Case Name: Gilson Clapp v. William Rhett and Sarah his Wife
Court: Court of Chancery of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1722-01-09
Citations: 1 Rec. Co. Ch. (S.C.) 280
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gilson Clapp v. William Rhett and Sarah his Wife
Judges: Before William Tunley, Gentleman, Master of this Court.
Reporter: Records of the court of Chancery of South Carolina, 1671-1779
Volume: 1
Pages: 280–280

Head Matter:
In Chancery,
Tuesday 9th January 1721/2.
Before William Tunley, Gentleman, Master of this Court.
Gilson Clapp v. William Rhett and Sarah his Wife
Gilson Clapp in 1724 was a merchant on the Bay in Dorchester, South Carolina, but a decade later he was living on Dock (Queen) Street in Charleston. After his death in 1738, his widow Sarah (Ward), married William, Hopton. (SCHGM, VI, 79; XXXI, 107; Stat. VII, 74; St. Philip’s Register 1720-1758, pp. 165, 253.)

Opinion:
Ordered That the Defendants do answer the Complainant's Bill, in Eight days after service of this Order.
Intr.
Thos Lamboll Deputy Register