'Chapman4'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Chapman of Kent, Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill, Chapman of West Hampnett

                               
Berry describes the arms of this family as "Per chev. gu. and ar. a crescent, counterchanged, a canton erm." and starts with ....
John Chapman of Sussex ("came out of the North about the time of Henry VIII' (who r. 1509-1547))
m. Ann Okenden (dau/coheir of Richard Okenden of Cowfold or Hefield, Sussex by dau/heir of _ Pelham)
1. Sir John Chapman of West Hampnett, near Chichester, Sheriff of Susses & Surrey (a 1634)
  m1. (sps) Dorothy Bellingham (dau of Richard Bellingham of Newtimber)
  m2. Ann Fisher (dau of Dennis Fisher alias Topps of Sussex)
  A.+ issue (a 1634) - John (b c1618), Ann, Elizabeth
  m3. Elizabeth Morris (dau of Isbrand Morris of Lonndon & Battersea. sister of Humphry)
  D. Abraham Chapman of West Hampnett (youngest son)
  m. Cecilia Gorges (dau of Jo(hn) Gorges, son of Sir Ferdinand)
  i. John Chapman (b c1656, a 1662)
  E.+ other issue - Henry, Susan, Judith, Rebecka

 

 

Berry describes the arms of this family as "Per chev. ar. and gu. a crescent, counterchanged".
Henry Chapman of Bowers (b 1588, d 30.10.1668)
1. Edward Chapman of Molash
  m. Amy Baldock of Faversham
  A. Thomas Chapman (bpt 05.10.1684, d 03.1734, 2nd son)
  i. Rebecca Chapman (dsp)
  m. Edward Crane of Canterbury
ii. Amy Chapman (d unm)
  B. James Chapman (bpt 01.08.1692, d 1750, 5th son)
  m1. Grace Negus of St. Neott's (d 1720?)
  i. Susannah Chapman (d 1761)
  m1. John Thurston 'of Sittingbourn'
  a. Elizabeth Thurston
  m. John Thomson
  m2. Thomas Buck (bpt 28.09.1709)
  ii. Amy Chapman (bpt 1709, d unm 1739)
  m2. (1724) Mary Fletcher
  iii. Edward Chapman (b 1737, bur 10.09.1765)
  m. Jane Dennis (dau of Annthonyn Dennis)
  a. James Chapman
  iv. Elizabeth Chapman (b 1726, d unm 1441)
v. Effield Chapman (b 1735-6, a 1828)
  m. (1758) William Dyne (b 1730, d 18.04.1800)
  C. Mary Chapman (bpt 19.05.1680), d 04.1716)
  m. (1701) Matthew Wage
  i. Chapman Wage (d unm)
  D. Martha Chapman (bpt 20.03.1687, d 1716)
  m. (27.09.1708) Samuel Buck (d 1714)
  E. Rebecca Chapman (bpt 06.10.1681)
  m. _ Resdall of London
  F.+ other issue (d unm) - Edward (bpt 16.04.1667, d 28.12.1743), Henry (b 24.03.1677, d infant), Henry (bpt 16.06.1679, d 11.1701), John (bpt 07.09.1686, d 1703), John (bpt 20.05.1689, d 20.01.1710), Amy (bpt 17.10.1690), Sarah
2. John Chapman (b 1636, d 1679)

 

 

(1) Burke describes the arms of this family as "Per chevron arg. and gu. a crescent, counterchanged" and reports that "This family of Chapman came from Molash in Kent". That suggests that it was connected to the family shown just above.
(2) Near the beginning of the pedigree, Burke reports of the marriage between 2 cousins who we show as descended from ...
?? Chapman
1. William Chapman, 1st of Pauls Cray Hill, Kent (b 1648, d 04.05.1726)
  A. Richard Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill (dsp)
  B. Eleanor Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill
  m1. Richard Abbot
  m2. James Chapman (cousin) @@ just below
2. ?? Chapman
  A. James Chapman
  m. Eleanor Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill (sister/heir of Richard) @@ just above
  i. James Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill (b 1730, d 1824)
m. Jane Mawe (b c1738, d 1820, dau of Rev. _ Mawe by dau of Sir Charles (?) Abdy, Bart)
  a. James Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill (b 1767, d 15.12.1845)
  m. (21.01.1792) Mary Greenwood (d 1837, dau of William Greenwood by Mary Beswick)
  (1) James Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill (b 1797, sp 1878)
  m. Ellen Hutchinson (dau of Rev. George Hutchinson)
  (2) William Greenwood Chapman of Pauls Cray Hill (b 28.04.1802, d 23.06.1884) had issue
  m. (01.05.1840) Elizabeth Catherine Hay (dau of Edward William Oriel Drummond-Hay)
  (3)+ other issue - Mary Jane (b 1793, d 1867), Ann Elizabeth (b 1795, d 1880)
  b. Ann Eleanor Chapman (dsp)
  m. John Mumford of Sutton-at-Hene
  c.+ other issue (dsp or d unm) - Edmund Faunce, Robert, Charles Abdy, William, Jane, Charlotte Heatley, Martha, Lydia
  ii. Anne Chapman
  m. Edmund Fauce (vicar of Sutton-at-Hone)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : CountyGen (Sussex, Berry, p88)
(2) For middle section : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p98+)
(3) For lower section : BFR (Ashworth P. Burke, vol 1 (1897), 'Chapman', p153+)
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