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John Bushnell Knapp 1700–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Conn.

Death Date: 1758

Death Location: On Lake Erie

Father: Samuel Knapp

Mother: Hannah Bushnell

Spouse(s): Margaret Taylor, Abigail Hoyt

Children(s): Susannah Knapp, Amos Knapp, Charles Knapp, Elijah Knapp, Elizabeth Knapp, John Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Luke Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Samuel Knapp, Zadok Knapp, Zephaniah Knapp

John Bushnell Knapp was born in 1700 in Stamford, Fairfield, Conn., the child of Samuel Knapp And Hannah Bushnell. John Bushnell Knapp married Abigail Hoyt, Margaret Taylor, and had children including Amos Knapp, Charles Jacob Knapp, Elijah Taylor Knapp, Elizabeth Knapp, John Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Luke Taylor Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Samuel Knapp, Susannah Knapp, Zadok Knapp, Zephaniah Knapp. John Bushnell Knapp passed away in 1758 in On Lake Erie.

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Biography

  • John Bushnell Knapp was born in 1700 in Stamford, Fairfield, Conn., the child of Samuel Knapp And Hannah Bushnell.
  • John Bushnell Knapp married Abigail Hoyt, Margaret Taylor, and had children including Amos Knapp, Charles Jacob Knapp, Elijah Taylor Knapp, Elizabeth Knapp, John Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Luke Taylor Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Samuel Knapp, Susannah Knapp, Zadok Knapp, Zephaniah Knapp.
  • John Bushnell Knapp passed away in 1758 in On Lake Erie.

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John Knapp's Ancestors

Self
John Knapp
1700–1758
Birth Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Conn.
Parents
Samuel Knapp
1668–1739
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Bushnell
1676–1722
Norwalk Fairfiel
Grandparents
Caleb Knapp
1636–1675
Watertown, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Hannah Smith
1641–1685
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Francis Bushnell
1650–1697
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Seymour
1654–1722
Norwalk, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1612–1687
Richard Bushnell
1623–1658
Marie Marvin
1628–1713
Thomas Seymour
1632–1712
Hannah Marvin
1634–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Marvin
1700–1680
Elizabeth Gregory
1604–1646
Matthew Marvin
1700–1680
Elizabeth Gregory
1604–1646

