Joseph Knight and Abigail Antill

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Husband Joseph Knight ¹

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           Born: 1680 - England 2
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           Died: 26 Apr 1762 2
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         Father: Giles Knight (Abt 1653-1726) 1
         Mother: Mary English (Abt 1655-1732) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Abigail Antill ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: 19 Nov 1764 2
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Children

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1 M Giles Knight ²

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           Born: 17 Nov 1719 - Bensalem, Bucks Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1799 2
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         Spouse: Elizabeth James (      -1766) 2

         Spouse: Phebe Thomas (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Knight

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He was but two years old when his parents emigrated to America, and they were besought to leave him behind with relations, fearing he would be devoured by the wild beasts of Pennsylvania.
He first settled in New Jersey, but returned to Byberry in 1729 and settled on one hundred and ninety acres inherited from his father. He was a man of little or no enterprise and was content to live in the plainest way. He thought his farm too large and accordingly sold one hundred and forty acres, retaining only the buildings and fifty acres from which to make a living. He was careful to attend to all things in season and suffered nothing to be wasted. He was a kind-hearted man and good citizen.

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.