Roswell Knowlton

1735 - 1806  (70 years)

• Name	Roswell Knowlton  [1]
  Nickname	Rosel
  Born	15 Jul 1735	East Haddam, Middlesex, Conneticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 May 1806	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts   [2]
  Buried	Dwight Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I2403	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Knowlton, Jr.,   b. 31 Mar 1699, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conneticut ,   d. 14 Jun 1781, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Susannah Cone,   b. 15 Jul 1708, East Haddam, Middlesex, Conneticut ,   d. 14 Aug 1787, East Hampton, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1724	East Haddam, Middlesex, Conneticut   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Dutton,   b. Abt Jun 1741, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut ,   d. 26 Jun 1785, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1760	Colchester, Middlesex, Connecticut   [5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Dorothy Knowlton,   b. 18 Mar 1765, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut   2. Asenath Knowlton,   b. 15 Apr 1761, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut ,   d. 6 Oct 1818, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 57 years)   3. Alice Knowlton,   b. 23 Apr 1762, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut   4. Anna Knowlton,   b. Abt 1766, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut ,   d. 28 May 1812, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F879	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sophia Goodall,   b. 1735,   d. May 1823, French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Abt 1786	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  Children	1. ? Knowlton,   b. Abt 1787, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Feb 1787, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Rosel Knowlton,   b. 20 Oct 1788, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts   3. Warren Knowlton,   b. 11 Sep 1790, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts   4. Nancy Knowlton,   b. 10 Mar 1793, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts   5. Elisha Knowlton,   b. 23 Jul 1796, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts   6. Susannah Knowlton,   b. 9 Jun 1798, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts   7. Dutton Knowlton,   b. 5 Dec 1800, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Mar 1826, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 25 years)
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F881	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Roswell Knowlton Will 1806 Dated April 28, 1806
  		Roswell Knowlton Will 1806 Page 2
  		Roswell Knowlton Deed 18 Apr 1769 Roswell Knowlton purchased 105 acres in Belchertown, Hampshire, MA, Lot #7
  		Roswell Knowlton Deed 18 Apr 1769 Page 2
  		Roswell and Jared Knowlton - 1756 French and Indian War Rolls of Connecticut men in the French and Indian war, 1755-1762, Vol 1, p148 Campaign of 1756 Fourth Regiment, Fourth Company - Capt. Wells Jarad Knowlton enlisted May 30 discharged Oct 2 Roswell Knowlton enlisted Apr 28 discharged Oct 12
  		Roswell Knowlton - Revolutionary War 1777 Massachusetts Soliers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol 9, p388 Private, Capt. Elisha Dwight's co., discharged August 19, 1777, service 5 days.
  		Roswell Knowlton Tax Record 1798 Massachusetts and Maine: Direct Tax, 1798. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Original manuscript: Direct tax list of 1798 for Massachusetts and Maine, 1798. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. V.17, p135 Roswell Knowlton Belchertown, 1 dwelling, 45 acres, valuation $250 and a second 45 acres valued at $250

  
  

  Headstones

  Roswell Knowlton Headstone In Memory of Rosel Knowlton who died May 15th, 1806, Aged 60 years Life How Short; Eternity How Long.

