Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mehitable Knowles
1653 - Aft 1721 (> 69 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Mehitable Knowles was born on 20 May 1653 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts (daughter of Richard Knowles and Ruth Bower); died after 1721 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mehitable married George Brown about 1674 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. George was born in of Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died between 29 Jun 1721 and 3 Aug 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- George Brown was born in of Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
2. Richard Knowles died between 1670 and 1675 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Notes:
He was a shipmaster. In Plymouth colony as early as 2 Jan 1637, he is recorded in 1651 as a mariner of the town of Plymouth, but of Eastham by 1654. He was called Goodman.
Richard married Ruth Bower on 15 Aug 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ruth Bower (daughter of George Bower and Barbara). Children:
- Samuel Knowles was born on 17 Sep 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
- John Knowles was born in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jun 1675 in near Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
- 1. Mehitable Knowles was born on 20 May 1653 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 1721 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
- Ruth Knowles died on 28 Aug 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Generation: 3
6. George Bower was born in of Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died between 8 Nov 1656 and 30 Dec 1656 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes:
Early at Scituate, where he was freeman 7 Mar 1637 and a town officer. Removed to Plymouth by spring 1639; on 5 Mar 1639 he was elected Plymouth town constable. Later removed to Cambridge, apparently for the education of his sons.
George married Barbara. Barbara died on 25 Mar 1644 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Barbara died on 25 Mar 1644 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Children:
- 3. Ruth Bower