knight -als- Chevalier of Dover in 1710, and was late of Portsm. 25 Nov. 1717. No kn. ch." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

May 8, 1711 "Archibald Cumminge, Preventive Officer, Port St. John's Newfoundland 8th may 1711; clearence papers of the Pearl, Galley, eight guns, owned by David Jeffries Esq.-- (then his seal is described)"

July 15, 1713 ""A petition to the Governor and council from the inhabitants of Bloody Point.......with some from the outskirts of Portsmouth," asked incorperation as a parish. They had "of late erected a meeting-house and obtained a tract of sixty acres of land for the Accommodation of a minister amoong them"" The petition was signed by George Huntress,Edward Row, John Dam, Wm Hoyt, Joseph Richards, Samuel Rawlings, Joseph Rawlings, Samuel Thompson, Richard Downing, William Furbur, Jethro Bickford, Clement Meserve, Thomas Bickford, John Fabyan, Samll. Huntress, Nathan Knight, John Hodson, John Pickerin 3rd. , Henry Langster, Benjamin Richards, John Downing, John Knight, Thomas Trickey, Andrew Peters, John Knight 2nd, John Warenfol, John Bickford, John Rawlins, Hatevil Nutter, William Whithan, James Rawlings, Clement Meserve, Moses Dam, Alexander Hodsdon, Henry Nutter, William Shackford, Thomas Leighton, Richard Pumery, Joshua Crocket, John Hutson, John Nutter, Abel Peavey, Thomas Row, Edward Pevey, John Quint, John Trickey, James Gray, Henry Bennet, Benjamin Bickford, Richard Nason, thomas Downs. 974.25, Page 27, Portsmouth Public Library

Sept. 25, 1713 "Thomas Hatch, hatter, Portsm., poss. the s. of Saml. and Elizabeth rec. in Boston 25 Sept. 1713. W. Mary in 1752, and m. by 1758 Alice Knight(10). (A son of this marriage transferred a Jersey tradition from his mother's to his father's ancestry.) Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

1715 "Page 99: Nicholas Knight, of Newington, b about 1715, m. 28 Nov 1744, SARAH THOMPSON Children Bapt. at Newington:

(1) William, of Newington, bapt 18 May 1746, m. ROSE------ Children:

Sarah, bapt. 18 June 1778

Mary, bapt. 18 June 1778

(2) Charles, bapt. 18 Dec. 1748

(3) Susanna, bapt. 14 Apr. 1751 m. 4 March 1776, Hunking COOLBROTH, son of James and Olive (Leighton)

(4) Nicholas, Bapt. 29 June 1755." Newington, New Hampshire Families in the Eighteenth Century EliseAndy@aol.com

April 19, 1715 Item 2; A Record of BMD in Portsmouth 1706 to 1742 Grey Binder in the genealogy office of the Portsmouth Public Library Photo copied pages of un-named book source "Saml Jones of Cocheco and Mary Cross of Portsmo wr maryd 19 april 1715" This later proved to be copies of pages from NEHGR so I stopped looking" Research interest of Jack Hammond jshammond@canby.com

Oct. 6, 1715 "From Capt. Kempthorne to Lords; Answers to the Head of Enquiry. Article 30th (p.31) talks about regulating the servant's wages and ships should be made answerable for their own companies. A postscript on p.32 giving the names of the Masters of Ships who have disobeyed his orders: Robert Avon of the Robert of Dartmouth, Samuel Clark of the Mediterranean of London, John Stafford and benedict Whithall of the Aleant of Oxmouth, Thomas Wadham of Poole, Robert Bodge Mary of Guernsey, Emanuel Spicer Port of Exmouth, George Passmore Endeavour of Exmouth, Ruth? Purback, Admirall of Ferryland and master of a Ketch belonging to Southampton charged with burglary and robbery upon Jonathan Pulling of that place. William Arnold, master of a sloop belonging to Piscadoway for taking men away to New England." CO 194/6 [Reel B-208 and B-209] page 28 to 34v http://www.swgc.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/CO194-6.htm

Sept.24, 1716 "Vessels Entred in the Month of September 1716 Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston page 17 --24th, John Larment ye Sloop Adventure frm. Newfoundland Mark Dem, Pirce Dwyre, Pirce Gentttt Mariners

