Hannah (Smith) Lawrence (1641 - 1690)

Born 9 Aug 1641 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Caleb Knapp — married about 1660 (to 4 Mar 1675) in Stamford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1690 at about age 48 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Hannah Smith Lawrence

BIRTH 1640 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

DEATH 1690 (aged 49–50) Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

BURIAL Stamford Burying Ground (Columbus Park) Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

MEMORIAL ID 146981641 · View Source

Hannah Smith was a daughter of Henry Smith.

She married

(1) Caleb Knapp circa 1660, and

(2) Thomas Lawrence circa 1676.

Mother of six children by her first husband.

She died between 4 July 1687 (the date of her father's will) and 25 July 1691 (the date of her second husband's will).

Family Members
Parents
Father: Henry Smith, 1612–1687
Mother: Smith, unknown–1663

Spouses

(1) Caleb Knapp, 1637–1675 (m. 1660)

(2) Thomas Lawrence, 1648–1691 (m. 1676)

Siblings

Samuel Smith, 1644–1658

Daniel Smith, 1648–1740

Rebecca Smith Wilkinson, 1652 – unknown

John Smith, 1656–1711

Mary Smith, 1658 – unknown

Abigail Smith, 1661 – unknown

Children

Sarah Knapp Mead, 1670–1746

Hannah Knapp Palmer, 1672 – unknown

Note

There is no conflicting evidence to this Hannah (Smith) Lawrence heritage or genealogy, there may be others but she is the one with this Family, the evidence is that she is the mother of this set of children and this set of parents because the records that support her are unbroken in this lineage.

Origin

Hannah was the daughter of Henry Smith [TAG 10:174].^[1] Hannah's parentage is proved by the will of Henry Smith, in which he bequeathed to his grandson, John Knapp [FOOF 1:575].^[1]

Marriage and Children

Hannah married by 1661 (eldest child born Stamford 24 Nov 1661) at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, to Caleb Knapp.^[1]

Death and Legacy

Hannah Smith, wife of Caleb Knapp, did not die in 1685! It was her step-mother, Anne (?????)(Andrews) Smith, who died at that time. Hannah, wife of Caleb Knapp is mentioned in the Will of her father in Jul 1687, but not mentioned in the Will of her second husband, Thomas Lawrence, Jr. Thus she died between 4 Jul 1687, the date her father died & dated his Will and 1691, when Thomas Lawrence, Jr made his Will in which he mentions his step-son, John Knapp, but not his wife, Hannah.

Anne (?????)(Andrews) Smith, was not the daughter of Giles Smith as many early writings are want to claim.

Birth

09 AUG 1641 Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

24 NOV 1641 Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Death

18 JUN 1685 Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Anderson, Robert C., "Nicholas Knapp: Featured Name." The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Vol I-III, Pages 1136-37) (Online database accessed December 13, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)

Hannah was in a family history or pedigree on 18 June 1685 in Stamford, Fairfield (Stamford), Connecticut, United States.^[2] Hannah was in a family history or pedigree on 18 June 1685 in Stamford, Fairfield (Stamford), Connecticut, United States.^[3] Hannah married Caleb Knap in 1660 in CT.^[4] See also:

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 September 2019), memorial page for Hannah Smith Lawrence (1640–1690), Find A Grave Memorial no. 146981641, citing Stamford Burying Ground (Columbus Park), Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut ; Maintained by Charles Boetsch (contributor 48409474) .

• 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. [

https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/rd/21175/903/426931021]

Hannah SMITH

Marriage 1661

Location Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Original Text KNAPP, Caleb (1637-1674, 1675) & Hannah [SMITH], m/2 Thomas LAWRENCE by 1687, ca 1674?; by 1661; Stamford, CT {Knapp (1953) 1, 6, 7; Hall-Baldwin 191; Knapp Anc. 37, 49; Frame-Dana 234, 241; ?Keogh Anc. 43; TAG 10:114; Greenwich CT Hist. 602; Fairfield Pr

Spouse Caleb KNAPP

Volume Name Volume 2 Page 903

• Hart, Jr., Frederick C., Ancestry of William Weed of Stamford and Darien, Connecticut, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., May 2008) Vol. 50, No. 4, Page 148.
  • She is the daughter of Henry Smith and his unknown 1st wife.