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on the banks of the St. Lawrence. The remainder of the family were, in time, released, and reached Byberry again on the 28th of 9th mo., 1782. A narrative of their captiv- ity and sufferings, containing ninety-six pages, was pub- lished by Joseph Cruikshank, in 1784. Benjamin Gilbert was a man of much energy and determination, and an attentive observer of all that transpired around him. His mind was of a religious turn, and he wrote and published several volumes on theological subjects. They were writ- ten in a plain, easy style, and evince considerable thought and a clear comprehension of the subject he was consid- ering. Elizabeth, his widow, died 8th mo. 5th, 1810, at the age of 85.24
( II.) Benjamin and Sarah Gilbert's Children.
(12.) RACHEL, born IIth mo. 14th, 1732, married, first, Ezekiel Atkinson, in 1754; and second, William Walton. She died 2d mo. 24th, 1791.
(13.) ABIGAIL, born 9th mo. 3d, 1734, married Benja- min Walton.
(14.) SARAH, born 2d mo. 24th, 1737; died in infancy.
(15.) JOSEPH, born 12th mo. 10th, 1738; died in 1807, unmarried.
(16.) BENJAMIN, born Ist mo. 3Ist, 1741, married, first, Rebecca Watson, in 1771; and second, Margaret Anderson. He died Ist mo. IIth, 1809.
24 The account of the "Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert" has been sufficiently popular to warrant the issue of a third edition of the work. To this latter edition is prefixed a short account of the Gilbert family. On this account the author bases a portion of his history of this family.
John Watson in his "Annals" devotes ten pages to this event.
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(17.) JOHN, born 5th mo. 23d, 1743, married Ann Stackhouse, in 1768.
( IS.) SARAH, born 4th mo. 26th, 1745, married Daniel Walton. She died 7th mo. 25th, 1785.
(19.) JOSHUA, was born in Richland, Bucks County, 3d mo. 3d, 1748.25 He came to Byberry with his father in 1755; and being of an active and lively disposition, lie was, in the early part of his life, fond of amusements, could dance equal to any of his young companions, and relish a game of cards on every occasion. At the age of twenty-one years he appears to have taken a serious turn, and his mind became impressed with considerations of a more weighty nature, and he was afterward a regular attendant at religious meetings. In 1771 he married Mary, daughter of Nicholas Randall, and purchased the old homestead where Thomas James now lives, with fifty acres of land, and settled thereon. He brought up a large family of children, and was esteemed by all who knew him. Mary died 3d mo. 13th, 1812, aged 60 years, and Joshua died 6th mo. 18th, 1833, aged 86 years. They had children : Phebe, Benjamin, Tacy, Thomas, Joshua, David, Beulah.26
(20.) CALEB, born 9th mo. 19th, 1754, married Martha Stackhouse.
(II.) Benjamin and Elizabeth Gilbert's Children.
(21.) JESSE, born 5th mo. 4th, 1761, married Sarah Harding in 1780. He died 3d mo. 10th, 1829, leaving eleven children.
25 This should be 19th of 12th mo., 1747, O. S.
26 Joshua Gilbert had also two other children, Agnes, Ezra.
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(22.) REBECCA, born in 1763, married Joseph Rake- straw. She died 8th mo. 23d, 1842.
(23.) ABNER, born 3d mo. 2d, 1765, married Ann, daughter of George and Susanna Cooper, Ist mo. 18th, 1799. They settled in Westmoreland County, Pa. Abner died 8th mo. 23d, 1842;27 his widow died IIth mo. 12th, 1846. They left a daughter Eliza, who married Joseph Cope.28
(24.) ELIZABETH, born 9th mo. 14th, 1767, married David Webster. Notwithstanding the sufferings she en- dured during her captivity, Elizabeth Webster always 1etained an affection for John Huston, the Indian chief who adopted her in his family, and in 1822, she sent him some mememtos of her remembrance, by the noted chiefs Cornplanter and Red Jacket, whom she met in Philadel- phia. Of "Aunt Betsy," as she was universally called, it may be said, that few persons filled up the duties of life with more faithfulness, and although she had known trouble, yet she always appeared cheerful and happy. They lived in Byberry, where she died, in 1857. Children : Susan, who married John Matchner; David, who married Sindonia Walton; William; Jesse G., who married Sarah Williams, and Nathan, who married Margery Gilbert.
