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James Absalom Knotts 1746–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1746

Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1835

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

Father: Robert Knotts

Mother: Esther Dawley

Spouse(s): Sarah Blackshire, Nancy Myers

Children(s): Robert Knotts, Hursley Notts, Ursula Knotts, Ezekiel Knotts, Edward Knotts, Thomas Knotts, Sarah Thorn, Absalom Knotts, Jonathan Knotts, Hester KNOTTS

James Absalom Knotts was born in 1746 in Kent County, Delaware, USA, the child of Robert Robard Knotts And Esther Dawley. In 1800, James Absalom Knotts resided in Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware. James Absalom Knotts married Mary Emory, Nancy Ann Myers, Sarah Blackshire, and had children including Absalom Knotts, Edward Knotts, Ezekiel Knotts, Hester Knotts, Hursley Knotts Notts, Jonathan Knotts, Robert Knotts, Sarah Thorn, Thomas Knotts, Ursula Hulda Knotts. James Absalom Knotts passed away in 1835 in Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Absalom Knotts was born in 1746 in Kent County, Delaware, USA, the child of Robert Robard Knotts And Esther Dawley.
  • In 1800, James Absalom Knotts resided in Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware.
  • James Absalom Knotts married Mary Emory, Nancy Ann Myers, Sarah Blackshire, and had children including Absalom Knotts, Edward Knotts, Ezekiel Knotts, Hester Knotts, Hursley Knotts Notts, Jonathan Knotts, Robert Knotts, Sarah Thorn, Thomas Knotts, Ursula Hulda Knotts.
  • James Absalom Knotts passed away in 1835 in Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Knotts
1725–1773
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
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Esther Dawley
1730–1772
Birth Location: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Blackshire
1756–1790
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, United States of America
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Nancy Myers
1775–1835
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Knotts
1773–1858
Birth Location: , Kent, Delaware, USA
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Hursley Notts
1780–1790
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
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Ursula Knotts
1774–1856
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
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Ezekiel Knotts
1787–1789
Birth Location: Gates, North Carolina, USA
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Edward Knotts
1778–1864
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
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Thomas Knotts
1777–1862
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
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Sarah Thorn
1794–1865
Birth Location: Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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Absalom Knotts
1788–1874
Birth Location: Gates, North Carolina, United States
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Jonathan Knotts
1791–1884
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Hester KNOTTS
1767–1833
Birth Location: –
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James Knotts's Ancestors

Self
James Knotts
1746–1835
Birth Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
Parents
Robert Robard Knotts
1725–1773
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Esther Dawley
1730–1772
Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
James (Knotts) Sr
1695–1751
Kent MD
Anne (Scott) Thomas
1703–1750
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1673–1703
Rebecca Scott
1655–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knotts's Descendants

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James (Absalom) Knotts (8 Dec 1746–27 Apr 1835) m. Sarah Blackshire (1756–Jan 1790) m. Nancy (Ann) Myers (Abt. 1775–27 Apr 1835)
  1. 1. Robert Knotts 1773–1858 m. Barbara (Ellen) Six 1769–1853
    1. 1. Robert (Korkle) Knotts 1818–1901 m. Frances Harsh 1813–1887
      1. 1. William (Arnold) Knotts 1856–1933 m. Elizabeth (Anna) Canan 1873–1937 m. Clara (Byrd) Fansler 1866–1939
        1. 1. Delton (Carr) Knotts 1908–1983 m. Louise (Josephine) Shambaugh 1913–2002
        2. 2. Earl (Perry) Knotts 1900–1988
        3. 3. Bertha (M) Knotts 1891–1960
        4. 4. Claude (Ray) Knotts 1898–1986
        5. 5. Cora (Ethel) Knotts 1894–1988
        6. 6. Dewey (Martin) Knotts 1906–1958
        7. 7. Marvin (Grant) Knotts 1904–1984
        8. 8. Wilbert (R) Knotts 1896–1980
        9. 9. Arthur (A) Knotts 1902–1986
        10. 10. Albert (Wolford) Knotts 1882–1933
        11. 11. Homer (C) Knotts 1892–1893
        12. 12. Marie Knotts 1910–
        13. 13. Sylvia (C) Knotts 1911–1999
        14. 14. Rosa (E) Knotts 1913–1983
        15. 15. Mabel Knotts 1915–2011
        16. 16. Walter (G) Knotts 1917–
        17. 17. Alberta (B) Knotts 1919–
        18. 18. Alberta (Blanche) Knotts 1918–1952
      2. 2. Ellen Knotts 1839–1891
      3. 3. John (A) Knotts 1841–1910 m. Anzeletti ((Lettia) Perevina) Spessert 1845–1925
        1. 1. George (William) Knotts 1865–1936 m. Willmina (Cathryn) Miller 1868–1917
        2. 2. Sarah (L) Knotts 1867–1954
        3. 3. Dora (Ann) Knotts 1874–1956
        4. 4. Mary (Isabella) Knotts 1862–1939
        5. 5. Mary (Bell) Knotts 1863–1939
      4. 4. James Knotts 1844–1915
      5. 5. Martin (Luther) Knotts 1837–1914
      6. 6. Stephen Knotts 1850–1937
      7. 7. Spencer (Grant) Kalar 1869–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Knotts 1820–1885
    3. 3. Thomas Knotts 1805–1879
    4. 4. Absalom Knotts 1799–1874
    5. 5. Rebecca Knotts 1806–1888
    6. 6. William Knotts 1811–1905
    7. 7. Nathaniel Knotts 1825–
    8. 8. Mary (Polly) KNOTTS 1798–
    9. 9. Ursula Knotts 1808–1882
    10. 10. Lewis Knotts 1800–1901
    11. 11. Margaret Knotts 1807–1882
  2. 2. Hursley (Knotts) Notts 1780–1790
  3. 3. Ursula (Hulda) Knotts 1774–1856
  4. 4. Ezekiel Knotts 1787–1789
  5. 5. Edward Knotts 1778–1864
  6. 6. Thomas Knotts 1777–1862
  7. 7. Sarah Thorn 1794–1865
  8. 8. Absalom Knotts 1788–1874
  9. 9. Jonathan Knotts 1791–1884
  10. 10. Hester KNOTTS 1767–1833

James Knotts's Timeline

6 Records

1746
8 Dec 1746
Birth of James Absalom Knotts in Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent County, Delaware, USA
1775
1775
Age 29
James Absalom Knotts was married in Kent, Delaware, USA
Kent, Delaware, USA
1800
1800
Age 54
James Absalom Knotts resided here in Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware
Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 64
James Absalom Knotts resided here in Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
1830
1830
Age 84
James Absalom Knotts resided here in Eastern District, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
Eastern District, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
1835
27 Apr 1835
Age 89
Death of James 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 County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware; Series: M32; Roll: 4; Page: 101; Image: 58; Family History Library Film: 6413

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware; Roll: 4; Page: 25; Image: Dem252_4-0017; FHL Roll: 0224381

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Eastern District, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Eastern District, Monongalia, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 191; Page: 354; Family History Library Film: 0029670

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knottsville, Monongalia, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 133

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Knottsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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