John KNOWLTON b. Abt 2 Jun 1644 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, d. 14 Aug 1728 Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1644 - 1728 (~ 84 years)

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Name	John KNOWLTON [1, 2, 3]
Birth	Abt 2 Jun 1644	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
_UID	2EE45260A1ED4E88908DB5C2A6BE5E9614AE
Will	29 Jan 1713/14	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, [5]
John Knowlton, proved 24 Aug 1728
In the name of god amen, I, John Knowlton, Sen^r of Ipswich in the county of Essex in New England, Houswright, being aged in years, but of perfect vnder- standing & memory thorow the goodness of God : & not Knowing how short my time may be heare in this world & Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dey, I doe make & ordain this to be my Last will and testament in maner and forme following, viz — Imp^rs In the first place I comitt & comend my Soul in to the hands of Almighty God in & through the meritts & mediation of the lord Jesus christ — my only re- demer, and sanctifyer in hope of a blessed & glorious resurrection & my body to the Eart to be decently buried in such maner as my Executors with the advice of my over seears shall think fitt & conveniant, and for that Little worldly Estate which god in his good providence has bin pleased to bestow vpon mee I doe dispose of the same as followeth ; my honest & Just debts and funerall charges being sattisfied & discharged in the first place. Item My Will is that my Eldest Son John Knowlton & his heires &c shall haue & injoy the housing & lands which I haue giuen him by deed of gift which with what Els I have giuen to him & don for him, and my long fowling peice which I now giue him & a port & share in my wearing apparrell & Carpenters tools all which I doe account to be his full & double share & portion in my Estate. Item My Will is & I doe hearby conferme to my son Rice Knowlton & his heires &c the housing & Lands giuen to him by deed of gift which with what Els I haue formerly giuen to him & don for him & his part & share in my wearing apparrell and Carpenters tooles I doe account to be his full share c& part in my Estate Item My Will is & I doe hearby conferme to my son Benj^a Knowlton & his heires &c the housing & Lands giuen to him by deed of gift which with what Els I haue giuen to him & done for him and a share in my wearing apparrell & Carpenters tooles to be I doe account to be his full share & portion in my Estate. Item My Will is & I doe hearby conferme to my son Thomas Knowlton & his heires &c the Lands which I haue giuen to him by deed of gift & the dwelling hous now standing on part of said Land & in which he now liueth, and I now giue him my Corbine & the belt and Swiuell my pistolls and holsters sword & flask now in his hands & possession, which with what Els I haue giuen to him & don for him & his part & share in my wearing apparrell & Carpenters tooles I account to be his full share & portion in my Estate. Item I have already given to my son Timothy Knowlton his share & portion in my Estate & taken a quitt claim for the same, so that only now give him a share and part in my wearing apparrell & Carpenters tooles in case he shall surviue me. Item My Will is that all my wearing apparrell both wooling & Lynon of one sort or or other & also my Carpenters tooles shall be equally devided between my five sons aboue mentioned, or so many of them as shall survive mee to each one an Equall share & part in them and for my lyron Crow my Carts wheels sleds chains horstackling yoakes lyrons plows & plow lyrons and all my Vtencills of husbandry of one sort or other : I giue to my son Rice Knowlton his heirs and assignes, also I leaue half a lott of land in partnership with M^r John Coy & leying in the towne of manchester which is vndisposed of I leaue in the hands of my E.xec^rs to be Improved or disposed of towards the defraying the Charges of my funerall : and my seat in wenham meeting hous to be for the vse of my daughter Abigail Giddings & the wifes of my sons Benjamin & Thomas Knowlton, and my daughter Merriam Knowlton & Hanah the now wife of Nathaniel Potter to sitt in while they goe to wenham meeting. Item My Will is and I Doe hearby giue & bequeath to my fiue daughters, viz. Bethiah Wooden, Susanah Corning, Elizabeth Corning, Abigail Giddings and Merriam Knowlton & the heires or children of my daughter Mary Patch dec^d in right of their mother to haue an equall share or part with one of my afores^d daughters. I giue to them all the remainder of my personall or moueable Estate that is not disposed of whither in houshold goods or stock that shall be left att my deceas to be equally devided betwene y^m, that is the children of s^d Mary Patch to haue one sixth part & noe more my afores^d daughters to haue the other fiue parts and to be to them their heires or assignes for Ever Imediately after my deceas & to be deliv^rd to them by my Execute^rs, in case any of my said daughters should dey before the devition be made then their heires to inheritt there part or share. Item My Will is & I doe hearby ordain constitute & appoint my four sons viz : John, Rice, Benjamin & Thomas Knowlton to be sole Exec^rs of this my last will & testament and I doe deseire & appoint my louing freinds the Rev^d m^r Joseph Gerrish of Wenham & Mr John Newman of glocester to be overseears of this my Will and In testimony whereof I haue hear onto sett my hand & seale this Twenty ninth Day of January anno Domi Seventeen hundred & thyrteen four- teen 1713/14. Signed, Sealed published and John Knowlton [seal] declared in the presence of John Newman The marke of Samuel X Knowlton Parker Dodge Essex S.S. Ipswich Aug^t 24^th 1728 Before the Hon^ble John Appleton Esq^r Judge of the Probate of Wills &c in s^d County of Essex. Sam^el Knowlton & Parker Dodge Personally appe^d & made oath that they ware present and saw M^r John Knowlton, Late of Ipswich Des^d signe seale and heard him Declare ye within written Instrum^t to be his Act & Deed and when he so Did he was of good understanding & of a Disposeing mind to y^e best of their Discerning and they together with John Newman Esq^r Sine Des^d Sett to their hands in his presence as Witness. Sworn attest Dan^t Appleton Reg^rUpon Which this Will is Prov^d approv^d & allow^d itt being Presented by John Knowlton one of y^e Exe^rs therein named who accepted s^d Trust. Rice Knowlton & Benj^a Knowlton refus^d thier Right of Executorship and Tho^s Knowlton y^e other Exec^r is out of y^e Proin y^e Ex^r to give in an Inventory in one month. Essex SS. Probate Office, Feb. 27, 1901. A true copy of paper on file. Attest : J. T. Mahonev, Register. We Rice Knowlton of Wenham and beniemin Knowlton of Ipswich both in the Count of Essex in the prouince of the Massachusetts bay in New England are chosen by our father Mr. John Knowlton Senior of Ipswich, Executors to the last Will of our said father, With our brother John Knowlton of Manchester and thomas Knowlton. We said Rice Knowlton and beniemine Knowlton do by these presents denigh to tack up With the said Executorship alltho our father has apointed us to be executors with our brother John. We said Rice and beniemin Knowlton do abselutely deny tacken up With it to all aboue writen. We haue sete to our hands this twenty secont day of August one thousand seuen hundred and twenty eight. Robert Herrick Rice Knowlten her Benjamin Knoultn Susana K Knowlton mark Essex SS. Probate Office, Feb. 27, 1901. A true copy of paper on file. Attest : J. T. Mahoney, Register The following copied from Essex Co. Mass. Probate records: "Rec^d of my son John Knowlton, Executor to my husband's, his father's will, due me out of my husband's Estate &c Susanna Knowlton Oct 30 1728."
Death	14 Aug 1728	Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts,
Person ID	I7197	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	30 Mar 2022

