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Elizabeth Knight

Female 1706 - Aft 1758  (> 52 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth Knight was born on 20 Aug 1706 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts (daughter of Jonathan Knight and Sarah Butterick); died after 30 Oct 1758.

    Elizabeth married Nathaniel Holman on 12 Apr 1726 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Nathaniel (son of Abraham Holman and Susanna) was born about Mar 1701; was christened in Mar 1701 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died after 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Jonathan Holman was born on 10 Oct 1735 in Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts; died in 1814.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jonathan Knight was born on 2 Oct 1672 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Jonathan Knight and Ruth Wright); died on 11 Mar 1711 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 11 Mar 1712, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Jonathan married Sarah Butterick on 7 Nov 1705 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Butterick and Elizabeth Blood) was born on 7 Sep 1684 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Butterick was born on 7 Sep 1684 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts (daughter of Samuel Butterick and Elizabeth Blood).
    Children:
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knight was born on 20 Aug 1706 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died after 30 Oct 1758.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jonathan Knight was born about 1642 (son of Philip Knight and Margery); died on 17 Jan 1683 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Jonathan married Ruth Wright on 31 Mar 1663. Ruth (daughter of Deacon John Wright and Priscilla) died on 13 Apr 1714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ruth Wright (daughter of Deacon John Wright and Priscilla); died on 13 Apr 1714.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Aft 17 Jan 1683, first name only.

    Children:
    1. 2. Jonathan Knight was born on 2 Oct 1672 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 11 Mar 1711 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  Samuel Butterick was born on 12 Jan 1655 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of William Buttrick and Sarah).

    Samuel married Elizabeth Blood on 21 Jun 1677 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Blood and Elizabeth Willard) was born on 14 Jun 1656. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Blood was born on 14 Jun 1656 (daughter of Robert Blood and Elizabeth Willard).
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Butterick was born on 7 Sep 1684 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Philip Knight was born in of Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets; died before 9 Nov 1668 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Philip married Margery about 1641. Margery died after 9 Nov 1668. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margery died after 9 Nov 1668.
    Children:
    1. 4. Jonathan Knight was born about 1642; died on 17 Jan 1683 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
    2. Philip Knight was born about 1646; died after 26 Sep 1724.

  3. 10.  Deacon John Wright died on 21 Jun 1688 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    He was among the first settlers of Woburn, and deacon of the church there from 10 Nov 1664 to his death.

    John married Priscilla. Priscilla died on 10 Apr 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Priscilla died on 10 Apr 1687.
    Children:
    1. 5. Ruth Wright died on 13 Apr 1714.

  5. 12.  William Buttrick was born about 1616; died on 3 Jun 1698 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Arrived in 1635 and settled at Concord. Sergeant of the local trainband.

    William married Sarah before 1653. Sarah died on 17 Jul 1664 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Sarah died on 17 Jul 1664 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. John Butterick was born on 21 Sep 1653 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died between Jun 1717 and 22 Apr 1718 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. 6. Samuel Butterick was born on 12 Jan 1655 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  7. 14.  Robert Blood was born in of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England (son of James Blood and Ellen); died on 27 Oct 1701 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Robert married Elizabeth Willard on 8 Apr 1653 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Willard and Mary Sharpee) was born in 1633 in England; died on 29 Aug 1690 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Willard was born in 1633 in England (daughter of Simon Willard and Mary Sharpee); died on 29 Aug 1690 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1692

    Children:
    1. Mary Blood was born on 4 Mar 1655 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 14 Feb 1724 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. 7. Elizabeth Blood was born on 14 Jun 1656.
    3. Samuel Blood was born on 16 Oct 1672 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.


Generation: 5

  1. 28.  James Blood was born about 1605; died on 17 Nov 1683 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Came to Concord about 1640.

    James married Ellen. Ellen died on 1 Aug 1674 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 29.  Ellen died on 1 Aug 1674 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 14. Robert Blood was born in of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 27 Oct 1701 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. Mary Blood was born on 12 Jul 1640 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  3. 30.  Simon Willard was born before 7 Apr 1605; was christened on 7 Apr 1605 in Horsmonden, Kent, England (son of Richard Willard and Margery Humfrey); died on 24 Apr 1676 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets; was buried on 27 Apr 1676 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 25 Apr 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets

    Notes:

    "For the entire forty years of his residence in New England, Simon Willard performed more public service, both civil and military, than all but a few of his contemporaries." [Robert Charles Anderson]

    From Wikipedia, accessed 3 May 2020:

    Simon Willard was an early Massachusetts fur trader, colonial militia leader, legislator, and judge.

