Josiah Knapp (1753)

Born 22 Mar 1753 in Newton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Fairservice) Knapp — married 1776 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Private Josiah Knapp served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Josiah Knapp is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066250.

Josiah Knap, son of Josiah Knap & Mary Knap, was born on 22 March 1753 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

Josiah married Mary (Fairservice) Knapp (1755-1831) about 1776.

Josiah served in the American Revolution. He was a private in Captain Amariah Fuller's company, answering the Lexington Alarm in 1775. ^[2][3]

Josiah Knapp, child of Josiah Knapp, died (age 90) on 13 May 1843 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.^[4] Josiah Knapp was mentioned on a memorial in King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 13 May 1843.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: p. 106; Digital film/folder number: 007009513_001_M9ZN-BJ6; FHL microfilm: 745868; Image number: 60; Packet letter: C; Indexing batch: I00830-2
   FamilySearch Record: FHT7-TG6 (accessed 20 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-WQ6X
   Josiah Knap born on 22 Mar 1753, son of Josiah Knap & Mary Knap, in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 20 Jan 2024), "Record of Josiah Knapp", Ancestor # A066250.
3. ↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
   citing Page: 333; Digital film/folder number: 103140758; Image number: 335
   FamilySearch Record: QGTG-2KFB (accessed 20 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSFF-L94V-F
   Name: Josiah Knap; Residence Place: Newton; Military Service Date: 19 Apr 1775; Military Service Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; Mil Rank: Private; Mil Company Regiment: Capt Amariah Fuller's Co; Record Nbr: 4;
4. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #8539716 (accessed 20 January 2024)
   Josiah Knapp death 13 May 1843 (age 90), child of Josiah Knapp, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #227294633 (accessed 20 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Esq. Josiah Knapp (22 Mar 1753-13 May 1843), citing King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: TOMB 31 (main ground)); Maintained by Jacki Earp, Weymouth, Massachusetts (contributor 47755371).

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