William Knowlton, Immigrant

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

William Knowlton son of Captain William Knowlton I was bom in Kent England 1615. He settled at Ipswich and was a brick mason by trade. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Congregational. He was admitted a freeman in 1641/42. He was given commonage with pasturage for one cow and a share in Plum Island. He sold to Edward Bragg of Ipswich December 12 1643 a house and lot he had bought of John Andrews. He died in 1653. The account of the estate was presented in the Essex court by his brother Thomas Knowlton in 1678. Thomas stated that he had kept two boys from the age of five to eight and a girl from one year old till she married.

Children of William and Elizabeth Knowlton:

1. Thomas born 1640 married Hannah Green November 24 1668
2. Nathaniel born 1641 married Deborah Grant May 3 1662
3. William born 1642 married Susannah
4. John born 1644 married Bethia Carter
5. Benjamin born 1646 married Hannah Mirick November 30 1676
6. Samuel born 1647 married Elizabeth Witt 1669
7. Mary born 1649 married Samuel Abbe October 12 1672 had a son Jonathan resided at Wenham

it is belleived that william and thomas first lived in hingham with their mother arriving there young from kent. they left hingham and moved to ipswich where their brother john was around 1642 john had been there since 1639.

he took the oath as freeman and church member in 1642 and was allotted pasturage for one cow and a portion of the land comprising plum island. he also bought a house and lot of john andrews which he sold on dec. 12 1643 to edward bragg.

he died rather penniless and his brother thomas shared the care of the children with the widow who was ann smith before her marriage to william

WILLIAM Knowlton was born in England in 1615 and died in Ipswich, Mass., in 1655. He sailed from London, England, with his parents in 1632, landed in Nova Scotia, went from there to Hingham, Mass., and settled finally in Ipswich, where he was admitted freeman in 1641. He was a member of the first Church of Christ (Congregational). His estate was inventoried 17 July, 1655, and was estimated at £37.2.1.

He married Elizabeth .

Children all born in Ipswich:

Thomas/ b. 1640.

Nathaniel, b. 1641; m. 3 May, 1662, Deborah Grant.

William, b. 1642; m. Susannah .

John, b. 1644; m. Bertha Carter.

Benjamin, b. 1646; m. 30 Nov., 1676, Hannah Merrick.

Samuel, b. 1647; m. 1669, Elizabeth Witt.

Mary, b. 1649; m. 12 Oct., 1672, Samuel Abbe.

William was a bricklayer, and resided in Ipswich. He was a member of thethe First Church of Christ (Congregational), and a freeman in 1641/2. Hewas given commonage, with pasturage for one cow, and a share in PlumIsland. On December 12, 1643, he conveyed to Edward Bragg of Ipswich ahouse and lot which he had purchased of John Andrews. He died in 1655,his estate being inventoried July 17, and estimated at 27 pounds /14/1.

He left his wife, Elizabeth ________, with seven children, ages twothrough fourteen, to raise. They were Thomas, Sr., William, (III)., John,Samuel, Benjamin, Joseph and Mary.

William Knowlton, born Abt. 1615 in Knowlton Manor,Canterbury,Kent,England; died 17 Jul 1655 in Ipswich,Essex County,Massachusetts. He was the son of 9732. William Knowlton,Capt. and 9733. Elizabeth Ann Smith. He married 4867. Elizabeth Wilson 10 Jan 1639/40 in Ipswich,Essex County,Massachusetts. 

