I have a William Sherman Chapman, born June 30, 1810 in Tennessee, died Mar 14, 1865 in
Scott Co., Ill. He married Mahala Tharp, b. Dec 4, 1813, in Kentucky, d. June 23, 1889,
in Scott Co. They had children James H., William r., Margaret J., Daniel S., Mary A.,
Christopher C., John W. Mahlon P., Elizah f., Sarah E. and Samuel N. James married into
the Merriss family, and James and parents William and Mahala are buried in the Merriss
Family Cemetery in Bluffs, Il. Does this connect in any way with your line?
Michael Chapman in Las Vegas
----- chap1000(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
Hello Marilou,
Concerning Chapmans in Giles County, TN in 1812:
My ancestors (Chapmans) were in Giles County, TN in 1812 but I don't
have a record of anyone with the name you mentioned and don't know
anything about a Riggs. Here's some info that I do have:
>
Four Chapman men were in Giles County, Tennessee as early as 1812-13.
Their names were William, Benjamin, Thomas, and John. We know that
William and Benjamin were brothers and it is my opinion that Thomas
and John were probably brothers to William and Benjamin although there
is no proof. All of these Chapman men came to Giles county about the
same time and lived in the same general area. They definitely knew
each other.
The 1820 Giles County, Tennessee Census lists five Chapman households.
There were William (the oldest), Thomas, John, Benjamin, and Peggy.
Peggy lived next door to Benjamin.
On page 9 we find William:
William Chapman
1 male under 10
2 males between 10 and 16
1 male over 45
3 females between 10 and 16
2 females between 16 and 26
1 female over 45
On page 10 we find John:
John Chapman
1 male between 19 and 26
1 female between 16 and 26
On page 22 we find Thomas:
Thomas Chapman
1 male under 10
1 male between 19 and 26
2 females under 10
1 female between 16 and 26
Also on page 22 we find Benjamin:
Benjamin Chapman
1 male under 10
1 male between 26 and 45
2 males over 45 (Could one of these men been the father of the younger
Chapman men?)
1 female between 16 and 26
Next door to Benjamin we find Peggy (Her given name was quite possibly
"Margaret"):
Peggy Chapman
1 female between 10 and 16
1 female between 26 and 45 (Was Peggy a widow of a brother or an uncle
of the Chapman men? Could her husband have been living next door with
Benjamin?))
I hope this helps you. Good luck.
Mike Chapman
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:00:21 -0700
> From: "Marilou"
> Subject: [CHAPMAN] chapman's TN
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> I am new to the list. I tried a couple of years ago to get info on
my gr.gr. grandmother and never received any answers. Will try asking
a different
> questions this time.
> Does anyone know of a Chapman family living in TN in 1812. Possibly
Giles
> county. There is a chance they were deceased before 1825 as my
gr.gr.
> grandmother had a legal guardian at age 15 and was living in Ray
county,
> Missouri
>
> Marilou
>
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