1.  CATHARINA¹ BRYLANDE was born Abt. 1609 in Of Altenstedt, Hessen.  She married GEISA KLAPP Abt. 1640 in Of Istha, Hessen, son of THOMAS CLAPP and ELIZABETH.  He was born Abt. 1619 in Of Istha, Hessen, and died in Altenstedt, Hessen.
 
Child of CATHARINA BRYLANDE and GEISA KLAPP is:
2. i. NIKOLAUS² KLAPP, b. Abt. 1644, Of Istha, Hessen, Germany; d. Istha, Hessen.
 

2.  NIKOLAUS² KLAPP (CATHARINA¹ BRYLANDE) was born Abt. 1644 in Of Istha, Hessen, Germany, and died in Istha, Hessen.  He married ELIZABETH POTTER Abt. 1668 in Istha, Hessen.  She was born Abt. 1645 in Of Istha, Hessen.
 
Child of NIKOLAUS KLAPP and ELIZABETH POTTER is:
3. i. JOHANN JOST "JOSEPH"³ CLAP, b. 1669, Istha, Hesse, Germany; d. Aft. 1716, Berks Co., Penn.
 

3.  JOHANN JOST "JOSEPH"³ CLAP (NIKOLAUS² KLAPP, CATHARINA¹ BRYLANDE) was born 1669 in Istha, Hesse, Germany, and died Aft. 1716 in Berks Co., Penn.  He married ANNE MARGARETHA Abt. 1701 in Bingen, Palatinate, Germany.  She was born Abt. 1673 in Weisenheim, Am Berg, Pfalz, Germany.
 
Children of JOHANN CLAP and ANNE MARGARETHA are:
 i. GEORGE VALENTINE (JORG) CLAPP, b. May 24, 1702, Weisenheim-Berg, Vic.Bad Durkheim, Hesse, Germany; d. October 12, 1773, Brick Church, Guilford, NC.
 ii. ANNA MARGARETHA CLAPP, b. 1710.
 iii. MARIA ELISABETH CLAPP, b. 1706.
 iv. ANNA CATHARINA CLAPP, b. 1708.
 v. JOHN LUDWING CLAPP, b. 1704.
 vi. MARIA VERONICA CLAPP, b. December 25, 1716.