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Nehemiah Knapp 1714 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1714

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Caleb Knapp

Mother: Sarah (Knapp)

Spouse(s): Abigail (Knapp)

Children(s): Jonathan Knapp, Nehemiah Knapp, Libbeus Knapp, Jared Knapp, Silas Knapp, Jonas Knapp

The story of Nehemiah Knapp * began in 1714 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Nehemiah Knapp * married Abigail Ferris (Knapp), and had children including Jonathan Knapp, Nehemiah Knapp, Libbeus Knapp, Jared Knapp, Silas Knapp, Jonas Knapp. Nehemiah Knapp * passed away in 1756 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nehemiah Knapp * began in 1714 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Nehemiah Knapp * married Abigail Ferris (Knapp), and had children including Jonathan Knapp, Nehemiah Knapp, Libbeus Knapp, Jared Knapp, Silas Knapp, Jonas Knapp.
  • Nehemiah Knapp * passed away in 1756 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Knapp
1677 – 1749
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah (Knapp)
1678 – 1750
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail (Knapp)
1701 – 1756
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Jonathan Knapp
1739 – 1790
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Nehemiah Knapp
1741 – 1811
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Libbeus Knapp
1745 – 1835
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Jared Knapp
1748 – 1812
Birth Location: Greenwich Horseneck, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Silas Knapp
1750 – 1751
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Jonas Knapp
1752 – 1814
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Nehemiah Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Knapp
1714 – 1756
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Caleb Knapp
1677 – 1749
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Rundle) (Knapp)
1678 – 1750
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Knapp
1635 – 1684
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Close (Knapp)) (Bowers)
1632 – 1694
Grinton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Knapp
1592 – 1670
Eleanor\Elinor (Knapp)
1609 – 1658
"Goodman" Close
1600 – 1653
Elizabeth (Stuckey)
1605 – 1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha (Knapp)

Nehemiah Knapp's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. David (H) Hill (19 May 1787 – 1850)
      2. 2. Andrew Hill (15 Oct 1788 – 8 Feb 1859)
      3. 3. Mary Hill (12 Mar 1791 – 1792)
      4. 4. Nehemiah Hill (28 Nov 1792 – 11 Aug 1880)
      5. 5. Uriah Hill (7 Dec 1794 – 6 Aug 1860) m. Sarah (Blackford) (Hill)
      6. 6. Adam Hill (18 Feb 1797 – 27 Sep 1866)
      7. 7. Judith Hill (3 Sep 1799 – 24 Dec 1859)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Hill (Van) Horn) (Feb 7, 1803 – 3 Apr 1862) m. Philip (Van) Horne (4 Aug 1781 – 9 Dec 1867)
        1. 1. Jacob (Van) Horn (15 Apr 1826 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Van Horne) (Oliver) (9 Dec 1828 – 3 Sep 1865) m. John (M) Oliver (22 Mar 1824 – 19 Nov 1864)
        3. 3. Catharine (Van) Horn (24 Oct 1830 – 28 Oct 1903)
        4. 4. Mary (Ann Van) Horn (6 Apr 1832 – 10 Sep 1913)
        5. 5. Cornelius (Van) Horn (1 Apr 1833 – )
        6. 6. Philip (Hill Van) Horn (4 Aug 1837 – 7 Mar 1895)
        7. 7. William (H Van) Horn (3 Jan 1840 – 15 Apr 1910) m. Mariah (Smith) (Vanhorn) (Jul 1843 – 30 Sep 1904)
      9. 9. William (G) Hill (14 Sep 1805 – 18 Jun 1842)
      10. 10. Enos Hill (8 Sep 1807 – 10 Dec 1889) m. Mary (Ann Snover) (Hill) (25 Sep 1807 – 3 Dec 1879)
      11. 11. Sarah (Hill) (Spangenburg) (16 Jan 1810 – 14 Feb 1843)
      12. 12. Cornelius (D) Hill (11 Jul 1812 – 13 Feb 1888) m. Elizabeth (Van Horn) (Hill) ( – 1852) m. Margaret Hill (30 March 1823 – 25 September 1893)
        1. 1. William Hill (14 Jul 1842 – 30 Aug 1895)
        2. 2. Venis (G.) Hill ( – 8 October 1862)
    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)

Nehemiah Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1714
15 Oct 1714
Birth of Nehemiah Knapp * in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1756
1756
Age 42
Death of Nehemiah Knapp * in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1714
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, Will Records; Probate Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio
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