Ryeland Family Tree

The Genealogy of the Ryeland and connected Families

Home Search Login  

Thomas KNOWLTON

Male Abt 1720 - Bef 1778  (58 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All

  • Name Thomas KNOWLTON  [1, 2] 
    Birth Abt 1720 
    • Estimate based on his military service. He served in 1765, the upper age for the service at that time was 45 years old.

      Likely under the age of 22/24 when his grandfather's will was written in 1741
    Gender Male 
    _UID 4E29E455FC5C4336A3389E8549A6020F7F6E 
    Residence 18 Jun 1757  Crouch Fields, Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Crouchfield 
    Will 18 Jun 1757  Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    PROB11/1041 
    • Extracted details:

      Testator - Thomas Knowlton of Crouchfield Hemel Hempstead
      Eldest son - Thomas Knowlton
      Eldest daughter - Mary Knowlton
      Loving wife - Mary Knowlton - executrix
      Youngest son - William Knowton
      Youngest daughter - Ann Knowton
      Mother - Elizabeth Knowlton
      With to be buried in St. Stephens [St. Albans]
      Copyhold and freehold land mentioned in Hemel and Berkhampstead St. Peter
      Signed by testator 18 June 1757 Probate granted to Mary Knowton 24 April 1778
    Military 1765  Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Park Street, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1765  Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Boxted Side 
    Death Bef 18 Apr 1778  [1] 
    Burial 18 Apr 1778  Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Wish to be buried in St. Stephens [St Albans]

      St. Stephen St. Albans Burials
      21 April 1778 - affd.* returned - Mr Thoms Knowlton from Park Street was buried April 18 Mary Knowton was buried Mary 26 1795.

      * at this time an addifavit had to be produced to say the person had been buried in whool otherwise there was a fine - it was to help England's wool trade!
    Person ID I3762  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2015 

    Father Thomas KNOWLTON   d. Bef 11 Aug 1731, Crouch Fields, Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth 
    Family ID F4554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary   d. Bef 26 May 1795 
    Children 
     1. Thomas KNOWLTON,   b. Abt 1736   d. Bef 15 Sep 1795 (Age 59 years)
     2. Mary KNOWLTON,   b. Abt 1738   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ann KNOWLTON,   b. Abt 1752   d. Bef 1811 (Age 58 years)
     4. William KNOWLTON,   b. Abt 1754   d. Bef 19 Feb 1793 (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F1171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Crouchfield - 18 Jun 1757 - Crouch Fields, Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - PROB11/1041 - 18 Jun 1757 - Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 1765 - Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Park Street, , Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Boxted Side - 1765 - Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 18 Apr 1778 - Hemel Hempstead, , Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S767] Will of Thomas Knowlton PROB11/1041.

    2. [S1202] Will of Thomas Knowlton wheelwright dated 16 July 1731.

    3. [S768] Hemel Hempstead Militia Lists.


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 14.0, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2024.

Maintained by Tim Ryeland.