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Note: DLC No. 167 KNOTTS, William, Benton Co; b 1805, Queen Annes Co, Md; SC 20 July 1849; m Sylva 6 Oct 1844, Hancock Co, Ill. Aff: Arnold Fuller, John Stewart, David D. Stroud, Abram N. Locke.
"PROBATE COURT A" Vol. 1 (Commissioners' Journal, Benton County, 1850-54) Transcribed by Mark Phinney Oregon Historical Records Survey Benton County
As a BOARD of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Sept. Term, A. D., 1850. Be it remembered that by virtue of an Act of / the Congress of the United States of America / approved 14th August, A. D. 1849, entitled "An / Act to establish the Territorial Government /of Oregon", and by virtue of an Act of the / Legislature of the Territory of Oregon established / by the Act aforesaid of the Congress aforesaid / entitled "An ACT TO establish a Probate / Court and define its Duties and Powers" / passed 29th September, A. D. 1849, and / "An Act to Authorize the Probate Court to do / County Business", and also "An Act / supplementary to the act aforesaid of the / Legislature aforesaid, fixing the times and places / of holding said Courts in the several counties / of the Territory of Oregon, aforesaid, / a reg- ular term of the Probate Court in / and for Benton County in the Territory aforesaid / occurred on Monday the 2nd day of Sept. A. D. / 1850. Not being a quorum present, the Court / stood adjourned until the next day when a / Quorum still being absent, Court stood adjourned / until the 3rd day, When the Hon. / O. F. CLARK and Geo. BELKNAP, judges thereof, and / William KNOTTS, Clerk thereof, having been previously / qualified and commissioned, were present, towit / at Fuller's School House on the 4th day of Sept. A. D. 1850, / at which said time the following proceedings were had. / The Court was called and duly opened. / Attest: O. F. CLARK ) William KNOTTS, Clerk. G. Belknap ) Judges 1850 CENSUS: Benton County, OR; KNOTTS, William 47 MO; Silvia 24 PA; Justiana 12 MO; Margaret 3 OT; Sarah A. 7/12 OT; SYLVESTER, John, 45 PA There are some packets of info available in the Probate Case Files, Oregon State Archives, box 1
Locke Cemetery, Benton Co KNOTTS, Mary [J.], LO, Row 12, Next to William Knotts, 11 Aug 1874~10 Oct 1855, (Dates are as on stone)
Fagan, David; History of Benton county, Oregon KNOTTS, William--deceased--is another of those early honored pioneers who has passed over to the silent majority. Mr. KNOTTS crossed the plains from Iowa in the summer of 1845, and in 1849 came to Benton county and located his donation claim of 640 acres, three and a half miles north of Corvallis, where his son now resides. Here, on the porch of Mr. KNOTT's house, was had the first term of court ever held in Benton county, with our subject serving in the capacity of County Clerk. He there resided until his death, which event occurred 1 October 1855, leaving a family of wife (now Mrs. KEESEE of Corvallis) and five children.
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I have found the following in the Oregon Early Settlers file at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon in Portland.
William Knotts, b 1 Mar 1805 in Queen Annes Co., MD. Died, 1 Oct 1855 in Benton Co., OR.; married first to Margaret M Barratt, born: 1810 place unknown, died: 1841 in Illinois;Margaret's parents: Dr. Elijah Barratt and Margaret Fisher.
married 2nd: Sylvia Wilsey, born 11 DEC 1825, PA.; Burial place: Mt. Union Cemetery, Corvallis, OR. married, 6 Oct. 1844, Hancock Co., IL. Date of arrival in Oregon Country: 1847, Oregon Donation Land Claim #167.
Children: Justina, b 19 Mar 1838, Illinois; died: Apr. 11 1917, spouse: Norris P. Newton; Margaret, born 1847, Oregon Territory; died 1888, spouse Arthur Langell; Sarah Ann, b. 6 Mar 1850, Or Terr., no known death date, spouse: James Robinson; William, b 27 Oct 1851, North of Corvallis, OR; died 1935, spouse: Carrie Woods; Thomas, b 2 Dec 1853, North of Corvallis, OR; d. 17 Sept 1867 no spouse known; Mary J., born 11 Aug 1855, North of Corvallis, OR; died 10 Oct 1855, no known spouse. Buried Lock's Cemetery with Father.
Information submitted by: Emma Jean Smith Grass Valley, OR 25 Jan 2001 Hi Danell. I was just going over my old e-mails, as we now have a new computer and internet provider. Did I ever clarify the inconsistentcies in WM KNOTTS' relationship with Margaret BARRATT and Sylvia WILSEY? He married Margaret BARRATT in abt1837.I believe in either Kent co DE or in QA co MD. She died in ca 1841 in IL., and WILLIAM m Sylvia WILSEY in Hancock co IL. in 1844. WM and Margaret had a daughter, Justina, who later m Norris NEWTON in Benton co OR. WM and Sylvia (Silvia) had the following children in Benton co: 1. Margaret, b 1847 2. Sarah Ann , b 1850. 3. William (my grandfather) b 1851. 4. Thomas Andrew, b 1853. 5. Mary J., b 1855 (D nine days after her father). This information is in Betty KNOTTS' book "The Knotts Family", which is in the Benton co Historical/Genealogy Library in Philomath. I have two questions: 1. I have been told that g-grandfather WM (B 1805) went missing, and was believed to have been killed by indians. But he has a headstone in Locke's Cemetery, just north of the family farm. I spent most of a day at the Oregon State archives looking through the newspaper of the time, (1 Oct 1855), but could find nothing of his death. I thought that since he had been the first Benton Co Clerk, there might have been a mention of his death. But death notices seem to have been very unorganized. Do you have any suggestions where else to look for information on WM's death? Also, I'm now working on Sylvia WILSEY's family history. Abt all I have is her marriage to WM in IL. in 1844, she was b in PA in1825, and her mother was b in PA, and her father in NY. Would there be any other information on her in Oregon since she m John KEESEE of Benton co in 1856? Thanks, Bob K raknotts@@qwest.net
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