Born in Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Moses Knapp
and Candey (Adams) Knapp
Sister of
David Knapp, Sarah (Knapp) Finney, Jonathan Knapp, Moses Knapp, Johannah (Knapp) Mallory, Ruth Knapp, Rachel (Knapp) Whitlock, Eunice (Knapp) Williams and Mary (Knapp) Fairchild
Wife of
Simon DeWolf
— married
1739 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jul 2016
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Biography
Daughter of Moses Knapp and Ganda Adams[1] She was baptized on Sep. 8, 1717
Death and burial
This might be her obituary: "From the Gleaner, 14 Feb. 1812: Mrs. Rebecca DOLPH, died on Jan. 30th in Providence, at the advanced age of 96 years and 8 months, leaving a very numerous succession, among which are some great grand children’s children."[2]
Sources
- “Probate Records, v. 11-12, 1753-1762”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-YLX9 : 24 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627290, image 164-167, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 11, 1754-1757, Page 308-314. Father's probate records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~0.78%
Linda (White) Pallis
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Robert Hayes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member menchar
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~0.39%
Ralph Harper :
23andMe, GEDmatch M194185 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member b22harper
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MT7998278 [compare], FTDNA kit #884502
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~0.39%
Wynne (MacKeeby) Stout :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T550899 [compare], FTDNA kit #874730
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