I only recently discovered my link to Chapin. While in Rochester NY
recently, I obtained a copy of the death certificates for my
ggrandparents on my mother's side. They were William Martin and Olive
Crandall Martin. Her parents were Reuben Crandall and Eliza Montgomery
Chapin.
I posted to the Crandall gen forum and received a reply from a gentleman
who found them in the John Cortland Crandall book of the descendants of
Elder John Crandall. Eliza M. Chapin was the d/o Roswell Chapin and
Eliza Buyer Chapin. It says they were from Cortland NY, but does not
specify whether city of Cortland or County of Cortland. I have found
more Chapins in the city than in the county, but cannot determine if any
are the same family.
This is where I sit at this time, and if anyone researching the name can
give me a clue as to where I should look next, I would appreciate it.
Thank you,
MaryEllen Rigsby