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- The details here are based on the fact that at Richard's baptism (which is only a transcript), the details only mention his mother Jane, who was presumably unmarried, hence the surname given here.
See also some notes on Richard (some of which are identical to those here)
I cannot find any sensible marriages between a Jane and somebody called Knowles.
The only Jane Knowles I can find in the area was bapt 1707, which makes Richard's birth quite late. This Jane appears to marry Peter INCH in 1743 and he dies in 1746. There is a possible burial of Jane Inch in 1750 and 1778 (and other possibles). So this seems unlikely.
Looking at exact matches, the most likely possibilities would be Jane Knowles bapt 1730 at Slapton, on the south Devon coast (44 miles on foot), but probably buried 1742, or, perhaps Jane NOWELL, bapt 4/2/1738/9 (better age), Kingswear, (41 miles on foot), daughter of Oads(?) and Susana. There are various possibilities of her burial either near to Kingswear, assuming she went back home and near Clannaborough. Or she might have then married, again with lots of possibilities. Another possibility, perhaps best, is Joan Knowles, bapt 1737 at Rackenford, daughter of William. Rackenford is 14 miles from Clannaborough. In this case it is highly likely she married Hugh PAYNE 14/3/1763 at Rackenford.
Lastly, there are no obvious baptisms for a 20 year period either side of 1757 for a Knowles with a mother called Jane. So it is possible that Richard's mother just invented a surname. In that case Richard may have grown up with any surname.
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[Mother: natural]