View more articles from the pennsylvania magazine of history and biography. Cadbury james claypooles letter book, london and philadelphia, 16811684 edited by marion balderston. I purchased it for my daughter who had an acute interest in our geneology. London and philadelphia, 16811684 marion balderston on. The manor of claypole is listed in the domesday book of 1086. The last few of them were written from philadelphia where he arrived with his wife and seven children in early october, 1683, though his letters had long anticipated this migration.
Valerie also got to see a copy of a document written in england, an early constitution written by william penn to govern the pennsylvania colony, making it one of the oldest constitutions in the world. Josiah harmar papers 16811937 university of michigan. October 20, 1674, at lurgan county armagh, ireland. See james claypoole to edward claypoole, april 27, 1682, in balderston, ed. See james claypoole to edward claypoole, philadelphia, december 2, 1683, in marion balderston, ed. James claypoole was a direct ancester, so this book is a wonderful bit of family history, providing answers to so many questions. Wickersham on education and crime in nineteenthcentury pennsylvania, by paul k. Want to know how much you would have paid for twelve white beaver hats in philadelphia in 1683.
Extracts from the letterbook of james claypoole is an article from the pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, volume 10. Genealogy profile for william claypoole william claypoole 1710 1799 genealogy genealogy for william claypoole 1710 1799 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of. Valerie bertinelli and james claypooles letter book. The name is variously spelled cleypole, claypole, claypoole, claypool, etc. Naturally, one of the signed witnesses was james claypoole. Claypoole discussed his appointment as treasurer of the society in his correspondence. The josiah harmar papers contain 14 linear feet of material, spanning 1681 to 1937, with the bulk concentrated around 17751810. When bertinelli wants to know if james was in trouble also, stephenson pulls out james claypooles letter book. A london merchant in the seventeenth century found it almost necessary to keep a record of his correspondence. A heavily edited selection of claypooles letters has been published. Genealogy profile for joan claypoole joan claypoole henson 1540 1598 genealogy genealogy for joan claypoole henson 1540 1598 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The transcriptions, in an unknown 19thcentury hand, provide only extracts of the letters about pennsylvania written from london, but contain the full text of letters written from philad.
After norton claypooles death in 1688, rachel would marry as her 2nd husband nehemiah field on december 6, 1689. London and philadelphia, 16811684 save cancel cancel forgot your password. Salter, james, phelps, robert, mcintyre, john, dirda, michael. Andrew brunk the claypoole family joiners of philadelphia. James claypooles letter book, london and philadelphia, 16811684, san marino, ca. James claypooles letter book, london and philadelphia, 16811684 edited by marion balderston. Compare dna and explore genealogy for james claypoole born bef. The episode also includes a brief history of and the religious persecution of. At the end of the book of his letters, james claypooles life was summarized. A bookmark indicates a letter claypoole wrote to william penn upon which bertinelli asks, the william penn. I agree entirely from james claypooles letter book letter to brother edward claypoole dated london, the th, 5th mo. James claypoole s letter book london and philadelphia, 16811684 edited by marion balderstone. In some cases the relatives of james claypoole are heavily intermarried often through several generations. James claypoole to edward claypoole, february 20, 1682, cited in james claypooles london letter book, edited by marion balderston san marino, ca.
There was fourteenyearold philip dymond, son or certainly relative of richard dymond, who sailed his amity to pennsylvania in 1682 with some of the first settlers, and regularly for years after that. James claypooles letter book, london and philadelphia. London and philadelphia, 16811684 by james claypoole. The collection includes a huge variety of document types, including correspondence and letter books, military documents, orderly books, financial and land documents, school notebooks, and diaries. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Seventeenthcentury teenager, quaker history deepdyve.
Full text of genealogy of the claypoole family of philadelphia. London and philadelphia 1681 1684 by balderston, marion editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Claypooles letter to penn said that quakers were reduced to meeting in the streets because they had been locked out of their meeting houses. The selected letters of james salter and robert phelps. James and helena attended william penns wedding in 1672. Therefore james claypoole was not unique in having his letters copied into a book until it was filledabout a thousand letters or 450 closely written pages, from may 1681 to april 1684. The following are selections from the letterbook of james claypoole, merchant, of london, who emigrated to philadelphia in 1683. Extracts from the letterbook of james claypoole jstor. January 22, 172021 september 21, 1784 was an american portrait painter, house painter and glazier. Valerie bertinelli and james claypooles letter book staff. James claypoole, a london quaker merchant, emigrated to philadelphia in 1683. When bertinelli wants to know if james was in trouble also, stephenson pulls out james claypooles letter book, which utterly amazes bertinelli. Claypoole, mentioned often in colonial records, was founder of a settlement at germantown, judge of the provincial court, member of the governors council, member of the assembly, and author of several books and pamphlets. John clay pool e was a son of william claypoole, whose father, na thaniel, was the son of james claypoole the immigrant.
In the episode, valerie visits friends house in london of the religious society of friends in britain and reads excerpts from james claypooles letter book. Under his fathers directions he built a house on the lot on the banks, front street, philadelphia which on the arrival of james claypoole, with his wife and seven remaining children, in the concord, 8 oct 1683 was 40 feet long by 20 broad and without a chimney, which james proceeded at once to erect the much needed chimney and a further. He was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania, the son of joseph claypoole 1677174041 and his second wife edith ward claypoole b. The most detailed account of concord and its famous transoceanic crossing appears in the letter book of james claypoole. This compilation of about a thousand letters dating 1681 to 1684 documents the business affairs of a merchant trader and his family. My grandmother claypooles maiden name was mcmunn and at some point i will probably start a mcmunn andor miller family page to provide a similar service for her line, the same with the cook line. Overwhelming support for the argument put forward in this paper is provided in a letter written in 1812, which mentions james claypoole, son of james claypoole, sr. James claypoole was a british merchant who was familiar with the boats in the harbor. Page 9 the claypoole family in england the claypooles 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. James claypooles letter book, london and philadelphia, 16811684, san.
I am familiar with the book, being 11th generation descendent from james claypoole and already owning my own copy. Project muse james claypooles letter book, london and. Jared sparks, in his edition of the writings of george washington, states that he copied the following endorsement in washingtons handwriting from a copy of claypooles newspaper. The book is part of a series of books which has been produced by the staff of the law school of the university of south pacific. As early as 1700 the lot had been subdivided and had passed through several hands, yet parsons recorded it under james claypooles name because he was its first owner and all subsequent titles to any part of the lot stemmed from him. Clark was a philadelphia furniture, china, and leather merchant. James claypooles letter book by marion balderston, 9780873280273, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The most eminent of the irish friends and one of the most important personages of the province, was james logan, the faithful friend and efficient secretary and agent of the proprietor, william penn. James claypoole, merchant of london, treasurer of the free society, came to pennsylvania on the concord, arriving the 8th or 10th of october 1683, with his wife helen mercer and seven children. A leading journal in early american history and culture, the william and mary quarterly publishes refereed scholarship in history and related disciplines from initial old worldnew world contacts to the early nineteenth century.