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Note: !BIRTH: 1752 Sussex County, New Jersey. This date was derived from the DAR application of Mrs. Mildred Simmons, 535 South Eighth, Terre Haute IN Feb 25, 1936, National Number 293142. !MARRIAGE: MRIN22 - Since his daughter, Nancy-7 was born in April 1786 in New Jersey, his marriage to Hannah SMITH-32 would have been prior to 1786 and probably in New Jersey. Note(2): The following copied from the Public Records of Champaign County, Ohio, Chancery Records of the Court of Common Pleas is quoted as a confirmation of William's wife's name as Hannah: Record Book 1, Page 208 - Filed September 1809 Thomas Cowhick & Lucy, his wife vs William Chapman & Hannah, his wife Trespass suit, $125 damages. The Chapmans are accused of trying to scandalize Lucy Cowhick, not only in name but also the affection and love of said Thomas, her husband. The Chapmans published false word that Lucy had a bastard before she married Thomas. !MARRIAGES - Champaign Co. 1805-1820: 17 Oct 1805 McKinley, Edward/Chapman, Elizabeth by Sale, John Rev. 20 Sep 1807 Weaver, Henry/Chapman, Mary by Thomas, John MG 24 Jan 1808 Chapman, Elijah/Miller, Elizabeth by Jones, Justus 3 Sep 1808 Broads, James/Chapman, Mary by Thomas, John MG 2 Sep 1809 McKinley, Samuel/Chapman, Rachel by Renick, Robert JP 28 Nov 1814 Colbert,Tolwin/Chapman, Hannah by Vickers, Elias !CHILDREN: 1. William CHAPMAN-636; 2. Nancy CHAPMAN-17; 3. Jesse Smith CHAPMAN-146 (Probably also another child, Elijah, born early enough to be able to buy land in his own right - see land deed list below) However, at the end of this report, a descendant of Billy CHAPMAN states that his research shows 12 children. !CHURCH: "This was another Methodist family, and the head of it a local preacher. However, in later years, he joined what was then called the New Light Church." Quotation from pg. 683/4, History of Clark County, Ohio. !MILITARY(1): Don Dubois, a direct descendant of William CHAPMAN and a family genealogist who in 1999 lives at 6525 SW Midmar Pl Portland OR 97223 in a letter of 15 SEP 1987 said among other things: "He served in the Revolutionary War from New Jersey and then came to Ohio in 1797 or thereabouts." This needs to be documented since histories quoted below list his origin as Virginia. However, we do know that his daughter, Nancy, was born in New Jersey and is so inscribed on her grave marker in the Weaver Mausoleum in Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.. See item 3 in section below - RESIDENCES - which specifically states that he came from Virginia. !MILITARY(2): There was a Rev. War veteran named William CHAPMAN and here I quote from a letter dated 20 Mar 1995 from Gilbert K. ALFORD, Corresponding Secretary of the Chapman Family Asso- ciation: "He was born in Somerset NJ in April 1756 and lived within 22 miles of New Brunswick. He served as a private in Captain LOGAN's Company, the Regiment of Col. Frelinghuysin. An affidavit made by William to get a pension indicates he lived for four years after the war in Sussex (not sure of the translation of that) and then ever since in Washington and Greene Counties in Pennsylvania........." This is included so as to help keep future family genealo- gists from following this seemingly false trail to the wrong William! SOURCE(1): Early Ohio Settlers, Purchasers of Land in Souhwestern Ohio, 1800-1840 by Ellen T. Berry & David A. Berry, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore MD: PURCHASER DATE RESIDENCE RANGE TOWNSHIP SECTION PRESENT TWP & COUNTY CHAPMAN Elijah 1804 Dec 31 Greene 10 05 09 Morefield Clark Elijah 1806 Feb 10 Champaign 10 05 09 Morefield Clark Elijah 1806 Feb 11 Champaign 10 05 14 Morefield Clark Elijah 1806 Jul 31 Champaign 10 05 08 Morefield Clark Elijah 1806 Feb 18 Champaign 10 05 09 Morefield Clark William 1804 Dec 31 Greene 10 04 03 German Clark William 1804 Dec 31 Greene 10 04 10 German Clark William 1805 Oct 16 Champaign 10 04 23 German Clark William 1805 Oct 16 Champaign 10 04 22 German Clark William 1805 Nov 25 Champaign 10 05 15 Morefield Clark !1DEATH: 1822 Daviess County, Indiana. (History of Clark Co. Ohio claims death was in Missouri) WILL: Re: Chapman Family Jan. 23, 2002 In a letter dated January 14, 2002 from John M. McKinley, 4010 Granda Drive SE, Huntsville, AL 35802-1210, a descendant of William Chapman, was received a photocopy of the original handwritten Will of William Chapman. The document is an attempt by another descendant, Larry Weaver (Laurence A. Weaver, Jr. 1209 Astor Commons Place, Apt 101, Brandon FL 33511-3718, 