Nicholas Knapp

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He came to New England from England in 1630 with the Winthrop and Saltonstall expedition and settled in Watertown, MA. Possibly he was a brother of William Knapp who came at the same time, but that relationship has never been proved nor disproved, though it has been repeatedly affirmed without proof. There is no record that they ever had any dealings with each other after their arrival, but whenever one of them got into trouble it was always another who came to their aid. That fact may not prove anything.

Records of the Massachusetts Bay Company say: "Mch. 1, 1630/1. Nich. Knapp is fyned 5 pounds for taking upon him to cure the scurvy by a water of noe worth nor value which he solde att a very deare rate, to be imprisoned till hee pay his ffine or give secuitye it, orelse be whipped and shall be liable to any mans ac'cn of whome hee hath receaved money for the s'd water. Mr. Will'm Pelham and Mr. Edward Lockewood both promised to pay the court the sum of five pounds for Nich. Knapp before the first court of May next."

From his last will and testament he includes the following disposition of his worldly estate. I give to my son Moses Knap my house and in Stamford with all the meadows and uplands belonginge to me. Also, I give to my said son Moses, my cart and plowe or plowes, with the furniture of Irons, yokes and Chains belonging and a small gun in the house and a sword.

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He may have been born 1604 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Nicolas, Elinor, and seven children came to America on the Arabella in 1630. They probably came from Burys St. Mary in Suffolk. In 1631 he was fined in Watertown, Massachusetts for selling water for scurvy at too high a price. He was in Stamford by 1649 having been previously in Rye, New York, and Greenwich.

This information is from "The Early Settlement of Stamford, Connecticut 1641-1700" by Jeanne Majdalany. Page 1, Knapp Gen. (DAR Library, Washington, D.C.

Fred Knapp, 30326 HWY AB, Richland, MO65556-9520 is supposedly an authority on Knapps.

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Info per genealogy at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knappdb/nicholas/p0000015....

Nicholas Knap was part of the Winthrop Fleet that arrived and settled Watertown MA in 1630. There is all kind of info on him and his ancestry and the settlements his family started.

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1. Immigrant 1630 - Departed England March 22, 1630. Arrived Watertown, Middlesex, Maryland June 14, 1630 probably on the ship "Arabella"

2.LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of NICHOLAS KNAPP (ca1606-1670)

Fairfield Probate Records

Vol 1665-1675, page 55 & 56

Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut

In Stamford ye 15th 2mo Anno 1670 [15 Apr 1670]:

The Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Knap of Stamford concerning the disposal of his worldly estate:

1. I give to my sonn Moses Knap my house and land in Stamford with all the meadow and upland belonging to me. Also I give to my said sonn Moses my cart and plowe or plowes--with all the furniture of Irons, yokes, and chaynes belonging and a small gun in the house and a sword.

2. I guve unto my sonn Timothy Knap the monies remayning due to me upon the bil for the house of John Bats [John Bates] lives in.

3. I give to my sonn Calep [Caleb] the loom and halfe the geers and the other halfe of the geers I give to my sonn Joshua Knap.

4. I give to my daughter Sarah Disbrowe the monies due to me from her husband about 37s - concernin the horss.

5. I give to my daughter Hannah one mare.

6. I give to my daughter Lidea [Lydia] the mare that was Mr Bishop's with the increase she hath.

7. I give to my daughter Ruth twenty shillings.

8. I give to my two daughters-in-law [step daughters], viz: Sarah and Uneca Buxton, alltheir mother's clothes as a free gift, except one hat and one new pettecote, which my will is they should have onward of their portion. Also I will and bequeath unto Uneca Buxton the new Bible as a free gift.

9. My will is that portions due my daughters-in-law [step daughters], viz: Sarah and Uneca Buston, out of the estate of their father Clement Buxton: I say that their part and portions be currently payd according to their portion of the inventorie.

10. Lastly my will is that my sonn Joshua Knap be sole executor of this my last will to receive all and pay all dues according to this my will as also debts to or for me.

If in the case that mare be not found that I have given to Lidea [Lydia] that then shee to have another mare in lue of that.

This being my last will and renouncing all other former wills made by me witness my hand.

