 Ann Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Richard Smith and Eliza Canty.Born 1586 at Kent, England, died Oct 8, 1675 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 88 or 89 years From Joan S. Guilford, "The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford, Vol. 1," (1990), p. 322-323: "Supporting the notion that the [Guilford] family came from Kent, England, is the marriage of John1 Guilford to Susanna Knowlton, daughter of William1 Knowlton, since the latter is known to be from Kent and since he was a seafarer and owned his own ship. It is believed that these families traveled together and it is assumed that after Mary (----) Guilford and her son John1 died, Ann (Smith) Knowlton took in the children of John1 and raised them. There has been a great deal of dispute as to whether Susanna was a Knowlton or a Norton, there also being a William Norton in Hingham at the time, but this writer believes the evidence in favor of Knowlton is overwhelming. For a discussion of this controversy, see the Knowlton family [in the same book, pp. 516-21]." Married 1612 at Canterbury, Kent, England (26 or 27 years married) to:  Capt. William Knowlton, son of Richard Knowlton, Earl of Kent and Elizabeth Cantize.Born 1584 at Knowlton Manor, Sandwich Parish, Chiswick, Kent, England, died Jun 6, 1639 at at sea near Shelburn, Nova Scotia, Canada, 54 or 55 years RFN865 BIOGRAPHY Richard Knowlton, born 1553, married Elizabeth Cantize, July 17, 1577. Their children were: George, born May 6, 1578, resided in Chiswick; Stephen, born May 1, 1580, died young; Thomas, born 1582; William, born 1584 , married Ann Elizabeth Smith. The first two children were born in the parish of Canterbury in Kent. The great cathedral is but six miles from Knowlton Mano r and the parish boundaries at that time included the latter, but the manor is now in the parochial boundaries of the neighboring parish of Sandwich . Thomas Knowlton, son of Richard Knowlton, was born in Kent, 1582. His child ren were: John, born 1620, married Dorothy (???), 1643; Robert, born 1622, mar ried Susan (???); married (second) Sarah (???); Mary, born 1628, married John Wilson, April 26, 1651; Sarah, born 1630, married Augustine Ellis, February 23 , 1656. William Knowlton, son of Richard Knowlton, emigrated to America, as s tated above. His wife was Elizabeth. Their children were: John, born 1610; Sam uel, born 1611; Robert, born 1613, remained in England, said to have died youn g; William, born 1615; Mary, born 1617, died young; Thomas, born 1620-22. The manor hall in Kent is a beautiful structure with a history running back to th e days of William, the Conqueror. William Knowlton owned the ship in which he started for America and was known as Captain Knowlton. Of his children, John, William, Deacon Thomas and probably Samuel accompanied him, for a Samuel was found in Hingham soon after the others appeared at Ipswich, Massachusetts, and he died in 1655, leaving a will, proved September, 1655, in which his brother John is named as executor. As John, son of Captain William, was the only one answering the description, Samuel must have also been son of Captain Wil liam. John went to Ipswich in 1639, and William and Thomas followed in 1642. I t is believed that Captain William was buried in Nova Scotia, whither he was bound and near the coast of which he died. (Source: The Knowlton's of New Engl and, page 21 (BlCH) Knowlton Genealogy. He and 3 brothers came from Kent Co. Eng. in 1632. Settled in Ipswich, Mass. Freeman in 1641). ******************* *************************************************** ****** Ancestors of the B ingham Family Of Utah Page 116 William Knowlton, Sr. and Ann Elizabeth Smith WILLIAM KNOWLTON, Sr. (son of RICHARD KNOWLTON and ELIZABETH CANTIZE), born ..... 1584 at ..... died ..... 1632 at sea enroute to America; buried at sea; married ANN ELIZABETH SMITH (daughter of ..... and .....) born ..... at ... ..; chr. 9 June 1668 at Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.; died ..... at .....; buried ..... at ...... Children i. JOHN b. ..... 