SIXTH GENERATION
-364- MOSES, b. 8 Mar. 1776; d. in Newburyport, MA. 13 Apr. 1844 'of consumption', ae 68, a carpenter; he Is probably the Moses Knight who m. in Portland, ME. 11 June 1797 Dorcas Bailey, b. 1776; d. in Portland 22 Dec. 1832, ae 56. Issue - (may not be a complete list)
1. Jane T. ( 870) b. 1799 2. Moses H. ( 871) b. 1818
-365- AARON, b. 6 May 1779; d. In Salem, MA. 5 July 1822 'of Intemperance', ae 43; m. In Salem 26 March 1801 Sally Leach.
Issue:
1. John ( 872) b. 1803 3. Sally ( 874) b. 1814
2. Aaron ( 873) b. 1804
ISSUE OF JONATHAN (112) AND EUNICE (PRESBURY) KNIGHT - all were born In Newbury, Ha.
-366- JANE, b. 16 Oct. 1748; 'died young'.
-367- JONATHAN, b. 28 Oct. 1750; d. In 1783, ae 33, a mariner. Essex Probate No. 15994.
'Jonathan Knight of Newbury was discharged from the hospital at Rainsford's Island (Boston, MA.), after recovering from smallpox, on condition that he have a new suit of clothes sent to him. July 23, 1772.' Believed to be unmarried.
-368- EUNICE, bp. 8 Apr. 1753; m. int. in Newbury 15 Feb. 1777 Henry W. Tinges. Probably they migrated to New Hampshire where her brother Caleb and sister Catherine were living.
-369- JANE, bp. 6 July 1755; d. In Newbury 8 April 1820, ae 64; m. In Newbury 20 Jan. 1785 Benjamin Thurston, b. 1746; d. in Newbury 11 Dec. 1807, ae 61.
-370- CALEB, b. 10 July 1757; moved to New Hampshire ca 1789 and d. In Boscawen, NH 28 March
1818, ae 60; m. in Newburyport, MA. 28 Nov. 1782 Sarah Stickney, b. 9 Jan. 1760; d. In Boscawen
30 Oct. 1812, ae 52. He m. (2) 25 Jan. 1814 Lucretia G. Bradley of Canterbury, NH, b. 1761;
d. In Boscawen 4 June 1818, ae 57.
Issue:
1. Infant ( 875) b. 1784 5. Margaret ( 879) b. 1795
2. Eunice ( 876) b. 1787 6. Catherine ( 880) b. 1797
3. Sarah ( 877) b. 1788 7. Phebe ( 881) b. 1799
4. Caleb ( 878) b. 1791 8. Betsey ( 882) b. 1802
Issue - all were b. in Newbury.
1. Benjamin, b. 20 Oct. 1785; m. 1805 Susanna Hardy; b. Bradford, MA. 1783.
2. Dr. John, b. 12 Aug. 1787; d. Newburyport, MA. 1835; m. 8 March 1811 Nancy Bagley, b.
1791. They lived for a while in Castine, ME. but returned to Newburyport.
3. Jane, b. 30 July 1789; d. Oct. 1795.
4. Mary, b .23 Aug. 1792; d. 1829 resident of Portsmouth, NH; m. In Newbury 1821 Putnam Perley, b. 1794; d. 1835.
5. Sarah, b. 19 Oct. 1793; d. 1795.
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