Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: John Knight akaberekerwa muDundee muna February 1747, mwanakomana waRear-Admiral Joseph Knight nomudzimai wake, Jean Hay. Muna 1758, ava nemakore 11, akatevera baba vake kupinda mubasa neRoyal Navy vari mungarava HMS "Tartar", vachipinda mu
Kurwisa Cherbourg gore iroro mukati meHondo Yamakore Manomwe. Knight akagara nababa vake kwemakore mashanu, kusvikira achienda pakupera kwehondo muna 1763 kuHMS "Romney" pachiteshi cheNorth America. Kunze kweNorth America, Knight akabatanidzwa mumabasa ekuongorora uye kunyange zvazvo akadzokera kuEurope makore mashomanana gare gare, akadzokera kuNorth America muna 1775 pakutanga kweAmerican Revolutionary War.