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Nehemiah Knapp 1714–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1714

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield, CT

Father: Caleb Knapp

Mother: Sarah Rundle

Spouse(s): Abigail Ferris

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

The story of Nehemiah Knapp began in 1714 in Greenwich, Fairfield, CT. Nehemiah Knapp married Abigail Ferris, Susanna Taber, and had children including Capt Jared Israel Knapp, Jonas Jonah Knapp, Jonathan Knapp, Libbeus Knapp, Nehemiah Knapp, Silas Knapp. Nehemiah Knapp passed away in 1756 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Nehemiah Knapp began in 1714 in Greenwich, Fairfield, CT.
  • Nehemiah Knapp married Abigail Ferris, Susanna Taber, and had children including Capt Jared Israel Knapp, Jonas Jonah Knapp, Jonathan Knapp, Libbeus Knapp, Nehemiah Knapp, Silas Knapp.
  • Nehemiah Knapp passed away in 1756 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Abigail Ferris
1701–1756
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, CT
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Children(s)

Capt. Knapp
1749–1812
Birth Location: Greenwich Horseneck, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Nehemiah Knapp
1741–1811
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, CT
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Jonathan Knapp
1739–1790
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, CT
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Jonas Knapp
1752–1814
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Libbeus Knapp
1745–1835
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Silas Knapp
1750–1751
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Nehemiah Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Knapp
1714–1756
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, CT
Parents
Caleb Knapp
1677–1750
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Rundle
1678–1750
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joshuah (C? Knapp "One of The First Founder\Settler of Greenwich, Connecticut") Sr
1634–1684
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah (Knapp née) Close
1632–1694
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Clement Buxton
1615–1657
Unity Brown
1612–1670
John Close
1600–1653
Mary Masse
1606–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knappe
1560–1604

Nehemiah Knapp's Descendants

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Nehemiah Knapp (15 Oct 1714–1756) m. Abigail Ferris (13 Apr 1701–1756)
  1. 1. Capt. (Jared Israel) Knapp 1749–1812 m. Jane (Randall Knapp née) Williams 1751–1829
    1. 1. Rev. (David) Knapp 1780–1856 m. Margaret Knapp 1786–1872
      1. 1. Alfred (D) Knapp 1812–1888 m. Sarah (E. Knapp née) ?? 1815–1857 m. Sarah (E) Denning 1831–1899 m. Susan Knapp 1815–1857
        1. 1. George (W) Knapp 1839–1862
        2. 2. Alonzo Knapp 1870–1931 m. Gertrude ("Gertie" A. Knapp Allen née) Herington 1877–1944
        3. 3. Martila Knap 1837–1907 m. James (Glenn) Williams 1835–1903
        4. 4. Susan (Knap) (p) 1855–1857
        5. 5. Mary Knapp 1859–1911 m. Edward (Carr) Bassford 1854–1946
        6. 6. Edward (Rose) Knapp 1842–1875 m. Christina (Phebe Weaver née) Knapp 1843–1926
        7. 7. John (Hoover) Knapp 1851–1890 m. Amarilla (" Ella" Rachel Paulina) Keagle 1860–1936
        8. 8. Miles (L.) KNAPP 1867–
        9. 9. Kincaid Knapp 1848–1937 m. Mary (Ann) Knapp 1845–1874
      2. 2. Halstead Knapp 1805–1880
      3. 3. Hannah Knapp 1816–
      4. 4. Henry Knapp 1819–1838
      5. 5. Jared (F) Knapp 1810–1891
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Knapp 1813–1869
      7. 7. John (L) Knapp 1807–1880 m. Louisa (Knapp née) Warner 1806–1888
        1. 1. Clara (T.) Knapp 1857–1914 m. Willis (A) Spooner 1848–1885
    2. 2. Steven Knapp 1786–1866
    3. 3. Samuel Knapp 1784–1866
    4. 4. Randall Knapp 1791–
    5. 5. Jonas Knapp 1792–1856
    6. 6. James (J) Knapp 1783–1825
    7. 7. Jared (Isreal Knapp) Jr 1782–1854 m. Sarah (Knapp née) Bedell 1783–1852
      1. 1. Charlotte (Jane) Knapp 1816–1849
      2. 2. Abigail (Rundell née) Knapp 1803–1851 m. James (Owen) Rundell 1802–1880
        1. 1. Aseneth (Patience) Rundell 1836–1890 m. Cornelius (W.) Cheney 1829–1887
        2. 2. Friend (Draper) Rundell 1834–1920 m. Marry (Parmelia) Turner 1837–1894
        3. 3. Lyman (Alvinson) Rundell 1828–1861
        4. 4. James (Owen) Rundell 1829–1920 m. Joanna (C Rundell née) Whitney 1850–1928
        5. 5. Clarissa (Jane "Clara" Hall née) Rundell 1831–1903 m. Amasa Hall 1818–1894
        6. 6. Lucinda (Abigail) Rundell 1832–1859
      3. 3. Lucinda Knapp 1812–1903
      4. 4. Jared (Wesley) Knapp 1825–1892
      5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Knapp 1804–1912
      6. 6. Margaret (Jane) Knapp 1811–1842
      7. 7. Marguerite ("Margaret" Almine Tullar née) Knapp 1822–1913 m. Marcus (H) Tullar 1818–
        1. 1. Julia (Adelaid English née) Tullar 1850–
        2. 2. Charles (M) Tullar 1844–
        3. 3. George (W) Tullar 1855–
        4. 4. Frank (E) Tullar 1852–
    8. 8. Silas Knapp 1797–1888
    9. 9. Edward (Charles) Knapp 1793–1832
    10. 10. Jane Knapp 1788–
    11. 11. Hannah Knapp 1801–1887
  2. 2. Nehemiah Knapp 1741–1811
  3. 3. Jonathan Knapp 1739–1790 m. Elizabeth Ferris 1743–1803
    1. 1. Hannah Knapp 1774–1848
    2. 2. Jonathan Knapp 1772–
    3. 3. Sarah Knapp 1770–
    4. 4. John (B) Knapp 1764–1840 m. Sarah (Knapp née) Greene 1768–1832
      1. 1. Benjamin (Hoyt) Knapp 1799–1847 m. Sally (Ann Drake) Kangon 1799–1886
        1. 1. George (Washington) Knapp 1830–1907
        2. 2. Joshua (Drake) Knapp 1825–1898
        3. 3. Charles (Wellman) Knapp 1840–1844
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Knapp 1838–
        5. 5. William (S.) Knapp 1835–1924
        6. 6. Mary (Jane) Knapp 1833–1917
        7. 7. Alonzo (Lyman) Knapp 1827–1829
        8. 8. John (Benjamin) Knapp 1822–1864
        9. 9. James (Hoyte) Knapp 1820–1882 m. Emeline (Huntly) Love 1827–1907
        10. 10. Betsey (Maria) Knapp 1819–1853
      2. 2. Harriet (Elizabeth) Knapp 1806–1856
    5. 5. Catherine Knapp 1762–1828
    6. 6. William Knapp 1760–1835
  4. 4. Jonas (Jonah) Knapp 1752–1814
  5. 5. Libbeus Knapp 1745–1835
  6. 6. Silas Knapp 1750–1751

Nehemiah Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1714
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, CT
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