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Comfort Burton (or Leatherbury)

Female Abt 1685 - 1740  (~ 55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Comfort Burton (or Leatherbury) was born about 1685 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1740 in Sussex, Sussex Co, Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Prettyman, Sr.. Thomas (son of Justice of Sussex John Prettyman, II and Mary (..) Prettyman) was born in 1687 in Accomack Co, Virginia; died on 17 Jul 1719 in Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1710 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 26 Oct 1790 in Sussex Co, Delaware.
    2. 3. Robert Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1719; died before 1740 in (died young).


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1) was born about 1710 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 26 Oct 1790 in Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Inloe about 1732 in Sussex Co, Delaware. Elizabeth was born on 25 Nov 1712 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 14 Apr 1795 in Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Patience Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Finland (?); died in 1754 in Cod Creek, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    2. 5. Prudence Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 6. Comfort Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1741 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 28 Jan 1797 in Sussex Co, Delaware.
    4. 7. Robert Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1747 in Dagsboro, Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 1 Jun 1810 in Dagsboro, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  2. 3.  Robert Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1) was born about 1719; died before 1740 in (died young).


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Patience Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in Finland (?); died in 1754 in Cod Creek, Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Patience married Richard Edmund Knowles, Sr. about 1740 in Sussex Co, Delaware. Richard was born in 1718 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in Feb 1791 in Cod Creek, Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Abigail Knowles-Ellis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1745 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791.
    2. 9. Ephraim Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1755 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    3. 10. James Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 May 1757 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    4. 11. Thomas Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1758 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    5. 12. Patience Knowles-Collings  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1761 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    6. 13. Elizabeth Knowles-Vinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1762 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    7. 14. Asseneath "Asseny" Knowles-Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1763 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791.
    8. 15. Nancy. Knowles-Marvel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1764 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in Sussex Co, Delaware.
    9. 16. Sarah Knowles-Hayward  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1768 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    10. 17. Prudence Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1771 in Sussex Co, Delaware; and died.

  2. 5.  Prudence Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1)

    Family/Spouse: Richard Edmund Knowles, Sr.. Richard was born in 1718 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in Feb 1791 in Cod Creek, Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Zachariah Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1742 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1818 in Sparta, Hancock Co, Georgia.
    2. 19. Richard Knowles, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1745 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    3. 20. Charles Knowles, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1746 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died before 1791 in Sussex Co, Delaware.
    4. 21. Edmund Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1742 in Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 20 Mar 1835 in Greene Co, Georgia.
    5. 22. Eva Knowles-Wills  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1764 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  3. 6.  Comfort Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1741 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 28 Jan 1797 in Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Comfort married John Rogers in 1759 in Dagsboro, Sussex Co, Delaware. John was born in 1738 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 25 Oct 1794 in Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Ann Rogers  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1753 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1804 in Blount Co, Tennessee.
    2. 24. Rachel Rogers  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1767 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1794 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    3. 25. Comfort Rogers  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1768 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1794 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    4. 26. Polla (Polly) Rogers  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1769 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1794 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.
    5. 27. Orpha Rogers  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1775 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1864 in Gibson, Posey Co, Indiana.

  4. 7.  Robert Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born on 28 Feb 1747 in Dagsboro, Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 1 Jun 1810 in Dagsboro, Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Robert married Lorana Warren about 1770 in Sussex Co, Delaware. Lorana was born about 1750; died after 1780 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Thomas Jefferson Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 May 1764 in Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 19 Nov 1824 in Sussex Co, Delaware.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abigail Knowles-Ellis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1745 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791.

    Family/Spouse: Joshua Ellis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Ephraim Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1755 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  3. 10.  James Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born on 9 May 1757 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  4. 11.  Thomas Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1758 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  5. 12.  Patience Knowles-Collings Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1761 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  6. 13.  Elizabeth Knowles-Vinson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1762 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  7. 14.  Asseneath "Asseny" Knowles-Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1763 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791.

  8. 15.  Nancy. Knowles-Marvel Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1764 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in Sussex Co, Delaware.

  9. 16.  Sarah Knowles-Hayward Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1768 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  10. 17.  Prudence Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1771 in Sussex Co, Delaware; and died.

