-40- EDMUND, b. 11 March 1704; d. in Newbury in 1784, ae 70, a yoeman; m. in Newbury 25 May 1741 Jane Little, b. In Newbury 17 June 1718; d. ca 1748, ae 30; m. (2) in Newbury 11 June 1751 Prudence Jaques; d. In Newbury 4 Dec. 1763. Edmund served in the Revolution In Capt. Caleb Kimball's Company, which fought against Gen. Burgoyne's Army Nov. 12, 1777 - April 3, 1778.

1. Samuel ( 103) b. 1741 5. Joseph ( 107) b. 1757

2. Edmund ( 104) b. 1744 6. Moses ( 108) b. 1761

3. Richard ( 105) b. 1752 7. Elisabeth ( 109) b. 1763

4. Enoch ( 106) b. 1754

ISSUE OF BENJAMIN (15) AND ABIGAIL (JAQUES) KNIGHT - all were b. in Newbury.

-41- BENJAMIN, b. 6 Feb. 1692; d. in Newbury ca 1775, ae 75, a yoeman; m. in Newbury 6 Jan. 1719 Jane Toppan, b. in Newbury 24 Jan. 1699; d. in Newbury Sept. 1790, ae 91. In May 1735 there began an epidemic of "throat distemper", which continued for over a year, and 81 children died in Newbury from this disease. "Benjamin had 3 children buried in one grave" Coffin Page 204. The will of Benjamin dated 3 Dec. 1763 was filed in 1777 at Essex Probate #15949.

Issue:

1. Elinor ( 110) b. 1720 7. Infant ( 116) b. 1731

2. Bezeleel ( 111) b. 1722 Tw. 8. Anne ( 117) b. 1734

3. Jonathan ( 112) b. 1722 Tw. 8. Benjamin ( 118) b. 1736

4. Jane ( 113) b. 1725 10. Amos ( 119) b. 1738

5. Sarah ( 114) b. 1727 11. Hannah ( 120) b. 1741

6. Amos ( 115) b. 1729

-42- ISAAC, b. 15 Jan. 1695; m. 20 Feb. 1715 Mary Gooding, b. 10 Jan. 1695. He was a constable in 1736. They settled in Falmouth, Me., near the Presumpscot River, in 1740.

1. Isaac ( 121) b. 1716 5. Benjamin ( 125) b. 1727

2. Anthony ( 122) b. 1718 6. George ( 126) b. 1733

3. Phoebe ( 123) b. 1721 7. Nathan ( 127) b. 1739

4. Susanna ( 124) b. 1724

NOTE: Tibbetts says that these dates were copied from the Isaac Knight family records in

-43- ABIGAIL, b. 15 April 1697; d. in Newbury 14 Oct. 1774, ae 77; m. in Newbury 24 Jan. 1723 Jonathan Pe(a)rson, b. in Newbury 4 Dec. 1699: d. 21 March 1767 "of a fever", ae 67.

1. Abigail, b. 25 Nov. 1723; d. Oct. 1736.

2. Hannah, bp. 28 Feb. 1725; d. Nov. 1726.

3. Bethia, b. 16 March 1726; d. 2 Aug. 1736.

4. Jonathan, b. 9 Dec. 1727; d. 12 Aug. 1736.

5. Hannah, b. 16 July 1729; d. 4 Aug. 1736.

6. Infant, b. March 1731; d. April 1731.

7. Phoebe, b. 3 Oct. 1732; d. 4 Sept. 1736.

8. Paul, bp. 28 Oct. 1733; d. 6 May 1769 "of consumption", m. (1)1755 Abigail Brown, b. 1732; d. 1762 of "fever after childbirth". He m. (2)1762 Phoebe Clement.

9. Jonathan, bp. 27 Feb. 1737; m. 1759 Abigail Burbank, b. Bradford, Ma. 1733.

10. Ann, bp. 27 Aug. 1738; m. 1760 Gershon Burbank, b. Bradford, Ma. 1734.

11. Abigail, bp. 7 Sept. 1740; d. 1825; m. 1768 Ebenezer Swasey, widower, b. 1727.

NOTE: The first seven children all d. in their youth. Five of them d. "of throat

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