By Ann Woodall
DESCENDANTS OF JAMES KNOWLES
JAMES KNOWLES, born ca. 1735, birthplace unknown. Married (1st) to PATIENCE, (last name unknown, possibly Darville) in ca. 1755, in Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas. JAMES KNOWLES died in 1806 at The Crossing, Long Island, Bahamas.
CHILDREN OF JAMES AND PATIENCE:
1.JOHN, born Dec. 29, 1756
2. ELIZABETH, born May 12, 1759
3. JAMES JR, born Dec. 12 1761, married 1)SUSANNAH YOUNG, May 19, 1787, Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas. See below for children. 2) ANN CURRY/CAREY , Dec. 12, 1795, Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas.
4. THOMAS, born 1766, in Long Island, Bahamas, died 1833. Married TRYPHEMIA RAHMING, on May 25, 1803, Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas.
TRYPHEMIA was born Oct. 16, 1786, in Long Island, Bahamas, daughter of JOHN AND SARAH RAHMING. See below for children.
5. SAMUEL, born March 16, 1769, married 1) HANNAH RAHMING. 2) ELIZABETH _________.See below for children.
JAMES was married (2nd) to HANNAH CAMPBELL, on October 7, 1777 at Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas. HANNAH was born in 1745, birthplace unknown, and died in 1828, at The Crossing, Long Island, Bahamas.
CHILDREN OF JAMES AND HANNAH:
1.ALEXANDER.
2. CHARLES, married ANN CAMPBELL. See below for children
.3. JOSEPH married ELINOR NEWMAN, daughter of ARTHUR NEWMAN AND ROXANNA REMINGTON NEWMAN. See below for children
4. MARY, born 1782, died 1856, married WILLIAM RATTRAY (1777-1853) on Nov. 20, 1804, St Matthews Church, Nassau. See below for children.
5. GEORGE RICHARD, born Feb.12,1786. see below for children.
6. WILLIAM, married 1) MARY COOMER, April 4, 1804. Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas 2) ESTHER HOPTON. See below for children.
7. ABRAHAM, married MARY __________. See below for children.
8. ANN SUSANNAH, married GEORGE RAHMING. See below for children.
SECOND GENERATION
CHILDREN OF JAMES,JR. AND SUSANNAH_________.
PATIENCE, born Dec. 29, 1789, Long Island.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS KNOWLES (son of JAMES) AND TRYPHEMIA RAHMING KNOWLES (daughter of JOHN CHRISTOPHER RAHMING, born August 2, 1764, Nassau AND SARAH_______., born 1770.) All born in Long Island, Bahamas:
GEORGE ROBERT, (son of THOMAS) born Nov. 1, 1805. Married MARY ANN BETHEL, July 19, 1828, Christ Church, Nassau Bahamas. MARY ANN BETHEL born ca. 1810. See below for children.
JULIA ELIZA, born March 8, 1808
MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER, born Jan. 6, 1811
SARA SAPPHIRE/SOPHIA, born Oct. 23, 1813
ATHANIAS RAHMING, born Nov. 20, 1818
JAMES ALEXANDER, born Feb. 3, 1822, died Feb. 21, 1863. Married VICTORIA ________.
MARY ELIZABETH, born Feb. 3, 1822, married CURTIS DEAL from Eleuthera
EMMELINE MATILDA ANN, born Dec. 25, 1825
CHIILDREN OF SAMUEL KNOWLES (son of JAMES) AND ELIZABETH _________KNOWLES:
MARY
JOSEPH, born Nov.15, 1815, on Long Island, Baptized Christ Church, Nassau, 1817.
MARGARET REBECCA, born April 17,1807, on Long Island, Baptized Christ Church, Nassau, 1817
HENRY KEEN, born Jan. 31,1812 on Long Island.
CHILDREN OF CHARLES KNOWLES (son of JAMES) AND ANN CAMPBELL:
WILLIAM HENRY, born Nov. 24, 1805, married MARY MORETON.
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, born 1807
THOMAS BRICE, born 1813
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH KNOWLES (son of JAMES) AND ELINOR NEWMAN:
JOSEPH ALEXANDER, born Nov.10, 1812, at The Crossing, Long Island, Bahamas. Married MARY ANN SPATCHES, born 1808. See below for children.
JAMES ROBERT
ELIZABETH JANE
ELINOR ANN, born Dec. 20, 1820
ARTHUR NEWMAN, married ELIZABETH ANN CARTWRIGHT, daughter of MARY NEWMAN AND WILLIAM DUNCAN CARTWRIGHT. See children below.
