David Knight was born ca. 1656 in Rhode Island to Richard Knight and Sarah Rogers. In 1691/1692 he married Sarah Backus (b. 1668), the daughter of Stephen Backus and Sarah Spencer. They had 9 children. David died in 1744 while his wife died ca. 1744, both in Connecticut. Descendants lived in Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Ohio, British Columbia, and elsewhere.

Chiefly a record of the ancestry of Edward Mason Knight. Edward was born 19 Mar 1818 in Norwich, Massachusetts, to Atremas Knight and Mary Whitney Kingsley. He married Julia Hutchinson 10 Jan 1847 in Lebanon, Connecticut. She was born 4 Nov 1824 in Lebanon, Connecticut. She died 11 Dec 1898 in Mr. Vernon, New York. He died 13 Jul 1857 in West Hartford, Connecticut.

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