From: Carmen M. Johnson <carmenj@lewiston.com> Subject: [KNAPP] Sarah Knapp b. Danbury, CT >This Sarah > Knapp was b. abt 1762 in Danbury, CT and was married 05 April 1785 in > Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT. She died on 04 Oct 1845 in Valparaiso, Porter > Co., IN. She was married to Isaac Harrington b. 10 Jun 1758 in Smithfield, > Providence Co., RI and d. Jan 1847 in Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN. ... > Through some research, I've pieced together a possibility for Sarah Knapp's > ancestry and would like some opinions on the info. > > Sarah Knapp m. Isaac Harrington > Samuel Knapp b. 1729 d. 1797 m. Hannah > John Knapp b. 1700 d. 1758 m. Margaret Taylor > Samuel Knapp b. 1668 d. 1739 m. Hannah Bushnell > Caleb Knapp b. 20 Jan 1637 d. 11 Dec 1674 m. Hannah Smith Hi Carmen, The line from Caleb to Samuel is the same as mine and agrees with a genealogy that Fritz Knapp sent to me, except he has "unknown" for Samuel's (1729) wife. Fritz does have a Sarah being a daughter of Samuel and "unknown" (I am descended from their son, Samuel). However, his Sarah differs a little from yours: Sarah Knapp, born 1760 in Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT. More About Sarah Knapp: RESIDED AT: Danbury, CT BAPTIZED: 1788 Could be the same person, but yours went to Indiana, so maybe there's a problem there. Fritz's source is "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy (1953), by (Dr) A.A. Knapp, :84." Humorous Danbury note: When looking into information on my Danbury Knapps I noticed that there were quite a few Barnums in that town, some marrying Knapps. After seeing the recent TV movie about P.T. Barnum, that piqued my interest, and it turns out that PT's home town, Bethel, CT, was essentially Danbury. I scanned a few biographies of Barnum at the local library, to see if there were any Knapps in the indexes. There were a couple of references. It seems that during his Bethel shopkeeper days, the young Phineas kept meticulous notes of his customers' accounts and payment history. An entry read "Squire Knapp got out of a debt for $5 by lying like hell." I'm not sure who this was, but to be called a hellacious (and successful) liar by PT Barnum is high praise indeed! Squire Knapp may have a different side of the story though. Another Danbury Knapp mentioned in the bio was a local butcher whom Barnum (a staunch Republican) accused at a party convention of being a spy for the Democrats. Knapp successfully sued Barnum for libel, although according to Barnum's autobiography, you'd think the suit failed. He left out the appeal. Joe Knapp