Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. Vol. 4 pgs 279,280 There were at least 5 immigrants by the name of CLAPP who were early arrivals in Boston. They were cousins and thir names were Roger, Thomas, Edward, Nicholas, and John. Roger CLAPP was prominently identifed with the early settlement of Boston, having organized and commaded the military forces for its defence. Thomas, Nicholas, and John settled in Dorchester. The late Edgar Horace CLAPP of Barre, Mass. was a lineal descendant in the 8th generation of the above named Thomas, and the line of descent is through Thomas(2) Thomas (3) Thomas (4) Timothy (5) Samuel (6) Horace (7). Thomas CLAPP was born in England in 1597, son of Richard CLAPP. It is quite probable that he arrived at Boston from Weymouth, England, July 24, 1633. His name appears in the records of Dorchester the following year, and he was admitted a freeman there in 1638. According to Farmer's " Genealogical Register" he removed from Dorchester to Weymouth, Mass. and thence to Scituate, where he was a deacon of the church in 1647, and in 1675 was chosen one of a committee of three to formally notify the Second Church by letter that a reconciliation between the two churches had been effected after a controversy of 30 years. He served as deputy to the general court in 1649, and as overseer of the poor in 1667, being the first to hold the latter offce. He died April 20, 1684. The Christian name of his wife was Abgail. His children were: #1 Thomas #2 Increase #3 Samuel #4 Eleazer #5 Elizabeth #6 Prudence #7 John #8 Abigail. Thomas CLAPP, oldest son of Thomas and Abigail CLAPP,was born in Weymouth on March 15, 1639. His occupation was that of a housewright, which he followed in Dedham, having located there in or prior to 1663, and he died there in 1691. On Nov. 10, 1662 he married Mary FISHER and their 8 children were named: #1 Thomas #2 John #3 Joshua #4 Mary #5 Eliza #6 Abigail #7 Hannah #8 Samuel Thomas CLAPP, eldest sonof Thomas and Mary CLAPP was born in Dedham, Sept. 26, 1663 and died there Jan. 24, 1704. He was a farmer. The maiden name of his wife cannot be ascertained, but her Christian name was Mary, and about 1709 she married for her (2nd) husband a Mr. JENNERY. Of her first union there were 7 children, namely: #1 Thomas #2 Mary #3 Deborah #4 Mehitable #5 Stephen #6 Hannah #7 Elizabeth. The birth of Thomas CLAPP, the first born of the preceding Thomas and Mary CLAPP, took place in Dedham about the year 1686. Although but 18 years old when his father died, he seems to have been well able to care for his younger brother and sisters, who were dependant upon him for support, and upon attaining his majority he was appointed their guardian. He was a blacksmith by trade, but followed agriculture during the latter years of his life, which terminated Feb. 18, 1741 at the age of about 55. Again the records fail to give the maiden surname of his wife, who was baptizes Hannah. He was the father of at least 9 children, and their names were: #1 Hannah #2 Mary #3 Thomas #4 James #5 Abigail #6 Elizabeth #7 Sarah #8 Hepzibah #9 Timothy. END of PART 1

Marcia wrote : Thomas CLAPP, oldest son of Thomas and Abigail CLAPP,was born in Weymouth on March 15, 1639. His wife was Abgail. His children were: #1 Thomas #2 Increase #3 Samuel #4 Eleazer #5 Elizabeth #6 Prudence #7 John #8 Abigail. =================== What I have is different than what Marcia sent - I have the above children as the children of Thomas' first wife <Jane> MARTIN - and the last two children, John and Abigail as the children of Thomas' 2/wf Abigail WRIGHT widow of Robert 1) SHARP. I have put it here - 1. Thomas 1) CLAPP s/o Nicholas -1) & Elizabeth (..)-1) CLAPP b 1609 Venn Ottery, Devonshire, Eng d 20 Apr 1684 Scituate, Plymouth, MA md1) bef 1639 Scituate, Plymouth, MA or Weymouth, Norfolk, MA TO: <Jane> MARTIN b abt 1617 ,,England d bef Jan 1655 Scituate, Plymouth,MA md2) aft Jan 1655 Plymouth co, or Norfolk co., Massachusetts TO: Abigail WRIGHT b 1622 ,,England d bef 15 Apr 1667 Dorchester, Norfolk, MA widow of Robert 1) SHARP b 1617 London, England d 1656 Braintree, Norfolk, MA Abigail WRIGHT md3) 1701/1711 Weymouth, Norfolk, MA TO: William 2) HOLBROOK s/o Thomas 1) HOLBROOK & Jane 1f) POWYS or POWYES b 1620 ,Somersetshire, England d no date Mendon, Worcester, MA widower of Elizabeth 2) PITTS d/o .... PITTS & Elizabeth 1) .... b c 1622 ,,England d 1701 Mendon, Worcester, MA Three SHARP children i. John 2) SHARP 12 Mar 1643 ii. Abigail 2) SHARP 1648 iii. Mary 2) SHARP b 1652 d ... Scituate, Plymouth, MA md 5 Nov 1673 Scituate, MA TO: Nathaniel 2) TILDEN 1650-1731 the s/o Joseph 1)TILDEN & Alice/Elizabeth TWISDEN b 1650 Scituate, Plymouth, MA d 1731 Scituate, Plymouth, MA Nathaniel 2) TILDEN md2)3 Jan 1693 Hingham, MA TO: Margaret DODSON 1656 - Children of