Richard
Knowles
II
Born in Somerset Co., MD
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Knowles Sr
and Patience (Marvel) Knowles
Brother of
Zachariah Knowles, Eve (Knowles) Wills [half], Edmond Knowles Sr. [half], Patience (Knowles) Collins, Abigale (Knowles) Ellis, Elizabeth (Knowles) Vinson, Sarah (Knowles) Hayward [half], Charles Knowles [half], Thomas Knowles [half], Sarah Knosis [half], James D. Knowles I [half], Aseneath (Knowles) Prettyman [half], Ephraim Knowles [half], Nancy (Knowles) Marvel [half] and Prudence (Knowles) Marvel [half]
Husband of
Prudence (Marvel) Knowles
— married
1775 in Sussex Co., Delaware
Husband of
Esther (McDowell) Knowles
— married
17 Oct 1793 in Sussex County, Delaware
Descendants 
Father of
David Knowles, Patience Knowles, Marvel Knowles, Richard Knowles, Rhoda (Knowles) Henderson and Joshua Knowles
Died about
at about age 52
in Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2011
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Biography
Richard Knowles, born about 1745 in Somerset Co., MD or in Sussex Co., DE to Richard Knowles, Sr. and unknown mother.
Richard was mentioned in his father's will.[1]
- Will of RICHARD KNOWLES, Senior, planter
- Written: 19 Jan 1791; Probated: 5 Mar 1791
- Heirs: children: Richard Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Zechariah Knowles, James Knowles, Nancy Marvel, Edmund Knowles, Abigale Ellis wife of Joshua Elliss, Ephraim Knowles, Prudence Knowles, Patience Collings, Elizabeth Vinson, Sarah Hayward, Aseny Prittyman; daughter-in-law Betty Knowles, widow of my son Charles Knowles; grandchildren: Charles Knowles son of Charles (deceased) and Betty Knowles; Obediah Wills son of daughter Eve Wills; Agness Knowles, daughter of Zackreah Knowles
- Executor: sons Thomas Knowles and Ephraim Knowles
- Witnesses: Samuel Wilson, Peggy Wilson, Shiles Moore
Sources
- ↑ Delaware Wills, Sussex.
- Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974, Marriage Records: Marriage Index, 1650-1849, Kaaran - Laury (image 1037). Marriage of Richard Knowles and Esther McDowel, Sussex County, 17 Oct 1793.
- Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, Book D, 1779-1794, p. 331-332 (image 669). Will of Richard Knowles, Sr, of Sussex County. FamilySearch database with images (not indexed).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Gary Knowles
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #974539 - Randy Noles :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #246337
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~1.56%
Donna Brown :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Edwin Emerson :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
James Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T278202 [compare], Ancestry member James_Cletus
-
~0.78%
Randy Noles :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member randynoles
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F246337 [compare], FTDNA kit #246337
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~0.78%
Nancy (Cox) Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch mh1279392 [compare], Ancestry member Nancyw421
-
~0.78%
Ken Landingham :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Cathy (Vickers) Reed :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Benjie Blair :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T959780 [compare], FTDNA kit #5822
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~0.39%
Kie (Entrikin) Zelms :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YZ7277482 [compare], Ancestry member kzelms
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~0.39%
Alberta (Huffman) Byrne :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jjbtwa
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~0.39%
Kerry Short :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Ruth Montgomery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A139137 [compare], Ancestry member newlife56
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~0.39%
Lyn Entrikin :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Laura (Doudna) Mason :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LG3972184 [compare]
-
~0.39%
David McClellan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dbmcclellantx
-
~0.39%
LindaSue (Merritt) Martin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Susiemm1
-
~0.39%
William Knowles :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UP5186481 [compare], Ancestry member spwildbill
-
~0.39%
Sue Warren :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NE6209482 [compare], Ancestry member sgarley44
-
~0.39%
Adalene (Curtis) Rhodes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T214327 [compare], FTDNA kit #219833
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Patricia Roche
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Knowles-263 and Knowles-238 appear to represent the same person because: same name and date
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by Patricia Roche
Rejected matches › Richard Knowles (1811-) › Thomas Richard Knowles › Malcolm R. Knowles › Richard Thomas Knowles › Richard John Knowles › Richard Knowles › Richard Knowles › Richard Knowles
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