Philipina Clapp

Brief Life History of Philipina

When Philipina Clapp was born on 8 March 1817, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, her father, Issac Clapp Sr, was 25 and her mother, Katherine Clapp, was 19. She married Leonard Greeson on 23 September 1834, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. She lived in Springfield Township, Henry, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Leonard Greeson
1811–
Philipina Clapp
1817–
Marriage: 23 September 1834
Isaac Riley Greeson
1836–1882
Mary Greeson
1849–
Priscilla J Greeson
1858–1922
Margaret Ann Greeson
1838–1922
Catherine Greeson
1840–
John Art Greeson
1842–1911
Henry H Greeson
1848–1920
George A Greeson
1851–1929
Sidney S Greeson
1855–

Sources (34)

  • Penelope Greeson in household of Leonard Greeson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Birth, 8 March 1817, Baptism 5 April 1817, Philipina Clapp, Brick Church Records, Page 30
  • Penilope Clapp, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1820

Historical Information: 1820: Delaware New Purchase, Indiana, United States 1824: Hendricks, Indiana, United States

1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

Name Meaning

English (Devon and Somerset): either from Middle English clop(pe), clap(pe) ‘lump’, perhaps denoting a stocky person, or Middle English clap(pe) ‘loud noise; noisy, idle chatter’.

Americanized form of German Klapp .

In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Klep: nickname from klep ‘sharpness of scythe or sickle’, also ‘sharpening with a hammer’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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