1. WILLIAM¹ CLAP was born between 1467/8 and 1508^{[10, 22]} in England, United Kingdom^{[10, 22]}, and died between 29 May 1555 and 26 July 1555^[25] in Sidbury, Devonshire, England^[25]. He married in 1522^[22], ALLSE _____, who died about 1590^[9].
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RICHARD2 CLAPP, b. in 1528[10, 22] in Sidbury[10, 22]; d. between 1 Jan. 1542 and 25 July 1609[10, 22]; m. (2) CHRISTIAN _____, d. in Exeter, Devonshire[25] about 1610[25].

2. RICHARD² CLAPP (William CLAP¹), son of (1) William¹ and Allse (_____) CLAP, was born in 1528^{[10, 22]} in Sidbury^{[10, 22]}, and died between 1 Jan. 1542 and 25 July 1609^{[10, 22]}. He married (2nd) CHRISTIAN _____, who died about 1610^[25] in Exeter^[25].
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WILLIAM3 CLAPP, b. in 1565[11, 23] in Salcombe, Devonshire[11, 23]; d. about 1660; m. on 11 Sept. 1593[9] in Salcombe[9] (JU-2) JOHAN CHANNON, b. about 1570[26], d. on 5 Aug. 1620[23], daughter of (JU-1) Robert and Joane (_____) CHANNON.

Child of: Richard² CLAPP and Christian _____:

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NICHOLAS3 CLAPP, b. in 1570[25] in Sidbury[25]; d. on 14 March 1631[25] in Venn Ottery, Devonshire[25].

3. WILLIAM³ CLAPP (Richard², William CLAP¹), son of (2) Richard² CLAPP, was born in 1565^{[11, 23]} in Salcombe^{[11, 23]}, and died between March 1640 and 1675. He married in Salcombe^[9], on 11 Sept. 1593^[9], (JU-2) JOHAN CHANNON, daughter of (JU-1) Robert and Joane (_____) CHANNON, who was born about 1570^[26], and died on 5 Aug. 1620^[23].
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CAPT. ROGER4 CLAPP, b. on 2 April 1609[27] in Salcombe[27]; d. on 2 Feb. 1691[9] in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, United States[9]; m. on 6 Nov. 1633[5, 9] in Dorchester, Massachusetts[5, 9] (RE-11) JOANNA FORD, b. in Dorchester, Dorset, England on 8 June 1617, d. in Boston on 29 June 1695, daughter of (RE-10) Thomas and Elizabeth (CHARDE) (COOKE) FORD.

5. CAPT. ROGER⁴ CLAPP (William³, Richard², William CLAP¹), son of (3) William³ and (JU-2) Johan (CHANNON) CLAPP, was born on 2 April 1609^[27] in Salcombe^[27], was christened on 6 April 1609^[24] in Salcombe^[24], and died on 2 Feb. 1691^[9] in Boston^[9]. He married in Dorchester, Massachusetts^{[5, 9]}, on 6 Nov. 1633^{[5, 9]}, (RE-11) JOANNA FORD, daughter of (RE-10) Thomas and Elizabeth (CHARDE) (COOKE) FORD, who was born on 8 June 1617 in Dorchester, Dorset, was christened on 8 June 1617^[29] in Bridport, Dorset^[29], and died on 29 June 1695 in Boston. ^{[3, 11, 13]}
Arrived 30 May 1630 on "Mary & John"
Representative to the General Court for 15 years.
In 1659 they gave him 500 acres of land. He wrote the famous "Memoirs".
He belonged to the famous Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston 1646.
His gravestone is still standing in the Dorchester Chapel graveyard.
"FDR's Colonial Ancestors", Johnson, MSU, p. 168:
commanded the "Castle", the site of the present Fort Independence, guarding the
entrance to Boston Harbor, for many years.
FDR descends through sister Sarah m. cousin Nicholas Clapp.
Children:

