CHILDHOOD
James was the oldest surviving son of James Knight and Margaret Doe. (Their first child was buried two weeks after his birth.) He was christened at St Margaret's in Hucking on 19 Apr 1674. HIs first memories would have been there. Then, sometime between 1678 and 81, the family moved to Stockbury.
FIRST MARRIAGE
He married Elizabeth Duel in Stockbury on Aril 13, 1697. They had one child, William Knight (c 12 Dec 1697 Stockbury).
SECOND MARRIAGE
James married Elizabeth Eagles in Stockbury on 26 Sept 1701.
After his father died in 1709, James Knight inherited land in the Parish of Bicknor, items of clothing, a portion of wheat, and £4.
James Knight was buried in Stockbury on 13 Apr, 1720.
Children of his marriage to Elizabeth Eagles