WITNESS:

(signed) John Weed Nicholas y Knap

Eleazur Slawson (his mark)

STATE OF CONN ) > SS Probate Court

Dist of Fairfield )

SOURCE(S): a. Abstract of Probate Records of Fairfield, Connecticut 1648-1750:19

b. Nicholas Knapp Genealogy (1953), by (Dr) A.A. Knapp, :2-3

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Knapp, Nicholas, late of Stamford, will dated Feb. 15, 1670, probated Oct. 31, 1670, mentioned his children Moses, Timothy, Caleb, Joshua, Sarah Disbrow, Hannah, Lidea, and Ruth; Sarah Buxton and Unice Buxton are called daughters-in-law, and are left property out of the effects of their father Clement Buxton. Executor son Joshua. Witnesses John Weed and Eleazer Slawson, page 56. Inventory taken Feb. 27, 1670, by John Holly and Clement Buxton, and filed Oct. 31, 1670, page 56. F1-19

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Probably married in England. Elinor was shown as Mrs. Knapp on ship'slist in 1630.

Nicholas next married Unity (Unica) ? on 9 Mar 1659/60 in Stamford, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA.«u»«sup»1«/u»«/sup» (Unity (Unica) ? was born about 1600 in England and died before 15 Apr 1670 in Stamford, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA.)

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   Spouse is given as Elinor Disbrough or Eleanor Lockwood. Perhaps he married a widow. Birthplace with same date given as Wells-Next-Sea, Norfolk and as Sussex. Error in death or burial date.

Savage-Collins. Nicholas was a weaver. Early spellings in England were Cnaep, Cnepe, Knepe or Knopp. Nicholas spelled his name Knap, the second "p" not used until the time of the American Revolution. He and his wife sailed in one of Winthrop's 11 ships in 1630. They settled in Watertown with the congregation headed by Sir Richard Saltonstall. On March 1, 1636, Nicholas was fined five pounds by the Mass Gen Court for "taking upon him to cure scurvy by a water with no worth nor value which he sold at a very dear rate." William Pelham and Edmund Lockwood paid three pounds and promised to pay the rest later. When no one who bought the water complained and some, in fact, said the water helped cure their ailments, the rest of the fine was forgiven. By 1636, Nicholas owned 30 acres. By 1639, he owned a farm of 117 acres, a home lot of 16 acres, 43 acres of upland, 7 acres of meadow, 6 acres of plowland, 2 acres in Pine Marsh, and one acre in Pond Meadow. On March 6, 1646, Nicholas sold every thing and set out for Stamford, Conn., spending two years in Wethersfield before reaching Stamford in 1648.
Fritz Knapp. Probably the most current and reliable source of information relating to Nicholas and family is the condensed bibliographic sketches on families who arrived in America between 1620-1633, and is entitled "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (1995 - in 3 Volumes), by Robert Charles Anderson, F.A.S.G.. Articles relating to the ancestry of William KNOPP [not Knapp], also appear in these volumes and in earlier articles which establish William Knopp's ancestry, etc, etc., including that of his first wife, Judith Tue. These articles give sufficient extant source references to prove and disprove the many myths and statements found in early day writings and should be adhered to by conscientious Knapp Family Researchers.
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congregational Puritan,

Nicholas was on of a growing number of Puritan weavers and artisans who not only suffered religious persecution but also suffered economically because of the long wars in Europe cut off markets for their goods. Nicholas spelled his name Knap, the second 'p' not used until the time of the American Revolution. A Saxon name, 'cnoep' meant hilltop, the word knob having the same origin.

In March 1630/31, Nicholas was fined five pounds for selling 'water' that he claimed would cure scurvey, but knowing that it did not -- William Pelham and Edmond Lockwood promised to pay the fine.

In Stamford ye 15th 2mo Anno 1670 [15 Apr 1670]

The Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Knap of Stamford concerning the disposal of his worldly estate:

1. I give to my son Moses Knap my house and land in Stamford with all the meadow and upland belonging to me. Also I give to my said son Moses my cart and plowe or plowes--with all the furniture of Irons, yokes, and chaynes belonging and a small gun in the house and a sword.

2. I give unto my sonn Timothy Knap the monies remayning due to me upon the bil for the house of John Bats [John Bates] lives in.

