Joseph Chapman married Jane Fleming in 1803 in Charleston SC. He was a
carpenter and grocer. They had 4 children- Joseph born 1805 who
apparently died young, Sarah born 1806 who died in 1814, Samuel born
1808 - a Charleston harbor pilot and my great great grandfather- who
died in 1875, and Perry Emanuel born 1813 - also a pilot - who died in
1865.
Only Samuel Chapman had children who reached maturity.
The father Joseph Chapman died about 1816. Family tradition says that
either he or his father came from England and served in the
Revolutionary War. The similarity of given names has lead me to think
that Joseph was of the Giles Chapman family of Newberry Co SC but no
data has been found to support this.
Any help in determining the parents of Joseph Chapman or Jane Fleming
will be greatly appreciated. Ed T of PGH e-mail ertjr(a)sgi.net