Ruth Knowles
1657 - 1714 (56 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Ruth Knowles was born on 3 Nov 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA (daughter of Richard Knowles and Ruth Bowers); died on 28 Aug 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. Ruth married Joseph Collins on 20 Mar 1671/1672 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. Joseph (son of John Collins and Ann) was born in 1632 in England; died on 16 Feb 1723/1724 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Sarah Collins was born on 2 Jan 1672/1673.
- John Collins was born on 18 Dec 1674 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 24 May 1765 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MA.
- Lydia Collins was born on 1 Jul 1676 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
- Joseph Collins was born on 1 Jun 1678 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died before 1731.
- Hannah Collins was born on 27 Feb 1679/1680.
- Jonathan Collins was born on 20 Aug 1682 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died before 23 Apr 1765 in Truro, Barnstable County, MA.
- Jane Collins was born on 3 Mar 1684 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died in 1738 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
- Benjamin Collins was born on 6 Feb 1686/1687; died in in Truro, Barnstable County, MA.
- James Collins was born on 10 Mar 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 30 Mar 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
2. 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]
3. 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:
- Mercy Knowles was born in 1642 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 5 Feb 1667/1668.
- James Knowles was born on 17 Nov 1648 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA; died before 10 Oct 1678.
- John Knowles was born in 1641-1651 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 3 Jun 1675 in Taunton, Bristol County, MA.
- Deacon Samuel Knowles was born on 17 Sep 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
- Mehitable Knowles was born on 20 May 1653 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died after 1721 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
- Barbara Knowles was born on 28 Sep 1656 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died on 23 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
- 1. Ruth Knowles was born on 3 Nov 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 28 Aug 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
- Mary Knowles was born in 1659.
Generation: 3
4. John Knowles John married Elizabeth Willis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Willis Children:
- 2. Richard Knowles was born on 17 Sep 1614 in Lancashire, England; died in 1670-1675 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
6. 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]
7. Barbara Smyth was born in in Bedfordshire, England; died on 25 Mar 1644 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA. Children:
- 3. Ruth Bowers was born in 1616-1620 in Dorset, Dorchester, England; died in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA.
- John Bowers was born in 1629 in England; died on 14 Jun 1687 in Derby, New Haven County, CT.