Short Biography of John Knowlton

Resided in Ipswich, and removed to Manchester, MA in 1679. He was caption of the local militia. He was made a freeman in 1669, and took oath in Manchester in 1680. He was a carpenter. "A very enterprising man, and dealt largely in real estate."

Source: "The history and genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America" ⁵⁹⁸⁵