James Garwarn, Nichs Robert, Wm Warrin

Thos Chevalier, Jno. Chevalier, Jacob Am

John Lebrok, Phillip Lemarmett, Simon Levil

Peirce Leprevet, James Rabay, Thos. Boami

Michl. Rabay, Thos. Blondell, Glande Lesage

Bertrem Denisod, Barnard Uherenne, Micha. Thomas

Jno Lovlel, Jearge Parker, John Lecras

Thos Steeme, Thos. Baily Honori Silvester " Whitmore, William H., comp. Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston, 1715-1716, 1762-1769. Boston: Registry Dept. of Boston, 1900.

May 5, 1717 "*Knight, Capt. John(9), Portsm., merchant and Esq., m. Elizabeth Shapleigh (John), who was liv. in 1769. Member of Newington ch. but prom. cit. of Portsm., serving as moderator, selectman and Rep. List 343. Will 28 Dec. 1765–29 Jan. 1766. Ch: Ensign John, m. 1st 17 Apr. 1743 Patience Smith of Durham; 2d 15 Mar. 1759 Temperance Pickering; d. s. p. 23 Feb. 1770, leaving highly genealogical will. List 343. Nicholas, m. 28 Nov. 1744 Sarah Thompson. Mary, bp. 5 May 1717, d. y. Daniel, bp. 24 June 1720; not in fa.'s will. Bridget, bp. 1 Oct. 1721; m. 1st 6 July 1740 James Chadburne; 2d bef. 1769 one Allen. Alice, bp. 30 May 1723; m. Thomas Hatch(2). Susannah, bp. 18 Feb. 1727-8; not in fa.'s will. Mary, bp. 3 Aug. 1729; not in fa.'s will but poss. m. 24 Mar. 1757 Jonathan Hill of Durham. George, bp. 16 July 1732, m. 1st Mary, gr. dau. of Samuel Penhallow; 2d Susannah Chesley. Will 25 June 1785. Deborah, bp. 16 Mar. 1735; m. Nathaniel Adams, d. bef. her fa. Elizabeth, m. (Richard) Salter. Richard Knight Salter, s. of Richard, was bp. in Portsm. 15 July 1744. Sarah, m. 1st one Norwood; 2d 30 Jan. 1758 Samuel Brewster of Barrington." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 404

1717 "Page 98 Capt. John Knight of Newington, representative, m. Elizabeth Heard, dau. of Tristram His will dated 8 Nov 1765, proved 24 Jan 1766, mentions his children as below: Children baptized at Newington:

(1)Ensign John of Durham, d. at Newington 22 Feb 1770 (Register, vol. 74, p 127, NH Gazette of 2 Mar 1770), 14 April 1743, PATIENCE SMITH, dau of Col Samuel and Hannah (Burnham) b. at Durham, 6 Apr. 1722, m (2) 15 March 1759, TEMPERENCE PICKERING, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Downing)

(2) Nicholas

(3) Mary, bapt 5 May 1717, d. in infancy

(4) Daniel, bapt. 24 Jan 1720

(5) Bridget, bapt. 1 Oct 1721, m. 6 July 1740 James Chadbourn

(6) Alice, bapt. 20 Mar 1723, m. Thomas Hatch

(7) Susanna, bapt 18 Feb 1728

(8) Mary, bapt. 3 Aug 1729, m 24 March 1757, Jonathan Hill

(9) George of Newington, bapt 16 July 1732

(10) Daughter, bapt 16 Oct 1734

(11) Deborah, bapt 16 March 1735, m. 1752 Nathaniel Adams" Newington, New Hampshire Families in the Eighteenth Century EliseAndy@aol.com

