Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Abraham Belknap (formerly known as Beltoft), fifth great grandfather of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap. Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information about Abraham Belknap f/k/a Beltoft:
Published Genealogical Research
- Belknap, Henry Wyckoff. The English Ancestry of Abraham Belknap, Who Settled in Lynn, Mass. 1635 (1914)
- Belknap, Henry Wyckoff. “The English Ancestry of the American Belknaps,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 68 (Jan 1914), pp. 83-92
- Belknap, Henry Wyckoff. “The English Ancestry of the American Belknaps,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 68 (Apr 1914), pp. 190-98
- Belknap, Henry Wyckoff. “Belknap: Additional Records,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 85 (Jul 1931), pp. 265-88
- Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. I (1860), pp. 158-59
- Threlfall, John Brooks. Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England and Their Origins (1990), pp. 17-36: “The Ancestry of Abraham Belknap and Mary Stallon”
Christening Record
- Parish Register: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England: Abraham Beltofte, 10 Mar 1589/1590
Marriage Record
England Court Records
- Essex Archives Online: Session Rolls: Indictment: Emmanuel Norrington of Loughton husbandman [as in Q/SR 247/15], at Loughton, stole 7 white ewes each worth 5d. of Abraham Belknappe. Pleads not guilty. Guilty, no chattels [see also Q/SR 247/15, 17, 32-34, 139] True Bill, Q/SR 247/16: 20 Oct 1624
- Essex Archives Online: Session Rolls: Recognizances: Richard Fuller of Loughton (128), John Durrington of Sheering yeoman (129), William Stock of Waltham Holy Cross (130), Thomas Archer of North Weald Bassett (131), Abraham Bellnap of Loughton (132) and Robert King of High Laver (133), all against Emmanuel Norrington of Loughton husbandman [see Q/SR 247/15-17, 32-34] and 7 sheep from Durrington. Justice: Edward Altham knight, Q/SR 247/128-133: 1624
Massachusetts Property Records
- Suffolk Deeds, Lib. 1, fo. 42 (1880): 7 Apr 1643
- Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County [Massachusetts], vol. 2, p. 270: [Mar] 1661
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Probate Records
- Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County [Massachusetts], vol. 1, pp. 60-61, note: 20 Dec 1643
- “Editorial Notes.” The Essex Antiquarian, vol. 1 (1897), p. 68
Miscellaneous (Unsorted)
- The Essex Antiquarian, vol. 2, p. 183
- Lewis, Alonzo and Newhall, James Robinson. History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant, 1629-1864 (Boston, 1865), pp. 150, 172, 576
- Endicott, C. M. “The Osgood Family in New England.” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 13 (1859), pp. 117-21, 200-202
Spouse
Children
- Abraham Belknap (unknown-1620)
- Abraham Belknap (1622-after 1623)
- Daniel Belknap (1624-1625)
- Samuel Belknap (chr. 1627/1628-1701)
- Dorcas Belknap (chr. 1630-unknown)
- Joseph Belknap (chr. 1633-1712)
- John or Jeremy Belknap (chr. 1635-after 1655)
- Hannah Belknap (about 1639-1679)
Parents
Last update: 19 May 2020