Born about in Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johann Peter Klopp
and Anna Magdelena (Lutz) Klopp
Sister of
Johannes Peter Klopp Jr
Wife of
Johan Nicholas Zerfass
— married
18 Nov 1745 in Lancaster, Lancaster Co, Pa
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 67
in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
The Elisabeth Klopp who was the wife of Nicolas Zerfass was the daughter of Peter Klopp Klopp-13 and his wife Anna Magdalena Lutz-385, whose last name is unknown. (She was the widow of Johann Christoph Lutz when she married Peter Klopp in the Schoharie Valley encampment in New York on September 12, 1711.)
A series of deeds referenced below provide evidence of the identity of Elisabeth’s father.
Elisabeth married Nicolas Zerfass in Lititz on November 18, 1745. [1]
Elizabeth Clap was born probably about 1722. She married 18 November 1745 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She is mentioned in her husband's October 1784 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, will.[2]
There was a Peter Clop Clap-3, age 30, who arrived in Philadelphia on the ship Lydia in 1741, but he was not her father. In addition to the deed evidence below, if he was born in 1711, their ages are too close. Elisabeth must have been born, at the very latest, in about 1728 (and probably earlier) in order to marry in 1745.
Deeds Mentioning Elisabeth Klopp and Nicholas Zerfass (Cervas)
On 14 Apr 1769, all of the heirs of Peter Clop, Sr. (to wit, Peter Clop, Jr.; Susanna, the wife of Jacob Eppright; Mary, the wife of Michael Bower; Maria Catharine, the wife of the said Michael Miller; Margaret, the wife of Jacob Senseman; Eva (Elisabeth?), the wife of the said Jacob Hershberger; and Elisabeth, the wife of Nicholas Zerfas) granted and released the 93a, 114p to Daniel Bowen [maybe should be Bowman]. [3]
See also:
CERFASE, ELIZABETH (NEE CLOP) MS78-379
MENTIONED IN DEED, JACOB HERSHBERGER TO JOHN NESS, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED APR. 31, 1775.
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CERFASS, ELIZABETH (NEE CLOP) MS78-378
MENTIONED IN DEED, PETER CLOP TO JACOB HERSHBERGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED MAY 23, 1768.
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CERFASS, ELIZABETH (NEE CLOP) MS78-407
MENTIONED IN DEED, JACOB EpPRECHT TO JACOB HERSHBERGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED OCT. 13, 1766
...
CERFAS, ELIZABETH (NEE CLOP) MS78-419
MENTIONED IN DEED, MICHAEL BOWER TO JACOB HERSHBERGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED APR. 29, 1766
...
CERFASS, ELIZABETH (NEE CLOP) MS78-428
MENTIONED IN DEED, DANIEL BOWMAN TO JACOB HERSHBARGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED APR. 18, 1769
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CERFASS, NICHOLAS MS78-378
MENTIONED IN DEED, PETER CLOP TO JACOB HERSHBERGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED MAY 23, 1768.
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CERFASS, NICHOLAS MS78-378
MENTIONED IN DEED, PETER CLOP TO JACOB HERSHBERGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED MAY 23, 1768.
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CERFASS, NICHOLAS MS78-409
DEED, EXECUTORS OF NICHOLAS CERFASS TO JOHN NEES, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED APR. 27, 1787.
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CERFAS, NICHOLAS MS78-419
MENTIONED IN DEED, MICHAEL BOWER TO JACOB HERSHBERGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED APR. 29, 1766
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CERFAS, NICHOLAS MS78-428
MENTIONED IN DEED, DANIEL BOWMAN TO JACOB HARSHBARGER, LAND - COCALICO Twp., DATED APR. 18, 1769. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Elisab Klopp in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, available on Ancestry.com.
- ↑ GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Gull - from Rootsweb.com gedcom file. Imported on 30 April 2010.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Settlers at http://www.pennsylvaniasettlers.com/getperson.php?personID=I41343&tree=1.
- ↑ Historical Society of the Cocalio Valeey at https://www.cocalicovalleyhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Card-Files-C-to-CE-search-edited.pdf
- WikiTree profile Klopp-12 created through the import of Remmel Family Tree.ged on Aug 20, 2012 by Pam Remmel. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pam and others.
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Ann Risso
Clap-2 and Klopp-12 appear to represent the same person because: Both profiles are for the woman who married Nicholas Zerfass. No information conflicts. Klopp is a better last name than Clap because it is the last name of Elisabeth's father.
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I adopted this profile to try to straighten out a few records. No evidence has been presented that the Peter Clop who arrived on ship Lydia in 1741 had a daughter named Elisabeth. The wife of Nicholas Zerfass was the daughter of another Peter Klopp (Klopp-13). Therefore, I'm going to disconnect this Elisabeth (Clap-2) from Peter and Maudlin Clap and propose a merger of Clap-2 with Klopp-12.
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