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Edward Clapp 1605 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1664

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Elder Clapp

Mother: Johana\Jone (Clapp)

Spouse(s): Prudence (Clapp), Susannah (Clapp)

Children(s): Elizabeth (Blake), Prudence (Peck), Ezra Clapp, Nehemiah Clapp, Susannah Clapp, William Clapp, Esther (Strong), Abigail Clapp, Joshua Clapp, Jonathan Clapp

Edward Clapp was born in 1605 in Salcombe Regis, Devon, England, the child of Elder William Clapp and Johana\Jone Channon (Clapp). Edward Clapp married Prudence Clapp (Clapp), Susannah Cockerall (Clapp), and had children including Elizabeth Clapp (Blake), Prudence Clapp (Peck), Ezra Clapp, Nehemiah Clapp, Susannah Clapp, William Clapp, Esther Clapp (Strong), Abigail Clapp, Joshua Clapp, Jonathan Clapp. Edward Clapp passed away in 1664 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Clapp was born in 1605 in Salcombe Regis, Devon, England, the child of Elder William Clapp and Johana\Jone Channon (Clapp).
  • Edward Clapp married Prudence Clapp (Clapp), Susannah Cockerall (Clapp), and had children including Elizabeth Clapp (Blake), Prudence Clapp (Peck), Ezra Clapp, Nehemiah Clapp, Susannah Clapp, William Clapp, Esther Clapp (Strong), Abigail Clapp, Joshua Clapp, Jonathan Clapp.
  • Edward Clapp passed away in 1664 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elder Clapp
1565 – 1640
Birth Location: Sidbury, Devon, England
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Johana\Jone (Clapp)
1570 – 1629
Birth Location: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Prudence (Clapp)
1610 –
Birth Location: Sidbury, Devon, England
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Susannah (Clapp)
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth (Blake)
1634 – 1694
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Prudence (Peck)
1637 – 1687
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Ezra Clapp
1640 – 1717
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Nehemiah Clapp
1646 – 1684
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Susannah Clapp
1648 – 1649
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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William Clapp
1651 –
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Esther (Strong)
1656 –
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Clapp
1659 – 1660
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Clapp
1661 – 1662
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan Clapp
1664 – 1664
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Edward Clapp's Ancestors

Self
Edward Clapp
1605 – 1664
Birth Place: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
Parents
Elder William Clapp
1565 – 1640
Sidbury, Devon, England
Johana\Jone (Channon) (Clapp)
1570 – 1629
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
Grandparents
Richard Clapp
1528 – 1609
Sidbury, Devon, England
Unknown (?) (Clapp)
1530 – 1565
Sidbury, Devon, England
Robert Channon
1536 – 1613
Sidbury, Devon, England
Johanna\Joane (?) (Channon)
1540 – 1618
Sidmouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clapp
1500 – 1555
Alice (Clapp)
1502 – 1555
Unknown
Unknown
William Channon
1515 – 1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clapp
1470 –

Edward Clapp's Descendants

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Edward Clapp (1605 – 8 Nov 1664) m. Prudence (Clapp) (Clapp) (Abt. 1610 – ) m. Susannah (Cockerall) (Clapp)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Clapp) (Blake) (1634 – 16 Jan 1694)
  2. 2. Prudence (Clapp) (Peck) (28 Dec. 1637 – 24 Mar 1687)
  3. 3. Ezra Clapp (22 May 1640 – 23 Jan 1717)
  4. 4. Nehemiah Clapp (Sep 1646 – 2 Apr 1684)
  5. 5. Susannah Clapp (Nov 1648 – 1649)
  6. 6. William Clapp (6 May 1651 – )
  7. 7. Esther (Clapp) (Strong) (July 1656 – )
  8. 8. Abigail Clapp (27 Apr 1659 – 3 Jan 1660)
  9. 9. Joshua Clapp (12 May 1661 – 22 May 1662)
  10. 10. Jonathan Clapp (23 Mar 1664 – 30 May 1664)

Edward Clapp's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Edward Clapp in Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
1664
8 Nov 1664
Age 59
Death of Edward Clapp in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1664
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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