Joseph Chapman b 14 June 1740, Fredrick County, VA, d 1816 in Newberry
District SC , was the son of Giles Chapman and Sarah Jackson. He married 1st
Catherine Anderson and md 2nd Penelope? Some sources say Summers.
In Dec of 1816 Penelope Chapman filed for letters of administration for the
estate of Joseph Chapman dec'd. which were granted. An inventory listed the
items of the estate and a sale date set in January. Personal items and
perishables were sold. Buying were nearly all of the children of the said Joseph
Chapman.
Before his death in 1816 Joseph Chapman, upon the sworn statement of
Marmaduke Coates, had hired him to make a plat of the land ( 85 Acres) that was his
home. The plat includes details of road that leads to the Court House that the
house is built upon. The land is centered among neighbors surrounding the 85
acres. They were: Jacob Chapman, John Coteswell, Sims Brown, George Crot, Wells
land, Thomas Wilson and James R Wilson.
A Suit Bill for Partition was filed in Equity Court Of Newberry District,
SC, 08 Jan 1821, by the heirs of Joseph Chapman. They were requesting that the
land could be sold and the monies divided between the heirs since the land
could not be divided evenly. The heirs had given the power of attorney to Jacob
Chapman indicating that they had moved from the District. The defendant was Thoma
s Wilson.
The heirs listed were:
Jacob Chapman
David Chapman
George Mccullock and his wife Polly (Mary)
Giles Chapman
Amos Chapman
Elijah Lynch and his wife Elizabeth
Moses, Elijah, Elizabeth, William, Joseph, Jacob Chapman Infants of WILLIAM
CHAPMAN dec'd
John, Elizabeth, Joshua, and Stacy Chapman Infants of Samuel Chapman dec'd
Susannah Chapman, widow of Samuel Chapman,
Sarah Martin Infant of Joseph Chapman.
Note infant meant underage or child of.
A list of commissioners decided that the land would be sold for $1.75 an
Acre.
February Court term 1822 ordered the land sold. A public sale was held, 01
April 1822. High bidder was James R Wilson @ $1.95 an Acre on Cannons Creek the
same which Joseph Chapman died possessing in 1816.
Evidently Penelope Chapman had a life estate in the property and lived there
until her death probably before 08 Jan 1821 when the Suit Bill was filed for
distribution to the heirs. Many of the heirs moved to Georgia. Perhaps they
were granted land warrants for military service in that state as it opened for
white settlement.
Bettye Vann Knight