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John Knapp 1536 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Stokes Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 2 May 1604

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Father: Robert Knapp

Mother: Margaret Poley

Spouse(s): Martha Blosse, Margaret Spone, Alice Howlett

Children(s): William Knapp

John Knapp was born in Stokes Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1536, to Robert de Knapp and Margaret Jane Poley. Later in life, John Knapp married Martha Blosse, Margaret Spone and Alice Howlett; among their children were William Knapp. John Knapp died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, 1604.

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Parents

Robert Knapp
1506 – 1597
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, England
RK
Margaret Poley
1496 – 1558
Birth Location: Badley, Suffolk, England
MP

Spouses(s)

Martha Blosse
1540 – 1612
Birth Location: Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England
MB
Margaret Spone
1562 – 1638
Birth Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MS
Alice Howlett
1525 – 1638
Birth Location: Badley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
AH

Children(s)

William Knapp
1579 – 1658
Birth Location: Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk, England
WK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1536
    Event Place: Stokes Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 12 Sep 1686
    Event Place: Basilden, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 May 1604
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, S1271841245, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire; Wiltshire Church of England Bishop's Transcripts; Reference Number: BT/Daun/Bdl. 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 28 Feb 1605
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: S1271841245, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire; Wiltshire Church of England Bishop's Transcripts; Reference Number: BT/Daun/Bdl. 1

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