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Ralph Chapman 1708 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT DEC 1708

Birth Location: Hamsterley, Co. Durham

Death Date: MAR 1786

Death Location: Lanchester, Co. Durham

Father: Nicholas Chapman

Mother: Sarah Walton

Spouse(s): Dorothy Layburn, Elizabeth Henry

Children(s): Nicholas Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Ralph Chapman, John Chapman

Ralph Chapman was born in 1708 in Hamsterley, Co. Durham, the child of Nicholas Chapman and Sarah Walton. Ralph Chapman married Dorothy Layburn, Elizabeth Henry, and had children including Nicholas Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Ralph Chapman, John Chapman. Ralph Chapman passed away in 1786 in Lanchester, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • Ralph Chapman was born in 1708 in Hamsterley, Co. Durham, the child of Nicholas Chapman and Sarah Walton.
  • Ralph Chapman married Dorothy Layburn, Elizabeth Henry, and had children including Nicholas Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Ralph Chapman, John Chapman.
  • Ralph Chapman passed away in 1786 in Lanchester, Co. Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Chapman
1670 – 1720
Birth Location: –
NC
Sarah Walton
1676 – 1757
Birth Location: Hamsterley, Co. Durham
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Layburn
1709 – 1739
Birth Location: Coalkighill?, Co. Durham
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Elizabeth Henry
1718 – 1751
Birth Location: Iveston, Co. Durham
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Children(s)

Nicholas Chapman
1736 –
Birth Location: Newbiggin, Co. Durham
NC
Sarah Chapman
1739 –
Birth Location: Newbiggin, Co. Durham
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Ralph Chapman
1744 –
Birth Location: Iveston, Co. Durham
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John Chapman
1747 – 1825
Birth Location: Iveston, Co. Durham
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Ralph Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Chapman
1708 – 1786
Birth Place: Hamsterley, Co. Durham
Parents
Nicholas Chapman
1670 – 1720
Sarah Walton
1676 – 1757
Hamsterley, Co. Durham
Grandparents
Thomas Chapman
1649 – 1705
Margaret Maddison
1651 –
Hamsterley, Co. Durham
Ralph Walton
1643 – 1720
Greenhead, Co. Durham
Unknown
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Maddeson
1625 –
Francis Walton
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Maddison
1598 –
Jane Dobbinson
1595 –

Ralph Chapman's Descendants

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Ralph Chapman (ABT DEC 1708 – MAR 1786) m. Dorothy Layburn (ABT 1709 – JUL 1739) m. Elizabeth Henry (ABT 1718 – JUN 1751)
  1. 1. Nicholas Chapman (ABT 1736 – )
  2. 2. Sarah Chapman (ABT 1739 – )
  3. 3. Ralph Chapman (ABT 1744 – )
    1. 1. Thomas Chapman (ABT 1763 – )
  4. 4. John Chapman (ABT 1747 – JAN 1825) m. Margaret Elliot (ABT 1764 – 21 FEB 1801)
    1. 1. John Chapman (ABT 1781 – SEP 1781)
    2. 2. Jane Chapman (ABT 1782 – )
    3. 3. John Chapman (ABT 1784 – )
    4. 4. Edward Chapman (ABT 1787 – ABT MAY 1875) m. Isabella Gowland (ABT 1796 – ABT MAY 1868)
      1. 1. John Chapman (ABT 1816 – FEB 1892) m. Elizabeth Stubbs (ABT 1815 – AUG 1890)
        1. 1. Mary Chapman (ABT 1839 – )
        2. 2. Isabel(la) Chapman (ABT 1841 – ) m. Robert Chapman? (ABT 1837 – )
        3. 3. Edward Chapman (ABT 1844 – ABT NOV 1862)
        4. 4. John Chapman (ABT NOV 1845 – ABT NOV 1920) m. Sarah Stolbert (5 OCT 1840 – APR 1919)
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Chapman (JUN 1848 – JUL 1848)
        6. 6. Ralph Chapman (ABT 1849 – 1912) m. Jane Hunter (1881 – ) m. Barbara Stobbs (1852 – 1900)
        7. 7. Henry Chapman (ABT 1852 – ) m. Mary Jane (ABT 1855 – )
        8. 8. William Chapman (ABT 1854 – )
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Ann) Chapman (ABT 1857 – ) m. Humphrey Hopper (24 Sep 1855 – Mar 1924)
      2. 2. William Chapman (ABT 1819 – )
      3. 3. Edward Chapman (ABT 1820 – )
      4. 4. Ralph Chapman (ABT 1826 – )
      5. 5. Isabella Chapman (ABT 1828 – ) m. Thomas Borman (ABT 1827 – )
      6. 6. Henry Chapman (ABT 1829 – )
      7. 7. Hannah Chapman (ABT 1832 – )
      8. 8. Margaret (Jane) Chapman (10 JUL 1836 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Chapman (ABT 1789 – FEB 1792)
    6. 6. Ralph Chapman (ABT 1791 – DEC 1867) m. Elizabeth Shepherdson (21 MAR 1794 – BEF 1831)
      1. 1. Eleanor Chapman (1822 – 1905) m. Jonathan ROWE (1823 – 22 JUL 1881)
        1. 1. Jonathan (T.) ROWE (1843 – 1916)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) ROWE (MAR 1846 – ) m. William Pullen (1844 – )
        3. 3. Sarah ROWE (1848 – )
        4. 4. Jane ROWE (OCT 1851 – JAN 1891)
        5. 5. Christopher (Bradwell) ROWE (4 OCT 1854 – 1940)
        6. 6. Ralph ROWE (1859 – 1937)
        7. 7. Mary (Ellen) ROWE (4 OCT 1863 – )
        8. 8. John (Henry) ROWE (OCT 1864 – )
        9. 9. Martha ROWE (SEP 1867 – 1941)
        10. 10. Margaret ROWE (ABT 1868 – )
    7. 7. Margaret Chapman (ABT 1794 – MAY 1796)
    8. 8. Henry Chapman (26 JUN 1798 – )

Ralph Chapman's Timeline

4 Records

1708
ABT DEC 1708
Birth of Ralph Chapman in Hamsterley, Co. Durham
Hamsterley, Co. Durham
1708
4 DEC 1708
Ralph Chapman was baptized in St. James', Hamsterley, Co. Durham
St. James', Hamsterley, Co. Durham
1786
MAR 1786
Age 78
Death of Ralph Chapman in Lanchester, Co. Durham
Lanchester, Co. Durham
1786
11 MAR 1786
Age 78
Burial of Ralph Chapman in All Saints, Lanchester, Co. Durham
All Saints, Lanchester, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT DEC 1708
    Event Place: Hamsterley, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1708
    Event Place: St. James', Hamsterley, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: JUL 1739
    Record Source: his wife Dorothy died

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAR 1786
    Event Place: Lanchester, Co. Durham
    Record Source: described as a Pauper.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1786
    Event Place: All Saints, Lanchester, Co. Durham
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