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Captain Roger Clapp 1609–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1609

Birth Location: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England

Death Date: 2 Feb 1691

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Clapp

Mother: Johanna Channon

Spouse(s): Johanna Ford, Joanna Ford

Children(s): Samuel Clapp, Hannah Allen, Hopestill Clap, Thanks Clapp, Thomas Clapp, Wait Simpson, Ostrand Clapp, Sarah Clapp, Orstrand Clapp, Supply Clapp, William Clapp, Desire Clapp, Experience Clapp

Captain Roger Clapp was born in 1609 in Salcombe Regis, Devon, England, the child of William Clapp And Johanna Channon. Captain Roger Clapp married Joanna Ford, Johanna Joan Ford, and had children including Desire Clapp, Experience Clapp, Hannah Elizabeth Otis Calibrate Clapp Allen, Hopestill Clap, Orstrand Clapp, Ostrand Preserved Clapp, Samuel Clapp, Sarah Elizabeth Clapp, Supply Clapp, Thanks Clapp, Thomas Clapp, Wait Simpson, William Clapp. Captain Roger Clapp passed away in 1691 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain Roger Clapp was born in 1609 in Salcombe Regis, Devon, England, the child of William Clapp And Johanna Channon.
  • Captain Roger Clapp married Joanna Ford, Johanna Joan Ford, and had children including Desire Clapp, Experience Clapp, Hannah Elizabeth Otis Calibrate Clapp Allen, Hopestill Clap, Orstrand Clapp, Ostrand Preserved Clapp, Samuel Clapp, Sarah Elizabeth Clapp, Supply Clapp, Thanks Clapp, Thomas Clapp, Wait Simpson, William Clapp.
  • Captain Roger Clapp passed away in 1691 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Captain Clapp's Ancestors

Self
Captain Clapp
1609–1691
Birth Place: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
Parents
William Clapp
1561–1640
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Channon
1570–1629
Sidmouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
Richard Clapp
1528–1609
Sidbury, Devon, England
Christian (Ann) Pile
1530–1609
Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Robert Channon
1536–1616
Sidmonth, Devon, England
Johanna (Joan) Owsley
1540–1618
Sidmonth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clapp
1500–1555
William Stevens
1500–1555
William Parkhurst
1514–1558
Alice Parker
1520–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Clapp's Descendants

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Captain (Roger) Clapp (6 Apr 1609–2 Feb 1691) m. Johanna (Joan) Ford (8 Jun 1617–28 Jun 1695) m. Joanna Ford (1616–1690)
  1. 1. Samuel Clapp 1634–1708 m. Hannah Leeds 1640–1708
    1. 1. Lieut (Samuel Clapp) II 1668–1724 m. Mary Paul 1675–1752
      1. 1. Samuel (Clapp) III 1701–1752 m. Mindwell Bird 1706–1770
        1. 1. Mary Clapp 1735–1785 m. Johann (Baltzar Peter) Bohn 1732–1785
  2. 2. Hannah (Elizabeth Otis Calibrate Clapp) Allen 1626–1687
  3. 3. Hopestill Clap 1647–1719
  4. 4. Thanks Clapp 1650–
  5. 5. Thomas Clapp 1654–1670
  6. 6. Wait Simpson 1648–1717
  7. 7. Ostrand (Preserved) Clapp 1650–1720
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Clapp 1657–
  9. 9. Orstrand Clapp 1643–1720
  10. 10. Supply Clapp 1666–1685
  11. 11. William Clapp 1636–1638
  12. 12. Desire Clapp 1652–1717
  13. 13. Experience Clapp 1640–1640

Captain Clapp's Timeline

2 Records

1609
6 Apr 1609
Birth of Captain Roger Clapp in Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
1691
2 Feb 1691
Age 82
Death of Captain Roger Clapp in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1691
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I

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