Elinor Knott

• Evidence needed to support Eleanor Butler as daughter of Thomas Butler & Eleanor Butler. Adventurers of Purse and Person shows no maiden name.
• Not the daughter of John Collins, salter of London

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Will of James Knott

• Knott, James, of Nansemum, Virginia., 4th Sept., 1651; 13th May, 1653.
• To eld. son Bernard, 600 A. home plantation.
• To sons Nathaniel and William, sd. property in event of son Bernard afsd. dying without issue; also 600 A. equally at majority, either dying without hrs., survivor to inherit deceased's portion.
• To dau. Mary Knott at 16 yrs. of age, personalty.
• To dau. Eliza: Thomas for benefit of her son (unnamed), personalty.
• To sister E. M. Collins, Anna Young, or any of her child., personalty,
• Wife Ellinor, execx., together with her son Bernard.
• Test: Ellinor Knott, Geo. White. 1. 51.

Francis Knott seems to be the son of of James Knott, of Nansemond, Gent. & his wife Elinor Knott, although he’s not named in James’ 1653 will.

The lands of James Knott in St. Mary's County were conveyed to his son Francis, who conveyed some of them whild living, and devised them in his will, proved in St. Mary's County, May 14, 1705, in his old age (Liber B No. 2, folio 500, Annapolis Wills

Notes

• Possibly married a COLLINS after the death of James Knott, her first husband.
• Fleet, Beverley, Acchawmacke, 1632-1637, Virginia colonial abstracts; v. 18. Electronic copy of monograph available at FamilySearch.org. A[ccomack] page 39/image 185 < FamilySearch >
  • Accomack Court session 16 June 1635
  • Interogatories – question “whether ‘’’Elinor the wife of James Knott’’’ dyd relate anything” regarding case of Thomas Evans & wife wealthy Evans’s baby who died.

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References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Butler-7196
2. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I3776...