3.I give to my sonn Calep [Caleb] the loom and halfe the geers and the other halfe of the geers I give to my sonn Joshua Knap.

4. I give to my daughter Sarah Disbrowe the monies due to me from her husband about 37s - concerning the horss.

5. I give to my daughter Hannah one mare.

6. I give to my daughter Lidea [Lydia] the mare that was Mr Bishop's with the increase she hath.

7. I give to my daughter Ruth twenty shillings.

8. I give to my two daughters-in-law [step daughters], viz: Sarah and Uneca Buxton, all their mother's clothes as a free gift, except one hat and one new pettecote, which my will is they should have onward of their portion. Also I will and bequeath unto Uneca Buxton the new Bible as a free gift.

9. My will is that portions due my daughters-in-law [step daughters],viz: Sarah and Uneca Buston, out of the estate of their father Clement Buxton: I say that their part and portions be currently payd according to their portion of the inventorie.

10. Lastly my will is that my sonn Joshua Knap be sole executor of this my last will to receive all and pay all dues according to this my will as also debts to or for me.

If in the case that mare be not found that I have given to Lidea [Lydia] that then shee to have another mare in lue of that.

This being my last will and renouncing all other former wills made by me witness my hand.

WITNESS (signed) John Weed Nicholas y Knap

Eleazur Slawson (his mark)]

STATE OF CONN ) SS Probate Court

Dist of Fairfield )

SOURCE(S): a. Abstract of Probate Records of Fairfield, Connecticut 1648-1750:19

b. Nicholas Knapp Genealogy (1953), by (Dr) A.A. Knapp, :2-3

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   Spouse is given as Elinor Disbrough or Eleanor Lockwood. Perhaps he married a widow. Birthplace with same date given as Wells-Next-Sea, Norfolk and as Sussex. Error in death or burial date.

Savage-Collins. Nicholas was a weaver. Early spellings in England were Cnaep, Cnepe, Knepe or Knopp. Nicholas spelled his name Knap, the second "p" not used until the time of the American Revolution. He and his wife sailed in one of Winthrop's 11 ships in 1630. They settled in Watertown with the congregation headed by Sir Richard Saltonstall. On March 1, 1636, Nicholas was fined five pounds by the Mass Gen Court for "taking upon him to cure scurvy by a water with no worth nor value which he sold at a very dear rate." William Pelham and Edmund Lockwood paid three pounds and promised to pay the rest later. When no one who bought the water complained and some, in fact, said the water helped cure their ailments, the rest of the fine was forgiven. By 1636, Nicholas owned 30 acres. By 1639, he owned a farm of 117 acres, a home lot of 16 acres, 43 acres of upland, 7 acres of meadow, 6 acres of plowland, 2 acres in Pine Marsh, and one acre in Pond Meadow. On March 6, 1646, Nicholas sold every thing and set out for Stamford, Conn., spending two years in Wethersfield before reaching Stamford in 1648.
Fritz Knapp. Probably the most current and reliable source of information relating to Nicholas and family is the condensed bibliographic sketches on families who arrived in America between 1620-1633, and is entitled "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (1995 - in 3 Volumes), by Robert Charles Anderson, F.A.S.G.. Articles relating to the ancestry of William KNOPP [not Knapp], also appear in these volumes and in earlier articles which establish William Knopp's ancestry, etc, etc., including that of his first wife, Judith Tue. These articles give sufficient extant source references to prove and disprove the many myths and statements found in early day writings and should be adhered to by conscientious Knapp Family Researchers.
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Nicholas Knapp Birth: 1606, England Death: Apr. 15, 1670 Stamford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Born by about 1606, based on estimated date of marriage. Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1630. First settled in Watertown; moved to Stamford in 1646. Died in Stamford between 15 April 1670 (date of will) and 27 April 1670 (date of inventory). Married (1) By 1631 Elinor _____; she died in Stamford 16 August 1658. (2) Stamford 9 March 165[8/]9 Unica (_____) (Buxton) Brown. She was widow of Clement Buxton and Peter Brown, and had apparently died by 15 April 1670, as she is not mentioned in her third husband's will. Source: Anderson's Winthrop Fleet.

