Born about in Eleuthera, Bahamas
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Knowles
and Mary (Oliver) Knowles
Sister of
Marmaduke Knowles, Samuel Knowles [half], Mary Ann (Knowles) Sands [half], William Henry Knowles [half], John Dowson Knowles [half] and Sarah Eliza (Knowles) Sands [half]
Wife of
Thomas Longley
— married
6 Feb 1808 in Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 73
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2013
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Charlotte (Knowles) Longley is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
Charlotte Knowles was born about 1792 in Eleuthera, Bahamas to likely parents Samuel Knowles and Mary Oliver Knowles.
She married Thomas Longley, son of John Longley and Catherine Ritter Longley, 6 February 1808, in Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas. They had children - among them: Frances Rebecca Sarah, Catherine Elizabeth Ann, Thomas, and Charlotte Longley.
Charlotte Longley, wife of Thomas, of New Providence, shopkeeper, and Abigail Longley, wife of John, of the one part, signed a deed of release, in 1813, between themselves and Robert Wier of New Providence, of the other part.
Charlotte Longley passed away after her husband.
Sources
"Marriage Announcement." The Royal Gazette and Bahama Advertiser, February 13 1808, Digital Library of The Caribbean, University of South Florida.
National Archives of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas - Dowers 1791-1818, 1813, page 365.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Ann Carmel for creating Knowles-2425 on 22 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Ann and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charlotte by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charlotte:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charlotte by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charlotte:
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~0.78%
Susan (Higgs) Goulet
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T371345 [compare], FTDNA kit #236991
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~0.78%
Joanne Matcovich :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PN2513831 [compare], FTDNA kit #B855346
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Knowles-2633 and Knowles-2425 appear to represent the same person because: same name dates and family
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