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Nicholas Knapp 1590–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Eng, Massachusetts, Connecticut

Death Date: 16 September 1670

Death Location: Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Knapp

Mother: Martha Blois

Spouse(s): Eleanor, Lockwood, Unity Buxton, Susan Mitterson, Susannah Norman

Children(s): Hannah Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Hannah Knapp, Sarah Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Moses Knapp, Disbrow Knapp, RUTH KNAPP, Hannah Knapp, Jonathan Knapp, Timothy Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Sarah Knapp, Caleb Knapp, Moses Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Lydia Knapp, Hannah Knapp, Hannah Knapp, Moses Knap, Timothy Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Moses Knapp, Caleb Knapp, Philip Bullis, Moses Knapp, Sarah Knapp, RUTH Knapp, Josiah Knapp, Caleb Knapp

The story of Nicholas Knapp began in 1590 in Eng, Massachusetts, Connecticut. Nicholas Knapp married Eleanor Elinor Lockwood, Susan Mitterson, Susannah Ann Norman, Unica Brown, Unity Brown Buxton, and had children including Caleb Knapp, Disbrow Knapp, Hannah B Knapp, Hannah Knapp, Jonathan Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Josiah Knapp, Lydia Knapp, Moses Knap, Moses Knapp, Philip Bullis, Ruth Ferris Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Sarah Knapp, Timothy Knapp. Nicholas Knapp passed away in 1670 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Knapp began in 1590 in Eng, Massachusetts, Connecticut.
  • Nicholas Knapp married Eleanor Elinor Lockwood, Susan Mitterson, Susannah Ann Norman, Unica Brown, Unity Brown Buxton, and had children including Caleb Knapp, Disbrow Knapp, Hannah B Knapp, Hannah Knapp, Jonathan Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Josiah Knapp, Lydia Knapp, Moses Knap, Moses Knapp, Philip Bullis, Ruth Ferris Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Sarah Knapp, Timothy Knapp.
  • Nicholas Knapp passed away in 1670 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knapp
1536–1604
Birth Location: Stokes, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Martha Blois
1565–1612
Birth Location: Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Eleanor, Lockwood
1609–1658
Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England
EL
Unity Buxton
1595–1670
Birth Location: Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England
UB
Susan Mitterson
1594–1629
Birth Location: Wells, Norfolk, England
SM
Susannah Norman
1616–1660
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
SN

Children(s)

Hannah Knapp
1643–1696
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
HK
Ruth Knapp
1642–1687
Birth Location: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
RK
Hannah Knapp
1660–1721
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
HK
Sarah Knapp
1638–
Birth Location: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
SK
Ruth Knapp
1671–
Birth Location: –
RK
Moses Knapp
1645–1726
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MK
Disbrow Knapp
1649–1670
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
DK
RUTH KNAPP
1641–1666
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
RK
Hannah Knapp
1642–1674
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
HK
Jonathan Knapp
1631–1631
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
JK
Timothy Knapp
1632–1684
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
TK
Ruth Knapp
1641–1666
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT or Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
RK
Sarah Knapp
1638–1681
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Caleb Knapp
1636–1674
Birth Location: Watertown, Mass
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Moses Knapp
1645–1756
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joshua Knapp
1635–1684
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
JK
Lydia Knapp
1647–1716
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
LK
Hannah Knapp
1643–1696
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
HK
Hannah Knapp
1643–1674
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
HK
Moses Knap
1645–1756
Birth Location: Stamford, Conn
MK
Timothy Knapp
1632–1722
Birth Location: –
TK
Joshua Knapp
1634–1724
Birth Location: –
JK
Moses Knapp
1627–1633
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Caleb Knapp
1627–1633
Birth Location: –
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Philip Bullis
1630–1681
Birth Location: Birmingham, England
PB
Moses Knapp
1643–1725
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MK
Sarah Knapp
1627–1632
Birth Location: –
SK
RUTH Knapp
1640–1702
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
RK
Josiah Knapp
1650–1670
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JK
Caleb Knapp
1636–1674
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
CK

