 1609 - 1690 (80 years)
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| Name |
Clapp, Roger [1] |
| Title |
Capt. |
| Born |
2 Apr 1609 |
Salcombe Regis, East Devon District, Devon, England, UK  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
2 Feb 1690 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA [1] |
| Buried |
Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I61687 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Family |
Ford, Joanna, b. 1617, Bridport, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, UK , d. 28 Jun 1695 (Age 78 years) |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Family ID |
F25122 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 2 Apr 1609 - Salcombe Regis, East Devon District, Devon, England, UK |
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 | Died - 2 Feb 1690 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Buried - - Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 20 Jan 2021.
Memorial ID 7140840
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7140840
Capt Roger Clap
Birth 2 Apr 1609
Salcombe Regis, East Devon District, Devon, England
Death 2 Feb 1690 (aged 80)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Kings Chapel Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot Sec A, Row 2, Grave 45
Last name spelled either Clapp or Clap
Member of Ancient and Honorable Artilley Company of Boston
The Great Migration Begins: Sketches
Roger came on the ship Mary and John which arrived at Nantasket, Massachusetts on May 30 1630. His future wife Joanna Ford and family was on the same ship. He was one of the first settlers at Dorchester,in 1630. He was admitted into the church fellowship at the first beginning in Dorchester in the Year 1630. He was a Proprietor of Dorchester. A Freeman May 14 1634,and Selectman 1637, which he held 14 times. He took command of the Fort in Aug 1665 and was appointed Captain of the Castle (the island fortifications to protect Boston). He continued in that office for 21 years. He later moved to Boston in 1686. Roger married Joanna Ford on November 06, 1633 in Dorchester, Massachusetts
He was the father of fourteen children:
Samuel, William, Elizabeth, Experience (born Aug 23, 1640), Waitstill,Preserved, Experience (born Dec 1645), Hopestill, Wait, Thanks, Desire, Thomas, Unite and Supply Clapp
Researched by Ted Smith
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