Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Joseph Clap (25443) & Abigail Allen
44779. Samuel Clap. Born on 18 Nov 1695 in Scituate, MA.52 Samuel died in Scituate, MA, on 8 Dec 1766; he was 71.52 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell.
7 Jan 1725/6 Samuel married Sarah Curtis (19609) , daughter of Benjamin Curtis (7057) (Jan 1666/7-) & Mary Sylvester (9413) (24 Dec 1666-), in the Second Church of Scituate.52 Born on 20 Dec 1697 in Scituate, MA.52 Sarah was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, in 1699.
Their children include:
39023i.
Michael Clap (27 Nov 1726-)
39024ii.
Sarah Clap (15 Nov 1728-)
39025iii.
Mary Clap (Died young) (8 Oct 1731-25 Apr 1749)
39026iv.
William Clap (3 Dec 1733-)
39027v.
Samuel Clap (25 Dec 1739-)
44780. Mary Clap. Born 6 Mar 1696/7 in Scituate, MA.52 Mary died aft 1772.

Did Mary, the daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Allen) Clap marry Caleb Torrey or William Clap, and which Mary Clap married the other one?
On 1 May 1735 Mary married Capt. Caleb Torrey (17212) , son of Josiah Torrey (31820) (28 Jan 1658-1722) & Sarah Mendall (6332) (3 Oct 1668-bef 3 Sep 1717), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52,110 Born on 4 Oct 1695 in Scituate, MA.52 Caleb was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, in 1700.52 Caleb died in Scituate, MA in 1772.

From Deane’s History of Scituate:53
    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.
Their children include:
35870i.
Ruth Torrey (10 Sep 1736-6 Apr 1816)
35871ii.
Caleb Torrey (24 Jun 1738-9 Oct 1824)
35872iii.
Isaac Torrey (27 May 1740-8 Mar 1811)
35873iv.
Mary Torrey (11 Feb 1742-)
35874v.
Deborah Torrey (9 May 1747-ca 1772)
35875vi.
Hannah Torrey (19 May 1752-25 Nov 1836)
35876vii.
James Torrey (15 Jan 1755-25 Apr 1820)
35877viii.
George Torrey (19 Jan 1758-13 Jul 1813)
44781. Abigail Clap. Born on 16 May 1699 in Scituate, MA.45 Abigail died in Scituate, MA, on 5 Feb 1775; she was 75. Buried in Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate.

Abigail first married William Bailey, second David Little as his second wife.

Abigail died age 75 years 9 months.52
On 24 Dec 1741 when Abigail was 42, she first married William Bailey (12820) , son of John Bailey (ca 1650-1718) & Sarah White (4378) (ca 1646-ca 1698), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born Feb 1684/5 in Scituate, MA.52 William died in Scituate, MA on 11 Aug 1745.52 Buried in Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate.

William first married Judith Brown, second Abgail Clap.

(The Bailey Genealogy353 mistakenly lists children Job, who married Martha Bailey, and Abigail, who married Caleb Pierce, as children of William when they were actually his children of his son Amasa.)
On 20 Nov 1746 when Abigail was 47, she second married Capt. David Little Esq (23800) , son of Ephraim Little (9070) (17 May 1650-24 Nov 1717) & Mary Sturtevant (11803) (7 Dec 1651-10 Feb 1717/8), in Scituate, MA.52 Born 18 Mar 1680/1 in Marshfield, MA.60,52 David died in Scituate, MA on 9 Feb 1779. Buried in Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate. Occupation: lawyer.

David first married Elizabeth Southworth, second Abigail (Clap) Bailey, widow of William Bailey.

From Deane’s History of Scituate:53
    David Little, Esq. was from Marshfield, 1700. He often laboured in publick affairs in the Town, and practised as a lawyer. ... The family residence was north of ‘Hatchet rock,’ now [1831] the residence of Mr John Otis.

David built the ‘Two Stacks’ in 1700. This old Mansion on Mann Lot Road stood on an elevation that brought its two stacks of massive chimneys in full view of vessels coming into Scituate Harbor from the north. When the spire of the First Church, call the ‘Old Sloop,’ was in line with the ‘Two Stacks’ and a cirtain tree, vessels were on a safe course to avoid the dangerous ledges.42
44782. Dea. Joseph Clap. Born on 15 Jul 1701 in Scituate, MA.52

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.42
On 21 Dec 1732 when Joseph was 31, he first married Hannah Briggs (32021) , daughter of Joseph Briggs (23264) (29 Apr 1679-26 Jan 1747/8) & Mary Garrett (14786) (18 Apr 1683-8 Feb 1714), in First Parish Church of Scituate.110 Born on 8 Feb 1714 in Scituate, MA.52 Hannah died bef 1749.42

Hannah was born in the Water Briggs house.42
Their children include:
49170i.
Hannah Clap (Died young) (8 Nov 1733-)
49171ii.
Joseph Clap (21 Feb 1734-)
49172iii.
Ruth Clap (14 Apr 1738-bef 1749)
49173iv.
Betty Clap (13 Oct 1740-bef 1749)
49174v.
Abigail Clap (ca 1744-bef 1749)
Joseph second married Sarah Perkins.
Their children include:
57334i.
Elijah Clap (16 Feb 1757-19 Dec 1833)
44783. Rebecca Clap. Born on 2 Oct 1703 in Scituate, MA.52
44784. Anna Clap. Born 1 Mar 1705/6 in Scituate, MA.52 Anna died on 7 Oct 1782.352

Anna first married Elisha Woodworth as his second wife, second Timothy Ruggles as his second wife, and third Ephraim Leonard.

