Rosel Knowlton (1745 - 1805)

Born 1745 in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Goodell) Knowlton — married 1788 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 15 May 1805 at about age 60 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Early Life

Rosel was born July 15, 1735 in East Haddam, Connecticut Colony, the son of Thomas Knowlton and his wife Susannah Cone. His birth record gives his name as "Robert", a transcription error that is common in this data set.

French and Indian War

Rosel was a private in Capt. Henry Champion's 12th company of Connecticut militia, Col. Nathan Whiting's regiment, serving from June through November of 1758. This service included the Expedition for the Reduction of Canada.

Rosel again served from August 18th through December 16, 1759 as a corporal in Capt. David Hubbard's 13th company of Connecticut militia, Gen. Phineas Lyman's Regiment.

Marriages

Rosel married Ann Dutton on April 15, 1760 in East Haddam, Connecticut Colony. He married second Sophia Goodell about 1787 probably in Belchertown, Massachusetts.

Settlement in Belchertown

Rosel likely settled in Belchertown about April of 1769. The land records of April 19, 1769 tell us that Rosel, said to be of East Haddam, mortgaged his 105 acre farm for 100 pounds to Thomas Halbert of Pelham. Rosel's land is described as Lot 7 bounded on the north by Lot 8 "belonging to Jered Knowlton" Jared was also a witness to this transaction. This mortgage was released of record on November 6, 1777. The adjoining farms of Rosel and Jared were located in the Dwight section of Belchertown.

Rosel is found in both the 1790 and 1800 U.S. Census of Belchertown, Massachusetts.

Later Life

Rosel passed away May 15, 1806 in Belchertown. His will dated April 28, 1806 was entered into probate on July 29, 1806. In his will Rosel names his wife Sophia and his children in the following order: Asenath, Alice, Dorothy, Anna, Roswell, Warren, Elisha, Dutton, Nancy and Susannah. His gravestone erroneously states his age at death as 60 and gives his year of death as 1805.

Research Notes

Rosel is erroneously given a dopplegander by Stocking (ID 412 and 224)^[1] as a son of the fictitious Silas Knowlton (191) (Rosel 412). Stocking also lists him correctly as the son of Thomas (94) (Rosel 224). See the Knowltons of the 1700s in New England^[2] for clarification.

Sources

1. ↑ Stocking, Rev. Charles Henry Wright. D.D. The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. Vols.1, & 2
2. ↑ Knowltons of the 1700s in New England Mulligan, Wendy, with Knowlton, Elizabeth and Knowlton, Kent. Oct 2017-Feb 2018

• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Rolls of Connecticut Men, French and Indian War, 1755-62, Volume 2, Pages 50, 96, 124
• Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Hampden County, Massachusetts Deed Records, Book 9, page 471, image 266 and Book 16, page 471-472, image 273
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
• Find A Grave Memorial; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119958988/roswellrosel-knowlton

See also (original sources)

• U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Provo, UT, USA: 2011
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2011
• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection): Ancestry.com Operations Inc: Provo, UT, USA; 2006
• 1800 United States Federal Census: Ancestry.com Operations Inc: Provo, UT, USA: 2010
• 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; 2010
• 1790 United States Federal Census: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA: 2010
• Early Connecticut Marriages; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc: Provo, UT, USA; 2012