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William Knowlton Born 1604 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England Son of Robert Knowlton and Mary (Unknown) Knowlton Brother of Anna Knowlton, Robert Knowlton, Agnes (Knowlton) Ogborne, Dorothy (Knowlton) Blake, Gyles Knowlton, John Knowlton, Francis Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton and Anna Knowlton Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Knowlton Father of Thomas Knowlton Jr., William Knowlton, John Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton, Benjamin Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton and Mary (Knowlton) Abbe Died 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony Profile last modified 4 May 2019 | Created 17 Mar 2011 | Last significant change: 4 May 2019 09:30: Anne B edited the Suffix for William Knowlton (1604-1655). (Not born with a suffix) [Thank Anne for this | 1 thank-you received] This page has been accessed 3,456 times. The Puritan Great Migration. William Knowlton migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: PGM

This profile is part of the Knowlton Name Study. Contents

[hide] 1 Research Notes 1.1 The Knowlton DNA Haplogroup Problem 2 Biography 3 Sources Research Notes

The Knowlton DNA Haplogroup Problem

DNA testing has demonstrated with certainty that the descendants of John Knowlton and William Knowlton are not related through the male line. John's line falls into haplogroup R1b, while William's falls into haplogroup T. Current thinking as of August 2017 is that the initial three brothers (John, William, and Deacon Thomas) were biological brothers due to the lack of any indication in England (including the will of their kinsman, Ralph) that would hint otherwise. The likely source of the irregularity is Stocking's John (5) Knowlton and his descendants.

For more information, please see the Knowlton Name Study page and the Knowlton DNA Project on Family Tree DNA.

Biography

William was born in 1604 in Uxbridge, England.

William Knowlton was a bricklayer[1] and resided in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts where he was a member of the First Church of Christ (Congregational). He was made a freeman in 1641/2.[2][3]

He was given commonage, with pasture for one cow, and a share in Plum Island. On 12 December 1643, he conveyed to Edward Bragg of Ipswich a lot which he had purchased of John Andrews. William died[1][4] in 1654/5, intestate, in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts and administration was granted to his brother Deacon Thomas Knowlton, "to whom is committed ye care of ye widow and children."[5] His estate was inventoried 17 July 1655, and estimated at 37.2.1. His debts amounted to 27.14.1.[2]

Sources

Please note that several of the below sources rely upon Dr. Charles Stocking's Knowlton Genealogy of 1897 or else its errata in 1903. Stocking in particular has been discredited with respect to "Captain William Knowlton" from Kent as the origin of the Knowlton line, and also the surname "Balch" for William's Wife, St. Anne's Parish records in England give us a better idea of this William Knowlton's origins. The original (partially erroneous) sources are listed after the most recent at the end.

London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Margaret, Uxbridge, Composite register: baptisms 1538 - 1656, marriages 1538 - 1653, burials 1538 - 1646, DRO/010, Item 001 Ancestry.com. Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. St Anne's Parish Christening Records compiled by TheTreeDr with an elaboration on the origins of Wililam and John Knowlton The Will of Ralph Knolton of Ruslip, Middlesex, England; links William Knowlton to Robert and Marcy Knowlton of Uxbridge The William Knowlton Properties on Turkey Shore Road by TheTreeDr (2016) is a collection of several sources with property records. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Woodward, Ashbel, M.D. Memoir of Col. Thomas Knowlton: with a Genealogy of the Knowlton Family. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (1861), 15:344, 1861; ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stocking, Rev. Charles Henry Wright. D.D. The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. Vol 2 Pages 4, 21-22, 26. New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1897. (Stocking ID 3) ↑ Knowlton, George Henry Errata and Addenda to Dr. Stocking's History ... of The Knowltons. Boston, MA (Everett Press Company) 1903. ↑ The inventory of his estate, taken July 17, 1655 ↑ Ipswich Court Records and Files. Essex antiquarian. (1904-1907), 11:25,27. Court, 25 : 7 : 1655; William Knowlton died intestate; and administration on his estate was granted to his brother Thomas Knowlton, to whom is committed ye care of ye widow and children. See also:

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 39:386-87, Notes and Queries, 1885. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his Wife Frances Helen Miller, Format: 2 vols. Abbreviation: Stevens Miller Ancestry Author: Holman, Mary Lovering Publication: privately printed at the Rumford Press, Concord, N.H., 1948–1953 Cutter, William. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts (Lewis historical Publishing Company, Massachusetts, 1910) Vol. 4, pp 2400-2402 Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1636-1686 (The Essex Institute, 1911) Vol. 1

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