Samuel Knapp and Hannah Bushnell

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Husband Samuel Knapp ¹

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           Born: 1668 - Stamford, Fairfield Co, CT 1
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           Died: 1739 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT 1
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         Father: Caleb Knap (1637-      ) 1
         Mother: Hannah Smith (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Hannah Bushnell ¹

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           Born: 1676 - Stamford, Fairfield Co, CT 1
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         Father: Francis Bushnell (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M Samuel Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1698 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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           Died: 1740 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT 1
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2 M John Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1700 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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           Died: 1758 1
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         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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3 M Francis Knapp ¹

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           Born: 1702 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT 1
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           Died: 7 Jun 1776 1
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4 F Abigail Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1705 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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         Spouse: Stephen Curtis (      -      ) 1

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5 M Caleb Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1709 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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           Died: 6 Feb 1788 - Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT 1
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6 M Moses Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1711 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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           Died: 15 Sep 1751 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT 1
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7 F Mercy Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1713 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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           Died: 22 May 1797 1
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         Spouse: James Benedict (      -      ) 1

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8 M Joshua Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1716 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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           Died: 8 Aug 1798 1
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9 M Aaron Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1718 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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10 F Hannah Knapp ¹

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           Born: Abt 1720 - Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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         Spouse: Thomas Benedict (      -1743) 1
           Marr: 14 Oct 1740 1

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Knapp

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It is not known exactly at what time he moved to Danbury, Connecticut, but it is thought about 1685. Danbury was first settled in the summer of 1684 by eight families. Family tradition says Samuel Knapp was commissioned by the king of England to locate and survey the town and settle thereon a certain number of families in a given time. If he did so he was to receive a tract of land for his services. This cannot be verified as the Danbury records were destroyed by fire during the Revolutionary war. The land records show him to have been a large landholder, owning land at North River, Barren Plains, Best Division, Great Bogs, Stadley's Ridge and New Fairfield, Connecticut. The assembly of Connecticut confirmed him an ensign of a train band in October, 1713, and in May, 1716, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was elected a deputy to the assembly in 1716 and again in 1721-22. By occupation he was a weaver.

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General Notes: Wife - Hannah Bushnell

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from Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 758.