Name origin: A term originally applied to a young man after he was admitted the privilege of bearing arms by a ceremony called knighting, generally conferred by the King.
b.1585 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England; parents unknown
d.abt.Aug. 24, 1676 Boston, MA
m.(1)Nov. 24, 1608 London, England; Margaret Grimley
b.abt.1591 d.bet.1630-1686
m.(2)abt.1655 Anne Cromwell (2nd wife, 3rd husband)
CHILDREN:
Richard Knight b.bef.1619 d.aft.1667 r.Boston and Hampton, NH
Margaret Knight b.abt.1622 d.May 30, 1658 m.John Redman of Hampton, NH
Joanne Knight b.abt.1625 at Cambridge, MA d.[will probated]June 20, 1698 York, ME m.ca.1648 at York, ME Rowland Young, as his second wife
NOTES:
Re: Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire
KNIGHT, Robert, Mr., merchant, York, before 1643, [see testimony and letter in Mass Arch 38B, 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.abt. 71 yrs, and again 6 July 1671 ae. 86, as to what he heard Mr. Tho. Gerges say before he"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]
Robert was a mason by occupation.
FROM History of York by Banks:...The last Will and Testament of Robert Knight of Yorke/ Concerning the small estate left by the providence of god unto mee, I doe bequeath & dispose of as followeth/ Imprs:fie Acres of Marsh bounded west and by south, on the one side, West & by North on the other side, upland butting on the on Thomas Beeson & soe back unto the swampe untill it come to a parcel of land of Mr. Samll Mauericks, with an house and barn on the syd Land, of Robert Knights, also two cows & a bull all wch as above expressed, also whatsoever else shall be found to mee belonging, on or in the sayd house land or barne, I do whooley & for ever bequeath, unto my son Richd Knight liuveing in Boston, and to his Assignes for ever/ In witness of all which as above written, I have here unto set my hand & seale this 23d day of June 1676--The marke of Robert X Knight (Locus)(Sigilli) Owned & Delivered in the Presence of: Nicholas Willmott/his marke X John Tucker William Bartholomew
page 162: SAMUEL ADAMS...probably came from came from Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, where his name with Robert Knight, Mary Topp/Tapp and her daughter Jane (all names later in York), are found in the parish records....
From Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1700 by Holmes: EZEKIEL, granted land at Salem, Mass., 1637, afterwards at Wells, Maine, and Braintree, Mass.
b.1649/59; possibly s/o Ezekiel Knight
d.aft.1699 [Gen. Dic. of ME & NH says he received grant of land in 1699.--haw]
m.abt.1665 Amy Carle
b. abt.1650 Kittery, ME; dau. of Richard Carle and Amy Wyeth
d.at York, ME
CHILDREN included:
Elizabeth Knight b.abt.1665/1670 York, ME d.Summer of 1708 m.Sept. 26, 1687 Samuel Spinney s/o Thomas and Margary (Randall) Spinney [Note: Gen. Dic. of ME & NH by Noyes says, Eliz. m.26 Sept.1687 Thomas Spinney; ME Gen. & Bio. says she m. Samuel Spinney]
CHILDREN of Elizabeth and Samuel:
Samuel Spinney b.Oct. 13, 1688 m.Elizabeth ______
James Spinney b.March 8, 1689 d.Sept. 24, 1690
John Spinney b.July 17, 1691 d.abt.1726 m.Patience ______
Thomas Spinney b.July 20, 1693
James Spinney b.Feb. 1, 1695 m.Dec. 28, 1718 Mary Couch
Nathan Spinney b.Sept. 27, 1697 m.March 1, 1721 Elizabeth Pomeroy
Jeremiah Spinney b.Oct. 19, 1699 d.bef.1766 m.Hannah Pettigrew she d.1739
David Spinney b.Sept. 12, 1706 d.1743 m.1731 Jerusia Cole
Jonathan Spinney b.June 28, 1708 m.Sarah Parker
Mary Knight b.ca.1670 m.Jan. 6, 1708 Samuel Green Note: Gen. Dic. of ME & NH: Mary was in court July 1702 for having a bastard, possibly that Benoni Knight, laborer, who took Joseph Clark's horse, rode him to Black Will's and turned him loose in 1721.
