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James Trapp
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Gender: Male


Children: Abram J. Trapp,Rachel Trapp

Born: 1760, Montgomery, Ulster County, NY gb-1606.gif

Died: 1832, Lansing, Tompkins County, NY 24star.gif


Notes:
 one more daughter.

 James Trapp, born in 1760 in Montgomery, Ulster County, became the
 progenitor of what was to become a branch of the family that would
 eventually stretch to New Jersey, Ohio, Iowa and California.

 According to his Revolutionary War pension papers filed in 1832, he
 enlisted for service in New York five times during the war, usually
 serving from spring to fall. During these enlistment's, he was
 present at Fort Montgomery, West Point, a "skirmish at King's Bridge",
 the Battle of White Plains and performed various duties
 including "holding back the savages" on the New York frontier. It is
 even noted that one time he "served as a cook/waiter" to General
 Washington. He is also noted in the "Public Papers of George Clinton",
 who was a general during the revolution. In this book, the general, in
 a note regarding supplies, states that James Trape was "in need of a tumbler".
 After the war, James continued to live in Ulster County as a
 wheelwright and cooper until at least 1800. After that, he migrated to
 the central counties of New York, ending up in Lansing, Tompkins
 County in 1832.

 It is not known whom he married, but there is strong evidence that it
 may have been a sister of Jonathan Odell. Apparently, Jonathan and
 James knew each other during the Revolution, appeared together in the
 1790 Federal Census for Montgomery, New York and eventually lived in
 the same general area in Tompkins County. It appears that James had
 seven children: Justus Odell (1784-1870), Abram J. (c1791-1876), Uriah
 (1797-1871), Jabez, Patience, Rachel and an unknown daughter.


 In the Rev. War at age 16 as a drummer boy.
 Family in Orange co. N.Y. till 1810.
 Then in Censues in N.Y. Cayuga Co., Genoa Towns

Distinct ancestors in tree: 0
Distinct descendants in tree: 19
Gen:123
Count:658

Relation: (HMMMFsWFFF) husband's g(2) uncle's wife's great grandfather
Relation: (HMFFMBWBWFFF) husband's g(3) uncle's wife's brother's wife's great grandfather
Relation: (HMFFMMBssWBWMBWFFF) husband's 2nd cousin 3x removed's wife's brother's wife's uncle's wife's great grandfather

Nationality by birthplace (or surname) of first ancestors:
Unknown
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