Born before in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nicholas Clapp
and Abigail (Unknown) Clapp
Sister of
Nathaniel Clapp [half], Ebenezer Clapp [half], Hannah (Clapp) Strong [half] and Noah Clapp
Wife of
Joseph Mather
— married
20 Jun 1689 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Katharine (Mather) Withington
Died
after age 66
in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
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Biography
According to the Clapp Genealogy, Sarah Clap was born December of 1670 to Nicholas Clapp and his second wife Abigail (Sharp) Clapp. [1]
Sarah, daughter of Nicholas Clap, was baptised in 1670 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay.[2]
Sarah married Joseph Mathar on 20 June 1689 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[3]
Sarah's daughter Lydia Mather was born on 23 October 1726 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.[4]
Sarah's daughter Mary Mather was born on 28 July 1734 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay.[5]
She died on February 21, 1737, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, at the age of 62, and was buried in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sources
- ↑ The Clapp memorial. Record of the Clapp family in America, containing sketches of the original six emigrants, and a genealogy of their descendants bearing the name. With a supplement by Clapp, Ebenezer, 1809-1881, ,page 200.
- ↑ Baptism: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, citing FHL microfilm: 833385, FamilySearch Record: FZDC-HQ5, Sarah Clap baptism in 1670, daughter of Nicholas Clap, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay.
- ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, citing Marriage, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009469, FamilySearch Record: QPZT-4KBQ FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-4HMD Image number 00286,
- ↑ Birth of daughter Lydia Mather: "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924", database with images, citing FHL microfilm: 14734; Record number: 83, FamilySearch Record: F4DJ-1Y8 FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZ4S-S64 Image number 00094,
- ↑ Birth of daughter Mary Mather: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, citing FHL microfilm: 592866; Record number: 4, FamilySearch Record: FHYS-GZC, Mary Mather born to Sarah on 28 Jul 1734 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay.
- FamilySearch Person: GMG2-VK9
Birth. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
- Name: Sarah Clap
- Birth Date: 22 Nov 1674
- Birth Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
- Father Name: Nicolas Clap
Birth. New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- Name: Sarah Clap
- Birth Date: 22 Nov 1674
- Birth Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
- Father's name: Nicholas Clap
Marriage. Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.
- Name: Sarah Clap
- Spouse: Joseph Mathar
- Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1689
- Marriage Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Marriage. Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
- Name: Sarah Clap; Gender: Female
- Spouse: Joseph Mathar
- Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1689
- City: Dorchester; County: Suffolk
- Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0740996.
Marriage. Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
- Name: Sarah Mather
- Maiden Name: Clap; Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1689
- Marriage Place: New England, USA
- Spouse: Joseph Mather
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
- Name: Sarah Mather
- Death Date: 21 feb 1737
- Death Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County (Suffolk), Massachusetts, United States of America
- Cemetery: Copp's Hill Burying Ground
- Burial or Cremation Place: Boston, Suffolk County (Suffolk), Massachusetts, United States of America
- Has Bio?: Y
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13409718/sarah-mather
See Also:
Clapp, E. (1876). The Clapp memorial: Record of the Clapp family in America, containing sketches of the original six emigrants, and a genealogy of their descendants bearing the name. With a supplement. Boston: D. Clapp. Page 200.
Mather, H. E. (1890). Lineage of Rev. Richard Mather. Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company. Page 76.
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S (Hill) Willson
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The two children listed in the bio appear incorrect for this Sarah who would have been too old. Also, according to Joseph Mather's profile he died in 1691 and could not have been their father.
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Rejected matches › Sarah (Clapp) Boadley (1819-1893)
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