John Claypoole,
who was Elizabeth Griscom's (Betsy Ross) 3rd husband.
John and Betsy's daughter was
Clarissa Sidney
Claypoole (b. 3 Apr 1785), who married
Jacob Wilson (b.
Baltimore, MD). They had a daughter named
Clarissa Sidney Wilson
(b. 9 Aug 1809), and she married
James Hanna (b. 2 Feb
1806, Philadelphia, PA). James was a former Pennsylvania
State Senator, and his parents came from County Down,
Ireland. Their names were John
Hanna and Elizabeth
Patterson. I would really like to find out more
about them.
James relocated to
California, first San Francisco in 1850, then Eureka in
1854. Their children were John (m. Sally
Bumm), Elizabeth P. (m. Captain Harry
Kingston), Aquilla W. (m. Hattie
Houghton), Alice Mary (m. Charles H.
Liscom), James C.
(m. Sarah Catherine
Lothian), William Patterson (never
married), Florence (m. William P. Huestis),
Clarissa Sidney (m. Louis Kayser Wood), and
Ella Sophia (m. Captain William Hale
Fauntleroy) James C.
Hanna and Sarah
Catherine Lothian had 3 children: Olive E. (who
never married), Catherine Louise (who married Otto
John Rudloff and moved to Oregon), and
Clarissa Sidney Hanna.
Clarissa married Louis Pierre
Dorais (of Huntingdon County, Quebec) on 6 Mar
1906 in Eureka, Humboldt, California. After James Hanna
died, Catherine Lothian married Jasper Davies, and
they had 3 children: Alexander, Wesley Lothian, and Annette
(Boyer). Somewhere back there is a man named
Charles Emile
"Gus" Dorais, who was
famous for catching football's very first forward pass (or
throwing it??), thrown by Knute Rockne at Notre Dame, but no
one is quite sure how he is related.
I have recently discovered the names of
Louis P. Dorais' parents
and grandparents. I know nothing more than names and
marriage dates:
Leon
Dorais/Doré married
Virginie Brossard on 17
Nov 1863 in St. Chrysostome, Chateauguay, Quebec.
Leon was the son of Louis
Dorais and Desanges
Heroux. Virginie was the daughter of
Geoffroy
Brossard/Brassard and
Benonise Lanctot.
Leon and Virginie's children:
Louis Pierre,
Cecilia (she was a nun), John B. (m. Delia
Lacasse), Leo, and Pomela (m. Dennis
Aumond)
Mary Ann
Jackson (who was a cousin of President Jackson)
and William Wilkins
Morris, whose daughter
Sarah Elizabeth (b. 20
Mar 1840 in Cole Co., IL, d. 17 Nov 1915 in Caldwell,
Canyon, ID) married James Joseph Buffington (b. 30
Jan 1832 in IN, d. 19 Dec 1902 in Caldwell, Canyon, ID) in
Appanoose, Iowa on 1 Jun 1859.
Eliza Ann Baker (born
February 16, 1842 in Ohio), married Martin Pruett
(born August 18, 1838 in Jackson, Parke, Indiana) on 19 Aug
1862 in Tipton, Iowa. There children: Allison, Emma, Martin,
Bartin Joseph, Phoebe Ellen, Charles, George Raymond,
Lizzie, John, Minnie, Effie Viola, Maggie M., Mary Ann,
Paris.
Serena Branson (born
April 22, 1816 in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee), who was
married to John Pruett (born 1815 in Grainger,
Tennessee).
Rebecca Branson, who
was married to Abraham Pruett (b. 1774, Pittsylvania,
VA)
The wives of
Richard Prewitt (born 1748 in Virginia), and David
Prewitt (born 1726 in Henrico, Virginia).
Francess Murrell, who
was married to Richard Prewitt (born 1698 in Henrico,
Virginia).
James Dabbs, father
of Rebecca Dabbs who was
married to Henry Prewitt (born 1654 in York,
Virginia). I'd like to find out who
Rebecca's mother was,
too.
Thomas Prewitt (born
1616 in Wiltshire, England).
Jeremiah Buffington
(b. abt 1780) and Stella
Cooper, whose son Derias (b. abt 1810 in
OH) married Mary Ann
Countz
Clement
Weaver (b: abt.
1590, in England, d. 1683), married to Rebecca Holbrooke (b:
abt. 1597). Their son
Clement
married
Mary
Freeborn, daughter
of
William
Freeborn (b. abt.
1594 in Essex, England; d. April 20, 1670 in Portsmouth,
Newport, RI) and
Mary
Wilson (b. 1601 in
Essex, England; d. May 3, 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI).
