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William Knapp (1775 - 1856)

William Knapp
Born in Dutchess, New Yorkmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 81 in Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, United Statesmap
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Death

Death:
Date: 16 JUN 1856
Place: Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Source: #S324


User ID

User ID: 24896430139E4AACB8FC9856FCE3C7CCFCA2


Data Changed

Data Changed:
Date: 25 JAN 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 25 JAN 2011.

Note

Note: The parents of William Knapp are not known. The records of Dutchess
County, New York are very sparse for this time period. A search of available vital records indicate there were many Knapp families in Dutchess County in the 1770-1790 time period. Review of the 1790 U.S. census shows many Knapps in southeastern New York.
The books "Supplement to the Nicholas Knapp Genealogy" by Alfred Averill Knapp, published in 1956, and "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy" by Alfred Averill Knapp, published 1953, lists William as the son of Shubel and Rebecca (Mead) Knapp, listing his birth date as 1786. This is surely erroneous, since the 1850 census lists his age as 75 and his death record in the Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey vital records say he was age 81, born in Dutchess County, New York. The Supplement mentioned above provides some of the data on the children listed below.
Data in Catherine Knapp's obituary indicates that William Knapp was one of the first settlers of Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, and had a very extensive acquaintance. He was a Justice of the Peace for many years, and resided on Spring Street on the property later owned by Moses McCollum. The Knapps were among the earliest members of the Newton Methodist Episcopal Church, and with others of that faith, worshipped in barns and other places most convenient, traveling sometimes six or seven miles to service. This was before the members were sufficiently numerous to build and worship in an edifice of their own.
In the 1840 US Census, the William Knapp family resided in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey (National Archives Microfilm Series Roll 260, Page 54). The household included one male age 15-20, one male age 60 to 70, one female age 5-10, one female age 15-20, and one female age 50-60.
In the 1850 US Census, this family resided in Newton township, Sussex County, New Jersey (1850 United States Census, Population Schedule, Sussex County, New Jersey, Newton township, page 137, dwelling #454, family #486, Line 36, National Archives Microfilm Series M432, Roll 464). The household included:
* William Knapp -- age 75, male, a shoemaker, $800 in real property, born NY
* Sarah Knapp, age 55, female, born NJ
* Catherine Knapp, age 40, female, born NJ
* Elsey Knapp, age 19, female, born NJ
William Knapp was a member and treasurer of the Harmony Mason Lodge in Newton in 1852, according to an 1888 article about the lodge.
His death record is in the Newton, Sussex, New Jersey vital records.
An 1860 plat map of Newton NJ shows a house of W. Knapp near the southwest corner of Adams Street and Spring Street in Newton.
In the 1860 US Census, Sarah Knapp resided with the Manning Knapp family in New Barbadoes township, Bergen County, New Jersey (National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 683, Page 412, house #191, family #216, line 32 indexed as Manning McKnapp on HeritageQuestOnline). The household included:
* Manning M. Knapp -- age 34, male, lawyer, $7000 in real property, $4000 in personal property, born NJ
* Anna M. Knapp - age 31, female, wife, born NJ
* Anna M. Knapp - age 7, female, born PA, attended school
* Sarah C. Knapp - age 78, female, lady, born NJ
* Joseph Madison -- age 3, male, born NJ
* Margaret M. Mann -- age 28, female, domestic, born Ballyhanna, Ireland
William Knapp and his wife, Sarah Knapp, are buried in the Old Newton Burial Ground in Newton, Sussex County, NJ. The cemetery is located behind properties on Main and Halsted Streets, with access by a driveway between the properties at 77 and 79 Main Street in Newton ("A Record of the Inscriptions on the Stones in the Old Cemetery - Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey," in Sussex County Public Library near Newton, NJ).


Census

Census:
Date: 1 JUN 1840
Source: #S6
Page: Sussex County, NJ, Newton township; Page 54, Roll 260
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Census:
Date: 1850
Source: #S7
Page: Sussex County, New Jersey, Newton township, page 137, dwelling #454, family #486, Line 36, Roll 464
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3


Burial

Burial:
Date: AFT 16 JUN 1856
Place: Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, United States


Reference

Reference: 5377

Marriage

Husband: William Knapp
Wife: Sarah Cutter
Child: Joseph C. Knapp
Child: Samuel C. Knapp
Child: Cyrus C. Knapp
Child: Catharine Knapp
Child: Benjamin Knapp
Child: Charles C. Knapp
Child: Hannah Maria Knapp
Child: Sarah G. Knapp
Child: William Knapp
Child: Manning M. Knapp
Child: Elsie M. Knapp
Marriage:
Date: ABT 1804
Place: probably Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Source: #S460

Could not parse date out of ABT 1804.



Sources

Source S324
Abbreviation: Newton, New Jersey Town Records - need data
Title: Newton, New Jersey Town Records
Note: Source Medium: Microfilm
Source S460
Abbreviation: Cutter Family of New England
Title: Dr. Benjamin Cutter, The History of the Cutter Family of New England (Boston, Mass. : 1871)
Note: Source Medium: Book
Repository: #R39


Repository R39
Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society (99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass. 02116)
Address:
Web Address: http://www.AmericanAncestors.org


Source S6
Abbreviation: 1840 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M704
Title: 1840 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M704; [online database] (Provo, Utah : Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com)
Note: 1840 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M704. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Digital images. Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com). Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com, 1999.
Repository: #R12


Repository R12
Name: Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com)
Address:
Provo, Utah USA
City: Provo
State: Utah
Postal Code: USA


Source S7
Abbreviation: 1850 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M432
Title: 1850 U.S. Census, Population Schedule
Note: 1850 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M432. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Digital images. Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com). Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com, 1999.
Repository: #R16


Repository R16
Name: Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com)
Address:
Provo, Utah USA
City: Provo
State: Utah
Postal Code: USA




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