Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Elizabeth Jenkins (46504) & James Clap (57338)
58389. Betsey Clap. Born on 4 Mar 1785 in Scituate, MA.52
On 29 Dec 1816 when Betsey was 31, she married Nathaniel Wade (59197) , son of Nathaniel Wade (48617) (28 Jul 1763-11 Feb 1815) & Deborah Turner (56653) (28 Jul 1763-20 Dec 1822), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born on 28 Sep 1785 in Scituate, MA.52 Nathaniel died in Scituate, MA in 1867.
58390. Deborah Clap. Born on 27 May 1786 in Scituate, MA.52
On 24 Apr 1808 when Deborah was 21, she married Nathaniel Litchfield (63150) , son of Nathaniel Litchfield (55873) (20 Dec 1754-) & Sarah Mott (16 Nov 1758-15 May 1833), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born on 25 Mar 1783 in Scituate, MA.52

Nathaniel died at sea.
58391. James Clap. Born on 19 May 1789 in Scituate, MA.52 James died in Boston, MA, on 6 Sep 1860; he was 71.310 Occupation: Mason.

James lived in Smithfield, RI, and Boston, MA.
James married Triphenia Slade. Triphenia died on 18 May 1873.310
58392. Daniel Clap. Born on 27 Apr 1791 in Scituate, MA.52 Occupation: Dooper.
Daniel married Margaret Purkitt.

Margaret, daughter of Henry Purkitt of Boston.310
58393. Serena Clap. Born on 15 Sep 1793 in Scituate, MA.52
Serena married William Norris.

William and Serena lived in New York State.310
58394. Jotham Clap. Born on 8 Oct 1795 in Scituate, MA.52

Jotham married a Miss Jenks and was living in Pennsylvania in 1876.310
58395. Arathusa Clap. Born on 12 Jan 1799 in Scituate, MA.52

From the Clapp Memorial:310
    Arethusa’s parents dying when she was four years old, she was brought up in the family of her grandfather Jenkins. In her fifteenth year she became a resident in Dorchester, and while there, for a time came in social connection with some of her kinsfolk in the line of Nicholas [Clapp]. Thus a friendship was formed which continued unabated to the time of her death. She married March, 1824, Joseph Leeds, of Dorchester, where they lived for many years; afterwards lived in Boston, and then moved to Philadelphia. They had nine children. “She was a person of great excellence of life and character. From a child her desire was to be useful, and habits of systematic industry were early fixed. As a christian her religion embraced all duty, and she was ready and active in every good work. Her lamp was always trimmed and burning, and her departure was in peace.” Her husband, Mr. Jos. Leeds, wrote the Ode which was sung at the meeting of the Clapp family in Boston in 1873. He has been for several years most actively engaged in plans for setting apart for national purposes the lands and buildings in Philadelphia connected with the meetings of our first Congress.
In Mar 1824 Arathusa married Joseph Leeds.310

Joseph, of Dorchester.
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