He was historically important to northeastern Ohio as a very early settler, along with his brother. Paul arrived from Massachusetts already married, but his brother would marry one of Abiathar French's daughters, also from Massachusetts, in one of the first weddings locally.
From "Pioneer Women of LeRoy",
" Amasa Clapp, of Chesterfield, Mass., sent his two sons, Paul and Elah, and Jonathan B. Russell, to open up land owned by him here"
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From the 1878 book "History of Geuaga and lake Counties, Ohio"
"In 1802 Colonel Amasa Clapp, of Massachusetts, sent his sons, Paul and Elah, and a man named Jonathan B. Russell, to “ open up” their new purchase"
At that point there was no LeRoy Township, just a mega-Painesville Twp. and a mega-Cleveland Twp. inside a mega-Trumbull County. Trumbull would split in a few years, with Painesville to be inside Geauga County and Cleveland, inside Cuyahoga County.
PO NAME. They attempted to name a new Post Office Chesterfield after the hometown, were told there already was one by that name, not good for addressing letters. They had to pick another name and decided Le Roy NY was some later settlers' homeplace, so they'd try it. Le Roy NY, previously part of the Phelps Gorham grant east along the Genesee River, was not named until 1813, which helps to date things. Once they had the PO named, LeRoy Twp itself would come later, split off from Painesville maybe 1820? It would be 1840 before the north part of Geauga county would split off as Lake County.
MOVE. Elah died young. Land troubles apparently ensued around Amasa's estate and his co-signing for something that did not go well back in Mass. It appears they lost the LeRoy land, so Paul moved. He was a teacher, as were some daughters.
From "Pioneer Women of LeRoy",
" Amasa Clapp, of Chesterfield, Mass., sent his two sons, Paul and Elah, and Jonathan B. Russell, to open up land owned by him here"
============================================================
From the 1878 book "History of Geuaga and lake Counties, Ohio"
"In 1802 Colonel Amasa Clapp, of Massachusetts, sent his sons, Paul and Elah, and a man named Jonathan B. Russell, to “ open up” their new purchase"
At that point there was no LeRoy Township, just a mega-Painesville Twp. and a mega-Cleveland Twp. inside a mega-Trumbull County. Trumbull would split in a few years, with Painesville to be inside Geauga County and Cleveland, inside Cuyahoga County.
PO NAME. They attempted to name a new Post Office Chesterfield after the hometown, were told there already was one by that name, not good for addressing letters. They had to pick another name and decided Le Roy NY was some later settlers' homeplace, so they'd try it. Le Roy NY, previously part of the Phelps Gorham grant east along the Genesee River, was not named until 1813, which helps to date things. Once they had the PO named, LeRoy Twp itself would come later, split off from Painesville maybe 1820? It would be 1840 before the north part of Geauga county would split off as Lake County.
MOVE. Elah died young. Land troubles apparently ensued around Amasa's estate and his co-signing for something that did not go well back in Mass. It appears they lost the LeRoy land, so Paul moved. He was a teacher, as were some daughters.
He was historically important to northeastern Ohio as a very early settler, along with his brother. Paul arrived from Massachusetts already married, but his brother would marry one of Abiathar French's daughters, also from Massachusetts, in one of the first weddings locally.
From "Pioneer Women of LeRoy",
" Amasa Clapp, of Chesterfield, Mass., sent his two sons, Paul and Elah, and Jonathan B. Russell, to open up land owned by him here"
============================================================
From the 1878 book "History of Geuaga and lake Counties, Ohio"
"In 1802 Colonel Amasa Clapp, of Massachusetts, sent his sons, Paul and Elah, and a man named Jonathan B. Russell, to “ open up” their new purchase"
At that point there was no LeRoy Township, just a mega-Painesville Twp. and a mega-Cleveland Twp. inside a mega-Trumbull County. Trumbull would split in a few years, with Painesville to be inside Geauga County and Cleveland, inside Cuyahoga County.
PO NAME. They attempted to name a new Post Office Chesterfield after the hometown, were told there already was one by that name, not good for addressing letters. They had to pick another name and decided Le Roy NY was some later settlers' homeplace, so they'd try it. Le Roy NY, previously part of the Phelps Gorham grant east along the Genesee River, was not named until 1813, which helps to date things. Once they had the PO named, LeRoy Twp itself would come later, split off from Painesville maybe 1820? It would be 1840 before the north part of Geauga county would split off as Lake County.
MOVE. Elah died young. Land troubles apparently ensued around Amasa's estate and his co-signing for something that did not go well back in Mass. It appears they lost the LeRoy land, so Paul moved. He was a teacher, as were some daughters.
From "Pioneer Women of LeRoy",
" Amasa Clapp, of Chesterfield, Mass., sent his two sons, Paul and Elah, and Jonathan B. Russell, to open up land owned by him here"
============================================================
From the 1878 book "History of Geuaga and lake Counties, Ohio"
"In 1802 Colonel Amasa Clapp, of Massachusetts, sent his sons, Paul and Elah, and a man named Jonathan B. Russell, to “ open up” their new purchase"
At that point there was no LeRoy Township, just a mega-Painesville Twp. and a mega-Cleveland Twp. inside a mega-Trumbull County. Trumbull would split in a few years, with Painesville to be inside Geauga County and Cleveland, inside Cuyahoga County.
PO NAME. They attempted to name a new Post Office Chesterfield after the hometown, were told there already was one by that name, not good for addressing letters. They had to pick another name and decided Le Roy NY was some later settlers' homeplace, so they'd try it. Le Roy NY, previously part of the Phelps Gorham grant east along the Genesee River, was not named until 1813, which helps to date things. Once they had the PO named, LeRoy Twp itself would come later, split off from Painesville maybe 1820? It would be 1840 before the north part of Geauga county would split off as Lake County.
MOVE. Elah died young. Land troubles apparently ensued around Amasa's estate and his co-signing for something that did not go well back in Mass. It appears they lost the LeRoy land, so Paul moved. He was a teacher, as were some daughters.
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