John
Knapp
Born in Newtown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of John Knapp
and Sarah (Parke) Knapp
Brother of
Sarah B. (Knap) Orgels, Jonathan Knapp, Ebenezer Knapp, James Knapp, Isaac Knapp, Jonas Knapp, Hannah (Knapp) Allen, Daniel Samuel Knapp and Lydia Knap
Husband of
Mary (Whitney) Knapp
— married
13 Jul 1715 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
David Knapp, Martha Knapp, Bathsheba Knapp, Josiah Knapp, Jesse Knapp, Mary (Knapp) Hyde and Lydia (Knapp) Mason
Died
at age 41
in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2011
This page has been accessed 883 times.
Biography
- Vital Records of Newton, MA
- To the Year 1850
- NEHGS Boston 1905
- Marriages
- John Knapp & Mary Whitney, 13 Jul 1715, in Watertown
- Bathsheba Knap & Samuel walker, intention, Mar 10, 1744/5
- David Knap & Sarah Bartlit, Jan 1, 1740/1
- Deaths
- Bathsheba Knap Jul 18, 1745
- John Knop, May 26, 1730
- Martha Knop, d. John and Mary, Oct 10, 1721
- Mary was guardian of their children in 1739.
- Their children born at Newton were:
- David, b. 12 Mar 1717
- Martha, b. 12 Apr 1719, d. 10 Oct 1721
- Bathsheba, b. 13 Sep 1721, d. 18 Jul 1745, unmarried
- Josiah, b. 25 Oct 1723
- Jesse, b. 17 Feb 1726
- Mary, b. 18 Jul 1728, married 1751, Elisha Hyde
- Sybil, b. 25 Jul 1730, married Moses Mason in Boston on 6 Jun 1749
Sources
- Knapp, Arthur Mason. "The Knapp Family in America: A Genealogy of the Descendants of William Knapp". Boston, 1909. Page 11.
- Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. Chicago, 1895. Page 29.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT7-T4C : 5 November 2017), John Knap, 11 Dec 1688; citing Birth, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,868.
Is John your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- David Knapp
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #834380
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Sean Pickett :
23andMe, GEDmatch GT7451329 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GT7451329 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Clay Clement :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member clayclement1
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Martha Greene :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Richard Clark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A893059 [compare], Ancestry member rgclark1027
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Rejected matches › Jonathan Knapp (abt.1690-)
Featured Foodie Connections: John is 17 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 20 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 19 degrees from Maggie Beer, 41 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 25 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 22 degrees from Michael Chow, 19 degrees from Ree Drummond, 19 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 18 degrees from Matty Matheson, 21 degrees from Martha Stewart, 28 degrees from Danny Trejo and 23 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
<<source>> The Knapp Family in America: A Genealogy of the Descendants of William Knapp Who Settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1630: Including Also a Tabulated Pedigree, Paternal and Maternal, of Hiram Knapp. By Arthur Mason Knapp. The Fort Mill Press, Samuel Usher, 175 to 184 High Street, Boston, Mass. Pgs. 8-10.