Samuel Knight (1743 - 1792)

Born 3 Feb 1743 in Lisbon, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Elderkin) Knight — married 10 Mar 1768 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1792 at age 49 in Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1743. He passed away in 1792^[1]

Samuel was a Deacon of the church

Sergeant Samuel Knight served with Hampshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Knight is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066647.

Samuel was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War.

He enlisted in 1775, with Connecticut marching 33 days with the Regiment on Foot.

In 1777 with Massachusetts he was called to march on alarm, he assisted in the Battle of Bennington on 16 Aug 1777 for 8 days under Capt. John Kirkland and Col. John Dickinson. He mustered out on 20 Aug 1777.

Sept. 1777 at request of Gen. H Gates, under Lieut. David Scott's detachment from Capt. John Kirtland's Co. he marched to Stillwater for 17 days during the Battle of Saratoga.

Military

Revolutionary war^[2]

Enlisted 1775

Name Samuel Knight

Gender Male

Military Date 1775

Military Place Connecticut, USA

State or Army Served Connecticut

Regiment 33d Regiment of Foot

Battle of Bennington

16 Aug 1777^[3]

Sergeant,

Under CAPT JOHN KIRKLAND and COL JOHN DICKINSON

Regiment marched Aug. 16, 1777

Service, 8 days, including travel (60 miles) home;

Company marched to Bennington on an alarm

20 Aug 1777 Discharged

Stillwater

Service

Sep 1777

Lieut. David Scott's detachment from Capt. John Kirtland's Co.

Service, 17 days, including travel (110 miles) home; detachment marched to :Stillwater in Sept., 1777, at request of Gen. Gates.

DAR

KNIGHT, SAMUEL ^[4]

Ancestor #: A066647

Service: MASSACHUSETTS

Rank: SERGEANT

Birth: 2-3-1743 NORWICH NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT

Death: 8-22-1792 NORWICH HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS

Service Source: MA SOL & SAIL, VOL.9,P.354

Service Description: 1) CAPT JOHN KIRKLAND, COL JOHN DICKINSON

SAR

Name Samuel Knight

SAR Membership 10723

Role Ancestor

Application Date 26 Oct 1897

Spouse Betty Elderkin

Children Artemus W Knight

Elderkin Family

in North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 ^[5] and ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial
2. ↑ Rev. War 1775
3. ↑ Battle of Bennington and Stillwater for Saratoga
4. ↑ DAR
5. ↑ Waterman-Elderkin Family 1
6. ↑ lWaterman-Elderkin Family 2

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2020), memorial page for Deacon Samuel Knight (3 Feb 1743–21 Aug 1792), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55534005, citing Norwich Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101) .(viewable)

• Title: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations : Volume 1, Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. filmstrip ppg 239-240/1205 wife Elderkin Family (viewable)

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. filmstrip ppg 294/475 (paid site)

• Regiment: 20th Regiment of Militia, 1779-1781 (Folder 184) - Johnson´s Regiment of Militia, 1778 (Folder 216), Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.(viewable)

• Genealogical Research System, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor #: A066647

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9WP-1?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9K%3A1597372303 : 29 August 2019), Massachusetts, Soldiers and Sailors, Kable, Jacob-Lsubon, Pierre > image 356 of 1048; citing various published state rosters, United States.