Family links:

Spouses:

 Elinor Knapp (____ - 1658)

 Unica Buxton Brown Knapp 

Children:

 Jonathan Knapp (1631 - 1631)*

 Timothy Knapp (1632 - ____)*

 Joshua Knapp (1635 - 1684)*

 Caleb Knapp (1636 - 1675)*

 Sarah Knapp Disborough (1638 - ____)*

 Ruth Knapp Ferris (1640 - ____)*

 Hannah Knapp (1642 - ____)*

 Moses Knapp (1645 - ____)*

 Lydia Knapp (1647 - ____)

Burial: Unknown Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Apr 07, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35624130

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Nicholas Knapp Birth: 1606, England Death: Apr. 15, 1670 Stamford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Born by about 1606, based on estimated date of marriage. Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1630. First settled in Watertown; moved to Stamford in 1646. Died in Stamford between 15 April 1670 (date of will) and 27 April 1670 (date of inventory). Married (1) By 1631 Elinor _____; she died in Stamford 16 August 1658. (2) Stamford 9 March 165[8/]9 Unica (_____) (Buxton) Brown. She was widow of Clement Buxton and Peter Brown, and had apparently died by 15 April 1670, as she is not mentioned in her third husband's will. Source: Anderson's Winthrop Fleet.

Family links:

Spouses:

 Elinor Knapp (____ - 1658)

 Unica Buxton Brown Knapp 

Children:

 Jonathan Knapp (1631 - 1631)*

 Timothy Knapp (1632 - ____)*

 Joshua Knapp (1635 - 1684)*

 Caleb Knapp (1636 - 1675)*

 Sarah Knapp Disborough (1638 - ____)*

 Ruth Knapp Ferris (1640 - ____)*

 Hannah Knapp (1642 - ____)*

 Moses Knapp (1645 - ____)*

 Lydia Knapp (1647 - ____)*

Burial: Unknown Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Apr 07, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35624130

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(f/g) Nicholas Knapp Birth: 1606, England Death: Apr. 15, 1670 Stamford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Born by about 1606, based on estimated date of marriage. Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1630. First settled in Watertown; moved to Stamford in 1646. Died in Stamford between 15 April 1670 (date of will) and 27 April 1670 (date of inventory). Married (1) By 1631 Elinor _____; she died in Stamford 16 August 1658. (2) Stamford 9 March 165[8/]9 Unica (_____) (Buxton) Brown. She was widow of Clement Buxton and Peter Brown, and had apparently died by 15 April 1670, as she is not mentioned in her third husband's will. Source: Anderson's Winthrop Fleet.

Family links:

Spouses:

 Elinor Knapp (____ - 1658)

 Unica Buxton Brown Knapp 

Children:

 Jonathan Knapp (1631 - 1631)*

 Timothy Knapp (1632 - ____)*

 Joshua Knapp (1635 - 1684)*

 Caleb Knapp (1636 - 1675)*

 Sarah Knapp Disborough (1638 - ____)*

 Ruth Knapp Ferris (1640 - ____)*

 Hannah Knapp (1642 - ____)*

 Moses Knapp (1645 - ____)*

 Lydia Knapp (1647 - ____)

Burial: Unknown Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Apr 07, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35624130 -tcd

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"Eleanor was born in 1609 in Combs, Suffolk, England, d. 16 Aug, 1658, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT. She married NICHOLAS KNAPP, abt. 1631, Watertown, Norfolk, MA. He was born 16 May, 1592, Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England, d. unknown at this time. -by: Gwen Lockwood

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'Nicholas Knapp (abt. 1606 - bef. 1670)

Nicholas Knapp aka Knapp

Born about 1606 in England

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Elinor (Unknown) Knapp —

married before 1631 (to 16 Aug 1658) in England or Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Husband of Unica (Unknown) Knapp —

married 9 Mar 1660 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Father of Jonathan Knapp, Timothy Knapp, Joshua Knapp Sr,

Caleb Knapp Sr, Sarah (Knapp) Disbrow, Ruth (Knapp) Ferris,

Hannah (Knapp) Hoyt, Moses Knapp and Lydia Knapp

Died before 27 Apr 1670 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

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Nicholas Knapp migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: PGM The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

There DEFINITELY is no connection of any sort to the oft claimed ancestry of Nicholas Knapp and that being that John Knapp and Martha Blois were his parents, and/or Robert Knapp & Margaret Poling. As previously stated no supporting evidence has ever been found to establish an ancestry of ANY VALIDITY for Nicholas, or his wives!!!!! [WikiTree ID's inserted][1] Anderson, in Great Migration Begins, Vol II, p 1145, states that the origin of Nicholas Knapp is unknown.