John Knapp's Descendants

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John (Bushnell) Knapp (1700–1758) m. Margaret Taylor (ABT 1705–BET 1752 AND 1800) m. Abigail Hoyt (26 OCT 1703–MAY 1763)
  1. 1. Susannah Knapp 1744–1827 m. Obadiah Chase 1743–1799
    1. 1. Daniel Chase 1794–1876 m. Sally Benjamin 1802–1866
      1. 1. Daniel Chase 1824–1893 m. Sally (Sophia) Howe 1830–1897
  2. 2. Amos Knapp 1739–1786 m. Phebe Nelson 1738–1785
    1. 1. Ezra Knapp 1765–
    2. 2. Comfort Knapp 1770–1850
    3. 3. Sylvanus KNAPP 1771–1828
    4. 4. Amos Knapp 1755–1822
    5. 5. Levi Knapp 1763–1810
    6. 6. Samuel (Nelson) Knapp 1761–1813
    7. 7. Arad Knapp 1780–
    8. 8. Rachel Knapp 1779–
  3. 3. Charles (Jacob) Knapp 1741–1793 m. Hannah Finch 1733–1783
    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
        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
        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
        2. 2. Augusta Knapp 1839–1840
        3. 3. Charles (Edgar) Knapp 1854–1887 m. Adeline Girard 1864–1928
        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
        8. 8. Jesse Knapp 1831–1871
        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
        2. 2. Caroline Knapp 1845–1908 m. Charles (Wales) Gates 1834–1918
        3. 3. Charles (M) Knapp 1829–1881 m. Maria (W) Alexander 1830–1914
        4. 4. Cornelia Knapp 1849–1850
        5. 5. Henrietta Knapp 1835–1921 m. Charles (J) Hungerford 1831–1901
        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
        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–
  4. 4. Elijah (Taylor) Knapp 1735–1823 m. Phoebe Watkins 1735–1823 m. Rachel Barden 1743–1779
    1. 1. Amos Knapp 1793–1850 m. Mary Butler 1802–1850
      1. 1. Elijah (Washington) Knapp 1825–1905
    2. 2. Daniel Knapp 1761–1850 m. Sally (Maria) Wilson 1759–
    3. 3. David Knapp 1781–1859 m. Catherine Johnson 1785–1865
      1. 1. Eli Knapp 1808–1860
      2. 2. David (H) Knapp 1822–1833
      3. 3. Daniel Knapp 1816–1877
      4. 4. Elizabeth Knapp 1815–1885
      5. 5. John (Henry) Knapp 1826–1913
      6. 6. Catherine Knapp 1820–1854
      7. 7. Lafayette Knapp 1824–1826
    4. 4. Elijah (Knapp) Jr 1786–1840 m. Rachel (Randall) Johnson 1798–1863
      1. 1. Mary (Knapp) Twin 1838–1838
      2. 2. Abbie (Anna) Knapp 1834–1912
      3. 3. Phebe (Susan) Knapp 1833–1883
      4. 4. Horace Knapp 1832–
      5. 5. Sarah (Sally Knapp) Twin 1838–1911
      6. 6. Eliza (Sarah) Knapp 1836–1837
      7. 7. Elijah (F) Knapp 1830–1899
      8. 8. John (Johnson) Knapp 1824–1892
    5. 5. Elizabeth Knapp 1788–1858 m. James Glenn 1786–1856
    6. 6. Frances Knapp 1783–1857 m. Alexander Glenn 1778–1855
      1. 1. Alexander Glenn 1805–1845
      2. 2. Elijah (McKinney) Glenn 1807–1879 m. Sarah Brownell 1805–1873
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Glenn 1824–1901 m. Aden Antrim 1830–1917
      4. 4. Frances Glenn 1813–1891 m. Francis (Bangs) Penny 1812–1870
      5. 5. Gilbert (MacMaster) Glenn 1831–1801 m. Barbara Dershem 1834– m. Susan (Parenthia) Jones 1823–1861
      6. 6. Jacob Glenn 1811–1801 m. Hannah Landers 1813–
      7. 7. James (William) Glenn 1821–1878 m. Mary (Anne) Clendening 1821–1872
      8. 8. John Glenn 1819–1801
      9. 9. Margaret Glenn 1809–1837 m. Chauncey Seaman 1807–1867
      10. 10. Mary Glenn 1816–1900 m. Earl (Augustus) Summers 1809–1878
      11. 11. Phebe Glenn 1804–1831
      12. 12. Sarah (Calpurnia) Glen 1827–1907 m. Bangs (Penny) Rulifson 1825–1897
    7. 7. John Knapp 1756–1820 m. Mary Holt 1773–
