Over the last 170-plus years, the descendants of Gilbert Belnap and his wives Adaline Knight and Henrietta McBride have scattered to many places around the world. Descendants of Gilbert Belnap have been born in at least 48 U.S. states, 2 U.S. territories, and 19 foreign countries (based on information received by the Belnap Family Organization through Feb 2024).
U.S. states/territories where Gilbert Belnap’s descendants are known to have been born:
| Alabama | Louisiana | Oklahoma | ||
| Alaska | Maine | Oregon | ||
| Arizona | Maryland | Pennsylvania | ||
| Arkansas | Massachusetts | Rhode Island | ||
| California | Michigan | South Carolina | ||
| Colorado | Minnesota | South Dakota | ||
| Connecticut | Mississippi | Tennessee | ||
| Delaware | Missouri | Texas | ||
| Florida | Montana | Utah | ||
| Georgia | Nebraska | Virginia | ||
| Hawaii | Nevada | Washington | ||
| Idaho | New Jersey | West Virginia | ||
| Illinois | New Mexico | Wisconsin | ||
| Indiana | New York | Wyoming | ||
| Iowa | North Carolina | |||
| Kansas | North Dakota | District of Columbia | ||
| Kentucky | Ohio | Puerto Rico | ||
Note that the above list of U.S. states includes every state west of the Mississippi and every state in the Deep South.
U.S. states where no descendants of Gilbert Belnap are currently known to have been born:
| New Hampshire | ||||
| Vermont | ||||
Interestingly, the region of the United States with the least concentration of Gilbert’s descendants (as determined by place of birth) is New England, where Gilbert’s Belknap ancestors first arrived in the New World and lived for several generations.
Foreign countries where Gilbert Belnap’s descendants are currently known to have been born:
| Australia | ||||
| Bahrain | ||||
| Belgium | ||||
| Canada | ||||
| China (Mainland) | ||||
| Cuba (Guantanamo Bay) | ||||
| Cyprus | ||||
| England | ||||
| Germany | ||||
| Hong Kong (pre-1997) | ||||
| India | ||||
| Italy | ||||
| Japan | ||||
| Mexico | ||||
| Philippines | ||||
| Romania | ||||
| Scotland | ||||
| South Korea | ||||
| Taiwan | ||||
Note:
Descendants of Gilbert Belnap and his wives Adaline Knight and Henrietta McBride have lived (and died) in many places around the world, primarily due to missionary service assignments issued through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or through work or military service. The list of “countries lived in” would be much longer than the list of countries where descendants are known to have been born.
Last update: 27 Feb 2024