Born about in Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johann Ludwig (Klapp) Clapp Sr.
and Anna Margaret (Strader) Clapp
Sister of
Barbara Clapp [half], Bernhart Clapp [half], Anna Margaretha (Clapp) Ingle, Charles Troy Clapp, Barnhardt Clapp Sr., John George (Clap) Clapp, Barnhardt Clapp [half], John Ludwig Clapp Jr, Catherine (Clapp) Foust, Daniel Clapp, Anna Maria (Clapp) Foust, Jacob Clapp, Stephen Clapp, John Clapp and Hester (Clapp) Burke
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 84
in Whitsett, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
Maria Barbara (Clapp) Clapp was born in 1737 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Ludwig Clapp and Anna Margaret (Strader) Clapp. In her father's estate paperwork, her husband Daniel May is mentioned as an heir, receiving their "part" of her father's estate (her sisters' husbands are mentioned in the same way).
She married Daniel May
- Children:
- Johannes b. 1753 in PA
- Agnes b. 1757 in PA
- Margaret b. 1762 in NC
- George b, 1763 in NC
- Ludwig b. 1764 in NC
- Catherine b. 1766 in NC
- Jacob b. 1768 in NC
- Barnhardt b. 1770
- Anna Barbara b. 1771
- Sophia b. 1772
- David b. 1773
- Henry b. 1775
- George Tobias b. 1776
- Esther b. 1777
- Mary Elizabeth b. 1778
- Joseph b. 1779
She passed away in 1821 in Whitsett, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.
Note
Her attached Find A Grave Memorial has her married to cousin John Phillip, which is incorrect.
The Steve Clapp website source has her married to Daniel May.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47791887/maria-barbara-clapp: accessed 21 August 2023), memorial page for Maria Barbara Clapp Clapp (1737–1821), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47791887, citing Brick Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by SRBentz (contributor 47051679).
- Clapp Genealogy by Steve Clapp. http://steveclapp.com/Gen/Thomas%20Clapp/b2006.htm#P2006
- Journeys to America: The Kin and Kith of David and Donna Reichle. 2014, Water’s Edge Publications, Kingston, TN. https://acpl.lib.in.us/wise-apps/catalog/6000/code/1684902309 https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_reichle.php https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/363520-journeys-to-america-the-kin-and-kith-of-david-edward-reichle-and-donna-rae-haubrich-reichle?offset=443278/ https://www.worldcat.org/title/journeys-to-america-the-kin-and-kith-of-david-edward-reichle-and-donna-rae-haubrich-reichle/oclc/903285097
Acknowledgements
- Thank you to Jack Robinson for creating WikiTree profile Clapp-723 through the import of export-Armstrong.ged on Nov 9, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Donald Keltner
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test - Bartley McRorie :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1-C16239T, FTDNA kit #960550
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~1.95%
Marlene (Clapp) Brown :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member M_B_53
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Patricia M.d. :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A587891 [compare], Ancestry member PATDOW65
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~0.78%
Diane Clark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A400855 [compare], Ancestry member CDianeClark
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~0.78%
Dan Ellis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CK9846127 [compare], yourDNAportal DANf54ff0b1, Ancestry member danellis90
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~0.78%
Ginger Webster :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal VIR9598b323, Ancestry member ginger1309
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Linda Pracht :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YP4765041 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ray Clark :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NQ4687829 [compare], FTDNA kit #B1714
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~0.78%
William Hill :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CU7684227 [compare], FTDNA kit #188887
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