The Family of Jakob Kapp

Johann Jacob Kapp in the Lost 69 Project family tree at Ancestry.com

* Made the voyage to America in 1855

Scherzheim Church records for the family of Jacob Kapp

Johann Jacob Kapp * (FBC-32)   
  Bricklayer
             son of Johann Jacob Kapp and Sophia Dorothea Eberlin
   b. December 5, 1799 - Scherzheim, Germany
   d. 

     Married March 31, 1831 - Scherzheim, Germany

Anna Maria Koenig * (FBC-33) 
             daughter of Michael König and Anna Maria Kautz
   b. 1804/1805 - Scherzheim, Germany
   d.

Children:

Unnamed Stillborn
   b. 2/16/1835 - Scherzheim, Germany
   d. 2/16/1835 - Scherzheim, Germany

Christina Kapp * (FBC-34) 
   b. April 21, 1836 - Scherzheim, Germany
   d.

Jacob Kapp
   b. November 17, 1838 - Scherzheim, Germany
   d. November 11, 1853 - Scherzheim, Germany

Christian Kapp * (FBC-35) 
   b. June 5, 1841 - Scherzheim, Germany
   d. 








The Voyage to America

Passenger list of the Francis B. Cutting, Antwerp to New York, Arrived March 1, 1855.

On the voyage to America, the Kapp family traveled on the ship the Francis B. Cutting from Antwerp to New York. They left port in Antwerp on January 10, 1855 and arrived in New York on March 1, 1855.  Nine of the deported families of Scherzheim traveled on this ship.

Passenger records state that they brought "2 Chests of Wearing Apparel" and occupied 1 bed on the journey.  On the Passanger list, their surname is spelled "Knapp".

Passengers #32-35 as they appear on the ships records:
(FBC-32)  Jacob Knapp - 55 years - Male - Farmer
(FBC-33)  Maria Knapp - 49 years - Female
(FBC-34)  Christina Knapp - 19 years - Female
(FBC-35)  Christian Knapp - 13 years - Male