CHAPMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
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INQUIRIES ARCHIVE
Tackling the Chapman Lineages
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John Chapman
John Chapman B. 28 July 1751 D. 1790 in Virginia I have my line from my grandfather William Struther Chapman to John correct. At John things get really get mixed up. There seems to be several possibilities for his father. The record has been merged so man times that it is impossible to know who belongs to who. I have three possibilities, Isaac.whom I have thought was correct, Thomas, Richard, and William. Some have the same wives, and some of the children. The dates vary and many other problems. What I am trying to find is a Chapman history that was recorded before the new program made it possible to merge so easy. Can you help?
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Austin Hinkle
Oct 21, 2021
John Chapman
My earliest CHAPMAN ancestor was Christened 26 Jul 1784 in Newton Upon Ouse, York, England. John, son of Mary CHAPMAN. No father is mentioned. His son Robert, born in 1810, arrived in the USA in 1832 from Huby, North Riding of Yorkshire and went directly to Grant County, Wisconsin. I don't seem to relate to any members of the Chapman Family Association.
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Ron Habel
John Chapman
My mother's name is Chapman and I have some of the family tree that was passed down to me by my grandparents. In the papers that was given to me it was mentioned that we are related to John Chapman (that he is a cousin). However, I have found some minor inaccuracies elsewhere unrelated to john chapman in the document. Combine that with the fact that claiming relation to one of the most famous men in our history would be common. I would like to find more evidence to confirm the claims made by my ancestors before I pass this down to my children.
I have the names of three of my grandfathers. I need more generations to link one of my grandfathers to one of John's uncles to confirm that he is a cousin.
oldest generation that I have to the youngest.
My great great grandfather James A Chapman b. 1840 d. 1932 married Emily Curtis (it is claimed that he is the 1st cousin 1 time removed to Johnny Appleseed)
His children = John, Mandy, Cora, Adda, George,
My great grandfather and James's son is George Elsworth Chapman b. 1863 d.1936
George's children = Melvin Dale, Wayne, Lawrence (plus several children from previous marriage)
My grandfather Melvin Dale Chapman b. 1924 d. 2005
I'm quite the novice at genealogy but if in fact he is a cousin of mine, Johnny's father (Nathaniel) would have to be the great uncle of above mentioned James A. Chapman. Or I'd have to link James' father as a first cousin of Johnny Appleseed. Does that sound right?
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Brian Bates
Oct. 21, 2014
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed)
I'm Melanie K. Chapman Lawson and my family came out of Georgia. My father was William Cornelius Chapman b. Oct 29, 1935 to William Charles Chapman in Crawford County. My dad died before he connected the family to the Bridlington Chapman's and John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed. Can you help?
Glenn Beck is using Johnny Appleseed as part of the new show history house. Did anyone copyright Johnny Appleseed or trademark the family name?
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Melanie K. Chapman Lawson