Feb 1706/7 Mary married Nathaniel Knowles (9683) , son of Dea. Samuel Knowles Esq (3246) (17 Sep 1651-19 Jun 1737) & Mercy Freeman (4736) (Jul 1659-1744), in Chilmark, MA. Born on 15 May 1686 in Eastham, MA.148 Nathaniel died in Provincetown, MA in 1732.171

From Libby’s Knowles genealogy:26
    “As a boy Nathaniel Knowles evedently woud rather go to sea than to school; for, although he belonged to an educated family, he did not learn to write. After his marriage his father attempted to establish him by giving him a large quantity of land in the new settlement at Windham, Conn., in that part of the town which is not wht town of Scotland; but in a few years he had evidently run through with this, and in a Windham deed he is called ‘of Branford, Conn.,” 27 Mar 1724, when he sold the last of his land at Windham. At Branford he bargained for a house, a shop, and two acres of land, in an instrument dated 8 Aug. 1722, but he did not get his deed until 21 Aug. 1724. Two years from that time he quitclaimed his equity in the house and a half acre of the land, an acre and a half having been already levied on by a creditor, 18 Mar. 1724/5. At Branford he attempted to keep a store, and also was licensed as an innkeeper, enterprises which only a keen man could carry on successfully without an elementary education. After his house was gone he continued to live at Branford, doubtless going back to his early choice as sailor. Suits for debts appear in the court, and he was also arrested for having in his possession a man’s purse containing a large sum, but on surrendering this and showing penitence he was discharges with a small fine. A lawsuit in Apr. 1730 gives us his last appearance at Branford, except what we may infer form the marriage of his daughter a few months later; and the only evidence that he removed to Provincetown is found in a military roll in which his youngest son gave his birthplace as ‘Cape Cod,’ an espression which at that time meant Provincetown, where all the inhabitances were squatters, a low of the Province prohibiting the purchase of lands from the Indians. Whether he died at Province town or in his father’s house we can only doubtfully infer from his father’s will, which was evidently prompted fy his prodigal but beloved son’s lying at death’s door. In one part of the will the father speaks of his son Nathaniel as alive, and in another part he calls Elizabeth a widow.”

On 2 Jun 1718 when William was 25, he first married Jane Tilton (28507) , daughter of William Tilton (11956) (11 Nov 1668-Jun 1750) & Abiah Mayhew (ca 1673-bef Jun 1750), in Chilmark, MA. Born on 2 Aug 1697.171 Jane died on 19 Oct 1732; she was 35.171

On 7 Sep 1741 when William was 48, he second married Sarah Gray, daughter of Edward Gray (31 Jan 1666-7 Jun 1726) & Mary Smith (23 Dec 1673-), in Plympton, MA. Born on 25 Apr 1697 in Tiverton, RI.374 Sarah died in Chilmark, MA, on 16 Oct 1770; she was 73.171