  11. 18.  Zachariah Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (5.Prudence3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1742 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1818 in Sparta, Hancock Co, Georgia.

    Zachariah married Anastasia Morris about 1765 in South Carolina. Anastasia was born in 1745 in South Carolina; died in 1790 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Daniel Morris Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1787 in Somerset, Maryland; died on 17 Apr 1877 in Sussex Co, Delaware.

  12. 19.  Richard Knowles, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Prudence3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1745 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  13. 20.  Charles Knowles, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Prudence3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1746 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died before 1791 in Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Family/Spouse: Mrs. Betty (..) Knowles. Betty died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Charles Knowles, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  14. 21.  Edmund Knowles Descendancy chart to this point (5.Prudence3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1742 in Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 20 Mar 1835 in Greene Co, Georgia.

    Edmund married Patience Prettyman on 3 Mar 1768 in Sussex Co, Delaware. Patience was born in 1747 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1835 in Greene Co, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Edmund Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1776 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 11 Apr 1859 in Fayette Co, Georgia.
    2. 32. Richard Prettyman Knowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1778 in South Carolina; died in Feb 1873 in Sparta, Hancock Co, Georgia.

  15. 22.  Eva Knowles-Wills Descendancy chart to this point (5.Prudence3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born about 1764 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Family/Spouse: Wills. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Obediah Wills  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1791 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

  16. 23.  Ann Rogers Descendancy chart to this point (6.Comfort3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1753 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1804 in Blount Co, Tennessee.

    Ann married Ebenezer Jones in 1771 in Indian River, Sussex Co, Delaware. Ebenezer (son of Col. Thomas Jones and Elizabeth Prettyman) was born before 3 Jan 1746 in Worcester, Maryland; was christened on 3 Jan 1746 in St. George's Protestant Episcopalian Church, Worcester, Maryland; died on 26 Dec 1796 in Blount Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Comfort Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1768 in Worcester, Maryland; died in 1850 in Jackson Co, Tennessee.
    2. 35. Prettyman Jones, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1772 in Dagsboro, Sussex Co, Delaware; was christened on 6 Dec 1772 in St. George's Protestant Episcopalian Church, Worcester, Maryland; died in 1826 in Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    3. 36. Ebenezer Jones, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died between 1860 and 1870 in Warren Co, Tennessee.
    4. 37. (daughter) Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1775 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1840 in Texas.
    5. 38. Zachariah Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1779 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 11 Jul 1835 in White Co, Tennessee.
    6. 39. James R. Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1783 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1815 in White Co, Tennessee.
    7. 40. Thomas Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1788 in Peeled Chestnut, Surry Co, North Carolina; died on 10 Feb 1883 in Peeled Chestnut, White Co, Tennessee; was buried in New Hope Cem, White Co, Tennessee.

  17. 24.  Rachel Rogers Descendancy chart to this point (6.Comfort3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1767 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1794 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Family/Spouse: Warren. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  18. 25.  Comfort Rogers Descendancy chart to this point (6.Comfort3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1768 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1794 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Family/Spouse: Fisher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  19. 26.  Polla (Polly) Rogers Descendancy chart to this point (6.Comfort3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born in 1769 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died after 1794 in of, Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Family/Spouse: David (?) Marvel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  20. 27.  Orpha Rogers Descendancy chart to this point (6.Comfort3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born on 22 Dec 1775 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died in 1864 in Gibson, Posey Co, Indiana.

    Orpha married Elisha Marvel in 1792. Elisha was born on 28 Oct 1771 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 27 Mar 1846 in Posey Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. George Marvel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1803 in Green Co, Georgia; died on 4 Feb 1876 in Fairfield, Wayne Co, Illinois.

  21. 28.  Thomas Jefferson Prettyman Descendancy chart to this point (7.Robert3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Comfort1) was born on 17 May 1764 in Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 19 Nov 1824 in Sussex Co, Delaware.

    Family/Spouse: Penelope Mary Saunders. Penelope was born on 28 Nov 1777 in Indian River, Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 19 Nov 1824 in Sussex Co, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Joseph Prettyman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1798 in Sussex Co, Delaware; died on 25 Sep 1841 in Marion, Marion Co, Ohio.


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