813/643-1377, lweaverj@tampabay.rr.com <mailto:lweaverj@tampabay.rr.com>) to make a copy easier to read. In the name of God, Amen. I William Chapman of Davies County, State of Indiana, being weak in body, but of perfect in memory, Thanks be given unto God; calling unto mind the mortality of my body, & knowing that it is appropriate for all men to Die, do make and ordain this my last will & testament; that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul unto the hand of Almighty God that gave it, and my body commend(?) to the earth to be buried in decent Chr (***) burial, at the discretion of my Executors (***douting) but at the general resurrection, I shall *** the same again, by the power of God. (ung***) as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give, demise, and dispose of the same, in the following manner & form. First. I give and bequeath to Hannah, my dearly beloved wife, the Place we now live on her life***** to be wholly & solely at her will and pleasure and at her Death and decent burial, to fall to Enoch Chapman my youngest son. I also give and bequeath to Hannah my beloved wife, Two beds and bedding besides her wearing apparel and also as much of the household Furniture as she thinks fit to keep for her own use as long as she lives and as much of the stock as she thinks fit for her own use and as much of the Farming Utensils as she will need. The above Premises is, that I give and bequeath to my son Enoch as above is a part of the south East Quarter and all the south West Quarter of section Thirty-five in Township Two, North of Range of (section thirty-five in ********* Two north of (?) seven West and also as Much as will secure to Enoch the Sugar camp which is to come out of my other part of the Estate. I also give and bequeath to my son William Chapman the two half Quarters he has improved with forty acres of that I go(t) of Tolover Colbert - the rest of that half quarter I give & bequeath to my son Thomas Chapman with the quarter south of it as his Legacy with what he has already and William; So be it also and as for Charles Chapman, my son I do hereby give and bequeath unto him one hundred Cents as his full Legacy out of all my real and Personal Estate and as for my oldest son Elijah Chapman, My ernest request is thqat his land ****** paid out, if there is enough left of my estate ****** the rest of the land is cleared out of the officc***** **** Jesse Chapman, my son is to hold the said land which he has in possession provided he Redeems or pays two bonds my Estate has in custody. Westly Wallace my son in law is to keep the land he now is in possession of provided he pays a bond my Estate has in Custody, I bequeath unto Rachel Wallace my daughter one hundred Dollars to be raised & levied out of my personal Estate. Edward McKinley who Married my daughter Elizabeth Chapman I bequeath unto her ************ that McKinley has now in possession. Sarah my beloved Daughter who Married Coleman Wallace I give unto her eighty accres of Land that she has in possession provided he pays off a bond my Estate has in custody. Synthea Chapman my beloved Daughter who married Solomon Cox I bequeath unto her the Eighty acres of Land which the said Cox has made an improvement on. Nancy Weaver & Mary Brawdis my two Daughter has had their portion which(?) the writings in Custody will show the Two hundred(?) and fifty acres of Land lying on the East fork White River my Earnets wish is if there is not Enough of my Personal Estate to pay out for the Lands, I wish for that land to be sold tpo pay it out. I likewise constitute, make & ordain my beloved wife & William Chapman my son My sole administrators of this my last will and testament in Witness whereof ---I do hereunto set my hand and Seal this 3rd day of September in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eighteen Hundred and Twenty three - Signed, sealed, published pronounced, & declared by the S’d William Chapman as his last will & Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence & in the presence of each other, have here unto Subscribed our names John Aikman Jr. Joseph Prodarmel(?) !RESIDENCES: (1) Sleepy Creek - 147 acres - see Fairfax deed. German Twp on Chapman's Creek Champaign and Clark Counties, Ohio. (2) Hampshire County Virginia - census of 1782. (probably not this Chapman) (3) Kentucky (There are several William Chapmans listed in the Kentucky tax records for 1790 and 1800, but none have been identified by this compiler as this William Chapman. (4) Page 232, 20th CENTURY HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD AND