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Clapp, Jane

Female Abt 1597 - 1668  (71 years)


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  • Name Clapp, Jane  
    Born Abt 1597  Salcombe Regis,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Aug 1668  Dorchester,Suffolk,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Jane is identified with her son William Weeks in the will of her father, William Clapp of Salcombe Regis, Devon, n.d., proved 25 Mar 1641, abstracted in Mary Lovering Holman, ANCESTRY OF COLONEL JOHN HARRINGTON STEVENS..., 2 vols. (n.p., 1948, 1951), 1:279 (FHL #929.273 St47h). Jane is also mentioned with her son Thomas Weeks in the will of her brother, William Clapp of Salcombe Regis, 6 Sep 1636, proved [incomplete date] 1636, abstracted in the Oswyn Murray Collection,vol. 6, unpaginated (FHL #916897). Devonshire wills were destroyed in 1942.
      MAR #1: No mar rec found. However, the will of Jane's father, above, mentions a grandson William Weeks. The will of her brother William Clapp, above, mentions his sister's child, Thomas Weeks. William and Thomas Weeks are proved sons George and Jane Weeks. Furthermore, Jane's own will, below, mentions her Clapp relatives and was witnessed by Roger Clapp, a son of William Clapp.
      MAR #2: No mar rec found. The will of widow Jane "Humphrey," below, mentions her Weeks children proving that she was formerly the wife of George Weeks. Jane was apparently the widow of Jonas Humphrey who died at Dorchester, 9 Mar 1661/2. His will mentions a wife but does not name her(Suffolk Co. Probate, #300, [o.s.] 1:383-84 [FHL #584127]).
      DEATH: DORCHESTER BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 21st Report Boston Record Commissioners (Boston, 1890), 27 (FHL #974.46/D1 V2v). Also see the will of widow Jane Humphrey of Dorchester, 29 Jan 1666/7, proved 19 Nov 1668, Suffolk Co. Probate, #490, (o.s.) 6:14, inv 5:108-109 (FHL #584128).

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    Person ID I9476  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 28 Jun 1999 

    Father Clapp, William,   b. Abt 1565, of Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 1 Mar 1640/1641, Salcombe Regis,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Channon, Johan,   b. Abt 1572, of Sidmouth,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 5 Aug 1629, Salcombe Regis,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1593  Sidmouth,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Humphrey, Jonas 
    Family ID F3444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Weeks, George,   b. Abt 1600, of Seaton,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1650, Dorchester,Suffolk,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married Abt 1627 
    Children 
     1. Weeks, Thomas,   c. 3 Apr 1625, Colyton,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Weeks, William,   b. Abt 1628, of Seaton,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1677, Dorchester,Suffolk,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     3. Weeks, Ammiel,   c. 6 Nov 1631, Seaton,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1679, Dorchester,Suffolk,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years)
     4. Weeks, Jane,   c. 6 Apr 1634, Seaton,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Weeks, Joseph,   c. 4 Dec 1636, Seaton,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1690, Dorchester,Suffolk,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
    Family ID F2507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart