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Charles Jacob Knapp 1741–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT

Death Date: 11 FEB 1793

Death Location: Pochuck-Warwick, Orange Co, NY

Father: John Knapp

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Hannah Finch

Children(s): Charles Knapp, Daniel Knapp, Jeremiah Knapp, Jesse Knapp, Moses Knapp, Zephaniah Knapp

Charles Jacob Knapp was born in 1741 in Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT, the child of John Bushnell Knapp And Margaret Taylor. In 1746, Charles Jacob Knapp resided in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. Charles Jacob Knapp married Hannah Finch, and had children including Charles Knapp, Daniel Knapp, Jeremiah Knapp, Jesse Knapp, Moses Knapp, Zephaniah Knapp. Charles Jacob Knapp passed away in 1793 in Pochuck-Warwick, Orange Co, NY.

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Biography

  • Charles Jacob Knapp was born in 1741 in Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT, the child of John Bushnell Knapp And Margaret Taylor.
  • In 1746, Charles Jacob Knapp resided in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Charles Jacob Knapp married Hannah Finch, and had children including Charles Knapp, Daniel Knapp, Jeremiah Knapp, Jesse Knapp, Moses Knapp, Zephaniah Knapp.
  • Charles Jacob Knapp passed away in 1793 in Pochuck-Warwick, Orange Co, NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knapp
1700–1758
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Conn.
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Margaret Taylor
1705–1752
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conneticut
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Finch
1733–1783
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
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Children(s)

Charles Knapp
1776–1813
Birth Location: Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
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Daniel Knapp
1777–1823
Birth Location: Orange County, New York, United States of America
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Jeremiah Knapp
1760–1761
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Knapp
1769–1850
Birth Location: Pochuck-Warwick, Orange Co, NY
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Moses Knapp
1755–1756
Birth Location: –
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Zephaniah Knapp
1781–1782
Birth Location: –
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Charles Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Charles Knapp
1741–1793
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
Parents
John Bushnell Knapp
1700–1758
Stamford, Fairfield, Conn.
Margaret Taylor
1705–1752
Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conneticut
Grandparents
Samuel Knapp
1668–1739
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Bushnell
1676–1722
Norwalk Fairfiel
Daniel Taylor
1676–1770
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Mercy (Mary) Benedict
1695–1725
Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Knapp
1636–1675
Hannah Smith
1641–1685
Francis Bushnell
1650–1697
Hannah Seymour
1654–1722
John Benedict
1643–1729
Phoebe Gregory
1650–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1612–1687
Richard Bushnell
1623–1658
Marie Marvin
1628–1713
Thomas Seymour
1632–1712
Hannah Marvin
1634–1681
Thomas Benedict
1617–1690
Mary Bridgum
1618–1717
John Gregory
1585–1689
Sarah Burt
1569–1635

