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I recently happened upon a posting of someone who was selling a very
old Bible, which apparently belonged to the family of Jeremiah
Claypool. I believe this is the Jeremiah Claypool who was born
October 24, 1769 in Virginia. He would be the brother of my 4th great
grandfather. I could not afford to purchase it, but this very kind
stranger mailed copies of three pages of family information to me.
The seller has now sold the Bible (I don't know the buyer, so I can't
answer any questions about how to contact him/her). Following is a
transcription of the information contained in those three pages. Some
of the writing was extremely light, and the copier didn't catch all of
the words on the right side of one page. I've done the best I can to
capture the information without making assumptions based on my
previous Family Tree records. Most of this information agrees with
Sam Claypoole's publication of March, 2000, but I thought by providing
the information from this Bible, it might serve as a secondary source
to confirm public records. There are a few discrepancies between
dates and name spellings. If you notice that the information is not
in chronological order, it appears that when a page was filled,
subsequent entries were written above older entries, or wherever they
would fit.
CLAYPOOL BIBLE ENTRIES: (Transcribed as written, bracketed information
not clear, spelling as written)
Page 1:
Margaret Died October 31 1836
Abigail Died the 24 of January 1828
Esther Died the 29 of October 182(4)
Rebekah Claypool the Daughter of Jeremiah Claypool and Mary Claypool
his wife was born the twenty seventh day of September one thousand
seven hundred and ninety nine on Friday
Abigail Osborn Claypool the Daughter of Jeremiah Claypool and Mary
Claypool his wife was born the 19 day of February year 1801 on
Thursday
Esther (P) Claypool was born on Sunday November the 21 1802
Matilda Claypool was born August the 22 in the year 1804 on wensday.
Margaret Claypool was born on fryday September 5 the fifth day in the
year 1806
Page 2:
Charity Claypool was born February 24 in the year 1794.
John Wesley Claypool was born the 20 day of July on Sunday in the year
1823
(S)abina Gri(g)sillia Claypool was born on Sunday March 13 in the year
1825
Jeremiah B. Claypool was born the 13th of April in the year of our
Lord 1827 on Friday
Cazbi Claypool was born April the second day in the year 1831 on
Tuesday
Elam Claypool was born July first 1834
Eber Claypool was born July the second Day 2 in the year 1834 on
Wednesday
Page 3:
Oliver Grigsby Claypool Died the 6 of July 1827
Betsey Claypool the Daughter of Jeremiah Claypool and Charity Claypool
his wife was born on wensday September the 25 day in the year 1811
Miles Claypool was born December the 16 Sixteenth day on Wensday in
the year 1812
Harvey Claypool the son of Jeremiah Claypool and Charity his wife was
born July the Twenty Seventh 27 day on Thursday the (???????) in the
year of our Lord 18(??)
Oliver Grigsby Claypool was born February the 26 day in the year 1818
on thurs
Ephraim Claypool was born October the 22 day in the year of our Lord
1819 on f***
James Claypool and Amy Claypool born in July the 8 on Sunday in the
year 1821
I'm very grateful to the woman (a total stranger, who I contacted by
e-mail) who provided these pages, and even refused reimbursement of
the expenses she incurred. By sharing this with the list, I hope to
pass along her act of kindness.
D. Nelson