Nicholas Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Knapp
1590–1670
Birth Place: Eng, Massachusetts, Connecticut
Parents
John Knapp
1536–1604
Stokes, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Martha (Blosse) Blois
1565–1612
Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Robert Knapp
1501–1583
Barking, Suffolk, England
Jane Wingate
1496–1558
Stokes Ipswch, or Badley, Suffolk, England
Richard Blois
1513–1589
Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England
Rose Fisher
1510–1612
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Knapp
1470–1555
Jyllian Knape
1472–1552
Edmond Wingate
1488–1586
Elizabeth Asshtry
1492–1579
William Bloise
1483–1567
Margery Style
1487–1513
Saint Rochester
1459–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knappe
1450–1527
Agnes Badwell
1452–1498
Robert Wingate
1498–1552
Joane Porter
1484–1530

Nicholas Knapp's Descendants

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Nicholas Knapp (1590–16 September 1670) m. Eleanor, (Elinor) Lockwood (1609–16 June 1658) m. Unity (Brown) Buxton (1595–15 APR 1670) m. Susan Mitterson (1594–BEF 1629) m. Susannah (Ann) Norman (1616–23 DEC 1660)
  1. 1. Hannah Knapp 1643–1696
  2. 2. Ruth Knapp 1642–1687
  3. 3. Hannah (B) Knapp 1660–1721
  4. 4. Sarah Knapp 1638–
  5. 5. Ruth Knapp 1671–
  6. 6. Moses Knapp 1645–1726
  7. 7. Disbrow Knapp 1649–1670
  8. 8. RUTH KNAPP 1641–1666
  9. 9. Hannah Knapp 1642–1674
  10. 10. Jonathan Knapp 1631–1631
  11. 11. Timothy Knapp 1632–1684
  12. 12. Ruth (Ferris) Knapp 1641–1666
  13. 13. Sarah Knapp 1638–1681
  14. 14. Caleb Knapp 1636–1674
  15. 15. Moses Knapp 1645–1756
  16. 16. Joshua Knapp 1635–1684
  17. 17. Lydia Knapp 1647–1716
  18. 18. Hannah Knapp 1643–1696
  19. 19. Hannah Knapp 1643–1674
  20. 20. Moses Knap 1645–1756
  21. 21. Timothy Knapp 1632–1722
  22. 22. Joshua Knapp 1634–1724
  23. 23. Moses Knapp 1627–1633
  24. 24. Caleb Knapp 1627–1633
  25. 25. Philip Bullis 1630–1681
  26. 26. Moses Knapp 1643–1725
  27. 27. Sarah Knapp 1627–1632
  28. 28. RUTH Knapp 1640–1702
  29. 29. Josiah Knapp 1650–1670
  30. 30. Caleb Knapp 1636–1674 m. Hannah (Smith) Close/ 1639–1685
    1. 1. Hannah Smith 1660–1721
    2. 2. Sarah Knapp 1670–1737
    3. 3. Sarah KNAPP 1670–1685
    4. 4. John KNAPP 1664–1692
    5. 5. Capt (John) Knapp 1664–1749
    6. 6. Hannah Knapp 1672–1720
    7. 7. Sarah Knapp 1699–1737
    8. 8. Hannah Knapp 1672–
    9. 9. Samuel (Knapp) Lt 1668–1739
    10. 10. Hannah Knapp 1672–1714
    11. 11. Hannah Knapp 1672–1780
    12. 12. Samuel Knapp 1670–1728
    13. 13. Moses Knapp 1664–1739
    14. 14. Samuel Knapp 1668–1739
    15. 15. Sarah Knapp 1670–1728
    16. 16. Moses Knapp 1666–1753
    17. 17. John Knapp 1664–1692
    18. 18. John Knapp 1697–1763
    19. 19. John Knapp 1664–1749
    20. 20. Sarah Knapp 1669–1750
    21. 21. John Knapp 1667–1749
    22. 22. John Knapp 1664–1692
    23. 23. Hannah Palmer 1665–
    24. 24. Sarah Mead 1670–1746
    25. 25. Caleb (B) Knapp 1661–1694 m. Hannah, (Hana Clements, Palmer, Ferris) Knap 1663–1716
      1. 1. William Knapp 1697–1770 m. Margaret Webb 1696–1770
        1. 1. Pvt (James (Samuel)) Knapp 1738–1779 m. Esther Drake 1727–1830 m. Esther Drake 1741–1830 m. Esther Drake 1727–1831
        2. 2. Catherine (Katie) Knapp 1726–1748
        3. 3. Nicholas Knapp 1592–1670
        4. 4. Sarah Knapp 1740–
        5. 5. Catherine (Katie) Knapp 1726–1813
        6. 6. Catherine (Katie) Knapp 1726–1748
        7. 7. Hannah Knapp 1731–1809
        8. 8. Ann Knapp 1746–1773
        9. 9. Sarah Knapp 1725–1813
        10. 10. Catherine (Katie) Knapp 1726–1748
        11. 11. Catherine (Isabelle) Knapp 1821–1893
        12. 12. Catherine (Katie) Knapp 1726–1748
        13. 13. John KNAPP 1743–1773
        14. 14. Margaret KNAPP 1750–
        15. 15. Hannah Knapp 1728–1773
        16. 16. Sarah Knapp 1725–1813
        17. 17. Ann (Abigail) KNAPP 1740–1805
        18. 18. Ann Knapp 1736–1805
        19. 19. William KNAPP 1730–
        20. 20. Jonathan KNAPP 1719–1804
      2. 2. Joseph Knapp 1706–1776
      3. 3. Sarah Knapp 1699–1750
      4. 4. Joseph Knapp 1700–1723
      5. 5. Joshua Knapp 1704–1776
      6. 6. Caleb (III) Knapp 1695–1675
      7. 7. Abigail Knapp 1701–1703
      8. 8. Nathan Knapp 1703–
      9. 9. Benjamin Knapp 1717–1790
      10. 10. Reuben Knapp 1717–1790
      11. 11. Hannah Knapp 1710–1783
      12. 12. Jonathan Knapp 1712–1733
      13. 13. Joseph Knapp 1700–1790
      14. 14. Sarah Knapp 1699–1737
      15. 15. Caleb Knapp 1695–

