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
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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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