WILLIAM THOMAS, born Sept.4, 1825
GEORGE EDWARD
CHILDREN OF ALEXANDER KNOWLES (son of JAMES and HANNAH):
JOHN THOMAS - B: 4 August 1804 Long Island, Bahamas - Bap: 10 December 1805- D:
Sp. Prance, Hannah Elizabeth - B: 20 Oct 1814 - D: 27 May 1866 - M: 16
Jan 1836 See children below.
CHILDREN OF MARY KNOWLES (daughter of JAMES) AND WILLIAM RATTRAY: (all born on Eleuthera)
JAMES SAMPSON, born September,1805, married HARRIET WATKINS on July 9, 1831 in Nassau. See below for children.
THOMAS died 1843, married MARY WELLS.
CATHERINE GRAY, married JOHN DOWSON KNOWLES in 1834
CHILDREN OF GEORGE KNOWLES (son of JAMES) and mulatto slave named CHARLOTTE:
GEORGE RICHARD, born 1814, died 1858. Married MARY ELIZA TURNQUEST in 1839. See below for children.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM KNOWLES AND MARY COOMER:
1. THOMAS, born Jan. 23, 1807
CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM KNOWLES AND MARY______
CHARLOTTE ELIZA, born March 15, 1824
CHILDREN OF ANN SUSANNAH KNOWLES AND GEORGE RAHMING:
THOMAS MICHAEL, died 1837
HANNAH CAMPBELL, born 1821
JULIA ELIZA, married CLEMENT KNOWLES. See below for children.
TRYPHEMIA BLAY, born ca. 1820
SARA ANN, married CHARLES G. KNOWLES. See below for children.
THIRD GENERATION
CHILDREN OF JOHN THOMAS, married HANNAH ELIZABETH PRANCE
Sarah Ann - B: 15 Dec 1837 - D: 29 Nov 1917 - Sp. Johnson, Robert William - B: - D: - M: 9 Dec 1857 James Alexander - B: 5 Aug 1849 - D: 22 May 1888 - Sp. Russell, Maria - B: - D: - M: 28 Aug 1862 Sophia Lavina - B: 30 Nov 1842 - D: 14 Dec 1912 - Sp. Johnson, John Verta - B: - D: - M: 22 Oct 1862 Oscar Washington - B: 1845 - D: 1 May 1885 - Sp. Curry, Sarah - B: - D: - M: 26 May 1865 Justin Everett - B: 8 Jan 1847 - D: 29 Dec 1900 of TB - Sp. Hopkins, Jane Ann - B: Sep 1847 - D: 6 May 1944 - M: 11 May 1865 SEE CHILDREN BELOW
George Washington - B: 7 May 1866 - D: - Sp. Russell, Juliette - B: - D: - M: 5 Aug 1889
CHILDREN OF GEORGE ROBERT KNOWLES (son of THOMAS, gr.son of JAMES) and MARY ANN BETHEL:
BENJAMIN ALEXANDER, married SARAH HARDING/HARDEN. See below for children.
EMMA CLEMENTINA
GEORGE ROBERT, JR.
HARRIET JULIA
JOHN CHRISTOPHER, See below for children.
MARY JANE
OLIVIA CELESTE
SARAH TRYPHEMIA
WILLIAM WALLACE, born 1829, died 1875. Married CATHERINE _______. See below for children.
THOMAS MICHAEL, born 1840
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH ALEXANDER KNOWLES ( son of JOSEPH, gr.son of JAMES) AND MARY SPATCHES KNOWLES:
1. ALEXANDER EDWARD, born Dec. 10, 1850, married MARY ELIZABETH
KNOWLES. See below for children.
FREDERIC FORRESTER, born April 3, 1853, married ATHELINDA ADALAIDE SIMMS in 1882. See below for children.
ALASTER WILSON, see below for children.
RICHARD SPATCHES, see below for children.
CHILDREN OF ARTHUR NEWMAN KNOWLES ( son of JOSEPH, gr son of JAMES) AND ELIZABETH ANN CARTWRIGHT KNOWLES: ( all born on Long Island, Bahamas)
JOSEPH JAMES, born Nov. 29, 1850, married ARABELLA SIMMS, 1881. See children below.
URIAH, born March 3, 1853, married MARTHA SIMMS. See children below.
ANGELINE ELEANOR, born August 6, 1855
ELEANOR ANN
MARY ELIZABETH
ISABELLE
CHILDREN OF JAMES SAMPSON RATTRAY ( son of MARY, gr.son of JAMES) AND HARRIET WATKINS RATTRAY: ( all born on Eleuthera, Bahamas)
ETHELINDA MARY married JOHN THOMAS HILTON in 1854
MARGARET CAMERON, 1841-1888, married CHARLES TYLDESLEY SANDS at Rock Sound, Eleuthera in 1855.