The most recent investigation of William Knopp shows no evidence of Nicholas Knapp in the family, or even in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk.[2] The two differ in age by about twenty-five years, a full generation. William and Nicholas, despite residing in the same town for fifteen years, are never seen interacting in any way. Finally, ... the town clerks at Watertown were consistent in spelling William's name as Knopp and Nicholas's as Knapp ...[3] Nicolas Knapp was born by about 1606 (based on estimated date of marriage).

Immigration

He emigrated in 1630, settling initially in Watertown, MA; then to Stamford by 1646.[4] Our first record of Nicholas was on 1 Mar 1630/1, when he was fined 5 pounds for selling water claiming it would cure scurvy, some of which the court later remitted.[4]

Some assume that Nicholas and his first wife, Elinor, sailed with the Winthrop Fleet. Anderson does not mention this, possibly because there is no known list of the emigrants who came in the Winthrop Fleet, only lists compiled from various sources, often using circumstantial evidence.

Marriages

Nicholas married twice.

He married first by 1631 Elinor Unknown; she d. in Stamford, CT 16 Aug 1658 [TAG 10:45].[4] He married second in Stamford on on "9: 1: 59" (9 Mar 1658/9) Unica (Unknown) Buxton Brown.[5] She was widow of 1) Clement Buxton and 2) Peter Brown [Gillespie Anc 61-63]. Unica apparently died by 15 Apr 1670 (not mentioned in Nicholas' will).[4] She and Nicholas had no known children together, but she had four Buxton children.[6] Children

Children of Nicholas and Elinor:[4]

Jonathan Knapp, b early Nov 1631 (calc.), d 27 Dec 1631 "aged 7 weeks" Watertown. Timothy Knapp, b 14 Dec 1632 Watertown; m by c. 1658 to Bethia ____ (said to have been Bethia Brundish). Joshua Knapp, b 5 Jan 1634/5 Watertown; m 9 June 1657 Stamford to Hannah Close [TAG 10:45] Caleb Knapp, b 20 Jan 1636/7 Watertown; m by 1661 to Hannah Smith [TAG 10:174]. Sarah Knapp, b 5 Jan 1638/9 Watertown; m 6 Apr 1657 to Peter Disborough [TAG 10:112]. Ruth Knapp, b 6 Jan 1640/1 Watertown; m 20 Nov 1657 Stamford to Joseph Ferris [TAG 10:112]. Hannah Knapp, b 6 Mar 1642/3 Watertown. Moses Knapp, b say 1645; m by 1669 to Abigail Westcott [FOOF 1:660]. Lydia Knapp, b say 1647; m 16 Jan 1666/7 Fairfield to Isaac Hall [FOOF 1:250]. Property and Positions

Nicholas and Elinor initially settled at Watertown, Massachusetts with the congregation headed by Winthrop’s associate, Sir Richard Saltonstall. Watertown was settled mainly by immigrants from Counties Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk, England. The pastor of the church at Watertown was Reverend George Phillips, from Boxted, Co Essex. The church was organized on 30 Jul 1630, with some forty men, headed by Sir Richard Saltonstall, signing the membership list. This church remained the only church for sixty-six years. Only church members could become Freeman and vote.

