John Nott

  Noted events in his life were:

• Surname: Nott, Knot, Not. Birth records for his children give his name as Knot or Not. Court records give his name as Nott.

• Court: From the Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Vol 8, 13 May 1736, Hartford, Connecticut. Page 44

At a General Assembly holden at Hartford in His Majesties English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America on Thursday the 13th Day of May ... 1736.

The petition of Jacob Gray, Isaac Gray, William Gray, Samuel Gray, Thomas Disbrough and Abigail his wife, John Nott and Martha his wife, Sarah Jackson, all of Fairfield, and Christopher Sturgis and Mary his wife, of Stamford vs. Andrew Burr and the rest of the proprietors of the common and undivided land in Fairfield, being read and the parties heard upon the same: The question was put, whether anything should be granted thereon, and resolved by this Assembly in the negative. Cost allowed the respondents is: £4 15s. 10d. Ex. granted May 29th 1736.

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut. Capt John Knott
Birth: unknown
Death: unknown
Burial: Colonial Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: 316
Memorial #: 35355348
Inscription: 74y
Gravesite Details almost illegible, may read date of death 7/11/1756?
Created by: DParrish (47038633)
Added: 30 Mar 2009
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35355348/john-knott
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2020), memorial page for Capt John Knott (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35355348, citing Colonial Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by DParrish (contributor 47038633) .

John married Martha Gray, daughter of Henry Gray Jr and Margaret, in 1731 in Connecticut. (Martha Gray was born about 1714 and was christened on 6 Mar 1715 in Fairfield, Connecticut.)