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[1985]
!BIRTH: "Shapleigh Family", by Gustav Anjou published 1919 Anundsen
Publishing Co., 1987, Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, NH, Page 275.
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|_Jean Elizabeth TYLER _____|
|_Elizabeth Barney BRUNDAGE _+
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[1944]
!COMMENT: From Arthur Mason Knapp, "The Knapp Family in America," Boston,
Massachusetts, 1909, pages 5-7:
"INTRODUCTION. The name Knapp is of Teutonic origin, and is derived from the
Anglo-Saxon cnapa, which corresponds to the German Knappe, an esquire or
body-servant to a knight or noble; or from cnaep, a hill, which, in the forms
of Knap, Knop, Knob, nap, etc., occurs as a place-name in midland and southern
England. Probably the name has not a common origin for all families bearing
it. There are many variations in the spelling of the name, some families not
adhering to any particular form, while others were quite persistent in so
doing, even when more liberty in that matter was practiced than now.
The earliest mention of the name is in the Rotuli Curiae Regis, Volume I,
page 139, thus: 'Anno Regis Ricardi IX: I: XV die [1198], Petrus Knape.'
From that time down, it occurs frequently in English records. It was common in
Suffolk and Norfolk counties and there is some evidence, but not as yet
conclusive, that the Knapps of America came from the former county (Mr. Oswald
G. Knapp, of Hillside, Castle Hill, Maidenhead, England, who is about to
publish a history of the English families of the name of Knapp, has made some
interesting researches in an endeavor to locate our ancestor William). In the
Visitation(of the herald to) Suffolk (County in) 1577, the coat-of-arms of the
Knapp family is thus described: 'Or, in chief, three close helmets, sable; in
base a lion passant, of the last. Crest: An arm embowed, in armour, proper,
garnished, or, the hand of the first grasping by the blade a broken sword,
argent; hilt and pommel of the second, with a branch of laurel, vert. Motto:
Spes nostra Deus.'
Among the immigrants who came over with Sir Richard Saltonstall in 1630 were
two men, perhaps brothers, named Nicholas and William Knapp, who, with others,
became the first settlers of Watertown, Mass. The children of Nicholas removed
to Connecticut and are the ancestors of that state, of Western Massachusetts,
of New York and states farther west. William, who remained in Watertown, is
the ancestor of those of the name in central and eastern Massachusetts, except
thesoutheastern, where they are from Aaron (possibly a third brother), who was
one of the early settlers of Taunton. The Knapps of New Hampshire and Maine
are also descendants of William.
Before 1644 William Knapp was grantee of seven lots of land in the town of
Watertown, and purchaser of one. His 'homestall' of sixteen acres was bounded
southwesterly by that of Richard Lockwood, southeasterly by that of Nicholas
Knapp, easterly by that of Richard Browne, northeasterly by that of Richard
Beers, northerly by the highway (the Cambridge road). Most of his real estate,
amounting to about one hundred and seventy acres, came, after his death, into
the possession of Nathaniel Coolidge. His (William's) will, proved October 15,
1658, makes no mention of his wife, probably because (it was) made before his
second marriage, his first wife having died in England. In the settlement of
his estate, however, his widow received one third. In the records of Watertown
there are many items relating to this, our earliest American ancestor.
William Knapp was born in England about 1578; came to this country in 1630
with Sir Richard Saltonstall, and was one of the first settlers of Watertown,
Mass., where he died Aug. 30, 1658, aged, as the town record states, ' about
eighty.' The name of his first wife, who died in England, is unknown; his
second, whom he married between 1655 and 1658, was Priscilla Akers, widow of
Thomas Akers.
CHILDREN:
(All born in England [by the first wife])
I. William.
II. John.
III. James.
IV. Mary, m., 1636 (?), Thomas Smith, of Watertown (who was b. 1601 and d.
March 10, 1692[3]).
V. Judith, m., 1650(?), Nicholas Cady, and removed, about 1668, to Groton,
Mass.
VI. Anne, m. Thomas Philbrick, of Hampton; d. May 17, 1667.
VII. Elizabeth, m. John Buttery and returned to England, where she resided at
Bury St. Mary, Suffolk. In 1662, June 24, she, a widow, sold through her
attorney, Thomas Danforth, her share (one eighth) of her father's estate.
The original power of attorney is on file at the probate office in East
Cambridge, Mass."
From Charles Edward Banks, "The Winthrop Fleet of 1630," Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1989, page 78, Appendix A,
Alphabetical List of Passengers:
Knapp, Nicholas Probably from Bures St. Mary, Suffolk.
Watertown Sold his land, etc., 6 (3) 1646 (Frost Gen. p.372). Sold
medicine for the scurvy (Mass. Colonial Records, I, 83).
Knapp, Elinor Wife of Nicholas (Boston Town Record).
[1945]
Knapp, William Probably from Bures St. Mary, Suffolk County. Born about
Watertown 1579; died 30 Aug 1659. Mentioned 3 Nov 1630 in Colonial
records (Massachusetts Colonial Records, I, 82).
Knapp, _______ Wife of William.
Knapp, John Son of William (Pope, "Pioneers of Massachusetts")
Knapp, Anne Daughter of William (Pope)
Knapp, Judith Daughter of William (Pope)
Knapp, Mary Daughter of William (Pope)
Knapp, James Son of William (Pope)
Knapp, Elizabeth Daughter of William (changed from John to Elizabeth)
Knapp, William, Jr. Son of William (Pope)"
In 1939, Oswald Greenwaye Knapp of England, author of "A History of the Chief
English Families Bearing the Name of Knapp" (published 1911), was asked by
Alfred Averill Knapp, M.D., genealogist for the Knapp Family Association of
America, to give his latest conclusions concerning the English origin of our
New England ancestors. In a letter, he had this to say about William and
Nicholas:
"There is a very strong probability that William Knapp, of Watertown
(Massachusetts), belonged to a Yeoman (farmer) family, usually spelt as KNOPP,
who lived at Newton and Cornard Parva, Suffolk County, and Middletown, Essex
County, from 1524 to 1660. The fact that his daughter Elizabeth married John
Buttery, of Bury, St. Edmunds, suggests that he had some connection with West
Suffolk, in which these places are situated. George Knopp, of Newton, Yeoman,
whose will was proved 1612 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, mentions
among his children, William, apparently his second son, whose date would
correspond with William, of Watertown (Massachusetts). Moreover, his sister
Anne married John Kingsbury, and two persons of this name, Thomas and henry,
were among the settlers of Groton (Massachusetts) in 1630, and most of those
who sailed with Winthrop and Saltonstall seem to have come from this district.
The spelling, Knopp, which is characteristic of this family, and which I
believe is found in some of the early New England records, is almost confined
toEssex and Suffolk (counties, England) ... and may have originated in the Low
Countries (of the western European continent).
I am aware that Mr. Banks, in his account of the Winthrop fleet, says that
both William and Nicholas probably came from Bures St. Mary, Suffolk County
(England); but I have been unable to learn on what grounds he bases his
conjecture, nor have I found anything to indicate that any family of our name
was connected with this place.
There is no evidence to support the tradition that William and Nicholas
were brothers, though it is very probable that they were kinsmen."
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_Alexandre RAULT __|
| |_Jacqueline ROBIN _______________________
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| _Antoine DESROSIERS _____________________
|_Marie DESROSIERS _|
|_Anne "Le_Neuf_de Herisson" DU_HERISSON _+
[2514]
!DEATH-BURIAL: Rene Jette, "Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec"
1983, Publ. University of Montreal. Covering years 1608 to 1730. Page 368.