(19.) Joshua and Mary Gilbert's Children.
(25.) PHEBE, married Thomas Wilson; she died 4th mo. 12th, 1814, aged 43 years.
(26.) BENJAMIN, went to Black River, where he died unmarried.
" This should be 5 mo. 31st, 1831.
28 And other children-Benjamin, George, Susanna and Ann.
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(27.) TACY, died single, 5th mo. 2d, 1847, aged 71 years.
(28.) THOMAS, married Martha, daughter of John Knight. He died Ioth mo. 2d, 1844, and Martha died 12th mo. 3d, 1822. Children: Mary, Margery, who married Nathan Webster, John, Charles, who married Ellen Renshaw, David, Ezra, Ann B., and Sarah.
(29.) JOSHUA, was a prominent citizen of Byberry, and resided therein the greater part of his life. For many years he was a school teacher, and afterward kept store where Ross Knight now does. He was the author of several essays published in the Evening Fireside, and was considered a good writer. He was a man of learning, and took a great interest in scientific and literary studies, and was always one of the principal movers in these matters in the township. He married Mary Ware, and resided during the latter part of his life on property now owned by James Walmsley.29 He died 5th mo. 7th, 1846, aged 62 years. Children: Frances, who married James Ivins; Emma, who married James Thornton; and Beulah.
(30. ) DAVID, married Joanna, daughter of Jesse James. He died Ioth mo. 30th, 1826. Children: Mary, Phebe, Elizabeth, and Abi.
(31.) BEULAH, married Thomas James. He died 5th mo. 16th, 1813; she died 7th mo. 25th, 1850. They had one child, Thomas, who married Elizabeth Knight.
THE KNIGHT FAMILY.
The name of Knight was common in some parts of England more than two hundred years ago. In 1663, Sir
" This property now belongs to Charles Myers.
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John Knight was Mayor of the town of Bristol. A few years after, another John Knight was Vicar of Banbury. We also find notice of many persons named Knight who were among the early converts to the doctrines of George Fox; and in the record of the sufferings of Friends during the reign of Charles II., are the names of Thomas Knight, of Cirencester; William Knight, of Hampshire; George Knight and Mary Knight, of London or Middlesex; Robert Knight, of Oxford, and Giles Knight, of Chessel- borough, in Somersetshire. Most of these were appre- hended at religious meetings, and, for refusing to take the oath of allegiance, were committed to prison.
Among the emigrants who came to America with Wil- liam Penn, in 1682, was GILES KNIGHT, of Gloucester- shire. While in England, he married Mary, a sister of Henry English; and, at the time of their arrival in America, they had one son, Joseph, who was about two years of age. Their friends endeavored to persuade them to leave Joseph in England, "fearing that he would be devoured by the wolves, bears, or panthers in the wilds of Pennsylvania." During the passage across the Atlantic, Mary was very ill, so that her recovery was doubtful ; yet she did recover, and lived for many years after their arrival. Her father purchased a tract of five hundred acres in Byberry, and gave one-half of it to his son, Henry English, and the other half to Giles Knight. The latter lived in a cave for six weeks after his arrival, and then constructed a wigwam, in which he resided for several months, and then erected a log house. He was very prosperous in his business, and some time afterward bought the adjoining lands of Tibby and Cross, making
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altogether a tract of six hundred acres. The house at first erected being too small to accommodate his increasing family, he erected a long log house, one story high, on the Tibby tract, and opened a store for the sale of dry goods, groceries, etc., which is said to have been the first in either township. From the ancient records we learn that he was one of the leading men in the neighborhood, and that he was highly esteemed for his integrity, good judgment, and correct life. In 1717, he went to England on a visit, when Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends, of which he was a member, gave him the following cer- tificate :
"To our well-beloved friends and brethren in the Truth at Nailsworthe, in Gloucestershire, or elsewhere, greeting : Signifying, that our ancient friend Giles Knight, having occasion to see his native country, and his outward busi- ness requiring his personal appearance, doth induce him, as well as affection, to undertake a voyage to see his old friends; now, having made application to our Monthly Meeting in order to have a certificate, and persons ap- pointed to make enquiry how he leaves his family; and, withal, if the ship would not stay until our next Mo. Meeting, he might have a certificate signed by the particu- lar meeting to which he belongs, to wit, Byberry :
"These may certify, that enquiry being made and no objection found, we recommend him as an Elder and one well esteemed by us for many years, having left his family with a great deal of love; he has great comfort in having sober, well-inclined children, and the Lord has blessed him with outward substance, which we hope may be well disposed of to his hopeful offspring.
