The paternal Lineage of Henry⁷ Anthony Knowles is as follows:
( Henry⁶ , Robert⁵, Joseph⁴, Robert³ , William², Henry¹)
The maternal linage of Henry⁵ Anthony Knowles ( Mary⁴ Knowles Collins; Susanna³ "Lucy Anne" Anthony; Letitia² Smith; Susannah¹ Wood) The maternal line is traced from mother to mother.
His paternal grandparents were Robert⁵ Knowles (1758 - 1820)
and Susannah "Lucy Anne" Rodman Knowles (1760 - 1839).
HENRY ANTHONY⁷ KNOWLES (84) was one of the pioneers of Humboldt county, Iowa. He was born on what is known as Gov. Sprague's property in South Kingston, RI on Feb. 21, 1811. His parents, Henry Knowles and Susan Anthony, were the parents of 10 children (5 sons,5 daughters of which he was the first born.
In 1819 his parents moved to Oneida County, NY and 2 years later moved to Chenango County. Henry remained with them until 18 yrs. old. Then Henry A⁷. left home and learned the harness maker's trade.
On May 6, 1830 in Smyrna, Chenango county, NY he married MARY KNOWLES COLLINS dau. of Sheffield Collins and Eliza Knowles Collins Scarritt of Smyrna, NY.
In 1835 Henry A. and Mary migrated to Lenawee County, Michigan in search of richer soil and took a homestead claim. They were part of the "Michigan fever" migration of Quakers and the congregation was part of the New York Yearly Meeting of Quakers. This Raisin Valley society of Friends were part in support of the Abolitionists to abolish slavery and were part of the underground railroads system. They helped found the Raisin Valley congregation which is Michigan's oldest surviving Friends organization.
The Knowles brothers who did this were Henry Anthony, Benjamin, Robert and Abram A. Knowles. The later former 3 brothers ( Henry, Benjamin and Robert) left in 1856, but Abram A. Knowles stayed in Michigan. Abram Knowles and his descendants are buried in the Raisin Valley Cemetery in Michigan.
In Aug. of 1856 they left Michigan with teams of horses and headed for Iowa, camping along the way and crossing the Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa. He pre-empted land on the NE quarter of section 20 Humboldt Township at Lotts Creek where Henry Anthony Knowles built a log cabin. 1856 was a particularly difficult year as Lott's creek ran very low and some settlers were reduced to eating only fish caught with little handmade dip nets in the creek. Other dispatched teams to older settlements upon the Iowa and Cedar rivers as soon as possible for the necessities of life.
In July of 1882 , Henry A. Knowles and wife Mary Knowles Collins, moved to Humboldt (city) to live with their daughter Mrs. Lucy Letitia (Knowles) Stone, whose husband, Eber, had already died of Typhoid Fever. They returned to live with her in 1892 and with Mrs. Abram Knowles ( Adeline Eliza Wilber) until Henry's death.
Henry Anthony⁷Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins had 5 children:
1. Sheffield Collins⁸ Knowles (78) b. Nov. 14, 1833 in Smyrna, Chenango County, NY d. June 24, 1912 m. Olive Jane Stoddard b. Sept. 28, 1846 Litchfield, CT. she died in Livermore, IA on Feb. 12, 1919 at age 73.
2. Eliza⁸ D. Knowles b. 1835 the first school teacher in Humboldt County at Hands Grove in the fall of 1857-8 with 16 pupils. She died before her parents.
3. Abram Henry⁸ Knowles b. 1843-1888 m. Adeline Eliza Wilber . Abram was a man of scrupulously honest and upright in all his ways. His friends loved him with a deep devotion and his enemies respected him as a man of the highest honor. (Seven children) (my 2nd Great Grandparents)
4. Lucy⁸ Letitia Knowles b. 1847 m. Eber Stone (settled also in Humboldt County, Iowa).
5. Nathan H.⁸ Knowles b. 1855 Michigan. Occupation-Jeweler Humboldt, Iowa m. Sept. 1, 1875 Louise J. Clark b. 1858 in Canada. Henry Anthony Knowles lived in Humboldt city near Nathan .
Henry was described as a surprisingly energetic man. (See History of Humboldt County, Iowa) He adhered to the Quaker faith. In early days he established a Quaker community in Humboldt County and had regular services every sonday.
Henry was elected township clerk 1856. He was a Quaker and established the Quaker community in Livermore, Iowa. His funeral was at the Presbyterian Church in Livermore. A large crowd attended. Mary died soon after.
Sources:
The Gazette, Livermore News Dec. 13, 1895 Obituary of Henry A. Knowles
History of Humboldt County p. 827
Transcribed copy of original Marriage Certificate of Henry A. Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins May 6, 1830
The Last Will and Testament of his father, Henry Knowles dated Feb. 18, 1871 Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.
Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families by William E. Wright. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore © 1993
( Henry⁶ , Robert⁵, Joseph⁴, Robert³ , William², Henry¹)
The maternal linage of Henry⁵ Anthony Knowles ( Mary⁴ Knowles Collins; Susanna³ "Lucy Anne" Anthony; Letitia² Smith; Susannah¹ Wood) The maternal line is traced from mother to mother.
His paternal grandparents were Robert⁵ Knowles (1758 - 1820)
and Susannah "Lucy Anne" Rodman Knowles (1760 - 1839).
HENRY ANTHONY⁷ KNOWLES (84) was one of the pioneers of Humboldt county, Iowa. He was born on what is known as Gov. Sprague's property in South Kingston, RI on Feb. 21, 1811. His parents, Henry Knowles and Susan Anthony, were the parents of 10 children (5 sons,5 daughters of which he was the first born.
In 1819 his parents moved to Oneida County, NY and 2 years later moved to Chenango County. Henry remained with them until 18 yrs. old. Then Henry A⁷. left home and learned the harness maker's trade.
On May 6, 1830 in Smyrna, Chenango county, NY he married MARY KNOWLES COLLINS dau. of Sheffield Collins and Eliza Knowles Collins Scarritt of Smyrna, NY.
In 1835 Henry A. and Mary migrated to Lenawee County, Michigan in search of richer soil and took a homestead claim. They were part of the "Michigan fever" migration of Quakers and the congregation was part of the New York Yearly Meeting of Quakers. This Raisin Valley society of Friends were part in support of the Abolitionists to abolish slavery and were part of the underground railroads system. They helped found the Raisin Valley congregation which is Michigan's oldest surviving Friends organization.
The Knowles brothers who did this were Henry Anthony, Benjamin, Robert and Abram A. Knowles. The later former 3 brothers ( Henry, Benjamin and Robert) left in 1856, but Abram A. Knowles stayed in Michigan. Abram Knowles and his descendants are buried in the Raisin Valley Cemetery in Michigan.
In Aug. of 1856 they left Michigan with teams of horses and headed for Iowa, camping along the way and crossing the Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa. He pre-empted land on the NE quarter of section 20 Humboldt Township at Lotts Creek where Henry Anthony Knowles built a log cabin. 1856 was a particularly difficult year as Lott's creek ran very low and some settlers were reduced to eating only fish caught with little handmade dip nets in the creek. Other dispatched teams to older settlements upon the Iowa and Cedar rivers as soon as possible for the necessities of life.
In July of 1882 , Henry A. Knowles and wife Mary Knowles Collins, moved to Humboldt (city) to live with their daughter Mrs. Lucy Letitia (Knowles) Stone, whose husband, Eber, had already died of Typhoid Fever. They returned to live with her in 1892 and with Mrs. Abram Knowles ( Adeline Eliza Wilber) until Henry's death.
Henry Anthony⁷Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins had 5 children:
1. Sheffield Collins⁸ Knowles (78) b. Nov. 14, 1833 in Smyrna, Chenango County, NY d. June 24, 1912 m. Olive Jane Stoddard b. Sept. 28, 1846 Litchfield, CT. she died in Livermore, IA on Feb. 12, 1919 at age 73.
2. Eliza⁸ D. Knowles b. 1835 the first school teacher in Humboldt County at Hands Grove in the fall of 1857-8 with 16 pupils. She died before her parents.
3. Abram Henry⁸ Knowles b. 1843-1888 m. Adeline Eliza Wilber . Abram was a man of scrupulously honest and upright in all his ways. His friends loved him with a deep devotion and his enemies respected him as a man of the highest honor. (Seven children) (my 2nd Great Grandparents)
4. Lucy⁸ Letitia Knowles b. 1847 m. Eber Stone (settled also in Humboldt County, Iowa).
5. Nathan H.⁸ Knowles b. 1855 Michigan. Occupation-Jeweler Humboldt, Iowa m. Sept. 1, 1875 Louise J. Clark b. 1858 in Canada. Henry Anthony Knowles lived in Humboldt city near Nathan .
Henry was described as a surprisingly energetic man. (See History of Humboldt County, Iowa) He adhered to the Quaker faith. In early days he established a Quaker community in Humboldt County and had regular services every sonday.
Henry was elected township clerk 1856. He was a Quaker and established the Quaker community in Livermore, Iowa. His funeral was at the Presbyterian Church in Livermore. A large crowd attended. Mary died soon after.
Sources:
The Gazette, Livermore News Dec. 13, 1895 Obituary of Henry A. Knowles
History of Humboldt County p. 827
Transcribed copy of original Marriage Certificate of Henry A. Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins May 6, 1830
The Last Will and Testament of his father, Henry Knowles dated Feb. 18, 1871 Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.
Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families by William E. Wright. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore © 1993
The paternal Lineage of Henry⁷ Anthony Knowles is as follows:
( Henry⁶ , Robert⁵, Joseph⁴, Robert³ , William², Henry¹)
The maternal linage of Henry⁵ Anthony Knowles ( Mary⁴ Knowles Collins; Susanna³ "Lucy Anne" Anthony; Letitia² Smith; Susannah¹ Wood) The maternal line is traced from mother to mother.
His paternal grandparents were Robert⁵ Knowles (1758 - 1820)
and Susannah "Lucy Anne" Rodman Knowles (1760 - 1839).
HENRY ANTHONY⁷ KNOWLES (84) was one of the pioneers of Humboldt county, Iowa. He was born on what is known as Gov. Sprague's property in South Kingston, RI on Feb. 21, 1811. His parents, Henry Knowles and Susan Anthony, were the parents of 10 children (5 sons,5 daughters of which he was the first born.
In 1819 his parents moved to Oneida County, NY and 2 years later moved to Chenango County. Henry remained with them until 18 yrs. old. Then Henry A⁷. left home and learned the harness maker's trade.
On May 6, 1830 in Smyrna, Chenango county, NY he married MARY KNOWLES COLLINS dau. of Sheffield Collins and Eliza Knowles Collins Scarritt of Smyrna, NY.
In 1835 Henry A. and Mary migrated to Lenawee County, Michigan in search of richer soil and took a homestead claim. They were part of the "Michigan fever" migration of Quakers and the congregation was part of the New York Yearly Meeting of Quakers. This Raisin Valley society of Friends were part in support of the Abolitionists to abolish slavery and were part of the underground railroads system. They helped found the Raisin Valley congregation which is Michigan's oldest surviving Friends organization.
The Knowles brothers who did this were Henry Anthony, Benjamin, Robert and Abram A. Knowles. The later former 3 brothers ( Henry, Benjamin and Robert) left in 1856, but Abram A. Knowles stayed in Michigan. Abram Knowles and his descendants are buried in the Raisin Valley Cemetery in Michigan.
In Aug. of 1856 they left Michigan with teams of horses and headed for Iowa, camping along the way and crossing the Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa. He pre-empted land on the NE quarter of section 20 Humboldt Township at Lotts Creek where Henry Anthony Knowles built a log cabin. 1856 was a particularly difficult year as Lott's creek ran very low and some settlers were reduced to eating only fish caught with little handmade dip nets in the creek. Other dispatched teams to older settlements upon the Iowa and Cedar rivers as soon as possible for the necessities of life.
In July of 1882 , Henry A. Knowles and wife Mary Knowles Collins, moved to Humboldt (city) to live with their daughter Mrs. Lucy Letitia (Knowles) Stone, whose husband, Eber, had already died of Typhoid Fever. They returned to live with her in 1892 and with Mrs. Abram Knowles ( Adeline Eliza Wilber) until Henry's death.
Henry Anthony⁷Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins had 5 children:
1. Sheffield Collins⁸ Knowles (78) b. Nov. 14, 1833 in Smyrna, Chenango County, NY d. June 24, 1912 m. Olive Jane Stoddard b. Sept. 28, 1846 Litchfield, CT. she died in Livermore, IA on Feb. 12, 1919 at age 73.
2. Eliza⁸ D. Knowles b. 1835 the first school teacher in Humboldt County at Hands Grove in the fall of 1857-8 with 16 pupils. She died before her parents.
3. Abram Henry⁸ Knowles b. 1843-1888 m. Adeline Eliza Wilber . Abram was a man of scrupulously honest and upright in all his ways. His friends loved him with a deep devotion and his enemies respected him as a man of the highest honor. (Seven children) (my 2nd Great Grandparents)
4. Lucy⁸ Letitia Knowles b. 1847 m. Eber Stone (settled also in Humboldt County, Iowa).
5. Nathan H.⁸ Knowles b. 1855 Michigan. Occupation-Jeweler Humboldt, Iowa m. Sept. 1, 1875 Louise J. Clark b. 1858 in Canada. Henry Anthony Knowles lived in Humboldt city near Nathan .
Henry was described as a surprisingly energetic man. (See History of Humboldt County, Iowa) He adhered to the Quaker faith. In early days he established a Quaker community in Humboldt County and had regular services every sonday.
Henry was elected township clerk 1856. He was a Quaker and established the Quaker community in Livermore, Iowa. His funeral was at the Presbyterian Church in Livermore. A large crowd attended. Mary died soon after.
Sources:
The Gazette, Livermore News Dec. 13, 1895 Obituary of Henry A. Knowles
History of Humboldt County p. 827
Transcribed copy of original Marriage Certificate of Henry A. Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins May 6, 1830
The Last Will and Testament of his father, Henry Knowles dated Feb. 18, 1871 Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.
Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families by William E. Wright. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore © 1993
( Henry⁶ , Robert⁵, Joseph⁴, Robert³ , William², Henry¹)
The maternal linage of Henry⁵ Anthony Knowles ( Mary⁴ Knowles Collins; Susanna³ "Lucy Anne" Anthony; Letitia² Smith; Susannah¹ Wood) The maternal line is traced from mother to mother.
His paternal grandparents were Robert⁵ Knowles (1758 - 1820)
and Susannah "Lucy Anne" Rodman Knowles (1760 - 1839).
HENRY ANTHONY⁷ KNOWLES (84) was one of the pioneers of Humboldt county, Iowa. He was born on what is known as Gov. Sprague's property in South Kingston, RI on Feb. 21, 1811. His parents, Henry Knowles and Susan Anthony, were the parents of 10 children (5 sons,5 daughters of which he was the first born.
In 1819 his parents moved to Oneida County, NY and 2 years later moved to Chenango County. Henry remained with them until 18 yrs. old. Then Henry A⁷. left home and learned the harness maker's trade.
On May 6, 1830 in Smyrna, Chenango county, NY he married MARY KNOWLES COLLINS dau. of Sheffield Collins and Eliza Knowles Collins Scarritt of Smyrna, NY.
In 1835 Henry A. and Mary migrated to Lenawee County, Michigan in search of richer soil and took a homestead claim. They were part of the "Michigan fever" migration of Quakers and the congregation was part of the New York Yearly Meeting of Quakers. This Raisin Valley society of Friends were part in support of the Abolitionists to abolish slavery and were part of the underground railroads system. They helped found the Raisin Valley congregation which is Michigan's oldest surviving Friends organization.
The Knowles brothers who did this were Henry Anthony, Benjamin, Robert and Abram A. Knowles. The later former 3 brothers ( Henry, Benjamin and Robert) left in 1856, but Abram A. Knowles stayed in Michigan. Abram Knowles and his descendants are buried in the Raisin Valley Cemetery in Michigan.
In Aug. of 1856 they left Michigan with teams of horses and headed for Iowa, camping along the way and crossing the Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa. He pre-empted land on the NE quarter of section 20 Humboldt Township at Lotts Creek where Henry Anthony Knowles built a log cabin. 1856 was a particularly difficult year as Lott's creek ran very low and some settlers were reduced to eating only fish caught with little handmade dip nets in the creek. Other dispatched teams to older settlements upon the Iowa and Cedar rivers as soon as possible for the necessities of life.
In July of 1882 , Henry A. Knowles and wife Mary Knowles Collins, moved to Humboldt (city) to live with their daughter Mrs. Lucy Letitia (Knowles) Stone, whose husband, Eber, had already died of Typhoid Fever. They returned to live with her in 1892 and with Mrs. Abram Knowles ( Adeline Eliza Wilber) until Henry's death.
Henry Anthony⁷Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins had 5 children:
1. Sheffield Collins⁸ Knowles (78) b. Nov. 14, 1833 in Smyrna, Chenango County, NY d. June 24, 1912 m. Olive Jane Stoddard b. Sept. 28, 1846 Litchfield, CT. she died in Livermore, IA on Feb. 12, 1919 at age 73.
2. Eliza⁸ D. Knowles b. 1835 the first school teacher in Humboldt County at Hands Grove in the fall of 1857-8 with 16 pupils. She died before her parents.
3. Abram Henry⁸ Knowles b. 1843-1888 m. Adeline Eliza Wilber . Abram was a man of scrupulously honest and upright in all his ways. His friends loved him with a deep devotion and his enemies respected him as a man of the highest honor. (Seven children) (my 2nd Great Grandparents)
4. Lucy⁸ Letitia Knowles b. 1847 m. Eber Stone (settled also in Humboldt County, Iowa).
5. Nathan H.⁸ Knowles b. 1855 Michigan. Occupation-Jeweler Humboldt, Iowa m. Sept. 1, 1875 Louise J. Clark b. 1858 in Canada. Henry Anthony Knowles lived in Humboldt city near Nathan .
Henry was described as a surprisingly energetic man. (See History of Humboldt County, Iowa) He adhered to the Quaker faith. In early days he established a Quaker community in Humboldt County and had regular services every sonday.
Henry was elected township clerk 1856. He was a Quaker and established the Quaker community in Livermore, Iowa. His funeral was at the Presbyterian Church in Livermore. A large crowd attended. Mary died soon after.
Sources:
The Gazette, Livermore News Dec. 13, 1895 Obituary of Henry A. Knowles
History of Humboldt County p. 827
Transcribed copy of original Marriage Certificate of Henry A. Knowles and Mary Knowles Collins May 6, 1830
The Last Will and Testament of his father, Henry Knowles dated Feb. 18, 1871 Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.
Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families by William E. Wright. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore © 1993
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