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Subject: Re: Randal Chapman
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:26:56 EDT
From: RhodaFone@aol.com
To: pollis@earthlink.net
Hi. I saw your great website on William M. Chapman. I believe he was the son of Randal Chapman of Greene Co., GA. In Randal's will, dated 7 Oct. 1836, Rec: 24 Dec. 1836, he named his son William Marion Chapman. He mentioned other children but did not name them.
Let me know if you're interested in learning more.
Sincerely,
Rhoda
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Subject: Re: Randal Chapman
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 00:31:41 EDT
From: RhodaFone@aol.com
To: pollis32@earthlink.net
Hi Prentis. I am glad to share whatever I can. Right now I'm pretty tied up with grandkids but they will be leaving soon so I'll have more time. The Randal Chapman line is not mine but we believe that he was the younger brother of my ancestor, Thomas Chapman. Thomas was the son of John Chapman
who d. in Abbeville Dist., SC about 1803. John Chapman did not leave a will but there are a number of estate records in Abbeville Dist. and Randal Chapman received his share which was equal to that of the others. But so far we have not found absolute proof that he was the same Randal who appears in
Greene Co., GA. As you know, the 1805 Lottery shows that John Mapp was the guardian of Randal Chapman. This is a puzzle in many ways because Randal had grown brothers, one of whom was married and could have taken him in. But one thing that really convinces me that Randal son of John Chapman and Randal of Greene Co. are the same is the fact that in John's estate records there is a
very careful accounting of money spent by the Admins. There are several entries for schooling for the other two minor sons, John, jr. and Thomas, but none for Randal. Also miscellaneous expenses for the other two but none for Randal. That indicates to me that Randal was living with someone -
somewhere other than Abbeville.
I'm sorry - I'm rambling and getting ahead of myself by talking about this so early on. Hope it does't cause a lot of confusion. Anyhow, I do have information on Randal Chapman of Greene Co. and his children which I will send soon. For starters, I am attaching the will of Mary Mapp who was wife of John Mapp mentioned above. It appears from this will that the Mapps had no children of their own for Mary only mentions the children of Randal and her own brothers and sisters. William M. Chapman in not mentioned in Mary Mapp's will and I suspect he had moved away by this time. I do not find him listed in the 1850 census in Greene Co.
More later,
Rhoda
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WILL OF MARY MAPP
Transcribed by Rhoda Fone on April 25, 2001, from microfilm at the LDS Family History Center, Fairfield, Ca.
(Note: the right hand side of the will occasionally had a word cut off. In most cases I could figure it out but have put the words in brackets with a ? afterwards. The underlining of certain words is in the original handwritten will.)
Greene Co., GA Will Bk. G, pp 50-52
Mary Mapp Will
I Mary Mapp of the County of Greene & State of Georgia being in good health & of sound & disposing mind & memory, but being mindful of the uncertainty of life & death, do hereby make [and?] constitute this my last will & testament, hereby revoking all others, this the twenty-fifth day of May, Eighteen Hundred & forth six.
After my death, I wish my remains decently buried at my residence, near my deceased husband, and that my debts be paid as soon as circumstances will permit.
I give unto Nancy Chapman, during her natural life for her use only, that to be subject for sale for her debts or the debts of any other person or persons whatsoever, the one third of the tract of land on which I now live and that third _________ shall include the Homestead, or in other words, all the house occupied by me at my family convenience(?); also the following negroes, Harry, his wife Dinah, Sarah, their youngest son Richmond & the increase of Sarah hereafter born (if any). I further give to her one Bed & Bedstead with usual Bed Clothes, one trunk & folding table - ____ at the death of said Nancy Chapman all the property given her by me is to belong unto her children or child, as the case may be.
I give unto S? Q.C. Chapman (the son of Nancy Chapman) - [a?] negro boy, George about seven years old.
I give to Mary Ward, one Bed & Bedstead with the usual bed clothes on it, the Trunk, one side saddle, & the sum of One Hundred Dollars to be paid her out of the sale of my property by my executors.