WILLIAM GRAY married MARY SANDS in 1857
JAMES SAMPSON, JR. married LAURA ANN CASH in 1868
CATHERINE GRAY married SAMUEL KNOWLES in 1857
CHARLOTTE, married PETER SAWYER, 1859
MARIANNE, married WILLIAM PRESTON SMITH
CHILDREN OF THOMAS RATTRAY ( son of MARY, gr.son of JAMES) AND MARY WELLS RATTRAY:
ADELAIDE MARION, married CHARLES SYMONETTE
MATILDA ANN
MARGARET SAMPSON, married WILLIAM HENRY KNOWLES of Long Island
MARY JANE, married JONATHAN CURRY, moved to Key West, Florida.
CHILDREN OF CATHERINE GRAY RATTRAY (daughter of MARY, gr.daughter of JAMES) AND JOHN DOWSON KNOWLES:
MARY ANN, 1836-1891, married THOMAS WILLIAMS, 1829-1875
JOHN, died ca. 1905
THEODORE, married GEORGIANNA GOULD
CATHERINE HELENA JANE, married GEORGE ADDERLY
ANNIE
WILLIAM RATTRAY, died 1880, married MAMIE WILLIAMS.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE RICHARD KNOWLES, ( son of GEORGE, gr.son of JAMES) AND MARY ELIZA TURNQUEST:
JOSHUA BALUM, born June 5, 1853, married SARAH KNOWLES. See below for children.
GEORGE MAXWELL, born Feb. 15, 1861, married JESSIMA MCNEIL. See below for children.
LUCRETIA, born 1865
MARY, born 1870
CATHERINE, born 1879
OTIS married OLIVIA MORLEY.
LAURA, married GEORGE WELLS
HEALIE, married GEORGE KNOWLES
SARAH, married MANSELLE DARVILLE.
CHILDREN OF JULIA ELIZA RAHMING KNOWLES (daughter of ANN SUSANNAH and gr.daughter of JAMES) AND CLEMENT KNOWLES;
LUCY, born Jan.1, 1862
ALLEN, born June 16, 1870
CHILDREN OF SARA ANN RAHMING AND CHARLES G. KNOWLES:
CHARLES, born 1855
EDWIN THEODORE, born 1857
OTIS, born 1861, married MARAINA CARROLL, moved to Riviera, Florida.
female, born 1867
FOURTH GENERATION
CHILDREN OF JUSTIN EVERETT KNOWLES, married JANE ANN HOPKINS.
Silas - B: Mar 1868 - D: 16 Jan 1948 Hannah - B: 10 Oct 1869 - D: 22 Apr 1944 James E - B: 1872 - D: 4 May 1905 Clara Dena - B: 18 Dec 1879 - D: 14 Aug 1961 Sp. Lariz, Manuel - B: 1875 –SEE BELOW FOR CHILDREN Alpherd P - B: Dec 1884 - D: 2 Jun 1960 Leonora - B: 18 Oct 1884 - D: 17 Jul 1967 Belle Corrine - B: 1 Nov 1889 - D: 6 Mar 1962
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN ALEXANDER KNOWLES( son of GEORGE ROBERT, gr.son of THOMAS, g -gr.son of JAMES) AND SARAH HARDEN KNOWLES:
WILLIAM HENRY, born Feb. 15, 1857, married LUCY MOREE. See below for children.
GEORGE W.( Wellington?) born Jan. 12, 1862
JOSEPH BENJAMIN ( DOADIE) born Oct. 25, 1864, married 1)LOUISA CARTWRIGHT, 2) LEEVIA MOREE. Moved to Riviera , Florida. See below for children.
SARAH, born August 28, 1868, possibly died young.
MICHAEL, born Dec. 12, 1870, married AUGUSTA CARTWRIGHT. See below for children.
SARAH, born Jan. 18, 1878.
MELISSA
MARIAN (MAMIE), Moved to Riviera Beach, FL.
