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William Chapman 1729 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1729

Birth Location: Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1794

Death Location: Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Chapman

Mother: Ann Sadler

Spouse(s): Mary (Chapman)

Children(s): Jane Chapman

William Chapman Sr was born in 1729 in Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Chapman and Ann Sadler. William Chapman Sr married Mary Jane Ibbitson (Chapman), and had children including Jane Chapman. William Chapman Sr passed away in 1794 in Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Chapman Sr was born in 1729 in Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Chapman and Ann Sadler.
  • William Chapman Sr married Mary Jane Ibbitson (Chapman), and had children including Jane Chapman.
  • William Chapman Sr passed away in 1794 in Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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William Chapman's Ancestors

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William Chapman
1729 – 1794
Birth Place: Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Chapman
1705 – 1763
Hawnby Hall, Yorkshire, England
Ann Sadler
1692 – 1751
Arden Hall, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
(Richard) (William) Sadler
1664 –
Coxwold, Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth Yates
1664 –
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sadler
1633 – 1709
Alse Thackwray
1635 – 1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ellena Davison
1603 –
John Thackwray
1604 – 1652
Alice West
1600 – 1635

William Chapman's Descendants

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William Chapman (12 Oct 1729 – 22 Jan 1794) m. Mary (Jane Ibbitson) (Chapman) (26 JUN 1732 – 1788)
  1. 1. Jane Chapman (7 Jan 1759 – 20 Mar 1820) m. John Smith (1755 – 1831)
    1. 1. William (Benjamin Smith wooden legged Willie the) Preacher (28 Mar 1782 – 28 Sep 1842) m. Jane (Bulmer) (Smith) (15 May 1785 – 9 Mar 1824) m. Elizabeth (222) Harrison (28 Mar 1798 – 28 Jul 1860)
      1. 1. John (Nelson) Smith (1803 – 1875)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Smith) (Horton) (22 Nov 1804 – 1882)
      3. 3. George Smith (19 May 1809 – 24 Sep 1875) m. Esther Brown (18 Jul 1806 – 23 Sep 1899)
        1. 1. Jerusha (Jane) Smith (21 Oct 1831 – 11 May 1889) m. Thomas (A) Boss (30 Sep 1830 – 29 May 1901)
        2. 2. John (William) Smith (25 Jan 1832 – 06 Apr 1898)
        3. 3. Thomas (Brown) Smith (08 Jul 1834 – 26 Apr 1867)
        4. 4. Tillot (Harrison) Smith (1839 – 28 Feb 1870)
        5. 5. Stephen (M) Smith (11 Jan 1844 – 13 May 1857)
        6. 6. Burton (Bliss) Smith (1885 – )
        7. 7. Thomas (Benjamin) Smith (1885 – )
      4. 4. William (Nelson) Smith (24 Oct 1811 – 21 Apr 1867*)
      5. 5. Henry Smith (17 Oct 1813 – 10 May 1878)
      6. 6. Susannah (Jane Smith) (Herrett) (13 Apr 1816 – 27 Jul 1862*)
      7. 7. Ann (Anita Smith) (Atkinson) (10 Oct 1818 – 24 Feb 1877)
      8. 8. John (Nathaniel) Smith (1821 – 1875)
      9. 9. Mary (Bulmer Smith) (Boss) (7 Nov 1821 – 11 Sep 1897)
      10. 10. John (Nathaniel) Smith (5 Jan 1824 – 10 Aug 1895)

William Chapman's Timeline

3 Records

1729
12 Oct 1729
Birth of William Chapman Sr in Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England
Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England
1794
22 Jan 1794
Age 65
Death of William Chapman Sr in Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada
Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada
1794
01 Dec 1794
Age 65
Burial of William Chapman Sr in Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1729
    Event Place: Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

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