Captain Roger Clapp

1609 - 1691  (81 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Roger Clapp
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	6 Apr 1609	Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	Roger is honored on the Watertown, Massachusetts Founder's Memorial.
  		Watertown Founders Monument - Roger Clapp. The left side panel shows the landing of Roger Clapp. In a friendly greeting with the natives they exchange a biscuit and a bass.
  		Roger Clapp Landing Site. The monument to the landing of Roger Clapp in 1630, along the banks of the Charles River. Located on Charles River Road. Erected by the Historical Society of Watertown in 1947. The words on the plaque were taken from Roger Clap's journal... "We went up the Charles River, until the river grew narrow and shallow, and there we landed our goods with much labor and toil, the bank being steep; and night coming on, we were informed that there were hard by us three hundred Indians. One Englishman, that could speak the Indian language (an old planter) went to them and advised them not to come near us in the night; and they harkened to their counsel, and came not. In the morning, some of the Indians came and stood at a distance off, looking at us, but came not near us. But when they had been a while in view, some of them came and held out a great bass towards us; so we sent a man with a biscuit, and changed the cake for the bass. We had not been there many days, (although by our diligence we had got up a kind of shelter to save our goods in,) but we had order to come away from that place which was about Watertown, unto a place called Mattapan now Dorchester, because there was a neck of land fit to keep our cattle on."
  Library book: The Clapp Memorial	005-000
  Died	2 Feb 1691	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Robert Clapp,   b. Sidbury, Devon, England ,   d. 1641, Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England
  2. Jane Clapp,   b. 1604, Seaton, Devon, England ,   d. 2 Aug 1668, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  3. William Clapp,   b. 1600, Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England ,   d. 6 Sep 1636, England
  4. Edward Clapp,   b. 18 Aug 1605, Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England ,   d. 8 Nov 1664, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  5. John Clapp,   b. 1607, England ,   d. England
  6. Anne Clapp,   b. 1610, Dorchester, Dorset, England ,   d. 1662, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  7. Sarah Clapp,   b. 18 Aug 1611, Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England ,   d. 1650, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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  Person ID	I5677	Nagel
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	William Clapp,   b. Abt 1565, Sidbury, Devon, England ,   bur. 1 Mar 1640, Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Johan Channon,   b. Abt 1570, Devon, England ,   bur. 5 Aug 1629, Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Ford,   b. 8 Jun 1617, Bridport, Dorset, England ,   d. 29 Jun 1695, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1633
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Clapp,   b. 11 Oct 1634, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Oct 1708, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   2. William Clapp,   b. 5 Jul 1636,   d. 22 Sep 1638  (Age 2 years)  [Birth]   3. Elizabeth Clapp,   b. 22 Jun 1638,   d. 25 Dec 1711  (Age 73 years)  [Birth]   4. Experience Clapp,   b. 23 Aug 1640,   d. 1 Nov 1640  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]   5. Waitstill Clapp,   b. 22 Oct 1641,   d. 9 Aug 1643  (Age 1 years)  [Birth] + 6. Preserved Clapp,   b. 23 Nov 1643, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 1720  (Age 76 years)  [Birth]   7. Experience Clapp,   b. Dec 1645  [Birth] + 8. Hopestill Clapp,   b. 6 Nov 1647,   d. 2 Sep 1719  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   9. Wait Clapp,   b. 17 Mar 1649,   d. 3 May 1717, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 68 years)  [Birth]   10. Thanks Clapp,   b. Jul 1651  [Birth] + 11. Desire Clapp,   b. 17 Oct 1652, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Dec 1717, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)  [Birth]   12. Thomas Clapp,   b. Apr 1655,   d. 1670  (Age ~ 14 years)  [Birth]   13. Unite Clapp,   b. 13 Oct 1656,   d. 20 Mar 1664  (Age 7 years)  [Birth]   14. Supply Clapp,   b. 30 Oct 1660,   d. 5 Mar 1686  (Age 25 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F1949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Apr 1609 - Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England Died - 2 Feb 1691 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Puritan Great Migration to New England.
  		Watertown MA Constable Badge. An antique constable's badge featuring the town seal which depicts the landing of Roger Clapp.

  
  

• Notes

  Sailed from Plymouth for New England, March 20, 1630, and arrived at Nantasket, May 30, 1630. He came in the ship "Mary and John".