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Richard Knowles 1718–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: Feb 1791

Death Location: Cod Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: Edmund Knowles

Mother: Elizabeth Mercer

Spouse(s): Patience Knowles

Children(s): Abigail Knowles

Richard Knowles was born in 1718 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Edmund Knowles And Elizabeth Mercer. Richard Knowles married Patience Prettyman Knowles, and had children including Abigail Knowles. Richard Knowles passed away in 1791 in Cod Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Knowles was born in 1718 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Edmund Knowles And Elizabeth Mercer.
  • Richard Knowles married Patience Prettyman Knowles, and had children including Abigail Knowles.
  • Richard Knowles passed away in 1791 in Cod Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Richard Knowles's Ancestors

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Richard Knowles
1718–1791
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Edmund Knowles
1685–1762
Quornton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Mercer
1692–1762
Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
1643–1684
Edgeworth, Lancashire, England
Agnes Hoarth
1661–1684
New Church, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Knowles
1616–1677
Elizabeth Isherwood
1616–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1565–1622
Margaret Hopkinson
1575–1622

Richard Knowles's Descendants

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Richard Knowles (1718–Feb 1791) m. Patience (Prettyman) Knowles (1725–1771)
  1. 1. Abigail Knowles 1750–1804 m. Joshua Ellis 1745–1804
    1. 1. James Ellis 1772–1853 m. Sarah (Sally) Lloyd 1775–1856
      1. 1. Joshua Ellis 1820–1880 m. Mary (Wright) Wiseman 1825–1891
        1. 1. Mary (A Mollie) Ellis 1846–1883 m. William (Aven) Massey 1835–1912

Richard Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Richard Knowles in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States
1791
Feb 1791
Age 73
Death of Richard Knowles in Cod Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Cod Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1777; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1791
    Event Place: Cod Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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