Nathaniel Knowlton (1683-1760) is number 536 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #537 Mary Bennett (1686-1717) in 1703 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
I am descended through:
* their son #268 Jeremiah Knowlton (1713-1752) who married #269 Sarah Allen (1717-1796) in 1735.
* their son #134 Jeremiah Knowlton (1745-1785) who married #135 Abigail Peirce (1750-1776) in 1771.
* their daughter #67 Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) who married #66 Nathan Gates (1767-1830) in 1790.
* their daughter, #33 Abigail Gates (1797-1867) who married #32 Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825) in 1817.
* their son #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) who married #17 Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884) in 1851.
* their son #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) who married #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) in 1874.
* their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: Nathaniel Knowlton[1–5]
* Alternate Name: Nathaniell Knoulton[6–7]
* Sex: Male
* Father: Nathaniel Knowlton (1658-1726)
* Mother: Deborah Jewett (1664-1743)
2) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: 3 May 1683, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1-4]
* Distribution: 21 October 1726 (age 43), father's will proved; Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[5]
* Death: after 1 February 1760 (after about age 76), Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
3) SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse #1: Mary Bennett (1685-1717)
* Marriage #1: 21 April 1703 (age 19), Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[6]
* Child 1: Mary Knowlton (1704-1797)
* Child 2: William Knowlton (1706-1753)
* Child 3: Nathaniel Knowlton (1708-1753)
* Child 4: Jeremiah Knowlton (1712-1713)
* Child 5: Jeremiah Knowlton (1713-1752)
* Spouse #2 Reform Trescott (1694-1755)
* Marriage #2 15 June 1717 (age 34), Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[7]
* Child 6: Mary Knowlton (1719- )
* Child 7: Margaret Knowlton (1720-1736)
* Child 8: Elizabeth Knowlton (1722-1722)
* Child 9: Elizabeth Knowlton (1724-1724)
* Child 10: Samuel Knowlton (1726- )
* Child 11: Anna Knowlton (1728-1729)
* Child 12: Thomas Knowlton (1730-1736)
* Child 13: Ebenezer Knowlton (1732-1736)
* Child 14: Sarah Knowlton (1735-1736)
* Child 15: Thomas Knowlton (1737- )
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
The Knowlton family of New England was treated in the book The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America by Charles Henry Wright Stocking in 1897, but the biographical sketches are minimal. This Nathaniel Knowlton is #74 in the book[1-2].
Nathaniel Knowlton was born 3 May 1683 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the first child of Nathaniel and Deborah (Jewett) Knowlton[1-4].
On 21 April 1703 in Ipswich, Nathaniel married his first wife, Mary Bennett (1686-1717), daughter of Henry and Frances (Burr) Bennett[6]. They had five children, all registered in the Ipswich town birth records:
* Mary Knowlton (1704-1797), married 1727 Benjamin Carril (1703-1796).
* William Knowlton (1706-1753), married 1729 Martha Pinder (1708-1775).
* Nathaniel Knowlton (1708-1753), married (1) 1729 Mary Fuller (1708-1735).
* Jeremiah Knowlton (1712-1713).
* Jeremiah Knowlton (1713-1752), married 1735 Sarah Allen (1717-1796).
Mary (Bennet) Knowlton died before 1717, when Nathaniel married, secondly, to Reform (Trescott) Jewett (1694-1755) on 13 June 1717 in Ipswich[7]. Reform was the widow of Benjamin Jewett (1691-1716) and mother of Benjamin Jewett (1716-1801). Nathaniel and Reform (Trescott) (Jewett) Knowlton had ten children, all recorded in the Ipswich town birth records:
* Mary Knowlton (1719-????).
* Margaret Knowlton (1720-1736).
* Elizabeth Knowlton (1722-1722).
* Elizabeth Knowton (1724-1724).
* Samuel Knowlton (1726-????), married 1745 Anna Fellows (1725-1765).
* Anna Knowlton (1728-1729)
* Thomas Knowlton (1730-1736)
* Ebenezzer Knowlton (1732-1736.
* Sarah Knowlton (1735-1736).
* Thomas Knowlton (1737-????)
Note that four of the children died in the summer of 1736 in Ipswich. There was a smallpox epidemic in Ipswich in 1736.
In his father's will dated 25 July 1726 and proved 21 October 1726, Nathaniel Knowlton was bequeathed[5]:
"Item I Give to my Son Nathaniell after my Wifes Decease (upon his giving a final Discharge to my Estate) one New Common Right. As also two acres and fifty seven rods of Mowing and Tillage Land out of my Lott in Mannings Neck on ye Lower side of said lott Running through ye Lott next ye way sold Danll Smith. The whole of my marsh lott in ye Hundred Marsh next Rowley River, But if he shall refuse to give Discharge to my Estate then my will is that he shall have Ten shillings paid him by my Executor in full of his Portion."
His mother, Deborah (Jewett) Knowlton died in 1743 and left no probate records.
Reform died in January 1755, leaving Nathaniel Knowlton with several grown children with spouses and grandchildren.
Nathaniel died after 1 February 1760 in Ipswich. He left no estate records. There is no known burial or cemetery record for him or his two wives.
5. SOURCES
1. Rev. Charles Henry Wright Stocking, D.D., The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America (New York City : 1897). Errata and Addenda by George Henry Knowlton of Albany, NY, page 28, #19 Nathaniel Knowlton (1658-1726) sketch.
2. Rev. Charles Henry Wright Stocking, D.D., The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America (New York City : 1897). Errata and Addenda by George Henry Knowlton of Albany, NY, page 37, #74 Nathaniel Knowlton (1683-1760) sketch.
3. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com ), Ipswich > "Church Records, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths," page 38 (image 53 of 180), Nathaniell Knowlton birth entry, 3 May 1683.
4. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute,1910-1919), Births, page 227, Nathaniell Knowlton birth entry, 3 May 1683.
5. Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916, Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah), on 280 FHL microfilm reels, "Vol 315-316, Book 15-16, 1722-1736;" Volume 315, page 404, Nathaniel Knowlton will, written 25 July 1726, proved 21 October 1726; accessed on FHL US/CAN Microfilm 0,875,129.
6. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 262, Nathan'll Knoulton Jr. and Mary Bennet marriage entry, 29 April 1703.
7. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 262, Nath'll Knoulton and Reforme Jewett marriage entry, 15 June 1717.
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1 comment:
Nathaniel and Mary were the grandparents of the famous Thomas Knowlton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Knowlton
He was the son of William Knolton and Martha Pinder.
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