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Captain James Knowles

Captain James Knowles

Male 1705 - 1765  (60 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Captain James Knowles was born on 10 Oct 1705 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA (son of Deacon Samuel Knowles and Mercy Freeman); died on 10 Oct 1765 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; was buried in Wethersfield Village cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT.

    James married Martha Allyn about 1737 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT. Martha (daughter of Joseph Allyn and Mary Doty) was born on 22 Oct 1710 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; died on 19 Jun 1786 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. James Knowles was born on 6 Aug 1745 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; died on 1 Jun 1777 in Halifax, Halifax, NS, Canada.
    2. Captain Charles Knowles was born about 1746 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; died in 1796 in Marietta, Washington County, OH.
    3. Samuel Knowles was born about 1747; died in 1789.
    4. John Knowles was born about 1747; died on 24 May 1766; was buried in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT.
    5. Martha Knowles was born about 1750 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; died after 27 Mar 1837.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Deacon Samuel Knowles was born on 17 Sep 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA (son of Richard Knowles and Ruth Bowers); died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.

    Samuel married Mercy Freeman on 15 Dec 1679 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. Mercy (daughter of Major John Freeman, Sr. and Mercy Prence) was born on 15 Jul 1659 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 19 Jun 1744 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mercy Freeman was born on 15 Jul 1659 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA (daughter of Major John Freeman, Sr. and Mercy Prence); died on 19 Jun 1744 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    Children:
    1. James Knowles was born on 13 Aug 1680 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 23 Nov 1704 in Billingsgate, Barnstable County, MA.
    2. Mercy Knowles was born on 13 Sep 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died after 23 Sep 1753 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MA.
    3. Samuel Knowles, Jr. was born on 15 Jan 1683 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 30 Jan 1750/1751 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA.
    4. Nathaniel Knowles was born on 15 May 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died after 1 Jun 1732 in Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA.
    5. Lieutenant Richard Knowles was born in July 1688 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died about 1769 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MA.
    6. Rebecca Knowles was born on 15 Mar 1689/1690 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died before 8 Dec 1755 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
    7. Captain John Knowles was born on 15 Apr 1692 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 12 Dec 1753 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT.
    8. Ruth Knowles was born in Nov 1694 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 1 Nov 1745 in Truro, Barnstable County, MA.
    9. Captain Cornelius Knowles was born in October 1695 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 28 Dec 1764.
    10. Amos Knowles was born on 3 Apr 1702 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 9 Dec 1786 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; was buried in Orleans, Barnstable County, MA.
    11. 1. Captain James Knowles was born on 10 Oct 1705 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 10 Oct 1765 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT; was buried in Wethersfield Village cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard Knowles was born on 17 Sep 1614 in Lancashire, England (son of John Knowles and Elizabeth Willis); died in 1670-1675 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.

    Richard married Ruth Bowers on 15 Aug 1639 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. Ruth (daughter of George Bowers and Barbara Smyth) was born in 1616-1620 in Dorset, Dorchester, England; died in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ruth Bowers was born in 1616-1620 in Dorset, Dorchester, England (daughter of George Bowers and Barbara Smyth); died in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Mercy Knowles was born in 1642 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 5 Feb 1667/1668.
    2. James Knowles was born on 17 Nov 1648 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA; died before 10 Oct 1678.
    3. John Knowles was born in 1641-1651 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 3 Jun 1675 in Taunton, Bristol County, MA.
    4. 2. Deacon Samuel Knowles was born on 17 Sep 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    5. Mehitable Knowles was born on 20 May 1653 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died after 1721 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    6. Barbara Knowles was born on 28 Sep 1656 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 23 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    7. Ruth Knowles was born on 3 Nov 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 28 Aug 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    8. Mary Knowles was born in 1659.

  3. 6.  Major John Freeman, Sr. was born in 1622 in England (son of Edmund Freeman and Elizabeth Bennett Hodsoll); died on 28 Oct 1719 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.

