Nathaniel Chapman (1746 - 1807)

Born 13 Sep 1746 in Tewksbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Simonds) Chapman — married 8 Feb 1770 in Leominster, Massachusetts

Husband of Lucy Cooley — married 24 Jul 1780 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1807 at age 60 in Salem, Washington County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Captain Nathaniel Chapman served with 9th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Nathaniel Chapman is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-131594
Rank: Captain

Nathaniel Chapman was a minute man at the battle of Concord, served with Israel Putnam at Bunker Hill and was with George Washington at Valley Forge.^[1] His service with the Continental Army was from 1777 until 1780, at which time he was honorably discharged at Springfield, having attained the rank of Captain early in the colonial struggle.

Minuteman, 1775^[2]

Continental Army, 1777 -1780^[3][4]

Revolutionary War Veteran ^[5][6]

Valley Forge Muster ID: MA29394^[7]

Father of Johnny Appleseed ^[8]

VALLEY FORGE MUSTER

Muster ID: MA29394^[9]

Private Nathaniel Chapman Rank and File

State: Massachusetts

Division: 4th

Brigade: Learned's

Regiment: 9th Massachusetts

Company: Washington's Guard

DAR RECORD

Ancestor #: A020941

Service: MASSACHUSETTS

Rank: CAPTAIN

Birth: 9-13-1746 TEWKSBURY MIDDLESEX CO MASSACHUSETTS

Death: 2-18-1807 LOWER SALEM WASHINGTON CO OHIO

Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 3, P 333

Service Description: 1) MM LEX ALARM,CAPT JOSLIN,COL WHITCOMB 2) PVT CAPT WILDER,COL WHITCOMB,CAPT FOWLER

DAR marker is placed at Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio ^[10]

SAR RECORD

Ancestor #P-131594

1) MM LEX ALARM,CAPT JOSLIN,COL WHITCOMB

2) PVT CAPT WILDER,COL WHITCOMB,CAPT FOWLER MA

Type of service Captain

Birth 13 SEP 1746

Death 18 FEB 1807

Children: Andrew, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, David

Spouse 1)ELIZABETH SYMONDS/SIMONS 2)LUCY COOLEY

Cemetery Chapman County Washington/ State OH City Fearing

State of Service

Bio Nathaniel CHAPMAN^{[11] [12] [13][14]}

Revolutionary War Pension for Nathaniel

Capt. Nathaniel Chapman was born September 13, 1746 in Tewksbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, the son of Jonathan Chapman and Martha Perley. He married Elizabeth Symonds on February 8, 1770 in Leominster, Massachusetts. Elizabeth died July 18, 1776 in Leominster, Massachusetts. He subsequently married Lucy Cooley on July 24, 1780 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. He is the father of Elizabeth Chapman, Perley Chapman, and John Chapman, who became known as Johnny Appleseed.^[15]Nathaniel was a wheelwright by trade.^[16]

Nathaniel Chapman was a Minuteman at the Battle of Concord. He served with Israel Putnam at Bunker Hill and was with George Washington at Valley Forge.^[17] His service with the Continental Army was from 1777 until 1780, at which time he was honorably discharged at Springfield, having attained the rank of Captain early in the colonial struggle. He served under General George Washington and fought at Bunker Hill. Nathaniel remained in the Army until 1780.^[18][19][20]

Nathaniel Chapman, Leominster. Private, Capt. John Joslin's co. of Minute-men, Col. John Whetcomb's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; service, 11 days; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. David Wilder's co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 26, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, receipts for wages for Aug. and Sept., 1775, dated Prospect Hill; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775].^[21]

Nathaniel Chapman, Captain of wheelwrights, Maj. Joseph Eayrs's co., Col. Flower's regt. of Artillery artificers; Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 19, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Captain, Maj. Eyres's corps at Springfield; Continental Army pay accounts from Jan. 1, 1780, to Sept. 30, 1780.^[22]

In 1805, Nathaniel purchased 160 acres of land on Duck Creek, about 15 miles from Marietta, Ohio, from the Ohio Company. He died February 18, 1807 in Salem, Washington Co., He is buried in unknown location in Duck Creek Valley, along with other family members, including Nathaniel Sr. and his wife Lucy Cooley. ^[23] A Memorial Marker was erected by the Marietta Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. The Inscription reads:

TO THE MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BURIED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO WHOSE GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN.^[24]

Sources

1. ↑ Valley Forge Muster Roll.
2. ↑ NSDAR.
3. ↑ NSDAR.
4. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension for Nathaniel.
5. ↑ NSDAR.
6. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension for Nathaniel.
7. ↑ Valley Forge Muster Roll.
8. ↑ Johnny Appleseed.
9. ↑ Valley Forge Muster Roll.
10. ↑ NSDAR.
11. ↑ Revolutionary War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993.
12. ↑ SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD.Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY. 1998.
13. ↑ MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 3, P 333 SAR
14. ↑ National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Patriot & Grave Index.
15. ↑ Johnny Appleseed.
16. ↑ Chapman Association.
17. ↑ Valley Forge Muster Roll.
18. ↑ Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension for Nathaniel Chapman.
19. ↑ Cornerstones, Stories of the Lower Muskingum Valley by Winnie Smith Johnson.
20. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension for Nathaniel.
21. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension for Nathaniel.
22. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension for Nathaniel.
23. ↑ Find A Grave.
24. ↑ Revolutionary War Graves Register. Compiler, Clovis H. Brakebill SAR pg.672,1993.

See also:

• "The Continental Army at Valley Forge, 1777," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2006)
• Documents Relating to Towns in New Hampshire (1867-); Vol. 16, p. 51