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James Absalom Knotts 1746–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1746

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1835

Death Location: Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Knotts

Mother: Esther Dawley

Spouse(s): Sarah Knotts, Nancy Knotts

Children(s): Ursula Arnold, Edward Knotts, James Knotts, Ezekiel Knotts, Absalom Knotts, Sarah Knotts, Hester KNOTTS, Jonathan Knotts, Thomas Knotts, Absalom Jr, Robert Knotts, Hursley Notts, Ezekiel Knotts, Robert Knotts, Jonathan Knotts, Elizabeth Knotts, Nancy Knotts, Joseph KNOTTS

James Absalom Knotts was born in 1746 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of Robert Knotts And Esther Dawley. James Absalom Knotts married Nancy Ann Honey Myers Knotts, Sarah Knotts, and had children including Absalom Knotts, Absalom Knotts Jr, Edward Knotts, Elizabeth Knotts, Ezekiel Knotts, Hester Knotts, Hursley Knotts, Hursley Knotts Notts, James Absalom Knotts, Jonathan Knotts, Joseph Knotts, Nancy Knotts, Robert Knotts, Robert Korkle Knotts, Sarah Knotts, Thomas Knotts, Ursula Hulda Arnold. James Absalom Knotts passed away in 1835 in Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Absalom Knotts was born in 1746 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of Robert Knotts And Esther Dawley.
  • James Absalom Knotts married Nancy Ann Honey Myers Knotts, Sarah Knotts, and had children including Absalom Knotts, Absalom Knotts Jr, Edward Knotts, Elizabeth Knotts, Ezekiel Knotts, Hester Knotts, Hursley Knotts, Hursley Knotts Notts, James Absalom Knotts, Jonathan Knotts, Joseph Knotts, Nancy Knotts, Robert Knotts, Robert Korkle Knotts, Sarah Knotts, Thomas Knotts, Ursula Hulda Arnold.
  • James Absalom Knotts passed away in 1835 in Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Knotts's Ancestors

Self
James Knotts
1746–1835
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Parents
Robert Knotts
1725–1770
Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Esther Dawley
1730–1772
Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
James (Knotts) Sr
1695–1751
Kent, Maryland, United States
Anne (Ukm) Knotts
1701–1750
Kent, Maryland, USA
John (Jonathan DAWLEY) DALEY
1700–1734
Maryland, United States
Margaret Barry
1695–
England
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1673–1703
Rebecca Scott
1655–1700
Tristram Jr
1666–1746
Judith Clayland
1674–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Knotts
1632–1700
Elinor Richardson
1625–1673
Nathaniel Scott
1625–
Eleanor Richardson
1630–
Tristram** Sr
1629–1686
Elizabeth Thomas
1633–1686
James Eng-Maryland
1648–1699
Elizabeth Eng-Maryland
1655–1677

James Knotts's Descendants

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James (Absalom) Knotts (8 November 1746–27 April 1835) m. Sarah Knotts (1756–January 1790) m. Nancy (Ann (Honey) Myers) Knotts (1770–27 Apr 1835)
  1. 1. Ursula (Hulda) Arnold 1774–1856 m. William Arnold 1773–1856
    1. 1. Joseph ((Abraham)) Arnold 1815–1887 m. Lucretia ((Samuel)) Manning 1820–1877
      1. 1. Hulda Arnold 1850–1920 m. Joseph (E.) Hershey 1851–1898
        1. 1. Nora Hershey 1877–1951 m. George McQuality 1872–1942
        2. 2. Blanche Hershey 1888–1963
        3. 3. Cora (Ettie) Hershey 1881–1954
        4. 4. Ruth ((Joseph)) Hershey 1885–1951
        5. 5. Arthur ((Joseph)) Hershey 1883–1951
      2. 2. Fatima ("Sis") Arnold 1848–1928
        1. 1. Mabel (Susan) Overmier 1889–1983
      3. 3. Isola (W) Arnold 1853–1889
        1. 1. Joseph (Chester) Sargeant 1884–1949
      4. 4. Lemuel (D) Arnold 1846–1930
        1. 1. Adah (Agness) Cole 1874–1935
        2. 2. Lemuel (Arthur) Arnold 1890–1959
      5. 5. Vigzungie (Walz (Joseph)) Arnold 1841–1842
      6. 6. Roxana ((Joseph) Arnold) EOL 1855–1863
      7. 7. Samuel (Benton (Joseph)) Arnold 1862–1862
      8. 8. John (Franklin (Joseph) Arnold) EOL 1862–1862
      9. 9. James (Hastings (Joseph)) Arnold 1845–1861
      10. 10. David (D. (Joseph)) Arnold 1848–1925
      11. 11. Betty (Jane (Joseph)) Arnold 1855–1863
      12. 12. Hiram ((Joseph)) Arnold 1840–1903
      13. 13. Teresa ((Joseph)) Arnold 1843–1843
      14. 14. Mary ((Joseph) Arnold) EOL 1858–1863
      15. 15. Bell (Jane) Arnold 1860–1864
    2. 2. Jonathan Arnold 1802–1883
    3. 3. William Arnold 1808–1874
    4. 4. Rachel Arnold 1810–
    5. 5. Sarah Arnold 1796–
    6. 6. Charles (Pinkney) Arnold 1812–1863
    7. 7. Caroline Arnold 1818–1865
  2. 2. Edward Knotts 1784–1864
  3. 3. James (Absalom) Knotts 1786–1788
  4. 4. Ezekiel Knotts 1787–1789
  5. 5. Absalom Knotts 1788–1874
  6. 6. Sarah Knotts 1794–1860
  7. 7. Hester KNOTTS 1767–1833
  8. 8. Jonathan Knotts 1791–1884
  9. 9. Thomas Knotts 1777–1862
  10. 10. Absalom (Knotts) Jr 1811–1885
  11. 11. Robert (Korkle) Knotts 1777–1858
  12. 12. Hursley (Knotts) Notts 1780–1790
  13. 13. Ezekiel Knotts 1776–1790
  14. 14. Robert Knotts 1773–1858
  15. 15. Jonathan Knotts 1804–1887
  16. 16. Elizabeth Knotts 1798–1806
  17. 17. Nancy Knotts 1799–1826
  18. 18. Joseph KNOTTS 1806–1855

James Knotts's Timeline

4 Records

1746
8 November 1746
Birth of James Absalom Knotts in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
1775
1775
Age 29
James Absalom Knotts was married in Kent, Delaware, USA
Kent, Delaware, USA
1792
1792
Age 46
James Absalom Knotts was married in Green, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
Green, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
27 April 1835
Age 89
Death of James Absalom Knotts in Monongalia, Virginia, USA
Monongalia, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1746
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Green, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1835
    Event Place: Monongalia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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