1719 "Thomas Deering (7), shipwright. In 1678 was an apprent. with his uncle Jezreel Butcher, poss. m. in Dartmouth 29 June 1682 Hannah Vine. First seen over here on his marriage (March Court 1688). Wife Elizabeth, ±51 in 1720, dep. conc. John Moore of Spruce Creek 34 yrs. ago. Const. 1693-4, gr.j. 1694. Adm. 1 Oct. 1723 to wid. Elizabeth; her will 28 July–20 Sep. 1737. Ch: Thomas, b. 15 June 1692, d. bef. father s.p. John, b. 2 Apr. 1695. In 1719 he was at St. Johns, Newf., master of the sloop -Prosperous- of Piscataqua. Adm. to wid. Mary 12 May 1725. M. 22 Oct. 1719 Mary Carpenter(5), who m. 2d 17 Mar. 1729-30 Capt. Stephen Seavey (Wm.). 3 ch., of whom only one lived, John, m. Eunice Spinney, and lived in Saco and Paris, Me. Roger, b. 1 Jan. 1698, mariner, mar. by 1726 Martha Lydston (John). Only ch. John, [p.192] shipwright, mar. Miriam Boothby 28 Dec. 1754, both living 1764. Margaret, b. 2 Jan. 1701, m. Thomas Clear(1), wid. in 1739. Sarah, m. by 1727 Francis Deed of Kit., mariner. Ch. Elizabeth, m. 1st 18 Apr. 1727 Samuel Reeves of Kit., mariner, 2nd (int. 4 Sep. 1731) Samuel Moore, 3d by 1739 Benj. Welch of No. Yarmouth." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

Aug. 1719 "From John smith to ?; 6 Bonds issued to ships from Piscadoway and Boston for 500 pounds to return to New England." CO 194/6 [Reel B-208 and B-209] page 346-353 http://www.swgc.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/CO194-6.htm

1722 Creator:Knight, William, 1722-1799. Title:William and Benjamin Knight Account Books [microform] 1767-1833. Extent:1 reel of microfilm. Adm His/Biog Sketch:William Knight (1722-1799) and his son Benjamin Knight (1767-1843) were shoremen from Marblehead, Massachusetts, who were involved in the deep sea cod fishery. The family owned several schooners outfitted voyages from their waterfront chandlery, retailed provisions and dry goods to fishing families and kept a flakeyard in Marblehead where they employed retired mariners to dry the cod their vessels brought in. William conducted the business until his death in 1799, when it passed to his son Benjamin who operated it through to 1833. Scope and Content:Three volumes of account books containing the Knight dealings with the hundreds of fishermen they hired, the export merchants to whom they sold their cod once cured, and the dozens of maritime artisans and labourers who maintained their fleet of schooners. Location:Mic.1-5-1-9 MHA Finding Aids:MHA finding aid 20. Compiled by Daniel Vickers. .T590. Administrative history taken from the finding aid, written by Daniel Vickers. Abstract:Title taken from the finding aid. Subject:Merchants Massachusetts Marblehead. Subject:Cod fisheries Massachusetts. Subject: Business records. Barbara Pederson

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American Biographical Notes F The Chicago Historical Society page 152

FRYE, PETER, a loyalist of Salem, Mass.; he grad. at Harvard in 1744, was in the gen. court, and in 1768 was a rescinder; he was a judge of com. pleas, regr. of probate, and col. of Essex co. militia; he d. in England, Feb., 1820, a. 97. His dau. m. Dr. Peter Oliver, a loyalist of Mass., and afterwards Sir John Knight of the British navy; she d. at her seat near London in 1839.

1723 Birth year of "June 23, 1801 Tuesday ""At Rochester, NH, Mrs Elizabeth Knight, AE 78" Genealogical Abstracts From Early NH Papers 929.3 Portsmouth Public Library