Catherine Knight b.abt.1673/1685 m.Joseph Hill; s/o John B. and Elizabeth (Strong) Hill
CHILDREN of Catherine and Joseph Hill included (all b. Kittery):
Elizabeth Hill m.Dec. 9, 1714 John Emerson
Hannah Hill m.Aug. 5, 1720 Thomas Hutchins
Samuel Hill m.Dec. 25, 1721 Hannah Allen
Abigail Hill m.Jan. 30, 1725 Thomas Hamm
Joseph Hill m.July 17, 172(3?) Sarah Bennett
Catherine Hill m.Edward Ordway of Haverhill, MA
John Hill
Sarah Hill m.March 2, 1727 Nathaniel Jackson of Portsmouth NH
Dorcas Hill m.1729 Joshua Remick
Mary Hill m.Jan. 20, 1733 Samuel Jackson of Portsmouth NH
Richard Carll Knight b.1675
Sarah Knight b.1678 m.Oct. 31, 1706 Daniel Green
CHILDREN of Sarah and Daniel Green; all b.Kittery, ME:
Daniel Green b.Oct. 6, 1708 m.int. Feb. 13, 1735 Sarah Cooper of Newbury MA
Sarah Green b.Oct. 26, 1712 m.Aug. 10, 1733 John Crocker
Solomon Green b.May 9, 1715 d.Feb. 3, 1718/9 m.Sept. 23, 1736 Mary Snow
Ephraim Green b.May 6, 1718 d.Feb. 3, 1719
Andrew Green b.Sept. 5, 1720 m.int.Jan. 19, 1739 Mary Hutchins
Meribah Green b.March 30, 1723 m.Dec. 20, 1750 Jeremiah Whittum
Ann Knight b.1680
Thomas Knight b.1684 Kittery, ME d.bef.Oct. 16, 1753 m.(1)bef.1710 Mary Rackliff and (2)Aug. 14, 1710 Susanna King
Amy Knight b.abt.1686
NOTES:
Gen. Dic. of ME & NH by Noyes; pare 405: "KNIGHT Samuel, Kit., 40 in 1699, received a grant of 15 acres at Great Cove 27 July 1676 from his father-in-law Richard Carle, whose wife Amy was certainly mother of Knight's wife Amy. Altho Carle claimed that he delivered this instrument while drunk, it was held good and Knight sold to Samuel Spinney in 1686. An educated man, he drew local deeds, poss. too freely as he was once accused of forgery. As tenant of Widow Jane Withers, he built and lived on her Spruce Creek land. Lists 287,330e. In 1682 he and his wife sold land which had been part of land of Edw. Clark, there being no explanation of their title."
His age was listed as 40 years old in 1689.
Aditional sources:
New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Genealogical Register of the First Settlers in New England by John Farmer.
Genealogy of the Carle Family and Marriage Connections; Roscoe Carle [Fostoria, OH; The Times Press, 1933] pp 3-4
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by New England Historical and Gen. Soc. vol 15, pp.269-70
Old Kittery and Her Families by Stackpole; pages 570 and 740.
The Knight Family, by Charles S. Tibbitts, April 10, 1941.