Nicholas Knapp's Timeline

9 Records

1590
16 May 1590/1592/1605/1606
Birth of Nicholas Knapp in St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, or Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England
St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, or Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England
1590
1590
Birth of Nicholas Knapp in Eng, Massachusetts, Connecticut
Eng, Massachusetts, Connecticut
1592
16 MAY 1592
Age 2
Nicholas Knapp was baptized in Wells next the Sea, Norfolk, England
Wells next the Sea, Norfolk, England
1605
1605
Age 15
Birth of Nicholas Knapp in Bures, Suffolk, England
Bures, Suffolk, England
1667
1667
Age 77
Nicholas Knapp resided here
None
1670
16 April/ September 1670
Age 80
Death of Nicholas Knapp in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1670
16 SEP 1670
Age 80
Death of Nicholas Knapp in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1670
16 September 1670
Age 80
Death of Nicholas Knapp in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1670
16 September 1670
Age 80
Death of Nicholas Knapp in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April September 1670
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Knap Knapp family genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1590159216051606
    Event Place: St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, or Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24021.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8272.007; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [6] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 920.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MC1
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8840.882; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1592
    Event Place: Wells next the Sea, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 169
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 78

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1667
    Record Source: Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Bures, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1670
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1670
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Eng, Massachusetts, Connecticut
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1670
    Event Place: Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
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