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Joseph Knowlton 1651–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: Aug 1728

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: * Knowlton

Mother: * Welch

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson

Children(s): Elisha Knowlton*, Abaham Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Elisha Knowlton, Adam Knowlton, Lydia Knowlton, Daniel Knowlton, Anna Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Lydia Knowlton

The story of Joseph Knowlton began in 1651 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Joseph Knowlton married Mary Wilson, and had children including Abaham Knowlton, Adam Knowlton, Anna Knowlton, Daniel Knowlton, Elisha Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Lydia Knowlton. Joseph Knowlton passed away in 1728 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Knowlton began in 1651 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • Joseph Knowlton married Mary Wilson, and had children including Abaham Knowlton, Adam Knowlton, Anna Knowlton, Daniel Knowlton, Elisha Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, Lydia Knowlton.
  • Joseph Knowlton passed away in 1728 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

* Knowlton
1615–1655
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
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* Welch
1619–1688
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wilson
1657–1730
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Elisha Knowlton*
1678–1757
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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Abaham Knowlton
1678–1751
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Knowlton
1680–1738
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Elisha Knowlton
1682–1750
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Adam Knowlton
1686–1693
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Knowlton
1686–1741
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
LK
Daniel Knowlton
1693–1693
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Anna Knowlton
1698–1778
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Knowlton
1680–1702
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Lydia Knowlton
1686–1707
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Joseph Knowlton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Knowlton
1651–1728
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
* William Knowlton
1615–1655
Canterbury, Kent, England
* (Elizabeth) Welch
1619–1688
Kent, England
Grandparents
William ("Capt" Knowlton) Sr.
1584–1639
Chiswick, London, England
Ann (Elizabeth) Smith
1586–1675
Canterbury, Kent, England
John Welch
1590–
Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Goose
1610–
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowlton
1552–1632
Elizabeth Cantize
1556–1632
Count Kent
1553–1632
Elizabeth CANTIZE
1550–1632
William 13
1567–
Ann 13
1568–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knowlton
1527–1553
Elizabeth Peyton
1520–1580
Captain (Smythe)
1527–1607
Lady Griffith\Griffin-Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith
1520–1580
Nicholas 14
1543–1585
Margaret 14
1544–

Joseph Knowlton's Descendants

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Joseph Knowlton (1651–Aug 1728) m. Mary Wilson (27 Dec 1657–Oct 1730)
  1. 1. Elisha Knowlton* 1678–1757 m. Lydia Hawkins* 1682–1739
    1. 1. Thomas Knowlton 1723–1770
    2. 2. Mary Knowlton 1714–1755 m. Andrew (W.) Brown 1706–1783
      1. 1. Elisha Brown 1744–1823
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Keziah) Brown 1745–1846 m. Benjamin Marshall 1745–1819
        1. 1. Eliza Marshall 1795–
        2. 2. James Marshall 1770–1771
        3. 3. Julius Marshall 1770–1840
        4. 4. Judith (Ann) Marshall 1765–1798
        5. 5. Allen Marshall 1769–1830
        6. 6. Jesse Marshall 1790–1830
        7. 7. Benjamin Marshall 1777–1839
        8. 8. John (Brown) Marshall 1774–1880
        9. 9. Polly Marshall 1777–1840
        10. 10. Tempe Marshall 1794–1850
        11. 11. Samuel Marshall 1785–1857
        12. 12. Daniel Marshall 1786–1880
    3. 3. Keziah Knowlton 1716–
    4. 4. Lydia Knowlton 1718–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Knowlton 1721–
    6. 6. Jonathan Knowlton 1727–
    7. 7. Sarah Knowlton 1729–
    8. 8. Bethiah Knowlton 1731–1755
    9. 9. Edward Knowlton 1733–
    10. 10. Rhoda Knowlton 1735–
    11. 11. Anna Knowlton 1737–
    12. 12. Abigail Knowlton* 1718–1797 m. John Jenks* 1716–1797
      1. 1. Thomas Jencks 1744–1784
      2. 2. James Jencks 1749–1812
      3. 3. Abigail Jenks* 1742–1813 m. James Edmunds* 1731–1799
        1. 1. Stephen Edmunds 1766–1813
        2. 2. Elsa Edmunds 1775–1885
        3. 3. Obadiah Edmonds 1759–1809
        4. 4. James Edmunds 1762–1846
        5. 5. Eliphalet Edmunds 1764–1841 m. Betsy Robinson 1767–1843
        6. 6. Andrew Edmonds 1760–1813
        7. 7. Lydia Edmunds 1768–
        8. 8. Christopher Edmunds 1770–1852
        9. 9. Anne Edmunds 1773–1790
        10. 10. Mary Edmunds 1780–1846
        11. 11. Joseph Edmunds 1783–1846
        12. 12. Priscilla Edmunds* 1777–1851 m. Joseph Tower* 1769–1840
  2. 2. Abaham Knowlton 1678–1751
  3. 3. Joseph Knowlton 1680–1738
  4. 4. Elisha Knowlton 1682–1750
  5. 5. Adam Knowlton 1686–1693
  6. 6. Lydia Knowlton 1686–1741
  7. 7. Daniel Knowlton 1693–1693
  8. 8. Anna Knowlton 1698–1778
  9. 9. Joseph Knowlton 1680–1702
  10. 10. Lydia Knowlton 1686–1707

Joseph Knowlton's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of Joseph Knowlton in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1728
Aug 1728
Age 77
Death of Joseph Knowlton in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] 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: Aug 1728
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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