52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2022: Week 40 (PRESERVATION)
Week 40 had me thinking about self-preservation.
This past week I was in our Nation's capital (Ottawa) for a conference. Since our kids live there it was a bonus opportunity to spend some time with them.
It was an amazing week with lots of great information at the conference, and fun times with our kids. My husband was jealous that he couldn't join me.
I had been worried about exposing the kids to covid so was super careful in the days before leaving, in the airports & on the plane.
No symptoms the entire time I was there.
When I arrived home on Thursday I did a test before bed even though I had no symptoms. I wanted to be sure - 1st test negative.
On Friday I woke up feeling like my chest was tight.
By noon I had a fever - 2nd test negative.
As the afternoon turned to evening I developed more symptoms.
Before bed - 3rd test negative.
I began to wonder if our box of tests were duds.
On Saturday I woke up feeling awful, but decided it was a cold/flu since all the tests had been negative.
At noon I received a message from our oldest that he and our daughter-in-law tested positive.
I decided another test was needed. As soon as the fluid headed up the test the positive line appeared - 4th test positive.
Long story short - 6 of us spent time together on Monday and Tuesday. 4 of us began with symptoms on Friday, and tested positive on Saturday. 1 of us had covid a couple of months ago, and the 6th appears to be immune.
I thought I was immune until this week.
My husband had covid in the spring. I didn't get it even though we shared space.
The only consolation I have is that I didn't take it to the kids.
We were all exposed at the same time as evidenced by our symptom/testing timelines.
Back to self-preservation.
I am not feeling very well. In fact I am feeling awful, and even worse when I don't take my fever & cold meds on time.
It would be understandable if I skipped writing my blog this week.
In pondering not writing this week I thought about my reasons for writing.
First I write for me. A tangible record of the research I have done.
Second I write for my children. A record for the future when I might not be here to answer their questions.
Third I write for a future me. A record to be found by someone, in the future, like me who is searching for where they fit in their own family story.
Someday my kids may read this blog & remember the visit we shared. They may even see some humour in the fact that the 4 of us who got covid had honestly begun to feel like we were immune since we had avoided it over the past almost 3 years even with exposures.
For this reason I decided writing this week about covid AND a family member named PRESERVED would be a quick entry.
In October 2019 I wrote about 2nd cousin 9x removed Preserved Strong, but he is not the only PRESERVED in our Bramble Bush.
Preserved is a Puritan name "...it would be pronounced Pre-serv-ed, emphasis on the middle syllable. His full name probably was Preserved in the Lord meaning his strength to resist evil and to prosper came from his ongoing belief in God." 1
I remember when I first found the Puritan lines in our Bramble Bush. The names intrigued me. It also intrigued me that not all of the children born to a couple were given these odd names. As noted below only 2 were given these Puritan names. The other 6 were given traditional family names.
My 1st cousin 10x removed is
Preserved Clapp
BIRTH 23 SEP 1643 • Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 20 SEP 1720 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
I didn't have any further information about Preserved, and thought it a good idea to add his spouse and children.
On June 4th 1668 Preserved married
Sarah Newberry
BIRTH 14 JAN 1650 • Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 4 OCT 1716 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
As often happens when I work on this section of the tree I had to be careful with adding new members. I already had Sarah in our Bramble Bush. Her brother Thomas was married to my 9th great aunt, Anne Ford.
Preserved & Sarah (nee Newberry) Clapp had 8 children that I could find records for.
Sarah Clapp
BIRTH 24 FEB 1669 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 1670 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Wait Clapp
BIRTH 18 NOV 1670 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 29 JAN 1721 • Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mary Clapp
BIRTH 14 DEC 1672 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 2 NOV 1691 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Preserved Clapp
BIRTH 29 APR 1675 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 11 OCT 1757 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Clapp
BIRTH 1677 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH AUG 1761 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Clapp
BIRTH 5 MAY 1681 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 9 NOV 1758 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Roger Clapp
BIRTH 24 MAR 1684 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 9 JAN 1762 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Clapp
BIRTH 16 JUN 1688 • Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 1745 • Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
While teasing apart the spouses for their children I discovered an error I made at some point in the past where I made a sister a daughter. With a search through records I managed to untangle that mess.
Along with this error I also discovered several of their children married into other areas of our Bramble Bush. A few I had to merge as duplicates. Whenever I research this part of our Bramble Bush I end up going back and forth ensuring I haven't duplicated & ultimately merging where I have made errors.
It was then that I realized I was spending more time working on this blog than I had intended, but what else was I going to do since I was bored laying on the couch.
When your quick entry results in a lot more digging!!!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Footnote:
1 Battick, Nancy. Family Discoverer, Puritan names. Piscataquis Observer, Originally published September 3rd 2020. Retrieved October 9th 2022 from
https://observer-me.com/2020/09/03/opinion/puritan-names/
Source:
Preserved Clapp. Early American Ancestors. Retrieved October 9th 2022 from
http://www.earlyamericanancestors.com/surnames/clapp/preserved1.html
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/
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