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"We heartily wish the Lord may spare his life to see his friends and family again, having left us in unity and love. We wish and pray for his preservation in the Truth with all the faithful throughout the world. We salute you, and bid you farewell in the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Signed at Byberry, the 8th of the 7th month, 1717, by order of Abington Monthly Meeting :
"William Walton, Thomas Walton, Thomas Knight, Henry English, George James, Everard Bolton, Alex- ander Mode, Thomas Martin, James Cooper, James Dun- can, Henry Comly, John Carver, James Carver, Edward Duncan, John Brock, Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Knight, Daniel Knight, Jonathan Knight."
He possessed considerable literary attainments, and his library contained a number of books relating to civil gov- ernment. He was repeatedly elected a member of the Assembly at Philadelphia, and, in this capacity, was very liberal in his views, and did much to promote public im- provements. He died 8th mo. 20th, 1726, aged 73 years ; and Mary died 7th mo. 24th, 1732, aged 77 years. They had twelve children, three of whom died in infancy. Two of these were buried on the farm near Knight's mill-pond, and the other was the first person interred in the old graveyard at Byberry Meeting. The remainder, so far as known, were Joseph, Thomas, Daniel, Jonathan, and Ann, from whom the whole of the family of Knights are de- scended.30 Thomas Knight, mentioned in the above list, was a half-brother of Giles, and the last three mentioned
30 Isaac Knight, who married Mary Carver, 1699, left many descend- ants of the name.
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were his sons. Joseph, his eldest son, resided at that time in New Jersey.
JOSEPH KNIGHT, AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
(I.) JOSEPH KNIGHT, was born in England, in 1680, and came to Pennsylvania with his parents, Giles and Mary Knight, in 1682. He married Abigail Antiil, who came from England in 1717. They were married at a public meeting in Philadelphia, and their certificate was signed by Thomas Chalkley, David Lloyd, Samuel Pres- ton, Richard Hill, and other distinguished Friends. They first settled in New Jersey, but returned to Byberry in 1729, and settled on the place now owned by James Thornton,31 which contained one hundred and ninety acres, and was inherited from his father. He was a man of little or no enterprise, and was content with a very plain way of living. He thought his farm too large, and accordingly sold about one hundred and forty acres of it to Thomas Walmsley, retaining his buildings and only
fifty acres of land from which to make a living. They studied and carried out the principles of the most exact economy, and being content with very little, passed through life in a comfortable way and without any long- ings after those expensive luxuries experienced by many people. He was very careful to attend to all things in season, and suffered nothing to be wasted. He was a kind-hearted man, and a good citizen. His neighbors did not look upon him as a miser; but having been brought up in a new country, where he often suffered many priva- tions, his habits of economy became settled, and continued
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with him through life. When he was a little boy, the only food they had, often for weeks at a time, was "fish and pumpkins;" and on one occasion, when some of the neighbors paid them a visit and the conversation turned upon the good things left behind them in Old England, Joseph remarked "that he did not know anything about them, but that fish and pumpkins were good enough for him." On one occasion, some one asked him how to make money, when he replied, "Thou knowest how to make it better than I do, but thou dost not know how to keep it." He died 4th mo. 26th, 1762, aged 82 years; and his widow died IIth mo. 19th, 1764, at about the same age. They left two children, Giles and Mary.
(I.) Joseph and Abigail Knight's Children.
(2.) GILES was born in Bensalem, Bucks County, 11th mo. 17th, 1719. He married, first, Elizabeth James, in 1737, and settled in Bensalem. They had ten children : Joseph, Susannah, Abigail, Giles, Rebecca, Mary, Eliza- beth, Abel, Sarah, and Israel. Elizabeth died in 1766, and Giles married, second, Phebe Thomas. Children : Asa, Evan T., Phebe, Rachel, Jesse, and Ann. Giles Knight was well educated, had a vigorous mind, and con- ducted his business with energy and success. He early turned his attention to politics; and from being in com- fortable circumstances, of known integrity and sound judgment, he soon became prominent as a politician, and was for several successive years a member of the State Legislature, and afterward one of the Commissioners of Bucks County. In 1766 his first wife died, and in 1768 he was married a second time. Of his appearance and
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manners, Isaac Comly remarks: "I remember the vener- able old patriarch in full dress of velvet and broadcloth, with buttons and buckles of silver, a full bottom wig, and first-rate beaver hat, turned up behind and on each side before, all which seemed to belong to a class that did not mix with ordinary characters; and together with an austere, commanding countenance, and dignity of man- ners and deportment, induced an apprehension and belief that Giles Knight was one of the great men of his day and generation." He died in 1799, and was buried in Byberry.
