Melody According to info I have found Lyman Enos Knapp is a descendant of Aaron Knapp and Elizabeth from Taunton MA in 1638, and his son Samuel Knapp, through Seth and Cyrus. And info maybe under http:/www.genealogy.com or minus the www and under the Minnick history. Pat Patricia Knapp wrote: > Wyatt > In ancestry there is a file that has 2 Knapp's in it > with not much info on the Knapp's but here is what there is > > Thomas E. Knapp m: Feb 17, 1758 > Lois Newcomb Bearse b:July 17, 1726 Barnstable MA > and > Peter Knapp m: "Martha Bearse" New Fairfield CT 1759 > She was born June 26, 1738 and died March 8, 1802 Northeast > Dutchess Co. NY > > Patricia > > Wyatt Knapp wrote: > > > Hi folks... > > I wanted to share something with the list and hopefully with some > > Knapp's who would find this information helpful. And who knows...maybe > > it will turn out to help my search in the long run. > > > > I have been involved in the research of my Knapp line for over twenty > > years now. We have traced our line back to Thomas Knapp who married > > "Martha" and who lived out the last years of his life in Fabius, > > Onondaga County, New York. He died around 1823 there. Living in Fabius > > with him and his family at the same time was Nathaniel Knapp. He is > > listed in the 1820 census for Fabius. A check of the deed records for > > Fabius shows that he and his wife Eunice were involved in the sale of > > some land in Fabius in 1822. > > > > This is undoubtedly Nathaniel Knapp who married Eunice Wright, and who > > was the son of Hezekiah Knapp and Hannah Ketchum. My information is that > > it was never certain that all of his children were born in Scoharie > > County, New York. This indenture and the census would indicate that at > > least those children born between around 1820 and 1822 were born in > > Fabius, New York. I have different sources that say that after leaving > > Fabius he lived in either Tioga County, New York, or Tioga County, > > Pennsylvania. > > > > Records prior to around 1850 are scant for Fabius as they were lost in a > > fire. But I think that because my Thomas Knapp and his family lived in > > Fabius with Nathaniel and Eunice Knapp that they were related and I am > > quite certain that I can rest assured now that my Thomas is from the > > Nicholas Knapp line. Our family's current theory is that our Thomas > > Knapp is a son of Thomas Ebenezer Knapp and Lois Newcomb Bearse. That > > would make him the second cousin of Nathaniel Knapp and could explain > > why these birds "flocked together" in Fabius New York for a while. > > > > Any information on these folks, or polite and constructive critiques of > > my theory, would be most welcome and appreciated. > > Thank You, > > --Wyattt Knapp-- > > -- > Patricia Ann Cattanach Knapp <Pat.knapp@sympatico.ca> > Mississauga, ON Canada [also Foy, Singer and Johnston] -- Patricia Ann Cattanach Knapp <Pat.knapp@sympatico.ca> Mississauga, ON Canada [also Foy, Singer and Johnston] http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/n/a/Patricia-A-Knapp/