Joseph Knapp Sr. (1740 - 1811)

Born 9 Jun 1740 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Susanna (Packard) Knapp — married 28 Aug 1760 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1811 at age 71 in Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joseph Knapp was born on 9 June 1740 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents may have been Benjamin Knapp and Sarah Baker. Few details are known of his early life.

Joseph Knapp married Susanna Packard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts on 28 August 1760. Jonathan Willis, a Justice of the Peace, officiated at the ceremony held in Norton, Massachusetts.^{[1] [2]} Five known children were born of this union: Joseph Knapp, Matilda Knapp Millett, Zibzh Knzpp, Elijah Knapp, and Rhoda Knapp Gott.

Private Joseph Knapp Sr. served with 2nd Regiment, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Knapp Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066230.

Joseph Knapp Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P231034
Rank: Private

Joseph Knapp of Bridgewater, Massachusetts enlisted in Colonel John Bailey's Bailey-371 2nd Plymouth Regiment on 3 May 1775. He served as a Private in Captain Daniel Lothrop's company. The term of service was 3 months and 6 days. ^[3]

Bailey's Regiment was a unit of the Massachusetts Line, which itself was a part of the Continental Army established in 1777. Under the leadership of Colonel John Bailey for much of its existence, this regiment participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill, the New York Campaign, the Battle of Trenton, the Battle of Princeton, the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on November 3, 1783 at West Point, New York. ^[4]

Following the war, Joseph and his family moved to Maine. It is tempting to think he moved in order to petition for one of the Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants which were offered as an incentive to enlist in the patriot cause and were later used, along with pensions, to pay veterans for their service. This doesn't appear to be the case. Joseph Knapp's name is not listed in the War Bounty Indexes.

Joseph Knapp Sr. is buried under a military tombstone at Knapp Cemetery in Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. The inscription reads, "Pvt. Lothrop's Company, Bailey's Regiment. Revolutionary War". To see an image of his headstone click here. [1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-WQ9T?i=262&cc=2061550
2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=KIc-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=joseph+knapp+1740&source=bl&ots=Uwn9nsaDWk&sig=YJj0zonjWzFNaEgrrmFDMAcqwBU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUkcrhzqLXAhVYGGMKHY4XDzkQ6AEITDAI#v=onepage&q=joseph%20knapp%201740&f=false
3. ↑ Entry for Joseph Knap of Bridgewater in Colonel John Bailey's Regiment. https://archive.org/stream/massachusettssolklsumass#page/332/mode/2up
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Massachusetts_Regiment

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVC-JZ5 : 27 December 2014), Joseph Knapp Sr. in entry for Rhoda (Knapp) Gott, 1850.

"Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48F-YHM : 4 December 2014), Joseph Sr Knapp, 16 Oct 1811; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 9,815.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVF-ZJQ : 27 December 2014), Joseph Knapp Sr., 1811.

"Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48F-Y86 : 4 December 2014), Joseph Sr Knapp in entry for Joseph Jr Knapp, 07 Aug 1839; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 9,815.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV2-3VY : 27 December 2014), Joseph Knapp Sr. in entry for Matilda Knapp Millett, 1834.

"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46Q-YP7 : 4 December 2014), Joseph Sr Knapp in entry for Elijah Sr Knapp and Patience Gould, 01 Aug 1798; citing Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 9,815.

"United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZ8-WSS : 17 May 2016), Joseph Knapp, .

"Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-HH4L : 30 October 2014), Joseph Knapp, 1811; citing Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, Dead River Knapp Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,436.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53205659

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Massachusetts_Regiment

Entry for Joseph Knap of Bridgewater in Colonel John Bailey's Regiment. https://archive.org/stream/massachusettssolklsumass#page/332/mode/2up

Settlement of Maine following the Revolutioary War. http://genealogytrails.com/maine/androscogginco/andro_history_part_seven.html

Marriage of Joseph Knapp and Susannah Packard. https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-records-to-1850/image/?volumeId=7775&pageName=265&rId=141960589

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-B5Y : 4 December 2014), Joseph Knapp in entry for Joseph Knapp, 1763; citing EAST BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.

Mitchell, Nahum. Mitchell's History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Including an Extensive Family Register. Edward Alden, 1840. https://books.google.com/books?id=KIc-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=joseph+knapp+1740&source=bl&ots=Uwn9nsaDWk&sig=YJj0zonjWzFNaEgrrmFDMAcqwBU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUkcrhzqLXAhVYGGMKHY4XDzkQ6AEITDAI#v=onepage&q=joseph%20knapp%201740&f=false