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John Bushnell Knapp 1725–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1766

Death Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Knapp

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary Hoyt, Rhodah FERRIS

Children(s): Tamar Knapp, Mary Knapp, Samuel Knapp, JOHN KNAPP

John Bushnell Knapp was born in 1725 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Knapp And Mary Margaret Taylor. John Bushnell Knapp married Mary Hoyt, Rhodah Ferris, and had children including John Barnum Knapp, Mary Knapp, Samuel Knapp, Tamar Knapp. John Bushnell Knapp passed away in 1766 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Bushnell Knapp was born in 1725 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Knapp And Mary Margaret Taylor.
  • John Bushnell Knapp married Mary Hoyt, Rhodah Ferris, and had children including John Barnum Knapp, Mary Knapp, Samuel Knapp, Tamar Knapp.
  • John Bushnell Knapp passed away in 1766 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knapp
1700–1758
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Taylor
1705–1775
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hoyt
1733–1833
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Rhodah FERRIS
1730–1772
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Tamar Knapp
1755–1829
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Knapp
1760–1841
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Knapp
1766–1850
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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JOHN KNAPP
1756–1822
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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John Knapp's Ancestors

Self
John Knapp
1725–1766
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Knapp
1700–1758
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Margaret) Taylor
1705–1775
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
SAMUEL (Lt.) KNAPP
1668–1739
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Bushnell
1676–1722
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knapp's Descendants

1.
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John (Bushnell) Knapp (1725–17 Dec 1766) m. Mary Hoyt (14 Jul 1733–1833) m. Rhodah FERRIS (11 Nov 1730–1772)
  1. 1. Tamar Knapp 1755–1829
  2. 2. Mary Knapp 1760–1841
  3. 3. Samuel Knapp 1766–1850
  4. 4. JOHN (Barnum) KNAPP 1756–1822 m. Mabel 1758–
    1. 1. Chloe Knapp 1800–1870
    2. 2. Joseph (H) Knapp 1792–1871 m. Susan Knap 1795–1861
      1. 1. George (H or W) Knapp 1823–1907
      2. 2. William (B) Knapp 1820–1875
      3. 3. Angeline Knapp 1821–
      4. 4. Lansing Knapp 1831–1885
      5. 5. Marcus (T) Knapp 1837–1917
    3. 3. James (B ++) Knapp 1786–1868 m. Clarinda Knapp 1786–1854
      1. 1. Helen Knapp 1849–
      2. 2. Harriet Knapp 1816–1879
      3. 3. Cordelia Knapp 1813–1902
      4. 4. Jason (B) Knapp 1822–1906 m. Eliza (A.) Knapp 1825–1889
        1. 1. Helen Knapp 1850–
        2. 2. Ivy (V) Knapp 1855–
        3. 3. George (W) Knapp 1856–1929 m. Jessie (F) Martin 1861–1898
      5. 5. Orson (James) Knapp 1818–1900 m. Jane Patterson 1824–1915
        1. 1. Charles Knapp 1847–1855
        2. 2. Adolphus Knapp 1857–1928
        3. 3. Mary (Sarah) Knapp 1849–1918
        4. 4. Elizabeth (J) Knapp 1845–1865
        5. 5. Adelaine Knapp 1858–
        6. 6. Sina Knapp 1850–
        7. 7. Lawton Knapp 1853–1928
        8. 8. Emmett (O) Knapp 1854–1937
        9. 9. James Knapp 1843–
        10. 10. Leanne Knapp 1862–
      6. 6. William (Henry) Knapp 1820–1898 m. Orrill Knapp 1822–1906
        1. 1. Ella Knapp 1856–
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Knapp 1848–
        3. 3. Irving (L.) Knapp 1857–1928
        4. 4. Jennie Knapp 1854–1874
        5. 5. Ellen Knapp 1856–
        6. 6. George (Elliott) Knapp 1847–1913 m. Mary Crowell 1852–1945
      7. 7. Lawton (J Forestville) Knapp 1818–1883 m. Judy (L. Burdick) Knapp 1818–1891
        1. 1. Lizzie Knapp 1840–
        2. 2. Lizzie Knapp 1840–
        3. 3. Alma (N) Knapp 1838–1913
        4. 4. Frank (James) KNAPP 1855–1932 m. Lovina (Jane) HOWARD 1855–1922
        5. 5. Albert Knapp 1843–1866 m. Mary 1844–1883
      8. 8. Lucretia Knapp 1812–1871 m. Nathan Roberts 1812–
        1. 1. Clarinda Roberts 1844–
        2. 2. William Roberts 1852–
        3. 3. Alonzo Roberts 1838– m. Maria S 1848–
      9. 9. Caroline Knapp 1826–1860 m. Smith Peacock 1826–1864
        1. 1. Frances Peacock 1856–
      10. 10. Alonzo Knapp 1809–1890 m. Angeline Gordner 1812–1893
        1. 1. Clarinda Knapp 1842–1920
        2. 2. Aurilla Knapp 1833–1845
        3. 3. Mary Knapp 1837–1845
        4. 4. Lamarr (Valentine) Knapp 1838–1892 m. Henrietta (Mary) Wyeth 1852–
        5. 5. James (A) Knapp 1831–1892 m. Mary Knapp 1838–1935
        6. 6. Leroy (A) Knapp 1855– m. Estella (M) DeWolf 1850– m. Martha B 1869–
        7. 7. Helen (J) Knapp 1851– m. John Lock 1842–

John Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of John Bushnell Knapp in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1766
17 Dec 1766
Age 41
Death of John Bushnell Knapp in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Danbury; Birth state: CT.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1766
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Danbury; Birth state: CT.
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