CLARK COUNTY, OHIO AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - Biographical Publishing Company. Chicago IL 1908: "In 1798, William Chap- man and William Ross, with their families, came, the former from Virginia and Ross from Mason County, Ky. Chapman, his wife and two or three children reared their cabin on a farm now owned by Silas Gard in Section 10, having entered that and several other sections in this vicinity. To this cou- ple, in the year 1800, was born a son, Jesse Chapman, the first white child born in the territory now comprising this township. (German Twp). He left the township (German Twp) in 1818, going to Missouri where he died in 1822. (Compiler's note: Don DuBois, descendant of William's son, Jesse, states that William CHAPMAN went to Indiana where he died, not Missouri. Too, the above statement not only indicates that he had arrived from Virginia, but also that he fathered Jesse. ). (5) "Chapman's Creek, so named in honor of the first white man that settled on its banks - - " from pg 680 History of Clark County. His son Jesse remained in this neighborhood until about 1840, then going to the Pacific Coast. The daughter of the son of the last named Chapman married U.S. Grant, Jr., son of the late President, and a great soldier. (6) "Billy" Chapman, as he was known far and wide, was one of the early inn or tavern keepers of this part of the county, living on the direct road between Dayton and Urbana: he had an extensive custom from the wagoners. (7) HISTORY OF CLARK COUNTY OHIO - W. H. Beers & Co. 1881 - pages 683/4: "In 1798, William CHAPMAN ---with their familes came from Virginia. Chapman, his wife and two or three children reared their cabin on the farm now owned by Silas Gard. This was another Methodist family. This man was one of the active and enterprising men of this day, who was well known all over the country and highly esteemed by all and wherever "Billy" CHAPMAN said was thought to be "law gospel". He left the township in 1818 going to Missouri where he died in 1822." (8) The following data on land purchased by William CHAPMAN. Pages 1,2,3, 4 & 5 of data in compiler's Gray (deeds) folder give much CHAPMAN family data - land, marriages etc., all of which was received from Denise Kay Mahan MOORE with letter dated 5 Feb. 1988; family relationships are not shown. This listing from page 2: NAME DATE RESIDENCE RANGE TOWNSHIP SECTION CHAPMAN, David 1817 Jun 9 Miami Co. 05 09 25 CHAPMAN, Elijah 1804 Dec 31 Greene Co. 10 05 09 CHAPMAN, Elijah 1806 Feb 10 Champaign Co 10 05 09 CHAPMAN, Elijah 1806 Feb 11 Champaign Co 10 05 14 CHAPMAN, Elijah 1806 Jul 31 Champaign Co 10 05 08 CHAPMAN, Enoch 1815 Jul 12 Franklin IN 08 01 11 CHAPMAN, Jonathan1817 Jul 14 Franklin IN 13 12 30 CHAPMAN, William 1804 Dec 31 Greene Co. 10 04 03 CHAPMAN, William 1804 Dec 31 Greene Co. 10 04 10 CHAPMAN, William 1805 Oct 16 Champaign Co 10 04 23 CHAPMAN, William 1805 Oct 16 Champaign Co 10 04 22 CHAPMAN William 1805 Nov 25 Champaign Co 10 05 15 CHAPMAN, William 1828 Jan 11 Darke Co 02 11 21 CHAPMAN, William 1831 Jul 5 Franklin IN 13 12 28 CHAPMAN, William 1832 May 29 Franklin IN 13 12 28 CHAPMAN, Wm 1828 Jan 11 Darke Co 02 11 21 (Compiler's note: Champaign County was formed from Greene and Franklin Counties of Ohio in 1805.) !CENSUS(1): 1782 THE FIRST CENSUS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY ======================================================== PAGE # NAME WHITE BLACK -------------------------------------------------------- List of Abel RANDALL, Gent. 9 WEAVER, George 5 -------------------------------------------------------- List of William VAUSE, Gent. 21 KYGER, George 9 21 KIGER, John 8 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Michl. CRESAP 22 RECTOR, Daniel 9 22 RECTOR, Charles 2 22 KISER, John 10 22 CHAPMAN, Luke 7 1 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Simon TAYLOR, Gent. 26 ROSS, Robert, Senr. 4 26 ROSS, Robert 8 27 CHAPMAN, William 5 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Viact. WILLIAMS, Gent. 27 ROSS, Stephen 9 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Abrm JOHNSON, Gent. 30 ROSS, Lawrence 10 12 ======================================================== PAGE # NAME WHITE DWELL- OTHER SOULS INGS BUILDINGS -------------------------------------------------------- List of William VANSE 46 KYGER, John 7 1 46 KYGER, George 9 1 1 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Michael CRESAP 48 CHAPMAN, Luke 5 1 3 49 ROSS, Robert 9 1 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Marquis CALMES 52 KYGER, William 8 1 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Simon TAYLOR 57 ROSS, John 9 1 -------------------------------------------------------- List of David MITCHELL 59 ROSS, John 5 1 2 -------------------------------------------------------- List of Abel RANDALL 62 WEAVER, George 6 1 ======================================================== JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA Hampshire Co. Oct. 15, 1772 -------------------------------------------------------- 65 ROSS, Philip !CENSUS(2): 1787 CEN.