Elder Hopestill Clap

Male 1647 - 1719  (71 years)


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  • Name Hopestill Clap 
    Prefix Elder 
    Born 6 Nov 1647  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Halls of Dorchester - DNA Family 006 
    • Descendants of Richard & Elizabeth Hall of Dorchester & Roxbury, Massachusetts
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 20829081 
    Died 2 Sep 1719  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 2 Sep 1719  Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I101862  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2019 

    Family Susanna Swift,   b. 11 Feb 1651/52, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1731/32, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1672  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
      Name:      Susanna Swift
      Event Type:      Marriage
      Marriage Date:      18 Apr 1672
      Marriage Place:      Dorchester, Massachusetts
      Spouse Name:      Hopestill Clap

      Dorchester Marriages A.D. 1672

      Hopestill Clap was married unto Susanna Swift by Mr. Stoughton 18. (Mo:2) 1672.  [18 April 1672]
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Clapp,   b. 29 Feb 1675/76, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1752, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Ruth Clapp,   b. 10 Oct 1682, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1718, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F38063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Nov 1647 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Apr 1672 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Sep 1719 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 2 Sep 1719 - Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From NEHGR, Jan. 1851, p. 91:

      "He was the son of Capt. Roger Clap, born Nov. 6, 1647 -- a very gracious man, endowed with a great measure of meekness and patience, he studied and practiced those things that make for peace, -- was much honored and respected by those that had a value for vital piety. He married Miss Susanna Swift. The had 2 sons, 4 daughters. He was often Selectman, - a representative of the town in the general court 15 years - Deacon of the Church 17 Ruling Elder 10 years. The above epitaph was written by his pastor, Rev. John Danforth."