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Col. Samuel Knowles

Male 1682 - 1751  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  Col. Samuel Knowles was born on 15 Jan 1682 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1751 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 1 Feb 1751 in Old Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Eastham selectman, 1722-28, then moderator of the town meeting. Colonel of the Second Barnstable Regiment. Justice of the sessions court. Guardian of the native Americans in the lower part of Barnstable County. After his father retired, he was often a representative in the Massachusetts general court, and he died during a session of the court in Boston.

    "On Wednesday the 30th of January died at his Lodgings in this Town, Samuel Knowles, Esq; One of the Members of the Honourable House of Representatives, from the Town of Eastham; in the County of Barnstable; and on Friday was decently interr'd, attended by the Honourable House of Representatives, and others. A Gentleman who was greatly belov'd and respected, and will be much lamented: As one of His Majesty's Justices, Col. Knowles was strictly Impartial in the Administration of Justice; was always for making up of Differences between Man and Man as soon as possible, and with as little Charge as might be; and was remarkable both for preventing and healing of any long and uncomfortable Debates among his Neighbours and others; and his Judgment greatly sett by; and that which crown'd all, A Man of strict Piety and Integrity." [Boston Weekly News-Letter, 7 Feb 1751]

    Samuel married Bethia Brown on 7 Nov 1709 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Bethia (daughter of Samuel Brown and Martha Harding) was born on 9 Sep 1685 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died after 13 Jan 1751. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Enos Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1712 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Azuba Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Enos Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 30 Apr 1712 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Enos married Sarah Sparrow on 12 Apr 1733 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Jonathan Sparrow and Sarah) was born on 20 Jul 1708 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Jerusha Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Azuba Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 6 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Azuba married Josiah Sears on 30 Sep 1736 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Josiah (son of Josiah Sears and Mercy Howes) was born on 25 Aug 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died between 2 Jan 1772 and 11 Feb 1772 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Josiah Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jul 1819 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
    2. 6. Azuba Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1747 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1839 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jerusha Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1)

    Notes:

    "The evidences that Jerusha and Nathaniel were brother and sister are family statements of the descendants taken down around the year 1880 by the late Professor Arnold Doane of Barrington. The chief grounds for making them children of Enos Knowles are that Enos had a son not otherwise accounted for, that Jerusha and Nathaniel could not possibly have been children of Enos's brother Samuel or cousin Cornelius, that Nathaniel named a son Enos -- a name almost unused either in Eastham or Barrington, and that the name Jerusha prevailed among the proved descendants of Enos." [Charles Thornton Libby, citation details below.]

    Her first husband was Simeon Crowell, who was lost at sea in the summer of 1768.

    Family/Spouse: John Nickerson. John (son of John Nickerson and Dorcas Bassett) was born on 12 Jun 1730 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Lucretia Jane Nickerson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nova Scotia.
    2. 8. John Nickerson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1772 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died about 1820 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

  2. 5.  Josiah Sears Descendancy chart to this point (3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 1 Feb 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jul 1819 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. Elizabeth died before 6 Apr 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Azuba Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1791 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

  3. 6.  Azuba Sears Descendancy chart to this point (3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 5 Nov 1747 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1839 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Azuba married Warren Anson Kendrick on 29 Oct 1765. Warren (son of Jonathan Kendrick and Tabitha Eldredge) was born in Sep 1743 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1815 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Tabitha Kendrick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jul 1766 in Nova Scotia.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Lucretia Jane Nickerson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born in Nova Scotia.

    Lucretia married Scott Nickerson on 16 Dec 1789 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Scott (son of Abner Nickerson and Elizabeth Baker) was born in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Martha Nickerson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1794 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

  2. 8.  John Nickerson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jerusha3, 2.Enos2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1772 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died about 1820 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: 1774, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia

    John married Dorothy James "Dolly" Burke about 6 May 1786. Dorothy (daughter of Edward Burke and Nora James) was born about 1770 in Bellyshannon, Donegal, Ireland; died about 1867 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Knowles Nickerson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1795 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in 1875 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
    2. 13. Judah Nickerson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 17 Feb 1895 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; was buried in Oakvale Cemetery, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

  3. 9.  Azuba Sears Descendancy chart to this point (5.Josiah3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 26 Feb 1791 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Azuba married Daniel McComiskey about 1813. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. James McComiskey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1827 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 13 Feb 1915 in Lower East Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; was buried in Old Wilson Cemetery, Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

  4. 10.  Tabitha Kendrick Descendancy chart to this point (6.Azuba3, 3.Azuba2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 29 Jul 1766 in Nova Scotia.

    Tabitha married Joshua Nickerson on 26 Jun 1785 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Joshua (son of Joshua Nickerson and Esther Ryder) was born in 1763 in Shag Harbor, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died in 1800 in Oak Park, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Tabitha Nickerson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1790 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 18 Jan 1844.

    Tabitha married James Smith in Jul 1803 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. James (son of Archelaus Smith and Elizabeth Nickerson) was born on 6 Oct 1762 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 28 May 1842 in Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Elizabeth Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jun 1809 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 10 Apr 1887 in Clark's Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.


 

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