John KNOWLES

1612 - 1685  (73 years)

• Name	John KNOWLES  [1]
  Birth	1612	Henrico County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will	5 Feb 1675
  	Hanover County, Virginia
  _UID	A418FB7C73D344C589694E95A3FD2FC1E73E
  Death	10 Apr 1685	London, England
  Notes	8L5B-7L The Will of Capt. John Knowles In the name of God Amen Feb 5 1675 I John Knowles of Han County in Virginia gent though ____ and weake yet of perfect and sound memory blessed and praised be almighty God doe make, ordaine constitute and appoint this my last will and Testament in manner and form following viz. First I give my soul to God, hoping through the merits and mediations= of my ever blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain pardon and remission of all my sins and to inherit life everlasting 1st. I give and bequeath all my track of land adjoining on ye Woods end and now in possession of Jno Partridge confirming by estimation about eight hundred acres to my dear daughter Bethenia Knowles to her and heirs forever. 2d. I give and bequeath to my son William Knowles all the rest of my lands, tenements, hereditaments, all appurtenances and emoluments whatever and any ways appertaining or belonging to him and his heirs forever. 3d. I give and bequeath all my present estate consisting a slave ______, servants, cattell, horses, household, debts (and after my debts and funeral expenses once discharged) to be equally divided between my son William and daughter Bethenia ________a line is missing here ______ to whom I committ the guardianship and tutelage of my dear children and the care and benefits of my lands to maintain my child till they shall come to age and I therefore desire my executors to be careful of my dear children as they may expect the like to theirs. Lastly I constitute this to be my last will and testament hereby forever revoking all former whether written or verball wills by me at any time heretofore made. In witness to ye ____ I have hereto set my hand and Seale the day and year before specified. /s/ Jno Knowles. Signed Seald and delivered as his last will and testament in ye presence of us Jno /his IB mark/ Burton, Junr Robert /his RB mark/ Burton Witnesses to the same Proved in court 1st of June 1676 by the ____ of Robert Burton BIRT: RIN MH:IF432 DEAT: RIN MH:IF433 EVEN: RIN MH:IF434
  Person ID	I170	America
  Last Modified	22 May 2017

  
  

  Family	Mary BROADNAX,   b. 9 Apr 1620, Henrico County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Apr 1685, London, England (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1639	Of Henrico, Virginia
  Children	1. Mary KNOWLES,   b. 9 Apr 1641, Henrico County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1692, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA (Age 51 years)   2. Elizabeth KNOWLES,   b. 15 May 1643, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hannah KNOWLES,   b. 1645, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Bethania KNOWLES,   b. Mar 1669, Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. Henrico, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1612 - Henrico County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1639 - Of Henrico, Virginia Death - 10 Apr 1685 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).