William Knapp and Olive Annabel Rowley

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Husband William Knapp [1304]

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      Born: 5 Jan 1759 - , Greenwich, Fairfield, CT ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}
 Christened:
      Died: 22 Nov 1815 - , Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ^{13 14 15 16 17 18 19}
     Buried: 1815 - Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ²⁰

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Father: Justus Knapp [1305] (1735-1816)
Mother: Sarah Reynolds [1306] (1737-1812)

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    Married: 1776 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{1 2 3 4 5 7 8 19}

More records for this person:
Biography ²¹
Military ¹⁹, minuteman in the American Revolution, and in the battle of Saratoga, 1770s - , , , NY
Church Membership ²², admitted, 9 Oct 1786 - Congregational Church of New Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, NY
Other references ^{3 4 7 8 23 24 25}

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Wife Olive Annabel Rowley [2435]

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      Born: Abt 1765 ^{4 5}
 Christened:
      Died: 1 Oct 1834 - , Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ²
     Buried:

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Father: Daniel Rowley Sr. [223] (1720-Abt 1790)
Mother: Jemima Parsons [1879] (1725/1735-Abt 1768)

More records for this person:
Other references ^{3 4 25 26 27 28}

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Children

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1 M Daniel William Knapp [1819]

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      Born: 14 Feb 1779 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{1 2 9 10 20}
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      Died: 13 Sep 1858 - , Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ^{1 2 9 10 20 29}
     Buried: 1858 - Pioneer Cemetery, Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ^{20 29}
Spouse: Betsey Seymour [1820] (1780-1808) Marr: 6 May 1801 ²
Spouse: Lydia Morris [1821] (1790-1827) Marr: 20 Mar 1808 ²
Spouse: Polly Wiseman [1822] (Abt 1783-1835) Marr: 10 Mar 1829 ²

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2 M William Knapp Jr. [1312]

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      Born: 4 Jul 1781 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{1 2 5 9 10}
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      Died: Mar 1859 - , Perry, Wyoming, NY ^{1 2 30}
     Buried: 1859 - Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ³⁰
Spouse: Clorinda Warren [1707] (1784-1853) Marr: 11 Feb 1805 - , Hampton, Washington, NY ^{1 2}

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3 F Olive Knapp [1313]

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      Born: 13 Aug 1782 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{2 5 29 31 32 33}
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      Died: 22 Sep 1852 - , Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ^{2 20 29 33 34 35}
     Buried: 1852 - Pioneer Cemetery, Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ^{20 29}
Spouse: Dwight Noble Sr. [1625] (1775-1807) Marr: 1 Apr 1803 ^{2 31}
Spouse: Solomon Morris Jr. [1626] (1787-1839) Marr: 23 Aug 1816 ³⁴

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4 M Justus Knapp [1314]

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      Born: 4 Aug 1784 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{5 9 10}
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      Died:
     Buried:
Spouse: Hannah K. Smith [1627] (Abt 1789-) Marr: Feb 1810 ^{1 2 5}

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5 M John Rowley Knapp Sr. [1316] ¹¹

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      Born: 27 Jul 1787 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{1 2 4 5 9 10 11 19 36 37}
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      Died: 8 Mar 1864 - , , Marion, OH ^{2 4 9 11 19 36 37}
     Buried: Mar 1864 - Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion, OH ³⁶
Spouse: Melinda Wilson [1623] (1790-1848) Marr: 1810 - , , , VT ^{1 4 11 19 38}
Spouse: Lydia Bradfield Lybarger [1624] (1807-1896) Marr: 24 Jun 1849 ^{2 4 11}

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6 F Jemima "Mima" Knapp [1317]

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      Born: 8 Nov 1789 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{5 32}
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      Died: 27 Nov 1873 - , Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ²
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Spouse: Russell Annabal Sr. [1630] (1786-1813) Marr: 23 Dec 1810 ²
Spouse: Samuel Waite Curtis Capt. [1631] (1786-1873) Marr: 2 Nov 1816 ²

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7 F Sally Knapp [1318]

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      Born: 15 Jul 1791 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{2 5 29}
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      Died: 18 Nov 1848 - , Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ^{2 29 39}
     Buried: 1848 - Pioneer Cemetery, Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ²⁹
Spouse: Eliphalet Hovey [1632] (1791-1843) Marr: 1816 - , of Lebanon, Grafton, NH ^{2 5 39}

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8 M Orson Knapp [1320]

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      Born: Abt 1792 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{5 37}
 Christened:
      Died:
     Buried:

