Brief Life History of William Burgess
When William Burgess Chapman was born on 1 January 1805, in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States, his father, William Chapman, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Mires Burgess, was 36. He married Mary Hester Polly McClure on 16 December 1823. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 15 February 1877, in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Chapman Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Wm Chapman, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Chapman, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- William Chapman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1805–1877 Male
1808–1870 Female
Children (13)
1829–1870 Male
1830–1905 Male
1833–1881 Female
1834– Female
1838–1876 Female
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1765– Male
1770–1836 Female
Siblings (9)
1789–1850 Male
1791–1851 Female
1796–1798 Female
1796– Female
1796– Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 7
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a merchant or trader, Middle English chap(pe)man, chepman, Old English cēapmann, cēpemann, a compound of cēap ‘barter, bargain, price, property’ + mann ‘man’.
Jewish: adopted probably for a like-sounding or like-meaning name in some other European language; see for example Kaufman .
History: This name was brought independently to North America from England by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. John Chapmen (sic) was one of the free planters who assented to the ‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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