Hello Lynn Crowder, I noticed your Michigan inquiry and looked at my relatives in that area. In the Nicholas Knapp Genealogy there are two brothers, William (b. 1835) and Edward (b. 1832), who are sons of Gilbert Knapp and Ann Marie Deerin. Gilbert's brother James Harvey was an ancestor of mine. His son, also named James Harvey (b. 1826) eventually went West to Michigan where he met his future wife. I wonder if he spent some time living with his uncle Gilbert. He had been orphaned early and I believe he lived with his other uncle Samuel in Walden, NY when he was a young teen. Gilbert, Samuel, and James Harvey Sr. were sons of Elijah Knapp and Rachel Weeks of Fishkill, NY. I have also seen a Descendants of Israel Knapp Genealogy which lists Robert B. Knapp (b. about 1837 in Cayuga Co. NY) as a son of Gilbert. He died Nov. 2, 1904 in Bellaire, Antrim Co. MI. Maybe looking for info on Robert would lead you to William and Edward as well. It's just a thought... Good luck. Half the fun of it for me is the conjecture. The hard part is tracking down the proof! Kristan Knapp