Thomas 1) CLAPP first 2 born Weymouth, Norfolk, MA the rest all born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts - children of 1/wf <Jane> MARTIN i. Thomas 2) CLAPP b 15 Mar 1639 d 1690 Dedham, Norfolk, MA md Mary FISHER [8ch] 2.ii. Increase 2) CLAPP 1640 iii. Samuel 2) CLAPP b 1642 iv. Elizabeth 2) CLAPP b no date d no date md 20 Apr 1669 Scituate, MA TO: Thomas KING b 1645 .......... d 1711 Scituate, Plymouth, MA widower of Deborah 2) HAWKES d/o Matthew 1) HaWKES & Margaret 1) TOWEL b Mar 1652 Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts d bef 1669 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts v. Prudence 2) CLAPP vi. Eleazer 2) CLAPP children of 2/wf Abigail [WIGHT] SHARP - CLAPP vii. John 2) CLAPP 1658 viii. Abigail 2) CLAPP 29 Jan 1660 2. Increase 2) CLAPP (Thomas 1) b May 1640 Barnstable, Barnstable, MA d 1716 Braintree, Norfolk, MA md Oct 1675 Barnstable, Barnstable,MA TO: Elizabeth 2) BURSLEY d/o John 1) BURSLEY & Joanna 2) HULL bp 25 May 1649 Barnstable, MA d no date - Barnstable, Barnstable,MA widow of Nathaniel 2) GOODSPEED d/o Roger GOODSPEED & Alice 1) LAYTON b 6 Oct 1642 Barnstable, Barn. MA d bef 1675 Barnstable, Barnstable, MA children all born Barnstable, MA i. Mary 3) GOODSPEED 18 Feb 1668 ii. John 3) CLAPP Oct 1676 iii. Charity 3) CLAPP Mar 1678 iv. Benjamin 3) CLAPP say 1680 v. Thomas 3) CLAPP Jan 1681 vi. Thomas 3) CLAPP Dec 1684 SOURCES for Thomas 1) CLAPP: Savage v1 pg 391; Torrey's New Eng Marr prior 1700 pg 663 & pg 154; Pioneers of MA by Pope p408; ******************************** SOURCES for <Jane> MARTIN Sav v1 pg 391; Torrey's NE Marr prior 1700 pg 154 NOTES: Miss Martin was the 1st wife of Thomas (1) Clap the bro of Nicholas. Perhaps her name was Jane...this is not proven. She died by Jan 1655 when her husband md2) Abigail Wright the widow of Robert Sharpe. Thomas and <Jane> Martin had 5 known ch. Thomas, Samuel, Eliz., Prudence, Eleazer who was killed in the Rehoboth fight 26 Mar 1676 and was un-md. Her husband had two more ch by his 2/wf Abigail WRIGHT [widow of William HOLBROOK], John and Abigail CLAPP, both died young. Her husband Thomas CLAPP died 1684 and Abigail md3) William Holbrook as his 3rd wife after 1701. ******************************* SOURCES: for Abigail WRIGHT - Savage v4 p60 & vol 1 pg 390; Torrey's New Eng Marr prior 1700 pg 663 & pg 154 Pope's Pioneers of Massachusetts pg 408; ******************************** SOURCES / NOTES for Robert 1) SHARP Savage v4 pg 60; Torrey's New Eng Marr prior 1700 p663; Pope's Pioneers of MA, pg 408. NOTES for Robert 1) SHARP & his 2/wf Abigail WRIGHT - French/Dimick lines: Robert 1) SHARP came to New England at age 20 in the "Abigail" from London in July 1635. He settled in Braintree, Norfolk, MA removed to Rehoboth in 1643. propr., town officer, removed to Muddy River, Roxbury. His first wife was Mary..he md2) 1642 Abigail WRIGHT, He died in July 1653-4, his estate was administrated in 1654. His widow Abigail requested that Thomas MEEKINGS and Peter ASPINWALL be appointed trustees of his estate and that their son John 2) SHARP be placed under care of the former & their two daughters Abigail and Mary be under that of the latter. In 1665 John 2) SHARP was reported 22 years old, Abigail 17 and Mary 12. John gave bonds for payment of his sisters' portions. The widow Abigail md2) abt 1656 as 2/wf of Nicholas 1) CLAPP of Dorchester, Norfolk, MA. ******************************* SOURCE for William HOLBROOK: Savage v2 pg 443; Torrey's New Eng Marr prior 1700 pg 380; Searching for the Passengers of the Mary and John v25 pg 28 under Baptisms; ************************************* NOTES for Increase 2) CLAPP Increase and his brother Eleazer were early at Barnstable, his brother Eleazer was in King Phillip's war and was slain 15 Mar 1676 at Rehoboth, MA, he was un-md..Increase resided at West Barnstable, he md Oct 1675 Elizabeth BURSLEY (as her 2nd husband) Elizabeth was my 7th great grandaunt..she was the widow of Nathaniel Goodspeed & the d/o John 1) & Elizabeth (Hull) Bursley..my 8th gr gp.. Elizabeth had a daughter Mary age 7y from her 1st marriage, when she married Increase 2) CLAPP. Increase & Elizabeth were the parents of 5 children: John b 1676, Charity 1678, Benjamin 1679-80, Thomas 1681 who died Jan 1683 & Thomas (again) Dec 1684.. Increase & Elizabeth's house was on the south side of the road a little east of Dexter's lane. Increase purchased his estate probably of the Rowleys when they removed to Falmouth, who were early settlers in that neighborhood. Increase was the proprietor of the common lands "in Rowley's right". Increase died 1716. Several of the Clapp family intermarried with the Bournes and Gorhams of Barnstable, Barnstable, MA. ************************************ Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com