Thomas Clap

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1 May 1633 to 24 Jul 1633; He sailed from Weymouth, England, and upon arriving in New England, settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
• Freeman: 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Married: say 1638; (1) unknown wife. Issue: 1. Thomas Clap (1639-1689) 2. John Clap (1658-c1671) 3. Samuel Clap 4. Abigail Clap (1660-____) 5. Eleazer Clap (____-1676) 6. Increase Clap (____-1716) 7. Elizabeth Clap 8. Prudence Clap
• Moved To: 1639, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Freeman: 6 Jun 1644, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Religion: 4 Jun 1645, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Thomas Clap joined the Scituate Church.
• Offices Held: 1649, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Plymouth General Court from Scituate.
• Married: say 1656; (2) Abigail Wright, the daughter of Richard Wright. Abigail, married (1) Robert Sharp. On 19 April 1684 in Scituate, Massachusetts, Abigail Wright was mentioned in the will of Thomas Clap. After Thomas' death in 1684, Abigail, married (3) Captain William Holbrook. Issue: 1. John Clap (1658-c1671) 2. Abigail Clap (1660-____)
• Offices Held: 1667, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Overseer of the Poor.
• Will: 19 Apr 1684, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Abigail, and his children: Thomas, Samuel, Elizabeth, Prudence, and Abigail.
• Probate/Proved: 4 Jun 1684, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
In 1678 he testified that he was about 69 years of age.

Clap (1861) gives his birth as 1597 in Dorchester, England.