WELCOME TO THE BELNAP FAMILY ORGANIZATION
BFO OVERVIEW
Mission Statement: “The Belnap Family Organization is a non-profit ancestral family organization for all descendants of Utah Pioneers Gilbert Belnap, Adaline Knight, and Henrietta McBride, created to preserve, perpetuate, and promote family solidarity.”
ABOUT US
The Belnap Family Organization was created in 1904 to preserve, perpetuate, and promote family solidarity among all descendants of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap. It is one of the oldest and largest family organizations in the United States, with over 12,500 known descendants located throughout the United States and around the world.
This Day In Belnap
Family History
- 1826 George McBride, brother of Henrietta McBride, born in Villenova, Chautauqua, New York
- 1845 Gilbert Belnap and Adaline Knight married in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois by Heber C. Kimball
- 1845 Gilbert Belnap and Adaline Knight married in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois by Heber C. Kimball in the red-brick home of Vinson Knight on Main Street
- 1895 Gilbert and Adaline Knight Belnap celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in the Amusement Hall in Hooper, Weber Utah; approximately 200 attended
RECENT BELNAP FAMILY NEWS . . .
- Belnap Family Organization 2024 Family Reunion Now Online!
Video and audio recordings, photos, and other program materials from the Belnap Family Organization 2024 Family Reunion, held on Saturday, 10 August 2024 at This Is The Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, are available online here. Although… Read more: Belnap Family Organization 2024 Family Reunion Now Online! - Life of Gilbert Belnap: Part 3–The Pioneer Years
Enjoy this third video about Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap (1821-1899), featuring the Mormon Pioneer and later years of Gilbert’s life, beginning in Kirtland, Ohio and Nauvoo, Illinois, and ending in Utah. This video, which was produced by Gilbert Belnap descendant… Read more: Life of Gilbert Belnap: Part 3–The Pioneer Years - Belnap Family Organization 2024 Family Reunion
Please join us for the Belnap Family Organization 2024 Family Reunion at This Is The Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, August 10! This year’s Reunion includes a Keynote Address by Gilbert Belnap descendant Elder Carl… Read more: Belnap Family Organization 2024 Family Reunion - Nuel D. Belnap, Jr., American Logician and Philosopher, Dies at Age 94
Nuel Dinsmore Belnap, Jr. (1930-2024), American logician and philosopher who made contributions to the philosophy of logic, temporal logic, and structural proof theory—and first cousin four times removed to Gilbert Belnap, died on 12 Jun 2024 at age 94. According… Read more: Nuel D. Belnap, Jr., American Logician and Philosopher, Dies at Age 94 - 2024 Belnap Family Reunion Is Coming!
SAVE THE DATE! The 2024 Belnap Family Reunion will be on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at This Is The Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.Starting in 1904, the Belnap family has regularly met for reunions to celebrate our… Read more: 2024 Belnap Family Reunion Is Coming! - “As You Wish”: Cary Elwes, Direct Descendant of Sir Robert Belknap, Stars in Movie Classics
Notable Descendant of Sir Robert Belknap (abt 1330-1401): Cary Elwes is an English actor known world-wide for his leading roles in two cult movie classics: as Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts/The Man in Black in “The Princess Bride” and as Robin Hood… Read more: “As You Wish”: Cary Elwes, Direct Descendant of Sir Robert Belknap, Stars in Movie Classics
FAMILY FACES
FAMILY TREASURES
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
Have you ever wanted to view–and read–Gilbert Belnap’s actual journal? Click “Learn More” below to access Gilbert’s first journal, which covers his life from his birth in 1821 to 1856, including his journey from Canada to Kirtland, Ohio, where he was baptized in 1841, to his meeting the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844, to his journey in 1850 to the Salt Lake Valley and settlement in Ogden, Utah.
SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
Click “Learn More” below to read the original handwritten letter from Reuben McBride, dated 1 Nov 1886, Fillmore, Utah, to his sister Martha McBride Knight, regarding his experience as the very first person to be baptized for the dead in the font of the Nauvoo Temple in 1841.
DID YOU KNOW . . .
. . . that Gilbert Belnap’s grandfather, Jesse Belnap (1760-1854), fought in the American Revolution? Learn more about Jesse Belnap, his family, and his military service by clicking “Learn More” below.