. . 1640. , born September 17, 1651, likelyin Plymouth, died in 1737; became oneof the most eminent men in Eastham, foryears representing his town in the Gen-eral Court, and also serving as selectman;married Mercy Freeman, daughter ofJohn Freeman, of Eastham, died 1744. , died at Eastham, May 20,1653. 4. Barbara, born 1653. 5- Mercy,married Ephraim Doane. John Knowles,the first named son of Richard Knowles,was the ancestor of the Eastham branchof the Knowles family. He married, De-cember 28, 1670, Apphia Bangs, who
. . 1640. , born September 17, 1651, likelyin Plymouth, died in 1737; became oneof the most eminent men in Eastham, foryears representing his town in the Gen-eral Court, and also serving as selectman;married Mercy Freeman, daughter ofJohn Freeman, of Eastham, died 1744. , died at Eastham, May 20,1653. 4. Barbara, born 1653. 5- Mercy,married Ephraim Doane. John Knowles,the first named son of Richard Knowles,was the ancestor of the Eastham branchof the Knowles family. He married, De-cember 28, 1670, Apphia Bangs, who wasborn October 15, 1651, daughter of Ed-ward and Lydia (Hicks) Bangs, whocame from Chichester in England in theship Ann, which landed at Plymouththe last of July, 1644, and settled in East-ham on Cape Cod; Lydia Hicks was adaughter of Robert and Margery Bangs superintended the building ofa barque of forty or fifty tons, which,says tradition, was the first vessel builtat Plymouth; he was deputy to the Colo-nial Court some five years and held many 78. fe^^c^V^.^^^ - ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY other public offices. John Knovvles waskilled in King Philips War, 1675-76, andis referred to in Freemans Cape Cod,provision being especially made by thecourt for Aptha, widow of John Knowlesof Eastham, lately slain in the of John and Apphia (Bangs)Knowles: Edward, born November 7,1671; John, July 10, 1673; Deborah,March 2, 1675. From the sons, Edwardand John, have descended a very numer-ous progeny, including multitudes of menwho engaged in sea life. Before the de-velopment of railroads, all travel ofpeople residing near the sea was done bywater, and there can be little doubt thatthe Knowles family of Maine came fromEastham in Massachusetts. The first now known of this line wasHiram Knowles, a farmer, who resided inNew Portland, Somerset county, married Mary Churchill, born March16, 1815, who died in Richmond, Wiscon-sin, while visiting her daughter; she
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