Giles Knight and Mary English

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Husband Giles Knight ¹

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           Born: Abt 1653
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           Died: 20 Aug 1726 2
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         Father: [Ancestor] Knight (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage:  - England

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Wife Mary English ¹

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           Born: Abt 1655
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           Died: 24 Jul 1732 2
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Children

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1 M Joseph Knight ¹

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           Born: 1680 - England 2
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           Died: 26 Apr 1762 2
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         Spouse: Abigail Antill (      -1764) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Giles Knight

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Among the emigrants to come to America with William Penn in 1682 was Giles Knight, of Gloucestershire, England. He married in England and the father of his wife bought five hundred acres in Byberry, gave one-half of it to his son Harry and one-half to Giles Knight. The latter lived in a cave six weeks after his arrival and then constructed a wigwam in which he resided for several months until the erection of a log house. He became prosperous, owned six hundred acres of land and kept a store for the sale of groceries. He was one of the leading men of the neighborhood, and highly esteemed for his integrity, good judgment and correct life. In 1817 he returned to England and bore with him a certificate from Abington Monthly Meeting. He was several times elected a member of the assembly at Philadelphia; was liberal in his views and did much to promote public improvements.
He was the father of twelve children, three died in infancy.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 770.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 771.