b.1684 Kittery, ME; s/o Samuel Knight and Amy Carle
d.will probated Kittery, ME; Oct. 16, 1753
m.(1)Mary Rackliff
b.1683 prob. Kittery; d/o William and Mary (Nelson) Rackliff
m.(2)Aug. 14, 1710 Kittery, ME; Susannah King
b.March 6, 1689 Kittery, ME; d/o Richard and Mary (Lidden) King
d.aft.1753
CHILD by Thomas and Mary Rackliff:
Mary Knight m.Nov. 29, 1728 Thomas Barnes of London, England
[Note: Gen. Dic. of ME & NH--"Mary m.29 Dec. 1726 in Portsmouth Joseph Barnes of London"]
CHILDREN of Mary and Thomas Barnes included:
Joseph Barnes
John Barnes
Thomas Barnes
Sarah Barnes
Mary Barnes
CHILDREN by Thomas and Susannah King:
Mariam Knight b.abt.1712 Kittery, ME d.June 1757 Berwick, ME m.Oct. 11, 1730 Nathaniel Libby
CHILDREN of Mariam and Nathaniel Libby included (all b. Kittery):
Nathaniel Libby b.abt.1738 m.(1)Elizabeth Fogg m.(2)Eleanor Johnson
Stephen Libby b.abt.1741 m.(1)Alice Guptail m.(2)Hannah Young
Zebulon Libby b.abt.1742 m.Sarah Brackett
John Libby b.abt.1744 d.y.
Susanna Libby b.abt.1747 d.y.
Reuben Libby b.abt.1749 d.y.
Mary b.abt.1751 d.y.
Hannah Libby b.abt.1752 d.y.
Daniel Knight d.July 28, 1776 m.Aug. 2, 1733/4 Mehitable Libby d/o Matthew and Elizabeth (Brown) Libby
George Knight (Lt.), d.bef. Feb. 18, 1745/46 he served at the capture of Louisburg NS and died there. "m.1740 Elizabeth Cotton, who declined adm., which was gr. to his fa. 18 Feb.1745-6. She m.(2)4 Oct 1746 Shadrach Weymouth. 3 daus.", from Gen. Dic. of ME & NH.
CHILDREN of George and Elizabeth Cotton included:
Susanna Knight m.Andrew Sherbourne of Portsmouth NH
CHILDREN of Susanna and Andrew included:
Martha Sherbourne
Thomas Sherbourne
Elizabeth Sherbourne
Andrew Sherbourne b.Sept. 30, 17(8?)5
Mary Sherbourne
Samuel Sherbourne
George Sherbourne
Susan Sherbourne
John Sherbourne d.y.
Abigail Sherbourne
Mercy Sherbourne
Sarah Sherbourne
dau., d.y.
Mary Knight m.Capt. Joseph Green
Elizabeth m.Capt. William White
______ son name ukn, prob.m.(1)Ruth Fernald, d/o Nathaniel and Ann (Allen) Fernald of Kittery. From Knight Family, by Tibbitts: Nathaniel Fernald in his will bequeaths to his daughter, Ruth Knight. She was born May 22, 1715 and prob. was the mother of Samuel Knight.
CHILD of ukn Knight and prob. Ruth Fernald:
Samuel Knight b.bet.1730 and 1748, d.1807 m.Hannah Whitten d/o John and Ruth (Merrill) Whitten of Arundel. Was an heir in Grandfather's [Thomas Knight] will. "Samuel Knight, cordwainer, late of Buxton, deceased, represented insolvent, commissioners appointed to settle with creditors, three months' time additional granted them by Judge of Probate. August 18, 1807 [Advertised in Eastern Argus]
CHILDREN of Samuel and Hannah included:
Edmond b.Dec. 15, 1766
Abel b.Nov. 30, 1768
Jane b.Jan. 15, 1772
Hannah b.May 16,1774 m.Aug. 7, 1796 Daniel Libby of Limington
Betsey b.Dec. 17, 1776
Samuel b.May 12, 1779
Lydia b.May 26, 1781
Ruth b.April 8, 1783 m.Dec. 2, 1804 Jacob Heath of Philipsbury (Hollis).
Sarah b.May 13, 1783
Molly b.Oct. 31, 1787 m.Sept. 7, 1810 John York. She was then of Hollis.
John b.April 30, 1790 d.May 4, 1790
Sarah Knight bapt. May 5, 1728; not in fa's will.
Gideon Knight bp. 2 Nov. 1729; left wid. Mary who was adm. 1 Oct. 1776, and whose est. was adm. by Joseph Paul and Daniel K. 12 Apr. 1784.
