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Captain John Knowles 1597–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1597

Birth Location: Herne, Kent, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1655

Death Location: Herne, Kent, England

Father: Robert Knowles

Mother: Mary PORDAGE

Spouse(s): Mary Broadnax, Sarah None

Children(s): Elizabeth Knowles, Isaac Knowles, John Knowles, Hannah Knowles, Elizabeth Knowler, Cicely Knowles, Mary Knowles

The story of Captain John Knowles began in 1597 in Herne, Kent, England. Captain John Knowles married Ann, Elizabeth Knolles, Ellen, Mary Bethenia Broadnax, Sarah, and had children including Cicely Knowles, Elizabeth Knowler, Elizabeth Knowles, Hannah Knowles, Isaac Knowles, John Knowles, Mary Knowles, William Knowles. Captain John Knowles passed away in 1655 in Herne, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Knowles began in 1597 in Herne, Kent, England.
  • Captain John Knowles married Ann, Elizabeth Knolles, Ellen, Mary Bethenia Broadnax, Sarah, and had children including Cicely Knowles, Elizabeth Knowler, Elizabeth Knowles, Hannah Knowles, Isaac Knowles, John Knowles, Mary Knowles, William Knowles.
  • Captain John Knowles passed away in 1655 in Herne, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Knowles
1585–1643
Birth Location: Strode in Harne, Kent, England
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Mary PORDAGE
1583–1609
Birth Location: Ospring, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Broadnax
1618–1685
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Sarah None
1619–
Birth Location: of St. Michael, Bassishaw, London, Eng.
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Knowles
1643–1657
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Isaac Knowles
1652–
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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John Knowles
1635–1676
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Knowles
1645–
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Knowler
1632–
Birth Location: <Herne, Kent, Eng>
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Cicely Knowles
1632–1704
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Mary Knowles
1641–1692
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Captain Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Captain Knowles
1597–1655
Birth Place: Herne, Kent, England
Parents
Robert William Knowles
1585–1643
Strode in Harne, Kent, England
Mary (Susannah) PORDAGE
1583–1609
Ospring, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
1563–1602
Kent, England
Juliana Brockman
1570–1592
Hythe, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Brockman
1533–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Brockman
1510–

Captain Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Captain (John) Knowles (Aug 1597–21 Aug 1655) m. Mary (Bethenia) Broadnax (09 Apr 1618–Apr 1685) m. Sarah (Abt. 1619–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Knowles 1643–1657
  2. 2. Isaac Knowles 1652–
  3. 3. John Knowles 1635–1676
  4. 4. Hannah Knowles 1645– m. Benjamin Eyres 1642–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Knowler 1632– m. Thomas Napleton 1628–
  6. 6. Cicely Knowles 1632–1704 m. William (Henry) Sherman 1630–1695 m. Isaac Hutchins 1615–1656
  7. 7. Mary Knowles 1641–1692 m. Richard (Pace) II 1636–1678
    1. 1. Ann Pace 1674–1739 m. Levi Seward 1704–1729 m. John Green 1690–1749
    2. 2. Anne Pace 1685–1755 m. Charles Stewart 1682–1753
    3. 3. Elizabeth Pace 1673–1720 m. Thomas (Ravencroft) Sr 1660–1731 m. Captain (John) Hamlin –1720
    4. 4. Sarah Pace 1677– m. John Hamlin 1650–1717
    5. 5. George Pace 1663–1720 m. Sarah Woodlief 1694–1759
    6. 6. John Pace 1668–1727 m. Elizabeth Lowe 1670–1727
    7. 7. Thomas Pace 1669– m. Alecia Fleming 1663–1689
    8. 8. James Pace 1666–1727 m. Elizabeth Lowe 1673–1717 m. Sarah Eppes 1673–1718
    9. 9. John Pace 1665–1720 m. Elizabeth Newsome 1675–1716
    10. 10. Richard Pace 1672– m. Mary Murray 1674–1763 m. Elizabeth Newsome 1675–1716
    11. 11. Richard (Pace) III 1664–1738 m. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Poythress 1672–1736
      1. 1. Elizabeth Pace 1690–
      2. 2. George Pace 1711–1769
      3. 3. Sarah Pace 1718– m. George House 1713–1734
      4. 4. Rebecca (Poythress) Pace 1704–1794 m. William (Thomas Aycock) II 1705–1765 m. John Bradford 1662–1735
      5. 5. Ann Pace 1708–1738
      6. 6. William Pace 1702–1775 m. Celia Boykin 1705–1790
      7. 7. Richard (Pace) IV 1699–1775 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Cain 1704–1774
      8. 8. Thomas (Nathaniel Pace) Sr 1704–1764 m. Amelia (Mildred) Boykin 1708–1765
      9. 9. Tabitha Pace 1714–1753 m. John (Moore) I 1712–1753 m. John Moore 1694–1753
        1. 1. John (Moore) II 1743–1777 m. Morning –1777
        2. 2. Nathaniel Moore 1730–1798 m. Susanna Jennings 1755–1798
      10. 10. Margaret (Mary) Pace 1708–

Captain Knowles's Timeline

4 Records

1597
Aug 1597
Birth of Captain John Knowles in Herne, Kent, England
Herne, Kent, England
1597
21 Aug 1597
Captain John Knowles was christened in Herne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Herne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1655
18 Aug 1655
Age 58
Death of Captain John Knowles in Herne, Kent, England
Herne, Kent, England
1655
21 Aug 1655
Age 58
Burial of Captain John Knowles in Herne, Kent, England
Herne, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1597
    Event Place: Herne, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1597
    Event Place: Herne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1655
    Event Place: Herne, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1655
    Event Place: Herne, Kent, England
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