Childd of Elisha and Anna (Clap) Woodworth:
    i. Hezekiah Woodworth, b. 1 Dec 1732 at Little Compton.352
On 21 May 1730 Anna first married Elisha Woodworth (37400) , son of Hezekiah Woodworth (18226) (5 Feb 1670-25 Nov 1716) & Hannah Clap (25445) (15 Jan 1673-10 Dec 1734), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born on 1 Dec 1698 in Little Compton, RI.271 Elisha died in Little Compton, RI, on 20 Apr 1749; he was 50.271

Elisha first married Jane Bailey, second Anna Clap.
On 17 Apr 1750 Anna second married Rev. Timothy Ruggles (19949) , son of Capt. Samuel Ruggles (7227) (1 Jun 1658-25 Feb 1715/6) & Martha Woodbridge (10545) (15 Jun 1658-3 Jul 1738), in Little Compton, RI.271 Born on 3 Nov 1685 in Roxbury, MA.152 Timothy died in Rochester, MA, on 26 Oct 1768; he was 82.152 Education: Harvard 1710.

Timothy first married Mary White, second Anna (Clap) Woodworth, widow of Elisha Woodworth.
On 21 Oct 1773 Anna third married Hon. Ephraim Leonard (40431) , son of Joseph Leonard (ca 1670-29 Jan 1749) & Martha Orcutt (20859) (ca 1671-30 Sep 1752), in Rochester, MA. Born 16 Jan 1704/5 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Ephraim died in Norton, MA on 2 May 1786.

Apparently, Ephraim married five times and survived them all. First Martha Perkins; second Judith Perkins; third Melatiah (Fisher) (Ware) Ware, widow of Jonathan Ware and Benjamin Ware; fourth Abigail (King) Williams, widow of John Williams; and fifth Anna (Clap) (Woodworth) Ruggles, widow of Elisha Woodworth and Timothy Ruggles.
44785. Sarah Clap. Born on 15 May 1708 in Scituate, MA.52
On 26 Oct 1732 when Sarah was 24, she married Timothy White (29848) , son of Timothy White (12809) (17 Nov 1679-14 Aug 1756) & Rebecca Simmons (18235) (2 Dec 1679-17 Jan 1760), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 4 Oct 1708 in Scituate, MA.52
Their children include:
47733i.
Abigail White (ca 1737-1818)
47734ii.
Timothy White (ca 1741-Jul 1774)
44786. Benjamin Clap. Born on 26 Apr 1710 in Scituate, MA.52
On 23 Oct 1734 when Benjamin was 24, he married Grace Turner (20621) , daughter of Philip Turner (7518) (18 Aug 1673-aft 6 May 1735) & Elizabeth Nash (17325) (say 1677-), in the Second Church of Scituate.110 Born 9 Feb 1711/2 in Scituate, MA.52

Grace first married Benjamin Tilden, second Benjamin Clap.
Their children include:
40206i.
Benjamin Clap (13 Oct 1737-)
40207ii.
Abigail Clap (21 Aug 1736-20 May 1801)
40208iii.
Elijah Clap (6 Oct 1746-)
44787. Job Clap. Born on 6 Nov 1712 in Scituate, MA.52 Job died bef 16 Mar 1781.
On 20 Mar 1742 when Job was 29, he first married Susanna Litchfield, daughter of Nicholas Litchfield (7 Feb 1680-1 May 1750) & Bathsheba Clark (ca 1682-), in First Parish Church of Scituate.110,52 Born ca 1717 in Scituate, MA.511 Susanna was baptized in First Parish Church of Scituate, on 4 Sep 1720.52 Susanna died in Scituate, MA on 13 Nov 1756.52 Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Scituate Center.

Susanna died in her 42d year according to her gravestone.
On 20 Jul 1758 when Job was 45, he second married Penelope Hatch (25744) , daughter of Isaac Hatch (10111) (20 Dec 1687-1 Nov 1759) & Penelope Ewell (33536) (18 Apr 1697-13 Jan 1775), in Pembroke, MA.52 Born ca 1725. Penelope was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 20 Feb 1725.52 Penelope died bef May 1764.

Penelope was of Pembroke when she married Job.52
44788. Elisha Clap. Born 9 Mar 1713/4 in Scituate, MA.52 Elisha died in Little Compton, RI in Jul 1777.45 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.248
On 7 May 1735 Elisha married Leah Blackman (54360) , daughter of Jonathan Blackman (1 Oct 1688-8 Oct 1716) & Susanna Palmer (38137) (24 Oct 1692-25 Feb 1761), in Little Compton, RI.271 They were married by Richard Billings, Justice. Born on 7 Dec 1717 in Little Compton, RI.271 Marriage intention published on 22 Feb 1734 at Little Compton, RI.271 Marriage intention published on 22 Feb 1734 at Scituate, MA.52

Children of Richard and Leah (Blackman) Clapp, the first two born at Scituate, the others at Little Compton:45
    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.314
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