CHILDREN of Gideon and Mary included:
Sarah Knight bapt.July 17, 1751 m.Joseph Paul
Olive Knight bapt.July 17, 1751 m.May 30, 1770 Samuel Brooks
CHILDREN of Olive and Samuel included:
Daniel Brooks m.Oct. 31, 1792 Molly Spinney
Abraham Brooks m.March 17, 1804 Margaret Paul
Samuel Brooks bapt. May 30, 1784 m.Nov. 18, 1790 Lydia Staples
William Brooks bapt.July 9, 1786 m.Mary Harmond
John Hanscome Brooks bapt.July 26, 1790 d.unmarried
Olive Brooks bapt.Nov. 4, 1792
Gideon Brooks bapt.Aug. 15, 1799 m.Betsey Haven
Hannah Knight bapt.Nov. 23, 1752
Thomas Knight b.abt.1753 Enlisted Jan. 14, 1776, giving age as 23 years. He served as carpenter's mate on the Bon Homme Richard under Capt. John Paul Jones, and was wounded in the fight with the Serapis [sp?] Sept. 23, 1779. He also served in Capt. Daniel's New Hampshire Artillery Company. He never married.
Gideon bapt.June 16, 1754 d.1776 m.Mary Gowen d/o James Gowen. She was b.May 8, 1756 d.abt.1784
Daniel Knight b.abt.1755 d.Oct. 10, 1798 m.Jan. 9, 1782 Betsey Bradbury d/o Cotton and Ruth (Jenro?) Bradbury of York. She was b.Dec. 10, 1760 d.Dec. 10, 1833. He served in Capt. Daniel's NH Artillery Co. and later in the privateer Dalton under Capt. Ebanezer Johnson, which was captured by the British frigate Reasonable. He was confined on several prison ships and finally sent to Mill prison in England. In 1779, after being held prisoner two years and three months, he was take to France with other prisoners and exchanged. He then enlisted with Capt. John Paul Jones on the Alliance and was in the fight with the Serapis Sept. 23, 1779. he was discharged and returned to Kittery. While in Mill Prison, he made a list of the prisoners confined there, which is on file in the pension office at Washington DC. He held a commission as Lieutenant in the MA militia.
CHILDREN of Daniel and Betsey included:
Thomas Knight bapt.June 22, 1783
Daniel Knight bapt.June 26, 1785
John Knight bapt.Dec. 4, 1787 d.lost at sea
William Knight bapt.Sept. 19, 1788, followed the sea
Olive Knight bapt. Aug. 26, 1790
Sarah Knight bapt.Nov. 20, 1792
James Knight bapt.Oct. 20, 1794
Timothy Knight bapt.Jan. 9, 1799
Abraham Knight bapt.Nov. 18, 1759 m.Isabel Hutchens of Kittery. At the time of his marriage he was stationed at Fort Constitution, New Castle, NH
Richard King Knight bapt.Oct. 9, 1763 m.March 15, 1792 Anna Staples
John Knight bapt.Nov. 3, 1776 "son of widow Knight" [He might have been a son of Gideon and Mary Gowen Knight as she was widowed same year]
Susanna Knight bapt. Nov. 2, 1729 and,
Phoebe Knight bapt. Nov. 2, 1729. Neither in father's will.
NOTE: Gen. Dic. of ME & NH--"Thomas, witn. deed Obadiah Bruen to Rev. Thos. Larkham, 1640. Thomas, Kit., cordwainer, m.1st.Mary Rackliff (Wm); 2nd. 14 Aug 1710 Susanna King. Lists 296,297. His will, 2 May-16 Oct., 1751, in add. to w. and ch., names 4 Knight and 5 Barnes gr.ch."
b.abt.1707 Kittery, ME; s/o Thomas Knight and Susannah King
d.July 28, 1776
will/estate administered: July 12, 1779; by his son John
m.Aug. 2, 1734 Mehitable Libby
b.March 14, 1711 Kittery, ME; d/o Matthew and Elizabeth (Brown) Libby [dau. of Andrew Brown]
CHILDREN:
Eunice Knight bapt.Sept. 12, 1736 m.Dec. 6, 1735 Kittery, ME George Fernald s/o Tobias and Abigail Fernald of Kittery
George Knight b.abt. 1745 m.March 5, 1772 Elizabeth Hascomb, d/o John & Mary (Brook) Hanscomb. In 1790 he was living in Kittery with a family of one son under 16 years of age and six females. He later removed to Bowdoin, where he died 1830. "George Knight, formerly of Kittery, died in Bowdoin, aged 85 years and 5 mos." Gardiner Eastern Chronicle of June 18, 1830.
