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Nathaniel Knowles 1686 – 1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1686

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1732

Death Location: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Father: Samuel Knowles

Mother: Mercy Freeman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bacon

Children(s): MERCY Knowles

In 1686, Nathaniel Knowles entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Knowles and Mercy Freeman. Nathaniel Knowles married Elizabeth Bacon, and had children including MERCY Knowles. Nathaniel Knowles passed away in 1732 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1686, Nathaniel Knowles entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Knowles and Mercy Freeman.
  • Nathaniel Knowles married Elizabeth Bacon, and had children including MERCY Knowles.
  • Nathaniel Knowles passed away in 1732 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Elizabeth Bacon
1677 – 1678
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ameri, London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

MERCY Knowles
1722 – 1816
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
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1614 – 1675
Lancashire, England
Ruth Bower
1616 – 1687
Lincolnshire, England
John Freeman
1622 – 1719
England
Mercy Prence
1631 – 1711
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Knowles
1596 – 1681
Elizabeth Willis
1590 – 1684
Edmond Freeman
1590 – 1682
Thomas Prence
1599 – 1673
Patience Brewster
1595 – 1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knowles
1566 – 1598
Grace Clavell
1570 – 1598
Thomas Willis
1564 – 1636
Mary Fleet
1574 – 1613
Thomas Prence
1576 – 1630
Elizabeth Tolderby
1577 – 1630
William Brewster
1566 – 1644
Mary
1568 – 1627

Nathaniel Knowles's Descendants

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Nathaniel Knowles (15 May 1686 – 1732) m. Elizabeth Bacon (26 January 1677 – 6 April 1678)
  1. 1. MERCY Knowles (1722 – 20 Aug 1816) m. Archibald Douglas (1718 – 17 Feb 1764)
    1. 1. MARTHA DOUGLAS (12 Jan 1745 – 20 Aug 1817) m. SAMUEL GOODING (2 Mar 1751 – 18 Feb 1809)
      1. 1. William Gooding (06 Nov 1779 – 6 November 1873) m. Susanna ("Sukey") Stubbs (30 Oct 1781 – 17 Sep 1848)
        1. 1. Jane (T.) Gooding (Abt 1806 – 11 Mar 1892) m. William Field (8 JUN 1805 – )

Nathaniel Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1686
15 May 1686
Birth of Nathaniel Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1732
1732
Age 46
Death of Nathaniel Knowles in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1686
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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