    John married Mercy Prence on 14 Feb 1649 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. Mercy (daughter of Governor Thomas Prence and Patience Brewster) was born on 4 Jan 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mercy Prence was born on 4 Jan 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA (daughter of Governor Thomas Prence and Patience Brewster); died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    Children:
    1. John Freeman was born on 2 Feb 1649/1650 in Massachusetts Bay Colony; died in 1650 in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
    2. James John Freeman was born in Dec 1651 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 27 Jul 1721 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    3. Deacon Thomas Freeman was born on 16 Sep 1653 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 9 Feb 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    4. Lieutenant Edmund Freeman was born in June 1657 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 10 Dec 1717 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    5. 3. Mercy Freeman was born on 15 Jul 1659 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 19 Jun 1744 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    6. William Freeman was born about 1660 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 31 May 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    7. Hannah Freeman was born about 1664 in Massachusetts Bay Colony; died on 15 Feb 1743/1744 in Harwich, Barnstable County, MA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Brewster, Barnstable County, MA.
    8. Patience Freeman was born in 1664 in Massachusetts Bay Colony; died on 15 Feb 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    9. Prence Freeman was born on 3 Feb 1666 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    10. Nathaniel Freeman was born on 20 Mar 1669 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 4 Jan 1760 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    11. Bennet Freeman was born on 7 Mar 1670/1671 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 30 May 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Knowles

    John married Elizabeth Willis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Willis
    Children:
    1. 4. Richard Knowles was born on 17 Sep 1614 in Lancashire, England; died in 1670-1675 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.

  3. 10.  George Bowers was born in 1590 in Manley, Lincoln, Yorkshire, England; died on 30 Dec 1656 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA.

    George married Barbara Smyth. Barbara was born in in Bedfordshire, England; died on 25 Mar 1644 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Barbara Smyth was born in in Bedfordshire, England; died on 25 Mar 1644 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Ruth Bowers was born in 1616-1620 in Dorset, Dorchester, England; died in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    2. John Bowers was born in 1629 in England; died on 14 Jun 1687 in Derby, New Haven County, CT.

  5. 12.  Edmund Freeman was born on 25 Jul 1596 in Pulborough, Sussex, England (son of Edmund Freeman and Alice Cole); died on 1 Nov 1682 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA.

    Edmund married Elizabeth Bennett Hodsoll on 16 Jun 1617 in Cowfold, Sussex, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hodsoll and Faith Gratwick) was born in 1597 in Pulborough, Sussex, England; died on 12 Apr 1630 in Pulborough, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Bennett Hodsoll was born in 1597 in Pulborough, Sussex, England (daughter of John Hodsoll and Faith Gratwick); died on 12 Apr 1630 in Pulborough, Sussex, England.
    Children:
    1. Edmund Freeman, Jr. was born on 26 Nov 1620 in Billingshurt, Sussex, England; died on 29 Mar 1673 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA.
    2. Mary Freeman was born in 1620; died before 01 Dec 1692 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA.
    3. 6. Major John Freeman, Sr. was born in 1622 in England; died on 28 Oct 1719 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.

  7. 14.  Governor Thomas Prence was born in 1600 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England (son of Thomas Prence and Elizabeth (Tolderby) Todlerby); died on 29 Mar 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; was buried on 8 Apr 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.

    Thomas married Patience Brewster on 15 Aug 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. Patience (daughter of Elder William Brewster and Mary Love) was born in 1599 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 5 Aug 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Patience Brewster was born in 1599 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England (daughter of Elder William Brewster and Mary Love); died on 5 Aug 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Rebecca Prence was born before 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died before 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA.
    2. Thomas Prence was born before 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died before 13 Mar 1672.
    3. 7. Mercy Prence was born on 4 Jan 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
    4. Hannah Prence was born before 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 23 Nov 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.


 

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