CHILDREN OF JOHN CHRISTOPHER KNOWLES, (son of GEORGE ROBERT, gr.son of THOMAS, gr.gr.son of JAMES)
JOHN ALEXANDER
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM WALLACE KNOWLES (son of GEORGE ROBERT, gr.son of THOMAS, gr.grandson of JAMES) AND CATHERINE ________.:
CELESTE EMILY
ELIZA JANE
MARGARET ELLEN
MARY ANN CATHERINE
SAMUEL DORSETT, born 1850
THOMAS MICHAEL,
GEORGE ROBERT, 1854-1923.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS MICHAEL KNOWLES ( son of GEORGE ROBERT, grandson of THOMAS, gr.grandson of JAMES) AND MARGARET DEAL KNOWLES:
JOHN CHRISTOPHER, Sept. 2, 1857 – 1933
CHILDREN OF ALEXANDER EDWARD KNOWLES ( son of JOSEPH ALEXANDER, grandson of JOSEPH, gr.grandson of JAMES) AND MARY ELIZABETH KNOWLES:
EDMOND HARTLEY born ca. 1880
CLARA KATHLEEN, married ________ THOMPSON.
SARAH, married ________CULMER.
ARTHUR JOSEPH, moved to Florida.
LUCY
LAWRENCE, married KEZIA WELLS, Moved to Miami, Florida.
LEONARD PERCIVAL, married CASSANDRA FOX. Moved to Miami Florida
ADDINGTON CRAMER
ANGELEANOR ELIZA, married ________ CARROLL.
MARY ANN married _________JONES.
CHILDREN OF FREDERIC FORRESTER KNOWLES ( son of JOSEPH ALEXANDER, grandson of JOSEPH, gr.grandson of JAMES) and ATHELINDA SIMMS KNOWLES:
JOSEPH ALEXANDER
KINGSLEY EUGENE, moved to Florida.
CLOTILDE ELIZABETH
IRENE MINNEL, married _______ FARRINGTON.
MAUDE ROSAMUNDE
FRANK CHRYSOSTOM
DONALD ROLAND
WILLIAM SYDNEY
CHILDREN OF ALASTER WILSON KNOWLES ( son of JOSEPH ALEXANDER, grandson of JOSEPH, gr.grandson of JAMES)
SUSANNA LOUISE , married ________SYMONETTE.
CHARLES DENNIS
RANDOLPH ARTHUR
PEARL VIOLA
GLADYS WINIFRED
CHILDREN OF RICHARD SPATCHES KNOWLES (son of JOSEPH ALEXANDER, grandson of JOSEPH, gr.grandson of JAMES)
TRACY HARCOURT
MONICA TERESA, married JOHN C. KNOWLES.
MELBOURNE PELHAM CROWTHER
FOREST BENSON,born March 12, 1898, Long Island
WILFRED DEWEY
OSCAR NORRIS
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH JAMES KNOWLES ( son of ARTHUR NEWMAN, grandson of JOSEPH, gr.grandson of JAMES) AND ARABELLA SIMMS KNOWLES:
CORTENEY HENDERSON
ARTHUR WILLIAM
JOSEPH CYPRIAN
JANE ELIZABETH
THEOPHILUS JAMES
EMILY CELESTE
PEMBROKE, married SUSAN GLENTON. See below for children.
CHILDREN OF URIAH KNOWLES (son of ARTHUR NEWMAN, grandson of JOSEPH, gr.grandson of JAMES) AND MARTHA SIMMS KNOWLES:
SUSAN, born 1872
ADDINGTON ROBERT, born Sept.8, 1877
URIAH THEOPHILUS, born March 4, 1881
STANLEY, born 1883
CHARLES, born 1885
WILHELMINA S, born 1894
CHILDREN OF JOSHUA BALUM/BYRAM KNOWLES ( son of GEORGE RICHARD, grandson of GEORGE, gr. Grandson of JAMES) AND SARAH KNOWLES:
DAVID, born 1876, married AREMINTHA DARVILLE. See below for children.
WELLINGTON, married MARY CARTWRIGHT. See below for children.
SAMUEL REUBEN, born 1883, married IDA CARTWRIGHT and 2) ALEASE CARTWRIGHT. See below for children.
BYRAM, born 1889, married BLANCHE CARTWRIGHT. See below for children.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE MAXWELL KNOWLES ( son of GEORGE RICHARD, grandson of GEORGE, gr.grandson of JAMES) AND JESSIMA MCNEIL KNOWLES:
ELLA ANNE, married HUGH ALEXANDER CARTWRIGHT. See below for children.
MARY JANE married ARCHIBALD CLEGHORN CARTWRICHT. See below for children.
GEORGE MAXWELL, JR. married 1) ISABELLE DARVILLE 2) ROSANNA CARTWRIGHT . See below for children.
ISABELLE, married JOSEPH DARVILLE, See below for children.
CATHERINE, married OZZIE BURROWS. See below for children.
