John Knapp 
John was born in 1700 in Danbury, Connecticut. John's father was Samuel Knapp and his mother was Hannah Bushnell. His paternal grandparents were Caleb Knapp and Hannah Smith; his maternal grandparents were Francis Bushnell and Hannah Seymour. He was an only child. He died at the age of 58 in 1758 in Lake Ontario.General Notes
John Knapp reared four sons who served in the Revolutionary War.
John lost his life in action on Lake Erie in the French and Indian War of 1758. John died on shipboard and was buried in the lake ("at sea"). It is possible that John's wife was Margaret Taylor, daughter of Daniel Taylor. (Daniel Taylor's will mentions his dear daughter, wife of John Knapp of Danbury.)
John Knapp's brother Francis married Deborah Taylor, daughter of Daniel Taylor.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1606 in St. Mary Parish, Suffolk, England d.16 Apr 1670 in Stamford, Connecticut
- b. in Watertown, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1668 in Stamford, Connecticut
- b.1700 in Danbury, Connecticut d.1758 in Lake Ontario
- b.~06 Jan 1649 in Saybrook, Connecticut d.Oct 1697 in Danbury, Connecticut
- b.22 Aug 1676 in Connecticut d.~ 1722 in Danbury, Connecticut
- b.12 Dec 1664
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Details of John's family with Margaret Taylor
Source/Citation
Nicholas Knapp Genealogy, A. A. Knapp, MD, 1953
Nicholas Knapp Genealogy, A. A. Knapp, MD, 1953