My "brick wall" in my family tree is William A. Chapman. He was born in
Virginia about 1780. He married Dolly (Dorthula) Moore who was born about
1785 in Virginia. William and Dolly moved with their three small children
(Elijah, Nancy, and Asa) to Giles County, TN about 1811. They settled on the
waters of Richland and Blue Creek. William had a brother named Benjamin (born
1794 in VA) who also moved to Giles. In the 1820 Giles Census, along with
William and Benjamin, there were a John and a Thomas and a Peggy Chapman.
I suspect John and Thomas were brothers to William and Benjamin. Peggy lived
next door to Benjamin...she could have been a mother or possibly an aunt or
sister-in-law. Dolly, William's wife had a brother who settled in Giles Co.
named Shadrack Moore. My problem is: 1. Where in Virginia did William and
Dolly come from? 2. Who were William and Dolly's parents? Can anyone help
me?
Thanks,
Mike Chapman