Died on Ship in Lake Erie, Buried in Lake.
Son of Samuel Knapp Sr & Hannah Bushnell.
Husband of Mary Margaret Rebecca Taylor, m. 1724, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
∼John Bushnell Sr.
Military - French and Indian War
Injured serving on Lake Erie and died onboard.
Pgs 757-759 (Title-Genealogical And Personal History Of The Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania Volume III, Author-Under The Editorial Supervision Of John W. Jordan, LL.D. Librarian Of The Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Printing New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1913 Allegheny Valley)
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555. 7th Great grandson.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr, son of Samuel Knapp Sr and Hannah Bushnell was born in 1700 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1758 On Board Ship/Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. He married Mary Margaret Taylor, daughter of Daniel Taylor Sr and Mary Elizabeth Benedict in 1724 in Danbury, Connecticut. She was born in 1705 in Danbury, Connecticut. She died in 1760 in Danbury, Connecticut.
John Knapp had a son Zadock Knapp, whose child was Jacob (1767-abt 1910-30) who had a son Jeremiah Knapp. Zadock's and Jacob's graves have not been located.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr and Mary Margaret Taylor had the following children:
John Knapp Jr
Samuel Knapp
Charles Jacob Knapp
Elijah Knapp
Zephaniah Knapp
Zadock Knapp
Amos Taylor Knapp
Luke Taylor Knapp
Ruth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor Knapp
Joseph Arad Knapp
Justus Knapp
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Notes for John Bushnell Knapp Sr:
"John Knapp, "A man of standing. Officer in the French and Indian War." He was killed or died on shipboard on Lake Erie and was buried in the lake. He was appointed guardian of Samuel (E-212) Apr. 4, 1740. He took inventory of the estate of Stephen Curtis who d. in 1741, the husband of his sister Abigail. He was appointed by the Probate Court of Danbury as Guardian, Administrator and Executor. John's brother, Francis, m. Deborah Taylor, dau. of Daniel Taylor, and from later information it is believed that John m. her sister, Mary, but some think John's wife's name was Rebecca."
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Alfred Averill Knapp, Charles Ruggles Knapp, Henry Eno Knapp, Erza Fred Knapp, Nicholas Knapp Genealogy: (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1953), Page 87 and 88. State Library of North Carolina, 109 East Jones Street Raleigh, NC.
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Son of Samuel Knapp Sr & Hannah Bushnell.
Husband of Mary Margaret Rebecca Taylor, m. 1724, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
∼John Bushnell Sr.
Military - French and Indian War
Injured serving on Lake Erie and died onboard.
Pgs 757-759 (Title-Genealogical And Personal History Of The Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania Volume III, Author-Under The Editorial Supervision Of John W. Jordan, LL.D. Librarian Of The Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Printing New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1913 Allegheny Valley)
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555. 7th Great grandson.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr, son of Samuel Knapp Sr and Hannah Bushnell was born in 1700 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1758 On Board Ship/Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. He married Mary Margaret Taylor, daughter of Daniel Taylor Sr and Mary Elizabeth Benedict in 1724 in Danbury, Connecticut. She was born in 1705 in Danbury, Connecticut. She died in 1760 in Danbury, Connecticut.
John Knapp had a son Zadock Knapp, whose child was Jacob (1767-abt 1910-30) who had a son Jeremiah Knapp. Zadock's and Jacob's graves have not been located.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr and Mary Margaret Taylor had the following children:
John Knapp Jr
Samuel Knapp
Charles Jacob Knapp
Elijah Knapp
Zephaniah Knapp
Zadock Knapp
Amos Taylor Knapp
Luke Taylor Knapp
Ruth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor Knapp
Joseph Arad Knapp
Justus Knapp
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Notes for John Bushnell Knapp Sr:
"John Knapp, "A man of standing. Officer in the French and Indian War." He was killed or died on shipboard on Lake Erie and was buried in the lake. He was appointed guardian of Samuel (E-212) Apr. 4, 1740. He took inventory of the estate of Stephen Curtis who d. in 1741, the husband of his sister Abigail. He was appointed by the Probate Court of Danbury as Guardian, Administrator and Executor. John's brother, Francis, m. Deborah Taylor, dau. of Daniel Taylor, and from later information it is believed that John m. her sister, Mary, but some think John's wife's name was Rebecca."
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Alfred Averill Knapp, Charles Ruggles Knapp, Henry Eno Knapp, Erza Fred Knapp, Nicholas Knapp Genealogy: (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1953), Page 87 and 88. State Library of North Carolina, 109 East Jones Street Raleigh, NC.
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Died on Ship in Lake Erie, Buried in Lake.
