Ninth Generation

1648. Catherine GERRINGER was born on 20 June 1824 in NC.^589,591 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Jefferson Twp., Guilford Co., NC. Living with son, Cornelius, in 1900;
Clapp, Catherine, mother, W, F, Jun 1824, 75, Wd, 6, 4, NC, NC, NC
She died on 12 November 1905 at the age of 81 in Guilford Co., NC. Buried in Frieden's Lutheran Cemetery. Catherine had 3 children from her first marriage that died of typhoid fever and are buried at Frieden's Church Cemetery. Catherine owned most of the land that is now the town of Gibsonville. Upon her marriage to Peter Clapp she sold all of her land for $2.00 an acre and together they purchased approximately 400 acres of what is now Clapp Farms Road in Guilford Co., NC. This acreage extended to McConnel Road, Mt. Hope Church Road and Burlington Road (Highway 70). Peter and Catherine had 4 children.

Catherine GERRINGER and Alfred LOW were married on 22 February 1848 in Guilford Co., NC.¹⁶⁴ Alfred LOW was born on 1 September 1822.¹⁶⁴ He died on 19 February 1851 at the age of 28 in Guilford Co., NC.¹⁶⁴

Catherine GERRINGER and Alfred LOW had the following children:

Catherine GERRINGER and Peter Cornelius CLAPP were married on 27 January 1857 in Guilford Co., NC. Bond date. They appeared in the census in 1880 in Jefferson, Guilford Co., NC.⁵⁸⁹ Peter CLAPP Self M M W 69 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Catharine CLAPP Wife F M W 55 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Henry L. CLAPP Son M S W 22 NC Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: NC
Mary L. CLAPP Dau F S W 20 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
John Z. CLAPP Son M S W 18 NC Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: NC
Cornelia CLAPP Dau F S W 15 NC Occ: At School Fa: NC Mo: NC Peter Cornelius CLAPP, son of Jacob C. CLAPP and Rosina A. SUMMERS, was born on 16 August 1810 in Guilford Co., NC.^46,164,589 He died on 20 November 1891 at the age of 81 in Guilford Co., NC.^46,590 Aged 81 years, 3 months and 4 days.
He was buried in November 1891 in Frieden's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford Co., NC.^164,590 Death date from stone in Frieden's Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC. Page 32 of Cemetery Records 1669-1919 by the Guilford Battle Chapter of DAR. Found in genealogy library at Raleigh, NC. Also some of the information is from Emily Clapp, wife of David Clapp who is a descendant of John Ludwig Clapp. Peter was a farmer, as were his sons. Upon adulthood each son received and acreage to establish a home and farm. Babe (Cornelius) remained at home and looked after his parents. Therefore he attained the home place. he later built a new house in front of the original house. That house is still located on Clapp Farms Road. It is owned by Babe's granddaughter Millie Lee Clapp. (1999) Mt. Pleasant united Methodist Church now sits on a portion of the original Peter Clapp Acreage.

Catherine GERRINGER and Peter Cornelius CLAPP had the following children: