Roger Clapp is my 10th Great Grandfather. Late in life he wrote his memoir, which I have attempted to publish complete in this post. This text is taken directly from the book MEMOIRS of ROGER CLAPP published in 1844 by David Clapp. This full text includes his religious motivations as well as stories of men roasted… Continue reading The Memoirs of Captain Roger Clapp (1609 – 1690)
Captain Roger Clapp’s Story . . . In His Own Words
Roger Clapp is my 10th Great Grandfather. Late in life he wrote his memoir and in it he recounted how and why he had traveled to the Massachussets Colony and what transpired when he arrived. Roger was a Puritain and his motivations were deeply religious. Religious references and lists of people fill his narrative. The… Continue reading Captain Roger Clapp’s Story . . . In His Own Words
Roger Clapp (1609 – 1690)
Fanciful drawing of Captain Roger Clap, possibly with historically accurate uniform. Scan from The Pilgrim Shore by Edmund H. Garrett. Boston: Little, Brown, 1900. Roger Clapp is my 10th Great Grandfather. He arrived in the Massachusetts colony on May 30, 1630. He came on the ship “Mary and John”, which was the first of 17 ships… Continue reading Roger Clapp (1609 – 1690)
Sarah Clark (1620 – 1698) Accused of Witchcraft in 1692
Sarah Clark (1620 – 1698) is my 10th Great Grandmother. This story is on my father’s side, so it will be of most interest to the Lindsey / Rawson side of our family. Sarah Clark was born in 1620 in England. Her father emigrated to “Virginia” in 1624 and I presume Sarah came along with him. … Continue reading Sarah Clark (1620 – 1698) Accused of Witchcraft in 1692
William Forster (1794 – 1866) in Winterset, Iowa
William Forster is my 3rd Great Grandfather He was born in New Garden, Guilford County North Carolina. New Garden was a mostly Quaker community and William came from Quaker roots. He migrated to Winterset Iowa, where this article finds him. Winterset Iowa was then and still is a very small town. Laid out in 1849, by 1860… Continue reading William Forster (1794 – 1866) in Winterset, Iowa
E.R. Clapp’s early days in Fort Des Moines
My 2nd Great Grandfather – Edwin Ruthven Clapp (1827 – 1906) E.R., as he was known, was a powerful and well connected man in Des Moines. He was a banker, real estate developer and a factory owner. He was “Sargent of Arms” of the Iowa State Legislature and moved in the highest levels of Iowa politics and… Continue reading E.R. Clapp’s early days in Fort Des Moines
The Forster Block – A legal battle
If you’re reading the posts on this site, you’ll know already about “The Clapp Block”, which was built by Edwin Ruthven Clapp (1827-1907) who was my 2nd Great Grandfather. E.R. Clapp, as he was known, built the impressive office building known as The Clapp Block in 1873. Here’s a picture of The Clapp Block Just… Continue reading The Forster Block – A legal battle
The Clapp Block in the Des Moines Daily News August 7 1901
I’ve been looking for more on Edwin Ruthven Clapp (1827 – 1906), my 3rd Great Grandfather. He built a large and famous office building in Des Moines, called “The Clapp Block”. On August 7, 1901 there was a full page on The Clapp Block in the Des Moines Daily News. the clapp block des moines… Continue reading The Clapp Block in the Des Moines Daily News August 7 1901
Some glimpses into the life of Edwin Ruthven Clapp’s family
Edwin Ruthven Clapp (1827 – 1906) is my 2nd Great Grandfather. Today I spent some time with the E.R. Clapp family in Des Moines. Some of what follows I’ve written about before and some of it is new information to me. I’m trying to put it all together for myself and while I’m doing that,… Continue reading Some glimpses into the life of Edwin Ruthven Clapp’s family
History of the Lindsey and Forster families 