Sarah Lydia (Palmer) Chapman (1625 - abt. 1676)

Born 1625 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Wife of William Chapman Sr. — married 1660 in New London, Ct.

Descendants

Died about 1676 at about age 51 in New London, Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1625.

Birth

Sarah LIDIA was born about 1641 in New London, New London, CT.^[1]

Marriages

William Chapman, b. 1633, at England, married:

(1) William married Sarah LIDIA in 1660 in New London, New London, CT 1. (Sarah LIDIA was born about 1641 in New London, New London, CT 1.)^[2]

(2) 6 Oct 1677, Elizabeth Palmer, (daughter of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short). William next married Elizabeth PALMER on 26 Oct 1677 6.

Note: No wives were mentioned in William Chapman's will dated 1 Apr 1669, at New London, New London, CT. So we may assume that they had died prior to 1 Apr 1669.

Children

William Chapman according to his will, dated 1 April 1669, had 7 children:^[3] Certain of these children, possibly all, were by Sarah Lidia:

• + i. John CHAPMAN Jr. ^[4] was born NOV 1653 in Colchester, New London, CT ^[4],^[5] and died on 19 Feb 1750 in Colchester, New London, CT 6.

• + ii. Samuel CHAPMAN ^[4],^[5] was born in 1655 in New London, New London, CT 1,5 and died 2 NOV 1756 OR 2 NOV 1758 in New London, New London, CT 1,5,7. 12 Feb 1664/65

• + iii. William CHAPMAN Jr. ^[4],^[5] was born in 1665 in Groton, New London, CT 1 and died on 24 Aug 1734 in New London, New London, CT 6. ABT 1658. He .m. (1) 27 Mar 1690,

in New London, New London, CT, Hannah Lester, b. ABT 1670, New London, New London, CT. (2) Lydia Lincoln, b. 1682, Windham, CT, (daughter of Samuel Lincoln and Sarah Royce ) d. 1734, New London, CT.

• + iv. Lt. Jeremiah CHAPMAN ^[4],^[5] was born in 1667 in New London, New London, CT ^[6] and died on 6 Sep 1755 in New London, New London, CT 1,^[7].

• _ v. Sarah CHAPMAN, b. abt. 1655^[4],^[5].

Minutes of cases, chiefly before the County Court; between 1670 and 1672^[8].

• John Lewis presented to the grand jury for absenting himself at unreasonable hours of the night, to the great greef of his parents.
• John Lewis and Sarah Chapman presented for sitting together on the Lord's day, under an apple tree, in Goodman Chapman's orchard..

• _ vi. Rebecca CHAPMAN, b, Abt 1667,^[4],^[5]. Rebecca married David MINARD on 20 Mar 1722 in New London, New London, CT.

• _ vii. Joseph CHAPMAN b. 1667. m. Marcy Taylor . Joseph died 18 Jan 1765, Colchester, New London Co., CT.

Death

Sarah Lydia possibly died before 1 April, 1669, at New London, New London, CT. She was not mentioned in William's will of that date.

Sources

1. ↑ Researcher. Robert Medernach Looking for info on William's ancestors.
2. ↑ Researcher. Robert Medernach Looking for info on William's ancestors.
3. ↑ Researcher. Robert Medernach Looking for info on William's ancestors.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Paula D. Zerfas, E-Mail received from Paula (PZ44 AT aol.com) containing the ancestors of Clarissa Chapman dated Aug 27, 1998, (7185 Windoga Lake Drive Weidman, MI 48893).(from source)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Rev F.W. Chapman, A.M., The Chapman Family: or the Descendants of Robert Chapman, one of the First Settlers of Say-Brook, Conn.. with Genealogical Notes of William Chapman, who settled in New London, CT.; Edward Chapman, who settled at Windsor, Ct; John Chapman, of Stonington, CT and Rev Benjamin Chapman, of Southington, Ct, (Hartford, Ct: Printed by Case, Tiffany and Company. Reprinted by Higgins Book Company, Salem, MA.) Page 266.
6. ↑ J.H. Beers, & Co. Sent via E-Mail by Annette Nelson Feb 17 1999., Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County Connecticut, (Chicago, 1905). Page 345.
7. ↑ J.H. Beers, & Co. Sent via E-Mail by Annette Nelson Feb 17 1999., Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County Connecticut, (Chicago, 1905). Page 345.
8. ↑ History of New London, Connecticut, by Francis Caulkins, Applewood Books, 2010 - History - 716 pages. Page 250

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8WS-L6F
• Website: [http://www.chapmanfamilies.org/GENEALOGIES/wil633en.pdf Known Descendants of William Chapman b. ca 1633 England, May 2008 Version }

• Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol 1. Genealogical Publishing Co,, 1983. GoogleBooks Page 420

• Source S185 Title: GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Gull - from Rootsweb.com gedcom file, tmrgull AT msn.com. Imported on 30 April 2010.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Entered by Joseph Thomas, Aug 1, 2012

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