DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE CLAPP Submitted by Sue Chappell Generation No. 1 1. GEORGE7 CLAPP (JOHN GEORGE6, JOHN LUDWICK5, JOHAN JOST JOSEPH4, NICHOLAS3, GEISA2, THOMAS1) was born September 14, 1776, and died July 03, 1846 in Brick Church Guilford Co. NC. He married ELIZABETH ALBRIGHT January 25, 1798, daughter of JOHN ALBRIGHT and ELIZABETH GRAVES. Notes for GEORGE CLAPP: left will written 30 day of june 1846 which names Son James Rudy Clapp and daughter Barbar Harrett also names Catherine Clapp Foust and grandchildren Martha and May Reitzel( Wrightsell) names son Jacob and David also. Children of GEORGE CLAPP and ELIZABETH ALBRIGHT are: i. CATHERINE8 CLAPP, b. March 24, 1799, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. September 26, 1877; m. WILLIAM FOUST, February 01, 1819. ii. DAVID CLAPP, b. April 01, 1801, Guilford Co. North Carolina; m. DELILA CLAPP, May 18, 1822. iii. ELIZABETH CLAPP, b. April 04, 1803, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. September 08, 1842. iv. PHILIPINA CLAPP, b. February 26, 1807. 2. v. JOHN JACOB CLAPP, b. May 23, 1808; d. December 24, 1880. vi. OBEDIAH TOBIAS CLAPP, b. December 13, 1810. vii. POLLY CLAPP, b. May 09, 1813, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. August 17, 1842; m. WILLIAM REITZEL, December 19, 1833. viii. NATHANIEL B. CLAPP, b. April 02, 1818, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. September 30, 1838, Guilford Co. North Carolina. ix. BARBARA HARRIET CLAPP, b. January 12, 1821, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. January 20, 1854; m. STANLEY COBLE, January 12, 1847. 3. x. JAMES RUDY CLAPP, b. April 21, 1824, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. April 06, 1900, Morgan Co. indiana. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN JACOB8 CLAPP (GEORGE7, JOHN GEORGE6, JOHN LUDWICK5, JOHAN JOST JOSEPH4, NICHOLAS3, GEISA2, THOMAS1) was born May 23, 1808, and died December 24, 1880. He married CATHERINE REINHARDT March 10, 1820. Children of JOHN CLAPP and CATHERINE REINHARDT are: i. ISREAL N.9 CLAPP, b. 1835. ii. GEORGE M. CLAPP, b. 1837. iii. JAMES R. CLAPP, b. 1839. iv. WILLIAM C. CLAPP, b. June 23, 1841. v. PINKNEY CLAPP, b. 1844. vi. THOMAS CLAPP, b. 1846. vii. BARBARA H. CLAPP, b. 1849. 3. JAMES RUDY8 CLAPP (GEORGE7, JOHN GEORGE6, JOHN LUDWICK5, JOHAN JOST JOSEPH4, NICHOLAS3, GEISA2, THOMAS1) was born April 21, 1824 in Guilford Co. North Carolina, and died April 06, 1900 in Morgan Co. indiana. He married MARGARETTE PEGGY REITZEL May 12, 1844 in Guilford co. NC, daughter of MICHAEL REITZEL and PEGGY COBLE. Notes for JAMES RUDY CLAPP: James and His daughter Elizabeth and famil came to Moargan Co. in a covered wagon James and Elizabeth Remained the others returned to North Carolina. Notes for MARGARETTE PEGGY REITZEL: margarette is listed in the 1870 census for Guilford co. NC along with Sarah and emily as Black. James Rudy is in Morgan co. with daughter Elizabeth. In 1880 James is living in Morgan co. with daughter and listed as a Widow. Children of JAMES CLAPP and MARGARETTE REITZEL are: 4. i. MARY ELIZABETH9 CLAPP, b. December 1846, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. April 30, 1910, Morgan Co. indiana. 