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ID: I1646
Name: William Knowles 1 2 3
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1645 in Warwick, Kent, RI 4 1
Death: 1727 in South Kingstown, Washington, RI 1 4
Religion: Society of Friends
Note: Of Warwicke and Kingstown, RI. William Knowles, born in 1645,was a resident of Warwick, and of South Kingstown, where he wasactive in official life for several decades, serving as deputyto the General Assembly in 1706 and 1707. His sons, with theexception of John, who removed to Richmond, were residents ofSouth Kingstown. Through John Knowles descended the Knowles ofRichmond and Hopkinton. On 22 Oct 1661, with the consent of his father, William wasapprenticed to Thomas Smith, a tailor of Pawtuxet. On Sep 251671, being then of Kingstown, he was one of a committee of fiveto make an assemssment on the inhabitants of Pettacomscott. OnJuly 29 1679 William and forty-one other inhabitants ofNarragansett signed a petition to the King, praying that he"would put an end to these differences about the governmentthereof which hath been so fatal to the prosperity of the place;animosities still arising in people's minds as they standaffected to this or that government", and promising help againstthe indians. On 6 Mar 1688 he was a grand juryman at theRochester court. On 30 Oct 1690 he was chosen one of four mento make the tax rate for Kingstown. On 6 Jun 1700 he became aproprietor of lands in East Greenwich, recieving Lot No. 15.He also had lands in West Greenwich. In 1701 he gave 12s.towards building the Friends meeting house at Mashapaug. On 12Jul 1703 he was chosen one of twelve to lay out highways androads in Kingstown. He was twice chosen as deputy of Kingstown,on 25 Feb 1707 and 29 Oct 1707. He also had lands in WestGreenwich in 1709. In his will, dated 6 Oct 1721 and proved21 Apr 1727, He appointed his son Robert Executor and hisfriends George and Stephan Hazard overseers. To his son Henryhe gave part of the homestead and half of the land on the plain.To his son William, who had had his portion, 5s. To his sonDaniel 5s. To his son Robert the rest of the homestead, withall the housing, and 149 acres in East Greenwich and 5s. To hiswife Alice all the movable estate belonging to the dwellinghouse, as household stuff, etc., half of the cattle, sheephoreskind, and swine, at her disposal, and one-half use of thehome lands given to their son Robert, while she is a widow. Tohis wife also the great room and bedroom in the house, and halfthe orchard where William liveth. To his daughters Rose Wilson,Martha Sherman, and Mary Chase 5 pounds each, to be paid by hisson William. To his daughter Margaret Knowles 40 pounds, a fireroom, firewood, etc. while unmarried, and a riding horse. Tohis daughter Alice Screven 5 pounds. The inventory included afeather bed, stillyards, pewter, a worstead comb, a cheesepress, a riding mare, a yearling horse, nine cows, five heifers,two yearlings, a steer, a yoke of oxen, a shoat, etc. (seeAustin's "Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, pg 334.")
Change Date: 12 SEP 2002

Father: Henry Knowles b: ABT 1609 in Hull, Co York, England
Mother: Elizabeth Potter b: ABT 1620

Marriage 1 Alice Fish b: ABT 1652 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Married: ABT 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI 4
Children
1.    Henry Knowles b: 29 SEP 1675 in South Kingstown, RI
2.    William Knowles b: ABT 1677 in South Kingston, Washington, RI
3.    Mary Knowles b: ABT 1679 in Warwick, RI
4.    Margaret Knowles b: ABT 1681 in RI
5.    Rose Knowles b: ABT 1683 in RI
6.    Martha Knowles b: ABT 1685 in RI
7.    John Knowles b: ABT 1687 in RI
8.    Robert Knowles b: ABT 1689 in South Kingston, Washington, RI
9.    Daniel Knowles b: ABT 1691 in South Kingstown, Washington, RI
10.  Alice Knowles b: ABT 1693 in RI


Sources:
1.     Text: Henry Knowles of Rhode Island and some of his descendants by
          Stanwood Knowles Bolton, A.B. published in the NEHG Rigister, Vol 87, Oct 1933.
2.     Text: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin,
3.     Text: The American Genealogist, Vol 20, Pgs 226-7
4.     Text: Church of Jesus Christ Ancestral File v 4.19


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TYPE Web Site
AUTH PJ Autry <pjautry@@aol.com>
TITL Guyette, Sherman, Autry, et.al.
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AUTH PJ Autry <pjautry@@aol.com>
TITL Guyette, Sherman, Autry, et.al.
URL http://worldconnect.rootsweb. com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&id=I915&db=pjautry
RELI Quaker
Residence: 25 SEP 1671 Kingston, Washington, RI.
One of a committee of five chosen to make an assessment on the inhabitants of Pettacomscott.
Residence: 29 JUL 1679 Narragansett, Washington, RI.
On this date, William and forty-one other inhabitants of Narragansett signed a petition to the King, praying that he "would put an end to these differences about the government thereof which hath been so fatal to the prosperity of the place; animosities still arising in people's minds as they stand affected to this or that government," and promising help against the Indians.
Residence: 06 JUN 1700 East Greenwich, Kent, RI, USA.
DATE 31 MAR 2000