Charles Knapp's Descendants

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Charles (Jacob) Knapp (1741–11 FEB 1793) m. Hannah Finch (21 OCT 1733–BET 1783 AND 1828)
  1. 1. Charles Knapp 1776–1813 m. Nancy Smith 1780–
    1. 1. Hannah Knapp 1811–1865 m. David (Peter) Haring 1809–1889
      1. 1. Nancy (E) Haring 1835–1928
    2. 2. Emeline Knapp 1808–
    3. 3. Caroline (L) Knapp 1805–1860
    4. 4. Mary Knapp 1803–
    5. 5. George (S) Knapp 1800–1874 m. Sarah Johnson 1799–1878
    6. 6. Fanny Knapp 1798–1864
  2. 2. Daniel Knapp 1777–1823 m. Hannah (Christiana) Phelps 1781–1869
    1. 1. Daniel (Knapp) II 1817–1881
    2. 2. Harry Knapp 1804–1891 m. Mary (Wright) Hayden 1804–1883
      1. 1. Daniel (Baxter) Knapp 1833–1901
      2. 2. Helen (A) Knapp 1831–1906 m. Randolph (H.) Beard 1831–1899
        1. 1. Robert (Huntington) Beard 1863–1943
        2. 2. Gertrude (L) Beard 1854–1925
        3. 3. Minnie (A.) Beard 1856–1881
        4. 4. Frances (A.) Beard 1858–1874
      3. 3. Henry (Rawson) Knapp 1838–1930
      4. 4. Calysta Knapp 1845–
      5. 5. Frances Knapp 1843–1904
      6. 6. Fidelia Knapp 1842–1895
  3. 3. Jeremiah Knapp 1760–1761
  4. 4. Jesse Knapp 1769–1850 m. Mary 1772–1831
    1. 1. Charles (M) Knapp 1793–1864 m. Clarissa Beckwith 1811–1855
      1. 1. Amelia Knapp 1840–1841
      2. 2. Charles (Bradley) Knapp 1832–1915 m. Eliza Inman 1832–1913
        1. 1. Addison (H.) Knapp 1855–1928
        2. 2. Minnie (L.) Knapp 1863–
      3. 3. Julia Knapp 1843–1844 m. Pliney (Monroe) Porter 1837–
      4. 4. Mary Knapp 1830–1831
    2. 2. Daniel Knapp 1801–1865 m. Betsey Humphrey 1810–1869
      1. 1. Achsa Knapp 1841–1871 m. Albert (Charles) Wever 1841–1870
        1. 1. Hattie Weaver 1863–1864
        2. 2. Mary (L) Weaver 1862–1870
      2. 2. Augusta Knapp 1839–1840
      3. 3. Charles (Edgar) Knapp 1854–1887 m. Adeline Girard 1864–1928
        1. 1. Frederick (Joseph) Knapp 1883–1954 m. Nellie (St.) Mary 1884–1967
      4. 4. Daniel Knapp 1848–1849
      5. 5. Elizabeth Knapp 1845–1846
      6. 6. Harriet Knapp 1859–1860
      7. 7. William (Henry) Knapp 1837–1925 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Abbey 1835–1910
        1. 1. Clarence (Leon) Knapp 1872–1948 m. Rose (Ella) Popple 1878–1951
        2. 2. Edith (May) Knapp 1877–1957 m. Thomas (Merrell) Wilson 1875–1951
        3. 3. Everett (Lee) Knapp 1868–1919 m. Afton (Ione) Carpenter 1879–1947
        4. 4. George (Marvin) Knapp 1866–1930 m. Minnie (B) McIntyre 1868–1930
        5. 5. Jesse (Lamont) Knapp 1870–1871
        6. 6. Martin Knapp 1873–1874 m. Anna (E.) Clute 1874–
      8. 8. Jesse Knapp 1831–1871
        1. 1. Ellen (C) Knapp 1851–1852
      9. 9. Lenora Knapp 1832–1833
      10. 10. Mary (A) Knapp 1843–1844 m. John (B.) Gould 1864–
      11. 11. Susan Knapp 1846–1847
      12. 12. William Knapp 1849–1849
    3. 3. Lavina Knapp 1792–1812
    4. 4. Mehitable Knapp 1804–1840 m. Henry Shattuck 1811–1831
    5. 5. Polly Knapp 1795–1846
    6. 6. Thomas Knapp 1797–1873 m. Polly Antis 1807–1872
      1. 1. George (H.) Knapp 1836–1883 m. Mary (Brewer) Cooley 1840–1897
        1. 1. Sarah (Florence) Knapp 1856–1884 m. Frank (Emmett) Tuttle 1845–1913
      2. 2. Caroline Knapp 1845–1908 m. Charles (Wales) Gates 1834–1918
        1. 1. Etta (A) Gates 1867–
        2. 2. Henry (W) Gates 1868–1899
        3. 3. Gertrude (May) Gates 1870–1943
        4. 4. Hobert (F) Gates 1871–1923
      3. 3. Charles (M) Knapp 1829–1881 m. Maria (W) Alexander 1830–1914
        1. 1. Hattie Knapp 1867–
        2. 2. Henry (G) Knapp 1865–1940
        3. 3. Frank (Bramer) Knapp 1863–1940 m. Catherine (G) Raup 1866–
        4. 4. Emma (Rowe) Knapp 1860–1941 m. Marshall (Adelbert) Bishop 1858–1928
      4. 4. Cornelia Knapp 1849–1850
      5. 5. Henrietta Knapp 1835–1921 m. Charles (J) Hungerford 1831–1901
        1. 1. Adelaide (May) Hungerford 1871–1937
        2. 2. Edgar Hungerford 1857–
        3. 3. Jennie Hungerford 1859–1863
      6. 6. Louisa Knapp 1826–1827 m. Henry (Goodrich) Hungerford 1823–
    7. 7. Zephaniah Knapp 1802–1854 m. Martha Cheesbro 1802–1880
      1. 1. Elmanson (Cheesbro) Knapp 1830–1892 m. Ruth (Ann) Barnes 1843–1908
        1. 1. Lillian (Lilli Elizabeth) Knapp 1860–1888
        2. 2. Mary (M) Knapp 1863–1945
        3. 3. Ruth (Edna) Knapp 1868–1898
        4. 4. Ray (Elmanson) Knapp 1875–1942
        5. 5. Louise (Ann) Knapp 1881–1966
        6. 6. Romeyn (Barnes) Knapp 1872–1935
      2. 2. Martha (Adelia) Knapp 1838–1839 m. Herman (Alden) Luce 1835–
      3. 3. Ralph (R) Knapp 1833–1834 m. Eliza (Jane) West 1831–
      4. 4. Robert (Burnet) Knapp 1836–1837 m. Martha (A) Dutcher 1841–
  5. 5. Moses Knapp 1755–1756 m. Amy Sprague 1765–
  6. 6. Zephaniah Knapp 1781–1782 m. Amy (M) Wright 1781–

Charles Knapp's Timeline

8 Records

1732
18 JUL 1732
Birth of Charles Jacob Knapp in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1741
1741
Birth of Charles Jacob Knapp in Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
1746
31 DEC 1746
Age 5
Charles Jacob Knapp resided here in Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
1759
15 JUL 1759
Age 18
Charles Jacob Knapp resided here in Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
1790
1790
Age 49
Charles Jacob Knapp resided here in Norwalk and Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk and Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1790
1790
Age 49
Charles Jacob Knapp resided here in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
1793
11 FEB 1793
Age 52
Death of Charles Jacob Knapp in Pochuck-Warwick, Orange Co, NY
Pochuck-Warwick, Orange Co, NY
1794
29 OCT 1794
Age 53
Death of Charles Jacob Knapp in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
Warwick, Orange, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1732
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Norwalk and Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Onondaga Hill, Onondaga County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1794
    Event Place: Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1793
    Event Place: Pochuck-Warwick, Orange Co, NY

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1746
    Event Place: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1759
    Event Place: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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