Jemima (Dyer) Knowles (1765 - 1796)

Born 20 May 1765 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Knowles — married 21 Sep 1788 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Died 8 Jan 1796 at age 30 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Jemima Paine Dyer was born on 20 May 1765 in Truro, Massachusetts.^[1] She was the daughter of Elijah Dyer and Deliverance Atkins. She married Caleb Knowles on 21 Sep 1788 in Truro. .^[2]She died on 8 Jan 1796 in Truro.^[3]

On November 10, 1787, in Truro, intentions of marriage were filed between Caleb Knowles and Jemima Dyer.^[4]

Children of Jemima and Caleb

1. Caleb Jr b 3 Dec 1792 d 18 Sep 1814
2. Mary b 30 May 1794 m Capt John Collins III 8 Jul 1816 in Truro.

Research Notes

There are actually two Jemima Dyers who were born in Truro born in May 1765 in Truro. One married Caleb Knowles and was the daughter of Elijah and Deliverance Dyer.

The other married Sylvanus Dyer and was the daughter of Samuel Dyer and his 2nd wife Mary Paine. She was born on 29 May 1765. She died 21 Jul 1837 in Truro.

Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3718&h=1859&ssrc=pt&tid=100802767&pid=190005505036&usePUB=true Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.

Jemima Dyer b 20 May 1765 in Truro d 8 Jan 1796 in Truro - daughter of Elijah and Delivereance Dyer, married Caleb Knowles on 21 Sep 1788 in Truro. He married again after she died to Elizabeth Paine on 30 Sep 1797.

Children of Caleb and Jemima

1. Caleb Jr b 3 Dec 1792 d 18 Sep 1814
2. Mary b 30 May 1794 m Capt John Collins III 8 Jul 1816 in Truro.

Margaret Bready Genealogy Collection byBready, Margaret, -1995 https://archive.org/details/margaretbreadygebrea_8/page/136 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Barnstable, Mass. Publication date 1987 Topics Eastham (Mass.)--Genealogy

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A large amount of 'reliable' sources was removed from this profile in 2019, Information currently in this profile is in conflict with other sources. There are multiple conflated and duplicated profiles.

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCW5-JVF : 10 February 2018), Jemima Dyer, 20 May 1765; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDC-XYR : 9 February 2018), Caleb Knowles and Jemima Dyer, 02 Sep 1788; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 779,027.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Margaret Bready Genealogy Collection byBready, Margaret, -1995 https://archive.org/details/margaretbreadygebrea_8/page/136 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Barnstable, Mass. Publication date 1987 Topics Eastham (Mass.)--Genealogy
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZG-MH3R : 11 May 2022), Caleb Knowles and Jemima Dyer, 10 Nov 1787; citing Marriage, Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010733.