CHILDREN OF OTIS KNOWLES ( son of GEORGE RICHARD, grandson of GEORGE, gr.grandson of JAMES) and OLIVIA MORLEY KNOWLES:
CHARLES, married BERTLEY FOX
CLARA married HIRAM DARVILLE
RUBY married VIRGINIUS BURROWS
HARTSMAN married SUSANNAH ______
ELLEN married MAXWELL CARTWRIGHT
AMBROSE
WILLIAM
CHILDREN OF SARAH KNOWLES ( daughter of GEORGE RICHARD, granddaughter of GEORGE, gr. Granddaughter of JAMES) AND MANSELLE DARVILLE:
1. BURNESS, married ISOBEL CARTWRIGHT.
MARY, married RICHARD DARVILLE
ELLEN married ALFRED BURROWS.
FIFTH GENERATION
CHILDREN OF CLARA DENA KNOWLES, married MANUEL LARIZ
CLARA BELL LARIZ - B: 24 Feb 1917 - D: 11 Nov 1965 - Sp. EVELIO GARCIA de BELLO (Joseph Bello) - B: 7 Mar 1917 - D: - M: 19 Nov 1946 see below for children
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM HENRY KNOWLES ( son of Benjamin, gr.son of George Robert, gr.grandson of Thomas,gr.gr.grandson of James,Sr.) AND LUCY MOREE KNOWLES:
CARL
CONRAD LEWIS, moved to Riviera Beach, FL. Married BLANCHE.
RALPH, moved to Riviera Beach, FL.
MAUD
MARIAN, married HOWARD WELLS.
SAVELITA, married EDWARD WELLS.
KATHERINE, moved to Riviera Beach, Fl. Married ALLINGTON KNOWLES
ROXANNA,born Jan.31, 1883, Long Island. Moved to Riviera Beach, FL. Married WINFIELD PINDER
WELLINGTON (NEWTIE),born Jan.31, 1883, Long Island. Moved to Riviera Beach, FL. Married MARY________.
GEORGIANNA, moved to Riviera Beach, FL. Married LOCKHART WELLS.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH KNOWLES AND LOUISA CARTWRIGHT:
1.URIAH, born 1898, moved to Riviera Beach, FL.
2.ALLEN HARTSMAN, born 1901, moved to Riviera Beach, FL, married
ALDEMAY PIERCE.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH KNOWLES AND LEEVIA MOREE:
JOSEPH,JR. Moved to Riviera Beach, FL. Married ETHEL BOWE.
CHILDREN OF MICHAEL KNOWLES AND AUGUSTA CARTWRIGHT:
ALONZO
THADDEUS
SAMUEL, born Moved to Riviera Beach, FL. Married ANNA______.
MITCHELL (ORRY)
RONALD ( MANNY)
MARTHA
PEARL
CLOTHILDE
EVA, born Feb. 11, 1920, Long Island. Moved to Riviera Beach, FL. Married BURLY PINDER.
SIXTH GENERATION
CHILDREN OF CLARA BELL LARIZ, married EVELIO (Joseph Bello) GARCIA de BELLO
JANE GARCIA - B: 26 Apr 1938 - D: - Sp. Rowland, Leo - B: - D: - M: 18 Mar 1955 JOSEPHINE GARCIA - B: 20 July 1940 - D: - Sp. #1 ERNEST EUGENE HAMILTON, SR. - B: 1932 - D: - M: 25 Nov 1955 See below for children. Sp. #2 HAROLD DEAN SIMMONS DELORES MATILDA GARCIA - B: 28 Nov 1942 - D: - Sp. WILLIAM BURCH - B: - D: - M: ROSAMARIA BELLO (Rosemary, Mary, Meme) - B: 11 Dec 1947 - D: March 2004 in Greenville, S.C.
SEVENTH GENERATION
CHILDREN OF JOSEPHINE GARCIA and ERNEST EUGENE HAMILTON, SR.
ERNEST EUGENE HAMILTON, JR. - B: 1 Nov 1958 - D: - Sp. JANIE IRENE LOCKER - B: April 1961 - D: - M: 5 May 1979
MONA MARIE McMAHON - B: 15 Oct 1959 - D: - Sp. STEVEN WILLIAM MCMAHON, SR. - B: - D: - M: Dec 1979
KAREN YVONNE HAMILTON - B: 20 Jun 1962 - D: - Sp.#1 GARY ALLEN RAGER - B: 23 Jun 1960 - D: - M: 29 Nov 1980 - Sp.#2 ALEXANDER PROCHO, JR.- B: 7 Sep 1951 - D: - M: 26 Dec 2003