John Jr Knowles 
John Jr was born on July 25th, 1720 in Rhode Island, USA.1 John Jr's father was John Knowles and his mother was Elizabeth Warner. His paternal grandparents were William Knowles and Alice Fish. He was an only child. He died at the age of 72 on February 9th, 1793 in Richmond, Rhode Island, USA. He was buried in Friends Burial Ground, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA.1 General Notes
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ID: I1643
Name: John Knowles 1
Sex: M
Birth: 25 JUL 1720 in RI
Death: 9 FEB 1793 in RI
Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Richmond, RI
Note: FRIENDS - USEQUEPAUG LOT RICHMOND RT 138 ->20 ft.
Note: N of tele. pole # 918
Religion: Society of Friends
Note: Of Richmond and Warwick, RI He was admitted a freeman of theColony 1 May 1750. In 1771 he "appears of a disposition tocomply with Friends rules in liberating their slaves." In 1781he was on a committee to encourage Friends to "have an Ear opento the Voice of Truth in their Own Hearts & to attend to itsInstruction regarding Every tender Scroople." In the same yearhe was a deputy from Warwick to the Rhode Island GeneralAssembly.
Change Date: 18 SEP 2002
Father: John Knowles b: ABT 1687 in RI
Mother: Elizabeth Warner b: 19 APR 1697 in Warwick, RI
Marriage 1 Susannah Wilcox b: SEP 1724
Married: 20 OCT 1748
Children
Robert Knowles b: 16 AUG 1749
Elizabeth Knowles b: ABT 1751
Sarah Knowles b: ABT 1753
Jonathan Knowles b: 6 SEP 1757
William T. Knowles b: 22 MAY 1758
John Knowles b: ABT 1759
Benjamin Knowles
Sources:
Text: Henry Knowles of Rhode Island and some of his descendants by
Text: Stanwood Knowles Bolton, A.B. published in the NEHG Rigister,
Text: Vol 87, Oct 1933.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1585 in Hull, Yorkshire, England
- b.6 JAN 1608/09 in Kingston on Hull, York, England d.2 JAN 1669/70 in Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
- b.1645 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA d.1727 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
- b.1584 in London, England d.02 Sep 1640 in Portsmouth, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA
- b.~ 1590 d.1655 in USA
- b.~ 1585
- b.1620 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. in Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
- b.~ 1607 d.Sep 1643 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
- b.1687 in Rhode Island, USA d.BET 4 APR 1771 AND 13 NOV 1772 in Rhode Island, USA
- b.1565 in Great Bowden, Leicester, England
- b.12 Aug 1593 in Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Liecestershire, Eng d.20 Dec 1639 in Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Liecestershire, England
- b.1 JAN 1618/19 in Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Leicester, England d.12 Dec 1687 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- b.1555 in Great Bowden, Leicester, England d.19 FEB 1621/22 in Great Bowden, Leicester, England
- b.06 Nov 1597 in Market Harborough, Great Bowden, Liecestershire, Eng
- b.1557 in Great Bowden, Leicester, England d.28 Apr 1630 in Great Bowden, Leicester, England
- b.1655 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d.20 Jul 1734 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
- b.1625 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d.1673 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- b.25 Jul 1720 in Rhode Island, USA d.09 Feb 1793 in Richmond, Rhode Island, USA
- b.19 Apr 1697 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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John Jr and Susannah were married in a religious ceremony on August 20th, 1748 in Narragansett Friends Meeting House.1 They had a son named Robert.
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Children
Robert Knowles
Robert was born on August 16th, 1749 in Rhode Island, USA.1 He died at the age of 60 on February 1st, 1810 in Rhode Island, USA.1
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