Seventh Generation

76. John George "Middlebar George" CLAPP was born on 24 December 1785 in NC.⁷² He was christened on 24 December 1785 in Brick Church, Guilford Co., NC.⁵⁸ He appeared in the census in 1850 in Ballard Co., KY. Living with his son, Alex, in 1850;
George Clapp, 64, M, Farmer, NC, 1786
Middlebar George died about 1860 at the age of 75 in Porter Twp., Christian Co., MO.⁷³ He appeared in the census in 1860 in Porter Twp., Christian Co., MO.⁷³ Page 475, line 8, listed in house number 427, Porter Twp., Christian CO., MO
Clapp, George, 74, M, farmer, NC
Delila Clapp 54, F, 5380, NC
Calvin Clapp, 17, farm laborer, MO
Lisa J. Clapp, 11 MO Baptized in the Brick Church, sponsors: George Clapp and wife. Buried in Missouri. Birth date from Brick Church records. All they say about him is that he "died out west".
I found the following in the Springfield, MO Library
Black Families: Pages 61-90
Slave-name/owner-name Probate #/year began Age of slave Gender Values
JAMES/George-Clapp 1-4-1848* 42 M
*given to son, Alexander Clapp. Deed Record Book "D," page 388

John George "Middlebar George" CLAPP and Mary Barbara CLAPP were married on 26 May 1805 in NC. Mary Barbara CLAPP, daughter of Barnhardt CLAPP and Judith FOUST, was born on 30 June 1786 in NC.^74,75 She died on 4 July 1845 at the age of 59 in Guilford Co., NC.^74,75 She was buried in July 1845 in Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.⁷⁴ Buried in the Brick Church Cemetery. Funeral conduct by George W. Welker. Birth and death date from Brick Church records of 1925.

John George "Middlebar George" CLAPP and Mary Barbara CLAPP had the following children:

+348	i.	Delila "Dilly" CLAPP.
349	ii.	Elizabeth CLAPP was born on 12 October 1807 in NC.⁷⁶ She died on 10 December 1807 at the age of 0 in NC.⁷⁶ She was buried in December 1807 in Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.⁷⁶ Baptized at the Brick Church and buried there. Age 1 month 28 days. Dates from Brick Church records.
+350	iii.	Alexander CLAPP.
351	iv.	Barbara CLAPP was born in 1822 in NC.