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Mehitable Knowles 1653–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1653

Birth Location: Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA

Death Date: 23 February 1721

Death Location: Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA

Father: Hanserd Knollys

Mother: Anne Cheaney

Spouse(s): George Brown

Children(s): Mary Brown, Mercy Brown, Samuel Brown, William Brown, Mehitable Jnr., George Jnr., James Brown

In 1653, Mehitable Knowles entered the world in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA, born to Hanserd Knollys And Anne Cheaney. Mehitable Knowles married George Brown, and had children including George Brown Jnr, James Brown, Mary Brown, Mehitable Brown Jnr, Mercy Brown, Samuel Brown, William Brown. Mehitable Knowles passed away in 1721 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1653, Mehitable Knowles entered the world in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA, born to Hanserd Knollys And Anne Cheaney.
  • Mehitable Knowles married George Brown, and had children including George Brown Jnr, James Brown, Mary Brown, Mehitable Brown Jnr, Mercy Brown, Samuel Brown, William Brown.
  • Mehitable Knowles passed away in 1721 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hanserd Knollys
1598–1691
Birth Location: Louth, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
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Anne Cheaney
1608–1671
Birth Location: Wyberton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

George Brown
1651–1721
Birth Location: Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA
GB

Children(s)

Mary Brown
1685–1721
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Brown
1683–
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Samuel Brown
1687–1739
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SB
William Brown
1670–1768
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
WB
Mehitable Jnr.
1690–1721
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
MJ
George Jnr.
1685–1735
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
GJ
James Brown
1675–1704
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Mehitable Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Mehitable Knowles
1653–1721
Birth Place: Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA
Parents
Hanserd Knollys
1598–1691
Louth, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Anne Cheaney
1608–1671
Wyberton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Knollys
1572–1625
Stanford, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rodger Knowles
1540–
Alicie Cook
–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mehitable Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Mehitable Knowles (20 May 1653–23 February 1721) m. George Brown (16 January 1651–July 1721)
  1. 1. Mary Brown 1685–1721 m. Nathaniel Mayo 1667–1716
    1. 1. Phebe Mayo 1709–1783
    2. 2. Hannah Mayo 1714–
  2. 2. Mercy Brown 1683– m. Ephraim Covell 1671– m. John Walker 1696–1760
    1. 1. Sarah Walker 1725–
    2. 2. Samuel Walker 1713–
    3. 3. Mehitabel Walker 1728–1761
  3. 3. Samuel Brown 1687–1739
  4. 4. William Brown 1670–1768 m. Sarah Brown –1803
  5. 5. Mehitable (Brown) Jnr. 1690–1721
  6. 6. George (Brown) Jnr. 1685–1735
  7. 7. James Brown 1675–1704

Mehitable Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1653
20 May 1653
Birth of Mehitable Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1653
20 May 1653
Birth of Mehitable Knowles in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA
Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA
1721
23 February 1721
Age 68
Death of Mehitable Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1653
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1653
    Event Place: Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 1721
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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