Amos Knowles (1702 - 1786)

Born 1702 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Dillingham) Knowles — married 29 Jan 1729 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1786 at about age 84 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

Amos Knowles, son of Samuel and Mercy (Freeman) Knowles, was born in Eastham 1702.^[1]

married Rebecca Dillingham^[2]

He died in Eastham on 9 December 1786. He married Rebecca Dillingham, daughter of John and Lydia (Champman) Dillingnam in Harwich on 29 January 1729/30.^[3]

Children

Amos and Rebecca (Dillingham) Knowles had the following (8) children:^[4]

1. Amos, born 18 December 1730; married Abigail Pepper and Mary Brown
2. Lydia, born 1 August 1733; married William Crocker
3. Rebecca, born 20 April 1736; married Joshua Freeman (no known children)
4. Ruth, born 10 December 1738; married Joseph Smith
5. Isaac, born 3 June 1741; married Deliverance (Bassett) Hall
6. Rachel, born 15 January 1743/4; married Gideon Baty
7. Richard, born 22 September 1746; died unmarried
8. John, born 1 June 1749; married Thankful Hall

Sources

1. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest. "Eastham and Orleans, Mass, Vital Records." Mayflower Descendant, Vol. VI, No. 4. Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Society (Oct 1904), pp 204, 205
2. ↑ Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 24 Part 1, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014. "The Silver Book" Page 297
3. ↑ 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 69
4. ↑ 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 69

• This profile developed through the merging of Knowles-1282 into Knowles-1213.