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Nehemiah Knapp

Male 1714 - Aft 1756  (> 43 years)


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  • Name Nehemiah Knapp 
    Born 15 Oct 1714  Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1756  Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I33  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Caleb Knapp,   b. 10 Jun 1677, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 21 Jun 1750 to 26 Nov 1750, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Sarah Rundle,   b. Aug 1677, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1750, of Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1697  Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Ferris,   b. 13 Apr 1701, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1756, of Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 56 years) 
    Married Abt 1739  , Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy," compiled by Alfred Averill Knapp, M.D. "This Genealogy of the Descendants of Nicholas Knapp, first found mentioned at Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630, is the result of the work and research of many individuals. The four principal collectors of data were Charles Ruggles Knapp, Henry Eno Knapp, Ezra Fred Knapp and the author, Alfred Averill Knapp, but they were assisted through correspondence by a large number of individuals who furnished much valuable family and local information..." Fourth Generation:
      "D-36. Nehemiah Knapp, son of C-8. Caleb and Sarah (Rundell) Knapp.
      B. 10-15-1714. He was an executor of his father's will.
      D. and buried at Stamford, Conn.
      M. Abigail Ferris, b. 4-13-1701, daughter of Joseph Ferris, a soldier.
      E-101. Nehemiah, b. 10-29-1741. d. 1811. m. Mary Hill and Jane Wiltsie.
      D-36. Nehemiah was in the French and Indian War in 1756. Enrolled 10-13-1756 at Greenwich, under Capt. David Waterbury, Col. Andrew Ward, Jr., in the relief of Fort William Henry. (Conn. Historical Society Collection, Vol. IX, p. 150.) Perhaps he had other children. Some think he had:
      (1) Jonathan, b. 1739. m. Elizabeth Ferris. Was in the French and Indian War in the relief of Fort William Henry. He was in Warwick, Orange Co., N.Y. in 1790.
      (2) Libbeus, b. 1745. m. Rachel Storms.
      (3) Jared, b. 1749. m. Jane Williams.
      (4) Silas, b. ca. 1751. m. Anna .
      (5) Jonas, b. 1752. m. Catherine Silkman.
      There is much uncertainty concerning the parentage of the above. Ezra Fred Knapp thinks they were sons of Jonah, C-22, and they have been there placed. This ancestral line is confirmed by David E. Knapp."

      2. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991:
      "Caleb Knapp, son of Joshua, and our third generation ancestor, was quite a prominent man. He was the Representative for Greenwich in the Connecticut General Assembly, 12 May 1715; appraiser of several estates between 1725 and 1741, including that of Benjamin Rundle and Samuel Peck. He was on the Town Tax List in 1694/5 for 39 pounds and again in 1697, for 39 pounds 10 shillings. He was called an Ensign in August of 1710, and Captain in 1719 at Greenwich. The Town Tax List for Greenwich, Connecticut listed Benjamin Knapp- 31 pounds; CALEB- 39 pounds 10 shillings; Joseph Knapp- 73 pounds; Joshua- 54 pounds and Timothy Knapp- 47 pounds 5 shillings, giving indication of having fair estates for that period of history. He was granted a parcel of land 23 Aug 1700 and deeded land to sons, Charles and Nathaniel on 25 Nov 1728; to son, Caleb, 26 Jun 1731; to son Timothy, 12 Dec 1749. All of his children were born in Greenwich, Connecticut. His will made 21 Jun 1750, mentions wife, Sarah (Rundle) Knapp, children: Timothy-Caleb-Charles-Nehemiah-Abigail- sons, Nathaniel and Nehemiah, executors. The inventory of his estate was made 26 Nov 1750 and his will was probated 4 Dec 1750. Our Caleb, signed a petition for an Episcopal Church at Stamford/Greenwich, Connecticut. He and brother, Joshua, were appointed to a committee to see that a Mr Morgan, 2d Society Minister, either got someone to run his mill and tend to his business of minister or be replaced by the last of September 1708 if he did not. Rev Morgan spent more time running his mill than he did looking after the spiritual needs of the people. They dismissed Rev Morgan as the settled minister and replaced him with another minister. Caleb, was 7 years, 4 months old at the death of his father. Greenwich Records say: "Caleb Knap, maryed unto Sarah Rundle Anno 1697, April ye 1 day." Our Caleb was a steadfast pillar of this early period of our history."

      3. FHL book 929.273 R871rg "Ancestry of Long Island and Greenwich 1667-1992," by Rundall, Austin, Brownhill, Parker (poorly punctuated), pp. 511-512:
      "Nehemiah Knapp 3, Sarah (Rundle) Knapp 2, William Rundle Sr. 1, resided Greenwich; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; born Oct. 15, 1714 Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT and buried at Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; parents: Caleb Knapp / Sarah Rundle; m. date unknown to Abigail Ferris, born Apr. 13, 1701; parents: Joseph Ferris (a soldier) / ___; military: French & Indian War 1756. Enrolled 10-13-1756 Greenwich under Capt. David Waterbury, Col. Andrew Ward, Jr. in relief of Fort William Henry.
      Children (Knapp)4... [Lists 6 children.]
      References:
      1. Nicholas Knapp Gene. See William 1. pg. 12, 26..."

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Per Ancestral File and Ordinance Index.

      2. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. The author has prepared a family group sheet on which he notes the following miscellaneous sources:
      -NK Gen (1953).
      -NK Gen Suppl (1956).
      -Conn. Hist. Soc. Coll., v. IX, p. 150.
      -Will dtd. 21 Jun 1750.
      -Fairfield Probate Rec. - 4 Dec 1750.
      -Hist. of Greenwich, by Mead.
      -Estate Inv. dtd. 26 Nov 1750.
      -Grave Record-Timothy.
      -N. Stamford Episcopal Church Rec.
      -Stamford Probate Rec., v. III, p. 92.
      -Greenwich Land Records, v. IX, p. 387.