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Knowles Family of the Bahamas

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Samuel Reuben Knowles (1883 - d.)
Bahamas Births, 1850-1891 Indexed as Samuel Knowles Birth: Aug 12 1883 - Southern District, Long Island, Bahamas Parents: Joshua Knowles, Sarah Knowles
Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Rocbeyonce. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beyonce_-_The_Formation_World_Tour,_at_Wembley_Stadium_in_London,_England.jpg

Beyoncé
Beyonce's father is African-American, and her mother is of Creole descent (French, African and Native American). Beyonce's maternal grandparents were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, and Beyonce's na...
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Solange
Solange Piaget Knowles (/soʊˈlɑːnʒ/; born June 24, 1986),[2][3] also known mononymously as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, performance artist[4], and actress. Expressing an...
Mary Jane Eliza (Knowles) Cartwright (1870 - 1942)
Note: Of mixed African/European paternal and European maternal ancestry; listed under European births. Sources Birth, name, parents, race: "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891", database, FamilySearch ( : 16...
Ella Anne Cartwright (1862 - 1921)

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This project is for the Knowles family of the Bahamas. Our goal is to connect and learn more about our Knowles ancestors, how they arrived in the Bahamas, how they married into other families, and how they have spread throughout the Bahamas and beyond today.

This is a sub-project of the Bahamian Portal.

Let's build our tree together!

See the Bahamian Portal for more information on how to conduct Bahamian genealogical research.

Who to Add

Please add to this project anyone who was born a Knowles, either in the Bahamas or in the Bahamian diaspora. Please also remember to make sure the Bahamian connection is noted somehow in the profile, even if it's simply through a birth or death location. Thank you!

Notable Profiles

The vast majority Bahamian Knowles family members descend from James Knowles, Sr. (c. 1723 - 1806). He is a good starting point if you are trying to figure out how you connect in. We have more than 500 of his descendants added to our Geni tree so far.
It has been stated in both Bahamian and American media that Beyonce and Solange Knowles are Bahamian-Americans through their father, Mathew. The exact path back to the Bahamas is not known, but it appears to be through her Knowles ancestors.