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
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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
History of the Lindsey and Forster families 