Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Jesse Belknap, great grandfather of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap. Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information about Jesse Belknap:
Biographical Materials
- Outline of the Life of Jesse Belknap, born 1739 (prepared by Della A. Belnap)
- Outline Notes on Jesse Belknap, born 1739 (prepared by Della A. Belnap) (note that page 2 appears to end abruptly and does not follow onto the third page)
- Notes on Jesse Belknap, born 1739, containing information sent to Hyrum Belnap by Dr. Edward Brainard Belknap, Wyoming, NY, and Russel Belknap McCoy, Clinton, IA, in 1908 (prepared by Della A. Belnap)
Birth Records
Military Service Records: French and Indian War
Military Service Records: Revolutionary War
Military Service Membership Records: DAR Applications through Jesse Belnap (1739-after 1818)
Castleton, Rutland, Vermont Vital Records
- Death Record of Eunice (first wife), 25 Jul 1774
- Death Record of Bette Belknap (daughter), __ Sep 1777
- Death Record of Olive Belknap (daughter), __ Sep 1777
- Birth Record of Ruth Belknap (daughter), 21 Nov 1782
- Birth Record of Jesse Belknap (son), 21 May 1784
- Birth Record of Augustine Belknap (son), 29 Jun 1787
Castleton, Rutland, Vermont Town Records
- List of Freemen
- Highway Committee, 3 May 1776
- Ear Mark of Jesse Belknap, 20 Apr 1774
- Ear Mark of Augustine Belknap (son), 17 Jun 1801
Casteton, Rutland, Vermont Land Records
- Deed from Jesse Belknap to Augustin Belknap (son), 4 Feb 1818
- Transcription (prepared by Della A. Belnap)
- Deed from Jesse Belknap (son) to Selah Gridley, 14 Feb 1818
- Transcription
- Deed from Simeon Hathaway to heirs of Deborah Belknap (second wife), 22 Aug 1796
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- Deed from Augustin Belknap (son) to Abel Moulton, 25 Jan 1809
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- Deed from Augustin Belknap (son) to heirs to the estate of Abel Moulton, 18 Feb 1816
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- Deed from Augustin Belknap (son) to Selah Gridley, 7 Feb 1818
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- Deed from Chauncey Langdon to Augustin Belknap (son), 27 Sep 1819
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- Deed from Augustin Belknap (son) to Roswell Clark, 5 Oct 1819
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- Deed from Olive Belknap (daughter) to Martin Clark, 10 Apr 1827
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Newspaper Articles
- “To Be Sold At Public Vendue,” Vermont Gazette, 11 Dec 1783
- “To Be Sold At Public Vendue,” Vermont Gazette, 6 Sep 1784
- “The Proprietors Of The Township Of The Two Heroes,” Vermont Journal, 1 Feb 1785
- “Fairhaven,” Farmer’s Library, 14 Oct 1793
- “State Of Vermont–Starksborough,” Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New York Advertiser, 4 Jun 1801
- “State Of Vermont–Starksborough,” Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New York Advertiser, 25 Jun 1801
- “State Of Vermont–Starksborough,” Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New York Advertiser, 2 Jul 1801
- “State Of Vermont–Starksborough,” Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New York Advertiser, 9 Jul 1801
- “State Of Vermont–Starksborough,” Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New York Advertiser, 16 Jul 1801
- “State Of Vermont–Starksborough,” Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New York Advertiser, 30 Jul 1801
- “State Of Vermont–Starksborough,” Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New York Advertiser, 6 Aug 1801
- “No. 47,” Rutland Herald, 22 Nov 1815
- “Castleton,” Rutland Weekly Herald, 16 Apr 1817: “Jesse Belknap Jun.”
