James Claypool - Greybeard's Ghosts

Family

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Father	James Claypoole (e1670-) [S1824]	secondary
Spouse	Jane (Claypool) (e1720-)
Child +	Jesse Claypool (e1760-) [S1528]	secondary

Attributes

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Gender	Male
Name	James Claypool [S1528]	secondary
Name	James Claypole , Senior [S1528]	secondary
Name	James Claypoole of Sussex, Delaware [S1824]	secondary
Name	James Claypoole , Sr. [S1538:9]	secondary
Name	James Claypole , Sr. [S1538:57]	secondary
Father	James Claypoole (e1670-) [S1824]	secondary

Timeline

Claim	Date	Detail	Evidence
Birth	est 1718 (1709-1728)
Land Grant	Oct 23, 1749	Augusta, Virginia, United States [S208:377] granted 200 acres on Cedar Branch this might have been his son	secondary
Land Grant	Jan 1, 1749/50	Augusta, Virginia, United States [S208:378] 110 acres with two importing rights this might have been his son	secondary
Moved	bef 1755	Lost River, Hampshire, Virginia, United States [S208:415] delinquent in the tax records for August Co. VA "gone away"	secondary
Land Purchase	May 11, 1761	Hampshire, Virginia, United States [S1538:57] leased 187 1/2 acres on Lost River from James Thomas	secondary
Flourished	May 12, 1761	Hampshire, Virginia, United States [S1529] was granted land by Thomas, Lord Farifax	secondary
Land Purchase	May 7, 1773	Hampshire, Virginia, United States [S1538:9] bought 174 acres on Lost River from his son, Joseph	secondary
Census (US State)	1782	Hampshire, West Virginia, United States [S1538:90]	secondary
Will	Sep 17, 1786	Hardy, West Virginia, United States [S1528]	secondary
Will Proved	Dec 7, 1789	Hardy, West Virginia, United States [S1528]	secondary

Sources

Index	Title
[S208]	Chalkley, Lyman, "Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol II" (http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/volume_2/contents.htm).
[S1528]	"Will: James Claypool, Sr." (http://www.wvgenweb.org/hardy/cjwill.htm).
[S1529]	"Jesse and Elizabeth Claypool Land Sale, 1794" (http://www.wvgenweb.org/hardy/claysale.htm).
[S1538]	Clara McCormick Sage, Laura Sage Jones, "Early Records of Hampshire County, Virginia" (1939 (2003)), Ancestry.com (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/56458).
[S1824]	"Will: George Claypool, 1731" (http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=27&lot=4174).

Note

From "Climbing Trees: The Forsythe Family, [8] James Claypoole, of Delaware", by Tim Forsythe
"James Clayoole of Delaware was either of Sussex County and the son of Norton Claypoole, or from New Castle County and the son of his brother, James Claypoole, the immigrant. ... There were two James Claypools, of Sussex County, Delaware in the early 1740s, one a yeoman, grandson of Norton, and one a weaver, grandson of James. Both were born about 1701 and disappear from Delaware shortly before James Claypool arrives in Augusta County, Virginia. We can suppose that Norton’s grandson’s wife Jean is identical to that of James Claypool of West Virginia’s wife Jane. It also seems more likely that Sarah (Claypoole) Gum’s cousin would have been closer to Jacob Gum and therefore more likely to remove with him than her second cousin, however, that is pure speculation. On the other hand, James Claypool of West Virginia mentioned his eldest daughter Mary in his will. His ancestors had a habit of naming their children after themselves and/or their parents, so it is possible she was named after Mary Cann, her grandmother, lending credence to the other line as well. We also saw that Jacob Gum sold his land in Sussex County, Delaware in 1742 and went to Augusta County, Virginia in 1743. James Claypoole the weaver sold his lands in Delaware also in 1742, so may have left with Jacob Gum for Virginia where he appears first in 1749. On the other hand, James Claypoole the yeoman was still living in Delaware in 1745 when he sold his lands. No evidence has presented itself that will allow us to conclusively show which James Claypoole of Delaware is the correct father of James Claypool of West Virginia. So for now, the best we can say is that James Claypool of West Virginia was the son of James Claypoole of Delaware, and a grandson of either James or Norton Claypoole, immigrants and brothers."

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"Virginia Wills & Administrations 1632-1800", Compiled by Clayton Torrence, James Claypoole, Hardy County, VA, 1789.

"West Virginia Estate Settlements Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Land Grants and Surveys to 1850" Compiled by Russ B. Johnston
"Claypole, James, Sr. Will, 12-7-1789, Dev.: John, James, Joseph, Geo., Jesse, sons; Mary Smith, Betty Ozborn, Sarah Viney, daus; others."

Find a Grave Memorial
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11277496

Family Note

married 7 October 1729, Delaware