June 29, 1723 PORPUS "Matthew Barton (2), b. ab. 1640, shoreman, Salem 1671, accts. with Philip English 1687. In Salem, gave dep. about early Cape Porpus as late as 1729, in which yr. he and w. Elizabeth q.c. his father's 300 a. there. Three wives, 1st Martha, 2d Sarah bef. 1680, m. 3d 20 Dec. 1694, Wid. Elizabeth Dickinson, dau. of John and Elizabeth Tapley. Ch. by 1st w: Jonathan, wit. with Matthew at Salem 1679. Samuel, b. ab. 1664. List 94. M. ab. 1690 Hannah Bridges, dau. of Edmond and Sarah (Towne); liv. Framingham and Oxford, Mass., dying in latter 13 Mar. 1727. 8 ch. See N. E. Reg. 84.404. Mary, bp. 27 Apr. 1678, d. Jan. 1758. By 2d w: Susanna, b. 10 May 1680. Matthew, b. 6 Nov. 1682. Sarah, b. 1 Apr. 1685, m. 10 June 1708 Daniel Rawlins of Newbury. Elizabeth, b. 20 Apr. 1687. By 3d W: John, b. 6 Dec. 1695. Patience, bp. 8 Aug. 1697, m. 7 Nov. 1721 James Mascoll. Susanna, bp. 29 Mar. 1702. Susanna, bp. 31 Oct. 1703, m. 29 June 1723 Nathaniel Knight, son of Lawrence and Elizabeth (Ingersoll). 3 ch. Martha, bp. 3 Mar. 1707. Benjamin, bp. 10 Oct. 1708." Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

April 18, 1726 "A credit is given of £55 for the boy Nero, less £3 for freight of the boy from the west Indies." "Having advised with Mr. Knight, he said £55 was enough to be allowed." Quoting from Sir William Pepperell who wrotes to Portsmouth from Kittery" Penhallow Family Genealogy page 37, 929.2 Portsmouth Public Libarary

" Portsmouth in 1727 - The thirteen persons who paid the highest taxes ranged in the following order; Richard Wibird £37 Joshua Peirce 36, John Rindge 32, Geo. Jeffries 31, Henry Sherburne 29, Joseph Sherburne 24, William Knight 22," page 159 www.hti.umich.edu/t/text

1728 "William Knight of Manchester and Hannah York of Gloucester married March 18, 1728 /9 by Benjemin Broadstreet, pastor of the 3rd Church in Gloucester." 11, C,5, Sub Group 4, Series B, MSS official Town of Gloucester Folder 13

Aug. 18, 1729 "William, son of Robert Knight" Baptisims in Dover NH NEHGR Vol 29, Page 264

1730 A stray found while looking for my Chevalliers; paraphrased, much more info in the entry. Jan. 14, 1816 John Dawson, mariner of Guernsey, age 86, married 32 years to Sara White (widow Whittemore) had 2 children. Parish Lists of Deaths 1785-1819 MS SAL 90 NEHGS (Can't remember if this was in Salem or Marblehead Ma, USA)

June 7, 1730 "Joseph, son of Robert Knight" Baptisims in Dover NH NEHGR Vol 29, Page 264

April 22, 1731 "Marriages, 1731

Spouse1: John Knight

Location:

Comments:

Spouse2: Katharine Welsted

Location:

Comments:

Married By: Mr. Wm. Welsted Presn.

Date: 22 Apr 1731" Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809" Ancestry.com

1733 "The years immedialtley followint the elder Pepperel's death brought a shift in emphasis also to the Newfoundland trade. In this case the change was in the direction of greater activity. It was no doubt stimulated, at least in part, William was now importing a larger volume of English goods on his own account, instead of buying them from Boston merchants, and Newfoundland was a good source of spccie and London bills that could be used to pay for the English imports." http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=130&pg=90

Dec. 22, 1735 "Great Britain. Colonial Office. America and West Indies Correspondence reports William Knight and Fra Lester's Amy & Sarah, Jn Hooper capt. , arrived in s.ca from Poole. Left bond there on the 8th of Oct.." Keith Mathew's name Files

William Knight and John Hooper show expenses of running the estate of Bartho Goodwin of Portsmouth. page 73 Vol 21-22 Probate records of Rockingham Co, NH

1739-48 "Local sailors were chased by the French fleet off Cape Sable on voyages home from Newfoundland" Page 30, Ports Of Piscataqua ; 974.252 Phillips Library, Peabody- Essex Museum, Salem

March 29, 1745 "Know al men by these present that we the subscribers the commander officers and seamen of the ship Fame of the burthen of about 280 tons have constituted and appointed and do hereby constitute and appoint Steven Greenleafe of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the provence of Massachusetts Bay in New englasnd Merchant to be our lawful attorney and agent for us in our names and to our use to solicite and tale care opf all out interest in any prize or prizes sizerures captures or recaptures that have been or shall be taken siezed or retaken by us in the said ship or to which we are or may be in any manner entitled and of all our interest and right in and to all Head Money Bounty Money Salvage Money or other Money arising thereon. ..... In witness there of we have hereunto set our hands and seals theis Twenty ninth day of March 1745. Thomas Knight (his mark) Mariner. Sixty Two others signed including some from Portsmouth" Sailors in Louisburg Expedition http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=59&pg=194