Only 2 of the CHILDREN of George and Elizabeth could be located in Kittery records:
b.abt.1742, son of Daniel Knight and Mehitable Libby
d.bef.July 27, 1819; aged 77
m.Lydia Roberts of Somersworth, NH
b.July 31, 1743; d/o Joshua and Sarah (Wallingford) Roberts
d.aft.1801
CHILDREN:
John Knight, d.y.
Daniel Knight b.June 26, 1764 in Somersworth, NH m.Feb. 15, 1789 Patience Gerry of York
CHILDREN of Daniel and Patience included (all b. in Alfred):
Samuel Knight
Mark Knight b.Nov. 3, 1805
Daniel Knight b.July 25, 1804
and several others
Joshua Knight b.April 5, 1767 in Somersworth, NH m.Mehitable Kimball She d.Nov. 4, 1847.
Note: John was living in Somersworth July 12, 1779, when he was granted administration of his father's estate. He soon removed to Alfred where he built a barn with living rooms finished off in one end and resided in his barn for a number of years. He was known as "Barn Knight". He died shortly before July 27, 1819, aged 77.
b.Sept. 21, 1769 at Somersworth, NH, s/o John Knight and Lydia Roberts
d.prob.in Waterborough
m.(1)Oct. 16, 1793 in Lyman, ME Hannah Noble
b.abt.1770 Waterboro, ME; parents ukn
d.Aug. 5, 1805
m.(2)April 30, 1808 Anna Knight dau. of Zebulon and Anna (Emery) Knight son of Daniel & Mehitable Knight
b.April 1 [or 5], 1786
d.ca.1850
CHILDREN by Thomas and Hannah:
Polly Knight b.July 10, 1794
Andrew Knight b.Jan. 1, 1796. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was taken prisoner at Stony Point May 18, 1813, and died in prison Aug. 27, 1813. He was described as age 17, height 5 ft. 8 1/2 inches, brown hair and grey eyes.
Sally Knight, b.Oct. 19, 1797
Thomas Knight b.July 10, 1799 Waterborough, ME d.y.
Thomas Noble Knight b.July 20[10], 1801 d.July 3, 1862 m.bef.July 20, 1831 at Hampden, ME Mary Dexter. He settled in Hampden
Theloma Knight b.July 20, 1801 d.y.
Abiel W. Knight b.July 19, 1803 [d.in Unity Dec. 9, 1891?]; m.(1)April 1, 1827 Fidelia Carle, who was b.Oct. 6, 1805 They settled in Unity. m.(2)April 14, 1835 Hannah Drown
CHILDREN of Abiel and Fidelia included:
Simon Lock Knight b.Aug. 30, 1827
Nathaniel C. Knight b.1833 d.1909 bur.in Unity, ME m.June 11, 1858 Unity, ME Lois Ann Stevens b.1837 d.1864
CHILDREN of Nathaniel and Lois included:
Carson B. Knight b.1859 d.1881 bur.Unity, ME
Everett S. Knight b.1865 d.1918 bur.Unity, ME
CHILD of Abiel and Hannah:
Orrin Knight b.1838 d.1908 m.Harriet N. Murch b.1838 d.1914 bur.Unity, ME
CHILDREN of Orrin and Harriet included:
Albert Knight b.1861 d.feb. 14, 1870
George W. Knight b.1863 d.Nov. 23, 1881
Carrie E. Knight b.1864 d.Feb. 12, 1870
Thomas Orrin Knight b.1868 d.1945 m.Ada Goddard b.1867 d.1949
CHILDREN by Thomas and Anna:
Hannah Knight b.Jan. 1, 1809 m.July 14, 1834 Benson Ham of Alfred
Ellen Knight b.ca.1847 m.Sumner Mayhew b.ca.1836 s/o Jeremiah and Mary Mayhew, r.Somerville, MA
George Weston Knight b.Feb. 17, 1845 Newburgh, ME d.July 25, 1895 Northborough, MA bur. Berlin, MA; Civil War Veteran. m.Arletta Annie Whitney d/o Howard and Mercy Olive (Twombley) Whitney
CHILDREN of George and Arletta included:
Frank E. Knight b.Aug. 14, 1868 m.Dec. 3, 1890 Agnes Lawrence
Frederick E. Knight b.1869
Charles Sumner Knight b.Nov. 19, 1871 d.Aug. 20, 1942 m.Anna Eliza Rice b.Nov. 21, 1880 d/o Samuel Wilson and Jennie Maria (Moore) Rice
CHILDREN of Charles and Anna included:
Arthur Weston Knight b.April 6, 1906 d.Aug. 3, 1983 m.Oct. 10, 1929 Margaret Helen MaGee
CHILD of Arthur and Margaret:
Helen Elizabeth Knight m.March 26, 1955 Richard Marble b.March 26, 1930
Kathleen Louise Knight b.June 20, 1912 d.Oct. 16, 1986 m.(1)Kenneth Russell Colcord s/o Carl Orvis and Orpha May (Smith) Colcord [4 children--still living]
Barbara Knight b.June 23, 1914 d.June 25, 1921 [Barbara was killed while returning from Sunday School by a heedless driver--instant death.]
Arthur Knight b.Oct. 19, 1875 d.March 1876
Frederick E. Knight b.ca.1849 m.April 4, 1874 Carmel, ME Mary E. Sawyer b.1856 Hampden, ME d/o William and Hannah Sawyer
CHILDREN of Frederick and Mary included:
Arthur W. Knight b.April 6, 1875 Newburgh, ME
Ethel Hannah Knight b.Sept. 2, 1887 Newburgh, ME
Elmira A. Knight b.Jan. 15, 1851 d.Aug. 11, 1871
Wellington Reed Knight b.1853 d.1925 m.(1)April 1, 1880 in Unity, ME Alice Mae Webster m.(2)Elizabeth Whiting b.1862 d/o Asa Whiting d.1940
CHILDREN of Wellington and Alice:
Charles Knight
Harry Lea Knight b.Nov. 7, 1885 Newburgh, ME
CHILDREN of Wellington and Elizabeth:
George W. Knight b.Nov. 10, 1893 Newburgh, ME d.1918 in WWI
Walter Verian Knight b.ca.1858 Newburgh, ME m.Minnie M. Clark. Walter ran a stage line between L.A. and Ventura CA. Once he had Frank and Jesse James as passengers while transporting a load of gold. Story from Amos W. Kimball of Newburgh.
CHILDREN of Walter and Minnie included:
unnamed son, stillborn Sept. 10, 1904
Mira Knight m.______ Colson
NOTES: 1850 Census lists for Thomas Knights (sic) household of Newburgh:
(NOTE: Other family members have Andrew's middle name as Sumner. I got the "Savage" from Andrew's granddaughter Iola in a handwritten note from her.--haw)
b.May 23, 1834 Hampden, ME; s/o Thomas Knight and Mercy Dexter
d.Oct. 22, 1908 Newburgh, ME; Buried in Chapman Cemetery--Newburgh; Civil War Veteran
m.(1)June 13, 1857 Newburgh, ME Elizabeth Jane Fields, by Calvin Whitney, Justice of the Peace.