    8. 8. John (Watkins) Knapp 1782–1830 m. Mary Irwin 1805–1827
    9. 9. Margaret Knapp 1758–1772 m. John Underhill 1741–1773
    10. 10. Phoebe Knapp 1765–1822 m. James Ward 1748–1780 m. Joshua Seaman 1796–1821
    11. 11. Sarah (Ann) Knapp 1766–1832 m. Ferris 1749–1781
    12. 12. William (M) Knapp 1774–1844 m. Anna Merrill 1771–1821
  5. 5. Elizabeth Knapp 1748–1749 m. Moses Wanzer 1722–1772
  6. 6. John Knapp 1725–1766 m. Mary Hoyt 1733–1766
  7. 7. Joseph Knapp 1751–1835 m. Deborah Manrow 1753–1833
  8. 8. Luke (Taylor) Knapp 1741–1845 m. Hannah Ketchum 1744–1826
    1. 1. Benjamin Knapp 1792–1816 m. Anna Osborn 1792–1816
      1. 1. William (Henry) Knapp 1815–1859
      2. 2. David (W) Knapp 1833–
      3. 3. Albert (W) Knapp 1834–1915
    2. 2. Calvin Knapp 1795–1796
    3. 3. Cyrus Knapp 1770–1833 m. Amelia Reed 1773–1855
      1. 1. Electa Knapp 1793–1811 m. George (Henry) Leavenworth 1783–1834
    4. 4. Daniel Knapp 1765–1822 m. Sally Guernsey 1768–1808 m. Eleanor Harvey 1765–1789
      1. 1. Horace Knapp 1793–
      2. 2. Edward Knapp 1796–
      3. 3. Amos Knapp 1787–1792
    5. 5. Elihu (Ketchum) Knapp 1768–1821 m. Amy Andrews 1766–1833
      1. 1. Cynthia Knapp 1795–1836
      2. 2. Electa Knapp 1790–
      3. 3. Elihu (Ketchum Knapp) Jr 1800–1890
      4. 4. Marvin Knapp 1811–
    6. 6. Jacob Knapp 1772–1863 m. Mary Calhoun 1772–1817 m. Sarah Wood 1778–1857 m. Lucinda Mayhew 1776–1806
      1. 1. Abiah Knapp 1803–1887 m. Susan Mills 1810–1876
        1. 1. Alexander (van Peter) Knapp 1829–1916
        2. 2. Laura (Jane) Knapp 1832–1916
        3. 3. Miles Knapp 1841–1920
        4. 4. Robert Knapp 1827–1899
        5. 5. Aurilla Knapp 1834–1882 m. Milton Gary 1825–1872
        6. 6. James (Consider) Knapp 1836–1923
        7. 7. Anna KNAPP 1839–1922 m. James (A) Knapp 1833–1867
      2. 2. Ambrose Knapp 1806–1807
      3. 3. Ann Knapp 1794–1816 m. Joseph (Land) Larabee 1794–1815
      4. 4. Ashley Knapp 1821–1850 m. Elizabeth Herrington 1817–1888
        1. 1. Lovina Knapp 1848–1857
        2. 2. Loretta Knapp 1846–1913
        3. 3. Lucretia Knapp 1855–1890
        4. 4. Warren (Jesse) Knapp 1857–1919
        5. 5. Aurilla (Thomas) Knapp 1852–1943
        6. 6. Louisa (M) Williams 1842–1870
      5. 5. Betsey Knapp 1818–1842 m. Samuel (Dexter) Morris 1815–1887
        1. 1. Laura (Emma) Morris 1849–1916
        2. 2. Carrie Morris 1860–1931
        3. 3. Jacob (Eugenio Kincaid) Morris 1856–1939
        4. 4. Martha (Annetta) Morris 1852–1930
        5. 5. John (Adoniram Judson) Morris 1844–1865
        6. 6. Ann (Elizabeth) Morris 1841–1885
      6. 6. Elihu Knapp 1826–1863 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Westbrook 1827–1853
      7. 7. Jacob (Knapp) Jr. 1799–1874 m. Electa Payne 1804–1884
        1. 1. Cecelia (Electa) Knapp 1834–1912 m. Ruben Sherwood 1832–1899
        2. 2. Martin (Luther) Knapp 1836–1860 m. Rachel Knapp 1824–1859
      8. 8. Jerusha Knapp 1812–1836 m. William Tupper 1812–1836
      9. 9. Lucinda Knapp 1797–1865 m. Ebenezer Larrabee 1794–1821
      10. 10. Luke Knapp 1795–1872 m. Mary (Ann) Lewis 1795–1895
      11. 11. Matthew Knapp 1827–1860 m. Martha Barton 1827–1859
      12. 12. Polly Knapp 1816–1873 m. Amos Pepper 1811–1840
      13. 13. Rachel Knapp 1824–1859 m. Martin (Luther) Knapp 1836–1860
      14. 14. Ransom Knapp 1804–1830 m. Mary Knapp 1797–1829 m. Laura Morris 1804–1828
      15. 15. Sabra Knapp 1814–1816
      16. 16. Tirzah (Terza) Knapp 1800–1824 m. Nathan Dennis 1801–1823
      17. 17. William (Henry) Knapp 1817–1887 m. Hannah Barr 1820–1893