I give unto my sister Nancy James (of Tennessee) Five Hundred Dollars to be paid as above stated.
I give unto Elizabeth Alcorn One Hundred & Fifty Dollars.
I give unto John M. Chapman, Two Hundred Dollars, & the one third of the tract of land whereon I now live. His part of said land to comprise the lower tract, joining to Akins & King.
I give unto Thomas Chapman a Negro boy by the name of Greene a son of Ginney, together with one Bed & Bedstead with the usual bed clothing for the same.
I give unto Washington & Henry Chapman (the two young sons of Randle Chapman decd) each, the sum of One Hundred Dollars.
All the above legacies are to be paid out of the balance of my property, not herein willed or given away, and to be paid as soon as my Executors shall have had reasonable time to dispose of the said property to advantage.
I further desire and require my Executors hereinafter named, to advertise and sell all my property not given away, whether it consist of real, personal or perishable property.
I wish it sold at my present residence and sold as soon as possible after my death as they may think best. I wish it sold at public sale, to the highest bidder. But I do hereby order my Executor or Executors to sell Joe, his wife Ginney, and their children Lucy, Daniel, Ann and any other child or children that said Ginney may have, all together, and that they be not divided, but all be sold in one lot, as it is my desire they be not seperated.
I also desire said Executors to sell Mary and all and every child she may have, in one lot. And that they be not sold
seperated.
I further ________ said Executors hereafter named, to sell all and every description of property that I may hereafter make or buy and apply the proceeds as herein stated. And after paying all my debts, and the foregoing legacies, if there be any money left which I presume there will, I wish it equally divided amongst the children of Charles James decd. and the children of John White, decd. to each child an equal portion.
Lastly. I appoint my friends E. J. Mapp and John Bonner Executors, to carry this my last will & testament into effect as it is written and intended in this instrument. And I hereby empower them or either of them to carry said will fully to effect. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, this day and date first written.
Mary (her mark) Mapp [seal]
Signed in presence of us
E.J. Mapp
John R. Jeter
William Ware
James M. Sayers
Prov: March Term 1847
Recorded: 3 day of March 1847. |
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Hello. First let me
compliment you on a truly fantastic website. It has been some time since
I last visited it and am amazed at how much you have done to it. Second,
can you give me any information about the picture that appears on your
home page taken in 1837? I am interested in knowing the context of the
picture.....e.g. family reunion??? I assume William M. and Sarah are in
the picture although they don't seem to be identified. If this is a
family reunion, it is likely that John M. is in it.
I have written to you twice before, hoping to collaborate, but have never
received a reply. My interest in William M. is that I believe him to be
the brother, possibly twin brother, of my g-g-grandfather, John M.
Chapman. John M. is definitely connected to the family of John Chapman of
Abbeville SC, whose sons migrated to GA after their father's death in
1803. John M. was born in GA in 1816 (the same as Wm. M. and thus the
basis of my thought that they might be twins) and was left one third of
the estate of Mary Mapp who is so closely aligned with Randal Chapman's
family. Both Wm. M. and John M. were overseers. Both were overseers in
Hancock County, although perhaps not at the same time. (Wm. is listed in
the 1850 and John M. is there in 1860.) I think I may have even
determined the plantation John M. worked on. Both were married in Greene
Co. in 1837, Wm. M. to Sarah Lewis, and John M. to Martha Crews, his first
wife. He married my g-g-grandmother, Sarah E. Jones, in Greene Co. in
1855. John M. was struck by lightening and died in 1868 in Hancock Co.
but his family then moved back to Greene Co.
The only other possibilty for John M.'s father is Randal's brother
John. Unfortunately, out of the five sons who moved to GA from SC, John
is the only one about whom I can find absolutely nothing and that is all
that keeps him from being eliminated as a possibility. By virtue of
being named to a third of Mary Mapp's estate, I am inclined to think he
would be in Randal's family. I am planning to hire the same researcher
you used for the report included in the website since she is already quite
familiar with the family. I have a lot of data about John M. and would be
able to trace him back to Halifax Co. VA and the Revolution if only I
could ascertain who his father was.
