George and Rebecca were both born in Kniveton, Derbyshire, England which is a pretty, grey stone village sheltered in a deep hollow on the slope of madge hill.The church tower there was built in the 13th C., is unbuttressed and contains small lancet windows, battlements and a short spire.
"George's name is spelled various ways, including: "Knifton," "Kniffin,""Kniffen," "Sniffin," "Sniffen," and Snuffene." In 1650, George Kniffin came from England to Stratford, Connecticut. In 1664, he came to Rye, Westchester Co., New York, which was part of Connecticut at the time. In 1666, he bought a house in Rye, from John Budd, Sr. He married a sister of Nathan Whelpley c. 1660. On 12 May 1670, George Snuffene was made a Freeman in Rye. In 1678, he received about 100 acres of new land in Rye. In 1684, he conveyed land in Rye, to his son-in-law, John Statham. In 1690, his name appeared on the list of Proprietors of Rye. His will was proved 7 December 1694."
"It is alluded to, as early as 1687 that his father started calling himself senior. In 1705 Deliverance Brown, Sr sold to Geo. Kniffen four or five acres in the Great Swamp. This locality was between Ridge St. and Regent St., south of the road to Park's mill."
"Progenitor of the KNIFFEN family in America - an account of him can be found in Max Sniffen's book on the Kniffen/Sniffen family. !Arrived in Stratford, Connecticut in 1650, according to family legend - in 1670 he was "propounded for freeman" and called "George Snuffene of Rye (NY). Rye (CT Rec Vol ll, p128) His house-lot laid out in 1678 seems to have been situated where his descendant Jonathan Sniffin now lives. He died in 1694. A son Joseph, and a daughter who married John Stoakham, are known. Five others of the name are presumed to be his sons: Ebenezer, Jonathan, George, Nathan and Samuel."
Here is my accumulated list of their children who were all born in Rye:
1660 George
1661 Hannah
1662 Joseph
1663 Mary
1668 Samuel
1672 Ebenezer
1675 Jonathan, our ancestor
1680 Nathan
unk Deborah
GEORGE KNIFFEN
BORN: 1632 in Poss, Kniveton, Derbyshire, England
MARRIED: abt. 1660 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT
DIED: 1694 in Rye, Westchester, NY
REBECCA MARY WHELPLEY
BORN: 1644 Poss, Kniveton, Derbyshire, England
DIED: aft 1694 in Rye, Westchester, NY
SOURCES: World Connect Project - Owen & Related Families Rebecca's birthdate:
1644; England, United Kingdom Source Media Type: Electronic re Rebecca's birthdate. Reason attached to person: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2681100716; Rebecca's death: Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-N1J6 : 12 March 2019), null, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 78537747, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.; !History of Rye Early Families of Westchester Co, NY History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield who bought land 1664 in Rye. HISTORY OF RYE,WESTCHESTER CO., NY 1660-1840; http://website.lineone.net/, Information on Kniveton village in Derbyshire; "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-N1J8 : 12 March 2019), null, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 78537830, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com; World Connect Project - Owen & Related Families
Source text: birth: Source Media Type: Electronic birth: 1632; Kniveton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Source Media Type: Electronic death: 1694; Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Source Media Type: Electronic