Son of Samuel Knapp Sr & Hannah Bushnell.
Husband of Mary Margaret Rebecca Taylor, m. 1724, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
∼John Bushnell Sr.
Military - French and Indian War
Injured serving on Lake Erie and died onboard.
Pgs 757-759 (Title-Genealogical And Personal History Of The Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania Volume III, Author-Under The Editorial Supervision Of John W. Jordan, LL.D. Librarian Of The Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Printing New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1913 Allegheny Valley)
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555. 7th Great grandson.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr, son of Samuel Knapp Sr and Hannah Bushnell was born in 1700 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1758 On Board Ship/Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. He married Mary Margaret Taylor, daughter of Daniel Taylor Sr and Mary Elizabeth Benedict in 1724 in Danbury, Connecticut. She was born in 1705 in Danbury, Connecticut. She died in 1760 in Danbury, Connecticut.
John Knapp had a son Zadock Knapp, whose child was Jacob (1767-abt 1910-30) who had a son Jeremiah Knapp. Zadock's and Jacob's graves have not been located.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr and Mary Margaret Taylor had the following children:
John Knapp Jr
Samuel Knapp
Charles Jacob Knapp
Elijah Knapp
Zephaniah Knapp
Zadock Knapp
Amos Taylor Knapp
Luke Taylor Knapp
Ruth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor Knapp
Joseph Arad Knapp
Justus Knapp
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Notes for John Bushnell Knapp Sr:
"John Knapp, "A man of standing. Officer in the French and Indian War." He was killed or died on shipboard on Lake Erie and was buried in the lake. He was appointed guardian of Samuel (E-212) Apr. 4, 1740. He took inventory of the estate of Stephen Curtis who d. in 1741, the husband of his sister Abigail. He was appointed by the Probate Court of Danbury as Guardian, Administrator and Executor. John's brother, Francis, m. Deborah Taylor, dau. of Daniel Taylor, and from later information it is believed that John m. her sister, Mary, but some think John's wife's name was Rebecca."
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Alfred Averill Knapp, Charles Ruggles Knapp, Henry Eno Knapp, Erza Fred Knapp, Nicholas Knapp Genealogy: (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1953), Page 87 and 88. State Library of North Carolina, 109 East Jones Street Raleigh, NC.
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Son of Samuel Knapp Sr & Hannah Bushnell.
Husband of Mary Margaret Rebecca Taylor, m. 1724, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
∼John Bushnell Sr.
Military - French and Indian War
Injured serving on Lake Erie and died onboard.
Pgs 757-759 (Title-Genealogical And Personal History Of The Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania Volume III, Author-Under The Editorial Supervision Of John W. Jordan, LL.D. Librarian Of The Historical Society Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Printing New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1913 Allegheny Valley)
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555. 7th Great grandson.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr, son of Samuel Knapp Sr and Hannah Bushnell was born in 1700 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1758 On Board Ship/Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. He married Mary Margaret Taylor, daughter of Daniel Taylor Sr and Mary Elizabeth Benedict in 1724 in Danbury, Connecticut. She was born in 1705 in Danbury, Connecticut. She died in 1760 in Danbury, Connecticut.
John Knapp had a son Zadock Knapp, whose child was Jacob (1767-abt 1910-30) who had a son Jeremiah Knapp. Zadock's and Jacob's graves have not been located.
John Bushnell Knapp Sr and Mary Margaret Taylor had the following children:
John Knapp Jr
Samuel Knapp
Charles Jacob Knapp
Elijah Knapp
Zephaniah Knapp
Zadock Knapp
Amos Taylor Knapp
Luke Taylor Knapp
Ruth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor Knapp
Joseph Arad Knapp
Justus Knapp
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Notes for John Bushnell Knapp Sr:
"John Knapp, "A man of standing. Officer in the French and Indian War." He was killed or died on shipboard on Lake Erie and was buried in the lake. He was appointed guardian of Samuel (E-212) Apr. 4, 1740. He took inventory of the estate of Stephen Curtis who d. in 1741, the husband of his sister Abigail. He was appointed by the Probate Court of Danbury as Guardian, Administrator and Executor. John's brother, Francis, m. Deborah Taylor, dau. of Daniel Taylor, and from later information it is believed that John m. her sister, Mary, but some think John's wife's name was Rebecca."
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
Alfred Averill Knapp, Charles Ruggles Knapp, Henry Eno Knapp, Erza Fred Knapp, Nicholas Knapp Genealogy: (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1953), Page 87 and 88. State Library of North Carolina, 109 East Jones Street Raleigh, NC.
Researched 2012 by Greg Hetzler, ID 47780555
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