Again, it is a great website. I would be very interested in knowing the
circumstances of the picture if you know them. I assume that since
William's and Sarah's names do not appear, that you have not been able to
identify them. John and William would have been 21 in 1837 so there are
few possibilities.
Sincerely,
Susan Chapman Babb
Stow, Ohio |
With great interest
I located your correspondence with RhodaFone on the internet.
We are researching our same Chapman ancestors. I have good records on
John Chapman, Sargent,Minute Man, American Rev. who migrated to SC,
Dist. 96 from Halifax Co Va.. I located all of his estate records at the
Abbeville Court House in Box 19, Pack 398 and made photo copies of same
which I am most happy to share. With these documented records, I
qualified to join Sons Of The American Rev. a while back.
The last docoment in the file was a paper signed by Nathan Chapman &
Benjamin Chapman, my 3 gr grand father ,where Randal was awarded his
Legaacy, 30 May 1812.
John received a land grant in Wiles Co ,Ga where he lived for a while
giving this land to his sons and returning to SC. Have good records on
most of his sons from research done for Dr Guy Well by Leonardo Andrea
.a professional genealogist of Columbia,SC , on file at the Univ of SC
Archives Also have photo copies of these records . This research
was done for Dr Wells back in 1938 when he was president of Georgia
State College at Milledgeville, Ga Dr Wells ,whom I never met was a
2nd cousin of my father
Enough information for this time...I have volumes in my Chapman
Genealogy files.I will gladly share.
Sincerely.
William E. Chapman
4285 Blackland Way N E
Marietta, Ga 30067
P S The Chapman Familey Assoc is having their annual meeting in
Richmond Va. May 16-18 which I plan to attend. Last year it was in
Salt Lake City, Utah which was great.
You probably know that Nathan & Benjamin married Hart sister. Have
records on
Lt Samuel Hart, Amer Rev., their father.
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From: Wechapman2@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003
8:36 PM
To: pollis@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Chapman
Genealogy- Randal, son of John, son of Nathan
Delighted
at receiving such a quick response to my E-Mail.
Now that I have your
address, I will go to the copy shop next week and make copies of John Chapman
Estate Papers from Box 19, Pack 398 I located a number of years ago on a
trip to Abeville. I also have a photo copy for the document
where he was awarded 280 acres in District 96 adjoining the Reedy River
from the original on file at SC Archives in Columbia which I'll send to
you.
Are you aquainted with Dr Wells and Leonardo Andrea papers
? Dr Wells. mother was a Chapman. He traced Bemjanin Chapman
migration to De Kalb Co around 180l or 1823 when Benjamin cut logs and help
establish the Macedonia Baptist Church on Panola Rd. which is now
Lithonia,Ga. He & his wife Phebe Hart are burried.in the church
cemetery. When the old log chruch was dismanteled he acqiuired logs
and moved them to his farm where he later retired to. His grandson Guy
Well, III varified this and sent me a photo copy of his manucsript which
was published in A.D R book ar ound 1938 , . which we first
located at the Ga State Archives down near thee State Capitol. The
Archives is in the process of being relocated to another site and
may be reopened by now ?
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Your Chapman Genealogy research
records, picked up from Google is well presented, most professional looking I
might add. I need to solicit your aid in getting my boxes of
information better organized.
Much of the data we acquired
from Abbeville and Halifax Co. Court House in Va. I sent to Rhoda Fone including
a hand-written copy of Nathan Will which lists his children. However the
mystrey rremains to the identify of his wife and when they settled in
Haalifax Co. and where they came from ? There I hit a dead end
On
our trip to Richmond in May for the Chapman Assoc. Meeting, I hope to find
something on him there. They also have a copy of his Will which my wife
located when she and her cousin were attending a meeting and
researching her family. Their time was limited , so her
visit was spent on her family roots.
Didn't mean for this
letter to get so long. Please excuse.
Kindest Rregards & Good
Searching,
Bill
I was away from it for about a year due to health
problems. Now I need to get back to work.
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