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Author: k8ren
Surnames: Williams, Knapp, Cady, Laing, Hastings, Doolittle
Classification: queries
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I am working on the Williams family which came to Ripley County in the 1830s from Butler
County Ohio, and prior to that, Moriah, Essex County NY and Hartland, Windsor County
Vermont. Susan Williams was the daughter of Simeon Williams (born 1763 in Stonington CT,
died abt 1847 in Ripley IN) and Tirzah Knight (?) (b. abt 1765, died abt 1850 in Ripley
IN) I am MOST interested in determining if Knight was Tirzah's maiden name. None of
Simeon and Tirzah's nine children had death certificates except my gg-grandmother
Sarah Williams Doolittle who died in 1889 in Rush County IN and her certificate listed
only her father's name.
Charles and Susan Williams Knapp had at least 3 children:
1. Adin Williams Knapp (16 May 1824-15 Feb 1905)who married Sarah Permelia Cady.
2. Terzah Knapp who married David Laing in Ripley on 17 Dec 1845 and had 3 children Mary,
Eliza and David.
3. Susan Knapp who married David Hastings and had the following children: 1. Simeon
David Knapp, born May 19, 1860 at Delaware IN and died July 7, 1924. He married Luzety
Jane Huntington Dec 29, 1880 (she was born May 13 1861 near Osgood IN) They had 3
children: Mary Ellen, Ollie Edna, and Grace Luella. Grace Luella married Frank Pettit in
1909.
2. Nancy Hastins, married George Robins.
3. Cedoris Hastings.
4. James Hastings, married Eva Stevenson.
I have more info on the Williams line prior to the 1850s.
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