    Willard was born in Horsmonden, Kent, England and baptized on April 7, 1605. He emigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1634 with his first wife Mary Sharp and their daughters Mary and Elizabeth. He was a founder of Concord, Massachusetts, served it as clerk from 1635 to 1653, and helped negotiate its purchase from the Native American owners. Willard represented Concord in the Massachusetts General Court from 1636 to 1654, and was assistant and councillor from 1654 to 1676.

    Willard served as an advisor to the Nashaway Company which founded Lancaster, Massachusetts in the 1640s and 1650s, and he settled in Lancaster by 1660. In 1651 Willard laid out 1,000 acres for settlement along the Assabet River which may have included parts of what is now Maynard, Massachusetts when a Native American leader, Tantamous (Old Jethro), defaulted on a mortgage for a debt due to Concord gunsmith, Herman Garrett, for an unpaid debt. In 1654/55, Willard led an expedition against Ninigret in southern New England, and removed Ninigret's Pequot wards and placed them with Niantic Sachem Harman Garrett in what is now Westerly, Rhode Island. In Massachusetts Willard served as an advisor to the Nashaway Indians and provided guns to them by order of the Massachusetts General Court. He served as a major of militia in King Philip's War in 1676 at age 70, and he was the Chief Military Officer of Middlesex County, Massachusetts and repelled a Nipmuc force that was besieging Brookfield. He became a magistrate and died aged 71 on April 24, 1676 in Charlestown, Massachusetts while holding court.

    The Willard Elementary School in Concord, Massachusetts is named after Willard. The Liberty ship 0743 Simon Willard was also named after him.

    Simon married Mary Sharpee on 13 Oct 1628 in Marden, Kent, England. Mary (daughter of Samuel Sharpee and Abovehope Nicholls) was born before 17 Apr 1609; was christened on 17 Apr 1609 in Marden, Kent, England; died between 1649 and 1652. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 31.  Mary Sharpee was born before 17 Apr 1609; was christened on 17 Apr 1609 in Marden, Kent, England (daughter of Samuel Sharpee and Abovehope Nicholls); died between 1649 and 1652.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Between Nov 1649 and Abt 1653

    Notes:

    She either immigrated to New England with her husband in 1634 or followed him shortly thereafter. She was certainly there by 1639. No record of her death has been found.

    Children:
    1. 15. Elizabeth Willard was born in 1633 in England; died on 29 Aug 1690 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.


Generation: 6

  1. 60.  Richard Willard was born in of Horsmonden, Kent, England (son of Symon Willard and Elizabeth); died on 20 Feb 1617 in Kent, England; was buried on 20 Feb 1617 in Horsmonden, Kent, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1564, Goudhurst, Kent, England

    Richard married Margery Humfrey on 23 Sep 1601 in Westgate, Kent, England. Margery was born in of Marden, Kent, England; died on 12 Dec 1608 in Horsmonden, Kent, England; was buried on 12 Dec 1608 in Horsmonden, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 61.  Margery Humfrey was born in of Marden, Kent, England; died on 12 Dec 1608 in Horsmonden, Kent, England; was buried on 12 Dec 1608 in Horsmonden, Kent, England.
    Children:
    1. Margery Willard was born before 7 Nov 1602; was christened on 7 Nov 1602 in Horsmonden, Kent, England; died between 17 Jul 1658 and 16 Feb 1668.
    2. 30. Simon Willard was born before 7 Apr 1605; was christened on 7 Apr 1605 in Horsmonden, Kent, England; died on 24 Apr 1676 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets; was buried on 27 Apr 1676 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets.

  3. 62.  Samuel Sharpee was born before 29 Aug 1574; was christened on 29 Aug 1574 in Cranbrook, Kent, England (son of John Sharpee and Joan Glover); died before 29 Nov 1619; was buried on 29 Nov 1619 in Marden, Kent, England.

    Notes:

    He was a clothier.

    Samuel married Abovehope Nicholls about 1599. Abovehope (daughter of Josias Nicholls and Mary Cook) died before 5 May 1634; was buried on 5 May 1634 in Marden, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 63.  Abovehope Nicholls (daughter of Josias Nicholls and Mary Cook); died before 5 May 1634; was buried on 5 May 1634 in Marden, Kent, England.
    Children:
    1. 31. Mary Sharpee was born before 17 Apr 1609; was christened on 17 Apr 1609 in Marden, Kent, England; died between 1649 and 1652.