Display Patriot - P-261539 - Godfrey/Gottfried KNAUSS/KNOUSE Jr
Godfrey/Gottfried KNAUSS/KNOUSE Jr
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P-261539
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Godfrey Knauss, Jr. was born 15 January 1742 at Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a son of Gottfried Knauss and Anna Eva. He married Anna Maria Griesemer about 1770 at Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Their children are: John Henry, Salome, Anna Maria, Daniel, Eva Catharine, Jonathan, Elisabeth, Hannah, and Maria Magdalena.
Godfrey was a Captain in the Revolutionary War in command of the 4th Company under Colonel Peter Trexler of the 3rd Battalion of the Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Militia.
His blacksmith shop was located at what is known as Knauss Bridge, over the Jordan. He carried on business at this place for 30 years. His accounts commence in 1770 and contain the names of most of the families living at the time in the township. During the time of the Revolution, the entries for several years are few. In 1797, he erected a stone barn that is still standing and that was subsequently the dwelling-house.
The 1800 census of Whitehall, Northampton County, lists the household of Gottfried [sic] Knauss. The following individuals are listed in the household: Gottfried [sic] and his wife Anna Maria, both at the age 45 and over; two sons and four daughters, age 16 through 25; one son and one daughter, both under the age of ten.
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