- Berkeley/Fauquier/Hampshire Co VA - by district (IN THREE VOLUMES .Volume 1.) Note: Berkeley was copied from a ========================================================== Berkeley County Personal Property Tax 1787 ------------------------------------------------------------- PAGE # Last Name First Name Charged with Tax1 1 2 3 4 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dist. of James WILSON, Commissioner - Tax List "A" ---------------------------------------------------------------- !CENSUS(3): 1880 census, Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio Person Father Mother WEAVER, William 49 M Farmer OH VA VA RIN440 " Margaret 39 F OH NJ MD wife RIN443 (Margaret was Margaret CHAPMAN) " Verner 16 M school OH OH OH son RIN444 " Mary 80 F at home VA MD MD mother RIN322 !CENSUS(4): 1787 Berkeley County Virginia RIN numbers entered in the added last column when known by this compiler. 1398 STORM P. Henry AMBROSE 1399 ROSS Jno. Edward BEESON 1400 CHAPMAN Edward self 1 1 0 4 8 1400 HARE Jacob Saml. CRUMPTON 1401 CHAPMAN George 0 0 0 4 10 (43) 1405 HARE James self 1 1 2 6 10 1406 HARE Peter self 0 0 0 1 0 1407 HARR John self 0 0 0 2 8 1407 KIGAR George self 0 0 0 2 2 1410 ROSS David Daniel MCCLURE 1412 HARE Jno. George PAYNE 1412 WOLEM Jno. Michael PETROW (1499) 1414 ROSS Margaret self 0 0 0 3 5 1414 ROSS Conrad self 0 0 0 3 5 1418 WOLLAN Peter self 0 0 0 1 1 (1493 1418 WOLAM Samuel self 0 0 0 0 1 (1743) 1418 WEAVER William self 0 0 0 2 0 (173) 1418 WOLAM Balser self 0 0 0 4 4 (984) 1418 WEAVER Henry Balser WOLAM (171) 1419 WEAVER Christopher self 0 0 0 3 8 (139) ----------------------------------------------------------------- !DEEDS(1): The Right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax Baron of Cameron in that part of Great Britain called Scotland Proprietor of The Northern Neck of Virginia: To all to whom this present writing shall come sends Greeting: Know ye that for good for & in consideration of the Com- pensation to me paid & for the annual rent herein after reserved, I have given, granted & confirm unto William Chapman of Berkeley County apignee1 of Geo. Chapman, a certain tract of waste & ungranted Land on each side of Sleepy Creek in the said County bounded as by a ( ) thereof made by Richard Rigg. Beginning at a chestnut stake about 2 poles beyond the East bank of Sleepy Creek at the butt of a tree said to be a corner oak to Wm Paul's 218 acres patent, extending thence along a course of a line of the same S 44oE 34 poles to the said Creek & the course continued in the waters down the creek 47 poles to the opposite bank of a great bend of the same & the course continued 119 poles to the place where Paul's supposed corner(?) pine should have been & the course further con- tinues 50 poles to 2 large chesnuts & a chesnut oak on a ridge on the north side of Sleepy Creek Mountain, then S 46o E 42 poles to a double bodied white oak at the head of a small hollow in a line supposed to be Mathias Swyon's 159 Acre patent, then along it S89o W 80 poles to a white oak, a black oak & a pine on the high end of a ridge in the line then leaving the said patent & along the high hills of the creek NoWt 78 poles to 2 black oaks & a white oak, then N29o E 29 poles to a Pine, then N 43o W 80 poles to 2 white oaks & a oak on the East side of the bank of the Creek, then along the several courses & meanders of the same down the creek joining the bank thereof N38o E 82 poles, N47o W 80 poles, N85o E 96 poles & crossing the creek & the course continued four poles to the Beginning- containing 147 acres - Together with all Rights, Members & appurtenances thereto belonging. Royal mines Excepted, and a full third part of all Lead, copper, Tin, coals, Iron mine & Iron ore that shall be found therein. To have and to hold the said 147 acres of Land, together with rights, profits & benefits to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining Except before Excepted to him the said Wm Chapman his heirs & apagne forever he(?) the said Wm Chapman his heirs & apigns therefore yielding & paying to me, my heirs or apigns, or