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Name Henry Knowles
Birth 1610, England70
Immigration Jul 1635, New England aboard the Susan and Ellen
Move 1644, Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Will 2 Jan 1670/1, Warwick, Kent, RI496
Death bef 20 Jan 1670/1, (Will prv) Warwick, Kent, RI496
Spouse Elizabeth Potter
Children
1 F Mary Knowles
Birth 1645, Warwick, Kent, RI70
Death 28 Dec 1719, Cranston, Providence, RI70
Spouse Moses Lippitt
Marriage 19 Nov 1668, Warwick, Kent, RI78
2 M William Knowles
Birth abt 1645, Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Death bef 21 Apr 1727, (will prv) Kingston, Washington, RI496
Spouse Alice Fish
3 M John Knowles
Birth abt 1647
Death 16 Sep 1716, Warwick, Kent, RI496
4 F Martha Knowles
Birth abt 1651, Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Death bef 14 Oct 1728, North Kinstown, Newport, RI496
Spouse Samuel Eldred
5 M Henry Knowles
Birth abt 1654, Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Death Summer 1726, Kingston, Washington, RI496
Notes for Henry Knowles
Came in the Susan and Ellin as a servant of Ralph Hudson. Hudson was a draper in Hull, Yorkshire. By the time Hudson made his will in 1638, Henry had left his service and is not mentioned in the will.

Henry was in Rhode Island as early as 1638, and appears in records beginning with grand jury services in late 1643 at Newbury and March 1644 at Portsmouth. In the winter of 1648, he was one of fifty who swore their submission to Oliver Cromwell's government. In January 1654/5, Henry sold his land in Portsmouth, and later that year appears on a list of freeman at Warwick. He is involved in several suits during the winter of 1661/2. In March 1664/5, he and three others are listened to keep ordinaries for the entertainment of strangers.

His will refers to his wife (but does not name her), sons John, Henry and William, daughters Mary and Martha.496

Savage's: HENRY, Warwick, on list of freem. 1655, in 1644, was of Portsmouth, R. I. and had, I suppose, m. a d. of Robert Potter of Warwick; and 1671 was in his 62d yr. 6 Jan. when, I judge, his will was made, by wh. he names s. John, William, and Henry, ds. Mary, wh. had m. g Nov. 1668, Moses Lippit, and Martha, w. of Samuel Eldredge; and at Kingstown, or into Piarraganset, that disput. territory, prob. all the brs. and sis. were gather.
Notes for Elizabeth Potter
Daughter of Robert Potter.
Last Modified 14 Dec 2001 Created 19 Sep 2003 by Reunion for Macintosh

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