David R Maple

There is much confusion about David Maple Jr, because there were many errors concerning the descendants of David Maple Sr in Telford Grant Maple's book, "Genealogical History of the Maple/Mapel Family in America".

David Jr was present in Fayette County, Pennsylvania around 1791-1798, but he was in the Northwest Territory by 1799. In the period of 1805-1811, he was probably living on the land in Springfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio that his father applied for a patent of in 1805. When the land was lost in 1811 (because payments were not completed), the family moved to the area of Hammondsville, Ohio, and later leased a farm near New Somerset, Knox Township, Jefferson County, where David's family was enumerated in the 1820 US Census.

In the 1830 US Census, David's family was enumerated in Clinton Township, Jefferson County, Ohio (in an area that later became part of Carroll County).

In 1833, David applied for a patent of 40 acres in Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio. He and his sons William B. Maple, David Maple III, Thomas Maple and Joseph Maple all moved to Linton Township around that time.

David died in Linton Township in 1839. Telford Grant Maple erroneously assumed that the David Maple who died at this time was a grandson of Jacob Maple Sr, who moved to Coshocton County around 1807.

The list of children that T. Grant Maple gave for David Maple Jr is incorrect -- some in the list appear to actually be children of David's brother John.

No such person existed, and this profile should be deleted.

David R Maple's son, David Maple III, lived from 1800 to after 1860.