Below are inscriptions from monuments in Timothy Plain Cemetery, Norton.
On this page are:
CLAPP
The cemetery is located on Plain St., Norton, approximately a quarter-mile east of Rte 495. This aerial photo is from MassGIS. The scale is in feet. North is at the top.
Timothy Plain Cemetery is on the north side of Plain St., which runs roughly east-west. It appears still, or at least very recently, in use. The Clapp stones below are in the easternmost section of the cemetery, bounded by Plain St., in three rows running perpendicular to the street. They are immediately east of large Newcomb and Stickman monuments. I did not explore the entire cemetery, so I may very well have missed some Clapp stones, although every Clapp death in the Norton Vital Records whose provenance is a Timothy Plain Cemetery gravestone record is shown below. Row 1 is located roughly at 41.97672° N, 071.14558° W. Going east, Rows 1 and 2 are adjacent; row 3 is a few rows farther on. Each row of headstones has a row of footstones to its east. All inscriptions are on the west sides of the stones. Left-to-right order in the rows is preserved in the tables below. Most of the stones are slate and easily legible, though there is some lichen; Capt. David's is marble and the small lettering is severely worn. In these inscriptions spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are all preserved as well as I could copy. My comments are in square brackets. The signature of stonecutter Samuel R. Lincoln on Samuel Clapp's stone was an interesting first for me.
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In Memory of
Jonan Son of Mr Jonan Clap. & Sarah his wife. he died March ye 2d 1756 in ye 10th year of his Age. |
In Memory of
Mr Jonathan Clap who died Septr. 11th 1800 in ye 86th year of his Age |
In Memory of
Sarah ye Wife of Mr Jonathan Clap who died Octr. 29th 1756 in ye 47th year of her Age |
In Memory of
Jerusha widow of Mr Jonathan Clapp. Who died Octr 3 1807 Aged 93. |
David ye son of
Capt David Clap & hannah his wife. He died March ye 6th 1778 Aged 6 Months and 9 days |
Silas Son of Capt
David Clap. & Hannah his wife. he died Feb ye 14th 1787. in ye 4th year of his Age. |
[illegible]
Capt David Clapp died Sept 5 1823 in his 80th year [illegible] [illegible verse and attribution] |
G. C.
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ESTHER CLAPP
Born April 9, 1787, Died Feb. 9, 1872. |
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THOMAS K. CLAPP
died June 14, 1849 Æ 30 y-rs & 10 mos. [stone broken here] died June 13, 1849 Æ 22 y-rs & 9 mos. |
In Memory of Mr
Samuel Clap. Who died June ye 13th 1762 in ye 80th year of his Age |
In Memory of
Bethiah ye widow of Mr Samuel Clap who died Octer ye 12 1778 in ye 83d year of her Age |
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In Memory of
Miss Content Clapp who died May 23, 1835. [Norton VR says May 25, need to reread stone] in her 51st year
To sorrow pain and sin a long adieu |
In Memory of
Miss Polly Clapp who died May 4, 1833. In her 56th year.
Her brest [sic] is no longer the seat
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, |
In Memory of
Deac. NOAH CLAPP. Who died Nov. 10, 1820. Aged 73 Years.
Blessed are the dead
Behold and see as you pass by, |
In Memory of
Mrs. Olive wife of Dea. Noah Clapp, who died Feb. 13, 1845 Aged 90 years. |
In Memory of
Mr. Samuel Clapp Jun. Who died July 28th 1773 in his 28th year
Samuel R. Lincoln sculptr [broken stone] |
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