to my certain attorney or attornies, agent or agents of my heirs or apigns Proprietors of the said Northern Neck, yearly & every year on the Feast Day of St. Michael the Archangel, the fee rent of one shilling sterling money for every 50 acres of land hereby granted & so proportion- ably for a greater or lesser quantity. Provided that if the said Wm Chapman his heirs and apigns1 shall not pay the said reserved annual rent as aforesaid, so that the same or any parts thereof shall be behind & unpaid by the space of 2 whole years after the same shall become due. If legally demanded that then it shall & may be lawful for me, my heirs or apigns1 - Proprietors as aforesaid, may or their certain attorney or attornies agent or agents unto the above Granted premises to reenter & hold the same so as if this Grant had never passed." Given at my office in Frederick County under my hand & seal stated the 12 day of March 1777. /s/Fairfax (Wm Chapman's Deed for 147 Acres in Berkeley County ) Exv S.B. Martin Compiler's note: The above land was deeded to Christopher Weaver (senior) by William Chapman 16 Feb. 1779, see RIN 169 for copy of deed which is on file at the Martinsburg, West Virginia, Berkeley County Courthouse. Notation: "Fairfax, Thomas, 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781), Scottish peer and Virginia landowner, born in Kent, England, and educated at the University of Oxford. He inherited from his mother, the daughter of Baron Thomas Culpeper (1635-89), governor of Virginia, estates in Virgi- nia constituting one-fourth of the entire colony. In 1735, when the possibility arose that the grant would be revoked by the Crown, Fairfax visited America, had the lands sur- veyed, and defended his claims, in which he was confirmed in 1745. He settled in Virginia in 1747 and built a home in the Shenandoah Valley on lands surveyed by George Washing- ton. During the American Revolution, Fairfax remained a firm Loyalist. Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1993 Microsoft Corpo- ration. Copyright (c) 1993 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation. !DEEDS(2): Charles RECTOR-598(3rd great granduncle of this compiler) purchased 50 acres located in the north half of Section 9, Township 4, Range 10, Clark County, Ohio, from William Chapman, 20 July 1820. The sale is recorded on pages 67 & 68 of Deed Book "B" at the Clark County Courthouse, Spring- field, Ohio. !REMARKS(1): Historically, families, relatives, and friends migrated westward in groups, frequently settling in the same locali- ties. It seems that the ancestors of this compiler who eventually settled in Mad River TWP which became Champaign County with another split becoming Clark County, the WEAV- ERS, RECTORS, CHAPMANS,and ROSS families all lived at one time in the western edge of Berkeley County, VA and the nearby eastern edge of Hampshire Co. (Note in the above 1782 Hampshire County census that William CHAPMAN and two ROSS families had the same census taker!) (A settlement in Hampshire County was supposedly named for the RECTOR fami- ly, but thus far this compiler has yet to locate* where it might have been - there is, of course, Rector- ville, about seven miles east of Maysville (formerly Lime- stone), Mason County, Kentucky. Most of the members of the above families spent several years in Mason County before coming to Mad River Twp. (William CHAPMAN's neighbor and "in-law", Charles RECTOR, according to an affidavit, he was drafted into military service by Captain Tepley, in the spring of 1781, at Hampshire County, Virginia, (now West Virginia) near Oldtown "on the Virginia side." The pension was apparently denied because it lacked substantiating evidence. A note in the file states that the Colonel Cresap Charles said he served as an orderly sergeant died in October 1775. Old Town is in present day Allegany Coun- ty, Maryland across the Potomac from Green Spring, Hampshire County, West Virginia. This is the closest discription of the locale where these families lived - about 30 miles west of Sleepy Creek, the WEAVER'S home.) !REMARKS(2): The Champaign County, Ohio, Genealogical Society newslet- ter, Vol. 8, No. 2, (Spring 1992), on page 33 carried a listing from the POLL BOOK, ST. PARIS PRECINCT JOHNSON TWP 2 NOV 1880 ELISHA BERRY, D W WHITE, CYRUS W REED JUDGES - E D HAWK AND AMOS NORMAN CLERKS: Included in the list were three names of interest to this compiler - Lewis CHAPMAN, possibly a descendant of William CHAPMAN-145, sixth genera- tion grandfather of this compiler - Daniel S. HELMICK (possibly an ancestor of Cousin Isabel