Hannah (Williams) Belknap (1754)

Born 29 Jan 1754 in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn

Ancestors

Wife of Abel Belknap — married 6 Jun 1776 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Hannah was born on 29 Jan 1754 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony to John and Margaret Williams.^[1]

Marriage

Hannah married Abel Belknap on June 6, 1776. She was his third wife.

Husband: Abel Belknap

Wife: Hannah Williams

Child: Margaret M. Belknap

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 6 JUN 1776^[2]

Death & Burial

Hannah was buried in Old Town Cemetery. Her gravestone reads:

Sacred to the memory of HANNAH the relict of Abel Belknap Esq. who died June 5th 1815 aged 61 years and 7 months.

Be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh ^[3]

Sources

• Source: S125551 Title: Maltby 08282011.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other

• Ruttenber, Edward Manning. History of the county of Orange, with a history of the town and city of Newburgh; general, analytical and biographical, 1875; Pages 358-362.

•  ::The genealogy and history of the family of Williams in America, Stephen West Williams, 1847.

• American Ancestry, Volume 10, Thomas Patrick Hughes & Frank Munsell, editors, 1895.

1. ↑ Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Sharon, pp. 127-128 in transcription, citing LR3, pp. 102
2. ↑ Source: #S125551 Data: Text: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011
3. ↑ Tombstone information available at findagrave.com