	6	i.	SAMUEL5 CLAPP, b. on 11 Oct. 1634[9] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[9]; d. on 16 Oct. 1708[9].
	7	ii.	WILLIAM CLAPP, b. on 5 July 1636[14] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[14]; d. on 22 Sept. 1638[9].
	8	iii.	ELIZABETH CLAPP, b. on 22 June 1638[14] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[14]; d. on 25 Dec. 1711[14] in Boston, Suffolk, England[14].
	9	iv.	EXPERIENCE CLAPP, b. on 23 Aug. 1640[15] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[15]; d. on 1 Nov. 1640[15].
	10	v.	WAITSTILL CLAPP, b. on 22 Oct. 1641[15] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[15]; d. on 9 Aug. 1643[15, 28] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[15, 28].
+	11	vi.	CAPT. PRESERVED CLAPP, b. on 23 Nov. 1643[6, 15] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[6, 15]; d. on 20 Sept. 1720[6] in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts[6]; m. on 4 June 1668[28] in Windsor, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts[28] (AM-111) SARAH NEWBERRY, b. in Northampton[6] on 14 June 1650[6], d. on 3 Oct. 1716[6, 15], daughter of (AM-104) Maj. Benjamin and (BE-11) Mary (ALLYN).
	12	vii.	EXPERIENCE CLAPP, b. in Dec. 1645[19] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[19]; d. about 1700.
	13	viii.	HOPESTILL CLAPP, b. on 6 Nov. 1647[19] in Northampton[19]; d. on 2 Sept. 1719[19] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[19].
	14	ix.	WAIT CLAPP, b. on 17 March 1649 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.; d. on 3 May 1717[20] in Boston, Suffolk Co.[20].
	15	x.	THANKS CLAPP, b. in July 1651[21] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[21]; d. about 1700.
	16	xi.	DESIRE CLAPP, b. on 17 Oct. 1652[21] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[21]; d. in Dec. 1717[21] in Boston, Suffolk Co.[21].
	17	xii.	THOMAS CLAPP, bp. on 29 April 1655[28] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[28]; d. in 1670[21].
	18	xiii.	UNITE CLAPP, bp. on 19 Oct. 1656[28] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[28]; d. on 20 March 1665[21, 28] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[21, 28].
	19	xiv.	SUPPLY CLAPP of Northampton, b. on 30 Oct. 1666 of Northampton; d. on 7 March 1685[28]; bur. on 9 March 1685[28] in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.[28].

11. CAPT. PRESERVED⁵ CLAPP (Roger⁴, William³, Richard², William CLAP¹), son of (5) Capt. Roger⁴ and (RE-11) Joanna (FORD), was born on 23 Nov. 1643^{[6, 15]} in Dorchester, Suffolk Co.^{[6, 15]}, and died on 20 Sept. 1720^[6] in Northampton^[6]. He married in Windsor^[28], on 4 June 1668^[28], (AM-111) SARAH NEWBERRY, daughter of (AM-104) Maj. Benjamin and (BE-11) Mary (ALLYN), who was born on 14 June 1650^[6] in Northampton^[6], and died on 3 Oct. 1716^{[6, 15]}. ^{[4, 7, 12, 28]}
Children:

	20	i.	SARAH6 CLAPP, b. in 1669[15] in Northampton[15]; d. about 1700.
+	21	ii.	WAIT CLAPP, b. on 18 Nov. 1670 in Northampton; d. on 29 Jan. 1722[8] in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States[8]; m. (AOR-5) LT. JOHN TAYLOR, b. in Northampton[1, 30] on 10 Oct. 1667[1, 30], d. in Norwalk[1, 8] on 18 Nov. 1744[1, 8], son of (AOR-2) Capt. John and (AUP-12) Thankful (WOODWARD).
	22	iii.	MARY CLAPP, b. in 1672[16] in Northampton[16]; d. on 2 Nov. 1691[16].
	23	iv.	PRESERVED CLAPP, b. on 29 April 1675[16] in Northampton[16]; d. on 11 Oct. 1757[16].
	24	v.	LT. SAMUEL CLAPP, b. in 1677 in Northampton; d. about 1760[17].
	25	vi.	HANNAH CLAPP, b. on 5 May 1681 in Northampton; d. on 9 Nov. 1758[18].
	26	vii.	ROGER CLAPP, b. on 24 May 1684 in Northampton; d. on 9 Jan. 1792.
	27	viii.	THOMAS CLAPP, b. on 16 June 1688[19] in Northampton[19]; d. in 1745[19] in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut[19].

21. WAIT⁶ CLAPP (Preserved⁵, Roger⁴, William³, Richard², William CLAP¹), daughter of (11) Capt. Preserved⁵ and (AM-111) Sarah (NEWBERRY), was born on 18 Nov. 1670 in Northampton, and died on 29 Jan. 1722^[8] in Norwalk^[8]. She married (AOR-5) LT. JOHN TAYLOR, son of (AOR-2) Capt. John and (AUP-12) Thankful (WOODWARD), who was born on 10 Oct. 1667^{[1, 30]} in Northampton^{[1, 30]}, and died on 18 Nov. 1744^{[1, 8]} in Norwalk^{[1, 8]}. ^{[1, 2, 7, 15]}
Children: See (AOR-5) Lt. John TAYLOR