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Abigail Knowles 1750–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Jasper, Georgia, United States

Father: Richard Knowles

Mother: Patience Knowles

Spouse(s): Joshua Ellis

Children(s): James Ellis

Abigail Knowles was born in 1750 in Sussex, Delaware, United States, the child of Richard Knowles And Patience Prettyman Knowles. Abigail Knowles married Joshua Ellis, and had children including James Ellis. Abigail Knowles passed away in 1804 in Jasper, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Abigail Knowles was born in 1750 in Sussex, Delaware, United States, the child of Richard Knowles And Patience Prettyman Knowles.
  • Abigail Knowles married Joshua Ellis, and had children including James Ellis.
  • Abigail Knowles passed away in 1804 in Jasper, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knowles
1718–1791
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Patience Knowles
1725–1771
Birth Location: Finland
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Spouses(s)

Joshua Ellis
1745–1804
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

James Ellis
1772–1853
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
JE

Abigail Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Knowles
1750–1804
Birth Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States
Parents
Richard Knowles
1718–1791
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Patience (Prettyman) Knowles
1725–1771
Finland
Grandparents
Edmund Knowles
1685–1762
Quornton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Mercer
1692–1762
Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
1643–1684
Agnes Hoarth
1661–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knowles
1616–1677
Elizabeth Isherwood
1616–

Abigail Knowles's Descendants

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Abigail Knowles (1750–1804) m. Joshua Ellis (1745–20 Jun 1804)
  1. 1. James Ellis 1772–1853 m. Sarah (Sally) Lloyd 1775–1856
    1. 1. Joshua Ellis 1820–1880 m. Mary (Wright) Wiseman 1825–1891
      1. 1. Mary (A Mollie) Ellis 1846–1883 m. William (Aven) Massey 1835–1912
        1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Massey 1867–1943 m. Althea (Lena) Massey 1873–1961
        2. 2. Preston (Aaron) Massey 1869–1947
        3. 3. George (Joshua) Massey 1872–1964
        4. 4. Ida Massey 1874–
        5. 5. William Massey 1878–

Abigail Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Abigail Knowles in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Sussex, Delaware, United States
1804
1804
Age 54
Death of Abigail Knowles in Jasper, Georgia, United States
Jasper, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Jasper, Georgia, United States
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