July 3, 1745 "About 1 Anchored in Lewisburg Harbour just afterwards came in a Sloop, then a skooner from Boston. P.M. came in Capt. Tompson, he fired 7 guns.------The Lark also sailed for Newfoundland this day about 3P.M. & ye Launceston for France with Transports" Expidition to Cape Breton http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=27&pg=157

KNIGHT, WILLIAM

  State: ME Year: 1746

  County: York County Record Type:

  Township: Falmouth Page: 097

  Database: ME Early Census Index

July 27, 1748 " Item 10; Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire ISBN 1-55613-238-7 Vol. 3, page 583-4 "July 27, 1748 Administration on the estate of William Robbins of Portsmouth granted to his widow Sarah Robbins" Vol. 17, page 259 "Bond of Sarah Robbins with William Bennett, joiner, and Thomas Hatch, hatter, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in sum of 510 Lbs. wit. N. Emery and William Parker / InventoryAug. 3, 1748 total 375.7.6 by Hunking Wentworth and Zacharial Cross" Research interest of Jack Hammond jshammond@canby.com

1749 William Knife of Portsmouth, a sailor on HMS America, writes his will naming the ships doctor as benificiary. Rockingham Co. N. H. Probate Records, packet 1455

Oct. 30, 1751 ship; Dispatch, masters Thomas Gold & Knight ( maybe Thomas & Gold & Knight), sloop of 50 tons with 5 men, built 1750 in boston, registerd 1750 in boston. owners Thomas gold Knight & Company. Ballast only. Ports of Piscataqua Film 11, 1723 to 1769, Portsmouth Athenaeum

175? "KNIGHT Temple 175? New Hampshire miscellaneous Rev. docs. Of NH. Ed. By Albert Sillman Batchellor. Manchester, NH, 1910. (17,658p.):115 " anc.com

1752 "Temperance PICKERING  Sex: F Event(s):  Born: ABT 1752   Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Parents:  Father: John PICKERING  Mother: Mary NUTTER"  Film Number: 456296

March 12, 1754 " Christopher Knight, Lt . 43rd Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

1755 VERGE, DU VERGE, VIRGEE, DES VIRGE. Name in Grouville J 1716, poss Huguenot? Joseph VERGE and Mary BLEWETT mar in Boston 1755, removed to Liverpool, NS. "The Quiet Adventurers in Canada". Guy Le Blancq leblancq@ns.sympatico.ca

April 25, 1755 Notes from will and inventory of Nathanial Knight of Plaistow. Will / Wife Sarah / land next to Joseph Noyes, the Kimble farm, Robert Greenough's, Gale land, house purchased of Benjamin Gale, witnessed by Daniel Little, Samuel Little, Humphry Noys. April 30, 1755 Appraisal by John Knight and Nathanial Knight of Plaistow, Yoeman. Value 5804-19-0. Mentions sons John Nathanial and Abial Knight. Another James? and sons Samuel, Joseph, daus Sarah and Jane. Rockingham Co. Probate Records, packet 1885

1756 Notes from Rockingham Co. N. H. Probate Records, packet 2108. Samuel Knight of Plaistow had died intestate. John Knight administrator, appriasial by Little valued at 899-10-0. Rockingham Co. N. H. Probate Records, packet 2108

Oct. 30, 1756 "Scope and Content: Autograph letter signed, Port of St. John's, Newfoundland, Oct. 30 1756, by Michael Gill, Commissary, certifying that George Nixon, master of the sloop Diligence, who landed a cargo of lumber from Piscatataqua, may not proceed from the harbour with his vessel as it was condemned. The cargo included a large lumber shipment of oak planks and maple boards, quite likely for shipbuilding for action in the French and Indian war.

Custodial History: Unknown. .T590. Description taken from the seller's notes. Biography taken from the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Location: MF-0207 MHA

Abstract: Title based on description.

