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Fun, fun, fun!!!
I've stumbled across a site that has signatures on religious petitions. I started searching in Lunenburg County, Virginia and came across the actual signatures of Chappells and just about every household in Lunenburg of the time period. And these petitions are available for most (if not all) Virginia counties.
Go to
http://memory.loc.gov
then select "More Browse Options" at the bottom of the left-hand column
then select "Religion" (the link to Religions on the first page does not work)
then select Religious Petitions VA 1764-1802
then select Browse by Geographic Locations
then select the county you want ex. Lunenburg (or whatever VA county)
then select the documents you want
Please notice that at the top (and bottom) of each page is the notation "Image 1 of 4" or however many pages are in that particular document. I found it easiest to just click on "Next Image" at either the top or bottom of the page to move through. If the signatures are not large enough to see, click on "Higher Quality Image" and it will enlarge the page.
Patience is needed as there is no index and some of the documents are 4 blank pages out of 6, but it's very interesting and worth the search.
Have fun!!
Juli Risener Morgan
Chappell Mailing List Administrator
CHAPPELL-admin(a)rootsweb.com
Does anyone know anything further about Sarah Briggs Chappell who married William Ellis? They married 1 February 1780 and Sarah's father, Thomas Chappell, gave consent.
Thanks!
Hi all,
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Happy Hunting!!
Juli Risener Morgan
CHAPPELL Mailing List Administrator
CHAPPELL-admin(a)rootsweb.com
G'day all,
I've been doing a bit of research on my Chappell line recently (with the
help of allot of other people) and I just came across the name Mosendew
Chappell. He was the father of my ggg Grandmother Mary Ann Chappell (born
1821 in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire). This is a very uncommon name from what I
can tell, but it isn't the first time the name has shown up. May Ann's son
was called Mossendew Buer. I'm curious if other's out there have any further
information about my Mossendew Chappell. Can anybody tell me the possible
origin of the name and also the origin of the name Chappell. They both sound
French to me, and there is rumour that there is French in the family.
I look forward to hearing if anybody has any information that they could
share.
Kind Regards,
Nicholas Harding
Australia.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: CHAPPELL, BICKEL, WISE, BRAUN (BROWN), MacMILLAN
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SVI.2ACIB/829.1
Message Board Post:
There is considerable information about the family of George Chappell on my family history website.
http://www.angelfire.com/fang/snaggle
Look at Chapter V and Appendix V in the family history book and also look at the gedcom.
George Chappell was the brother of my gg-grandmother (Dyanah). George's daughter, Barbara, born about 1824, also married a relative of my wife's.
Please e-mail me with any questions.