Brief Life History of John
John Knight was born in 1712, in Twyning, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Knight. He married Anne Barker on 4 October 1733, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- John Knight, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
1712– Male
1713–1760 Female
Children (2)
1734–1734 Female
1737– Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 89
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 96
1815
Age 103
Name Meaning
English: status or occupational name from Middle English knight ‘retainer, attendant’ (Old English cniht ‘boy, youth, lad)’. The specialized feudal sense ‘a high-ranking tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier’ is not known to have ever given rise to the surname, although it is not out of the question that it may occasionally have been used as a nickname, perhaps for someone who played the part of an armed knight in a local pageant.
Irish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the knight’. See also McKnight .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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