Subject: Nixon, George, Capt. fl. 1756. maritime musuem

bef 1766 Notes on Inventory and acct of Richard Knight of Plaistow. Wife Jane / inventory done by Humphrey Noyes and John Knight valued at 1287-12-0. Rockingham Co. N. H. Probate Records, packet 2754

Aug. 8, 1757 "Christopher Knight, Adjt. , 43rd Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

Oct. 20, 1757 "Ranger, Master Jno Knight, 200 tons with 20 men, built plantation, registered Oct. 4, 1857 Halifax, owner thomas follonds. Arrived from Halifax. Ports of Piscataqua Film 11, 1723 to 1769, Portsmouth Athenaeum

Nov. 16, 1757 "ship Crospinnis, Master Goodwin, Sloop of 50 tons with 4 men, built here and registered 5 Dec. 1757, owner William Knight. Whence bound West Indies." Ports of Piscataqua Film 11, 1723 to 1769, Portsmouth Athenaeum

Nov. 19, 1757 "ship Polly, Master Thomas Griffin, 160 tons with 10 men, built this port and registered here 5 Dec. 1757, owner William Knight. Whence bound, Barbadoes." Ports of Piscataqua Film 11, 1723 to 1769, Portsmouth Athenaeum

1758 "William KNIGHT  Sex: M Event(s):  Born: 1758 Nottingham , Rockingham, New Hampshire Parents:  Father: Abraham KNIGHT  Mother: Hannah WILLEY  Batch number: 8130804  Sheet: 55

 1758 "Hatch Ch: Thomas, hatter, Portsm., poss. the s. of Saml. and Elizabeth rec. in Boston 25 Sept. 1713. W. Mary in 1752, and m. by 1758 Alice Knight(10). (A son of this marriage transferred a Jersey tradition from his mother's to his father's ancestry.)Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

July ?, 1758 "?? Molly (Charming Molly?) Master Carter ? Schooner, 45 tons with 5 men, built 1749 in Saulbury, registerd here May 2, 1758, owner William Knight, Whence bound, West India?." Ports of Piscataqua Film 11, 1723 to 1769, Portsmouth Athenaeum

July 18, 1758 "Joseph Knight, Ensign, 1st. Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

Dec. 25, 1758 "Henry Knight, Ensign, 43rd Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

Sept. 19, 1759 "ship Swallow, master Chris Hoskins, Sloop of 55 tons with 4 men, built in Newburry 1753, registered here July 5, 1759, owner William Knight, Bound for Louisburg with 30 head oxen. Bonds given this day here." Ports of Piscataqua Film 11, 1723 to 1769, Portsmouth Athenaeum

1760 (Newfoundland) Webb Answers to the Heads of Enquiry. (70 articles) No boats kept at Petit Nord. No French remain at St. Peter’s [St. Pierre] or at Placentia. No men carried away to New England. No officers of the garrison are concerned in the fishery. No crimes have been committed during his government. http://www.swgc.mun.ca/nfld_history/co194/CO194-15.htm

June 16, 1760 "James Henry Knight, Q.' M.' , 43rd Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

April 8, 1761 "Christopher Knight, Capt. Lt. , 43rd Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

 March 7, 1762 "Christopher Knight, Capt. , 43rd Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

April 17, 1762 "Henry Knight, Lieut., 43rd Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

July 23, 1762 "Joseph Knight, Lieut. , 1st. Regmt" British Officers serving in America NEHGS Vol 48 Page 431

Sept. 6, 1762 "Below is a document I found in doing related research at the New England Genealogy and Historical Society in Boston . There is no attempt to expain the status of the passengers but it came from a collection of documents assumed to have been saved by the author while he worked at Boston Customs House."