        1. 1. Charles (Delbert) Knapp 1868–1947 m. Viola Stewart 1879–1923 m. Florence (Eudell) McNeil 1874–1964
        2. 2. Eli Knapp 1850–1920 m. Rose (Bella) Lake 1858–1883
        3. 3. Frances (Orcivilla) Knapp 1860–1941 m. John (Hardin) Bocock 1856–1938
        4. 4. Miles (W.) Knapp 1847–1914 m. Rachel (Hannah) Proctor 1857–1944
        5. 5. Mollie Knapp 1854–1920 m. Reuben Harding 1849–1899
        6. 6. Rachel (M.) Knapp 1858–1893 m. John (Henry) Prall 1849–
        7. 7. Robert (Henry) Knapp 1866–1943 m. Jessie (Pearl) Baker 1867–1938
        8. 8. Sally (Ann) Knapp 1846–1893
      18. 18. Zephaniah (Mayhew) Knapp 1810–1860 m. Sarah Gray 1812–1838
    7. 7. Joshua (D.) Knapp 1773–1840 m. Pamelia Mason 1774–1858
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Knapp 1776–1777 m. Israel Stowell 1765–
    9. 9. Rachel Knapp 1770–1786 m. Samuel Clinton 1800–
    10. 10. Sabra Knapp 1780–1781
    11. 11. Zadoc (Zadok) Knapp 1774–1847 m. Lucy Hall 1774–1799 m. Naomi Mallery 1774–1849
  9. 9. Ruth Knapp 1745–1770 m. Barden 1719–1768
  10. 10. Samuel Knapp 1729–1797 m. Hannah Bushnell 1729–
  11. 11. Zadok Knapp 1738–1790 m. Elizabeth Turner 1744–1777 m. Phebe Fairchild 1744–1773
    1. 1. Abigail Knapp 1771–1807 m. Robert Boyce 1774–1824
      1. 1. Anna Boyce 1805–1875
      2. 2. Lavinia Boyce 1804–1807
      3. 3. Elizabeth Boyce 1801–
      4. 4. Anna Boyce 1790–1872 m. William (Z.) Easton 1801–1835 m. Thomas Hancock 1788–1848
      5. 5. Harvey (W.) Boyce 1818–1901
      6. 6. Sarah Boyce 1816–
      7. 7. Luther Boyce 1814–
      8. 8. Benjamin Boyce 1812–1846
    2. 2. Jacob Knapp 1767–1815 m. Mary Edwards 1766–1797
      1. 1. Brundage Knapp 1797–1867
    3. 3. Louis Knapp 1774–1842 m. Arza Judd 1776–1842
      1. 1. Arza Judd 1798–1840 m. Lucinda Adams 1799–1834
        1. 1. Lois Judd 1825–1912 m. B.t. Mitchell 1816–1833
        2. 2. Mary (Adams) Judd 1818–1824 m. John (E.) Page 1817–1880
        3. 3. Zadok (Knapp) Judd 1827–1909 m. Mary (Minerva) Dart 1838–1909
      2. 2. Ira Judd 1793–1800
  12. 12. Zephaniah Knapp 1736–1816 m. Milah Roe 1741–1806

John Knapp's Timeline

8 Records

1697
14 AUG 1697
Birth of John Bushnell Knapp in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1699
1699
Birth of John Bushnell Knapp in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conneticut
Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conneticut
1700
1700
Birth of John Bushnell Knapp in Of Danbury, Fairfield, CT
Of Danbury, Fairfield, CT
1700
1700
Birth of John Bushnell Knapp in Stamford, Fairfield, Conn.
Stamford, Fairfield, Conn.
1758
1758
Age 58
Death of John Bushnell Knapp in Lake Erie
Lake Erie
1758
1758
Age 58
Death of John Bushnell Knapp in Lake Erie, ?Ohio, ?Michigan, or ?Onterio
Lake Erie, ?Ohio, ?Michigan, or ?Onterio
1758
1758
Age 58
Death of John Bushnell Knapp in On Lake Erie
On Lake Erie
1763
2 MAY 1763
Age 63
Death of John Bushnell Knapp in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1697
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1763
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conneticut

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Of Danbury, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Conn.
    Record Source: 920.ftw

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Lake Erie
    Record Source: 920.ftw

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Lake Erie, ?Ohio, ?Michigan, or ?Onterio

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: On Lake Erie

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