Joseph Knapp (abt. 1664 - abt. 1723)

Born about 1664 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lockwood) Knapp — married before 1713 in Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Origin

Joseph Knapp, son of Joshua Knapp and Hannah Close, was born in 1664 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.^{[1] [2]}

Marriage

Joseph married to Mary (Lockwood) Husted, the widow of Jonathan Husted, and daughter of Robert and Susannah Lockwood.^[1] Joseph and Mary did not have any children.^[1]

Death and Legacy

Joseph died in 1716 or 1723.^[1]

His will is dated 16 March 1715/16 in Greenwich, Connecticut.^[3][4] It was presented to the Court on 12 December 1723. He mentions his brothers, Caleb, Joshua, Timothy, and Benjamin, his sisters, Hannah Smith and Ruth Reynolds. He also mentions Joshua's daughter, Elizabeth, and Benjamin's daughter Martha. The witnesses to the will are Robert Lockwood and Jonathan Jesup.

Inventory was done on 4 December 1723. A widow is not mentioned in the probate records.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Nicholas Knapp genealogy. by Knapp, Alfred Averill. 1953. Page 6.
2. ↑ Huntington, E. B. 1874 Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths ... Stamford, CT: W.W. Gilespie & Co., steam printers, Archive.org (Page 61).
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TKTV : 17 April 2021), , FHL microfilm 007627301, image 126-127, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 6, 1721-1750, Page 149-151.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007627301_00126?pId=303287). Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line], Fairfield, Probate Records, Vol 6-8, 1717-1750, image 126. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. (Free image provided by Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26092695?h=80c2f3&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url)