Benjamin Clapp (1781 - 1841)

Born 1781 in Fredricksburgh, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Roblin) Clapp — married 6 Apr 1803 in Sandhurst, Addington, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1841 at about age 60 in Thurlow, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Biography

In The Patriot obituary, Benjamin is said to have died in Thurlow in his 60th year, which would make his date of birth about 1780 rather than 1774. "Clapp, Benjamin. In Thurlow, on 5th March last, Benjamin Clapp, one of the first settlers on the Province, in the 60th year of his age." ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Roblin and they settled in Hastings, Ontario.^[2]

• "Aug 29 1815 Kingston Chronicle"
• "WHEREAS   BENJAMIN CLAPP of Adolphustown, did, on the 28th of June laft, infinuate in a certain advertifement publifhed in the Kingfton Gazette, refpecting a  STRAY MARE that I deemed it of too little confequence to inform the owner where fhe might be found;   I think it my duty to inform thofe who are inclined to credit the malicious affertions of B. Clapp, of a few of the circumstances attending the above tranfaction.  I can prove to the fatisfaction of any perfondefiring it, that the following notice was pofted up in the moft public places, in three differenttownfhips, viz. Adolphuftown, Fredericksburgh and Erneft Town, for at leaft three weeks previous to the advertising of the Mare by B. Clapp."

“BROKE Into the Pasture of the Subscriber, on the 25th of May, 1815, a likely BAY MARE.  Any person by proving property and paying charges, can take her.  WILLET CASEY”

"The above Mare was at my houfe on Friday, the 23d of June, towards night;  but miffing her on that night, and hearing by chance that fhe was in the poffeffion of B. Clapp, I fent him the following note in order to obtain her.  I was credibly informed that B. Clapp was feen riding faidmare on Saturday morning, and in the afternoon lent her to go feveral miles."

“BENJAMIN CLAPP,  “I hear that there is a BAY MARE, at your place, that broke out of my pafture& if it is the one, the boy I fend will know her.  She and two others broke into my enclofure on or about the 25th of May.  The other two, the owners have got.  The mare I have advertifed, therefore, I am holden for her, and I will thank you to let the boy have her;  and the firft time I fee you, I will pay your demands for pafture.  You will oblige me in fending her. “From yours to ferve, WILLET CASEY  ADOLPHUFTOWN, 27TH JUNE, 1815.”

"B. Clapp, refufing to comply with the requeft contqained in the above note, I immediately wentmyfelf, and took her away.  I think it proper to ftate that I had about nine months previous to her breaking into my enclofure, agreed for faid Mare and her mate, for two hundred dollars.  However, the rightful owner has got her, and I really hope the difturbed mind of B. Clapp, concerning her, is now at eafe."

                                             " WILLET CASEY"

"Adolphuftown, Auguft 28, 1815."

Sources

1. ↑ Lennox and Addington Historical Society, Deaths in Upper Canada, The Patriot, Toronto, 4 June, 1841
2. ↑ Clapp, Ebenezer. The Clapp Family in America. Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1876, p. 294, Google e-Book

• WikiTree profile Clapp-539 created through the import of Sarah Gorsline.ged on Oct 24, 2012 by Katharine E. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Katharine and others.

• Aug 29 1815 Kingston Chronicle ( miscellaneous newspaper articles adolphustown website) http://www.sfredheritage.on.ca/Artadol.htm