this is part of my family ebenezer knapp is my three grandgrand father bronsan is my line did you get a copy of it or just write it down thanks paul Morrow wrote: > I recently examined a Knapp Civil War pension file at the National Archives > that turned out not to be my line, > > It seemed wasteful not to copy a key pages, which I'm pleased to share with > anyone, so: > > Chauncey Knapp of Pittsford, Hillsdale County, MI, applied for a pension > May 3, 1910 [actually, he already had one, this application was to make it > larger]. His Declaration for Pension says he enrolled at Fort Leavenworth on > Aug. 1, 1861, in Co. A, 6th Kansas Volunteer Infantry and was discharged > July 18, 1865 at Devalls Bluff [no state]. > A carpenter, he was born April 28, 1835, at Franklin, MI [that's in Oakland > County]. > > Also in the file is an "Affidavit as to Family Record Entries" that > lists his family (parents and siblings) as "the following is a true copy of > so much of the family record as relates to the names, dates of birth > [pre-printed phrase crossed out] Chauncey Knapp and I believe the same to be > correct": > Ebenezer Knapp, b. July 12, 1798 > Hannah Knapp, b. Dec. 18, 1802 > Mary Knapp, b. May 9, 1820 > Stephen Knapp, b. May 5, 1822, d. Dec. 10, 1847 > Matilda Knapp, b. Sept 7, 1824, d. Jan 7, 1825 > Matilda K. Knapp, b. Jan. 23, 1826, d. July 2, 1835 > Saphrona Knapp, b. April 18, 1828, d. Nov. 1, 1828 > Brunson C. Knapp, b. May 4, 1830 > Chauncey Knapp, b. April 28, 1835 > Harriett M. Knapp, b. July 11, 1838. > > Duncan