(3.) MARY, born 2d mo. 22d, 1723, married James Thornton in 1751, and died 4th mo. 20th, 1794. Children : Lydia, Joseph, James, and Asa.
(2.) Giles and Elizabeth Knight's Children.
(4.) JOSEPH, born 12th mo. 14th, 1738, married, first, Rachel Townsend; second, - Woolston.
(5.) SUSANNAH, born 9th mo. IIth, 1740, married James Paul. Children : James, Elizabeth, Mary, James and Susannah (twins), and Sarah.
(6.) ABIGAIL, born 8th mo. IIth, 1742, married Wil- liam Walmsley in 1764, and settled in Byberry. Children : Sarah, Giles, Mary, Joseph, and Israel.
(7.) GILES, born 6th mo. 7th, 1745, married Sarah Townsend. Children: Townsend, Giles, Joseph T., and Thomas.
(8.) REBECCA, born 7th mo. 9th, 1747, married Jona- than Parry. Children : Elizabeth, Martha, Phebe, Susannah, Abigail, and Jonathan.
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(9.) MARY, born 5th mo. 25th, 1750, married William Satterthwaite.
(IO.) ELIZABETH, born 12th mo. 3d, 1752, married Thomas Samms.
(II.) ABEL was born 3d mo. 19th, 1755.
(12.) SARAH was born 5th mo. 8th, 1757.
(13.) ISRAEL was born in Bensalem, 3d mo. 4th, 1760; he married Sarah, daughter of Isaac and Esther Tyson, of Baltimore, in 1782, and settled in Bensalem, where, in 1799, he built the house now occupied by George John- SON.32 In 1804 he purchased 440 acres of land at Black River, in the northern part of New York, and with seven of his neighbors visited the place. He concluded, how- ever, to let his children settle there, while he remained at the old homestead in Bensalem, where, in 1805, he built the stone barn still standing. He was a member of the Society of Friends, and was much respected by a large circle of friends. He died Ist mo, 31st, 1810, aged 50 years. Sarah died 4th mo. 8th, 1824, aged 66 years. Their children were: Abel, Isaac, Esther, Giles, George J., John, Nathan T., and Eliza.
(2.) Giles and Phebe Knight's Children.
(14.) AsA, born in 1770, married, first, Elizabeth Paul, and had one child, Joseph P. He married, second, Grace Croasdale. Children : Elizabeth, Mary, and Sarah.
(15.) EVAN T., born 10th mo. IIth, 1771, married Martha, daughter of Isaac Comly, of Byberry. Children : Isaac and Phebe.
37 This property is now owned by William Johnson.
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(16.) PHEBE, born Ist mo. 3Ist, 1773, married Wil- liam Walmsley. Children: Silas, Ann, and Martha.
(17.) RACHEL, born 1775, married Samuel Paul. Children : Robert, Phebe (who married Thomas Stack- house), McEldery, Ann (who married Aaron Kirk), and Martha, who married Samuel Kirk.
(18.) JESSE, born 12th mo. 9th, 1779, married Mary Stackhouse. Children: Richard, Phebe, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Ann.
(19.) ANN, born in 1781, died in 1786.
(7.) Giles and Sarah Knight's Children.
(20.) TOWNSEND, born IIth mo. 2d, 1768; no account.
(21.) GILES, born Ist mo. 4th, 1773 ; no account.
(22.) JOSEPH T., born IIth mo. 4th, 1775, married Grace --. Children : Israel, Abi, Rachel, Giles, Town- send, Susannah, Joseph, Stephen, Jane, and Grace.
(23. ) THOMAS, born IIth mo. 4th, 1775 ; no account.
(13.) Israel and Sarah Knight's Children.
(24.) ABEL, born 8th mo. 24th, 1783, married Eliza- beth Donaldson. Children: Jane, Sarah, Margaret, Israel, Isaac, Tacy, Joseph, Charles, Elizabeth, Martha, and Oliver.
