Rachel Kneeland

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name
Rachel Kneeland
aka
[Rachel Foster, Rachel Parmelee]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Samuel Foster, married at Boston on 5 Apr 1722, and possibly the mother of John Foster, who married Jane Lindsey; she probably also married Timothy Parmerly (Parmelee), with whom she had eight children. Probably a daughter of John Kneeland and Mary Green. Her brother Samuel Kneeland and his partner printed what was called "the first Bible printed, in America, in the English language."
born
date
11 Aug 1705
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-kneeland-1897-seven-centuries]
note
Kneeland p. 52, "mostly from Bible records." Not found in Boston RC 24.
father
id
john-kneeland-1668
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-kneeland-1897-seven-centuries]
mother
id
mary-green-fl1692
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
note
John Kneeland's wife Mary bore children from 1692.
spouses
name
Timothy Parmerly (Parmelee)
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-kneeland-1897-seven-centuries]
note
Kneeland 1897, "of Bradford," perhaps Branford, Connecticut [inferred]. They had eight children.

Married (1) Samuel Foster, periwig-maker, at Boston on 5 Apr 1722, "Mr. Joseph Sewall" officiating (Boston RC 28:106); (2) "Timothy Parmerly, of Bradford," and "had eight children" (Kneeland 1897, p. 52).

Her brother Samuel Kneeland (1697-1769) "served an apprenticeship with Bartholomew Green" and was "for a great length of time, printer to the governor and council." He and his partner printed "an edition of the Bible in small 4to. This was the first Bible printed, in America, in the English language," with a false London imprint (Isaiah Thomas, History of Printing 1:105-109); Thomas's later editor notes that the historian Bancroft questioned the story. That partner was the second Timothy Green, son of Timothy of New London; Mollie calls him Mary Green's brother.

Open questions

  • Her death: "July 10, 1776, ae. 71" (Kneeland 1897) or "Rachel Parmelee death 10 Jun 1780 in New Haven" (a Connecticut church abstract cited on WikiTree, Kneeland-293)?
  • Her Parmelee marriage. John Kneeland's 1740 administration (no. 7389) may name her.
  • Her mother: the colonial tree marks Mary Green as her mother as unproven; the page has John Kneeland's wife Mary as her mother, inferred, probable, with Mary's Green parentage open on Mary's page.
  1. ---
  2. name: Rachel Kneeland
  3. aka: [Rachel Foster, Rachel Parmelee]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Samuel Foster, married at Boston on 5 Apr 1722, and possibly the mother of John Foster,
  8. who married Jane Lindsey; she probably also married Timothy Parmerly (Parmelee), with whom she had eight
  9. children. Probably a daughter of John Kneeland and Mary Green. Her brother Samuel Kneeland and
  10. his partner printed what was called "the first Bible printed, in America, in the English
  11. language."
  12. born:
  13. date: 11 Aug 1705
  14. basis: compiled
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-kneeland-1897-seven-centuries]
  17. note: Kneeland p. 52, "mostly from Bible records." Not found in Boston RC 24.
  18. father:
  19. id: john-kneeland-1668
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-kneeland-1897-seven-centuries]
  23. mother:
  24. id: mary-green-fl1692
  25. basis: inferred
  26. confidence: probable
  27. note: John Kneeland's wife Mary bore children from 1692.
  28. spouses:
  29. - name: Timothy Parmerly (Parmelee)
  30. basis: compiled
  31. confidence: probable
  32. sources: [book-kneeland-1897-seven-centuries]
  33. note: Kneeland 1897, "of Bradford," perhaps Branford, Connecticut [inferred]. They had eight children.
  34. ---
  36. Married (1) Samuel Foster, periwig-maker, at Boston on 5 Apr 1722, "Mr. Joseph Sewall"
  37. officiating (Boston RC 28:106); (2) "Timothy Parmerly, of Bradford," and "had eight
  38. children" (Kneeland 1897, p. 52).
  40. Her brother Samuel Kneeland (1697-1769) "served an apprenticeship with Bartholomew Green"
  41. and was "for a great length of time, printer to the governor and council." He and his
  42. partner printed "an edition of the Bible in small 4to. This was the first Bible printed,
  43. in America, in the English language," with a false London imprint (Isaiah Thomas,
  44. *History of Printing* 1:105-109); Thomas's later editor notes that the historian Bancroft
  45. questioned the story. That partner was the second Timothy Green, son of Timothy of New
  46. London; Mollie calls him Mary Green's brother.
  48. ## Open questions
  50. - Her death: "July 10, 1776, ae. 71" (Kneeland 1897) or "Rachel Parmelee death 10 Jun
  51. 1780 in New Haven" (a Connecticut church abstract cited on WikiTree, Kneeland-293)?
  52. - Her Parmelee marriage. John Kneeland's 1740 administration (no. 7389) may name her.
  53. - Her mother: the colonial tree marks Mary Green as her mother as unproven; the page has
  54. John Kneeland's wife Mary as her mother, inferred, probable, with Mary's Green parentage
  55. open on Mary's page.
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