Claim: A member of Captain John Durkee's company in the French and Indian War, Thomas Knowlton was born in Massachusetts over 40 years before it was admitted to the Union.
Evidence: He enlisted in Captain John Durkee's company, and is known to have joined Daniel on scouting missions into enemy territory. In 1755, at fifteen, Knowlton served in the French and Indian War with his older brother Daniel. November 22, 1740
West Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America February 6, 1788 (6th)