John CAPP & Catherine CHAMBERLAIN

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John CAPP
Catherine CHAMBERLAIN

WARNING: there are problems with our subjects' census records. Not only do the numbers not jibe well with the supposed family members, it appears Catherine is a widow in the 1810 and 1820 censuses, meaning not only is John's birth year off, so is his death year. Yet, these are the only possible census records, if we take it as a given that they lived in Philadelphia (see census timeline table). The answer may be enumerator error, but I hate to put everything off on enumerator error.

Husband: John CAPP
Birth said to be: 1768
Death said to be: 14 Feb 1826
Education said to be: Dickinson College
Father said to be, but probably not: Christopher CAPP
Mother said to be, but probably not: Anna FABER

Christopher & Anna Catharina (FABER) KAPP were buried in Swatara Twp., Lebanon Co., PA, which makes it unlikely that their children would be living in Philadelphia.

Marriage: 30 Nov 1784, First Reformed Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
John was very young to have married in 1784, so I wonder if his birth year is correct.

Wife: Catherine CHAMBERLAINE / CHAMBERLEIN / CHAMBERLAIN
Birth: ca. 1768
Death: 1821
Father: Charles CHAMBERLAIN
Mother?: Magdalene __?__

Children — born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA:

1. (Son A) CAPP, b. bef. 1790
2. (Daughter A) CAPP, b. bef. 1790
3. Anna Maria CAPP, b. 28 Aug 1785
4. Mary Magdalene CAPP, b. 30 Jul 1792; d.s.p. 6 Feb 1793
5. Samuel CAPP, b. 1796; d. 1854; unmarried.
6. John Charles CAPP, b. 26 Jun 1800
7. Mary Ann CAPP, b. 1807
8. Sarah Elizabeth CAPP, b. 1808/9; d. 1876; unmarried

Source:

1a. F. Edward Wright. 1994. Early Records of the First Reformed Church of Philadelphia, 1781-1800. Vol. 2. Family Line Publ., Westminster, MD (Broderbund CD-166).

p. 203 MARRIAGES BY REV. CASPER WEYBERT, 1781-1785...
John Capp m. Catherine Schamberlaine on Nov. 30, 1784.

p. 834 BAPTISMS OF THE REV. CASPER WEYBERG, 1781-1789...
Anna Maria, daughter of John Capp and Catherine, b. Aug. 28, 1785, bapt. Sept. 11, 1785. Spon: Charles Chamberlein and Magdalene.

p. 402 BAPTISMS BY REV. HERMAN WINCKHAUS, August 22, 1790 - Sept. 1793...
Magdalene, daughter of John Capp and Catharine, b. July 30, 1792, bapt. Aug. 19, 1792. Spon: The Parents.

p. 237 BURIALS BY REV. HERMAN WINCKHAUS, 1790-1793...
Mary Magdalene, daughter of John Capp, age 6 mos., 7 days, bur. Feb. 8, 1793.

1b. John B. Linn & William H. Egle, eds. 1896. "Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810." Pennsylvania Archives v. VII, 2nd series, C.M. Busch, State Printer, Harrisburg, PA (online at Ancestry.com):

p. 651 1784, Nov. 30, Capp, John, and Catherine Schamberlaine.

2. 1790 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #48 of 73; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1790 PA Philadelphia Co. Philadelphia 265 Market Street p. 83/123 Ln. 27 John Capp Shopkeeper 1-1-3-0-0

These data indicate:

Gender and Type Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 free white males 16 or over in or bef. 1774 = John (b. 1768?)

1 free white males 15 or under 1774-1790 = Son A

3 free white females all ages in or bef. 1790 = Catherine
= Daughter A
= Anna (b. 1785)

3. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 10; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1800 PA Philadelphia Co. North Ward p. 218 Ln. 6 John Capp 01001-01001-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-15 1784-1790 = Son A

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1755 = John (b. 1768?)

1 female 10-15 1784-1790 = Anna (b. 1785)

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1755 = Catherine

4. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #29 of 41 — indexed "Cal Capp"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1810 PA Philadelphia Co. Philadelphia North Ward p. 53A/229 Ln. 8 Cat Capp Grocer 00110-01101-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 16-25 1784-1794 =

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 =

1 female 10-15 1794-1800 =

1 female 16-25 1784-1794 =

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1765 = Catherine

5. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #25 of 29; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 PA Philadelphia Co. Philadelphia North Mulberry Ward p. 53/144B Ln. 11 Catharine Capp 000010-00001-0-001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 =

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Catharine

1 person engaged in manufacture

6. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #117 of 135): West Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, p. 558A, 827/866, enumerated 16 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William Gallager 45 M Physician 7000 Pa

Mary Ann " 39 F "

[William & Mary Ann's children et al.]

Sarah E Capp 41 F Pa

Sarah was also living with Mary Ann in the 1840 census.

7. George Norbury MacKenzie, ed. 1907. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Grafton Publishers, New York (reprinted 1966 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD; OCR'd version online at Ancestry.com). On pp. 132-137: a genealogy of Seth Bunker CUPP, our subjects' great-grandson.

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