I would appreciate any information on the ancestors or decedents of the
following Benjamin Chapman. I suspect Benjamin's father is Silas Chapman
but have no actual proof yet.
I descend from John Chapman a son of Benjamin. John was born in
Robertson County, TN, April
9, 1806 and died November 28, 1874 in Mayfield, Graves County, KY,
at 68 years of age. His body was interred November 30, 1874 in
Mayfield, Graves County, KY., Liberty Cemetery.
He married Annie Traughber in KY., 1824. Annie was born in Logan
County, KY. September 19, 1808. Annie died 1887 in Logan County, KY.,
at
78 years of age. Her body was interred 1887 in Logan County, KY. John
and family moved to Logan County, KY. when he was about 10 years old. He
married Anna Traughber and they
had 9 children. His son Harvey was born in 1828 in Logan County, KY.
They then moved to a farm north of Mayfield in Graves County KY. in
1855. John died in 1874 and Anna in 1887. Both are buried in the
Liberty Baptist Cemetery which is near the farm they owned.
The oldest relative I have found in the Chapman family tree thus far is
Michael
Dorebach who was born in Germany about 1715. He and two sons came to
America on the ship "Patience" in 1751. The family then changed their
name from Dorebach to Traughber. Michael had a son, William II whose
son William III was the father of Anna.
John Chapman and Annie Traughber had the following children:
Alfred Chapman was born June 25, 1825.
Harvey Chapman was born February 18, 1828.
Mary Ann Chapman was born in Mayfield, Graves Co, KY. 1833.
Mary died February 3, 1886 at 52 years of age. Steven Chapman was born in
Overton Co., TN. 1836.
Steven Chapman was born in Overton Co., TN. 1836.
Amanda Chapman was born in Overton Co., TN. 1840. She married Adams.
Jane Chapman was born in Overton Co., TN. 1842.
James Calvin Chapman was born April 21, 1844.
Angeline "Linnie" Chapman was born in Robertson Co, TN. February 5, 1847.
Angeline died January 8, 1929 at 81 years of age.
She married Joe Croley in KY., 1861.
John Chapman was born in Robertson Co, TN. 1849. He married
Georgia Ann Murphey 1876.