Drury Chappell (1778 - bef. 1860)

Born 1778 in Wake, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Sexton — married 9 Oct 1802 in Wake, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Rebecca Henry — married 5 Aug 1840 in Dickson, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died before 1860 before age 82 in Hickman, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Drury was born about 1778. He passed away before 1860.

Marriages

• Sally Sexton on 9 October 1802 in Wake, NC^[1]

• Rebecca Henry on 4 August 1840 in Dickson, TN^[2]

Census, Tax, and Land Records

• 1830: Census, Hickman, Tennessee; Note: There is a woman aged 70 thru 79 living in his household^[3]

• 1837: Tax Record, Hickman, Tennessee; 25 acres; Note: Other Chappell's listed on the same record: Henderson, Alsey, Eli, Ancel^[4]

• 10 December 1838: Land Record, Hickman, Tennessee; Grant No. 15363; Granted a tract of land, containing 100 acres by survey, bearing the date 16 November 1838, on the waters of Bear Creek^[5]

• 10 December 1838: Land Record, Hickman, Tennessee; Grant No. 15359; Granted a tract of land, containing 100 acres by survey, bearing the date 13 September 1833, on the waters of Bear Creek^[6]

• 1840: Census, Hickman, Tennessee^[7]

• 1850: Census, Hickman, Tennessee^[8]

Native American Ancestry

In the early 1900s, many descendants of his son John Elmore Chappell submitted an Eastern Cherokee application stating that Drury had Eastern Cherokee ancestry.^[9]

In his application, his grandson Joseph Chappell wrote:

“I think I have heard of the Chickasas and have heard talk of the Choctaws. ... My grandfather [Drury] spoke the Indian language some.”^[10]

E.W. Easley, a witness for Joseph, wrote:

“I also knew his father Dru Chappell when I was a boy. He was called and said to be an Indian and had that appearance. He lived in Hickman County and was a farmer and hunter.”^[10]

In her application, Amanda S. Christian, a granddaughter of Drury's sister Charlotte, wrote:

"[My grandmother Charlotte Chappell] was half-blood; her father was full-blood.^[11] Dru Chappell was my grandmother's brother."^[12]

While their Eastern Cherokee applications were rejected, their testimonies suggest that the Chappells may have Native American ancestry.

Research Notes

• Drury's sister was Charlotte (Chappell) Clark. This is confirmed from the Eastern Cherokee applications.

• Ansel and Hansel Chappell also had land grants in Hickman, TN in the 1830s.^[13]

• Based on the 1850 census, Drury may have a third wife as unsure whom the mother is for Mary (b. 1838) and Annah (b. 1839). His wife Sally was likely deceased before 1830 as she is not represented in the 1830 census. He did not marry Rebecca until 1840.

• While his parents suggested are Drury Chappell (Chappell-645) and Elizabeth, I have not found a source that connects him to these parents. When you review Chappell-645, it states: "Nothing further is known of him, and it is probable that he died young and unmarried, for the name has not been perpetuated in the family. He was, as far as is known, the first and last Drury Chappell."

• We would like to know more about Drury's life in North Carolina. Are there land records, tax records, court minute accounts, etc.?

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9J-DN9F : 9 March 2021), Drury Chappel and Sally Sexton, 9 Oct 1802; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZWG-N1K : 10 March 2021), Downy Chappell and Rebecca Henry, 05 Aug 1840; citing Dickson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 150, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 497,401.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-14N : 20 February 2021), Drewry Chappell, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing 283, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 176; FHL microfilm 24,534.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee., https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2883/images/33119_290485-00304?pId=213415
5. ↑ Land grants, 1775-1905, 1911, Middle Tenn. grants, v. 18 1838, Book 18, Page 424, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G982-WKQR?i=216&cat=351626
6. ↑ Land grants, 1775-1905, 1911, Middle Tenn. grants, v. 18 1838, Book 18, Page 420, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9982-WVT3?i=214&cat=351626
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-NFZ : 2 March 2021), Drury Chappell, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 210, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-FJS : 23 December 2020), Drewry Chappel, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ See Eastern Cherokee Applications: 14819, 14821, 14822, 14834, 14835, 14836, 18607, 18882, 19779, 19780, 21147, 24255, 24261, 24262, 24263, 24264, 24265, 24266, 24267, 26271, 27127, 28156, 29049, 30113, 30391, 30392, 31124, 31125, 32809, 39299, 40880, 44100, and related to sister Charlotte: 29220 and 27247, https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/209173?availability=Family%20History%20Library
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Eastern Cherokee applications, August 29, 1906 - May 26, 1909, Case No. 14819, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WX-6S8P?i=738&cat=209173
11. ↑ Eastern Cherokee applications, August 29, 1906 - May 26, 1909, Case No. 29220, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WX-QCQ7?i=663&cat=209173
12. ↑ Eastern Cherokee applications, August 29, 1906 - May 26, 1909, Case No. 14819, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WX-6918?cat=209173
13. ↑ Tennessee Land grants, 1775-1905, 1911, see subsequent pages, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998J-L2W6?i=5098&cat=351626

Acknowledgments

Thank you to James Kane for creating WikiTree profile Chappell-644 through the import of Kane Family Tree_2013-12-03_02.ged on Dec 11, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.