John CHAPMAN

- 1760

• Name	John CHAPMAN  [1]
  	JOHN CHAPMAN, the progenitor of the Chapman family of this region round about, was of English origin, the son of John Chapman and wife Joanna Sumner, who resided about fifty miles from London. Tradition has it that he was forced into the British Navy, by a press-gang, and after a while, the ship visited Boston, New England, when he availed himself of the opportunity to assume the liberty of which he had been deprived. He fled and found succor in the abode of Samuel Allen, in what is now called Wakefield, Rhode Island. He was a weaver, having become proficient therein by several years service. He came to Stonington, now North Stonington, where he worked at his trade the remainder of his life. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1760  [1]
  Person ID	I88700	Main Tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family	Sarah BROWN
  Marriage	16 Feb 1710  [1]
  Children	1. Sarah CHAPMAN,   b. 25 Nov 1710, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA  [Birth]
  Family ID	F36598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.