Benjamin
Knowles
Born in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay, Colony of Great Britain
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Knowles
and Ann (Doane) Knowles
Brother of
James Knowles Jr. [half], Mary Knowles [half], Sarah (Knowles) Hatch, Mary (Knowles) Read [half], Hannah (Knowles) Doane, Edward Knowles III. and Thomas Knowles
Husband of
Mary (Brown) Knowles
— married
17 Feb 1763 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Obediah Knowles, Obediah Knowles, George Knowles, Alice Knowles, Edward Knowles, Benjamin Knowles, Edward Knowles, Freeman Knowles, Mary Knowles and Lydia Knowles
Died about
at about age 74
in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Apr 2017
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Biography
Benjamin Knowles was born in 1736[1]. He married Mary Brown in 1763[2], with whom he had ten children. Benjamin died about 1810[3].
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQDD-6JV : 4 December 2014), Benjamin Knowles, 03 Feb 1736; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 907,350.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC4F-BRQ : 4 December 2014), Benjamin Knowles and Mercy Brown, 17 Feb 1763; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 778,358.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKB-1N79 : 13 December 2015), Benjamin Knowles, 1810; Burial, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bridge Road Cemetery; citing record ID 52495492, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
- "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRZ-8YG : accessed 13 June 2022), Benjamin Knowles, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 78, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 205,611.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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