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John William Knowles 1596 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1596

Birth Location: Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1681

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Knowles

Mother: Grace Clavell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Willis

Children(s): Richard Knowles, Hannah Knowles

John William Knowles was born in 1596 in Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England, the child of William Brydges Knowles and Grace Clavell. John William Knowles married Elizabeth Willis, and had children including Richard Knowles, Hannah Knowles. John William Knowles passed away in 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John William Knowles was born in 1596 in Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England, the child of William Brydges Knowles and Grace Clavell.
  • John William Knowles married Elizabeth Willis, and had children including Richard Knowles, Hannah Knowles.
  • John William Knowles passed away in 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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John Knowles's Ancestors

Self
John Knowles
1596 – 1681
Birth Place: Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England
Parents
William Brydges Knowles
1566 – 1598
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grace Clavell
1570 – 1598
Barston, Dorset, England
Grandparents
William Knollys
1547 – 1632
Rotherfield Gray, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Howard
1586 – 1658
Saffron Welden, Essesx, England
Sir (John Clavell) III
1533 – 1609
Barnston, Church Knowle, Dorset, England
Millicent Gifford
1545 – 1571
Itchell, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Knollys
1514 – 1596
Catherine Carey
1524 – 1569
William Clavell
1516 – 1604
Thomasin Hemerford
1513 – 1568
Lord Itchell
1523 – 1563
Lady Throckmorton
1523 – 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Tudor
Mary Boleyn
John Gifford
1502 – 1538
Lady Brugge
1503 – 1559

John Knowles's Descendants

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John (William) Knowles (1 Nov 1596 – 1 Feb 1681) m. Elizabeth Willis (1590 – 1684)
  1. 1. Richard Knowles (17 September 1614 – 3 June 1675) m. Ruth Bower (1616 – 1687)
    1. 1. Samuel Knowles (17 Sep 1651 – 19 Jun 1737) m. Mercy Freeman (Jul 1659 – Bef. 17 Apr 1745)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Knowles (15 May 1686 – 1732) m. Elizabeth Bacon (26 January 1677 – 6 April 1678)
        1. 1. MERCY Knowles (1722 – 20 Aug 1816) m. Archibald Douglas (1718 – 17 Feb 1764)
    2. 2. Mehitable Knowles (20 May 1653 – 23 Feb 1721) m. George Brown (16 Jan 1651 – 3 Aug 1721)
      1. 1. George Brown (1680 – 1735) m. Elizabeth Mulford (Abt. 1681 – Dec 1744)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Brown (1703 – 25 Sep 1762) m. John Smith (7 Apr 1703 – 2 Apr 1767)
  2. 2. Hannah Knowles (18 April 1678 – 12 September 1769) m. William Locke (17 April 1677 – 22 January 1768)
    1. 1. Abigail Locke (24 April 1706 – 12 May 1783) m. Joses ((Moses)) Philbrick (5 Nov 1703 – 24 Mar 1757)
      1. 1. Abigail Philbrick (11 Nov 1730 – ) m. Mark Randall (1726 – )
        1. 1. Abigal Randall (1749 Dec 05 – 1849) m. Gideon Marshall (9 October 1751 – 1807)

John Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1 Nov 1596
Birth of John William Knowles in Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England
Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England
1681
1 Feb 1681
Age 85
Death of John William Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Waltham, Lincolnshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1681
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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