The Knights fit into our family through the LeBlond line when Elizabeth Jane Knight (1843-1932) married Robert Emmet LeBlond in 1863.
Alfred Knight
The earliest Knight found is Alfred Knight and wife Mary. Their son Richard Knight was born in 1813 and was baptized on August 23 on Carey Street, New Court Ind-Nc in London.
Richard Knight
He came to the U.S. with his wife and child in 1852. In his later years he left his family and lived with another woman. He died in Marietta, Ohio. He married Eliza Carter in 1840. Their children were Elizabeth Jane Knight, and Carrie, Mary, Ellen, William, John, and Richard.
Elizabeth Jane Knight
Elizabeth Jane Knight was born in London on May 16, 1843. She came to the U.S. with her parents in 1852.
Elizabeth Jane Knight leBlond
She married Robert Emmett LeBlond. Her children were Richard Knight LeBlond, Robert Arthur LeBlond, Frederick LeBlond, John Abram LeBlond, and William R. LeBlond. She died on October 10, 1932.
Hello Karen
I came upon this site while trying to find more about Thomas Brooker. Thank you for adding to my understanding of Thomas Brooker. I hope this message adds to yours, and possibly to your Knight connection.
I know Thomas Brooker was a cousin to the family of Thomas Knight and Charlotte Brooker, married 18 November, 1805 at St Mary, Newington, Southwark, Surrey.
I also know the said Thomas Knight was witness at the marriage of Thomas Brooker’s parents, William Brooker and Sarah Faulkner, on 11 April 1806, also at St Mary, Newington, Southwark.
Thomas Brooker was influential in my Great Grandfather, William Knight, attaining an apprenticeship with writing engraver, William Bartlett of Castle Street., Leicester Sq., London, on 24th March 1843.
William Knight departed Southampton on 16 October, 1852, heading for Melbourne, Australia. He eventually became Chief engraver in Brisbane, Queensland, from 1870 to his retirement in 1898.
I’m not sure if these Knights are connected to the Knights you mentioned. William’s older brother, Robert, had a picture framing business in New York and died in 1901.
All the best, Jan Johnson