My brick wall is one Roswell Chapin, b. abt 1785 (or 1790, Wardsboro), VT.
There were 3 Roswells in the 1820 census - MA, NY, and OH. Mine was in OH.
He married (1) Unknown, and had a daughter, Margaret Lucinda, b. abt. 1812,
by her. No other known children.
He md. (2) Sarah Marsh 1820, Butler Co, OH. He had sons, Daniel (my
ancestor), Samuel and Joseph by Sarah.
According to later census data, he was 66, b. VT in Nov 1850, and 85, b. VT
in Jul 1770. From the naming pattern of his children I would think he was
the son of Daniel (Samuel, Joseph, Seth, Josiah, Deac. Samuel) Chapin, who
died in Wardsboro, VT, 1791, and Lucy (Martin) of Windsor Co, VT, whose only
children were Roswell and sister - Margaret Lucinda. Roswell's son Daniel
also named children Roswell and Margaret Lucinda.
But - the VT birth record for their Roswell Chapin states he was born Dec 20,
1790. He is said to have left Vt. for OH at the age of 17. Did he lie about
his age, perhaps adding 5 years?? Did he go elsewhere before OH? Who did he
marry first?
He is also said to have died just 6 months short of 100, in IN. But, what
year would that have been? I have been unable to locate a death record.
I feel like this is a brick well, not wall. I am surrounded by bricks!
Thanks for any help at all.
Helen Benter in CA.