Richard Knowles (1688 - abt. 1769)

Born Jul 1688 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Cobb) Knowles — married about 1712 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1769 at about age 80 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Richard Knowles, child of Samuel Knowles (1651-1737) was born July 1688 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony^[1] Samuel's wife, Richard's mother was Mercy (Freeman) Knowles.^[1]

Death ABT 1769

Children

Richard and Martha (Cobb) Knowles had the following (6) children^[2]

1. Martha, born 28 January 1713/4; married John Shaw and Samuel Wright
2. Richard, born 26 March 1715; died 20 August 1736
3. Mercy, born 9 August 1717; married George Godfrey
4. James, born 11 November 1719; married Sarah Doane, Ruth Mayo, and Sarah (Linnell) Mayo
5. Cornelius, born 10 April 1722; married Mary Hopkins
6. Rebecca, born 2 March 172/3; died about 1784, unmarried

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bowman, George Ernest, "Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records," The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 6:204-5.
2. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-Four, Part 3, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by John Bradley Arthaud, previewed by Peggy M. Baker, published in 2019 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, page 62

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Acknowledments

Contributors: Brian McCullough, Mike Walton, George Smith.