Nicholas Knapp Descendents

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Descendants of Nicholas Knap (Knapp): Generation One; Generation Two; Generation Three; Generation Four; Generation Five; Generation Six; Generation Seven; Generation Eight; Generation Nine; Generation Ten
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Descendants of Nicholas Knap (Knapp)

Generation One

1. Nicholas¹ Knap¹ was born circa 1606 at St Mary Parish-Bures, Suffolk, England;¹ he married Elinor (–?–) between 1629 and 1630 at England;¹ he married Unica or Unity (–?–) Mar 9, 1659/60 at Stamford, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he died Apr 16, 1670 at Stamford, Fairfield, Conneticutt.¹
Children of Nicholas¹ Knap and Elinor (–?–) were:

+ 2 i. Joshua² Knapp Sr., born Jan 5, 1634/35 at Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; married Hannah Close.

There were no children of Nicholas¹ Knap and Unica or Unity (–?–).

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Generation Two

2. Joshua² Knapp Sr. (Nicholas¹ Knap)¹^,¹^,¹ was born Jan 5, 1634/35 at Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts;¹ he married Hannah Close Jun 9, 1657 at Stamford, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he died before Oct 27, 1684 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt.¹
Children of Joshua² Knapp Sr. and Hannah Close were:

+ 3 i. Joshua³ Knapp Jr, born 1662 at Stamford, Fairfield, Conneticutt; married Elizabeth Reynolds.

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Generation Three

3. Joshua³ Knapp Jr (Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1662 at Stamford, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he married Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of Jonathan Reynolds, Mar 16, 1686/87 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he died circa 1750 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt.¹
Children of Joshua³ Knapp Jr and Elizabeth Reynolds were:

+ 4 i. John⁴ Knapp, born Mar 10, 1707/8 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt; married Abigal Close.

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Generation Four

4. John⁴ Knapp (Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)¹^,¹^,¹ was born Mar 10, 1707/8 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he married Abigal Close, daughter of Joseph Close, Jan 14, 1730/31 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he died after 1761 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt.¹
Children of John⁴ Knapp and Abigal Close were:

+ 5 i. Justus⁵ Knapp, born Jan 20, 1735/36 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt; married Sarah Reynolds.

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Generation Five

5. Justus⁵ Knapp (John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)¹^,¹^,¹ was born Jan 20, 1735/36 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he married Sarah Reynolds 1755 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he died Nov, 1816 at Milledgeville, Georgia, at age 80.¹
Children of Justus⁵ Knapp and Sarah Reynolds were:

+ 6 i. John Elnathan⁶ Knapp, born Aug 5, 1760 at West Greenwich [Horseneck], Fairfield, Conneticutt; married unknown (–?–); married Sarah Smith; married Hetty Covel; married Marie Churchill.

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Generation Six

6. John Elnathan⁶ Knapp (Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)¹^,¹^,¹ was born Aug 5, 1760 at Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he married unknown (–?–) before 1785;¹ he married Sarah Smith, daughter of Elijah Smith, circa 1795;¹ he married Hetty Covel Dec 28, 1799 at Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;¹ he married Marie Churchill Jul 14, 1827 at Newburgh, Orange, New York;¹ he died Sep 5, 1832 at New York, Kings, New York, at age 72.¹
Children of John Elnathan⁶ Knapp and unknown (–?–) were as follows:

7 i. unknown⁷ Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born circa 1795.¹
8 ii. unknown Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born circa 1795.¹

Children of John Elnathan⁶ Knapp and Sarah Smith were as follows:

+ 9 i. Sarah⁷ Knapp, born at New York, Kings, New York; married (–?–) Mulligan.
10 ii. William Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born circa 1796 at Chatham, Fairfield, Conneticutt;¹ he married Caroline Mulligan.¹

He lived at Cape Cod.¹
11 iii. Gilbert Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born Dec 3, 1798 at Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;¹ he died Jul 31, 1887 at Racine, Wisconsin, at age 88.¹

Children of John Elnathan⁶ Knapp and Hetty Covel all born at New York, Kings, New York, were as follows:

12 i. Henry Reynolds⁷ Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born Nov 3, 1800;¹ he died May 13, 1862 at New York, Kings, New York, at age 61.¹
13 ii. Hetty Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born Mar 25, 1803.¹
+ 14 iii. Charles Sidney Knapp, born 1805; married Laura White.

