Sixth Generation

35. Barnhardt "Barney" CLAPP Sr. was born in 1741 in Berks Co., PA. Name paid Taxes value place date He was appointed road overseer in May 1791 in Orange Co., NC.³⁰ May Court Term 1791 (2089 - 345)
"Barney Clapp is appointed overseer of the road from the Allemance to the County line in the room of Henry Casse."
He owned land on 14 November 1796 in Orange Co., NC.³¹ "Page 12, 14 Nov 1796, Phillip Foust of Sullivan County, Tennessee, to Barnet Clap of Orange, seventy pounds, 200 acres, on waters of Great Allamance, begon at a white oak a cor. of his deeded land, N45E 1 ch. 50 lk, to a post oak John May's cor., his line N45W 24 ch. to a post oak, N45E 31 ch. 50 lk. to a hicory (sic) on John Albright's line, S45E 38 ch. to a black oak, N45E 3 ch. to a hicory (sic), S45 E 22 ch. to a hicory (sic), S45W 36 ch. to a hicory (sic) on his deeded land, N45W 36 ch. to beginning; signed: Phillip Foust, Cathana (X) Foust, witness: "Note the 2 signers names are in dutch which I don't understand, JR"; proved May Term 1797 (witness not names), Delvd. John Hufman." Barney owned land on 16 March 1798 in Orange Co., NC.³² "Page 223, 16 March 1798, Peter Hufman of Orange to Barnett Clap of same, sixty pounds, 30 acres, on waters of Great Allamance, begin at a stake on bank of Alamance, S45W 15 1/2 ch. to a red oak Barnet May's cor., N45W 15 ch. to a White oak May's cor., N45E 10 1/2 ch. to a hicory, N45W 15 1/2 ch. to a white oak, N45W 2 ch. to a beach on bank of creek, down meanders to beginning; signed: Peter Hufman; witness: Jacob Wilhoit, Ancil Melton; proved May Term 1798 by Wilhoit, delivered Tobias Smith." He died in 1808 at the age of 67. Listed as being associated with the Regulator movement in Orange Co, NC - a Whig.

Barnhardt "Barney" CLAPP Sr. and Anna Philipina MOSER were married on 12 October 1759. Anna Philipina MOSER²⁵, daughter of Johan Adam MOSER and Anna Maria BOEHM, was born on 24 December 1741 in Philadelphia Co., PA.²⁵ She died on 12 January 1780 at the age of 38 in Guilford Co., NC.²⁵ Aged 38 years, 2 weeks and 4 days.
Brick Church records say she had 13 children, 6 living at the time of her death.

Barnhardt "Barney" CLAPP Sr. and Anna Philipina MOSER had the following children:

+149	i.	Anna Margaret "Polly" CLAPP.
+150	ii.	Phoebe CLAPP.
+151	iii.	Barnhardt "Barney" CLAPP Jr..
152	iv.	Adam CLAPP was born in 1768.³³
+153	v.	David CLAPP.
154	vi.	John Ludwig CLAPP II was born on 15 May 1779 in Guilford Co., NC.³⁴ He died on 29 November 1779 at the age of 0 in Guilford Co., NC.^25,34 He was buried in November 1779 in Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.²⁵ Died 2 months before mother, buried at Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.