Born in Maryland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Knowles Sr
and Patience (Marvel) Knowles
Sister of
Zachariah Knowles, Eve (Knowles) Wills [half], Richard Knowles II, Edmond Knowles Sr. [half], Abigale (Knowles) Ellis, Elizabeth (Knowles) Vinson, Sarah (Knowles) Hayward [half], Charles Knowles [half], Thomas Knowles [half], Sarah Knosis [half], James D. Knowles I [half], Aseneath (Knowles) Prettyman [half], Ephraim Knowles [half], Nancy (Knowles) Marvel [half] and Prudence (Knowles) Marvel [half]
Wife of
Joseph Collins
— married
before 1791 in Sussex, Delaware
Descendants 
Mother of
Eleanor (Collins) Knowles
Died after
after age 44
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2011
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Biography
Patience was born in 1747. She is the daughter of Richard Knowles and Prudence Marvel. [1]
She is named as one of the heirs in her father's 1791 will.
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Sources
- ↑ Entered by Tom Knowles, May 12, 2011
- 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, Abigale 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: Charles Knowles son of Charles (deceased) and Betty Knowles; 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
- Tom Knowles, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Patience 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 Patience:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Patience 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 Patience:
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~1.56%
Donna Brown
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
James Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T278202 [compare], Ancestry member James_Cletus
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~0.78%
Randy Noles :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member randynoles
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F246337 [compare], FTDNA kit #246337
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~0.78%
Edwin Emerson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Cathy (Vickers) Reed :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Benjie Blair :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T959780 [compare], FTDNA kit #5822
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~0.39%
Kie (Entrikin) Zelms :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YZ7277482 [compare], Ancestry member kzelms
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~0.39%
Alberta (Huffman) Byrne :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jjbtwa
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~0.39%
Kerry Short :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Ruth Montgomery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A139137 [compare], Ancestry member newlife56
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~0.39%
Lyn Entrikin :
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%
William Knowles :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UP5186481 [compare], Ancestry member spwildbill
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~0.39%
Sue Warren :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NE6209482 [compare], Ancestry member sgarley44
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~0.39%
Adalene (Curtis) Rhodes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T214327 [compare], FTDNA kit #219833
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