There were no children of John Elnathan⁶ Knapp and Marie Churchill.

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Generation Seven

9. Sarah⁷ Knapp (John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)¹^,¹^,¹ was born at New York, Kings, New York;¹ she married (–?–) Mulligan;¹ she died Jun 10, 1877 at Shawano, Racine, Wisconsin.¹
Children of Sarah⁷ Knapp and (–?–) Mulligan were:

15 i. Helen⁸ Mulligan.¹^,¹^,¹

14. Charles Sidney⁷ Knapp (John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)²^,¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1805 at New York, Kings, New York;¹ he married Laura White 1833 at Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania;¹ he died Apr, 1880 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin.¹
Children of Charles Sidney⁷ Knapp and Laura White were as follows:

16 i. William⁸ Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1805 at Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania;¹ he died at McHenry, Illinois.¹
17 ii. George Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born circa 1837 at Michigan.¹
18 iii. Ezra O. Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1838 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois;¹ he died 1916 at Marengo, McHenry, Illinois.¹
+ 19 iv. James Acy Knapp, born 1839 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois; married Elizabeth Brantt.
20 v. Henry Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born circa 1841 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois.¹
21 vi. Devello Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1843 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois;¹ he died at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois.¹
22 vii. Lucinda Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1844 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois.¹
23 viii. Justus Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1846 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois.¹
24 ix. Charles Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1847 at Marengo, McHenry, Illinois;¹ he married Elizabeth Brantt;²^,³ he died at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin.¹
25 x. Laura Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1849 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois.¹
26 xi. Anna Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born 1859 at Michigan.¹

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Generation Eight

19. James Acy⁸ Knapp (Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)²^,⁴^,²^,¹ was born 1839 at Riley Township, McHenry, Illinois;⁴^,¹^,¹ he married Elizabeth Brantt 1866 at Dakota Territory, South Dakota;²^,⁴^,¹ he died Dec, 1877 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin.¹^,⁴
Children of James Acy⁸ Knapp and Elizabeth Brantt were as follows:

27 i. May⁹ Knapp²^,²^,² died at Sweet Water Divide, Wyoming.²
28 ii. Edward Knapp.²^,²^,²
+ 29 iii. James Asa Knapp Jr., born Jan 2, 1868 at Denver, Colorado; married Emma Beatrice Primley.
30 iv. Henry Edwin Knapp²^,¹^,²^,² was born Dec 20, 1868 at Marengo, McHenry, Illinois;¹ he was born Dec 20, 1868 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin;⁴ he died after 1918 at Warsaw, Wisconsin;⁴ he died after 1924 at Warsaw, Wisconsin.¹
31 v. Theron Gilbert Knapp²^,⁴^,²^,² was born Mar 3, 1870 at Falthorn Junction, Michigan;¹ he was born Mar 3, 1870 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin;⁴ he married Elma Zerranner, daughter of John Zerranner and Caroline Greenman, Apr 3, 1907 at Menominee, Menominee, Michigan;⁴ he died after 1918 at Faithorn, Menominee, Michigan.⁴
32 vi. William Buren Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born Feb 11, 1872 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin.¹^,⁴
33 vii. Florence Knapp²^,²^,² was born 1874 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin;¹^,⁴ she married (–?–) Charles?²
34 viii. Edgar Knapp²^,²^,² was born 1876 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin;¹^,⁵ he died.²
35 ix. Mary Knapp¹^,¹^,¹ was born Dec, 1877 at Big Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin.¹^,⁴

