Ephraim Wheeler Clapp (1790-1875)

Aug 9, 2006 | Our Ancestors | 0 comments

Ephraim Wheeler Clapp
1790-1875
Michelle’s 4th Great-Grandfather

Ephraim Wheeler Clapp (Stephen7, Samuel6, John5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Thomas2, Richard1) was born July 2, 1790 in New York and died October 24, 1875 in East Salem, Washington County, New York. He married Sarah Rice November 10, 18149, daughter of Clark Rice and Abigail Dewey. She was born 1798 in New York, and died September 1881 in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

Ephraim was listed in census records as a farmer. He was buried in the Old Burying Ground, Salem, Washington County, New York. Some of his daughters are buried in the plot with him.

Census:

  • 1820 Federal Census: 1820, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M33-76, page 182, line 23) – 5 males, 3 females
  • 1825 NY State Census: 1825, Salem, Washington County, New York – 5 males, 3 females , 2 males between 18-45 (subject to militia duty), 1 eligible to vote, 1 married female less than 45 years old, 2 females less than 16 years old, 100 acres of improved land, 6 neat cattle, 4 horses, 16 sheep, 20 hogs, Cloth manufactured: 12 yards of fulled, 70 yards of flannel and woolen cloth, 35 yards of linen and thin cloths, 1 Grist mill, 1-1/2 saw mills, 1 fulling mill, 1 carding machine, 1/2 distilleries
  • 1830 Federal Census: 1830, Salem, Washington County, New York (M19-111, page 210, line 18)
  • 1840 Federal Census: 1840, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M704-348, page 44, line 19)
  • 1850 Federal Census: July 31, 1850, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M432-611, page 332-1, line 40)
  • 1860 Federal Census: June 13, 1860, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M653-874, page 6 (556), line 25)
  • 1870 Federal Census: August 12, 1870, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M593-1111, page 7, line 30)

Other References:
According to Washington County, New York: Its History to the Close of the 19th Century, Ephraim W. Clapp served in the War of 1812-14, and was called Colonel Clapp.

Eagleville Covered Bridge (http://www.salem-ny.com/interest.html–gone as of 4/20/16)
The Eagleville Covered Bridge is located two miles southeast of Shushan, and can be reached by traveling east on County Route 61 through the hamlet of Shushan and turning right on Eagleville Road. The bridge was built in 1858 by Ephraim W. Clapp. It is the best preserved example in the State of a 100 ft. double-chord Town lattice truss. (See photo originating website)

New York Adjutant General’s Office Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812. Albany: – , 1860, page 95, No.: 3,622
NAME OF APPLICANT.: Clapp, Ephraim W.,
RESIDENCE OF APPLICANT.: Jackson, Washington County, N. Y.,
AMOUNT ALLOWED.: 84 00

Col. Ephraim W. Clapp found in: Genealogical Records: New York, 1675-1920
Event: Born in: Abt. 1790
Source: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1906) – Extracts
Event: Buried in: 1875
Place: Salem County: Washington
Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Publication Information: New York, NY.
Additional Information: Also available on microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Page: 272 Province: New York

Children of Ephraim Clapp and Sarah Rice are:

  1. Clark Rice Clapp, born November 25, 1815 in Vermont; died Bet. July 6, 1870 – June 16, 1880. He married Ellen Knowles September 18, 1841.
  2. George R. Clapp, born February 4, 1818; died August 3, 1887 in Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin. He married Lucy Hurd December 16, 1851 in Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  3. Harriet Ann Clapp, born April 9, 1820 in Salem, Washington County, New York; died January 5, 1862 in Jackson, Washington County, New York. She married Thomas Edie April 27, 1842 in Jackson, Washington County, New York.
  4. Martha T. Clapp, born December 19, 1822; died before 1873. She married Henry Minor.
  5. Sarah Clapp, born November 15, 1825; died September 8, 1827.
  6. John A. Clapp, born April 22, 1829; died February 9, 1830.
  7. Mary C. Clapp, born July 29, 1831; died April 3, 1857 in Jackson, Washington County, New York. She married Clement S. Minor September 15, 1856 in Jackson, Washington County, New York.
  8. William James Clapp, born August 1, 1834; died October 3, 1836.
  9. James William Clapp, born May 9, 1837 in New York. He married Mary Evans.
  • Stone, William L., Washington County, New York: Its History to the Close of the 19th Century, (The New York History Company, 1901, reprint by The Sleeper Co, 1996)
  • Clapp, Ebenezer, The Clapp Memorial: Record of the Clapp Family in America, (David Clapp & Son, Boston, 1876), page 173.
  • Eaton, Luetta, “Gravestone Inscriptions from the Old Burying Ground in Salem, New York”, (1959), page 51.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, “DAR Bible Records-Clapp”, (Volume 37, pages 43-44).
  • Jackson, Mary S. and Edward F. Jackson, Marriage Notices from Washington County, New York Newspapers, 1799-1880, (Heritage Books, 1995)
  • Jackson, Mary S. and Edward F. Jackson, Death Notices from Washington County, New York Newspapers, 1799-1880, (Heritage Books, 1995)
  • Grave Stones in Old Burying Ground, Salem, Washington County, New York.
  • History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, (1880), 604.
  • Ancestry.com Database, “Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907”; Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index: G. R. Clapp, Dodge County, Vol 1, page 175.
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (IGI), “Electronic.”
  • Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux and the Eddy Family Association, The Eddy Family in America, (1930).
  • Ward, Azuba Ruth, The Laing Family, (Lexington, Kentucky, 1990), page 32.
  • Parish Records from the Colia, N.Y. United Presbyterian Church, 1785-1897.
  • Woodlands Cemetery Interment Records, Burial 1627.
  • Grave Stones in Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York.

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