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9 F Esther Knapp [1321] ⁴⁰

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      Born: 8 Apr 1795 - , Orwell, Addison, VT ^{2 5 33}
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      Died: 30 Jan 1889 - , Attica, Wyoming, NY ^{2 11 33 41}
     Buried:
Spouse: Abel Taylor [1633] (1798-1838/1838) ⁴² Marr: Nov 1819 ^{2 11}

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10 F Bethiah Knapp [1331]

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      Born: 17 Aug 1797 - , Orwell, Addison, VT ^{5 43}
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      Died:
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Spouse: Comfort Curtis Jr. [1634] (1797-1874) Marr: Abt 1817 - , Middlebury, Wyoming, NY ^{1 2 44}

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11 M Harley Knapp Col. [1341]

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      Born: 26 Sep 1800 - , Orwell, Addison, VT ^{1 4 5 9 10}
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      Died: 23 Sep 1842 - , Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ^{2 4 10 29}
     Buried: 1842 - Pioneer Cemetery, Warsaw, Wyoming, NY ²⁹
Spouse: Fanny K. Morris [1635] (1805-1871) Marr: 1824 ^{1 45}

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12 F Sally Knapp [1322]

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      Born: 1802-1806 - , Orwell, Addison, VT ⁵
 Christened:
      Died:
     Buried:

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13 F Bethiah Knapp [1323]

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      Born: 23 Sep 1803 - , Orwell, Addison, VT ⁵
 Christened:
      Died:
     Buried:

1 B042. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, by Young, Andrew White (Press of Sage: Buffalo NY, 1869); a scanned copy is available on the internet at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/History_of_the_Town_of_Warsaw_New_York_from_Its_First_Settlement_to_the_1000365114/373.

2 B043. The Nicholas Knapp Genealogy, by Knapp, Alfred Averill, M.D. (Edwards Brothers, Inc.: Ann Arbor MI, 1953).

3 B169. DAR Index, Centennial Edition, by the DAR (____, 1994.)

4 B170. The National Society of the DAR Records, V. 1-152, by the DAR; some of the records transcribed on the internet and available at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/.

5 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

6 M115. Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, (records) transcribed by Barbour, originals kept by the Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT; also transcriptions available online at http://dunhamwilcox.net/barbour/.

7 M158. Knapp Ancestral File, (genealogy) "Ancestral File v. 4.18, Submission AF83-023198," 1983, by Horan, Sean Patrick, compiler, Corpus Christ, TX, [address omitted for privacy]; original kept at the LDS Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

8 M159. Knapp Ancestral File, (genealogy) "Ancestral File v. 4.18, Submission AF97-111126," 1995, by Olds, Linda, compiler, Toquerville, UT [address omitted for privacy]; original kept at the LDS Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

9 M165. Baptisms for the Dead (Knapps), (church records) by Rokes, Albert, compiler, (Latter Day Saints: 1932), film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

10 M167. Baptisms for the Dead (Knapps), by Allen, (church records) by Allen, Elijah, compiler, (Latter Day Saints: 1928), film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

11 B242. Biographical Review of the Leading Citizens of Livingston and Wyoming Counties New York, (Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston MA 1895).

12 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1921 - Charles Edwin Bartram (papers) Volume 173; SAR Membership Number 34594, year 1921. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com, says b. Jan 4, 1758.

13 B043. The Nicholas Knapp Genealogy, by Knapp, Alfred Averill, M.D. (Edwards Brothers, Inc.: Ann Arbor MI, 1953), says Nov 22.

14 B169. DAR Index, Centennial Edition, by the DAR (____, 1994.), says died Sept 23, 1842 - obvious mistake.

15 B170. The National Society of the DAR Records, V. 1-152, by the DAR; some of the records transcribed on the internet and available at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/, gives place of death Warsaw, NY, no date given.

16 M158. Knapp Ancestral File, (genealogy) "Ancestral File v. 4.18, Submission AF83-023198," 1983, by Horan, Sean Patrick, compiler, Corpus Christ, TX, [address omitted for privacy]; original kept at the LDS Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, says died Oct 1815.

17 M159. Knapp Ancestral File, (genealogy) "Ancestral File v. 4.18, Submission AF97-111126," 1995, by Olds, Linda, compiler, Toquerville, UT [address omitted for privacy]; original kept at the LDS Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, says died Oct 1815.

18 B242. Biographical Review of the Leading Citizens of Livingston and Wyoming Counties New York, (Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston MA 1895), says died in 1817, Warsaw.

19 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1921 - Charles Edwin Bartram (papers) Volume 173; SAR Membership Number 34594, year 1921. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com.

20 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.

21 B042. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, by Young, Andrew White (Press of Sage: Buffalo NY, 1869); a scanned copy is available on the internet at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/History_of_the_Town_of_Warsaw_New_York_from_Its_First_Settlement_to_the_1000365114/373, p. 288-289.

