William Chapman (1773 - 1855)

Born 1773 in Amelia, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Jones) Chapman — married 21 Dec 1792 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Carlton (High) Chapman — married about 1840 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1855 at about age 82 in New Prospect, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Chapman Name Study.

William Chapman was born in 1768 in Amelia, British Colony of Virginia, the son of John Chapman Sr. and Nancy Ann Whitehead. He was the brother of John Chapman, Benjamin Chapman, James Chapman, Stephen Chapman, John Chapman, Sally White Chapman, Nancy Ann Chapman, Sarah (Chapman) Weber, William Chapman, Jane Chapman and Jonathan Chapman.

William married "Ann" Jones. They had the following 16 children:

1. Sarah Chapman 1793 - <1870
2. Mary Ann Chapman 1794 - 1830
3. John H. Chapman 1795
4. Juda India Chapman 19 Oct 1795 - 22 Jul 1873
5. Elizabeth Chapman (1797) - 29 Jul 1872
6. Ann Chapman 1799
7. Martha Chapman (1800/1820)
8. William H. Chapman 15 Jul 180 - 2 Jul 1876 (74)
9. Lucy Chapman (1803)
10. James Chapman 1805
11. Mirah Chapman (1807)
12. Emily Chapman 28 Jul 1809
13. Nancy Chapman (1812)
14. Louisa Chapman (1814)
15. Jones Chapman (1816)
16. Elender Chapman 13 Sep 1817 7 Sep 1897

Ann (Jones) Chapman died about 1848 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She was about 77 years old and they had been married about 56 years.

After Ann died, William remarried. He married Elizabeth High Bomar, daughter of Benjamin William High Sr. and Sarah (Russell) High and widow of Thomas Bomar who died in Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, on June 30, 1830.

William Chapman died on February 16, 1855, in Spartanburg County. He was about 81 years old.

William Chapman made his will on 24 July 1850. He gave his daughter Louisa Nickols thirty acres around the house and one-hundred dollars. To his daughter, Mary Copeland, wife of William Copeland, he gave one-hundred dollars. These two daughters had previously received more than the others. The rest of his estate was to be divided among his wife Elizabeth Chapman and “my thirteen children not named above, viz. My sons John H. Chapman, William H. Chapman, and Jones Chapman, and my daughters Martha McDowell, wife of David McDowell, Elizabeth Copeland, wife of Charles Copeland, Judith Copeland, wife of John Copeland, Sarah Copeland, wife of Joseph Copeland, Ann Ramsy, wife of Rice Ramsy, Lucy Clement, wife of Lemuel Clement, Mirah Green, wife of William J. Green, Emily McDowell, wife of Hugh McDowell, Elender Clement, wife of E. P. Clement & Nancy Bullington, wife of Jesse Bullington. My said wife and my thirteen children last above named to Receive all the proceeds of the Sale of My Estate Equaly Share and Share alike and I will that my Executor Shall sell all my Estate and divide it as above Stated. ... I will that my wife Elizabeth Shall Retain & keep all her property which she brought to my house after our marriage and also she is to have one-half what she has or shall have made since our marriage this is one half the furniture &c which she has had made since our marriage.” Wm. Chapman named his friend Gabriel Cannon as executor. The will was probated 19 Feb. 1855 and Cannon’s petition stated that William Chapman had departed this life on the 16th inst.

From J.B.O. Landrum:

William Chapman, the father-in-law of David and Hugh McDowell, was one of the first settlers on the Pacolets. His wife was a Miss Jones ; they emigrated from Virginia, and had fifteen children — twelve girls and three boys. The names of the boys were John (called Jackey), William and James. Four of Wm. Chapman's daughters married to Copelands, two to McDowells, David and Hugh. one to Lemuel C. Clements, one to Perry Clement, one to a Bullington of Tennessee, one to a Nicholls, one to Jackson Green, and one to Rice Ramsey.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ J. B. O. Landrum, History of Spartanburg South Carolina; embracing an account of many important events, and biographical sketches of statesmen, divines and other public men (Atlanta, Ga.: The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1900), pp. 394-395, 410.

• Virginia Marriage Records From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly.

See also:

• U.S. GenWeb "State Wide Files, NC - Revolutionary War Pensioners, William Chapman of Rowan County, N.C. (1820); citing Box nos. 7-14, Military Collection, War of the Revolution, North Carolina State Archives.

• William Chapman of Rowan County, N.C., 1819-1820 application for Revolutionary War pension, Southern Campaign Rev War Applications and Rosters, transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris; citing Pension File S41474 .