Father	William KNOWLTON, b. Abt 18 Mar 1603/04, , , Middlesex County, England d. Bef 26 Jun 1655, , Essex County, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 51 years)
Mother	Elizabeth, b. Abt 1620, , , , England d. Aft 1668 (Age ~ 49 years)
Marriage	Abt 1640
Family ID	F2156	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Bethia EDWARDS, b. Abt 1648, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, d. Abt 1714, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 66 years)

Marriage 16 Aug 1669 Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts, [2, 3]

Children

	1. Bethia KNOWLTON, b. Abt 1669 d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Capt. John KNOWLTON, b. Abt 1670, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, d. Abt Aug 1728, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 58 years)
	3. Susanna KNOWLTON, b. Abt 1671, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, d. 10 Feb 1766, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 95 years)
	4. Rice KNOWLTON, b. 1676, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, d. 15 Mar 1766, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age 90 years)
	5. Miriam KNOWLTON, b. 1683, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Elizabeth KNOWLTON, b. Abt 1685, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Mary KNOWLTON, b. Abt 1686, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, d. Bef 1713 (Age ~ 26 years)
	8. Thomas KNOWLTON, b. Abt 1686, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, d. 22 Jul 1755, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 69 years)
	9. Timothy KNOWLTON, b. 1690, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, d. Abt 24 Aug 1770, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, (Age 80 years)
	10. Abigail KNOWLTON, b. 1692, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, d. 19 Oct 1753, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age 61 years)

Family ID F2152 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Mar 2022

Family 2	Susanna MORE, b. 12 May 1650, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, d. Aft 30 Oct 1728 (Age 78 years)
Marriage Intentions	11 Apr 1714	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, [6]
Marriage	22 Apr 1714	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, [1, 6, 7]
Family ID	F2149	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	29 Mar 2022

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 2 Jun 1644 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts,
	Marriage - 16 Aug 1669 - Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts,
	Will - John Knowlton, proved 24 Aug 1728 - 29 Jan 1713/14 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts,
	Marriage Intentions - 11 Apr 1714 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts,
	Marriage - 22 Apr 1714 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts,
	Death - 14 Aug 1728 - Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I7197&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "John KNOWLTON."

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