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John Knowlton 1610–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1653

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Knowlton

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): Margery Wilson

Children(s): John Knowlton, Sarah Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, Abraham Knowlton

John Knowlton was born in 1610 in Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of William Knowlton And Ann Elizabeth Smith. John Knowlton married Margery Wilson, and had children including Abraham Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, John Charles Knowlton, Sarah Knowlton. John Knowlton passed away in 1653 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Knowlton was born in 1610 in Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of William Knowlton And Ann Elizabeth Smith.
  • John Knowlton married Margery Wilson, and had children including Abraham Knowlton, Elizabeth Knowlton, John Charles Knowlton, Sarah Knowlton.
  • John Knowlton passed away in 1653 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Knowlton's Ancestors

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John Knowlton
1610–1653
Birth Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
William Knowlton
1584–1632
London, Middlesex, , England
Ann (Elizabeth) Smith
1586–1675
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard (Knowlton Earl of) Kent
1553–1632
Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England
Elizabeth Cantize
1550–1632
Birchington, Kent, England
Richard Smith
1553–1593
Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Canty
1550–1632
Birchington, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knowlton
1527–1553
Elizabeth Peyton
1520–1580
Valentini Cantize
1515–1560
Johanna Holden
1520–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowlton
1485–1550
Dorothy Lyndal
1485–1558
John Knowlton
1492–1560
Dorothy Tyndall
1498–1575
Charles Chauncey
1500–1515
Catherine Eyre
1494–1567
Thomas Holden
1500–1578
Elizabeth Ashton
1500–1566

John Knowlton's Descendants

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John Knowlton (1610–29 Nov 1653) m. Margery Wilson (1614–1645)
  1. 1. John (Charles) Knowlton 1633–1684 m. Deborah Grant 1637–1666
    1. 1. Robert Knowlton 1666–1690 m. Hannah Robinson 1675–1736
      1. 1. Sarah Knowlton 1712–1752 m. Barzillai Lamb 1712–1752
        1. 1. Joseph Lamb 1747–1823 m. Relief (Wilder) Cobleigh 1760–1817
        2. 2. John Lamb 1734–1787
        3. 3. Israel Lamb 1737–1826
        4. 4. Samuel Lamb 1741–1810
        5. 5. Joshua Lamb 1743–1823
        6. 6. Isaac Lamb 1749–1829
        7. 7. Barzillai (Lamb) Jr. 1752–1832
      2. 2. Mary Knowlton –1786
    2. 2. Nathaniel Knowlton 1658–1726
    3. 3. Elizabeth Knowlton 1660–1738
    4. 4. Thomas Knowlton 1662–1750
    5. 5. John Knowlton 1656–1720
    6. 6. Abraham Knowlton 1664–
  2. 2. Sarah Knowlton 1641–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Knowlton 1639–1688
  4. 4. Abraham Knowlton 1635–1688

John Knowlton's Timeline

2 Records

1610
1610
Birth of John Knowlton in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1653
29 Nov 1653
Age 43
Death of John Knowlton in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The history and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America : volume 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1653
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The history and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America : volume 1

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