- “Direct Tax Of 1816–Starksborough,” Vermont Gazette, 7 Apr 1818
- “Towns,” Rutland Daily Herald, 22 Jun 1871
- “Towns,” Rutland Weekly Herald, 22 Jun 1871
- “Roll Of Capt. Samuel Robinson’s Company,” Bennington Daily Banner, 17 Aug 1877
- “Of Interest To Vermonters,” Burlington Free Press, 26 Sep 1894
- “State News,” Middlebury Register, 28 Sep 1894
- “Castleton,” Poultney Journal, 28 Sep 1894
- “Of Interest To Vermonters,” Burlington Independent, 29 Sep 1894
- “Of Interest To Vermonters,” Bethel Courier, 4 Oct 1894
- “[column 4],” Burlington Clipper, 4 Oct 1894
- “General Vermont News,” Brattleboro Reformer, 5 Oct 1894
- “[column 4],” Cambridge Transcript, 5 Oct 1894
- “Castleton Parsonage,” Rutland Daily Herald, 14 Jun 1950
- “Air Force Band May Play On Castleton Colonial Day Program,” Rutland Daily Herald, 31 Jul 1958
- “Castleton Bears A Proud Heritage Of The Past Years,” Rutland Daily Herald, 6 Sep 1961
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Rutland County, Vermont History
- Deming, Leonard. Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont, As Connected With Its Political History, From 1778 to 1851 (1851), pp. 19, 59, 134 (PDF)
- Child, Hamilton, comp. Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, VT., for 1881-82 (1881), pp. 97-109 [TO COME]
- Report of the Proceedings Commemorating the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Organization of the Congregational Church in Castleton, Vermont (Frank W. Redfield, 1884), p. 12 (online)
- Smith, H. P. and Rann, W. S., eds. History of Rutland County, Vermont, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers (1886), pp. 519, 528, 544 (PDF; full volume); selected pages:
- Roberts, Gwilym R. “Elijah Remington, The Castleton Counterfeiter,” Vermont History, vol. 34 no 1 (Jan 1966), pp. 66-69
- Vermont Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the Town, Village and City Archives of Vermont, No. 11, Rutland County, Vol. III, Town of Castleton (1941) [general information on Castleton history]
- Steele, Joseph. A History of Castleton, Vermont Taken From Miss Hemenway’s Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Vol. III. (1877) [CHECK]
Census Records
- 1790 U.S. Federal Census, Castleton, Rutland, VT
- 1800 U.S. Federal Census, Castleton, Rutland, VT
- 1810 U.S. Federal Census, Castleton, Rutland, VT
Death/Burial Records
Spouses
- Eunice ____ (about 1741-1774)
- Deborah Hathaway (1740-1827)
Children
through Eunice ____
- Jesse Belnap (1760-1854)
- Bette Belknap (unknown-1777)
- (female) Belknap (unknown-unknown)
- Olive Belknap (unknown-1777)
through Deborah Hathaway
- Ruth Belknap (1782-unknown)
- Jesse Belknap (1784-1859)
- Augustin Belknap (1787-1832)
- Olive Belknap (about 1789-1864)
Parents
Last update: 2 Sep 2022
2 Comments
Looking for information about Frank Drayton Belknap, my great grandfather.
Dear Liza: Thank you for your inquiry (and apologies for the slow reply). The Belnap Family Organization has information on Frank Drayton Belknap and his nine children in its files, although most information on his family should also be available online on the “public trees” portion of Ancestry.com. Please let us know exactly what information you are looking for, and we’ll be happy to dig deeper. Also, very glad to hear that you are also a direct descendant of Jesse Belnap and Eunice Hall. Note that we are considering memorializing/restoring their headstones. We are looking for updated genealogical and contact information on the descendants of Jesse/Eunice through branches other than through their son Rosel who was the father of Gilbert Belnap (1821-1899) from whom most members of the BFO descend. We are “broadly ecumenical” when it comes to identifying, sharing information with, and collaborating with other Belknap/Belnap descendants, going back as far as the first Richard Beltoft from Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England. Please correspond directly with the BFO at belnapfamily.org@gmail.com. Looking forwarding to hearing again from you!