Born in Worcester Co., Province of Maryland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Knowles Sr
and Prudence (Marvel) Knowles
Sister of
Zachariah Knowles [half], Eve (Knowles) Wills [half], Richard Knowles II [half], Edmond Knowles Sr. [half], Patience (Knowles) Collins [half], Abigale (Knowles) Ellis [half], Elizabeth (Knowles) Vinson [half], Sarah (Knowles) Hayward, Charles Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Sarah Knosis [half], James D. Knowles I, Ephraim Knowles, Nancy (Knowles) Marvel and Prudence (Knowles) Marvel
Wife of
Zachariah Prettyman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 57
in Indiana
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2011
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Biography
Aseneath Knowles was born in 1759 in Worcester Co., Maryland. ... She married Zachariah Prettyman and passed away in 1818 in Sussex Co., Delaware.
She is referred to in her father's will, written in 1791.
Sources
- Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, book B-D, 1751-1794. Image 669. FamilySearch.org. [1]
- Will of RICHARD KNOWLES, Senior, planter
- Written: 19 Jan 1791; Proved: 5 Mar 1791
- Heirs: children: Richard Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Zechariah Knowles, James Knowles, Nancy Marvel, Edmund Knowles, Abigail 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: 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
originally entered by Tom Knowles, Jun 27, 2011
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aseneath by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aseneath:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aseneath by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aseneath:
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~0.78%
James Wilson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T278202 [compare], Ancestry member James_Cletus
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~0.78%
Donna Brown :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kie (Entrikin) Zelms :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YZ7277482 [compare], Ancestry member kzelms
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~0.78%
Alberta (Huffman) Byrne :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jjbtwa
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~0.78%
Ruth Montgomery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A139137 [compare], Ancestry member newlife56
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~0.78%
Lyn Entrikin :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
William Knowles :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UP5186481 [compare], Ancestry member spwildbill
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Adalene (Curtis) Rhodes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T214327 [compare], FTDNA kit #219833
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~0.39%
Randy Noles :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member randynoles
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F246337 [compare], FTDNA kit #246337
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~0.39%
Kerry Short :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Laura (Doudna) Mason :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LG3972184 [compare]
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~0.39%
David McClellan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dbmcclellantx
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~0.39%
LindaSue (Merritt) Martin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Susiemm1
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~0.39%
Edwin Emerson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Sue Warren :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NE6209482 [compare], Ancestry member sgarley44
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~0.39%
Cathy (Vickers) Reed :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Benjie Blair :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T959780 [compare], FTDNA kit #5822
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