In a message dated 98-10-09 19:01:37 EDT, you write: << MOSES KNAPP - (Dates are supposed to be: 1764-1860 B: New york?) He married SARAH HAPTONSTAHL (2nd wife, we think). He left some children in the East, one descendent told me.. Ch: I know of 1 and that is WILLIAM KNAPP. His children: John, Joseph, Maria Lucy, Francis, Elizabeth, William W., Thomas, Margaret, Hannah Moses and SARAH KNAPP (My Great Grandmother) >> Hi I saw the above email, and am wondering if you can make a connection for me......my GGGgrandfather was a Joseph KNAPP, born in the state of NY ca 1830 and was married to a Gertrude ???.......they had a son, John, my GGgrandfather 1855-1932, born in Pa.......do you know anything about the Joseph, son or WIlliam, and grandson of Moses, that you mentioned in your email.......I am wondering if he could be the long lost GGGgrandfather Joseph KNAPP, that I have been searching for.....any help would be appreciated......thanks......Joe