Abiather
Knowles
Born in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abiather Knowles
and Hannah (Sparrow) Knowles
Brother of
Unnamed Knowles, Samuel Knowles, Sally Knowles, Isaac Knowles, James Knowles, Barnabas Knowles and Rebecca Knowles
Husband of
Elizabeth (Sparrow) Knowles
— married
21 Aug 1814 in Frankfort, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 84
in Winterport, Waldo, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Oct 2015
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Biography
Descendant of Mayflower passengers William Brewster and Stephen Hopkins.
Abiather Knowles was born on 18 Mar 1792 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, son of Abiather Knowles (1760 - ) and Hannah (Sparrow) Knowles (1761 - 1828).
Abiather married Elizabeth Sparrow on 21 Aug 1814.
- Their children were
- Isaac Knowles 1816–1886
- Morton Lester Knowles (1819 - 1892).
- Sarah C Knowles 1822–1898 m. Nathan Twining Downes
- Andrew Jackson Knowles 1831–1864
Abiather died on 9 Dec 1876[1] in Winterport, Waldo, Maine aged 84.
Sources
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120209798/abiathar-knowles : accessed 18 July 2022), memorial page for Abiathar Knowles (5 Aug 1792–9 Dec 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #120209798, citing Twining Cemetery, Winterport, Waldo County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320) .
Death:
Name: Abiathar Knowles Birth Date: 5 Aug 1792 Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA Death Date: 9 Dec 1876 Death Place: Winterport, Waldo County, Maine, USA Cemetery: Twining Cemetery Cemetery Address: Winterport, Waldo County, Maine, USA
- Mayflower Descendant
- Descendants of Richard Knowles 1637-1973 by Virginia Knowles Hufbauer (1974) p. 101, 162
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V4-68X : Tue Jul 18 00:45:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Abiather Knowles and Hannah J Knowles, 1850.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abiather by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abiather:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abiather by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abiather:
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~1.56%
Trevor Knowles
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