1610 at Canterbury, Kent, Eng . d. ..... Oct. 1654/5; will 29 Nov.1653 md. ..... MARJERY WILSON ii. SAMUEL b. ..... 1611 at Canterbury, Kent, Eng. d. ..... 1655 md. iii. ROBERT b . ..... 1613 at Canterbury, Kent, Eng. d. md. Page 116 Children: 1. John KnowltonBorn 1610 at Canterbury, Kent, England, died Oct 8, 1654 at Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 43 or 44 years John2 KNOWLTON, b. ca. 1610; d. 8 October 1654, acc. to the geneal. Tingley, (1935, p. 190) says March 1654, both prob. wrong since acc. to Jacobus (1945, p. 267), his wf. made a will dated 20 Feb. 1653/4, he been alive., m. bef. 1633 at Ipswich, Marjory (-----) who has been called a Wilson, but Jacobus thinks she may have been a Kenning and it is known that she was sis. to the wf. of Theophilus Wilson and to Jane Kenning, poss. a dau. of John Kenning, a relationship that has led to her erroneously being given the surname Wilson (TAG, 35: 17f.). He was a shoemaker and citizen at Ipswich in 1639, made freeman there 9 June 1641, a subscriber to Maj. Denison in 1648. He accumulated considerable property. Ch.: John; Abraham (d. unm.); Elizabeth. Occupation: Shoemaker 3. Samuel KnowltonBorn 1613 at Canterbury, Kent, England, died Apr 3, 1655 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 41 or 42 years Samuel2 KNOWLTON, b. ca. 1611 (Tingley says 1626); d. 1655, unm. He was a mariner and although presumed to be in England, was certainly at Hingham prior to 22 Sept. 1655 when inv. of his estate was taken by his nephew John. 4. William KnowltonBorn 1615 at Knowlton Manor, Chiswick, Kent, England, died Jul 17, 1655 at Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 39 or 40 years RFN863 BIOGRAPHY William Knowlton, son of Captain William Knowlton (I), was born in Kent, England, 1615. He settled at Ipswich and was a brick mason by tr ade. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Congregational). He was admitted a freeman in 1641-42. He was given commonage with pasturage for one cow and a share in Plum Island. He sold to Edward Bragg, of Ipswich, December 12, 1643, a house and lot he had bought of John Andrews. He died in 1655. The account of the estate was presented in the Essex court by his brother, Thomas Knowlton, in 1678. Thomas stated that he had kept two boys from the age of five to eight and a girl from one year old till she married. Children of Will iam and Elizabeth Knowlton were: Thomas, born 1640, married Hannah Green, Nove mber 24, 1668; Nathaniel, born 1641, married Deborah Grant, May 3,1662; Willia m, born 1642, married Susannah (???); John, born 1644, married Bethia Carter; Benjamin, born 1646, married Hannah Mirick, November 30,1676; Samuel, born 164 7, married Elizabeth Witt, 1669; Mary, born 1649, married Samuel Abbe, October 12, 1672, had a son Jonathan, resided at Wenham. 5. Mary KnowltonBorn 1617 at Canterbury, Kent, England, died May 7, 1660 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 42 or 43 years RFN921 6. Thomas Knowlton, DeaconBorn 1620 at Canterbury, Kent, England, died Apr 23, 1692 at Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 71 or 72 years Thomas2 KNOWLTON, b. ca. 1622; d. 3 or 12 April 1692 at Ipswich, MA, ae. 70; m. Susanna (-----); m. 2nd, 17 May 1682 at Ipswich, Mary Kimball, dau. of Richard and Mary (Scott) Kimball (but Tingley says dau of John and Mary [Bradstreet] Kimball). He had a share in Plum Island. He was a cordwainer and shoemaker, a deac. of the old First Chh. Since he had no ch., he sent his bro. William 2's boys to school and cared for a dau. until she m. as well as taking in Nathaniel, his nephew, to live with him. His will of 5 Dec. 1688 settles the matter of his childlessness since all legatees are stated to be ch. of his bro. 7. Susanna KnowltonBorn ± 1624 at Canterbury, Kent, England, died May 7, 1660 at Hingham, Plymouth, MA, approximately 36 years | |||
| 2nd marriage Ann Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Richard Smith and Eliza Canty.Married Jun 11, 1649 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts (26 years married) to: Capt. John TuckerBorn ± 1582 at England | |||