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Henry KNIGHT Sr [158] ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

Source LDS IGI records :
- birth = 12 Jun 1726
- death = 19 jan 1807
Relatives: Dwight HARDING
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Source Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy - Philadelphia MM :
- "1751, 9,29 Henry con mcd"
- "1760, 12,16 Henry dis"
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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819 :
Name: Knight, Henry
Description: Grandson
Date: 25 11 1734
Prove Date: 10 12 1735
BookPage: E:352
Remarks: Henry Badcock. City of Philadelphia. Brewer. November 25, 1734/5. December 10, 1735. E.352. Children: Mary Lisle, Hannah Knight, Elizabeth Griffitts. Grandchildren: Henry, Mary, Elizabeth and Hannah Lisle; John, Henry and William Knight; Francis, Ann Nathaniel and Elizabeth Griffitts. Exec: Mary Lisle, Elizabeth Griffits.
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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819 :
Name: Knight, Henry
Description: Brother
Date: 21 5 1751
Prove Date: 19 12 1753
BookPage: K:131
Remarks: Knight, William. City of Philadelphia. Carpenter. May 21, 1751. Dec. 19, 1753. Niece: Sarah, daughter of brother-in-law Joseph Stretch. Nephew: John son of brother Henry Knight. Exec: Joseph Stretch.
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Source <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2/charles_knight.htm> :
"The Knight family are of English descent, having probably come to this company with William Penn, and have long been prominently identified with the affairs of the Quaker city. The records of the family may be found on the books of Christ's (Episcopal) Church, on Second Street. Henry Knight, great-grandfather of Charles, was born on June 10,1726. He married Elizabeth Hardin, who was also of Philadelphia. And they raised a large family."

  Noted events in his life were:

• Religion: Philadelphia, PA. Quaker

Henry married Elizabeth HARDING [124] [MRIN: 48], daughter of Reuben HARDING [105] and Mary [993], on 25 Nov 1748 in Trinity Church, Oxford, Philadelphia, PA.^{1 2} (Elizabeth HARDING [124] was born on 06 May 1729 in Philadelphia, PA ^{1 2 3} and died on 25 Jul 1788 in Mount Holly, Burlington, NJ ^{1 2}.)

  Marriage Notes:

M. in Philadelphia, PA or in 1748