"Timy Hefferen, Jams Driskol, Jno Rich, Edmd Culliton, Thos Power, Richd Power, Jas Trousloe, Morrs Kenedy, Jno Brogan, Morr Leane, Wm Joyce, Jas Croluley, Jno Mansfile, D'o Keife, Jno Sweeny, Morr Kennady, ? Shanahan, Jas Burts, Jno Gorman, Rd ?ealin, ? Shalow, Jno Strong, Rob Ryne, David Connil, Js Connall, Jms Carny, Charles McCarthy, D? Dawly, Mors Dawly, Jno Gready, Jas White, Ptr Power, Mors Landen, ? Murry, Darby Leahy, Wm Power, Wm Sheahan, Pat. Cullan, Sz Colburn, Jms Barry, Mcl Quinn, Js Crowly, Jno Gall, Jno Sheahan, Rd Shannahan, Morrz Dalton, Frs Cramer, Wm ?, Andw Williams, Thos Fitsgerald, Jno Power, Morrz Joyce," Office Boston Sep. 6 1762 Cornelius MacCarthy The above passengers all belong to the fishery at New Fd Land" Colburn Collection II, C5, 4, Town of Boston, folder 11

Sept. 27, 1763 "From St. James (no signature) to Lords of Trade and Plantations; A memorial was presented to him by Robert Trail Portsmouth in New Hampshire and Cutt regarding the Cession of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The King wants them to take the memorial into consideration. Let him know what you want to do. " CO 194/26 [Reel B-215] page 83 http://www.swgc.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/CO194-26.htm

August 24 1764 "David Brace Brig polly from Nfld (John ? ) Canturen a frenchman" from the book Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston 1715 t0 1716 and 1762 to 1769 Keith Brown <chris.brown1@nf.sympatico.ca>

June 25, 1766" APPENDIX.

page 179

To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq.‘s. Lieut General, Governor and. Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty’s Province of New Hampshire, the Hon’blE his Majesty’s Council and House of Representatives for said Province in General Assembly Convened the 25th day of June Anno Domini 1766.

The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of Gosport in the Province of New Hampshire and others whose Interest is con­cerned - shews­

That the situation of the Road and harbour at Gosport aforesaid is well known to be exposed to the violence of Winds and Seas in many cases and Events which frequently occur by which they often sustain much Loss and Damage which they wou’d gladly Prevent if by any means feasible.

That it has been Judg'd a Pier or Bason might be 80 contrived and built as to be in a Great measure a security in this case and a means of great saving to your Petitioners and Preservation of their Property.

That to make such a work effectual a. Larger sum would be demanded than your Petitioners by any means cou’d raise, but as it wou'd be of very General Utility in its consequence, they flatter themselves the scheme for' carrying on such a Building wou'd. meet with suitable Encouragement from many other Persons be sides your Petitioners and those who have connections with them.

Wherefore your Petitioners Humbly Pray that they may have leave to set up and carry on a Public Lottery to raise money for the End aforesaid and for that Purpose bring in a bill containing such Limitations and Restrictions as shall be tho’t necessary but-with such extent and authority as shall be sufficient to Effect the Design and your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever Pray, &e.

Jno. Tucke.

Henry Carter. Richard Talfrey. John Varrell(?) William Mickamore. William Holbrook.

Henry Shapley. Richard Talfrey, Jun'r. Henry Talfrey. Daniel Rindle.

James Hickey. Samuel Varrell.

Samuel Varrell, Jun'r.

 John Down.

John Down, Jun'r.

Samuel Downe.

Jeremiah Lord.

Jos. Damrell.

Peter Robinson.

John Walfrey.

.Ambrose Perkins.

John Barter.

Wm. Sanderson.

George Walfrey.

Josiah Sanderson.

Henry Shapley, Jun'r.

Joseph Muchamore.

Elamuel Muchamore.

Benj'n Muchamore.

Sam'l Muchamore.

.Arthur Rendle.

Arthur Rendle, .Jun'r.

George Rendle.

.John Rendle.

Edward Bondey.

Henry W. Andrews.

S. Mathews.

Jno.. Newton.

Stephen Pierce.

,Jas. Ward.

Rich'd Langford.

Wm. Bickam(?)

Sam'l Healy.

 John Parrell.

Sam'l Currier.

Sam'l Muchamore. Gregory Purcell(?) Sam'l Cutts.

Daniel Rindge.

Geo. Boyd.

:Nath'l Adams. Jonathan Warner. Thomas Wentworth. ,John Sherburne.

D. Sherburne.

Sam'l Warner.

Titus Salter.

