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Hannah Knapp

Female 1660 - 1721  (61 years)


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  • Name Hannah Knapp 
    Born 26 Mar 1660  Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Mar 1721  Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I863  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Joshua Knapp,   b. 5/05 Jan 1634/5, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1684, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Hannah Close,   b. Abt 1632, of Grinton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1695, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1657  Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daniel Smith,   b. Abt 1648, of Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3/03 Mar 1739/40, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Married Abt 1678  Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nathan Smith,   b. Abt 1693, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 1739 to 20 Mar 1743/1744, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Per book "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial," comp. William Richard Cutter, Reprinted for Clearfield Co by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1994, p. 1936: "Daniel, son of Henry and Elizabeth Smith, was born in 1648. He removed to Greenwich, CT, and died there, 3 Mar 1740. He married Hannah, dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Close) Knapp, b. 26 Mar 1660, died 29 Mar 1721. They had twelve children..."

      2. Per the book "The Story of the Early Settlers of Stamford, Connecticut, 1641 - 1700," by Jeanne Majdalany (including genealogies comp. with Edith M. Wicks), p191: "Daniel Smith - b1648, d1740, m1677 Hannah Knap (b1660, d1721, d/o Joshua). Greenwich." Hannah is niece to John Caleb Knapp who married Hannah Smith, the sister to Daniel Smith.

      3. "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy," compiled by Alfred Averill Knapp, M.D. "This Genealogy of the Descendants of Nicholas Knapp, first found mentioned at Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630, is the result of the work and research of many individuals. The four principal collectors of data were Charles Ruggles Knapp, Henry Eno Knapp, Ezra Fred Knapp and the author, Alfred Averill Knapp, but they were assisted through correspondence by a large number of individuals who furnished much valuable family and local information...":
      "Hanna, b. 3-26-1660, Stamford, Conn. d. 3-29-1721, Greenwich, Conn. m Daniel Smith in 1679. He b. 1648. d. 3-3-1740, Greenwich, son of Henry Smith, bro. of Hannah, wife of Caleb Knapp. They had a son Ezra, b. 11-24-1705. m. 1st Mary Weed. 2nd Mary Bellamy. Hannah was 25 at the death of her father. Possibly she had 13 children."
      Concerning the father: "Joshua Knapp moved to Stamford, Conn., with his father in 1646, m. there and lived there for some time. In 1663 he moved to Greenwich, Conn. where he was admitted Freeman in 1669, making his home there until his death in 1684. He was one of two persons who made the bargain with the Indians when Bedford Parish was bought from them. The agreement between the Indians and Stamford Colony was witnessed by Joshua Knapp and David Waterbury and signed by seven Indian Chiefs dated 12-23-1680. He bought land in Rye in 1681. His inventory is dated 10-27-1684 and is spoken of as a good estate. He mentions the children named above, except Jonathan, saying that the sons shall receive their share at the age of 21 and the daus. at the age of 18. The will is signed by the widow Knapp, John Bowers and Moses Knapp, all of Stamford, Conn., and also by John Reynolds. Joshua was made Proprietor at Greenwich 2-5-1664. He gave a deed in Stamford 1-14-1657. He was probably a weaver by trade as his father willed him "the other half of the gears" to his loom. Inventory of his estate in 1684 places its value at 54 pounds. He was one of the Committee of Sixteen to confer about the dividing line between Greenwich and Rye. John Bowers was made Proprietor at Greenwich 2-5-1664, was called 43 years old in 1681 and d. in 1694. No children."

      4. The book "History of Stamford, Connecticut, 1641-1868…," by Rev. E. B. Huntington (A Corrected Reprint of the 1868 Edition, 1979), p. 56:
      "Knapp, Joshua, son of Nicholas, was married here in 1657 to Hannah Close. He had one child recorded here -- Hannah, born March 26, 1660. He lived later in Greenwich, having had then seven children, Joshua, Joseph, Ruth, Timothy, Benjamin, Caleb, and Jonathan. His inventory bears date Oct. 27, 1684."