(25.) ISAAC, born 9th mo. 14th, 1785. He removed to Baltimore, and married Julianna Winfield.
(26.) ESTHER, born 4th mo. 19th, 1787, married John Knight. No children.
(27.) GILES, born 4th mo. 16th, 1789, married Mary Yardley. He died in 1866. Children : Thomas, William, Sarah, Susannah, and Edward.
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(28.) GEORGE J., born 5th mo. 24th, 1791, married Abi Brown, niece of General Brown, daughter of Isaac and Jane Donaldson, of Philadelphia, and granddaughter of John Kaighn, the original proprietor of Kaighn's Point, New Jersey. They settled near Brownsville, New York.
(29.) JOHN, born 5th mo. 29th, 1793. He was quite a traveler. He died, and was buried at sea, while return- ing from a visit to Cadiz, Spain.
(30.) NATHAN T., born IIth mo. 25th, 1796, married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Thomas, of Lower Dub- lin. Children : Sidney, Sarah T. and Jonathan (twins), Ellen, Elizabeth, Mary Elizabeth, Anna, and Julianna.
(31.) ELIZA, born 4th mo. 24th, 1799, married James Bones, and removed to Iowa. Children : William, Court- land, Sallie, Susan, and Rowland.
(14.) Asa and Elizabeth Knight's Children.
(32.) JOSEPH P., born 4th mo. 15th, 1796, married Mary La Rue. Children: Elizabeth and Sallie.
(33.) ELIZABETH, born 12th mo. 16th, 1804, married Jonathan Paxson, of Bensalem. They have no children.
(34.) MARY, born 7th mo. 8th, 1807, married Joshua V. Buckman, of Bristol, Bucks County. Children : Elizabeth, Rebecca, and James.
(35.) SARAH, born 12th mo. IIth, 1811, married James Townsend, of Bensalem. Children: Elizabeth, Marga- retta, and Caroline Justice.
(15.) Evan and Martha Knight's Children.
(36.) ISAAC, born 9th mo. 8th, 1797, married Lydia Stackhouse. Children: Isaac C., Evan, and Ethan C.
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(37.) PHEBE, born 6th mo. 3d, 1802; died single 10th mo. 15th, 1828.
(18.) Jesse and Mary Knight's Children.
(38.) RICHARD, born 9th mo. 8th, 1809, married Rachel Kirk, of Horsham. Children: Jesse, Rebecca, Oliver P., and Joseph.
(39.) PHEBE, born 8th mo. 24th, 1811 ; not married.
(40.) ELIZABETH, born 5th mo. 28th, 1813, married Thomas James, of Byberry. Children: Mary, Tacie, Hannah, Joshua G., Beulah, Edwin, Jesse K., Alvin, and Mary Elizabeth.
(41.) HANNAH, born Ist mo. 13th, 1818; died 4th mo. 22d, 1832.
(42.) ANN, born 10th mo. 9th, 1821, married Oliver Parry, of Byberry. Children : Mary S. and Elizabeth.
THOMAS KNIGHT.
THOMAS, son of Giles and Mary Knight, was born in Byberry, in 1685. He married Sarah Clifton, in 17II, and settled on a farm belonging to Titan Leeds, the almanac-maker; but some time afterwards moved to By- berry, and located on the farm now owned by Isaac Tom- linson,33 where he died in 1774, aged 89 years. They had one child, which died in infancy. Thomas, by prudent management, acquired considerable property. He was at one time an Overseer in Byberry Meeting, but was prob- ably not very remarkable for piety, as he said in an argu- ment on the Conestoga Massacre: "That it was nonsense
33 This property is now owned by Joseph Bavington.
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to talk of such creatures as the Indians having souls or a future being." In 1732 he went on a voyage to Barba- does with Thomas Chalkley.
DANIEL KNIGHT, AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
(I.) DANIEL, son of Giles and Mary Knight, was born in 1697. He lived in the southern part of Byberry, near the Poquessing Creek. He married, first, Elizabeth Walker, in 1719. Children : Mary, Joseph, and Jonathan. He married, second, Esther, widow of Joseph Walton, in 1728. Children : William, Daniel, Martha, Joseph, Ann, and Thomas. After Esther's death he married, third, Mary Wilson, in 1777. He was a man of good under- standing and sound judgment, and much esteemed by those who knew him. He died in 1782, aged 85 years.
(I.) Daniel and Elizabeth Knight's Children.
(2.) MARY, born IIth mo. 23d, 1719, married David Buckman, of Wrightstown, in 1742.
(3.) JOSEPH, was born 2d mo. 4th, 1721 ; no further account.
(4.) JONATHAN, born 8th mo. 5th, 1722, married Grace Croasdale, and settled in Southampton, Bucks County. Children : John, Abraham, Absalom, David, Samuel, and Inglish.
(I.) Daniel and Esther Knight's Children.
(5.) WILLIAM, was born 9th mo. 27th, 1729. He was somewhat singular in his habits, and would utter predic- tions which were afterwards so nearly fulfilled that many
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persons believed that he had a knowledge of future events, and they looked upon him as more than an ordinary being. He died in 1782, aged 53 years. Children : Daniel, Joseph, Hannah, and Esther.
(6.) DANIEL, born 7th mo. 8th, 1732, married Ann -.
(7.) MARTHA, born 9th mo. 17th, 1736, married Henry Walmsley, in 1759.
(8.) JOSEPH, born Ist mo. 7th, 1839, married Elizabeth James, in 1765. Children: James, Joseph, Jesse, and Josiah.
(9.) ANN, born 12th mo. 15th, 1741, married Daniel Walton, in 1768. Children : Jane, Mercy, and Daniel.
(IO.) THOMAS, born 7th mo. 7th, 1744, married Sarah Walton. Children : Amos, Rebecca, and Esther.
(4.) Jonathan and Grace Knight's Children.
(II.) JOHN, born 8th mo. 13th, 1749, married Margery Paxson. Children: Mary, Joshua, Caleb, Martha, and David.
(12.) ABRAHAM, born 3d mo. 28th, 1752, married Anna Croasdale. Children: Asa, Abraham, Sarah, Su- sanna, Phineas, Jonathan, Ezra, Grace, and Elizabeth.
(13.) ABSALOM, born 9th mo. 17th, 1754, married Ann Winder. Children: Benjamin, Amos, Moses, John, Grace, Abel, and Samuel.
(14.) DAVID, born 5th mo. 27, 1757; died single.
(15.) SAMUEL, married Mary Paul. Children : Alex- ander, Hannah, and Julia.
(16.) INGLISH, married Martha Shallcross, and settled
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in Byberry. Children: Leonard, Seth, Ruth, Owen, Hannah, Samuel, Jonathan, and Anna.
(10.) Thomas and Sarah Knight's Children.
(17.) AMos, born Ist mo. 14th, 1772, married Rebecca Dubre. Children: Dubre, who lives in Wilmington; Julianna, Marmaduke, Beulah, Jacob, and Emmor.
(18.) REBECCA, born 5th mo. 3d, 1774, married Thomas Dubre. Children : Hannah, Sarah, and Martha. (19.) ESTHER, born 8th mo. 18th, 1776.
(II.) John and Margery Knight's Children.
(20.) MARY, married John Wildman, and settled in Bensalem. Children : Charles ; Martha ; Ann, died single ; Elwood, married Mary Thomas; John, married Abigail Thompson; Mary, married Thomas Smedley; Edward, married, first, Abi Gilbert, second, Elizabeth Newbold; Joshua K., married Hannah Johnson; Jane, died single; Rachel, married Hughes Warner.
(21.) CALEB, married Mary Stackhouse.34 Children : Phebe, died single; Jane, married Edward Croasdale; Elizabeth, married Isaac Eyre; Abi, and Mary Ann.
(22. ) DAVID, married Sallie Brown. Children : Henry, and Edward.
(12.) Abraham and Anna Knight's Children.
(23.) AsA, died single, in 1866.
(24.) ABRAHAM, married Sarah Winder, in 1811, and settled in Moreland, Montgomery County. Children : 34 This should be Mary James.
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Anna, married, first, Charles Blake, in 1835; second, she married Isaac A. Davis, in 1856, and now resides in Philadelphia; Mary Ann, married Wilkins Hobensack. Child : Anna. Ezra Croasdale, married Catharine- Yerkes. Children: Sarah, Chancellor, Susan, Abraham, George, and Laura; Elizabeth, married Alfred Thomas. Children : Anna, Hannah, William, Samuel, Oscar, Martha, Charles, and Abraham; Susan, married Fitz- water Lukens. Children: Tacie, Sarah, and Charles.
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