Abraham Trefethen

. Hugh Hall Wentworth

. 'Wm. Knight.

Temple Knight. Samuel Sherburne. Geo. Janvrin.

Sam'l Dalling.

John Flagg.

Joseph Whipple. James Stoodly"

Rich'd Hart. 'Wm. WhippIe. Jno. Parker.

H. Wentworth. John Penhallow. Thos. Bell. Samuel Moffatt. D, Peirce. Paul March(? )

. John Moffatt.

PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In Council June 28, 1766, Read and Ordered to be sent down to the .Hon'ble Assembly.

T. ATKInSON, JUN., Sec'v." http://www.hti.umich.edu/t/text/ 1/5/2004

1770's "110. Henry Phillips was a merchant in St. John's, possibly the son of John Phillips, who was High Sheriff of St. John's in the 1770's. In 1788 Henry Phillips was listed as one of the principal inhabitants, and in 1789, at the age of 33, he was appointed High Sheriff, a position he held almost every year until his departure from Newfoundland in 1810. Richard Routh, Chief Justice in 1798, described him as a very vigilant officer and Governor Waldegrave reported to the Duke of Portland that he had every reason to believe him to be a very diligent civil officer and honest man. He died in 1812 in Exeter, New Hampshire, at the age of 56. PANL, GN 2/1/a, Vol.7,16; Vol.14, 23 October 1798; 12 November 1798; CO 194/38,90,151; CO 194/39,75; Rockingham County Probate Records, Exeter, New Hampshire. http://www.mun.ca/rels/cong/texts/journ2_new.html#N_106_

1770 "We have 1600's records at NH Vital Records but there is not one for a birth of Wm.Knight in 1693. I think that you will have to forget about that one. There are some records that we are never going to find. But there is a possibility that they might be in some old town report for that period, if you knew just where he was, you could write and ask them to scour their old records. I found three Wm.Knights who married in the 1700's. One in Litchfield,NH in 1798\ One in Greenland in 1770\ Another in Greenland in 1773. This is all I could find. HelenT965@aol.com

Feb. 22, 1770 "John KNIGHT (AFN: 22SG-73F)  Sex: M Event(s):  Born: 22 Feb 1770   Newington , Rockingham, N.H.  Married: 14 Apr 1743 ,  Married: 15 Mar 1759 , Parents:  Father: John KNIGHT (AFN: 22SG-711)  Mother: Elizabeth HEARD (AFN: 22SG-727) Marriage(s):  Spouse: Patience SMITH (AFN: 22SG-762)  Marriage: 14 Apr 1743

Feb. 23, 1770 "John Knight died in Newington, NH" Notices From the NH Gazett 1765 to 1000, page 27, 929.3 Portsmouth Public Library

Jan 13, 1773 Notes on the estate of Oliver Knight; wife Sarah, of Atkinson, NH; dau Mary; wife executor; Joseph Little; dau Hannah and Abigail, only son Enoch. Probate Records of Rockingham, N. H. packet 4019

Aug. 6, 1775 "Arrived at the camp in Cambridge the officers and crew of the armed cutters Margaretta, Diligent and their tender lately taken prisoner at Michais, together with the notorious Ichabod Jones. Captain Jones of the Margaretta was killed in the engagement. Capt. Knight, Lieut. Spry, 5 midshipman and 17 privates, prisioners, are to be sent to Springfield goal." Boyles Journal of Occurences in Boston http://www.nehgs.org/research/database/register/default.asp?vol=85&pg=23

Oct. 27, 1775 "The Committee of Safety's first step, was an instruction to William Knight, Joshua Wentworth, Captain William Pearne, Captain Thomas Thompson and Captain Supply Clapp on October 27, 1775, "to take a sufficient number of the meanest vessels you can easily find that will answer the purpose, and fix them in such places and manner above the boom as you shall judge best." They Came to Fish Vol.II Page 96 by Raymond A. Brighton Eleanor Atkinson Rochester, NH USA elray@concentric.net

Vol. II Page 93 Chapter 9 The War for Independence "Twenty-five of the town's prominent citizens signed a letter, still preserved, in which they told the Governor, "That two vessels laden with Corn, P