Hardy County was originally a part of Virginia that became West Virginia in 1863.

Marriage date and place from Carolyn Thorsen's research. This place is listed as Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT in a list compiled by Marilyn and David Alsip. Birth and death places and information about the children of John (Jr.) and Rebecca (except Stephen) are also from this list. Many thanks to Marilyn Alsip for allowing me to use her information here.

The couple are also listed as being married in Linville Creek, now in Rockingham Co., VA by Wayne Osborne, a Claypool Family historian (email 05Feb04).

An early genealogy of the Claypool family derived from an ancestor.org link which is no longer available:

I.  John CLAYPOOLE, b. 13 Apr 1595, Stamford, Northampton, England; d. 10 Apr 1660, Norborough, Northampton, England; m. 8 Jun 1622, St Thom/The Apos, London, England
 +  Mary ANGELL, b. between 1601 and 1604, London, England; d. 10 Apr 1661, Norborough, Northampton, England

II. James CLAYPOOLE, b. 8 Oct 1634, Northborough, Northampton, England, d. 6 Jun 1687, Philadelphia, PA; m. 12 Dec 1657, Bremen, Germany
 +  Helena MERCER, b. about 1634, London, England; d. 19 Aug 1688, Philadelphia, PA

III. James CLAYPOOL, b. 12 Jun 1664, Lewes, Sussex Co., DE; d. about 1704, New Castle, DE
 +  Elizabeth (CLAYPOOL), b. about 1679, Lewes, Sussex Co., DE

IV. James CLAYPOOL, b. 14 Feb 1701, Brocks Gap, Rockingham Co., VA; d. 7 Oct 1789, Lost River, Hardy Co., VA; m. about 1729, probably DE
 +  Jane (CLAYPOOL), b. about 1701, Rockingham Co., VA; d. about 1788, Lost City, Hardy Co., VA

V.  John CLAYPOOL, b. 26 Sep 1733, Cedar Branch, Rockingham Co., VA; d. 6 Aug 1823, Lost River, Hardy Co., VA
 +   Rachel Eleanor SCOTT, b. about 1733, Hardy Co., VA; d. ABOUT 1785