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Generation Nine

29. James Asa⁹ Knapp Jr. (James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,¹^,⁷^,²^,² was born Jan 2, 1867 at Dakota Territory, South Dakota;¹ he was born Jan 2, 1868 at Denver, Colorado;⁶ he married Emma Beatrice Primley, daughter of Robert Primley and Kathryn Smith, Sep 11, 1901 at Crivitz, Wisconsin;⁶^,²^,⁵ he died 1950 at Kingston or Kingsford, Michigan.³
He and Emma Beatrice Primley were described as Grandfather James Knapp was a tall, good-looking man. He was a logger, which took the family from Michigan to the deep woods of Northern Wisconsin, wherre they often lived in make-shift shacks close to the logging camps. Often he stayed at logging camps and only came home on weekends. This made for a lonely life for my Grandmother. My Uncle Wayne found diaries and other writings of hers indicating she felt very isolated. The children rarely saw their father, and shortly after Glenn was born in 1923, the Grandparents separated permanently. This put the responsibility for the family fully on Grandmother and the older children, especially my mother (Nora).
The family first went to Coquille, Oregon, where they visited awhile with the Napiers, a family from Taylor Rapids who had come out about a year earlier. The boys took jobs cutting railroad ties in the forest above Powers, Oregon. A forest fire raged through the area, completely wiping them out. They loaded what they had left and headed for Monroe, Washington, where they found work on the Frye Lettuce Farm. The wages were around 25 cents an hour dropping to even less as Frye imported workers from Korea and the Phillipines who would often work just for room and board.
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Children of James Asa⁹ Knapp Jr. and Emma Beatrice Primley were as follows:

+ 36 i. Allen James¹⁰ Knapp, born Sep 12, 1902 at Loomis, Marinette, Wisconsin; married Lillian Idella Snow.
+ 37 ii. Nora Mae Knapp, born Aug 28, 1904 at Faunus, Menominee, Wisconsin; married Raymond Elroy Anderson.
+ 38 iii. Melvin Edward Knapp, born Jul 28, 1906 at Wausaukee, Wisconsin; married Helen Griffiths.
+ 39 iv. Lloyd Darrell Knapp, born Apr 30, 1908 at Cedarville, Wisconsin; married Irene Elwell.
40 v. Clayton Leroy Knapp⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ was born Sep 29, 1910 at Wausaukee, Wisconsin;² he died May 5, 1911;⁶^,² he died May 5, 1911.⁶
+ 41 vi. Robert Francis Knapp, born Jan 20, 1913 at Wausaukee, Wisconsin; married Evelyn Mae Elwell.
+ 42 vii. Wayne Primley Knapp, born Dec 31, 1914 at Wausaukee, Washington; married Leatha Myrtle Odell; married Leatha Myrtle Odell.
+ 43 viii. Maurice (Glen) Knapp, born Aug 4, 1923 at Green Bay, Wisconsin; married Maxine Handley.

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Generation Ten

36. Allen James¹⁰ Knapp (James⁹, James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,⁶^,⁶ was born Sep 12, 1902 at Loomis, Marinette, Wisconsin;²^,³ he married Lillian Idella Snow Nov 3, 1929 at Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin;⁶^,³ he died 1974 at Roseberg, Oregon.²
He Had 8 Children.⁶ He lived circa 1960 at Sutherlin, Oregon.⁸
Children of Allen James¹⁰ Knapp and Lillian Idella Snow were as follows:

44 i. Audrey¹¹ Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ died.⁶
45 ii. Wendolyn Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ married Terry (–?–);² he died at Oregon.⁶
46 iii. Shirley Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.
47 iv. Eugene Knapp⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.
48 v. Jon Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ died.⁶
49 vi. Allen Kenneth Knapp⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ married Marilyn (–?–);² he died.²
50 vii. Diane Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.
51 viii. Connie Knapp⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.

