Moses Knapp (1709 - 1787)

Born 6 Aug 1709 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Mead) Knapp — married 25 Nov 1731 (to before 17 Jul 1751) in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1787 at age 77 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Moses Knapp, son of John Knapp and Hannah (Ferris) Knapp, was born on 6 August 1709 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^[1][2]

Moses married on November 25, 1731 at Stamford, to Jemima Mead, daughter of Ebenezer Mead and Sarah Knapp, granddaughter of John Mead.^[1] The couple were married by Joshua Knapp, J.P.^{[3][4] [2]}

Children of Moses and Jemima:^[1]

1. Jemima Knapp, born Jan. 9, 1732-3; m David Waterbury
2. Ebenezer Knapp, born Aug. 4, 1734
3. Moses Knapp, born June 5, 1736; m Rachel Weed, "Alias Buxton," May 12, 1767
4. Abraham Knapp, born Dec. 28, 1737
5. Tamson Knapp, born July 28, 1739
6. Jabez Knapp, born June 24, 1741
7. Phebe Knapp, born June, 19, 1743
8. Sarah Knapp, born Aug. 2, 1745
9. Jane Knapp, born Mar. 3, 1747-8
10. Isaac Knapp, born Apr. 14, 1750.

He married Rachel Weed Buxton on 12 May 1767.^[2]

Moses died on July 17, 1751 at Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Huntington, Elijah B. compiler, (April 6, 1797) [Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Stamford Families. Barbara Kaye, manager, CTGenWeb accessed 13 June 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Nicholas Knapp genealogy. by Knapp, Alfred Averill. 1953. Page 32.
3. ↑ Barbour Index for Stamford Families (1641-1853). Families Beginning with "L" and "M" CTGenWeb accessed 13 June 2016 Barbara Kaye, manager.
4. ↑ Mead, Spencer P., 1901 "History and Genealogy of the Mead Family of Fairfield ..." New York: Knickerbocker, Archive.org accessed 13 June 2016 Pages 298-99.

See also:

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Stamford, Page 112.
• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7N-9BHY : 21 September 2019), Moses Knapp, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272238.
• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQZ-JTZW : 21 September 2019), Moses Knapp in entry for Jemimah Meed, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272240.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-2XD : 7 January 2020), Moses Knapp in entry for Ebenezer Knapp, 1734.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F771-4HC : 7 January 2020), Moses Knapp in entry for Jemima Knapp, 1732.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F771-4CS : 7 January 2020), Moses Knapp in entry for Jean Knapp, 1747.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74H-JF4 : 7 January 2020), Mosses Knapp in entry for Isaac Knapp, 1750.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74H-JTG : 7 January 2020), Moses Knapp in entry for Moses Knapp, 1736.
• Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. http://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/rd/12611/112/143349047
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Stamford, Page 112.