Born about in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, New England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Benedict
and Elizabeth (Hickock) Smith
Wife of
Ebenezer Knapp
— married
7 Jan 1724 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Knapp, Elizabeth (Knapp) Carpenter, Sarah (Knapp) Alling, Thomas Knapp, Ebenezer Knapp, Peter Knapp Sr., John Knapp, Lois Knapp, Eleazer Knapp and Hanna Knapp
Died
at about age 89
in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2012
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Biography
Elizabeth Benedict was born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony in about 1706. She was the daughter of Thomas Benedict and Elizabeth Hickock.
Elizabeth married [Unknown] Fitch, possibly in about 1722. He died by the end of 1723. It is not known whether there were any surviving children from this marriage.
Elizabeth's second husband was Ebenezer Knapp. They were married in Greenwich, Connecticut Colony on 7 Jan 1724.
Elizabeth (Benedict) Fitch Knapp died in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut on 11 Feb 1795. She was buried in the Canaan Valley Cemetery in North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut.[1]
Research Notes
Please review Research Notes on Ebenezer Knapp
There were 2 Ebenezer Knapps in Greenwich / Danbury, Connecticut area who married women named Elizabeth Finch. They were NOT the same Ebenezer, nor the same Elizabeth.
From the Nicholas Knapp Genealogy book
- Knapp-529 Ebenezer Knapp is profile D-61, pg 32 in the book. [2]
- His parents are Moses Knapp (profile C-12, pg 14) and Elizabeth Crissey.
- Ebenezer married his 1st wife Miss Elizabeth Benedict Finch on Jan 7 1724. His 2nd wife was Elizabeth Smith, dau of Samuel Smith and Elizabeth Hickox.
- Ebenezer died March 21, 1784 and is buried in Canaan Valley Cemetery, Norfolk, CT, according to the Knapp Genealogy book
Sources
- ↑ See photo of gravestone ("[I]n memory of Mrs Elisabeth, wife to Mr Ebenezer Knapp died Feb 11 179[5] Æ 89"): Find A Grave: Memorial #40868155, Elizabeth Benedict Knapp (accessed 19 Oct 2022).
- ↑ Nicholas Knapp genealogy. by Knapp, Alfred Averill. 1953. Profile C-12 pg 14 parents, D-61 pg 32 Ebenezer family
- Knapp, Alford Averill, compiler. Nicholas Knapp Genealogy, privately published, Winter Park, Florida, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1953.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40868155/elizabeth-knapp: accessed 19 October 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Benedict Knapp (1706–11 Feb 1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40868155, citing Canaan Valley Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mary Harrell-Sesniak (contributor 46488639).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~0.78%
David Stearns
:
23andMe, GEDmatch GR5535846 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A149068 [compare], Ancestry member DavidStearns62
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B88739
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~0.78%
Sandy Knapp :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Gini Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gini_smith1
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~0.39%
Susan Anderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch TU6546829 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DR6599450 [compare], Ancestry member philosophula
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~0.39%
Ron James :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A608473 [compare], yourDNAportal RONffe7b276, Ancestry member ron5178
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~0.39%
Jon Seymour :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML8962225 [compare]
Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Finch) Knapp (1706-1795)
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Categories: Norfolk, Connecticut | Danbury, Connecticut | Canaan Valley Cemetery, North Canaan, Connecticut
There were 2 Ebenezer Knapps in Greenwich / Danbury, CT area that married Elizabeth Finch. They were NOT the same Ebenezer, nor Elizabeth.
Benedict-406 and Finch-2740 are NOT the same person
Knapp Genealogy books do not identify parents for Elizabeth Benedict Finch, so if her maiden name is Benedict, then she was married to ____ Finch before marrying Ebenezer Knapp in 1724