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LT Thomas Knowlton

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LT Thomas Knowlton

Birth
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
25 Sep 1730 (aged 60)
East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Fieldstone marked "V Y [ ] 25 1730" shown on 1934 list written by Mr. G. C. Johnson was misread and incorrectly copied. The initials should have read "T K". The exact location of this stone is the northern part of this yard. Part of it was broken off thus showing only the day and year.

Thomas Knowlton wrote his will on September 15th, 1730 where he mentioned his wife Susannah, son Thomas Knowlton and daughters Susannah Olcott, Lucy Knowlton, Hannah Knowlton and Mercy Bates. The inventory document on his estate shows that he "departed this life September 25th, 1730".

Thomas Knowlton married first to Mercy { ? ] c. 1693 at Ipswich, MA who died on 23 August 1694 after giving birth to daughter Mercy on 7 August 1694 [town records]. He remarried c. 1697 to Susannah [ ? ] and were in East Haddam CT when their daughter Susannah was born in 1698 and son Thomas Jr. in 1699. The daughter Mercy Knowlton married John Bates 3rd on 3 November 1714 [town record]; however, the record shows her name as Mary.
Fieldstone marked "V Y [ ] 25 1730" shown on 1934 list written by Mr. G. C. Johnson was misread and incorrectly copied. The initials should have read "T K". The exact location of this stone is the northern part of this yard. Part of it was broken off thus showing only the day and year.

Thomas Knowlton wrote his will on September 15th, 1730 where he mentioned his wife Susannah, son Thomas Knowlton and daughters Susannah Olcott, Lucy Knowlton, Hannah Knowlton and Mercy Bates. The inventory document on his estate shows that he "departed this life September 25th, 1730".

Thomas Knowlton married first to Mercy { ? ] c. 1693 at Ipswich, MA who died on 23 August 1694 after giving birth to daughter Mercy on 7 August 1694 [town records]. He remarried c. 1697 to Susannah [ ? ] and were in East Haddam CT when their daughter Susannah was born in 1698 and son Thomas Jr. in 1699. The daughter Mercy Knowlton married John Bates 3rd on 3 November 1714 [town record]; however, the record shows her name as Mary.

Inscription

" T K [ ] 25 1730 "

Gravesite Details

Fieldstone marked " T K [ ] 25, 1730 " was listed in the 1934 Hale Collection but cannot find it.



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