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Charity Clapp 1701–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1701

Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 3 Apr 1763

Death Location: Ware, MA

Father:

Mother: Dorcas Earle

Spouse(s): Samuel Sherman

Children(s): Samuel Sherman

In 1701, Charity Clapp entered the world in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, born to John Clapp And Dorcas Earle. Charity Clapp married Joseph Thorpe, Samuel Sherman, Stephen Andrews, and had children including Samuel Sherman. Charity Clapp passed away in 1763 in Ware, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1701, Charity Clapp entered the world in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, born to John Clapp And Dorcas Earle.
  • Charity Clapp married Joseph Thorpe, Samuel Sherman, Stephen Andrews, and had children including Samuel Sherman.
  • Charity Clapp passed away in 1763 in Ware, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dorcas Earle
1666–1754
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Sherman
1686–1725
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Samuel Sherman
1724–1811
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Charity Clapp's Ancestors

Self
Charity Clapp
1701–1763
Birth Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Dorcas Earle
1666–1754
Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony
Grandparents
Ralph (Earle,) III
1632–1717
Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorcas (Ann) Sprague
1632–1716
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Earl
–1678
Francis Sprague
1589–1680
2nd Sprague
–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charity Clapp's Descendants

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Charity Clapp (18 Sep 1701–3 Apr 1763) m. Samuel Sherman (22 Feb 1686–7 Sep 1725)
  1. 1. Samuel Sherman 1724–1811 m. Mary Snow 1729–1753 m. Jerusha Davis –1798
    1. 1. Prince Sherman 1753–1798 m. Mary (Submit) Rogers 1753–1804
      1. 1. Thomas Sherman 1792–1843 m. Jane McClure 1796–1886
        1. 1. Philo (McClure) Sherman 1823–1895 m. Lydia (Rosella) Woolworth 1825–1898
    2. 2. Thomas Sherman 1751–1791
    3. 3. Mary Sherman 1764–
    4. 4. Ebenezer Sherman 1768–1834
    5. 5. Rueben Sherman 1759–1814 m. Elizabeth Whitcomb 1763–1815
      1. 1. Earl Sherman 1794–1855 m. Anna Sherman 1800–1841
        1. 1. Sylvia (Lovisa Lavinia) Bridgman 1838–1888
        2. 2. Betset (Sophia) Sherman 1833–1842
        3. 3. Jane (Agnes) Sherman 1827–1898
        4. 4. William Sherman 1835–1850
      2. 2. Henry Sherman 1797–1869
      3. 3. Enos Sherman 1812–1881
      4. 4. Sally Lazell 1789–1863 m. Joshua Lazell 1785–1837
        1. 1. William (Penn) Lazell 1820–1908 m. Mary Lazell 1825–1902
      5. 5. Newell Sherman 1806–1872
    6. 6. Samuel Sherman 1762–1791

Charity Clapp's Timeline

2 Records

1701
18 Sep 1701
Birth of Charity Clapp in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1763
3 Apr 1763
Age 62
Death of Charity Clapp in Ware, MA
Ware, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1701
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1763
    Event Place: Ware, MA
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