MCROBERTS-348 since her husband, Carlton DOCKERAY-349 is buried in the Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, OH in the HELMICK lot and her name is already on the headstone) - William H. SLOAN, possibly a descendant of William SLOAN-18, fifth generation grandfa- ther of this compiler, John F. STURMS, possibly a descend- ant of Henry STURM-739 (for whom Sturms Creek was named), husband of Elizabeth WEAVER-175, plus a William WEAVER who could be a descendant of either William-173 or Christopher- 139. !REMARKS(3) In the above deed, the words APIGNEE, APIGNS, APAGNS are marked with superscript1. Apparently this is derive from the French verb, apaner. Legal dictionaries describe the English word APANAGE as "An old French law - a provision of lands or feudal superiorities assigned by the King of France for the maintenance of the younger sons............". This is an indication that William was, indeed, the son of a George CHAPMAN. William sold this land to Christopher WEAVER (senior) in 1779 (copy of deed in the notes for Christopher in file B169) and apparently moved on to the next western county, Hampshire, where his name shows in the 1782 census. It is also quite possible that the word was actually "assignee" which could have indicated just another CHAPMN, not necessarily his father. George, seems to have stayed in Berkeley County at least until the census of 1787. However, a George CHAPMAN was also included in the 1782 Hampshire County census. !ANOMALY(1): Above data under "RESIDENCE" leaves little doubt that this William CHAPMAN came to Ohio from Virginia. However, the wife of Henry WEAVER-171, William's daughter, Nancy, has a grave marker in the WEAVER Mausoleum in Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio showing her birth place as New Jersey. Too, the census record below for William WEAVER-440, grand- son of Christopher WEAVER-169 of Berkeley County, Virginia, and William's wife, Margaret CHAPMAN-443 shows that his father and mother were both born in Virginia and her mother and father were born in New Jersey and Maryland respective- ly. In REMARKS(1) above, note that Charles RECTOR-598, brother-in-law of Christopher WEAVER (jr)-169 was married Feb. 12, 1782 in Hampshire County to Sarah CHAPMAN-600, possibly a sister of William CHAPMAN, which mentioned that Charles was drafted "on the Virginia side" across the river from Old Town, Maryland. !ANOMALY(2): See letter from Don DuBois dated 13 JAN 1987 filed in this compiler's CHAPMAN file folder. From the letter: "My project is to trace ALL the descendants of William CHAPMAN, born 1752 in New Jersey, served in the Revolutionary War and came to Champaign County in 1798 as one of the first settlers. One of his sons, Jesse Smith CHAPMAN born in the county in 1800 and my great great grandfather. William had 12 children so you can see it is quite a job I have undertaken.". !ANOMALY(3): In the Berkeley County Office of the Surveyor of Lands is a document for Parcel 708, Index Map 98.41, 147 acres sum- marized as follows: 24 Jan 1769 warrent Chapman, William 1 Sep 1770 survey Chapman, George (father of Wm) 12 Mar 1777 grant Chapman, William & Mary 16 Feb 1779 L & R Weber, Christopher & Elizabeth 28 Mar 1783 Will Weaver, Christopher (Jr) & Mary (son) 27 Sep 1794 B & S Weaver, John (Rebecca Cartmell) This brings forth problems - Mary, wife of William Chapman? - John's wife was Catherine Peckinpaugh (proven), so why was Rebecca Cartmell mentioned where wife's name were on the document. Too, her name was not given as Rebecca Weaver! ANOMALY(4): Nancy (Chapman) Weaver's name is given as "Mary" in the Champaign County Marriage Records. Her grave marker and all other references use the name "Nancy". MISCELLANEOUS(1): Mason County Kentucky Deed Book 1789-1810 - D-434 25 Dec. 1797: Land Lease Henry CHAPMAN age 29 - Francis age 29. This compiler has no knowledge of the connection between these two Chapmans and William CHAPMAN; this is inserted for the record in case of future linking. MISCELLANEOUS(2): Clark County, Ohio Marriages: 14 May 1818 OBENCHAIN, Thomas & CHAPMAN, Susanna (This researcher has been unable to identify a CHAPMAN family forf Susanna. A possibility is the family of Billy's brother Elijan who also emigrated to Daviess County IN). MISC(3): The 1781-82 Hampshire County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List Original Order Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, December 8, 1998 Name Tithes Slaves above 12 Horses Cattle Chapman, William 1 6 4 Chapman, Luke 1 1 5 14
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