      5. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 45, no. 1 (Aug. 2002), "The Smith Families of Stamford, Connecticut," by Robert Louer, E-mail: vwrjl@att.net , pp. 7-8:
      "Daniel2 Smith (Henry1), b. about 1648 probably at Stamford,[39] d. 3 Mar 1739/40 at Greenwich, aged 92 years.[40] He m. say 1679 Hannah Knapp,[41] daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Close) Knapp; b. 26 Mar 1660 at Stamford,[42] d. 29 Mar 1721 at Greenwich.[43] Daniel was residing in Greenwich by 19 Jan 1681.[44] His estate distributed 8 Oct 1740.[45]
      Children of Daniel and Hannah (Knapp) Smith:
      -[probably] Joshua3 Smith, b. say 1679[46]
      -Daniel Smith, b. say 1680
      -Sarah Smith, b. say 1683 probably at Greenwich, d. 12 Mar 1736/7 at Stamford.[47] She m1) 15 Dec 1705 at Stamford,[48] Jonas Hait, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Weed) Hait; b. say 1680, d. 3 Dec 1711 at Stamford.[49] She m2) 17 Feb 1714 at Stamford,[50] Thomas June, son of Peter and Sarah (___) June; b. 23 Jul 1690 at Stamford,[51] d. before 1 Dec 1767.[52] Thomas m2) say 1714 Tamar ___,[53] and had Tamar, William, and Rachel. Administration of Thomas' estate granted to his son Thomas on 1 Dec 1767.[54] Issue: Her first marriage Daniel, Sarah, Jemima, and Jonas. Her second marriage Hannah, Mary, Jemima, Thomas, Ezra, Abner, and Jacob.
      -Joseph Smith, b. say 1686
      -Jabez Smith, b. say 1689
      -Caleb Smith, b. say 1691
      -Nathan Smith, b. say 1693
      -Benjamin Smith, b. say 1695
      -Mary Smith, b. say 1697, d. 28 May 1741 at Stamford.[55] She m1) 23 May 1723 at Stamford,[56] Charles Webb, son of Samuel and Hannah (Jagger) Webb; b. 12 Mar 1696/7 at Stamford,[57] d. 19 Apr 1730 at Stamford.[58] She m2) 5 Apr 1734 at Stamford,[59] Daniel Lockwood Jr., son of Daniel and Charity (Clemence) Lockwood; b. 13 Dec 1703 at Stamford,[60] d. before 1 Oct 1776. Daniel m2) say 1775 probably at Stamford,[61] Sarah (Palmer) (Stockdill) Steward, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Hubbard) Palmer, widow of Robert Stockdill, and later James Steward; b. 3 Jul 1734.[62] Daniel's will dated 17 Aug 1775 was probated 1 Oct 1776.[63] Issue: Her first marriage Charles, Hannah, Mary, and Samuel. Her second marriage Daniel, Deborah, Sarah, and Isaac.
      -Hannah Smith, b. say 1700 probably at Stamford, d. before 8 Oct 1740. Called deceased 8 Oct 1740 in distribution of her father's estate.[64] Her share distributed to her unnamed children.[65] She might be the Hannah who m. 1 Mar 1730/1 at Stamford,[66] Enos Bishop, son of John and Mary (Talmage) Bishop, b. 21 Apr 1707 at Stamford.[67]
      -(Deacon) Moses Smith, b. 12 Jan 1702/3
      -(Lt.) Ezra Smith, b. 24 Nov 1705
      -Ruth Smith, b. say 1708, d. after Feb 1761 at Stamford.[68] She m. 22 May 1729,[69] James June, son of Peter and Sarah (___) June; b. 29 Jun 1687 at Stamford,[70] d. about Feb 1761 at Stamford.[71] He had by a previous marriage Ruth, Deborah, Mercy, James, and Zabud. His will dated 16 Feb 1761 was probated 3 Mar 1761.[72] Issue: Joshua, and Hannah.
      -[possibly] Reuben Smith, b.[73]
      39. Stamford LR, A:101.
      40. Stamford VR, 1:41.
      41. Marriage calculated from Hannah's birth date.
      42. Stamford VR, 1:98.
      43. Stamford VR, 1:138.
      44. Stamford LR, A:101. As an original proprietor he may have been there as early as 1672.
      45. Stamford Probate Record Miscellaneous Papers, 1:338, as cited in Spencer P. Mead, "Abstracts of Probate Records for the District of Stamford, Fairfield Co., State of CT, 1919-1924," hereafter Stamford PR Misc.
      46. Stamford TM, 176. Many secondary sources give him a son Joshua who died 19 Dec 1706. While there is a record in Stamford recording a Joshua Smith dying in "Horseneck" on 19 Dec [ ], no year is given. It appears the year is assumed because the entry is found among the 1706 records. No evidence was found connecting him to this family, placement is assumed because it was the only Smith family in Greenwich at this time.
      47. Stamford VR, 1:33.
      48. Stamford VIZ, 1:128.
      49. Stamford VR, 1:131.
      50. Stamford VR, 1:106.
      51. Stamford VR, 1:107.
      52. Stamford Probate Record, 3:282, as cited in Spencer P. Mead, "Abstracts of Probate Records for the District of Stamford, Fairfield Co., State of CT, 1919-1924," hereafter Stamford PR.
      53. Stamford PR, 3:299.
      54. Stamford PR, 3:282.
      55. Stamford VR, 1:47.
      56. Stamford VR, 1:0.
      57. Stamford VR, 1:13.
      58. Stamford VR, 1:15; Stamford PR, 1:4.
      59. Stamford VR, 1:25. (Frederic A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, "Colonial and Revolutionary History of The Lockwood Family in America From A. D. 1630," (Philadelphia: 1889), 83, hereafter Lockwood Genealogy. Erroneously states that Daniel married Mary Webb, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hait) Webb).
      60. Stamford VR, 1:127.
      61. Stamford PR, 5:429; Edith M. Wicks and Virginia H. Olson, "Stamford's Soldiers - Genealogical Biographies of Revolutionary War Patriots from Stamford Connecticut" (Stamford, 1976), 274, hereafter Stamford's Soldiers.
      62. Stamford's Soldiers, 274.
      63. Stamford PR, 5:429.
      64. Stamford PR Misc., 1:338.
      65. A number of secondary sources erroneously claim she married Isaac Weed (See #124). If in fact she did marry a Weed perhaps she was the unknown first wife of Samuel Weed, of Norwalk. His will dated 31 Oct 1748 was probated 9 Feb 1756 mentions a first wife.
      66. Stamford VR, 1:18.
      67. Stamford VR, 1:144.
      68. Ruth is mentioned in her husband's will.
      69. Stamford PR Misc, 1:338. She is called wife of James June in distribution of her father's estate. No marriage record found, date is taken from Spencer P. Mead, "Ye Historie of the Town of Greenwich County of Fairfield and state of Connecticut" (Cambden, ME: Picton Press, 1992), 657, hereafter Ye Historie.
      70. Stamford VR, 1:107.
      71. Stamford PR, 5:112.
      72. Stamford PR, 5:114. An inventory was taken on 28 Apr 1761 by her brother Caleb Smith and James Nichols.
      73. Isaac Hunting, "History of Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County" (Amenia, NY: Charles Walsh & Company, 1897), 380, hereafter Pine Plains. Claims without evidence that Daniel had a son Reuben. This account of the family contains a number of errors."