b.abt.1836 d/o Robert and Pamela (Benson) Fields
d.Jan. 17,1876 East Blue Hill
m.(2)Jan. 13, 1877 Clara Ella (Young) Condon, married by Henry Young, Justice of the Peace, her uncle
b. March 17, 1856 Matinicus [obituary says born Deer Isle] dau. of William Young and Mary Ann Stinson [See Clara Knight's Obituary]
d.Dec. 31, 1939
Willie E. Knight b.June 6, 1861 m.Aug. 12, 1899 Cora B. Nickerson of Verona, ME
Edna A. Knight b.ca.1865; "...with family up Bangor way.", m.(1) Dec. 1880 in Newburgh [Diane Lorenzen says they m.March 20, 1881 per County records], ME Horace W. Philbrick (1856- ) s/o John and Eliza Philbrick; m.(2.?)Nov. 11, 1916 Melville W. Bean
CHILDREN of Edna and Horace:
Carrie Philbrick b.abt.1882
Maude Philbrick b.abt.1884
Andrew Philbrick b.abt.1887
Elizabeth Philbrick b.abt.1889 m.Claude Kelly
CHILD of Elizabeth and Claude:
Donald Kelly
Clyde Edward Philbrick b.Apr. 9, 1894
Merle Philbrick b.May 24, 1896
Raymond Walter Philbrick b.May 3, 1897 [notes from Diane Lorenzen: "My grandfather told me that his mother and father divorced at an early age and Edna kept Raymond (the youngest) to raise. Clyde was raised by his paternal grandfather-John Philbrick for a short time, then one of his sisters raised him".]
Clement L. (W.?) Knight b.July 4, 1867 d,1922 m.Mary L. Lewis b.1879 d.1963
Joanne B. Knight b.Jan. 17, 1869 m.______ Cyr of Bangor
Edward P.(or R.?) Knight b.Oct. 7, 1873 m.Wed. Oct. 7, 1903 Newburgh, ME Lottie E. Nickerson. Ed was deaf. Built Camp Autumn Leaf.
CHILDREN by Andrew and Clara:
Nell "Nellie" Y. Condon b.Nov. 3, 1875 d.April 6, 1955 m.June 20, 1906 by Mr. Perrigo, Justice of the Peace, Frank S. Jones of Bangor (NOTE: Nellie's father was John Condon, Clara's first husband, they were divorced on Dec. 19, 1876)
Mercy "Mertie" Knight b.Oct. 11, 1877 d.Aug. 16, 1956 m.Sunday Oct. 22, 1899 Robert Chaples; had 3 girls.
Lizzie Ann Knight b.Oct. 7, 1879 m.Wed. Feb. 18, 1920 Clarence L. Chapman and lived in Hampden Highlands, had no children, bur. in Champman Cemetery Newburgh
Laventia Etta Knight b.Feb. 2, 1882 m.Fred Cilley of Newbury
NOTES: Clara Young was a sister to Marietta Young who married Alonzo, Andrew's son. Clara m.(1)August 26, 1875 at Matinicus John Franklin Condon; they were divorced Dec. 19, 1876.
Andrew S. Knight joined the First Maine Heavy Artillery (1862-1865) and was in Company F of the 18th Maine Vol. Infantry. He was described as 5' 11", light complection, blue eyed, brown hair. Occupation: farmer. After his discharge he lived in Macwahoc (located in Aroostook County) Maine. See Andrew's Civil War Certificate.
See Andrew's photo. (He's the one looking straight ahead.) Thanks to the Rankin family for sharing this picture and the ones that follow.
Re: No Place for Little Boys page 2: "...Theair (sic) was ten of my company out on picket guard and Knight was with them and he thought he saw a rebel and fired and it turned out to be a horse and we had quite a laugh at him.
Ed's note: Andrew S. Knight, a 28-year-old married man from Carmel was wounded May 19th, 1864. He was discharged on June 13, 1865. Page 29...Knight said he was acquainted with Howse that sind that order..."
b.March 25, 1859 (Family Bible says he was born Apr. 24, 1859, could this be a christening date?) Newburgh, ME, son of Andrew S. Knight and Elizabeth J. Fields
d.Jan. 18, 1886 Matinicus, accidentally killed while working on a hay press.
