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About Prudence ‘Patience’ Knowles
Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Prettyman-4
Patience Knowles formerly Prettyman
Born about 1748 in Worcester Co., Maryland
ANCESTORS:
Daughter of Thomas Prettyman Jr. and Elizabeth (Enloe) Prettyman Sister of Prudence Prettyman, Elizabeth (Prettyman) Knowles, George Prettyman, Thomas Prettyman III, Comfort (Prettyman) Rogers, Mary (Prettyman) Ingram, George Prettyman, Burton Prettyman, Robert Prettyman, Ann (Prettyman) Morris, Tabitha (Prettyman) Morris, Sarah (Prettyman) Marvel, Agnes (Prettyman) Coffin [half], William Prettyman [half], Hester (Prettyman) Warren [half] and Isabell (Prettyman) Pepper [half]
Wife of Edmond Knowles Sr. — married 1 Mar 1768 in Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes, Sussex, Delawaremap
DESCENDANTS:
Mother of Abigail (Knowles) Parsons, Richard Prettyman Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Edmond Knowles, Patience (Knowles) Carter, Rice Prettyman Knowles, Rice Prettyman Knowles, Henry W. Knowles, James P. Knowles, Charles R. Knowles, William Knowles and Elijah R. Knowles Died after 20 Feb 1832 in Greene County, Georgia, USAmap Profile manager: Gerald Jones private message [send private message] Profile last modified 18 Mar 2018 | Created 13 Mar 2011 This page has been accessed 1,204 times
Family
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Prettyman-4
Patience Prettyman (also shown in records as Prudence) was born in 1748 in Worcester Co., MD. She was the daughter of Thomas Prettyman Jr. and his wife Elizabeth (Enloe) Prettyman. Patience was their 7th child.
Patience Prettyman married young widower (?) Edmond Knowles, b: 1742 in Somerset Co., Maryland, on March 1, 1768 in Lewes, Indian River Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. They had the following 10 children:[1]
- Edmond KNOWLES , Jr. b: ABT 1768 in Sussex Co., DE
- Henry Harrison KNOWLES b: ABT 1769 in Sussex Co., DE
- Richard Prettyman KNOWLES b: ABT 1770 in Sussex Co., DE
- William KNOWLES b: ABT 1772 in Sussex Co., DE
- James P. KNOWLES b: ABT 1775 in Fayette Co., GA
- Rice Prettyman KNOWLES b: 1784 in Georgia
- Patience KNOWLES b: ABT 1788 in Georgia
- Elijah R. KNOWLES b: 27 APR 1790 in Greene Co., GA
- Charles KNOWLES b: 27 MAY 1793 in Greene Co., GA
- Thomas KNOWLES b: ABT 1797 in Greene Co., GA
The Knowles family moved from Sussex County, Delaware to Georgia at the time of the American Revolution. They eventually sett led in Greene County, Georgia, where both Patience (Prettyman) Knowles and her husband, Edmond (aka Edmund) Knowles Sr. died in the mid-1830s. They were each over 85 years old.
Sources
- The Geer Ancestry on RootsWeb - Edmund Knowles (dead link)
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 3, 2016), "Record of Edmund Knowles, Sr.", Ancestor # A209927.
- Family History written by Green Horsley Knowles 30 January 1905 San Saba, San Saba, Texas, USA Green Horsley Knowles Knew of his Uncles and Aunt. He listed them in this history, which includes Charles, one of 10 children born to his Grandparents, Edmond and Patience Prettyman Knowles. gailasmith53 originally shared this on 20 Oct 2018
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 9 2023, 13:33:46 UTC
Prudence ‘Patience’ Knowles's Timeline
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