The Knowles Page
Contents: Ancestors of Margaret Jane Knowles, Origins, Emigration to America, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska
Related Families: Dickson, Grice, Hamilton, Hoarth, Huggins, Inloe, Marvel, Prettyman, Reed, Woods
Ancestors of Margaret Jane Knowles
This table is a summary of the ancestors of Margaret Jane Knowles, who was born in Menard County Illinois on 4 August 1844, and died in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska on 13 February 1926.
| Richard Knowles* ~1722-1791 Delaware |
James Knowles 1757-1839 Delaware, Indiana |
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| Unknown** Finland, Delaware |
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Jesse Marvel Knowles 1787-1852 Delaware, Indiana, Illinois |
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| David Marvel 1729-1796 Delaware |
Patience Marvel 1758-1817 Delaware, Indiana |
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| Sarah Prettyman 1742-1801 Delaware |
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Reuben Reed Knowles 1812-1865 Indiana, Illinois |
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Elizabeth Reed 1793-1868 Georgia, Indiana, Illinois |
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Margaret Knowles 1844-1926 Illinois, Nebraska |
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| Richard Knowles*
~1722-1791 Delaware |
Edmund Knowles 1747-? Delaware, Georgia |
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| Unknown** Finland, Delaware |
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Elijah Knowles 1790-1867 Georgia, Indiana, Missouri |
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| Thomas Prettyman <1719-1790 Virginia, Delaware |
Patience Prettyman ~1751-<1820 Delaware, Georgia |
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| Elizabeth Inloe(s) ~1716->1790 Delaware |
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Betsy Ann Knowles 1817-1896 Indiana, Illinois, Missouri |
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| Joseph Woods 1745-1835 Virginia, Indiana |
James E. Woods 1770-1815 Virginia, Tenn., Indiana |
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| Mary Hamilton 1747-1829 Virginia, Indiana |
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Margaret Woods 1797-1839 Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois |
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Nancy Dickson 1775-? | |||
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* These two occurrences of Richard Knowles represent the same person.
** These two occurrences of Richard Knowles' wife represent the same person.
Additional information is available on the ancestors of Richard Knowles, David Marvel, Sarah Prettyman, Thomas Prettyman, and Elizabeth Inloe, who are shown in the first column above.
The Prettyman line goes back to Robert Prettyman (1570-~1626), who was born (possibly) in Branston, Lincolnshire, England. His son John Prettyman (~1610-~1687) went from England to Virginia.
The Marvels have been traced back to John Marvel (1632-1707), who was born in England and went to Virginia in 1652/3.
The Knowles family goes back at least to Richard Knowles (xx-xx).