Abraham Knowlton (1756 - 1829)

Born 5 Sep 1756 in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Taylor) Knowlton — married 6 Jul 1777 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1829 at age 72 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Biography

Birth

Abraham was born either September 4th or 5th ( there are records with both dates) 1756 in Beverly, Massachusetts Bay, the son of Abraham Knowlton and Miriam Cole. The Stocking History and Genealogy of the Knowltons has him listed twice with different parents. On page 61 of the History Abraham is listed as the son of a John and Lucy with the ID number of 594. On page 31 of the Errata to the History Abraham is listed as the son of Abraham and Miriam with an ID number of 391A. Birth records prove that Abraham and Miriam are the correct parents. In addition, there is no marriage record for the John and Lucy or any record of them having a son Abraham or any other children.

Marriage

Abraham married Anna Taylor on July 6, 1777 in Wenham, Massachusetts.

Revolutionary War

Private Abraham Knowlton served with 27th Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Abraham Knowlton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066770.

Abraham was a Revolutionary War soldier^[1] who served as Minute-man on April 19, 1775. He may have been commissioned 2nd Lt. on May 7, 1776 but the pension records list him as a private. He might have been paid for losses at Bunker Hill: Captain Rodger's Co., 3d Essex Co. Reg. Massachusetts.

Abraham enlisted May 1775 as a Private in Capt. Richard Dodge Company, Col. Loammi Baldwin's 38th Regiment. Served 8 months to the end of 1775.

Re-enlisted January 1776 in the same unit as his brother Jonathan. Capt. John Low Company, Col. Hutchinson 27th Regiment of Foot. Massachusetts Continental Line. Served all of 1776. Discharged Jan 1777.

Also, Capt. Robert Dodge's Company, Col. Jonathan Titcomb's Regiment. Served from April 25, 1777, 2 months, 8 days in Rhode Island.

Residence

Abraham and his family lived in Wenham, Massachusetts. His original Revolutionary War Pension file application is filed from Wenham in 1818. But by 1823 he gives an affidavit for his pension file as a resident of Vermont.

Abraham passed away on April 13, 1829 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont.

Residence

1819 Massachusetts, USA.

Research Notes

May have died in Vermont.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872", database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 10 August 2017, Abraham Knowlton, 10 Apr 1818; citing United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 2; FHL microfilm 1,319,382.

See slso:

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch: 6 December 2014, Abraham Knowlton, 13 Apr 1829, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,607
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch: 13 July 2016, Abraham Knowlton and Mrs. Anna Tayler, 26 Jul 1777; citing Marriage, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290
• Henry Wright Stocking, D.D.: History and Genealogy of Knowltons of England & America, The Knickerbocker Press/ 1897
• History of the Town of Brandon, VT 1761 -1961; The Town of Brandon 1961; Name: Brandon, VT
• Ancestry.com: Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass, 1907; citing "to the end of the year 1849" Volume II Marriages and Deaths: Mayflower Society Library, Oakland, CA
• Wenham, Massachusetts (Vital Records of): The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, 1904;
• "Find A Grave Index", database, FamilySearch: 15 December 2015, Abraham Knowlton, 1829; Burial, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States of America, Congregational Church Cemetery; citing record ID 141470047, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Nancy Moore <removed disallowed email>
• Source: S219 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R5 NOTESons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution: R5 www.ancestry.com
• Source: S565 Ancestry.com U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R9; Repository: R9 Ancestry.com
• Knowlton, George Henry. Errata and Addenda to Dr. Stocking's History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America New York (1903) pg. 31. Stocking ID 391A.
• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Volume 9, Page 365 as Knolton, Page 379 as Knowlton and Page 390 as Knowltren.