Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Joseph Clap (23344) & Abigail Allen

32638. Samuel Clap. Born on 18 Nov 1695 in Scituate, MA.116 Samuel died in Scituate, MA, on 8 Dec 1766; he was 71.116 Buried in Scituate, MA GR14.

On 7 Jan 1725/6 when Samuel was 29, he married Sarah Curtis (3887) , daughter of Benjamin Curtis (1073) (Jan 1666/7-) & Mary Sylvester (9283) (24 Dec 1666-), in the Second Church of Scituate.116 Born on 20 Dec 1697 in Scituate, MA. Sarah was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, in 1699.

Children of Samuel and Sarah (Curtis) Clap, born at Scituate:
    i. Michael, b. 27 Nov 1726;
    ii. Sarah, b. 15 Nov 1728;
    iii. Mary, b. 8 Oct 1731;
    iv. William, b. 3 Dec 1733; and
    v. Samuel, b. 25 Dec 1739, d. 2 Feb 1817.279

Child:
11945 i. Sarah Clap (15 Nov 1728-)

32639. Mary Clap. Born on 6 Mar 1696/7 in Scituate, MA.279,116 Mary died aft 1772.

On 1 May 1735 when Mary was 38, she married Capt. Caleb Torrey (6286) , son of Josiah Torrey (26302) (28 Jan 1658-1722) & Sarah Mendall (1726) (3 Oct 1668-bef 3 Sep 1717), in First Parish Church, Scituate.116,85 Born on 4 Oct 1695 in Scituate, MA.116 Caleb was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, in 1700.116 Caleb died in 1772 in Scituate, MA.

“Capt. Caleb, son of Josiah, succeeded to his father’s residence, having built a house a few rods south on the margin of the hill. It was many years a tavern, and was taken down 1827.”6

Their children include:
16577 i. Ruth Torrey (10 Sep 1736-6 Apr 1816)
16578 ii. Caleb Torrey (24 Jun 1738-9 Oct 1824)
16579 iii. Isaac Torrey (27 May 1740-10 Mar 1811)
16580 iv. Mary Torrey (11 Feb 1742-)
16581 v. Deborah Torrey (9 May 1747-ca 1772)
16582 vi. Hannah Torrey (19 May 1752-)
16583 vii. James Torrey (15 Jan 1755-25 Apr 1820)
16584 viii. George Torrey (19 Jan 1758-13 Jul 1813)

32640. Abigail Clap. Born on 16 May 1699 in Scituate, MA.116 Abigail died in Scituate, MA, on 13 Oct 1740; she was 41.116

32641. Dea. Joseph Clap. Born on 15 Jul 1701 in Scituate, MA.116

Joseph settled on land granted his father in 1700 at Black Pond Hill. Seventeen of Scituate’s qutoa of French Neutrals, after the dispersal of the Acadians, were left in care of Dea. Clap, and a family of seven are said to have lived in a hut on Cuffee’s Lane, afterwrad so called from Simeon Cuffee Granderson, a Revolutionary soldier, who came after the war ended.7

On 21 Dec 1732 when Joseph was 31, he first married Hannah Briggs (22307) , daughter of Joseph Briggs (10128) (29 Apr 1679-26 Jan 1747/8) & Mary Garrett (10470) (18 Apr 1683-8 Feb 1714), in First Parish Church, Scituate.85 Born on 8 Feb 1714 in Conihassett, Scituate, MA.116,7 Hannah died bef 1749.7

Hannah was born in the Water Briggs house.7

Their children include:
32072 i. Hannah Clap (Died young) (8 Nov 1733-)
32073 ii. Joseph Clap (21 Feb 1734/5-)
32074 iii. Ruth Clap (14 Apr 1738-bef 1749)
32075 iv. Betty Clap (13 Oct 1740-bef 1749)
32076 v. Abigail Clap (ca 1744-bef 1749)

Joseph second married Sarah Perkins.

Child:
36652 i. Elijah Clap (16 Feb 1757-19 Dec 1833)

32642. Rebecca Clap. Born on 2 Oct 1703 in Scituate, MA.116

32643. Anna Clap. Born on 1 Mar 1705 in Scituate, MA.279

32644. Sarah Clap. Born on 15 May 1708 in Scituate, MA.116

32645. Benjamin Clap. Born on 26 Apr 1710 in Scituate, MA.116

On 23 Oct 1734 when Benjamin was 24, he married Grace Turner (15635) , daughter of Philip Turner (5740) (18 Aug 1673-aft 6 May 1735) & Elizabeth Nash (6453), in the Second Church of Scituate.85 Born on 9 Feb 1712 in Scituate, MA.116

Their children include:
27376 i. Abigail Clap (21 Aug 1736-)
27377 ii. Benjamin Clap (13 Oct 1737-)

32646. Job Clap. Born on 6 Nov 1712 in Scituate, MA.116

On 20 Mar 1742 when Job was 29, he married Susannah Litchfield in First Parish Church, Scituate.85 Born ca 1714. Susannah died on 13 Nov 1756 in Scituate, MA.116 Buried in Scituate, MA GR6.

32647. Elisha Clap. Born on 9 Mar 1713/4 in Scituate, MA.116 Elisha died in Jul 1777 in Little Compton, RI.33 Occupation: yeoman.

Will: Will of Elisha Clapp of Little Compton, yeoman, dated 19 Feb 1777, proved 29 Aug 1777, mentions sons Job Clapp, Benjamin Clapp, Isaac Clapp, and Barnaby Clapp; daughters Abigail Brown or Brownell, Susannah Clapp, Anne Clapp, and Patience Clapp. Witnesses William Clapp or church, Cornelius Briggs, and Nathaniel Searls.137

On 7 May 1735 when Elisha was 21, he married Leah Blackman (32034) , daughter of Jonathan Blackman (1 Oct 1688-8 Oct 1716) & Susanna Palmer (22221) (24 Oct 1692-25 Feb 1761), in Little Compton, MA (now RI).224 They were married by Richard Billings, Justice. Born on 7 Dec 1717 in Little Compton, MA (now RI).224 224

Children of Richard and Leah (Blackman) Clapp, the first two born at Scituate, the others at Little Compton:33
    i. Susan Clap;
    ii. Jonathan B. Clap;
    iii. Rebecca Clap, b. 26 Apr 1739;
    iv. Mary Clap, b. 26 Nov 1740, d. 10 Sep 1741;
    v. Phebe Clap, b. 16 Jan 1742, d. 12 Aug 1793;
    vi. Rachel Clap, b. 1743;
    vii. Elizabeth Clap, b. 1746;
    viii. Anna Clap, b. 1747;
    ix. Barnabus Clap, b. 1749, d. 28 Apr 1795;
    x. Job Clap, b. 1751;
    xi. Abigail Clap, b. 1753;
    xii. Benjamin Clap, b. 1755;
    xiii. Isaac Clap, b. 1757;
    xiv. Lois Clap, b. 1759; and
    xv. Patience Clap, b. 1761.

Elisha was of Scituate and Leaf of Little Compton when they married.268

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