Henry Chappell (1732 - 1779)

Born 2 Apr 1732 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hicks) Chappell — married 1758 in Brunswick, Virginia

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1779 at age 47 in Hopkins, Richland, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Henry Chappell was born in 1732 and he married Elizabeth Hicks in Brunswick County, Virginia. Henry and Elizabeth moved to the Camden District of South Carolina. ^[1]

Philip Chappell in his genealogy of the Chappell family gives some wonderful family stories about many of the Chappells. In 1895 a family reunion was held in Atlanta, where he took notes, writing down what he was told. Regarding the Chappells of South Carolina he writes …there is a difference, some discrepancy between the traditions and the records as to dates of the birth of the children of Robert and time of removal to South Carolina. This is true because Mr. Chappell did not have available to him the will of Henry Chappell, filed in South Carolina in 1779. He therefore confused the members of families, and this caused the dates to be irregular. Henry and his brother Robert both settled in the same area of South Carolina. Henry also had a son named Robert.

Henry Chappell clearly is a son of the elder James Chappell and his wife Elizabeth Howell. The name Henry occurs only among the descendents of this James Chappell. He had three grandsons named Henry, the oldest being born in 1751. Evidently they were namesakes of Henry Chappell, and Henry Howell.^[1]

In 1765 Henry Chappell of Brunswick sold to John Howard 235 acres which the deed notes were originally granted to James Chappell in 1725. In his will in 1768, James does not leave this acreage to any of his heirs, and does not mention Henry. It would seem that Henry received this acreage before James died in 1769.

In 1771 Henry received a land patent in South Carolina, but it is clear from his will that he had been in the region for some time, as he held quite a substantial estate, including two plantations. ^[2]

Children of Henry Chappell

Henry married Elizabeth Hicks (Hix) in Brunswick between 1756-69</p>

1. Elizabeth Chappell, b., Va, d. date unknown.
2. Hix Chappell, b. 1759, Brunswick Co, Va, d. 1836, Richland Co, S.C.
3. Laban Chappell, b. 1762, Brunswick Co, Va, d. 1829, Fairfield Co, S.C..
4. Robert Chappell, b. 1763, Va, d. 1798, S.C..
5. Martha Chappell, b. 02 Mar 1755, Virginia88, d. 1792, Lunenburg Co, Va.
6. Henry Chappell, b. Abt. 1770, d. Bef. 1782.
7. John Chappell, b. 1771, S.C., d. date unknown.^[3]

Notes: These dates, places of birth and death for Henry's children are from a secondary source and conflict with some sources. They are subject to verification and change if more accurate information becomes available. There are also some sources that say Henry had two wives, Elizabeth Hicks and Eliizabeth Rives. Based on Henry and Elizabeth Hicks 1756-1769 date of marriage and the gap between Henry b1770 and the older siblings this is a possiblity. However, marriage records of Sussex, Virginia verify that a Elizabeth Rives was married to a Henry Chappell in 1779. This Elizabeth's mother was Elizabeth; seems to be 2 different Elizabeth Rives. This Elizabeth married Henry Chappell son of James Chappell II. ^[4] Too late to be the mother of any of the children, and Elizabeth Hicks Chappell was still living and married to Henry at that time. More research is needed.

Will Abstract

In the name of God amen The eleventh Day of November in year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine I Henry CHAPPELL being Verry [sic] sick and weak in body but of a perfect mind and memory Thanks be to God for the same and Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die do make and Ordain this to be my Last will and Testament... I give to my Dearly beloved wife Elizabeth CHAPPELL... I give to my son Hicks CHAPPELL... I give to my son Laban CHAPPELL... I give to my Son Robert CHAPPELL... I give to my son John CHAPPELL... and if my son Henry CHAPPELL should die under the age of sixteen years... I give to my son Henry CHAPELL... I give to my Daughter Elizabeth SNEADE... I give to my Daughter Martha LOVE... I give to my Sons John and Henry CHAPPELL... and If Either of my sons should dye [sic] under age... Isaac LOVE with Laban CHAPPELL and my wife Elizabeth Chappell to be my Executors... in the presents [sic] of Ben GRUBB Wm. WILLSON Hanry WELLS... Recorded on 9th April 1783^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Allied Families The Chappell Family, ©2009 Kathryn Gearhart
2. ↑ https://alliedfamilies.wordpress.com/the-chappell-family/
3. ↑ Information about Henry Chappell
4. ↑ Sussex County Virginia Marriage Registry 1754-1853: 25, FamilySearch. [1]
5. ↑ South Carolina Will Transcripts (Microcopy No 9): CHAPPELL, HENRY, KERSHAW COUNTY WILL TYPESCRIPT (MSS WILL: CAMDEN DISTRICT ESTATE RECORD BOOK A1, PAGE 63; ESTATE PACKET: APT. 15, PKG. 477)

• The Chappell Family in Early South Carolina, BUFORD S. CHAPPELL, M.D. 1972, by Buford S. Chappell, M.D., Columbia, South Carolina, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 72-83497, The R. L. Bryan Company Columbia, South Carolina
• The Chappell Family in Early South Carolina, BUFORD S. CHAPPELL, M.D. 1972, by Buford S. Chappell, M.D., Columbia, South Carolina, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 72-83497, The R. L. Bryan Company Columbia, South Carolina (Google Books version)
• Henry Chappell Will Detail
• Information about Henry Chappell
• Booth Family Genealogy
• The Chappell Family
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 October 2022), memorial page for Henry Chappell (2 Apr 1732–11 Nov 1779), Find A Grave: Memorial #217873432; maintained by F Lee Trice (contributor 50033828) Lost at War, who reports a Henry Chappell served in the Revoliuionary War with his neighbor and Commanding Officer, Col. Thomas Taylor of Hopkins, Richland County, South Carolina..

Acknowledgements

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