Born in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Knapp
and Hannah (Bushnell) Knapp
Sister of
Samuel Knapp Jr., John Bushnell Knapp, Francis Bushnell Knapp, Francis Knapp, Abigail (Knapp) Sturdevant, Caleb Knapp, Moses Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Aaron Knapp and Hannah (Knapp) Hoyt
Wife of
James Benedict
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Bushnell Benedict and Caleb Benedict
Died
at about age 84
in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2011
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Biography
- Mercy Knapp, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Bushnell) Knapp, was born in 1713 in Danbury, Connecticut.[1]
- Mercy married James Benedict, son of James, [1]
- Mercy died 22 May 1797.[1]
Burial
- Wooster Street Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Source
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Knapp, Alfred Averill. Nicholas Knapp Genealogy (Winter Park, Fla., 1953) p. 15-17
see also
- WmSmith62 Private Family Tree.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #192444186
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H11a, FTDNA kit #B394590, MitoYDNA ID T18248 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bradley Douglas :
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Mary Gossage
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Why is Mercy's current last name Palmer? Did she remarry after James Benedict died?
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