Zerviah (Watkins) Knowlton (1728 - abt. 1760)

Born 28 Apr 1728 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Knowlton — married 7 Nov 1745 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1760 at about age 31 in Nova Scotia

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Biography

Zerviah [spelled "Seuviah" and "Serviah" in town records] Watkins was born in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut on April 28, 1728, the daughter of William Watkins and Mehitable (Humphrey) Watkins.^[1] In Ashford on November 7, 1745 Zerviah married Daniel Knowlton, on the same day her sister Mehitable married Samuel Smith Jr. (One assumes there was a dual marriage for the sisters.)^[2][3][4] In 1760, Zerviah, Daniel, and their family traveled with other New England Planters to settle Onslow Township, (now known as Colchester), Nova Scotia.^[5][6] Zerviah died soon after their arrival.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Barbour Collection, Ashford Vital Records 1710-1851, p.248
2. ↑ Stocking, person 232, p. 59.
3. ↑ Barbour Collection, Ashford Vital Records 1710-1851, p.248
4. ↑ Wright, p. 167.
5. ↑ Wright, p. 167.
6. ↑ Smith, p. 129.
7. ↑ Stocking, pp. 548-549.

See Also:

• Smith, Leonard H. Jr. and Norma H. Smith. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. p. 129
• Stocking, Charles Henry Wright. The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. New York. 1897, pp. 547-550.
• Wright, Esther Clark. Planters and Pioneers, Nova Scotia, 1749 to 1775. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press, 1978. p. 167.

• BIRTH CONFLICT: Ashford vital records show Zerviah's birth as 28 April 1728, and her sister Mehetable's birth as 3 June 1728, about 5 weeks apart. One (or perhaps both) of these dates is incorrect.

• Barbour Collection, Ashford Vital Records 1710-1851