John Clapp1,2

M, #3203, * s 1618, + 24 Jul 1655
FatherNicholas Clapp1,2 * c 1570, + 14 Mar 1631
MotherElisabeth2 * s 1580, + 24 Mar 1631
     John Clapp was born s 1618 in England. He married Joan.3 He died on 24 Jul 1655 in Massachusetts.1

Other information:
John immigrated to Dorchester, Massachusetts.1
John Clapp made a will on 11 Jul 1655. The inventory was taken at 30 Aug 1655, and valued at £140.01.10..
He gives his (unnamed) wife his house and lands, which after her death will go for the maintenance of the Ministry and a school in Dorcester forever, his brother Ambrose Clapp whatever was still owed him in England from his brother Richard Clapp, his brother-in-law Edward Clapp £3, to Richard and Elisabeth Clapp, children of his brother Richard Clapp a platter, and to Deborah Clapp, daughter of aforementioned brother a silver spoon, to Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Sarah and Hannah, the children of his brother Nicholas Clapp 10s apiece, to Elisabeth, Prudence and Samuel, children of his brother Thomas Clapp 8s apiece, and the rest of his children gets 5s apiece, to his cousins Prudence, Nehemiah, Ezra and Susanna Clap 8s apiece, to his cousin John Capen 8s 6d, and his cousin Roger Clapp's children 1s apiece.
He names his brothers Edward Clapp and Nicholas Clapp and his cousin Roger Clapp as overseers
Witnesses: Edward Clapp, Sarah Clapp and Jone Clap.3,4

Citations

  1. [S391] William Richard Cutter, Mass. Memoirs, Vol. 4, pg. 1746-1749. Online at http://archive.org/details/genealogicalpers03cutt
  2. [S434] "Clapp" 17 , pg. 30-36.
  3. [S405] Ebenezer Clapp, Clapp, pg. xiv-xx. Online at https://archive.org/details/clappmemorialrec00clap
  4. [S340] Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration, 1634-1635, Vol. 1, pg. 76-81. Edward Clapp. Online at http://www.americanancestors.org