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* William Knowlton 1615–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 17 Jul 1655

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): * Welch, Elizabeth Balch

Children(s): Joseph Knowlton, John Knowlton, William Knowlton, Mary Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton, Benjamin Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, Thomas Sr., William III, John Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, Nathaniel Knowlton, John Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Mary Knowlton, Margery Knowlton, Nathaniel Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, Benjamin Knowlton

In 1615, * William Knowlton entered the world in Canterbury, Kent, England, born to William Capt Knowlton Sr And Ann Elizabeth Smith. * William Knowlton married Elizabeth Balch, Elizabeth Welch, and had children including Benjamin Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, John Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Margery Knowlton, Mary Knowlton, Mary Nolton, Nathaniel Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton Sr, William Knowlton, William Knowlton Iii. * William Knowlton passed away in 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1615, * William Knowlton entered the world in Canterbury, Kent, England, born to William Capt Knowlton Sr And Ann Elizabeth Smith.
  • * William Knowlton married Elizabeth Balch, Elizabeth Welch, and had children including Benjamin Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, John Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Margery Knowlton, Mary Knowlton, Mary Nolton, Nathaniel Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton Sr, William Knowlton, William Knowlton Iii.
  • * William Knowlton passed away in 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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* Knowlton's Ancestors

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* Knowlton
1615–1655
Birth Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
William "Capt" Knowlton Sr.
1584–1639
Chiswick, London, England
Ann (Elizabeth) Smith
1586–1675
Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Knowlton
1552–1632
Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Elizabeth Cantize
1556–1632
Birchington, Kent, England
Count (Richard\Rycherd Knowlton, Earl of) Kent
1553–1632
Knowlton Manor, Kent, England
Elizabeth CANTIZE
1550–1632
Birchington, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knowlton
1527–1553
Elizabeth Peyton
1520–1580
Captain (Smythe)
1527–1607
Lady Griffith\Griffin-Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith
1520–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowlton
1485–1535
Dorothy Lyndal
1485–1558
Sir Seymour
1490–1538
Lady Blackwelld
1496–1579

* Knowlton's Descendants

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* (William) Knowlton (1615–17 Jul 1655) m. * (Elizabeth) Welch (1619–22 Sep 1688) m. Elizabeth Balch (–1655)
  1. 1. Joseph Knowlton 1651–1728 m. Mary Wilson 1657–1730
    1. 1. Elisha Knowlton* 1678–1757 m. Lydia Hawkins* 1682–1739
      1. 1. Thomas Knowlton 1723–1770
      2. 2. Mary Knowlton 1714–1755 m. Andrew (W.) Brown 1706–1783
        1. 1. Elisha Brown 1744–1823
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Keziah) Brown 1745–1846 m. Benjamin Marshall 1745–1819
      3. 3. Keziah Knowlton 1716–
      4. 4. Lydia Knowlton 1718–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Knowlton 1721–
      6. 6. Jonathan Knowlton 1727–
      7. 7. Sarah Knowlton 1729–
      8. 8. Bethiah Knowlton 1731–1755
      9. 9. Edward Knowlton 1733–
      10. 10. Rhoda Knowlton 1735–
      11. 11. Anna Knowlton 1737–
      12. 12. Abigail Knowlton* 1718–1797 m. John Jenks* 1716–1797
        1. 1. Thomas Jencks 1744–1784
        2. 2. James Jencks 1749–1812
        3. 3. Abigail Jenks* 1742–1813 m. James Edmunds* 1731–1799
    2. 2. Abaham Knowlton 1678–1751
    3. 3. Joseph Knowlton 1680–1738
    4. 4. Elisha Knowlton 1682–1750
    5. 5. Adam Knowlton 1686–1693
    6. 6. Lydia Knowlton 1686–1741
    7. 7. Daniel Knowlton 1693–1693
    8. 8. Anna Knowlton 1698–1778
    9. 9. Joseph Knowlton 1680–1702
    10. 10. Lydia Knowlton 1686–1707
  2. 2. John Knowlton 1641–1654
  3. 3. William Knowlton 1642–1718
  4. 4. Mary Knowlton 1646–1699
  5. 5. Samuel Knowlton 1647–1696
  6. 6. Benjamin Knowlton 1649–1690
  7. 7. Thomas Knowlton 1662–1717
  8. 8. Thomas (Knowlton) Sr. 1641–1717
  9. 9. William (Knowlton) III 1615–1655
  10. 10. John Knowlton 1632–1684
  11. 11. Elizabeth Knowlton 1620–
  12. 12. Nathaniel Knowlton 1641–1662
  13. 13. John Knowlton 1651–1719
  14. 14. Thomas Knowlton 1662–1711
  15. 15. Samuel Knowlton 1675–
  16. 16. Elizabeth Knowlton 1681–1775
  17. 17. Joseph Knowlton 1651–1652
  18. 18. Mary Knowlton 1653–1701
  19. 19. Margery Knowlton 1645–
  20. 20. Nathaniel Knowlton 1641–1662
  21. 21. Joseph Knowlton 1651–1719
  22. 22. Elizabeth Knowlton 1640–
  23. 23. Benjamin Knowlton 1646–1733

* Knowlton's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of * William Knowlton in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1655
17 Jul 1655
Age 40
Death of * William Knowlton in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The history and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America : volume 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1655
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The history and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America : volume 1

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