Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
AKA: Rebekah Knowles
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Jul 1763 - Truro, Massachusetts 2
        Baptism: 17 Jul 1763 - Truro, Massachusetts 3
          Death: 2 Jun 1836 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Methodist cemetery, Truro
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Knowles (1730-1779)
         Mother: Mary Harding (1735-1801)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Solomon Lombard (4 Dec 1761 - 30 Jan 1793)
       Marriage: 2 Nov 1786 - Truro, Massachusetts 4
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. John Lombard (1788-1788) 5
                2. Mehitable Lombard (1789-1876) 6
                3. Susannah Snow Lombard (1791-1873)
                4. Sarah Lombard (1766-      )
Notes
General:
stone:
In memory of
Mrs. REBECCA
widow of
Capt. Solo'n Lombard
died June 2, 1836
Ęt. 73

By long experience I have known,
The sovereign power to save,
At thy command I venture down;
Security to the grave. 7

picture Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 23 Oct 1786 - Eastham, Massachusetts 8
        Baptism: 
          Death: 17 Aug 1862 - Eastham, Massachusetts 9
         Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death: heart disease

Parents 
         Father: William Knowles (1755-1830) 10
         Mother: Rebecca Freeman (1757-1828)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Mayo (31 Jul 1773 - 30 Mar 1853) 11 
       Marriage: 1 Nov 1808 - Eastham, Massachusetts 12 13
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Mayo (1817-1856) 9
                2. William K Mayo (1820-1843) 9
                3. James Mayo (1827-1845) 9
                4. Ruth Ann Mayo (1829-1897)
                5. Warren D Mayo (1831-1899) 9
Notes
Marriage Notes (Samuel Mayo)
10 children

picture Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1773 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Oct 1814 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Bridge Road cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Knowles (1744-1806) 14
         Mother: Susannah Walker (1747-1837) 14
Notes
General:
stone

In memory of
Miss Rebecca Knowles
who died
Oct. 30, 1814
in her 40th year 7

picture Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 12 Feb 1804 - Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Dr Abiather Knowles (1760-Cir 1816) 15
         Mother: Hannah Sparrow (1761-1828)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Reuben Knowles (20 Sep 1802 - After 1870)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Apr 1809 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 Jun 1882 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Congregational & Soldiers cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Seth Paine (22 Dec 1803 - 7 Jan 1867) 9 
       Marriage: 1830 - Eastham, Massachusetts 16
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Lucy S Paine (1831-1852) 9
                2. Elijah H Paine (1832-1857) 9
                3. William T Paine (1834-1860) 9
                4. Ruth S Paine (1838-1858) 9
                5. Abbie Paine (1843-1860) 9
                6. Ellen R Paine (1846-1858) 9
                7. Mercie A Paine (1846-1860) 9
                8. Seth Abbott Paine (1850-1865) 9
Notes
Medical:
age 73-2

picture Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 May 1782 - Eastham, Massachusetts 17
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Knowles (1749-1825)
         Mother: Thankful Hall (Est 1752-After 1826)



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Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
AKA: Rebacah Knowles 19
Individual Information 
          Birth: 12 Apr 1751 - Eastham, Massachusetts 18 20
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Mar 1811 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 21
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Colonel Willard Knowles J.P. (1711-1786) 22
         Mother: Bethiah Atwood (1715-1789) 22 23
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Moses Lewis (30 Apr 1742 - 4 Nov 1805) 18 
       Marriage: 30 Apr 1772 - Eastham, Massachusetts 18 24
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Thomas Lewis (1773-1775)
                2. Thomas Lewis (1775-      ) 21
                3. Temperance Lewis (1777-1853) 21
                4. Moses Lewis (1783-1854) 21
                5. Rebecca Lewis (1785-      ) 21
Notes
General:
"Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Rebecca Lewis, wife of Capt. Moses Lewis, who died March 14th., A.D. 1811, aet. 59 yrs. 11 mos. & 2 days."
'Ye weeping friends, dry up your tears
Here I must lie till Christ appears.' " 25

picture Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Mar 1675 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Knowles (1640-1675)
         Mother: Apphia Bangs (1651-After 1722)



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Rebecca Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Mar 1724 - Chatham, Massachusetts 26
        Baptism: 
          Death: Abt 1784 27
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Lt Richard Knowles (1688-Abt 1769) 28 29 30 31
         Mother: Martha Cobb (1682-1763) 28 30



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Rebecca Emma Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Jun 1854 - Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Zaccheus Knowles (1824-1879) 32
         Mother: Maria A Garrett (1832-1870) 33
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Sources

1 Raymond T. Wing, Wing Family of America (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mewingnut).

2 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 72.

3 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 32.

4 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 136.

5 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #293.

6 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 125. Stephen & Mehitable Collins family.

7 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

8 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:12.

9 Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).

10 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:23-24.

11 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001), 201.

12 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:24.

13 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), by Mr. Shaw. numerous transcription errors

14 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:22.

15 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:124.

16 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), 121. Rev Mr Shaw.

17 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:186.

18 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:23 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

19 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 99 (MD17:147). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

20 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 99 (MD17:147).

21 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:22. the family of Mr. Moses Lewis and Rebecca his wife.

22 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:20 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

23 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 36 (MD8:13).

24 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 171 (MD32:175).

25 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 30.

26 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 2.

27 William C. Smith, Esq. Chatham VR and history?

28 Shannon Knapp, JustKnappy (Rootsweb. justknappy).

29 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.)

30 John D. Austin, General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

31 Frederick Freeman, Freeman Genealogy, in Three Parts, Viz., I. Memorial of Edmund Freeman of Sandwich, and His Descendants; II. Memorial of Samuel Freeman of Watertown, and His Descendants; III. Notes, Historical and Genealogical, of Families of the Name of Freeman, 1875. Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery & Co.

32 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association).

33 Gaspe Genealogy (2008. email).

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