BackGround: Palmyra Temple, Palmyra, New York.
Up dated 6 March 2006
Chauncey KNAPP7, [Moses6, Jabez5, Moses4, John3, Caleb2, Nicholas1]Chauncey was born 1815 in Orwell, Rutand, Vermont, the son of Moses KNAPP and Abigail WILLIAMS. He married 1 November 1835 in Schroepple, Oswego, New York, Rosetta HALE the daughter of Jacob HALE and Rousina BEEBE. She was born 28 November 1897, in Winhall, Bennington, Vermont, and died 30 October 1855, in Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin. Chauncey married second early in 1856, in Minnasota, Aris POTTER. She was born 17 July 1823 and died in 1893 or 1894. Chauncey was murdered 8 August 1867 in North Dakota by claim jumpers.
1840 Census Index KNAPP CHAUNCY Clay Onondaga County NY 089
1850 Census Watertown Jefferson County WI 037
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Born
Chancy NAPP 34 M Farmer $ 0,300 Vermont
Rosetta " 52 F ---------- -------- Vermont
Marshall H " 13 M ---------- -------- New York
Roxana A. " 12 F ---------- -------- New York
Lydia A. " 11 F ---------- -------- New York
Hellen A. " 7 F ---------- -------- New York
1860 Census Eyota Olmsted County MN 100
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Value Born
Knapp Chancy 44 M Farmer $ 0,000 $ 0,200 Vt.
" ARIS 36 F ---------- -------- -------- Penn.
" ELECTA 11 F ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
" DELIA 9 F ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
" Aris 6 F ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
" CHAUNCY 4 M ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
" ZERA 2 M ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
1870 Census Grand Meadow Mower County MN 005
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Value Born
KNAPP ARIS 47 F Keep House $ 2,500 $ 0,275 Penn.
" ALMINA 16 F ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
" CHAUNCY 13 M ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
" ZERAH 12 M ---------- -------- -------- Wisc.
" SARAH 8 F ---------- -------- -------- Minn.
1880 Census Wells, Faribault, Minnesota.
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
Nathan D BURROWS W M 32 ----- M ------------- Maine Maine Maine
Marritta R " W F 31 Wife M Keeping House N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
Clarence H " W M 3 Son S ------------- N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
Mary L " W F 1 Dau S ------------- Minn. Maine ------
Chauncy KNAPP W M 52 F-n-L W Farmer N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
Sarah A " W F 35 S-n-L S Keeping House N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
Annie JOHNSON W F 24 Serv S Servant Norway Norway Norway
1880 Census Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota.
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
Aris KNAPP W M 56 ----- D Farmer Penn.
Chauncy " W M 23 Son S Works on Farm Wisc. Verm. Penn.
Zera " W M 21 Son S Works on Farm Wisc. Verm. Penn.
Sarah A " W F 19 Dau S At Home Minn. Verm. Penn.
Hannah F Adelia " W F 25 Dau S House Keeper Wisc. Verm. Penn.
1890 Veterans Schedule KNAPP MARSHALL H. Baker City E. D. 37Baker County OR
Marshall H. Knapp Private C Co. 1st Colorado 15 Sep 1861 15 Nov 1864 3y 2m 0d
Baker City, Baker, Oregon, Sprained Left Foot 28 years.
Names Survey
Patentee: ARIS KNAPP State: SOUTH DAKOTA
Acres: 160
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer Document Numbers
Issue Date: 04/05/1890 Document Nr.: 2464
Land Office: Montana State Accession/Serial Nr.: SDMTAA 134329
Office BLM Serial Nr.: SDMTAA 134329
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)
Aliquot Sec./ Fract. Survey
Parts Block Township Range Section Meridian State Counties Nr.
NE 14/ 120 North 62 West No 5th PM SD Spink ------
Given Bureau
of Land Township / Range / Claim
Surname Name Management Direction Direction Type Book ACT Name
KNAPP Marshall 6 4 / South 70 / West unknown MW 1855
H.
Given Middle Rank - Rank -
Surname Name Initial Company Unit Induction Discharge Notes Allegiance
Knapp Marshall H. C 1 Colorado Private Private Union
Cavalry.
Marshall H. Knapp View Image Images Online #: 242 State Filed: Oregon Widow: Relative:
CHILDREN of Chauncey KNAPP and Rosetta HALE:
1. MARSHALL HENRY b: 4 Nov 1836; Schroepple, Oswego, New York.
+ 2. ROXINA ABIGAIL b: 10 Oct 1838; Schroepple, Oswego, New York.
md: 18 Nov 1857; South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.
Clark M. SHEFFER.
d: 20 Jan 1914; Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan.
+ 3. LYDIA AMANDA b: 24 Dec 1840; Schroepple, Oswego, New York.
md: 24 Oct 1859; South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.
John Vaughn SHEFFER.
md: 16 Apr 1881; Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan.
Norris Ambrose TUCKER.
d: 1 May 1881; Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan.
+ 4. HELLEN AUGUSTA b: 25 Aug 1842; Schroepple, Oswego, New York.
md: ; , , Michigan.
Delos HODGE.
CHILDREN of Chauncey KNAPP and Aris POTTER:
5. ELECTA b: Abt 1849; , , Wisconsin.
6. DELIA b: Abt 1851; , , Wisconsin.
7. ARIS b: Abt 1854; , , Wisconsin.
The above children are by her first husband
8. CHANCY ELLERY b: 10 Sep 1856; , Jefferson, Wisconsin.
d: 11 Mar 1923;
+ 9. ZERA PHILIP b: 15 Aug 1858; , , Wisconsin.
md: ;
Leona COWLES.
d: 18 Jun 1919;
A. SARAH ARIS b: 3 Feb 1862; Eyota, Olmsted, Minnesota.
d: 11 Nov 1945;
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