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Mollie Hannah Preston 1754–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAR 1754

Birth Location: Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: White, Tennessee, United States

Father: Seth Preston

Mother: Katharine Hobbs

Spouse(s): John Knowles

Children(s): James Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, William Knowles, John Knowles, Sarah Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Eleanor Knowles, Mary Knowles, William Knowles, Mary Knowles, John Knowles, Isaac Knowles

In 1754, Mollie Hannah Preston entered the world in Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States, born to Seth Preston And Katharine Hobbs. Mollie Hannah Preston married John William Knowles, and had children including Eleanor Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, Isaac Knowles, James A Knowles, John K Baldy John Knowles, John K Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Mary Knowles, Mary Polly Knowles, Sarah Knowles, William Knowles. Mollie Hannah Preston passed away in 1830 in White, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Mollie Hannah Preston entered the world in Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States, born to Seth Preston And Katharine Hobbs.
  • Mollie Hannah Preston married John William Knowles, and had children including Eleanor Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, Isaac Knowles, James A Knowles, John K Baldy John Knowles, John K Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Mary Knowles, Mary Polly Knowles, Sarah Knowles, William Knowles.
  • Mollie Hannah Preston passed away in 1830 in White, Tennessee, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mollie Preston's Ancestors

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Mollie Preston
1754–1830
Birth Place: Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Seth Preston
1718–1777
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Katharine Hobbs
1725–
Grandparents
William Preston
1677–1754
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Martha Judson
1686–1754
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hackaliah Preston
1643–1692
Emma Fairchild
1653–1733
John Judson
1647–1709
Elizabeth Chapman
1651–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Preston
1590–1649
Mary Seabrook
1601–1680
Thomas Fairchild
1610–1670
Emma Seabrook
1620–1658
Lieutenant Judson
1619–1690
Sarah Porter
1624–1696

Mollie Preston's Descendants

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Mollie (Hannah) Preston (30 MAR 1754–1830) m. John (William) Knowles (4 JUL 1749–21 MAR 1838)
  1. 1. James (A) Knowles 1778–1846 m. Nancy Harris 1778–1849
    1. 1. Elliott (W) Knowles 1822–1880
    2. 2. Dianne Knowles 1822–1848
    3. 3. John (W) Knowles 1819–1848
    4. 4. James (A) Knowles 1817–1888
    5. 5. William (W) Knowles 1815–1880
    6. 6. Hester Knowles 1813–
    7. 7. Eleanor Knowles 1809–
    8. 8. Hiram Knowles 1807–1879
    9. 9. Celia Knowles 1811–1856 m. William (P) Womack 1792–1870 m. William (A) Womack 1792–1860
      1. 1. Mary (Irene) Womack 1852–1920
      2. 2. Celia (J) Womack 1845–1919
      3. 3. Senea (P) WOMACK 1856–
      4. 4. Mary (Irene) Womack 1852–
      5. 5. John (W.) Womack 1843–
      6. 6. Sarah (F.) Womack 1835–
      7. 7. James (Knowles) Womack 1827–1912 m. Nancy (Jane) Crain 1832–1861 m. Sarah (Lodema) Crain 1846–1920
        1. 1. Nancy (Frances) Womack 1861–1900
        2. 2. Martha (L) Womack 1856–1933
        3. 3. Aaron (Anderson) Womack 1854–1922
        4. 4. Hanne (H) Womack 1854–
        5. 5. William (Monroe) Womack 1853–1936
        6. 6. Sarah (Catherine) Womack 1851–1902
        7. 7. Inez Warnack 1888–
        8. 8. Joseph (E) Warnack 1886–
        9. 9. Florence (E) Womack 1881–
        10. 10. Josie Womack 1879–
        11. 11. Eliza Womack 1876–
        12. 12. J. (B.) Womack 1874–
        13. 13. Rebecca Womack 1872–
        14. 14. Aminda Womack 1869–
        15. 15. Seraphine Womack 1867–
        16. 16. Margaet Womack 1865–1949
      8. 8. Nancy (Harris) Womack 1829–1917 m. Robert Davis 1827–1900
        1. 1. Hezekiah Davis 1866–1953 m. Nancy (D) Smith 1869–1919
        2. 2. Eliza (Ann 'Lize') Davis 1855–1942
        3. 3. Robert (Pinkney 'Pink') Davis 1857–1947
        4. 4. Nancy (Jane 'Kate') Davis 1860–1944
        5. 5. James (Henry 'Jim') Davis 1862–1953
        6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson 'Tom') Davis 1864–1949
        7. 7. Jeremiah ((Jerry)) Davis 1866–1941
        8. 8. Mary (Frances 'Fannie') Davis 1869–1951
        9. 9. John (Willis) Davis 1872–1955
        10. 10. William (Culverson 'Bill') Davis 1850–1923
        11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth 'Sis') Davis 1851–1932
        12. 12. Malinda (Caroline) Davis 1853–1947
      9. 9. William (Anderson) Womack 1832–1916
      10. 10. Sarah (F.) Womack 1836–
      11. 11. Eliza (A) Womack 1839–1900
      12. 12. Manerva (E) Womack 1841–
      13. 13. John (W) Womack 1843–
      14. 14. Thomas (J) Womack 1845–
      15. 15. Melvina (D.) Womack 1854–
      16. 16. Thomas (Jefferson) Womack 1845–1936
  2. 2. Elizabeth Knowles 1770–1820
  3. 3. William Knowles 1779–1837
  4. 4. John (K) Knowles 1784–1864
  5. 5. Sarah Knowles 1789–1865
  6. 6. Joseph Knowles 1790–1850
  7. 7. Eleanor Knowles 1792–1856
  8. 8. Mary (Polly) Knowles 1795–
  9. 9. William Knowles 1799–1862
  10. 10. Mary Knowles 1781–1856
  11. 11. John (K "Baldy John") Knowles 1816–1899
  12. 12. Isaac Knowles –1822

Mollie Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1754
30 MAR 1754
Birth of Mollie Hannah Preston in Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 76
Death of Mollie Hannah Preston in White, Tennessee, United States
White, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1754
    Event Place: Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), @N2367@
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), @N2369@

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States

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