22 Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, A068. "Abstracts from the Book of Records for New Canaan," Printed in the "Records of the Congregational Church and Society of New Canaan at Canaan Four Corners", edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh; and transcribed by the NY Genealogical and Biographical Society: New York City NY, 1919, p. 118. "Names of persons belonging to King's District who desire to become stated attendants on the public worship of God with the First Presbyterian Church, Congregation and Society in New Caanan during the residence of Reverand Mr. Jno. Camp in said society as minister of the gospel; and while the meeting house shall remain in said society where it now standeth.
[joined] ...Oct 9th 1786 - Joseph L. Rowley
[joined] ...Oct 9th 1786 - William Knapp"

23 A132. Land Deeds, Albany County NY, (pre-Columbia County), filed at Albany, New York; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT. (Albany included Columbia County during the period of Rowley inhabitance), v. 11, p. 114.

24 A145. Township Deed Books 2-3, Orwell, VT, 1792-1801, film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, v. 2, p. 70.

25 B043. The Nicholas Knapp Genealogy, by Knapp, Alfred Averill, M.D. (Edwards Brothers, Inc.: Ann Arbor MI, 1953), p. 122.

26 A120. Probate Records Durham County, CT, "Timothy Parsons," 1773, kept by the CT Durham County Probate records (probable source).

27 B042. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, by Young, Andrew White (Press of Sage: Buffalo NY, 1869); a scanned copy is available on the internet at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/History_of_the_Town_of_Warsaw_New_York_from_Its_First_Settlement_to_the_1000365114/373, p. 287.

28 M131. Family Group Sheets - Daniel sr, Daniel jr, & Heli Rowley, (Family Group Sheet) 1984 Nov. 2, by Walt, Marjorie, compiler, [address omitted for privacy]. Copies with Spencer, Ernst, Glens Falls, NY.

29 CM015. Village Pioneer Cemetery, (Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York), by Spring, Leilani, transcriber, 1999; published on the internet at http://warsawhistory.org/tours/pioneercemetery.pdf.

30 CM013. Warsaw Cemetery (Wyoming County, New York) 1999, by Spring, Leilani, compiler, a retyping of Samuel D. Gayton's transcript of 1953; published by USGenWeb on the internet at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/wyoming/cemeteries/warsaw.txt.

31 B286.History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble, of Westfied, Massachusetts, by Boltwood, Lucius Manlius, compiler (Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.: Hartford CT, 1878); scanned copy available online at, p. 662.

32 M164. Baptisms for the Dead (Knapps), (church records) by Hatch, Elias R, compiler, (Latter Day Saints: Logan Temple, 1935); Film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

33 N109. Western New Yorker (Warsaw, NY) (newspaper) published on the internet at fultonyhistory.com; also transcriptions contributed by the public at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycgaine/NewsWesternNY.htm.

34 B044. History of Wyoming County, New York, by Beers, F. W, compiler, (F. W. Beers: NY, 1880), p. 295.

35 B286.History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble, of Westfied, Massachusetts, by Boltwood, Lucius Manlius, compiler (Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.: Hartford CT, 1878); scanned copy available online at, p. 644.

36 CM054. Marion Cemetery (OH): Find-A-Grave, with Pictures and Memorials (cemetery records) published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Knapp&GSiman=1&GScid=1983550&.

37 M166. Baptisms for the Dead (Knapps), (church records) by Bauerle, Jacob W, compiler, (Latter Day Saints: 1931), film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

38 B044. History of Wyoming County, New York, by Beers, F. W, compiler, (F. W. Beers: NY, 1880).

39 B042. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, by Young, Andrew White (Press of Sage: Buffalo NY, 1869); a scanned copy is available on the internet at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/History_of_the_Town_of_Warsaw_New_York_from_Its_First_Settlement_to_the_1000365114/373, p. 252.

40 Ethan Allen Doty, Doty-Doten Family in America : Descendants of Edward Doty (Brooklyn, NY: self-published, 1897); scanned copy available online at http://archive.org/stream/dotydotenfamilyi00doty/dotydotenfamilyi00doty_djvu.txt
https://books.google.com/books?id=ppMPAwAAQBAJ

41 N132. "The Daily News" (Batavia, NY), (newspaper) digital scans published on the internet at fultonhistory.com.

42 Ethan Allen Doty, Doty-Doten Family in America : Descendants of Edward Doty (Brooklyn, NY: self-published, 1897).

43 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850.

44 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, says m. Orwell, VT.

45 B179. Eighty Plus, "An Autobiography of Lydia Mantle Fox", (typed manuscript) by Fox, Lydia Mantle, 1940s; a copy in my files.

Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.

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