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John Knell Niles 1603–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1603

Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 February 1694

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Nyle

Mother: Johane -Niles

Spouse(s): Jane Reed, Hannah Alden

Children(s): Nathaniel Niles, Increase Niles, Hannah Niles, John Niles, Joseph Niles, Nathaniel Niles, Samuel Niles, Benjamin Niles

John Knell Niles was born in 1603 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of John Nyle And Johane Paviot Niles. John Knell Niles married Hannah Anne Alden, Jane Reed, Sarah Niles, and had children including Benjamin Niles, Hannah Niles, Increase Niles, John Niles, Joseph Niles, Nathaniel Niles, Samuel Niles. John Knell Niles passed away in 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Knell Niles was born in 1603 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of John Nyle And Johane Paviot Niles.
  • John Knell Niles married Hannah Anne Alden, Jane Reed, Sarah Niles, and had children including Benjamin Niles, Hannah Niles, Increase Niles, John Niles, Joseph Niles, Nathaniel Niles, Samuel Niles.
  • John Knell Niles passed away in 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Niles's Ancestors

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John Niles
1603–1694
Birth Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
John Nyle
1580–1615
Beaminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Johane (Paviot) -Niles
1580–1614
Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Nayle) Nyle
1552–1581
Beaminster, Dorset, England
Elizabeth (Amye) Payne
1563–1636
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Niles's Descendants

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John (Knell) Niles (March 1603–8 February 1694) m. Jane Reed (1611–15 May 1654) m. Hannah ((Anne)) Alden (1618–31 January 1702)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Niles 1642–1727 m. Sarah Sands 1645–1726
    1. 1. Ebenezer Niles 1682–1753 m. Abigail Hazard 1689–1724 m. Elizabeth Tucker 1705–1769
      1. 1. Ebenezer Niles 1709–1745 m. Sarah Kenyon 1715–1803
        1. 1. Caleb Niles 1732–1819 m. Abigail Curtis 1732–1790
        2. 2. George Niles 1745–
        3. 3. Robert Niles 1741–1781
        4. 4. Sarah Niles 1743–
      2. 2. Sarah Niles 1714–
      3. 3. Sands Niles 1727–1799 m. Elizabeth Cottrell 1719–1767
        1. 1. Tabitha (Dorcas) Niles 1758–1842
        2. 2. Jonathan Niles 1746–1831
        3. 3. Sands Niles 1748–1785
        4. 4. Abigail Niles 1750–1806
        5. 5. Betsey Niles 1786–1865
        6. 6. Elizabeth Niles 1750–
      4. 4. Stephen ([Capt.]) Niles 1730–1810
      5. 5. Phebe Niles 1736–1766
      6. 6. Mary Niles 1728–1802
      7. 7. Sarah Niles 1728–1757
      8. 8. Nathaniel Niles 1735–1825
      9. 9. Tabitha Niles 1735–
    2. 2. Rev (Samuel) Niles 1674–1762
    3. 3. Katherine Niles 1680–
    4. 4. Nathaniel Niles 1676–1727
    5. 5. Tabitha Niles 1685–1717
  2. 2. Increase Niles 1646–1693
  3. 3. Hannah Niles 1637–
  4. 4. John Niles 1639–
  5. 5. Joseph Niles 1640–
  6. 6. Nathaniel Niles –1642
  7. 7. Samuel Niles 1644–
  8. 8. Benjamin Niles 1650–

John Niles's Timeline

2 Records

1603
March 1603
Birth of John Knell Niles in Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1694
8 February 1694
Age 91
Death of John Knell Niles in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1603
    Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1694
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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