5. ii. SARAH CLAPP, b. December 28, 1848, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. June 17, 1924, Mr Pleasant Cem. iii. EMILY JANE CLAPP, b. October 20, 1852, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. December 08, 1934. iv. GEORGE MICHAEL CLAPP, b. 1855; d. 1864, Killed in Sawmill accident. Generation No. 3 4. MARY ELIZABETH9 CLAPP (JAMES RUDY8, GEORGE7, JOHN GEORGE6, JOHN LUDWICK5, JOHAN JOST JOSEPH4, NICHOLAS3, GEISA2, THOMAS1) was born December 1846 in Guilford Co. North Carolina, and died April 30, 1910 in Morgan Co. indiana. She married JAMES ALFRED REYNOLDS March 14, 1876 in Morgan Co. indiana, son of JESSIE REYNOLDS and PERLINA STONE. Children of MARY CLAPP and JAMES REYNOLDS are: i. JESSIE10 REYNOLDS, b. January 09, 1877, Mooresville, Morgan Co. Indiana; d. February 28, 1932, Mooresville, Morgan Co. Indiana; m. WILLIAM EDGAR BALLARD, September 06, 1895, Morgan co. Ind. Notes for JESSIE REYNOLDS: obituary: Mooresville Times, Thursday mar. 3, 1932 Jesse Weaver, born feb 28, 1876 in Mooresville died feb 28, 1932 suddenly at her home North of Monrovia of heart failure and Acute indigestion. Age 55 yrs. Funeral MP. Church here. Burial Mooresville, Daughter of Alford Reynolds Married Edgar Ballard 2nd Edward Weaver. Survivors: Son Charles Ballard, Brother William Reynolds sister Bessie Gerhart and 3 grandchildren Note: Records show that her husband was William Edgar Ballard and that he was dead. He was not they were divorced. in 1900 census Jessie is living with her mother Mary Reynolds and brother James living with her is my grandfather Charles Edward Ballard Notes for WILLIAM EDGAR BALLARD: Masonic record on Brother Ballard according to the records of Veritas Lodge No. 608, F& AM. Name William Edgar Ballard Date of birth; Dec 28th 1875 Place of Birth: Mooresville, Ind. Occupation; Patrolman Entered apprentice Degree: April 8th 1909 Fellow Craft Degree April 22nd 1909 Master Mason Degree; May 20th 1909 Died Jan 5th 1944 in 1900 Edgar is living back with his parents Henry and Mary Rusie Ballard ii. JAMES WILLIAM REYNOLDS, b. August 03, 1885; d. February 04, 1958. iii. GLADYS LEROY REYNOLDS, b. July 25, 1883, Morgan Co. indiana; d. October 31, 1938, Morgan Co. indiana; m. (1) WILLIAM GERHOLT; m. (2) HERBERT BLUNK. 5. SARAH9 CLAPP (JAMES RUDY8, GEORGE7, JOHN GEORGE6, JOHN LUDWICK5, JOHAN JOST JOSEPH4, NICHOLAS3, GEISA2, THOMAS1) was born December 28, 1848 in Guilford Co. North Carolina, and died June 17, 1924 in Mr Pleasant Cem. She married GEORGE W. EPHLAND, son of LEVI EPHLAND and NANCY BLACK. Children of SARAH CLAPP and GEORGE EPHLAND are: i. CHARLES RUDOLPH10 EPHLAND, b. August 03, 1878; d. August 21, 1947, Guilford Co. North Carolina; m. MABEL FLORENCE FRIDDLE, July 15, 1906, Guilford co. NC. ii. JAMES ROBERT EPHLAND, b. August 11, 1876, Guilford Co. North Carolina; m. ELLEN MCCASKIL, January 31, 1904, Guilford co. NC. iii. ELIZABETH EPHLAND, b. February 20, 1882, Guilford Co. North Carolina; m. TILDEN BROTHERS, March 13, 1929. iv. ESTHER EPHLAND, b. October 20, 1888; d. May 06, 1922; m. TILDEN BROTHERS.