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James Knapp 1627–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1627

Birth Location: Bures, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Knapp

Mother: Priscilla Akers

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James Knapp was born in 1627 in Bures, Suffolk, England, the child of William Knapp And Priscilla Akers. James Knapp passed away in 1660 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • James Knapp was born in 1627 in Bures, Suffolk, England, the child of William Knapp And Priscilla Akers.
  • James Knapp passed away in 1660 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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James Knapp's Ancestors

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James Knapp
1627–1660
Birth Place: Bures, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Knapp
1580–1658
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Priscilla Akers
1592–1634
England
Grandparents
John Knapp
1536–1604
Stokes Ipswch, Suffolk, England
Martha (Blois, Bloise or Blosse) 11GG
1565–1599
Grundisburgh,,Suffolk,England
Richard Blois
1513–1589
Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England
Rose Fisher
1517–1612
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knapp
1506–1597
Margaret Poley
1513–1539
Richard Blois
1513–1589
Rose Fisher
1517–1612
William Bloise
1483–1567
Margery Style
1487–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Knapp
1470–1555
Jyllian
1472–1552
William Bloise
1483–1567
Margery (Bloise)
1487–1513
John Fisher
1475–1538
UNKNOWN MOTHER
1495–

James Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1627
1627
Birth of James Knapp in Bures, Suffolk, England
Bures, Suffolk, England
1660
1660
Age 33
Death of James Knapp in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: Bures, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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