GENEALOGY OF THE CLAYPOOLE FAMILY OF PHILADELPHIA BY REBECCA IRWIN GRAFF PHILADELPHIA 1893 COPYRIGHT, 1893, BY REBECCA IRWJN GRAFF. CONTENTS. l"AOJ•: THF. CLAYl'OOl,F.S rx ESGLASD /j TUE Cr,AYI'OOLES IX ,\)fEJ:IC.\ • 20 APPENDIX. Tl!F. Wrso:rmLD F.rnH,Y . 151 Tim BJUSGHC:nsT FAlrILY . lfi2 Jt;DAII Four.KE '.!'Hf: HOSOR.\IILI, J.\m;s TP.D!HLE • •Tos1;pH CJ.,\YJ'OOLE {lli) . ms l\IATTHEW Pn.ATT (124) 159 THE RE\". JOH:-. GElDIILI., V.D.l\I. lfil ADOJ,l'HE E. Bo!:IE • 166 G£l(J•;ALOGICAI. DATA, USCI.ASS!FIEI> . 16i Jx:,ex • lii PREFACE. Tmtouo11 the marriage of Adam Claypoolo and Dorothy Wingiiold Mr. Browning traces tho Claypoole family back to William tho Conqueror of England, to Alfred the Great, to Hugh Capet of France, to tho Counts of Flanders, to Charle­ magne, and through him to Phammond and other barbarian kings of romoto ages. Without attempting to follow out any of thc~e lines, it bas been my purpose to trace the Claypoole name M far back as can be done with certainty, connecting tho Jnmos Claypoole who emigrated to America in 1683 ,vith the James Claypoole of Norborough, Northnmptonsbiro, ,vho obtained a grant of arms in 1588. From James Clnypoole, the early settler in Pennsylrania, the family lines havo been, whenever practi­ cable, traced down to the present time. In the autumn of 1876 the Hon. John Linn and Dr. Engle, of Harrisburg, sent to my brother, James Trimble, of Philadelphia, some old papen; of my grandfather's, the Hon. J nmes Trimble. In these I found, among other things of interest, n copy of n letter from Benjamin Clay­ poole, of London, to George Claypoole, of Philadelphia, 1706-7, who us a child had been brought to this country by his father, James Claypoole, when ho emigrated in 1683. This letter, giving a history of the family, ,vas ,vritton in answer to George Clny­ poolo's request, by Benjnmin, the youngest member of John Claypoole's family, and brother of John Claypoole who mar­ ried Elizabeth Cromwell. Tho statements in the letter arc so at ,ariuncc with the tradition extant among the Claypooles of Philadelphia, viz., thnt they were the descendants of Oliver Cromwell, that they at once attracted my attention. I sent a copy of the letter to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which was for,varded to Colonel Chester, who pronounced Ben­ jamin Claypoole's letter a coITect statement with regard to the portion of the family to which it refcITed. In this way I became interested in the subject, nnd concluded to pursue my investi­ gations in both English and Americnn books referring to tho Claypoolcs and by consulting original documents wbene\"er they were available. For J a.mes Claypoolo's letters and other original 3 4 Prefacr. mat.~rial employed I am ~eatly indebted to the \"llluable col­ lcctionH of the Historical Society of Penn11yl\"ania. Among other authoritiel! which huvo been consulted arc tho Friends' Rocoi•dfl of different mceting11, Colonial Rocord11, Pcnm1ylvania ArchivcR, Minuto11 of tho Provincial Al!sombly, tho Penn and Logun Corrc11pondenco, Hazard's .Annals, Noble's "Memoirs of tho Protcctoruto House of Cromwell," Bridges's "History and .Antiquities of Northamptonshire," and other historical and genealogical works. In the course of these studic11 I have become acquainted with much of the early history of the Pro\"ince of Pennsylvania, as wcll ns of that of the Claypoole family, and have met in person or through letters many descendants of tho first settlers of that name, from whom I have received assistance in the way of family records and copies of portr:1its, for \l'hich I hero de11irc to extend my grntcful acknowledgments. Among those who hu.vc rendered mo aid are Mr. CharlcK E. L:i Motte, of Wilming­ ton, Delaware, and Colonel Joseph .Aud,mricd, of Washington, D.C., who ha'\·o both recently died; alHo )fr. J. Rutgers Le Roy, of PariH, who bas c~tablisbed most important Jinks between the Americ:in and Engli;ih families of Claypo,)Je; Mr. Olh-er C:inby, the Misses Augusta :md Louise Cunby, ,vho hal'c allowed me to U!IO material prepared by their father, and :Mr. George Canby. My thanks are al!IO due to President Dwight of Y11le College, to the Rel'. Mr. Allen, rector of St. Peter's Church, Che;iter, to Mr. William Boyd Jacobs, the Rev. S. W. Rcig:irt, D.D., and many othc!"l< who have kindly helped me in my genealogical rci;earehcs, and last, but not le11st, to my faithful friends and coadjutors, Miss An,,c:, H. Wharton :md Mis;i .A. H. Cresson, whose ll8Si8t­ ance h:11o been in\"uluable to me in the compilation and editing of this book. To complete a record covering RO many years would require more time :ind labor than I could command; consequently, in presenting thi~ volume to my family, I wish to e:1.'"J)luin that I do not offer it us a finished genealogy, but rather as an outlino, in which the connecting links have been rondo fast wbene\'er it ha8 been possible to secure positi\"e information, and where un­ a\"oidable g:ips occur it is hoped that these may be filled in by members of tho family into whose hands it may fall. R. I. V. G. PBILA.DELPBIA. 