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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Mentioned in father's will, which can be seen online at Family Search which I accessed 26 Jul 2015: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23161-32916-62?cc=1949814&wc=MMBR-Y9C. My abstract of the will:
Dated: 20 Jan 1705
Probated Sep 1709 under the name "Jacobi [latin for James] Knight" of Stockbury Parish
James Knight the Elder of Stockbury
To be buried in Stockbury Churchyard next to his late wife
Son William to be executor
Bequests:
- Son James Knight: Land in the Parish of Bicknor, items of clothing, a portion of wheat, and four pounds of money.
- Daughter Ann Knight: Household goods and furnishings including things left her by her late mother; twenty pounds of money.
- Son William Knight: All the residue of the estate.
Signed with the mark X as James Knight the Elder
Witnesses: Thomas (Krader?) the Elder, Henry Crockwell, and Will Backtt.
CHRISTENING:
1. Extraction of the family of James Knight and Margaret Doe from the Stockbury Parish Records (Parish Records FHL film 1473718, it. 2; Bishop's Transcripts FHL film 1737092, it. #3, and Archdeacon's Transcripts FHL film 1752235, #2 -- Note all films should be consulted for research in Stockbury because some are missing pages that others are not):
-3 Jun 1700, Margrett Knight, wife of James, bur.
-21 Jun 1709, James Knight, an ancient inhabitant of this parish, bur.
-10 Apr 1681, William Knight s/o James, bap. (Note original parish record shows father as William, but it was scratched out and replaced by James. The Archdeacon's Transcript was made with William.)
-27 Dec 1685, Ann d/o of James and Margaret Knight, bap.
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Worldconnect 24 Jun 2007 database "thshelton" of Heather Shelton .
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