Moses Knapp (abt. 1645)

Born about 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Husband of Abigail (Westcott) Knapp — married 1 Oct 1668 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Peeksill, Putman, New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Moses Knapp was a son of Nicholas Knapp, born possibly about 1645 at Stamford, Connecticut. He married Abigail Westcott about 1669.^[1][2] The date of Moses and Abigail's marriage is uncertain, but it was before January 4, 1669/70 when he receipted in the name of his wife, her share in her father's estate.^[3]

According to one source, Moses and Abigail had the following known children.^[2] (Other sources have a different set of children and will be discussed separately.)

1. Lydia, b about 1670; m Thomas Pennoyer; d Feb 9, 1710
2. Abigail, b about 1672; m John Crissy Dec 1, 1692
3. Sarah, b about 1674; m Samuel Husted
4. Hannah, b about 1676; m 1) Nathaniel Cross Nov 6, 1696; m 2) Samuel Palmer Mar 31, 1715

Research Notes

There are so many problems with this profile. I cannot find any evidence that Moses married Elizabeth (Unknown). My research indicates there were four daughters from the marriage with Abigail: Lydia, Abigail, Hannah, and Sarah. ^[4]

Children of Moses Knapp and Abigail Westcott are: Lydia Knapp, born 1670 in Stamford, CT; died 09 February 1709/10 in Stamford, CT.; Abigail Knapp, born Abt. 1671 in Stamford, CT; died 08 February 1706/07 in Stamford, CT.,. Hannah Knapp, born Abt. 1672 in Stamford, CT; died Aft. 1720 in Greenwich, CT, Sarah Knapp, born Abt. 1674 in Stamford, CT; died 20 November 1717 in Stamford, CT.

Also from ^[4]: Early Genealogies claim that Moses and Abigail had three additional sons and a daughter, e.g., Israel, Jonas & Moses, and Mary. Current research indicates that Moses & Abigail had daughters only as shown in this report, based on a 14 Feb 1712/13 Deed [Stamford, CT - Deeds, Vol "B":185], in which Moses bonds his sons-in-law, Thomas Pennoyer, Nathaniel Cross and Samuel Husted "to maintain their father & mother-in-law for their lifetime". John Crissey was not considered in this Deed as his wife, Abigail, had died prior to this time and he had remarried. There are no records that would indicate a male in this family and is further proven by the fact that, had there been (a) male offspring living in 1712/13, by law, he would have established a "heir of right" to the estate of Moses & Abigail. There are no records extant that would prove otherwise. Simply put, Moses, no doubt, would have bonded (a) son in lieu of his sons-in-law, were he to have had such (a) son. Samuel Husted, the remaining son-in-law, requested relief from the 1712/13 Deed in 1725/26, thus indicating that Moses and Abigail were both deceased at that time. That Moses lived to be 110 years old as stated in earlier writings on this family can be labeled nothing more than an "atrocious genealogical blunder" including the claim that he died at Peekskill, NY!!

There is an interesting citation called "Supplement to Nicholas Knapp Genealogy" that states there was a Moses Knapp who was the son of Moses and Abigail (born at Stamford or Greenwich about 1655, died about 1756). This Moses married Elizabeth Ogden. He moved to White Plains to be with his father in 1738.^[5]

In the Knap-Knapp Family Genealogy, compiled by Charles Ruggles Knapp, he shows that Moses, son of Nicholas Knapp, married Abigail Westcott and had children: Abigail, Israel, Jonah, Mary, Moses, Lydia. The author provides no source citations for the children's information. ^[6]Of the children, Abigail and Lydia are shown with the same spouses as stated by Spencer Mead. The author also shows Moses (son of Nicholas) born in 1645, dying in 1756 (death date is obviously incorrect, but is often found in unsourced genealogies.)

Sources

1. ↑ Knapp, Alfred Averill, Nicholas Knapp genealogy, published 1953. Reference pages 7-8
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mead, Spencer P., Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut: With Genealogical Notes, published 1911. Reference page 606
3. ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Reference page 1137. $Subscription
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} CTGenWeb Descendants of Nicholas Knapp
5. ↑ Knapp, Alfred Averill, Supplement to Nicholas Knapp genealogy, published 1956. Reference page 1
6. ↑ Knapp, Charles Ruggles, Knap-Knapp Family Genealogy, published 1905(?), accessed via Ancestry April 4, 2020]

• Scharf, J. Thomas, History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, published 1886. Reference page 441

• Huntington, E. B., History of Stamford, Connecticut : from its settlement in 1641, to the present time, including Darien, which was one of its parishes until 1820; published 1868. Reference page 162

• "Genealogical Gleanings from Land and Probate Records from White Plains and Rye, New York" The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York, NY: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1870-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Reference Volume 49 (1918) page 174. $Subscription. Discusses a Moses Knapp, and Moses Knapp Jr. in White Plains NY in 1720, 1737, respectively. Also mentions a Moses Knapp, Sr. Says parentage uncertain. Reference Volume 49 (1918), pages 301-2 $Subscription. Says that most likely the Moses Knapp mentioned in White Plains in 1720 is the son of Timothy Knapp.

• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com

• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 2, page 904 $Subscription

• Last will & Testament of Nichola Knapp Title: The Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Knapp Publication: Fairfield Probate Records Fairfield, Fairfield co., Connecticut Page: Vol 1665-1675, page 55-56

• Source: S125551 Title: Maltby 08282011.FTW http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/n/a/Frederick-H-Knapp/GENE5-0003.html

• http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9MQL-YGG : accessed 2013-07-05), NOTE: Family genealogy, no sources. Entry for Moses Knapp.

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8531262&pid=1518 NOTE: Dead link as of Apr 4, 2020

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Rena Donze for creating WikiTree profile Knapp-1088 through the import of Bocock Family Tree.ged on Apr 20, 2013.

• WikiTree profile Knapp-547 created through the import of Maltby master 08282011.GED on Aug 30, 2011 by Harry Maltby.

• WikiTree profile Knapp-709 created through the import of PaulAncestry.ged on Jan 26, 2012 by Joyce Rosnel.

• WikiTree profile Knapp-768 created through the import of meland2012.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Greg Meland.