Subject: Re: Dr. Charles Knowlton (#1414)
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 14:16:05 GMT

On Sun, 4 Oct 1998 18:49:11 -0400, you wrote:

>Betsy writes: >My 4 great grandfather was Dr. Charles Knowlton, 1800-1850, born in Templeton, MA and died in Winchendon,MA. He wrote The Fruits of Philosophy condoning the use of birth control. Do you know who his father or mother were?

> Oh, my goodness, yes. How exciting to have a descendant of Charles Knowlton respond to us. However, I would say he CHAMPIONED the use of birth control, not just supported and condoned it.

Thanks for the info Betsy and Elizabeth. Following is a bio from Notable Americans of America, 1904 and some links about Knowlton, Benant, and the pamphlet. Notice that apparently in 1904, the subject was so controversial that the concept itself wasn't mentioned in his bio:
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume VI
KNOWLTON, Charles, physician and author, was born in Templeton, Mass., in 1801; son of Stephen and — (Houghton) Knowlton. He was graduated at Dartmouth (N.H.) Medical School in 1823, and married Tabitha Foster Stuart, daughter of Richard Stuart, of Winchendon, Mass. "He settled in Ashfield, Mass., and attained a high reputation. He published Modern Materialism (1829), and in 1833 a small book entitled Fruits of Philosophy, presenting a remedy for the danger pointed out by John Malthus, and before him by Plato, Aristotle, Hume, and Benjamin Franklin. This publication subjected Dr. Knowlton to severe criticism, and imprisonment for three months. In 1876 Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh republished it, in England, with additions. Mr, Bradlaugh was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a fine of £200, but on appeal the penalties were remitted. Dr. Knowlton died in Winchendon, Mass., in 1850."

Here are web pages on Annie Besant, one of the original women liberators, which mentions she and her husband publishing the above work:

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/b5.htm

http://colloquials.routledge.com/routledge/who/worldpol/besant.html

A rather complete and exhaustive treatment of the Knowlton "pamphlet", the trials of Besant and Knowlton, and the pamphlet's effect on the secular movement is at:

http://www.atheism.org/library/historical/john_mcgee/british_secular_movement.html
A letter to Besant from Robert Ingersoll, after she was denied custody of a child in an English Court case because of her political views, is here:

http://www.atheism.org/library/historical/john_mcgee/british_secular_movement.html
If you do a search on "Fruits of Philosophy", Benant and Knowlton, Knowlton and Fruits, besides the names, you will likely come up with a bunch more web pages.
Norris

From: Sandra Naehrig <snaehrig@magnet.ch>
Subject: Peruke
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 09:19:15 +-100

>Does anyone know what Peruke-maker means?

Peruke-maker would be a wig maker. Perruque is French for wig and Peruecke is German
Sandra Naehrig
Hinterbergweg 12
CH 4153 Reinach
Switzerland
snaehrig@magnet.ch

From: nmt1@ix.netcom.com (Norris)
Subject: Re: Deborah Knowlton
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 21:57:25 GMT
On Sun, 22 Nov 1998 21:46:48 GMT, you wrote:

>In turn, I show, from my database:

Sorry 'bout that. I thought I was copying the Bigelow lineage, but just pasted the Knowlton lineage a second time:

Direct Descendants of John Bigelow
1 John Bigelow 1617 - 1703
+Mary Warren 1624 - 1691
. 2 Joshua Bigelow 1655 - 1745
..... +Elizabeth Flagg 1657 - 1729
.... 3 Eliezer Bigelow 1705 - 1762
........ +Mary Fiske 1706 -
........ 4 Jabez Bigelow 1736 -
*2nd Wife of John Bigelow:

Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 18:53:51 +0000
From: Nancy Warren <nwarren@skow.net>
Subject: Sally KNOWLTON descendant

I am a direct descendant of Sally Knowlton, b 23 Apr 1895 Ashford, CT, as confirmed by Stocking 1897 + errata) via the following lineage:

Capt. William KNOWLTON
John
John
Thomas
Robert (removed to Ashford CT)
Abraham
Amos
Sally KNOWLTON m Chauncey WARREN
Lucian Calvin WARREN
Lucian Jason WARREN
Lucian Crissey WARREN
Nancy Warren (that's me)
I don't know whether this is of any interest to you; if so, let me know.
Sincerely,
Nancy Warren
Canaan, Maine

From: "Marilyn Madden" <mmadden@northland.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: Priscilla Knowlton (429) & David Hayward
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 07:08:30 -0600

Christopher

Here is another source of information for Priscilla Knowlton dau. of William and Martha Pinder Knowlton"s marriage to David Hayward. Also an explanation of when the name Hayward became Howard. Between pages 61 and 62 in the following book 4 of Priscilla and David's children's names were missing. David Hayward is the son of John Hayward and Ann Carpenter. I started copying from them.

> The name Hayward does not appear in the Knowlton history; there are many Howard surnames.

The entire book may be searched by subscribing to Family Tree Maker's Library online.

SOME SMITHS, OSBORNS, AND ALLIED FAMILIES OF NEW ENGLAND AND OHIO
COMPILED BY ESTELLE CLARK WATSON
GUILD PRESS, INC.
SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, 1964

This book gives an account of the Smiths and allied families in New England and Ohio. This book contains 1520 names.

Bibliographic Information: Watson, Estelle Clark Some Smiths, Osborns, and Allied Families of New England and Ohio. Guide Press, Inc., Skokie 1964.
GenealogyLibrary.com Page 61
IV. JOHN HAYWARD, b. Mendon 4 Feb. 1708/9, d. Ashford, Conn., 9 Nov. 1782; m. 1)(???)Carpenter; m. 2) Ashford, Conn., 11 Nov. 1734 ANNE CARPENTER, b. Swansea 7 Jan. 1717, d. Ashford 22 Nov. 1794, sister of his first wife and dau. of BENJAMIN4 and MARY4 (BARNEY) CARPENTER, of Swansea. She was a sister also of Uriah Carpenter who m. Sarah Hayward, John's sister.
By first wife John Hayward had:
1) John5, b. Ashford 14 Jan. 1751; m. Mrs. Rebecca Peake.
By second wife, Anne, John Hayward had chil., all b. Ashford, Conn.:
2) Dorcas, b. 2 Aug. 1735; m. 15 Nov. 1751 Wm. Wakefield.
3) Hannah, b. 10 Jan. 1737, d. 22 Jan. 1821; m. 2 Oct. 1755
Zephaniah Dean and had:
(1) Mary6; m. Jonathan Bugbee, Jr.
(2) Zephaniah
(3) Reuben
(4) Hannah; m. Henry Work, b. 1739, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hayward) Work.
(5) Ephraim
(6) Ezra
4) Jonathan, b. 24 Dec. 1738, d. 4 Apr. 1754.
5) Anne, b. 7 Dec. 1740, d. 5 Dec. 1819; m. 2 Jan. 1762 Medina Preston of Woodstock, Conn.
6) David, b. 28 Apr. 1743, d. Woodstock, 20 Sept. 1822; m.
7 June 1764 Priscilla (who d. 5 Apr. 1813, ag. 68), dau. Wm. and Martha (Pinder) Knowlton.
David5 and Priscilla Hayward's chil. were:
(1) Louise6; m.(???)Child
(2) Marsha(or Marcia); m. Marcus Taft
(3) Martha; m. James6 Smith (see Smith-Osborn section)
Page 61
Page 62
7) Eunice5, b. 2 Oct. 1745, d. 7 April 1754.
8) Huldah, b. 30 Dec. 1747; m. Union, Conn., 18 May 1769 Ebenezer, son of Capt. Abner and Mary (Wright) Sessions.
+9) Amasa, b. 20 Oct. 1749. Our line; see below.
10) Elizabeth, b. 22 Sept. 1753, d. 29 Jan. 1839; m. 9 July 1771 Joseph Work, Jr., as his 2nd wife.
11) Jonathan, b. 6 May 1755, d. Ashford, 28 Oct. 1823; m. 1)
10 Nov. 1775 Lydia Davison; m. 2) 7 Aug. 1813 Sally Smith.
12) Stephen, b. 3 Feb. 1757, d. Ashford 28 July 1787.
13) Eunice, b. 13 Sept. 1758, d. 1835; m. 1)(???)Bugbee; m. 2)
Rufus Wakefield; m. 3)(???)York (sic; means Work?)
Refs.: David Hayward-Howard Bible (is, or at least was, in the possession of Mrs. Chas. H. Lyttle, a descendant, 5729 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago) Janes, Marcus Taft. MS in R. I. Hist. Soc. Library in Providence

V. AMASA HAYWARD-HOWARD, b. Ashford, Conn., 20 Oct. 1749, d. Williamstown, Vt., 1 Mar. 1834; m. Woodstock, Conn., 23 Sept. 1774 JEMIMA JOHNSON5, b. Ashford, Conn., 30 Sept. 1753, d. Williamstown, Vt., 21 Jan. 1838. Both are buried in the West Hill Cem., for which Amasa had given the land. (Probably a piece off his farm? It is on one of the beautiful hills.) See Johnson section for Jemima. The family name was Hayward until they adopted the "Howard" form about 1785-'88. According to the 1800 Census of Williamstown, Amasa Howard's family then consisted of two males under 10, one male 26-45 (how come?--Amasa was 50), three females 16-26

(where were the other three?), and one female over 45. Chil. of Amasa and Jemima (Johnson) Howard, the first six b. Woodstock, Conn., the last three at Williamstown:

1) Harmony6 (Harma), b. 6 Mar. 1775, d. 29 Oct. 1850; m. 1) 13 Mar. 1796 Aaron Tufts, Jr., who d. 10 Mar. 1815; m. 2) 27 Oct. 1819 Joseph Clifford, who d. Williamstown, Vt., 29 Jan. 1849, ag. 73.

2) Selenda, b. 22 Sept. 1776, d. 19 Sept. 1825; m. Randolph Vt., 14 Mar. 1799 Capt. Benjamin Griswold, b. Somers,

Conn., 12 Feb. 1777, d. N. Bloomfield, Ohio, 5 Feb. 1840, son of Joseph3, (Joseph2 Edward1) Griswold and

his wife Margery, an Indian woman. Benjamin m. 2) Sarah, dau. Dea. Samuel Flint of N. Y. (state) and widow of Rev. Ira Hill. Had 5 chil, by 2nd wife. Chil. of Selenda and Benjamin Griswold:

>From: "Elaine Wright" <eew@execulink.com>
>Subject: Books
>Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 19:22:35 -0500

I would like to purchase Errata and Addendum to Dr. Stocking's History of etc etc. also Knowlton Ancestry: From Eng. Conn. Louisbourg, Onslow, Truro, Advocate, to Florida by Roma Duncan and Randy Creelman.

Can you help me?
Thanks
Elaine English Wright

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