Captain John John Kneland

CAPTAIN JOHN KNEELAND

Biographical Summary by Stillman Foster Kneeland

Capt. John Kneland, who was a younger son of Major William Kneland, and who, having a touch of the old Viking forefathers, adopted the sea for a profession, retained the original parchment creating the Coat of Arms, and the precious document is still in the possession of his descendants in America, and was reproduced in part by other branches of the family, as we have shown elsewhere. Seven Centuries in the Kneeland Family: 32

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The Life Summary of Captain John Kneland

When Capt. John Kneeland was born on 1 March 1550, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Major William Kneland, was 26 and his mother, Marion Stewart, was 20. He married Mary Dunbar Stewart about 1653, in Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 3 March 1635, in Sea, Morowali, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, at the age of 85, and was buried in At Sea. Source: Familysearch.org Added by Janet Milburn 9/16/22

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• 9. JAMES KNELAND9 (Alexander8, William7 , John6, John5, John4, John2, John1). "The ninth of that ilk." An eminent man in the time of King James V, whom he frequently attended at hunting. He married a daughter of Hepburn, of Bonnytown, who was the son of Patrick, Lord Halles, Earl of Bothnell. King James was probably one of the best examples of the Stuart family, save and except the founder thereof, Robert III. He was a vigorous administrator and protected the poor from oppression by the nobles. From his intimate relation to the common people, he was often termed the "King of the Commons," and his incognito was "the gude man of Ballinbreich." To this popular monarch James Kneland was a favorite courtier, and fought bravely for him in the disas-
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• trous field at Solway Moss, November 25, 1542, where he was severely wounded. James V had several "natural" sons, and one of his granddaughters of that ilk married a grandson of James Kneland, but his only legitimate heir was the unfortunate Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who was devotedly loved and defended by the son and heir of James Kneland, of Kneland.
  • 10. MAJ. WILLIAM KNELAND10 (James9, Alexander8, William7, William6, John5, John4, John3, James2, Alexander1). "The tenth Kneland of that ilk," who was, as above suggested, eminent for his loyalty to Queen Mary of the Scots. The Queen's favor and his known attachment to her and desire to further her supposed wishes, led him into difficulties, for he was suspected of being privy to the sudden taking off of Her Majesty's discarded husband and cousin. Lord Darnley. William Kneland, of Kneland, and Arthur Kneland, of Know-hobbihill, in the parish of Shotts, were " delated " — that is, accused in court in connection with this affair. ....
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  • .... Capt. John Kneland, who was a younger son of Major William Kneland, and who, having a touch of the old Viking forefathers, adopted the sea for a profession ....
  • The eldest son and heir of this William Kneland10, who succeeded to the estate of Kneland, changed the spelling of the name to "Cleland," and we find that to be the name of the Knelands of that ilk and of the estate thereafter. Whether this was done consciously to draw a line of demarkation between the Papist forefathers and the Protestant descendants, and to eliminate a name then under suspicion of a crime, or whether it occurred through accident, will probably never be determined. Certain it is, that from that time forward the Knelands, of Kneland, became the "Clelands, of Cleland." As, however, they were of the same old stock and just as much Kneelands as if they had never changed their name, I will consider them in the next chapter, and then proceed with the American history, which commences with the sons of Capt. John Kneland11, and which never departed from the old name, although it did break from the old faith.
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    • 11. William Cleland11, of that ilk, was the eldest son and heir of Major William Kneland10, the loyal friend of Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots. He married a sister of Walter Stewart, first Lord Blantyre, daughter of Sir John Stewart by his wife, Margaret, daughter of James Stewart and granddaughter of King James V.
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    • Children of John and Mary (Dunbar) Kneeland.
      • 32. (i.) JOHN12, b. about 1575 (of whom hereafter, 36).
      • 33. (ii.) EDWARD12, b. about 1580 (of whom hereafter, 645).
      • 34. (iii.) WILLlAM12, b. about 1583 ; came to America about 1635, with his brother, Philip.
      • Little is known of him except through tradition. He was probably named after his uncle, William Cleland.
      • 35. (iv.) Philip12, b. about 1590.
      • It is recorded that he came to America with his brother, William, some years after the two elder brothers arrived — probably about 1635. Two years later (1637) he was living at Lynn, Mass. (see "Genealogical History of N. E.," by Savage, p. 171). Nothing is known of his descendants, but it is probable that he and his brother were the ancestors of the Newlands of this country. William Newland was living in Lynn, some years later, and he may have been William Kneeland, brother or son of Philip.
      • 36. (32.) JOHN KNEELAND12 (John11 — Alexander1'). Eldest son of Capt. John Kneeland11 and grandson of Major William Kneland10, of Lanarkshire, Scotland. According to tradition, he was born at Glasgow, which is quite probable, as his father was a mariner and abandoned the old inland homestead. He and his brother, Edward Neland, arrived in Massachusetts Bay about 1630, on board one of his father's vessels freighted with provisions for the Pilgrims. He brought his wife and aged mother. She sickened during the voyage and died soon after reaching America. Tradition says that before she embarked she exacted a promise that she should not be buried at sea. She went into a trance and was supposed to be dead, but, true to their promise, the sons brought the body with them. After reaching land she revived and lived for several years after. The brothers disposed of their cargo at good advantage, and John settled near the future town of Boston, and Edward at Ipswich, Mass. For convenience, I will designate their descendants respectively as
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      • the "Boston family" and the "Ipswich family," and pursue the history of the former to the end before taking up the latter.
      • John Kneeland12 married Mary Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart, first Lord of Blantyre and a descendant of James V. Her aunt, of the same name, married his uncle, William Cleland11 (see No. 11),
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      • 645. (33.) EDWARD KNEELAND12 (John11, William10, James9, Alexander8, William7, William6, John5, John4, John3, James2, Alexander1).
      • It will be remembered that the two brothers, John12 and Edward12, came to this country about 1630. John settled near Boston and Edward at Ipswich. For convenience of reference, the descendants of the former are termed "The Boston Family," and of the other "The Ipswich Family." The descendants of Edward Kneeland constitute nine-tenths of the Kneelands in this country.
      • Children of Edward Kneeland. ....
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