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Joshua Chapman 1755–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 January 1755

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Death Date: June 1811

Death Location: Heflin, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Robert III

Mother: Elizabeth Taylor

Spouse(s): Frances Dorsey, Frances Dorsey

Children(s): Sarah Chapman, Altha Chapman, Leah Chapman, Moses Chapman, Joshua Jr., Levina Chapman, Joshua Chapman, Altha Chapman, Elizabeth Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Moses Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Moses Chapman, Frances Chapman

The story of Joshua Chapman began in 1755 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. Joshua Chapman married Frances Dorsey, Frances Griffith Dorsey, and had children including Altha Chapman, Elizabeth Leah Chapman, Frances Fanney H Chapman, Joshua Chapman, Joshua Chapman Jr, Leah Chapman, Levina Chapman, Moses K Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Sarah Sally D Chapman, Sarah Chapman. Joshua Chapman passed away in 1811 in Heflin, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Chapman began in 1755 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.
  • Joshua Chapman married Frances Dorsey, Frances Griffith Dorsey, and had children including Altha Chapman, Elizabeth Leah Chapman, Frances Fanney H Chapman, Joshua Chapman, Joshua Chapman Jr, Leah Chapman, Levina Chapman, Moses K Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Sarah Sally D Chapman, Sarah Chapman.
  • Joshua Chapman passed away in 1811 in Heflin, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert III
1707–1771
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Elizabeth Taylor
1716–1793
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Frances Dorsey
1765–1814
Birth Location: St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Frances Dorsey
1756–1846
Birth Location: St Johns St Georges Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Chapman
1795–1832
Birth Location: St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Altha Chapman
1781–1847
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Leah Chapman
1782–1807
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Moses Chapman
1790–1883
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Joshua Jr.
1785–1827
Birth Location: Maryland
JJ
Levina Chapman
1795–1807
Birth Location: Maryland
LC
Joshua Chapman
1780–1827
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Altha Chapman
1781–1847
Birth Location: , Montgomery, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Chapman
1782–
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sarah Chapman
1787–1840
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Moses Chapman
1797–1883
Birth Location: , Montgomery, Maryland, USA
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Nancy Chapman
1797–
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Moses Chapman
1792–1817
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Frances Chapman
1798–1857
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
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Joshua Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Chapman
1755–1811
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Parents
Robert Chapman III
1707–1771
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (Leah) Taylor
1716–1793
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Mary Stevenson
1683–1760
Baltimore, Baltimore, CO
Great-Grandparents
James Stevenson
1664–1716
Mary King
1670–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Stevenson
1628–1664
Mary Fletcher
1630–1685

Joshua Chapman's Descendants

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Joshua Chapman (20 January 1755–June 1811) m. Frances (Griffith) Dorsey (Bef. 1765–Aft. 1814) m. Frances Dorsey (19 Apr 1756–1846)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Sally" D) Chapman 1795–1832
  2. 2. Altha Chapman 1781–1847
  3. 3. Leah Chapman 1782–1807
  4. 4. Moses (K) Chapman 1790–1883
  5. 5. Joshua (Chapman) Jr. 1785–1827
  6. 6. Levina Chapman 1795–1807
  7. 7. Joshua Chapman 1780–1827
  8. 8. Altha Chapman 1781–1847
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Leah) Chapman 1782–
  10. 10. Sarah Chapman 1787–1840
  11. 11. Moses (K) Chapman 1797–1883
  12. 12. Nancy Chapman 1797–
  13. 13. Moses (K) Chapman 1792–1817
  14. 14. Frances ("Fanney" H.) Chapman 1798–1857 m. Joseph Bennett 1792–1863
    1. 1. Altha (A.) Foster 1831–1855
    2. 2. Vandrassa Bennett 1840–1840
    3. 3. Minerva (L.) Bennett 1835–1845
    4. 4. William (G.) Bennett 1819–1839
    5. 5. Henry (Mack) Bennett 1826–1864
    6. 6. Virgil (P.) Bennett 1845–1863
    7. 7. Delilah (Vitula) Carson 1833–1902
    8. 8. Frances (D) Barnett 1821–1878
    9. 9. Matilda Bennett 1816–1853
    10. 10. Joseph (V) Bennett 1840–1863
    11. 11. Altha (A) Bennett 1831–1855
    12. 12. Ruth (Ann) Bennett 1828–1889
    13. 13. Reuben (Allen) Bennett 1824–1855
    14. 14. Minerva (E) Bennett 1818–1835
    15. 15. Hannah (Adaline) Bennett 1838–1884
    16. 16. Mary (P) Bennett 1821–1878 m. Lorenzo (Dow) Cooper 1819–1887 m. Joseph (Conditt) Barnett 1818–1893
      1. 1. John (Dillard) Cooper 1856–1950 m. Sarah (Ann) Graham 1856–1939
        1. 1. Oren Cooper 1886–1927 m. Mable Langeworthy 1890–1975
        2. 2. Fern Cooper 1898–
        3. 3. Elbert Cooper 1882–
        4. 4. Charles (C) Cooper 1884–1949 m. Chlora (M.) McGee 1894–1977
        5. 5. Merril Cooper 1887–
        6. 6. Myrtle Cooper 1889– m. Clarence Hawkings 1886–
        7. 7. Pearl Cooper 1879–
        8. 8. Arthur (Callie) Cooper 1878–1951 m. Lillie (D) Ray 1878–
      2. 2. Alice (Powell) Cooper 1851–1914 m. William (Jasper) Riley 1848–1932
        1. 1. Lora (Pearl) Riley 1882–1969
        2. 2. Flora (Belle) Riley 1884–1930
        3. 3. Wade (Hampton) Riley 1877–1953
        4. 4. Marylee Wilson 1898–1989
        5. 5. Marion (Calhoun) Riley 1870–1925
        6. 6. Mary (Lee) Riley 1898–
      3. 3. Lelila Cooper 1851–
      4. 4. Delia (M) COOPER 1849–1885 m. William (V) Crowe 1847–1923
        1. 1. Amy (Virginia) Crowe 1870–1940
      5. 5. Francis (M.) Cooper 1845–1885 m. Monroe Tinsley 1840–
        1. 1. Simon (B. B.) Tinsley 1867–
        2. 2. Mary (M.) Tinsley 1868–
        3. 3. Effie (L) Tinsley 1870–
      6. 6. Joshua Cooper 1844–1885
      7. 7. Samuel (P.) Cooper 1857–1937 m. Lucy ("Belle ") Hix 1858–1915
        1. 1. Noel (Hix) Cooper 1883–
        2. 2. Robert (L) Cooper 1888–
        3. 3. Samuel (R) Cooper 1895–
        4. 4. Nina (M) Cooper 1896–
      8. 8. Sarah (A) Cooper 1853–1855
      9. 9. Joseph (A) Cooper 1853–1855
      10. 10. Ruth Cooper 1862–1864
      11. 11. Matilda (E) Barnett 1842–1925
      12. 12. Mary (Delila) Crow 1849–1873
      13. 13. Infant Cooper 1865–1865

Joshua Chapman's Timeline

2 Records

1755
20 January 1755
Birth of Joshua Chapman in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
1811
June 1811
Age 56
Death of Joshua Chapman in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 January 1755
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1769; Page Number: 119

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1811
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Heflin, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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