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Clapp, Richard

Male Abt 1527 - Bef 1608  (< 81 years)


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  • Name Clapp, Richard  
    Born Abt 1527  of Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 25 Jul 1608 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: Richard is identified in the will of his father, William Clapp of Sidbury, 29 May 1555, proved 26 Jul 1555, Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, fo. 131, abstracted in Olive M. Moger, "Transcript of Devonshire Wills," 44 vols. (typescript, n.d.), 9:1207 (FHL #916870). Wills of this court were destroyed in 1942. Date and place of birth are approximations.
      MAR #1: No mar rec found. The will of his widow Christian Clapp, below, fails to mention the elder children, suggesting they are the children of a previous wife. The will of William Clapp, above, indicates Richard had two sons by 1552.
      MAR #2: No mar rec found. Some of Richard's children are mentioned in the will of widow Christian Clapp of Sidbury, 25 Jul 1608, proved 12 Aug 1608, Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, abstracted in Moger, "Transcript of Devonshire Wills," 9:1210.
      DEATH: No death/bur rec found. Richard was dead by date of his wife's will, above.

      ~LDS ORDINANCES
      BEPS1,2: IGI
    Person ID I9616  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2004 

    Father Clapp, William,   b. Abt 1500, of Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (wp) 26 Jul 1555, Harford,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Alice 
    Married Abt 1527 
    Family ID F4287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 (unknown) 
    Married Abt 1552 
    Children 
     1. Clapp, Robert,   b. Abt 1560, of Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 10 Sep 1629, Venn Ottery,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
    +2. 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)
     3. Clapp, Peter,   b. Abt 1568, of Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (wp) 10 Jan 1622/3, Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F4277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Christian,   d. (wp) 12 Aug 1608, Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1571 
    Children 
     1. Clapp, Eyde,   b. Abt 1574, of Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Clapp, Nicholas,   b. Abt 1576, of Sidbury,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 14 Mar 1631, Venn Ottery,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
    Family ID F4286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart