Person:John Claypool (6)

Watchers
John Claypoole
m. 12 Dec 1657
  1. John Claypoole1658 - 1700
  2. Mary Claypoole1660 - 1726
  3. Helena ClaypooleAbt 1662 -
  4. James Claypoole1664 - Abt 1706
  5. Priscilla ClaypooleAbt 1670 -
  6. Nathaniel Claypoole1672 - 1714
  7. George Claypoole1674 - 1730
  8. Joseph ClaypooleAbt 1675 -
  • HJohn Claypoole1658 - 1700
  • WMary CastleBef 1670 -
m. Bef 1687
  1. Mary Claypoole1687 - 1761
Facts and Events
Name John Claypoole
Alt Name John Claypool
Gender Male
Birth? 15 Sep 1658 Nicholas Lane, London, England
Emigration? 23 Feb 1682 Sailed on the Ship Amity from Downs for Pennsylvania
Marriage Bef 1687 to Mary Castle
Death? 8 Sep 1700 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Records of John Claypoole

Commissioners Appointed by William Penn for the Colony:
Assistant Surveyor General: John Claypoole (1682).
[Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives


Information on John Claypoole

The first Claypool came over with William Penn from England and was given a 5,000 acre grant in Pennsylvania. John Claypoole was clerk of the Colonial Assembly from 1686 to 1690; collector of Supply Money for Philadelphia; appointed as High Sheriff of Philadelphia in 1687 and again in 1693.


Citations

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