37. Nora Mae¹⁰ Knapp (James⁹, James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,⁶^,⁶ was born Aug 28, 1904 at Faunus, Menominee, Wisconsin;⁶^,²^,⁷ she married Raymond Elroy Anderson, son of John Anderson and Helena A. Blickfelt, Mar 24, 1926 at Wisconsin;⁶^,³ she died Jul 17, 1963 at Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, at age 58;⁶^,⁹ she was buried Jul 19, 1963? at Monroe, Washington.⁶^,¹⁰
Nora Mae Knapp was named for Nora Cunningham.²^,¹⁰ She Battled with cancer for at least 20 years. Eye cancer, then intestinal cancer at Marysville, Snohomish, Washington.⁵ She lived circa 1942 at Marysville, Snohomish, Washington.⁶
Children of Nora Mae¹⁰ Knapp and Raymond Elroy Anderson were as follows:

52 i. Raymond Elroy¹¹ Anderson⁶^,⁶^,⁶ was born 1931;¹⁰ he died 1931.⁶
53 ii. Ramona Mae Anderson¹¹^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.

38. Melvin Edward¹⁰ Knapp (James⁹, James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ was born Jul 28, 1906 at Wausaukee, Wisconsin;² he married Helen Griffiths Jul 28, 1906;²^,³ he died Nov 28, 1943 at Wisconsin at age 37.²^,³
Children of Melvin Edward¹⁰ Knapp and Helen Griffiths are as follows:

54 i. Pat¹¹ Knapp²^,²^,² is still living or unknown.
55 ii. Ila Knapp²^,²^,² is still living or unknown.
56 iii. Irene Knapp²^,²^,² is still living or unknown.

39. Lloyd Darrell¹⁰ Knapp (James⁹, James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ was born Apr 30, 1908 at Cedarville, Wisconsin;² he married Irene Elwell Aug 21, 1931;⁶^,² he died Aug 14, 1988 at Orfino, Idaho, at age 80.³
He lived circa 1960 at Mattawa, Washington.⁸ Lloyd developed Alzheimer’s disease and died in 1988 circa 1980.⁵
Children of Lloyd Darrell¹⁰ Knapp and Irene Elwell were as follows:

57 i. Charles Elwell¹¹ Knapp²^,²^,² was born Mar 12, 1932;² he died Mar 13, 1932.²
58 ii. Darrell Charles Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ was born Dec 24, 1933;² he married Lillie Cook;² he died Jan 30, 2001 at age 67.²

He Alcoholic.²^,¹⁰ He also went by the name of Smokey.¹⁰^,²
59 iii. Ramona Beatrice Knapp⁶^,²^,¹⁰^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.
60 iv. Anita Darlene Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.
61 v. Melvin Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.

41. Robert Francis¹⁰ Knapp (James⁹, James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ was born Jan 20, 1913 at Wausaukee, Wisconsin;⁶^,² he married Evelyn Mae Elwell, daughter of Charles Elwell and Laura Graves Stillman, Jul 7, 1933 at Washington;⁶^,² he died May, 1994 at Lake Stevens, Snohomish, Washington, at age 81.³
Robert died after a stroke in May, 1994 at Monroe, Snohomish, Washington.⁵
Children of Robert Francis¹⁰ Knapp and Evelyn Mae Elwell were as follows:

62 i. Robert Charles¹¹ Knapp⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.
63 ii. James Elwell Knapp²^,²^,² was born Oct 19, 1935;² he died Feb 10, 1936 at California;² he was buried Feb, 1936 at California.²
64 iii. Wayne Harley Knapp⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.
65 iv. Arden Lloyd Knapp⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.

