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Absalom Knotts 1746–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1746

Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 27 Apr 1835

Death Location: Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Knotts

Mother: Ester Dawley

Spouse(s): Nancy Myers

Children(s): Sarah Knotts

Absalom Knotts was born in 1746 in Kent, Delaware, United States, the child of Robert Knotts And Ester Dawley. Absalom Knotts married Nancy Ann Myers, and had children including Sarah Knotts. Absalom Knotts passed away in 1835 in Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Absalom Knotts was born in 1746 in Kent, Delaware, United States, the child of Robert Knotts And Ester Dawley.
  • Absalom Knotts married Nancy Ann Myers, and had children including Sarah Knotts.
  • Absalom Knotts passed away in 1835 in Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Knotts
1725–1770
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Ester Dawley
1730–1772
Birth Location: Queen Anne, Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Myers
1775–1834
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Knotts
1795–1865
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Absalom Knotts's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Knotts
1746–1835
Birth Place: Kent, Delaware, United States
Parents
Robert Knotts
1725–1770
Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Ester Dawley
1730–1772
Queen Anne, Talbot, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absalom Knotts's Descendants

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Absalom Knotts (8 Dec 1746–27 Apr 1835) m. Nancy (Ann) Myers (1775–1834)
  1. 1. Sarah Knotts 1795–1865 m. Michael Thorne 1790–1882
    1. 1. Hester (A) Thorn 1827–1904 m. George (Dunlavy) Buell 1827–1902
      1. 1. John (Anderson) Buell 1856–1938 m. Jerucia Adams 1859–1945
        1. 1. Alice (Isabell) Buell 1876–1970 m. William (Franklin) Orrell 1867–1963
      2. 2. Don (Carlos) Buell 1863–1938

Absalom Knotts's Timeline

2 Records

1746
8 Dec 1746
Birth of Absalom Knotts in Kent, Delaware, United States
Kent, Delaware, United States
1835
27 Apr 1835
Age 89
Death of Absalom Knotts in Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1746
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
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