Clapp Ancestry

John George Clapp Jr. 1782 - 1867

John George Clapp Jr. * was born around 1782 in North Carolina to John Philip CLAPP and Barbara.

*[why Jr.?]

John married Catherine KIVETT on January 20, 1807 in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina when he was 25 and Catherine was 15 years old.

Catherine's father was Peter KIVETT * Jr. and that is all that is know about her family. Catherine was born in 1792 in Georgia. She died abt 1827 (at age 35) in Clarks County, Illinois. [I have other un-sourced data showing her death in 1867 in Edgar County, Illinois--Randy]

* [Could have been TURKNETT or KIRTNETT]
John George and Catherine had 15 children:
Name Born Died Married
Joseph Apr 27, 1808 NC May 28, 1890 Edgar Co. Lydia HANDLEY Nov. 9 (or 12), 1826 Edgar Co., IL
Levi Apr 27, 1808 NC Mar 27, 1839 Clark Co. IL Mary (Polly) BURROWS Feb 20, 1827 Edgar Co.
Sophia 1810 NC ~ 1826 Edgar Co. Reason (Resin) CRIST Jan 6, 1825 Edgar Co.
Mary 1810 NC Arthur LAMB Sep 8, 1828 Edgar Co.
Elizabeth 1812 NC ~ 1830 Edgar Co. John LAMB Feb 5, 1829 Edgar Co.
Edmund 1814 NC Bef. 1867 Martha (Patsy) WOOD Oct 21, 1836 Clark Co., IL
George CLAPP Feb 8, 1815 Nov 6, 1874 See linked page
Margaret 1816 NC ~ 1837 Samuel HANDLEY July 28, 1835 Edgar Co.
John H. Mar 15, 1820 NC Nov 5, 1877 Hindsboro, IL Eliza Jane NEAL Oct 19, 1845 Carlisle, IN
Sarah Mar 15, 1820 NC Nov 19, 1912 CA Reason (Rezin) WILSON Aug 4, 1839 Clark Co., IL
John William 6 Apr 1822 Edgar Co. Sep 21, 1907 Lost Nation, Clinton Co., Iowa Naomi (Naomy) JAYNES Jul 24,1842 Clark Co., IL
Daniel M. 1824 IL aft 1868 Louvina or Lavina
Resin/Reason 1826 IL * see below
Maria 1827 IL Andrew DESHAY Mar 31, 1851 Clark Co., IL
James M. Emily Jane CRANE Piatt Co., IL

* Resin married first Nancy Albertson JENKINS on August 4, 1839 in Edgar Co. Nancy was born 7 November 7, 1840 in Floyd Co., IN. Her father was George Washington Jenkins and her mother Elisabeth (nee Adkins). Resin and Nancy had two children: Rozella & John. John was born on September 1, 1865 in Cole Co., IL, was an Attn. at Law in Milan, Sullivan Co., MO, and died 6 Jan 1922 in Milan. He is burried at 7 Jan 1922 at Oakwood Cem., Milan, MO.

Nancy died on February 26, 1917 in Bowman, Sullivan Co., MO/ Died of Organic Heart Disease [as a widow?].

Resin married Sumillia on October 3, 1844 Edgar County.

Catherine KIVETT died abt 1827 in Clarks County, Illinois.

John then married Elizabeth BIDDLECUM on October 25 [or 26] 1828 in Edgar Co., Illinois when John was 46 years old. They had the following children:

Name Born Died Married
Catherine 1829   Richard ALEXANDER Nov 28, 1849 Edgar Co.
Martha 1830   Robert WRIGHT Oct 21, 1855 Coles Co., IL
Mary A. 1831   Nelson STEEPLETON Jun 10, 1866 Edgar Co.
James      
CLAPP      
George married Mary Elizabeth TAYLOR on May 31, 1851 in Edgar Co., Illinois when he was 69 years old. They had two more children:
Name Born Died Married
Mary Elizabeth
1851
David 1856
John George Clapp Jr. died in 1867 in Edgar Co., Illinois at the age of 85. He had sired at least 21 children.