Jeremiah Claypoole was born in 1685 on the Claypoole plantation near Lewes, Delaware as the fifth of six children born to Norton and Rachel Claypoole. Jeremiah Claypoole married Sarah Shepheard, daughter of Hercules Shepheard and his wife Mary Avery, on March 10, 1710. Jeremiah Claypoole served as Justice of the Peace for Sussex County, Delaware in 1726. Children of Jeremiah and Sarah Claypoole were: Comfort born 1713 (who married John Conwell); Mary born 1715 (who married William Fowler); Sarah born 1719 (who married Jacob Gum); Rachel born 1721(who married Elias Conwell); Joseph circa 1725; George 1727; Elizabeth 1729 (who married Thomas Conwell & Lewis Davidson); and Jehu born 1730. After the death of his wife Sarah Shepheard circa 1732, Jeremiah Claypoole married the widow Mary Davock Russell. Jeremiah Claypoole would die in 1744/45 and leave an extensive will probated in 1745. He is believed to have been buried in the churchyard of St. Peters Episcopal Church in Lewes.
Jeremiah Claypoole was born in 1685 on the Claypoole plantation near Lewes, Delaware as the fifth of six children born to Norton and Rachel Claypoole. Jeremiah Claypoole married Sarah Shepheard, daughter of Hercules Shepheard and his wife Mary Avery, on March 10, 1710. Jeremiah Claypoole served as Justice of the Peace for Sussex County, Delaware in 1726. Children of Jeremiah and Sarah Claypoole were: Comfort born 1713 (who married John Conwell); Mary born 1715 (who married William Fowler); Sarah born 1719 (who married Jacob Gum); Rachel born 1721(who married Elias Conwell); Joseph circa 1725; George 1727; Elizabeth 1729 (who married Thomas Conwell & Lewis Davidson); and Jehu born 1730. After the death of his wife Sarah Shepheard circa 1732, Jeremiah Claypoole married the widow Mary Davock Russell. Jeremiah Claypoole would die in 1744/45 and leave an extensive will probated in 1745. He is believed to have been buried in the churchyard of St. Peters Episcopal Church in Lewes.
