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William Joshua Clapp 1480 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

Death Date: Abt 20 May 1555

Death Location: Harford, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Roger Clapp

Mother: Joanna Ford

Spouse(s): Drusilla Eastwood

Children(s): Lady Clapp

William Joshua Clapp was born in 1480 in Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, the child of Roger Clapp and Joanna C Ford. William Joshua Clapp married Drusilla Alice Eastwood, and had children including Lady Drucilla Alice Clapp. William Joshua Clapp passed away in 1555 in Harford, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Joshua Clapp was born in 1480 in Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, the child of Roger Clapp and Joanna C Ford.
  • William Joshua Clapp married Drusilla Alice Eastwood, and had children including Lady Drucilla Alice Clapp.
  • William Joshua Clapp passed away in 1555 in Harford, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Clapp's Ancestors

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William Clapp
1480 – 1555
Birth Place: Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Parents
Roger Clapp
1474 – 1502
Joanna (C) Ford
1476 – 1569
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William Clapp's Descendants

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William (Joshua) Clapp (1480 – Abt 20 May 1555) m. Drusilla (Alice) Eastwood (1502 – 25 May 1555)
  1. 1. Lady (Drucilla Alice) Clapp (1 Jan 1512 – 25 May 1595) m. King (John of) England (1510 – 12 Apr 1578)
    1. 1. Lady (Joan) England(Plantagenet) (1532 – 6 Jul 1569) m. William Levett (1528 – 12 Jun 1568)
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Levett (Jul 1550 – Feb 1618) m. Judee (Julian) Browne (1556 – 1625)
        1. 1. William Levett (1575 – 2 Oct 1626) m. Margaret (de) Harcourt (1577 – 1628)

William Clapp's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Joshua Clapp in Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
1555
Abt 20 May 1555
Age 75
Death of William Joshua Clapp in Harford, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Harford, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 20 May 1555
    Event Place: Harford, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

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