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Family: James Claypoole, I / Helena Mercer (F231)

• Male James Claypoole, I

  
  

  Birth	6 Oct 1634	England
  Death	6 Aug 1687	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Burial		Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Marriage
  Father	John Claypoole | F233 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Marie Angell | F233 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Helena Mercer

  
  

  Birth	1634	Scotland
  Death	19 Aug 1688	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Burial		Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Father	Archibald Mercer | F232 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Kennedy | F232 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male John Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	15 Sep 1658	England
  Death	8 Sep 1700	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Burial		Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA

  
  

  Male Mary Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	24 Oct 1660	London, Greater London, England
  Death	May 1726	PA
  Burial		Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA

  
  

  Female Helen Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	16 Nov 1662	London, Greater London, England
  Death	19 Jul 1691	Jamaica
  Burial		Jamaica

  
  

  Male + James Claypoole, II

  
  

  Birth	12 Jun 1664	London, Greater London, England
  Death	24 Jul 1706	Lewes, Sussex Co, DE
  Burial
  Spouse	Mary Cann | F230
  Marriage

  
  

  Female Prissilla Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	5 May 1666	England
  Death	26 Dec 1698	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Burial		Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA

  
  

  Male Nathaniel Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	3 Oct 1668	London, Greater London, England
  Death	24 Nov 1668	London, Greater London, England
  Burial		Checker Ally Quaker Burial Ground, Checker Ally, City of London, Greater London, England

  
  

  Male Josiah Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	19 Nov 1669	London, Greater London, England
  Death	12 May 1670	Cambridgeshire, England
  Burial		Quaker Old Cemetery, London, Greater London, England

  
  

  Male Samuel Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	29 Mar 1671	London, Greater London, England
  Death	21 Mar 1681	London, Greater London, England
  Burial		Quaker Burying Ground by Moorfields, Islington, City of London, Greater London, England

  
  

  Male Nathaniel Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	4 Oct 1672	London, Greater London, England
  Death	26 Aug 1714	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Burial		Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA

  
  

  Male Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	1673	London, Greater London, England
  Death	1673	London, Greater London, England
  Burial		London and Middlesex Monthly Meeting, Greater London, England

  
  

  Male George Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	24 Jan 1675	London, Greater London, England
  Death	3 Jan 1731	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Burial		Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA

  
  

  Male Joseph Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	8 Apr 1676	London, Greater London, England
  Death	9 Sep 1676
  Burial		Quaker Burying Ground by Moorfields, Islington, City of London, Greater London, England

  
  

  Male Joseph Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	14 Jul 1677	London, Greater London, England
  Death	23 Feb 1741	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Burial		Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA

  
  

  Female Elizabeth Claypoole

  
  

  Birth	16 May 1687	Lewes, Sussex Co, DE
  Death	2 Jan 1749	Sussex Co, DE
  Burial		Pettyjohn Family Cemetery, The Plantations, Sussex Co, DE
  Spouse	William Pettyjohn | F821
  Marriage	1713	Sussex Co, DE

  
  

• Histories

  John Cleypoole descendants lineage to John Wesley Strickland (husband to Nada Atkins) << Click Chart Image for Lineage Source (excerpts): The Claypoole Family in America      View or Download Complete Source: Vols. I & II (combined) – Vol. III

  
  

• Notes

  Arrived from England on the Concord, October 1683. CRITICAL #1: The records cited by myself and others do not prove that the Elizabeth Claypoole who married William Pettyjohn was from these Claypoole roots. Closer examination reveals the following: James Claypoole, son of Sir John Claypoole & Mary Angell, was one of three emigrant brothers, who came to America in the 17th century. His 14 children are known, and he did not have a daughter, Elizabeth, born in 1687. In actual fact, James died in December 1686, with his will proved in Aug 1687. It would be almost impossible for him to have had a daughter born after his death (referring to the oft-quoted birth date for Elizabeth of 16 May 1687). Further, some report that Elizabeth was born in London, England area; however, according to that date she was born after the arrival in America. James did have a daughter named Elizabeth, his 14th child, born 25 May 1678, who died 31 May 1678. James' emigrant brother, Norton, had a daughter named Elizabeth, born 16 May 1687, the likely source for this date. However, this Elizabeth also died in infancy. The above is taken from "The Claypool(e) Family in America", by Evelyn Claypool Bracken, published in 1971. Certain of the above information in her book was taken from "The Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families in America, Vol. 7". CRITICAL #2:The book "Something of the Pettijohn (Pettijohn) Family, et. al. gives the following re person 5, William Pettyjohn: "WILLIAM PETTYJOHN 3-2, born probably about 1691, either in Virginia, or in Sussex county, Del., and died at the latter place between Jan. 15, 1749, the date of his will, and Feb. 2, following, when it was probated. Tradition has it that he married Elizabeth Claypoole, born May 16, 1687. Their children: William 4-5-6; Esther 4-5-75; Agatha 4-5-76; Mary 4-5-77; Sarah 4-5; Levinah 4-5-78." — "Something of the Pettijohn (Pettijohn) Family: with particular reference to the descendants of James Pettyjohn of Hungar's Parish, Northhampton County, Virginia" compiled by Era Jane Pettijohn Chamberlain of Buhl, Idaho, and Clive Abraham Pettijohn of Davenport, Washington, published in 1948. Although this seems to correctly set the birth date of Elizabeth Claypoole at 16 May 1687, the following considerations are necessary: The information given by Era Jane and Clive Abraham Pettijohn rely on earlier research, cited in their work: One such work, "Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines" (vol.2: Gates and Allied Families) by Rufus C. Dawes, published in 1931, mentions William Pettyjohn as marrying Elizabeth "possibly" Claypoole. No birth date or exact information is given for William's wife. William is reported in "Something of the Pettijohn" as born either in Virginia or in Sussex County, Delaware in "probably 1691" and his marriage as "tradition has it" Elizabeth Claypoole. Regardless of whether William's wife's name was Elizabeth Claypoole, and regardless of whether that Elizabeth had a birth date of 16 May 1687 as reported here, it is pretty clear that this Elizabeth was not a daughter of James Claypoole, son of Sir John Claypoole & Mary Angell from England and living in Pennsylvania. When works cite information as "tradition", it means they are relying on former research or "often inaccurate" family records of their generation-by-generation gathered recollections which alone did not give clear information.