Zachariah Gapen, b. 1733 is my ggg grandfather through his eldest son, Stephen. I am trying to find country of origin, American progenitor, coat of arms, etc. I have found several much earlier Gapin's/Gapen's but have been unable to find links to ZACHARIAH, e.g.: Wm. an immigrant from the British Isles (passenger ship list?) arriving in 1630's. And was referred to as a man "of experience and integrity" by the General Assembly. A John was in Mass by 1634. Bernard (John's bro.?) died in Mass at age 86 in 1638 having been born in England in 1552 whose son John was born in circa 1602
in America. The 1790 census heads of households lists my GGG Grandfather and 3 of his sons plus another Gapin/Gapen was a head of household near Charleston, SC. Of course, we know that Zachariah's wife was Ruth Tindall and his mother was Mary Gawson. Ruth Tindall's mother's maiden name was Sarah Yarley or Yardley. If anyone can supply pertinent information please e-mail to
hardup0@lycos.com (That, as I tire of explaining in a zero not an upper case O)! Many thanks, George Ben Gapen, BA, BA, M.Div.