      BIRTH:
      1. The book "Stamford Town Records, Vol. 1, 1641-1723," transcribed and annotated by Paul R. Finch, NEHGS (Boston, 2011), p. 105: "Page 116 [1:98] Hana, daughter to Joshua Knap, born the 26th March, Anno 1660."

      DEATH:
      1. The book "Stamford Town Records, Vol. 1, 1641-1723," transcribed and annotated by Paul R. Finch, NEHGS (Boston, 2011), p. 180; author's notes in ( ): "Page 182 [1:138] ([Death]) Hannah Smith, wife of Daniel Smith, Sr.* dyed, March the 29th day, 1721.
      *According to Mead ("Historie of Greenwich," 595), Hannah3 (Knapp) Smith was the daughter of Joshua2 (Nicholas1) and Hannah (Close) Knapp. She was born on 26 March 1660 (STR 1:98)."

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. The author has prepared a family group sheet on which he notes the following miscellaneous sources:
      -NK Gen (1953).
      -NK Gen Suppl (1956).
      -Hist. of Stamford, by Huntington.
      -Hist. of Greenwich, by Mead.
      -Fairfield Probate Rec., v. 1665-1675, p. 55.
      -Stamford Registration.
      -Stamford Colony Rec.
      -Rye, NY (CT) Land Rec. 1681.
      -Greenwich Vital Rec.
      -Inventory of Estate dtd. 27 Oct 1684.
      -Proprietor Rec., 5. Feb 1664.
      -Fam. of Old Fairfield, by Jacobus.