Moses Knapp

1709 - 1787  (77 years)

• Name	Moses Knapp
  Birth	6 Aug 1709	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jun 1787	Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut   [2]
  Person ID	I5530	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Capt. John Knapp,   b. 25 Jul 1664, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 5 Apr 1749, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Hannah Ferris,   b. 1666, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 27 Sep 1724, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1692	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut   [1, 2, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jemima Mead,   b. Abt 1708, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut d. Bef 1766, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1731  [1, 3, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Moses Knapp,   b. 5 Jun 1736, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 10 Oct 1821, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F2434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel Weed
  Marriage	12 May 1767  [2, 6]
  Family ID	F2091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Moses Knapp and Jemima Mead were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Caleb Knapp and Hannah Smith. Ancestors of the political Romney family: Moses Knapp (1709-1787) = Jemima Mead (1708-1766) Abraham Knapp (1737-1836) = Martha Comstock (?-?) Sarah Knapp (1757-1807) = Charles Robison (1746-1826) Charles Robison (1785-1840) = Jerusha Rebecca Kellogg (1785-1836) Lewis Seth Robison (1816-1883) = Clarissa Minerva Duzette (1822-1891) Charles Edward Robison (1845-1883) = Rosetta Mary Berry (1843-1918) Alma Luella Robison (1882-1938) = Harold Arundel LaFount (1880-1952) Lenore LaFount (1908-1998) = George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) Willard Mitt Romney (1947- )

  
  

• Sources

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