Nicholas was a weaver and a farmer but also worked as a Lay Physician. On 1 March 1630/1, "Nich: Knopp was fined £5 for taking upon him to cure the scurvy by a water of no worth nor value, which he sold at a very dear rate, to be imprisoned till he pay his fine, or give security for it, or else to be whipped, & shall be liable to any man's action of whom he hath received money for the said water" (1:83).[7] On 7 August 1632 "£3 of Knop's fine of £5 remitted" (1:99).[7] At the general amnesty of 6 September 1638 it was noted that part of this fine "was paid, & the rest was remitted" (1:243).[7]

Nicholas was granted thirty acres in the Great Dividend in Watertown, 25 July 1636 (p 4);[8] granted six acres in Beaverbrook Plowlands, 28 February 1636/7 (p 6);[8] granted seven acres in Remote Meadows, 26 June 1637 (p 9);[8] granted a farm of 117 acres, 10 May 1642 (p 12). In the Watertown Inventory of Grants "Nicholas Knap" held seven parcels of land: sixteen acre homestall; two acres in Pine Marsh; one acre of meadow; thirty acres of upland in Great Dividend; six acres of plowland in the Hither Plain [Beaverbrook Plowlands]; seven acres in Remote Meadows; and thirteen acres of upland beyond the Farther Plain (p 86);[8] in the Composite Inventory he held eight parcels, comprising the seven parcels of the Inventory of Grants plus the 117 acre farm (p 29).[8]

Beginning on 29 September 1645, Nicholas sold his Watertown properties, first one acre of meadow to Edward Garfield, then on 6 May 1646, "Nicholas Knapp of Watertowne" sold to Bryan Pendleton "all his land in Watertowne granted by the town as by the transcript may appear with all the housing thereupon (only one acre in Pond Meadow formerly being sold excepted) with all the privileges thereunto belonging" [9] Nicholas then set out for Stamford Connecticut spending two years in Wethersfield before reaching his destination in 1648.[citation needed]

At Stamford, Nicholas owned a small mill and 16 acres of farmland. [10]

Death and Legacy

Nicholas died in Stamford, Connecticut between 15 April 1670 (date of his will) and 27 Apr 1670 (date of inventory), at about 65 years of age.[4]

Last Will & Testament

Will of "Nicolas Knap of Standford" was dated 15 Apr 1670 (no probate date) and inventoried 27 Apr 1670 [Fairfield PR 25].

to sons Moses, Timothy, Caleb, "Josuah." to daughters Sara Disbrowe, Hanna, Lidea, Ruth and to my two daughters-in-law (step-daughters) viz: Sarah and Uneca Buxton ... To son Moses, "my house and land in Standford with all the meadows and upland belonging unto me;" also with some moveables. Timothy was relieved of a prior debt to Nicholas. Caleb "the loom and half the gears"; to son "Josuah" the other "half of the gears." To "daughter Sarah Disbrowe the money due to me from her husband." To "daughter Hanna" one mare; to daughter "Lidea the mare that was Mr. Bishop's with the increase she hath." Ruth received 20 shillings. Step-daughters, called "my two daughters-in-law," Sarah and Uneca Buxton received clothes, a Bible, and their share of their father Clement Buxton's estate. Son Joshua was made executor. Nicholas signed with a mark.[4]

The inventory totaled £166; 13shillings; 11 1/2 d., of which the "house and lands" totalled £50. Also books valued at 6s. 6d were included. [11]

Research Notes

Unknown origin The 1912 book by Josephine Frost seems to be the first instance of Bures, St Mary, Suffolk as an origin.[12] Now disputed by Anderson, who says there is "no evidence of Nicholas Knapp ... in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk."[3]

Winthrop Fleet Bank's The Winthrop fleet of 1630 ... one of the compiled Winthrop Fleet sources, includes Nicholas Knapp and his wife, Elinor.[13] Banks also adds, "probably from Bures, St Mary, Suffolk." The source listed is "Frost Gen. p. 372,"[13] but The Frost Genealogy ... entry for Nicholas Knapp contains many obvious errors and offers no evidence.[12] Seems only circumstantial evidence exists: such as time of arrival, membership in the Watertown church (looking for a source for this).

