Stephen Knowlton (1762 - 1853)

Born 28 May 1762 in Templeton, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Comfort (White) Knowlton — married 24 Jan 1796 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Stephen Knowlton is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 261935
Rank: Private

Biography

Private Stephen Knowlton served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Stephen Knowlton was born 28 May 1762 in Templeton, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay to Ezekiel Knowlton and Anna Miles. ^{[1] [2]}

Stephen was a Private in his father Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton's co. under Col. Dike in the Revolutionary War. ^{[3] [4]}

On October 5, Oct 1795 he married Comfort White in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [5] [6] [7]}

Children born in Templeton:^[1]

• Emery, b. 1798, m. Mary Fisher
• Charles, b. 1800, m. Tabitha Foster Stewert
• Augustus, b. 1803, m. Anna Murray Sims

He died in 1853. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts; to the End of the Year 1849
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch: 4 December 2014, Stephen Knowlton, 27 May 1762; citing TEMPLETON,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873748 IT 4.
3. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
6. ↑ Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910" database, FamilySearch: 4 December 2014, Stephen Knowlton and Comfort White, 05 Oct 1795; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873748 IT 4.
8. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N72B-FXG : 2 March 2021), Stephan Knoretton in entry for Charles Knoretton, 20 Feb 1850; citing Templeton, Massachusetts, v 48 p 154, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,813.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YK-CR7 : 2 March 2021), Stephen Knowlton, 16 Jul 1853; citing Gardner, Massachusetts, v 77 p 127, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,169.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7RD-SJL : 2 March 2021), Stephen Knowlton in entry for Emery Knowlton, 01 Jan 1857; citing Gardner, Massachusetts, v 113 p 135, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,173.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFJ-FVX9 : 19 February 2021), Stephen Knowlton, 27 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFJ-FVXS : 19 February 2021), Stephen Knowlton, 27 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFJ-FVXM : 19 February 2021), Stephen Knowlton, 14 Dec 1776; citing Military Service, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 9, p. 388

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-J3SV : 26 November 2019), Stephen Knowlton and Comfort Knowlton, 30 Sep 1795; citing Marriage, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number , page , State Archives, Boston.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-Z2ND : 31 October 2019), Stephen Knowlton and Comfort White, 30 Sep 1795; citing Marriage, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009583.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-ZMVJ : 31 October 2019), Stephen Knowlton and Comfort White, 30 Sep 1795; citing Marriage, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009583.

• Stocking, Charles Henry Wright. The history and genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America (New York : Knickerbocker Press , 1897); p. 57
  • WARNING: Category: Dr. Stocking's Fictional Knowltons

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTX-DF4 : 8 December 2020), Stephen Knowlton, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 232, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTX-DF5 : 8 December 2020), Stephen Knowlton, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 232, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9W-N51 : 22 December 2020), Stephen Knowlton in household of Emery Knowlton, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5SL-S57P : 1 March 2021), Stephen Knolton, 14 Dec 1776; citing Military Service, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140758.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7N82-L26Z : 1 March 2021), Stephen Knowlton, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 005732444.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP82-6X9H : 1 March 2021), Stephen Knowlton, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 005732444.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTG-HJP6 : 1 March 2021), Stephen Knowlton, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140737.

• Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts; to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1907); p. 42, p. 127

• Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.); will, case 35857
  • Emory Knowlton, eldest child, admin
  • mentions Emory's wife, Mary, and their youngest son Lyman.