Joshua Knapp Sr (1635 - 1684)

Born 5 Jan 1635 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Hannah (Close) Bowers — married 9 Jun 1657 (to 27 Oct 1684) in Stamford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1684 at age 49 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Origin

Joshua Knapp was born on 5 Jan 1634/5 in Watertown, Massachusetts.^{[1] [2]} He was a son of Nicholas Knapp and Eleanor (Unknown) Knapp.^[1][3]

Marriage

Joshua married on 9 June 1657 in Stamford, Connecticut to Hannah Close.^[1][4] She was a daughter of Goodman Close (d by 1653) and his wife, Elizabeth (d 4 Sept 1656 Stamford), who married as her 2nd, to George Stuckey.^[5][3]

After Joshua died, Hannah later married to John Bowers.^[1]

Profession and Positions

Joshua and Hannah moved to Greenwich in 1663, and Joshua was made Proprietor at Greenwich on 2 May 1664. He was admitted at Greenwich as a freeman in 1669.

Joshua was probably a weaver by trade indicated by his father willing him half of the gears to his loom.

Joshua was one of two persons who made the bargain with the 
Indians when Bedford Parish was bought from them. The agreement between the
Indians and the Stamford Colony was witnessed by Joshua Knapp and David
 Waterbury and signed by seven Indian Chiefs dated 12-23-1680.

He was one of the Committee of Sixteen to confer about the dividing line
between Greenwich and Rye. Joshua bought land in Rye
in 1681.

Death and Legacy

Joshua died 27 Oct 1684 ^[6]in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut at age 49.^[1] leaving a “good estate.”^[3] Inventory of his estate in 1684 places its value at 54
 pounds.^[7]

His inventory is recorded on 6 December 1684. ^[6] The children and their ages are listed after the inventory.

Children

Children of Joshua and Hannah:^[8][9][3]

1. Joshua Knapp b. 1660, d. s 17501
2. Hannah Knapp b. 26 Mar 1660, d. 29 Mar 17214
3. Joseph Knapp, b. 1664
4. Ruth Rebecca Knapp b. 1666, d. a 6 Apr 17361
5. Timothy Knapp b. 1668, d. 17331
6. Benjamin Knapp b. 1673, d. 17161
7. Caleb Knapp b. Jun 1677, d. 17501
8. Jonathan Knapp b. 1679, d. c 16851

Research Notes

Born 505 JAN 1634/5. Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts^[10] 5 NOV 1634. Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Died BEF 27 OCT 1684. Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticu^[11][12] 27 OCT 1684. Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States. ^[13] Found multiple copies of death date. Using BEF 27 OCT 1684

, Sr.

Buried ABT 31 OCT 1684. [prob.] Old Knapp Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT, USA. ^[14]

Residence BET 1646 AND 1663. Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States. ^[15]

Religion: First Congregational Church, Congregational, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT, USA. ^[16]

Occupation: Weaver, Farmer. ^[17]

Marriage: 9 JUN 1657. Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Bunce, Julia Locke Frame, (1948) Some of the ancestors of the Reverend John Selby Frame and his wife Clara Winchester Dana] [S.l.]: Printed for private distribution, HathiTrust.org (Page 238).
2. ↑ Collins, R Thomas Jr. One Life at a Time, A New World Family Narrative. Fairfax, VA: Ravensyard Publishing, Ltd, 1999. (https://books.google.com/books?id=TW4Vz7T8zxwC&pg=PA70)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Knapp, Alfred Averill, Nicholas Knapp genealogy, published 1953. Reference pages 5-6
4. ↑ Huntington, Elijah Baldwin, 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 168
5. ↑ Jacobus, Donald, Lines, (1930-1932) Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut, 2 vols. NEHGS New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company,AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 1, Page 149).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007627300_00215). Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line], Fairfield, Probate Records, Vol 1-5, 1648-1750, image 214-215. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.This record is not indexed
7. ↑ Shirley Cole Title: Email dated 10 Sep 1998 to the Rootsweb mail list listing the descendants of Nicholas Knapp.
8. ↑ Smith, Linda, Joshua Knapp Ancestors and Cousins -- From "Mayflower" to 2012, accessed September 16, 2015
9. ↑ Huntington, E. B. 1874 Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths ... Stamford, CT: W.W. Gilespie & Co., steam printers, Archive.org (Page 61).
10. ↑ Source: #S164 p. 2 "He was born 05 January 1634/35 in Watertown, Middlesex Co, MA...."
11. ↑ Source: #S156 p. 6 "In 1663 he moved to Greenwich, Conn.,... making his home there until his death in 1684."
12. ↑ Source: #S156 p. 6 "His inventory is dated 10-27-1684 and is spoken of as a good estate."
13. ↑ Source: #S156 p. 5 "D. 10-27-1684, Stamford, Conn."
14. ↑ Source: #S164 p. 2 "Burial: [prob] Old Knapp Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT"
15. ↑ Source: #S156 p. 6 "Joshua Knapp moved to Stamford, Conn., with his father in 1646, m. there and lived there for some time. In 1663 he moved to Greenwich, Conn...."
16. ↑ Source: #S164 p. 2 "CHURCH AFF: First Congregational Church, Greenwich, CT; Religion: Congregational"
17. ↑ Source: #S164 p. 2 "OCCUPATION(S): Weaver/Farmer"

See also:

• The Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Knapp Publication: Fairfield Probate Records Fairfield, Fairfield co., Connecticut (Vol 1665-1675, page 55-56)
• Anderson, Robert Charles, 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 1136. Subscription. Shows parentage and marriage info
• S156 Nicholas Knapp Genealogy Alfred Averill Knapp, M.D. Publication: Ann Arbor, Mich., Edwards Brothers, 1953. Reprinted Salem, Mass., Higginson Book Co. Note: Source Media Type: Book
• Source: S164 Descendants of John Close, Sr Fred "Fritz" Knapp Publication: "CLOSE Generations 1 2.rtf", 21 DEC 2000 Note: Source Media Type: Electronic p. 2 "She married Joshua Knapp, Sr...."
• Watertown Records (Fred G. Barker, Watertown, Mass., 1894) Vol. 1, Births, Marriages and Deaths. First Book. Page 3