Elinor's maiden name Some have indicated that Elinor's maiden name was Disbrow (Disbrough). Evidence that it was Lockwood comes from the manuscript compiled by Alfred Averill Knapp on Nicholas Knapp Genealogy (1953). On page 3 of that book is the following quote from the Hartford Times, Oct 23, 1943, genealogical passage, Query A-2695: "The late Judge H. Stanley Finch, long Surrogate Judge at Stamford and a keen student of Lockwood, Finch and allied families, gave his opinion that Elinor, wife of Nicholas Knapp, was daughter of Edmund Lockwood of Combs, Suffolk, England and sister of Edmund Lockwood (1594-163 5) of Cambridge, Mass. and of Robert Lockwood (1600-1658) of Watertown, Mass. and Fairfield, Conn.[14] Sources

↑ Knapp, Fritz, (20 Jan 2004) "Myths or Mistakes: Knapp Families archived 10 Dec 2016. ↑ Stott, Clifford L., (1993) "William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts," NEHGR AmericanAncestors.org 147:315-328. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anderson, William Charles, (1995) "William Knopp," Featured name, The Great Migration Begins ..., Volumes I-III. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Volumes I-III, Page 1145). ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Anderson, William Charles, (1995) "Nicholas Knapp," Featured name, The Great Migration Begins ..., Volumes I-III. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Volumes I-III, Pages 1135-37). ↑ The American Genealogist.AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 10, Page 113). ↑ Darlene, (Archived 10 Dec 2016) "Clement Buxton." Archive.org "Darlene's Family Genealogy," (http://www.dkdonovan.com/getperson.php?personID=I09564&tree=Main#cite2) Citing Connecticut Ancestry, November 2008, Vol. 51, No. 2. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (1853) Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay ... Vol 1. Archive.org (Vol 1, Pages 83, 99, 243). ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 (1894) Watertown Records ... Watertown: Fred G. Baker Pr. Archive.org (Vol 2: Property, Pages 4, 6, 9, 29; Supplement: Births, Deaths & Marriages, Pages 3, 4, 5, 8, 11). ↑ SLR 1:71 ↑ One Life at a Time: A New World Family Narrative, 1630-1960 - R. Thomas Collins, Jr., Joseph S. Wood ↑ Fairfield PR 2:55-56 ↑ 12.0 12.1 Frost, Josephine, (1912) The Frost Genealogy ... New York : F.H. Hitchcock, Archive.org (Page 372) Caution: contains obvious errors. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Banks, Charles Edward (1930) The Winthrop Fleet of 1630 ... Boston: USGenWeb Archives (Page 78). ↑ Higgins, Sylvia Payne, Knapp Family. See also:

Jacobus, Donald Lines, (1930) History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, 2 vols. AmericanAncestors.org I:250; 575; 660. "Nicholas Knapp" Stott, Clifford, L., (1993) "English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts." NEHGR AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 147, Pages 327-28). Huntington, E. B., (1874) Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths ... Stamford, CT: W.W. Gilespie & Co., steam printers, Archive.org Pages 61-64. Huntington, Elijah B., (April 6, 1797) Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Stamford Families. Barbara Kaye, manager, "I-M" CTGenWeb. Lorraine Cook White, ed., Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Publishing Co (1994-2002). Brown, Coralynn, "Fairfield Vital Records from Barbour Collection, 1639-1850 "HINE - L " Jane Devlin's website. MacKay Y-DNA Project

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First Knapp to arrive in America from England - 1630 (H.M. Hudson)
His birth and marriage dates are estimated.
Copies of his will are on file.
Other Knapps are listed to have arrived in 1630 as well - no connections are known - including William.
He bought and sold several properties. He had horses and did some farming.

"Since the first two pages of the Watertown Records were destroyed by age, careless handling, etc, a
determination of whether or not Nicholas & Elinor, married in England or at Watertown, cannot be made.
Additionally with the loss of these pages, we will never know if there was a child born prior to Jonathan
who is currently labeled as their first born. With some conjecture it is quite possible that their son Moses,
was born prior to Jonathan, or even in England. This conjecture is made solely on the fact that Moses
received the homelott of Nicholas, by Will. Assuming that Nicholas followed English tradition in disposing
of his worldly properties, that being "Willed" to the eldest son living, then grounds for the conjecture as
briefly stated above, may be taken into consideration. That his son, Moses, was born ca1645, is also a
matter of question, as no record of his birth or death has ever been found in any extant record. The date
of " ca1645" is established based solely on his marriage date and the approximate date of his wife
Abigail's birth, and this birth date is most often quoted from the spurious LDS-IGI

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