Saturday, January 30, 2010

Surname Saturday - KNAPP

On Surname Saturdays, I am posting family lines from my own ancestry. I am doing this in Ahnentafel order, and am up to number #29, who is Sarah G. Knapp (1818- ????).

My ancestral line back to the one generation of the Knapp families::

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick W. Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty V. Carringer (1919-2002)

6. Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976)
7. Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

14. Charles Auble (1848-1916)
15. Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952)

28. David Auble (1817-1894)
29. Sarah G. Knapp, born January 1818 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died after 1900 in prob. Bushnell, McDonough County, IL. She married David Auble About 1844 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ. He was born 1817 in Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ, and died 22 March 1894 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. He was the son of Johannes/John Able/Auble and Anna Rau/Row.

58. William Knapp, born 1775 in Dutchess County, NY; died 16 June 1856 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ. He married About 1804 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ.
59. Sarah Cutter, born 06 November 1785 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 06 March 1878 in Newton, Sussex, NJ. She was the daughter of 118. Stephen Cutter and 119. Tabitha Randolph. Children of William Knapp and Sarah Cutter are:

.......... i. Joseph C. Knapp, born about 1805 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; married Elizabeth.
.......... ii. Samuel C. Knapp, born 1807 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; married Delia A. Smith before 1830 in Prob. Sussex County, NJ; born about 1810 in NJ.
.......... iii. Cyrus C. Knapp, born 19 December 1809 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 13 February 1872 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ (gravestone); married Catherine Terheun 17 November 1836 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ; born about 1818 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ; died 31 July 1897 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ (gravestone).
.......... iv. Catharine Knapp, born about 1810 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died Aft. 1894 in unmarried, last known residence Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.
.......... v. Benjamin Knapp, born about 1811 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; married Susan Stewart 31 August 1833 in Sussex County, NJ; born About 1815 in NJ.
.......... vi. Charles C. Knapp, born about 1813 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; married (1) Sarah M.; born August 1814 in NJ; died 18 November 1840 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ (gravestone); married (2) Sarah Smith 03 March 1842 in Sussex County, NJ; born About 1814 in NJ; married (3) Susan Beach before 1880 in NJ; born 1803 in NY.
.......... vii. Hannah Maria Knapp, born 13 January 1816 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 22 November 1903 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ; married David Lum Foster 06 October 1839 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ; born 11 August 1813 in NJ; died 29 May 1895 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ.
.... 29 .. viii. Sarah G. Knapp, born January 1818 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died after 1900 in probably Bushnell, McDonough County, IL; married David Auble About 1844 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ.
.......... ix. William Knapp, born 09 May 1823 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; married Elizabeth C. Brokaw before 1847 in NJ.
.......... x. Manning M. Knapp, born 07 June 1825 in Newton, Sussex County, NJ; died 26 January 1892 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ; married Anna Maria Mattison 01 April 1850 in Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ; born 1828 in NJ.
.......... xi. Elsie M. Knapp, born April 1831 in probably Newton, Sussex County, NJ; died 07 September 1903 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN; married John D. Wilson about 1871 in probably NJ; born October 1838 in SCOTLAND; died 04 April 1915 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.

That's as far back as I can go. My William Knapp (1775-1856) is a brick wall problem. I described it in more detail in my post My Elusive Ancestor - William Knapp (1775-1857). I would appreciate any suggestions that my readers might have about his parentage!

1 comment:

Martin said...

I was working at the NEHGS library today when I read this and I was very excited for all of five minutes. Your William Knapp and Sarah Cutter are in the supplement to the Nicholas Knapp genealogy. However, when you look at his proposed father you realize it's not correct. Bummer. Everything else I did added up to nada. Sorry.