42. Wayne Primley¹⁰ Knapp (James⁹, James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,²^,⁶^,⁶ was born Dec 31, 1914 at Wausaukee, Washington;⁶ he married Leatha Myrtle Odell Jan 4, 1936 at Monroe, Snohomish, Washington;⁶^,³ he married Leatha Myrtle Odell Jan 4, 1936;⁶ he died Aug 25, 1999 at Seattle, King, Washington, at age 84.²
Children of Wayne Primley¹⁰ Knapp and Leatha Myrtle Odell are:

66 i. Sharon Mae¹¹ Knapp⁶^,⁶^,⁶ is still living or unknown.

43. Maurice (Glen)¹⁰ Knapp (James⁹, James⁸, Charles⁷, John⁶, Justus⁵, John⁴, Joshua³, Joshua², Nicholas¹ Knap)⁶^,⁶^,⁶ was born Aug 4, 1923 at Green Bay, Wisconsin;⁶^,² he married Maxine Handley 1944 at Monroe, Snohomish, Washington;⁶^,³^,¹² he died Jul 5, 2004 at Everett, Snohomish, Washington, at age 80;²^,¹⁰^,³^,¹² he was buried Jul 10, 2004 at Everett, Snohomish, Washington.¹²
He was graduated in 1943 at Monroe High School, Monroe, Snohomish, Washington.¹² He lived circa 1960 at Mountlake Terrace, Snohomish, Washington.⁸ He was retired in 1964 at U.S. Air Force.¹² He was retired circa 1984 at SeaLand Trucking.¹² He was Celebrated 60th Wedding Anniversary in 2003 at Everett, Snohomish, Washington.¹²
Children of Maurice (Glen)¹⁰ Knapp and Maxine Handley are as follows:

67 i. Vicki¹¹ Knapp²^,²^,² is still living or unknown.
68 ii. Richard Knapp²^,¹⁰^,²^,² is still living or unknown.
69 iii. Glenda Knapp²^,²^,² is still living or unknown.

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Endnotes

1. sreynoldsowens@ec.rr.com, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knappdb/nicholas/dat143.html, Sandra Reynolds-Owens (Rootsweb Freepages).
2. Anita Ellingsworth, “Anita Ellingsworth – Knapp-Elwell Family Tree” (Spokane, Washington). unknown memo. Hereinafter cited as “Anita Ellingsworth – Knapp-Elwell Family Tree”.
3. Carol N. Knapp, Printed from Computer Program, April 30, 2006, 1137 9th Street, Clarkston, WA 99403-2507.
4. unknown compiler, online unknown url, unknown author (LDS Church), downloaded 1991.
5. “Knapp Family Notes by Ramona Fletcher, 2005,” (MS, circa 2005; Everett, Washington); unknown repository reference, unknown repository; unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as “Knapp Family Notes”.
6. Lorelle VanFossen, “Anderson Family History Notes”, 1976 (Everett, Washington). unknown memo. Hereinafter cited as “Anderson Family History Notes”.
7. Nora Mae Knapp, certified copy (3-5-1951), unknown repository, unknown repository address.
8. Emma B. Knapp, Emma B. Knapp Obituary, September 3, 1960, Everett Herald, Washington, Everett, Washington, c September 3, 1960, obit page. Hereinafter cited as Emma B. Knapp Obituary, Everett Herald, Washington.
9. Interview with Ramona Fletcher (Everett, Washington), by Lorelle VanFossen (daughter), lifetime. unknown repository (unknown repository address), Died with daughter, Ramona, by her bedside at home in Marysville, Washington
6:00 A.M. approximately.
10. Interview, Ramona Fletcher, lifetime.
11. unknown family info, Farlin-West Family Bible (n.p.: n.pub., c 1830); Howard West Jr, Marysville, Washington.
12. Maurice “Morrie” Glenn Knapp, Aug. 4, 1923 – July 5, 2004, Maurice “Morrie” Glenn Knapp, Obituary, Everett Herald, Washington, July 2004, Everett, Washington, July 6, 2004, obits.