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Joshua Knapp 1635 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1635

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1684

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Nicholas Knapp

Mother: Eleanor\Elinor (Knapp)

Spouse(s): Hannah (Bowers)

Children(s): Hannah Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Timothy Knapp, Benjamin Knapp, Caleb Knapp, Johnathan Knapp

In 1635, Joshua Knapp * entered the world in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Nicholas Knapp and Eleanor\Elinor ? (Knapp). Joshua Knapp * married Hannah Close (Knapp) (Bowers), and had children including Hannah Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Ruth Rebecca Knapp, Timothy Knapp, Benjamin Knapp, Caleb Knapp, Johnathan Knapp. Joshua Knapp * passed away in 1684 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1635, Joshua Knapp * entered the world in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Nicholas Knapp and Eleanor\Elinor ? (Knapp).
  • Joshua Knapp * married Hannah Close (Knapp) (Bowers), and had children including Hannah Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Ruth Rebecca Knapp, Timothy Knapp, Benjamin Knapp, Caleb Knapp, Johnathan Knapp.
  • Joshua Knapp * passed away in 1684 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Knapp
1592 – 1670
Birth Location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England
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Eleanor\Elinor (Knapp)
1609 – 1658
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah (Bowers)
1632 – 1694
Birth Location: Grinton, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Hannah Knapp
1660 – 1721
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Joshua Knapp
1662 – 1736
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Knapp
1664 – 1723
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Ruth Knapp
1666 – 1736
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Timothy Knapp
1668 – 1736
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin Knapp
1673 – 1713
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Caleb Knapp
1677 – 1749
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Johnathan Knapp
1679 – 1732
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Joshua Knapp's Ancestors

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Joshua Knapp
1635 – 1684
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nicholas Knapp
1592 – 1670
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England
Eleanor\Elinor (?) (Knapp)
1609 – 1658
England
Grandparents
Martha (Blois) (Knapp)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Knapp's Descendants

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Joshua Knapp (5 Jun 1635 – 27 Oct 1684) m. Hannah (Close (Knapp)) (Bowers) (9 Jun 1632 – 6 Oct 1694)
  1. 1. Hannah Knapp (26 Mar 1660 – 29 Mar 1721)
  2. 2. Joshua Knapp (1662 – 6 Apr 1736)
  3. 3. Joseph Knapp (25 Jul 1664 – 12 Dec 1723)
  4. 4. Ruth (Rebecca) Knapp (1666 – 6 Apr 1736)
  5. 5. Timothy Knapp (1668 – 16 Feb 1736)
  6. 6. Benjamin Knapp (Abt. 1673 – 1713)
  7. 7. Caleb Knapp (9 Jun 1677 – 5 Apr 1749) m. Sarah (Rundle) (Knapp) (1678 – 1750)
    1. 1. Charles Knapp (11 Nov 1698 – 12 Jul 1763)
    2. 2. Caleb Knapp (11 Nov 1698 – 12 Jul 1763)
    3. 3. Hannah Knapp (10 Mar 1699 – May 1801)
    4. 4. Nathaniel Knapp (21 Feb 1700 – 28 Oct 1762)
    5. 5. Peter Knapp (15 Aug 1701 – 5 Jul 1748)
    6. 6. Moses Knapp (6 Aug 1709 – 9 Jun 1787)
    7. 7. Deborah Knapp (25 Aug 1710 – 1750)
    8. 8. Abigail Knapp (1712 – 1750)
    9. 9. Nehemiah Knapp (15 Oct 1714 – 1756) m. Abigail (Ferris) (Knapp) (13 Apr 1701 – 1756)
      1. 1. Jonathan Knapp (1739 – 1790)
      2. 2. Nehemiah Knapp (29 Oct 1741 – 14 Nov 1811) m. Mary (E Hill) (Knapp) (24 Feb 1744 – 31 Jul 1791)
        1. 1. Nehemiah Knapp (1762 – )
        2. 2. Isaac Knapp (18 Aug 1766 – 22 Sep 1859)
        3. 3. John Knapp (1768 – 1 May 1870)
        4. 4. Abigail (Jane Knapp) (Hill) (9 Aug 1769 – 19 July 1846) m. Pvt. (William G) Hill (20 Apr 1764 – 10 Oct 1844)
        5. 5. Enos Knapp (9 Apr 1774 – 25 Apr 1853)
        6. 6. Titus Knapp (1775 – 1837)
      3. 3. Libbeus Knapp (21 Jun 1745 – 14 Mar 1835)
      4. 4. Jared Knapp (20 Feb 1748 – 19 Jan 1812)
      5. 5. Silas Knapp (1750 – 1751)
      6. 6. Jonas Knapp (1752 – 1814)
    10. 10. Timothy Knapp (27 Jan 1718 – 4 May 1809)
  8. 8. Johnathan Knapp (Abt. 1679 – 1732)

Joshua Knapp's Timeline

3 Records

1635
5 Jun 1635
Birth of Joshua Knapp * in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1657
9 Jun 1657
Age 22
Joshua Knapp * was married in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1684
27 Oct 1684
Age 49
Death of Joshua Knapp * in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1657
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Watertown, Massachusetts Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1630-1693

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1684
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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