1 July, 1893. THE CLAYPOOLE FAMILY. CHAPTER L THE CLAYPOOLES IN ENGLAND. TnE Claypoole name and lineage are to be found far back in English history, or, as Noble quaintly phrases it, the Claypoolcs were "a genteel and ancient family, seated at Norborough, in the County of Northampton, upon the borders of Lincolnshire, possessing considerable estates in both these counties." The name, taken from the manor so called in Lincolnshire, is variously spelled Claypoole, Clappoolc, Claipol, Cleypoole, and Cleypole. In Bridges's "History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire" we find a Robert Cl:i.ypoole de Edelsburgh in a list of Incumt. et temp. Institut. for the deanery of Brackley as early as 1387, and a John Cleypoole in the deanery of Preston in 1431. Again, we find Claypooles in Norfolk County, the next county to Northampton, in 1388, a William Claypoole being then vicar of Wyken, or Ashwyken, Norfolk County. "In the Church dedicated to St. Andrew, in Norborough, at the end of the fourth ile is a chapel, carried on beyond the ile, called Cleypole's ile or chancel. At the east end of Cleypole's ile adjoining to th_e wall, is an altar tomb, with a large hollow arch, two rude columns on each side, and a cornice that reaches over the arch. On a square tablet above is this escutsheon: A Che1m:m between three roundles, 5 6 Tlte Claypoole Family. with a mantling, and the same on each side of the arch. Under the upper coat ie inscribed in capitals; ALL. GOOD. BLESSIN GS. VNTO MAN COMETH FROM THE (on one of the columns) IA. (on the other) 1 C. L. On a gravestone in the same ilc, Robert Claypoole deceased February the 12,i, 1658."' In bis "Memoirs of the Protectorate House of Crom­ well" Noble begins his history of the family with James Claypoole; but we :find elsewhere that James was the son of John Claypoole of King's Cliffe, and that his wife was a daughter of Thomas Medcalfe in the same county.3 "James Claypoole was a yeoman of con:1iderable property, and making great additions to his 1•aternal inheritance considered his fortune sufficient to support him as a gentle­ man. He therefore applied to, and had a grant of arms from Robert Cooke, elarencieux, dated .June 17th, 1588, namely, topaz, a chevron, sapphire between 3 hurts, and for a crest they have taken on a wreath a fl.eur-de-lis, enfiled with a ducal coronet or." 1 Noble says of this tomb of .Tames Claypoole, who was buried at Nor• borough, October 16, 1599, "To his memory is erected a very magnifi­ cent monument in the chancel of that church; this coat of arms appears thrice upon it: I apprehend that he himself caused it to be set up; my reasons are, beCllnse it bas no other inscription than, 'All good ble&!ings unto man, cometh of the free gift or God. Ja. Cle. 1594,' which is five yelll'l! before his death. The sentence seems to allude to his gratitude to Providence for his singular good fortune.'' • "The entries on the Register 1613 to 1646 are tom out, the reason being stated in a memorandum inserted therein and signed by the rector, .Tohn Stoughton, which says that Mr. .Tohn Cleypole, 'a factious gentle­ man, then living in the parish of Norborough, caused the Register to be taken away from mee, John Stoughton then rector,' adding that he [the rector) was fined 2£ lOs."-History and Antiquities of Northampton­ shire, by John Bridges, Elg., vol. ii. p. 531. • Ibid., p. 529. The Olaypool.e Family. 7 The following is an exact copy of the grant of arms to "James Clepole," 1588, sent to the Pennsylvania Historical Society by J. Rutgers Le Roy, from which it will appear that the above date, 1588, is incorrect: (Heralcb' College, K. I. p. 219.) "TBE GRANT OF ARMS TO CLEYPOLE-To all and Singu­ lar, as well Nobles & Gentlemen as others to whom these presents shall come. Rob' Cooke, Esq• ats Clarencieulx principal Herald and King of Arms of the East South and West parts of this realm of England from the River Trent Southwards sendeth Greeting.