Dea. Ezekiel Knowlton

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Ezekiel Knowlton (1707 - 1774)

Ezekiel Knowlton

Born 10 Jun 1707 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, New England

Son of Thomas Knowlton and Mary (Coy) Knowlton

Brother of Robert Knowlton [half], Margery (Knowlton) Dodge [half], Joseph Knowlton Sr. [half], Deborah (Knowlton) Adams [half] and Abraham Knowlton [half]

Husband of Susannah (Morgan) Knowlton — married 29 Sep 1728 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

Father of Mary Knowlton, Susannah (Knowlton) Wheelock, Deborah (Knowlton) Bigelow, Ezekiel Knowlton, Luke Knowlton, William Knowlton, Sarah (Knowlton) Simonds, Marjery (Knowlton) Bigelow and Thomas Knowlton

Died 14 Mar 1774 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, New England

Biography

Deacon Ezekiel and Susannah (Morgan) Knowlton were dismissed from the church in Manchester Mass to that in Shrewsbury in 1731. He was Deacon of the Shrewsbury church from 1743-1774. At a church meeting called to settle a pastor, March 2, 1762 was made chairman of a committee to extend a call to Rev. Joseph Sumner, and on May 19th following he prepared Articles of Discipline to bind pastor and people. He was Selectman from 1743-49. From The History of the Knowltons in England and America

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WikiTree profile Knowlton-310 created through the import of RobbinsFamilyTree2.ged on Aug 14, 2011 by Richard Robbins. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Shrewsbury/aDeathsK.shtml http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Shrewsbury/Images/Shrewsbur...
Stocking, Charles Henry Wright. The history and genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America (New York : Knickerbocker Press , 1897); p. 41 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 April 2018), memorial page for Ezekiel Knowlton (10 Jun 1707–14 Mar 1774), Find A Grave: Memorial #113691054, ; Maintained by Ken Smith (contributor 46985536) Unknown. no photo, burial unknown, no sources Ward, Andrew. History of the Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts (Samuel G. Drake, Boston, 1847); p.348-9 Worcester County, MA: Index to Probate Records, 1731-1881. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004), (County of Worcester, Index to the Probate Records of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts, five vols., 1898–1920); Case Number; 35809, Page: 32914 Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.); Case_Number: 35809, Case Type: Will, Note: page 1 of 13, Volume Name: Worcester Cases 34000-35999, Page: 35809:1

Deacon Ezekiel Knowlton son of Thomas Knowlton 4 was born March 5 1707 died March 4 1774 He married Susannah Morgan daughter of Captain and Susannah Pitts Morgan both born in England Captain Morgan died on the voyage over Deacon Knowlton removed from Manchester Massachusetts to Shrewsbury in 1731 He was deacon there from 1743 to 1774 His wife died March 17 1784 Their children all born in Shrewsbury were

1. Mary born May 16 1731
2. Susannah April 19 1733 married Gershom Wheelock
3. Deborah December 23 1734 married Jabez Bigelow
4. Ezekiel May 11 1736 married Anna Miles
5. Luke October 28 1738 married Sarah Holland
6. William April 29 1741 see forward
7. Sarah January 28 1745
8. Margery June 1 1747
9. Captain Thomas April 27 1750

Source: Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts by Ellery Bicknell Crane. Lewis Pub., 1907

See also this thread, apparently there is a DNA group for the Knowlton family:

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/KNOWLTON/2008-01/1200...

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/KNOWLTON/2008-01/1200...

Links

• http://www.theknowltons.com/ps04/ps04_057.html

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'Ezekiel Knowlton (1707 - 1774)

Ezekiel Knowlton

Born 10 Jun 1707 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, New England

ANCESTORS

Son of Thomas Knowlton and Mary Coy

Brother of Ezekiel Knowlton [half], Robert Knowlton [half] and Joseph Knowlton Sr. [half]

Husband of Susannah (Morgan) Knowlton —

married 29 Sep 1728 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

DESCENDANTS

Father of Mary Knowlton, Susannah (Knowlton) Wheelock, Deborah (Knowlton) Bigelow,

Ezekiel Knowlton, Luke Knowlton, William Knowlton, Sarah (Knowlton) Simonds,

Marjery (Knowlton) Bigelow and Thomas Knowlton

Died 14 Mar 1774 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, New England

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Biography

Deacon Ezekiel and Susannah (Morgan) Knowlton were dismissed

from the church in Manchester Mass to that in Shrewsbury in 1731.

He was Deacon of the Shrewsbury church from 1743-1774.

At a church meeting called to settle a pastor, March 2, 1762

was made chairman of a committee to extend a call to Rev. Joseph Sumner,

and on May 19th following he prepared Articles of Discipline to bind pastor and people.

He was Selectman from 1743-49.

From The History of the Knowltons in England and America

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