m. Nov. 15, 1882 Marietta Young
b. Aug. 29, 1859 Matinicus; d/o William Young and Mary Ann Stinson; "Marietta m.(2)July 11, 1887 George A. Lunt, no issue. He was killed by the accidental discharge of a shotgun on Dec. 9, 1887.; m.(3)John Ed Knight [no close relation]. They had a daughter, Flora, and removed from here."--pg. 182 Matinicus Isle--Its Story and Its People by Charles A.E. Long, 1926. [Flora m.1904 Joseph Martin Bryant; dau. Leola]
Iola Williams b.June 2. 1905 d. Oct. 22, 1985 m.(1)E.C. Robbins m.(2)H. Vinton Beal [After Elvira died, Iola was raised by Marietta and John Ed. in Oceanville. Bill Williams remarried and moved to Vinalhaven and raised a family there. Family story has been passed down of Vinalhaven Williams children visiting in Stonington and the Stonington Knight kids hoisting one of the Williams up to the top of the rafters in the barn and tying off the rope-- leaving him hanging there until his cries brought rescuers. Oh, my!]
See Alonzo's Photo. (He's in the center of the back row.)
b.June 4, 1883 Matinicus, ME, son of Alonzo Knight and Marietta Young
d.May 1965 buried in Warren Cemetery, Deer Isle, ME
m.Sat. Jan. 8, 1910 Ina Carroll Buckminster
b.Aug. 12, 1892 Oceanville; d/o Emory Buckminster and Jennie White Trundy
d.Dec. 1974 Stonington
bur.Mt. Warren Cemetery, Deer Isle, ME
CHILDREN of Willard and Ina:
Emory Alonzo Knight b.June 9, 1910 d.Oct. 14, 1954 m.March 9, 1940 Climena E. Sawyer d/o Elwood A. Sawyer and Estele (Stella) Reid
Alton Young Knight b.March 7, 1912 d.Sept. 11, 1987 bur. Mt. Warren Cemetery, Deer Isle, ME m.(1)Fri. July 30, 1948 Jean Coughlin (Erma Jean Rhoads?) m.(2) Gladys (Brake) Gross w/o Willis Gross and d/o Elisha P. Branke and Ada DeCarteret
Austin Keith Knight b.Oct. 26, 1913 d.Oct. 27, 1913
Christie Marie Knight b.Sept. 23, 1914 d.1968 m.Nov. 12 [21], 1934 Robert "Bob" Gross of Vinalhaven, ME b.Aug. 18, 1914 d.July 1975 [Bob was adopted as an infant when his mother died. His other siblings were placed by the CPS and went to live in the Fryeburg area.]
CHILD of Christie and Bob:
Laura Carroll Gross b.Aug. 27, 1937 d.June 11, 2003 Sacramento, California m.Lyle Griffin
Ernest Lee (Bill) Knight b.2:30 p.m. Sept. 23, 1916 d.1990 m.(1)Mon. June 15, 1936 Elizabeth Estelle Stinson b.May 20, 1918; m.(2)Mrs. Climena E. (Sawyer) Knight; w/o his brother Emory. See photo of Uncle Bill and Aunt Meanie here.
Laura Vivian Knight b.6 p.m. June 30, 1917 d.3 p.m. July 1, 1917 "Due to mother having the measles."--BLN
Elwood (Buster) Knight b.Oct. 8, 1918 d.Feb 25, 1945 WWII m.Tues. Aug. 25, 1936 Rebecca I. Cousins
Elmer Knight(fraternal twin to Elwood) b.Oct 8, 1918 d.aged 5 months bur.March 22, 1919 at Mt. Warren Cemetery
b.Oct 8, 1918 Stonington,ME, son of Willard A. Knight and Ina C. Buckminister
d.Feb. 25, 1945 WWII--buried in Luxembourg Germany at the Hamm US Military Cemetery
m.Aug. 25, 1936 Rebecca Cousins d/o Robert Knowlton Couins and Agatha Cole Grindle
b. Oct. 11, 1910 Stonington, ME
d.Oct. 11, 2002 [on her 92nd birthday] Deer Isle, ME
bur.Greenwood Cemetery, Oceanville, Stonington, ME
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