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Benjamin Knapp 1673–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1673

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Joshua Knapp

Mother: Hannah Close

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In 1673, Benjamin Knapp entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Joshua Knapp And Hannah Close. Benjamin Knapp passed away in 1716 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1673, Benjamin Knapp entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Joshua Knapp And Hannah Close.
  • Benjamin Knapp passed away in 1716 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Benjamin Knapp's Ancestors

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Benjamin Knapp
1673–1716
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Joshua Knapp
1634–1684
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Close
1632–1694
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas Knapp
1592–1670
Wells, Norfolk, England
Eleanor (Disbrow) Lockwood
1609–1658
St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, England
John (Goodman) Close
1600–1653
Grinton, Yorkshire, England U.K.
Mary (Elizabeth) Masse
1606–1656
Grinton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knapp
1560–1604
Martha Blois
1565–1638
Edmund Lockwood
1574–1635
Alice Cowper
1566–1658
John Close
1570–1603
Hannah Dwight
1570–1656
George Masse
1575–
Sarah Pott
1575–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Knapp
1537–1597
Jane
1514–1563
Thomas Blosse
1539–1598
Joanne Canham
1543–
Richard Lockwood
1540–1598
Elizabeth Creswell
1559–1574
William Cowper
1546–1571
Lady Ludbrook
1548–1645
John Close
1550–1599
Mary Thomas
1555–1570
(John) Dwight
1570–1632
ALICE Vunter
1558–1629
Sir Massey
1550–1611
Elizabeth Middleton
1544–1602

Benjamin Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1673
1673
Birth of Benjamin Knapp in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1716
1716
Age 43
Death of Benjamin Knapp in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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