Brief Life History of James
James Knight was born before 1568, in Bicknor, Kent, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Knight and Jone. He married Elyine Edwards on 14 September 1589, in Stockbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom. He was buried in Bicknor, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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- James Knyte, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- James Knight, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- James Knight in entry for Anne Knight, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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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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