Karin I believe I sent you my snail mail address and said Shepard Knapp is in my genealogy line. If you did not get it please let me know when you have the time. Would appreciate what you have on Taunton VR and Shepard Knapp. Patricia [email protected] wrote: > > As you know, I offered to return to the library to have a re-look at the book > written by Shepard Knapp about his family Memoirs with pages of genealogy. I > have gotten the info and I don't know if it holds any keys to his descendants. > There is no mention of Moses. (sorry guys) > > I apologize for not putting this letter up sooner. I have had relations here > from Ireland for the past two weeks and some of us know there is a life beyond > the net. I guess you guys were getting impatient (some of you, we won't point > fingers). LOL > > At any rate, this is what I have to say. I have photocopied about 17 pages. > All the genealogy pages. I have the introductory pages that led to Shepard's > writing of the Memoirs (gotten from his grandmother's journal). He has a tree > that begins with Jonathan Knapp (1752-1838), farmer of Cummington, Mass. (He > was 4th generation from Aaron, who was in Taunton, Mass. in 1643) m. Persis > Melvin (1759-1835), daughter of Jacob. (She was 3rd generation from John of > Concord, Mass., who was born in 1656). He notes his Knapp beginnings and then > seems to run through his direct line. Samuel (1) of Taunton m. May 26, 1687, > Elizabeth Cobb b Feb 10, 1670 listing his 8 children and following the line of > Samuel (2), Jonathan (1) of Raynham m. Abiah Thrasher. The last birth on this > info is 1933. The author of this book was born 1873 in New York. He died Jan > 11, 1946. It is a privately printed book and the whole book is typed on a > typewriter. > > There is one page with info on Aron (his spelling) Knapp and other names > connected are de Forest and Spring. They appear to have lived in New York. > > If anyone is interested in the info that I have photocopied, I will forward > copies by snail mail, if they send me their addresses. If I was descended > from this line, I can only say, I would be interested in the info. I did not > photocopy the stories that he wrote about his family memories. I do not > remember how long that was but if interested, I can go back and get some of > that info. > > Like I said, it is appears to be one line but has info on siblings and other > notes. I found it interesting, even though it is not my line. > > Also, whomever wanted the Chace/Chase family info. I photocopied the VR's of > the births, marriages and deaths of Taunton, MA I suspect, it was Pat. I > will forward by snail mail upon receipt of address. > > Sorry for not being able to get back to you all sooner. > > I am here, if there are questions or comments. > > Best, > Karin -- Patricia Knapp [email protected] Mississauga, Ontario, Canada