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Nathaniel Knowles 1686–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1686

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 July 1732

Death Location: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Knowles

Mother: Mercy Freeman

Spouse(s): Mary Hunt, Elizabeth Bacon

Children(s): Ruth Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Freeman Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Samuel Knowles, Mary Knowles, Malatiah Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, Rebecca Knowles

Nathaniel Knowles was born in 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Knowles And Mercy Freeman. Nathaniel Knowles married Elizabeth Bacon, Mary Hunt, and had children including Elizabeth Knowles, Freeman Knowles, Malatiah Knowles, Mary Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Ruth Knowles, Samuel Knowles. Nathaniel Knowles passed away in 1732 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel Knowles was born in 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Knowles And Mercy Freeman.
  • Nathaniel Knowles married Elizabeth Bacon, Mary Hunt, and had children including Elizabeth Knowles, Freeman Knowles, Malatiah Knowles, Mary Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Ruth Knowles, Samuel Knowles.
  • Nathaniel Knowles passed away in 1732 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hunt
1687–1716
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, SA, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Bacon
1692–1737
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Ruth Knowles
1718–
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Nathaniel Knowles
1720–1800
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Freeman Knowles
1724–
Birth Location: Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Mercy Knowles
1722–1816
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Knowles
1733–1778
Birth Location: Provincetown, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
SK
Mary Knowles
1713–1759
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Malatiah Knowles
1716–1722
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Knowles
1727–1766
Birth Location: Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Rebecca Knowles
1710–
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Nathaniel Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Knowles
1686–1732
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1614–1682
Lancashire, (Present UK), Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ruth Bower
1620–1687
Lincolnshire, England
John Freeman
1622–1719
England
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Knowles
1596–1685
Jemima Aster
1580–
George Bower
1590–1656
Barbara Smyth
1596–1644
Edmund Freeman
1596–1682
Elizabeth Beauchamp
1600–1676
Thomas Prence
1601–1673
Patience Passenger
1600–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knollys
1566–1598
Grace Lady
1570–1598
Charles Bower
1550–1596
Jane Vincent
1554–
John Smith
1551–1625
Alice Walker
1560–1633
Edmond Freeman
1566–1623
Alice\Alix Cole\Coles
1567–1651
Sir Beauchamp
1550–1613
Lady Clarke
1572–1613
Gov. 1621
1574–1630
Elizabeth Tolderby
1577–1630
William Brewster
1560–1644
Mary Wentworth
1570–

Nathaniel Knowles's Descendants

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Nathaniel Knowles (15 May 1686–1 July 1732) m. Mary Hunt (18 February 1687–10 June 1716) m. Elizabeth Bacon (6 May 1692–6 June 1737)
  1. 1. Ruth Knowles 1718–
  2. 2. Nathaniel Knowles 1720–1800
  3. 3. Freeman Knowles 1724–
  4. 4. Mercy Knowles 1722–1816
  5. 5. Samuel Knowles 1733–1778
  6. 6. Mary Knowles 1713–1759
  7. 7. Malatiah Knowles 1716–1722
  8. 8. Elizabeth Knowles 1727–1766
  9. 9. Rebecca Knowles 1710–

Nathaniel Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1686
15 May 1686
Birth of Nathaniel Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1717
25 April 1717
Age 31
Nathaniel Knowles was married in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1732
1 July 1732
Age 46
Death of Nathaniel Knowles in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1686
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 April 1717
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1732
    Event Place: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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