Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Bennet Beltoft alias Belknap, sixth great grandfather of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap. Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information about Bennet Beltoft alias Belknap:
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
Marriage Record
- Parish Register: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England: 25 May 1586 [TO COME]
Burial Record
- Parish Register: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England: Bennet Belknap: 21 May 1624 [TO COME]
Probate Records
- Essex Archives: Will: Bennet Beltoft of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, husbandman, D/ABW 45/1: 15 Jun 1624
Spouse
Children
- Abraham Belknap f/k/a Beltoft (chr. 1589/1590-1643)
- Frances Beltoft (chr. 1590/1591-unknown)
- John Beltoft or Belknap (chr. 1593-1655)
- Daniel Beltoft or Belknap (chr. 1595-1658)
- Josias Beltoft or Belknap (chr. 1599-1674)
Parents
- Richard Beltoft (about 1520-1599)
- Elizabeth [—] (unknown-1588/1589)
Last update: 3 May 2020