In the 1790 census for Isle of Wight County,Va. is listed :
LEWIS CHAPMAN
WILLIAM CHAPMAN with 4 Whites
JOHN CHAPMAN with 8 Whites & 2 Blacks
CHARLES CHAPMAN with 6 whites
BENJAMIN CHAPMAN with 5 Whites & 6 Blacks. The last 4 are listed one
after the other so were probably related.
In Amelia County was
JOHN CHAPMAN with 10 Whites & 8 Blacks.
JOHN CHAPMAN with 9 White souls,3 dwellings & 8 other buildings
JAMES CHAPMAN with 3 White souls & 1 dwelling
JOHN CHAPMAN with 6 White souls,2 dwellings & 3 other buildings
In Fairfax County was: GEORGE CHAPMAN with 6 White souls,1 dwelling & 5
other buildings
GEO.CHAPMAN with 6 Whites & 21 Blacks.
In Cumberland County was:
JOHN CHAPMAN with 8 Whites only.
In Frederick County was:
THO's.CHAPMAN with 10 Whites
JAMES CHAPMAN with 4 Whites & 9 Blacks
In Halifax County was:
JOHN CHAPMAN with 5 Whites & 5 Blacks
In Northumberland County was:
MARY CHAPMAN with 3 Whites
In Hampshire County was:
LUKE CHAPMAN with 7 Whites & 1 Black. ( He was from Baltimore County,Md &
probably s/o ROBERT)
WILLIAM CHAPMAN with 5 Whites.
In Prince Edward County was:
JAMES CHAPMAN with 7 White souls, 1 dwelling & 3 other buildings.
In Stafford County was:
PHILLIP CHAPMAN with 5 White souls, 1 dwelling & 2 other buildings
In Greenbrier County was
JACOB CHAPMAN ( no other info given)
In Orange County was:
JOSEPH CHAPMAN with 4 White souls,1 dwelling & 1 other building
GEORGE CHAPMAN with 3 Whites & 1 Black.
JOSEPH CHAPMAN with 7 Whites & 3 Blacks.
In Pittsylvania County was:
HANNAH CHAPMAN with 21 Whites.
In Rockingham County was:
JOHN CHAPMAN with 3 White souls,0 dwellings & 1 other building
In Warwick County was:
WALTER CHAPMAN with6 White souls,1 dwelling & 3 other buildings.
From this I would guess that JOHN was the favorite name of the CHAPMANS.
Hope this will help someone. Clyde
----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne Langston <elvis1(a)surfsouth.com>
To: <CHAPMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 3:18 PM
Subject: [CHAPMAN-L] Samuel Chapman b. 1710 Va. d. 1773 Amelia Co, Va.
I am researching Samuel Chapman who d. 1773 Amelia Co, Va. His
parents
are
unknown at this time. Was he related to the Chapman family who
lived in
Isle of Wight Co, Va. in the early 1700's ? Any help appreciated.
Wayne elvis1(a)surfsouth.com
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