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage Colchester - Westchester, CT Marriage Records 1755 to 1796 From Early Connecticut Marriages Prior to 1800 By Frederick W. Bailey Ann Dutton and Roswell Knowlton --- April --, 1760 Land Transactions: East Haddam, CT records: FHL digital records can only be seen at a FHL location (Index FHL#4110) Belchertown, Hampshire, MA April 18, 1769 "...Thomas Halbert of Pelham in the county of Hampshire and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England yeoman for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pound ... truly paid by Roswell Knowlton of East Haddam in the County of Hartford and Colony of Connecticut yeoman ...a certain lot of land containing one hundred and five acres lying in Belchertown said Lot is number seven of that part of the Equivalent Land which formerly belonged to Ebenezer and Benjamin Pemberton of Boston and is bounded as follows ... north by Lot number eight of said Land which belongs to Jared Knowlton ...Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us Jared Knowlton James Halbert." Citation: "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986" Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Hampden County Deeds vol 16-17, 1778-1781, p472-3, image#274 FHL #8445699 This establishes that the Roswell Knowlton of Belchertown is the Roswell from East Haddam, Connecticut, not the Roswell Knowlton son of Silas Knowlton as referred to in the Knowlton Genealogy book by Stocking, 1897. Also, Roswell's brother, Jared, purchased land (lot #8) prior to Roswell. French and Indian War Campaign of 1756 Fourth Regiment, Fourth Company Edmund Wells, Captain Daniel Cone, 2nd Lieutenant Jarad Knowlton enlisted 30 May 1756 and discharged 2 Oct 1756 Roswell Knowlton enlisted 28 Apr 1756 and discharged 12 Oct 1756 Rolls of Connecticut men in the French and Indian war, 1755-1762, Vol 1, p148 Campaign of 1757 Twelfth Regiment, Captain Daniel Cone's Militia Company "Service at the time of Alarm for Relief for Fort Wm Henry and Places Adjacent". This was from Aug 9 to 24. Thos Knowlton served 15 days Roswell Knowlton served 7 days Rolls of Connecticut men in the French and Indian war, 1755-1762, Vol 1, p202-3 Captain Stoughton's Militia Company Jared Knowlton served 15 days Vol 1, p215 Revolutionary War Record Massachusetts Soliers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol 9, p388 Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Private, Capt. Elijah Dwight's Company, Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire County, Mass.) Regt. Discharged Aug 19, 1777; service 5 days. Company ordered out on alarm at Bennington, Vt. Aug 17, 1777. Census Records 1790 Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA Roswell Knowlton listed with his wife, daughter and two sons 1800 Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA Roswell Knowlton listed with his wife, two daughters (under 10), two sons (under 10), and one son (10-16). Tax Records Massachusetts and Maine: Direct Tax, 1798. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Original manuscript: Direct tax list of 1798 for Massachusetts and Maine, 1798. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. V.17, p135 Roswell Knowlton, Belchertown, 1 dwelling, 45 acres, valuation $250 and a second 45 acres valued at $250. Will April 28, 1806 Citation: Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives and the Hampshire County Court. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1653/i/40066/85-19-co1/1044343259 "...Item I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Sophia Knowlton First A mourning suit... Item I give and bequeath unto my four daughters (viz) Aseneth, Alice, Dorothy, and Anna ten shilling. To each of them severaly to be paid out of my estate. Item I give and bequeath unto Rosel Knowlton my son the one third part of all my landed interest to his own use and benefit forever. Item I give and bequeath unto Warren Knowlton my son one quarter part of all my landed interest to his own use and benefit forever. Item I give and bequeath unto the(?) other two of my sons Elisha and Dutton all the rest of my landed property to be equally divided between them and if one or both of them should be desireous to any (?) they are to the liberty. Item I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Nancy and Susannah all my moveable estate to be equally divided between them. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 28th day of April 1806. Signed sealed witnessed and delivered in presents of us Nathaniel Dwight, Justus Dwight, Junr., Jeremiah Dutton Rosel Knowlton" FindAGrave.com Shows headstone for Rosel Knowlton died May 15, 1805 aged 60 Whoever created the headstone was off by one year. Also the Church records state Roswell died on May 5, 1806.

  
  

• Sources

  [S209] East Haddam Births, Marriages, Deaths, Town Clerk, (FamilySearch.com), 212 (Reliability: 3), 27 Oct 2017. Rosel son of Thos & Susannah Knowlton July 15, 1735 [S165] Belchertown, MA Church Records, FHL Film # 1862889 Item 1., 125 (Reliability: 3), 31 Oct 2017. 1806 May 5 Roswel Knowlton, of Dropsical Disorder aged perhaps 70 [S35] East Haddam Vital Records from Barbour, Transcribed by Coralynn Brown. Thomas KNOWLTON Jr., m Susannah CONVIS, Dec 24, 1724 [S104] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2012); Location: Boston, MA; Date: 1847 -;), Vol 12, p. 47, First Book East Haddam Land Records. Thomas knowlton Junr and Susanah Coud [Cone] w[ere joined] In marrage December the 24th 1724 [S209] East Haddam Births, Marriages, Deaths, Town Clerk, (FamilySearch.com), 212 (Reliability: 3), 27 Oct 2017. Vol 7, 5 Rosel Knowlton and Anna Dutton were married Apr 15, 1760 [S248] Early Connecticut Marriages, Bailey, Frederic W. , (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997) (Reliability: 3), 27 Oct 2017. Roswell Knowlton & Ann Dutton Apr - 1760