William Freeborn's father was
Alexander
Freeborn (d. 1651)
Robert Griffin (b:
abt. 1613 in Newport, RI), and his Son
Benjamin (b. abt. 1639),
who married Sarah George
(b. abt. 1643). Their daughters:
Sarah, and
Mary (b. 1663) who
married Henry Sweet (b.
1662).
Samuel
Fox (b: abt.
1583 in England), and his son
Thomas (b. 1609-19?, in
Concord, Middlesex, MA, d. 1658), who was married to
Hannah Brooks (b. 1626
of MA, d. 1658). Their kids: Hannah, Thomas,
Samuel (m.
Mary Lester), Mary,
John, David, Isaac. He may also have been married
to Rebecca Wheate
and/or Rebecca
French.
Samuel Griffin (b:
abt. 1702 in Killingworth, New London, CT), who married
someone named Mary about
1727. Their children: Mary, Thankful, James, Jerusha,
Samuel (married
Mercy Bailey),
Jeremiah.
Thomas French (b:
1584 in England/d: 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, MA) who lived in
Suffolk, England til about 1624. He married
Susan Riddlesdale in
1608. Their children: Thomas, Alice, Dorcas, Susan, Ann,
Margaret, John (m.
Freedom Kingsley),
Mary.
JohnWilcoxson (b:
1596 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England), who married
Joanne Grundick in 1617.
Their son William
married Margaret
Birdseye (b. 1611-2 in Eng.) in Stratford, CT in
1632.
Henry Brooks (b:
1591-2 in Suffolk, England/d: 1683 in Middlesex, MA), who
came to MA before 1621, when he married
Grace Wheeler. He later
married Susannah Bradford in 1651, and Hannah
Jordan in 1682. 16 (!) kids by Grace: Gilbert, William,
John, Hannah (m.
Thomas Fox in 1647-8),
Mary, Gersham, Sarah, Caleb, Timothy, Martha, Thomas,
Joshua, Hugh, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac..
John Bailey (b: 1590
in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England/d: 1651 in Coffin, MA),
who came to MA sometime after 1617. He married
Eleanor Knight in 1612
in Chippenham) His mother was Elizabeth (b. abt. 1560), and
he may have been married before to Elizabeth Emery (m.
1611), or perhaps she is the mother of his son John's
wife-my records are unclear. His children (w/Eleanor):
Robert, John (married
Eleanor Emery, b. 1624,
in 1640 in Chippenham), Joanna (? 2 more).
Thomas Carr (b: abt.
1536 in London, England), who married about 1541, but I
don't have a name for his wife. His son,
William (b. 1542 in
London) had 4 kids: Benjamin, William,
George (b. 1599, married
Elizabeth Oliver of
Bristol, Gloucester, Eng. in 1682), James.
Robert Sweet (b: 1552
in Hackney, London, England/ died in Essex, England),
married in 1578 to Joanna
Rainham (from Raines, Essex.). Son
John (b. 1579 in
England, d.1637-8 in Newport, RI) m.
Mary Periam (b. 1844 in
London). Their kids: John, James, Thomas, Meribah,
Renewed.
Francis Jordan (b:
1610 in Ipswich, Essex, MA/d: 1678), who married in 1635 to
Jane Wilson. Their
children: James, Sarah
(b. 1636 married James
George), Hannah, Mary (died as infant), Mary,
Lydia, Deborah.
Lawrence Cheney (b:
abt. 1566 in Lambourn, Berkshire, England/d: 1643 in
Roxbury, MA),married to Julian
Waldron in 1588-9. Their children were Susannah,
Dorothy, John, Elizabeth, Lawrence,
William (m.
Margaret Cule of
Roxbury, MA, in 1625-6), Mary, Edward, Thomas.
John Griffin (b: abt.
1583 in Wales), married Ann
Langford (born abt. 1587). Son
John (b. 1608-9 in
Wales, d. 1681 in Simsbury, Hartford, CT) married
Anna Bancroft (b. 1627
in Swarkston, Derbyshire, England) in 1647 in Simsbury,
Hartford, CT.
John Case, married
Sue Rodich. Son
John Case (b. 26 Jul
1616 in Aylesham, England, d.1704 in Windsor, Hartford, CT),
married to Sarah Spencer
of CT on 17 Aug 1656. He may have later married Elizabeth
Moore.
John Bancroft (b. abt
1596 in Swarkston, Derbyshire, England) married
Jane abt 1620 in
Swarkston, England. Their children: John, Thomas Anna,
Samuel and William. We would love to discover what Jane's
last name was.