David Chapman

7 December 1752–4 August 1817 (Age 64)
Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

The Life of David

When David Chapman was born on 7 December 1752, in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Samuel Chapman III, was 46 and his mother, Hannah York, was 47. He married Elizabeth Clark in 1773, in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 4 August 1817, in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Chapman
1752–1817
Elizabeth Clark
1754–1823
Marriage: 1773
Elizabeth Chapman
1774–1869
Susannah Chapman
1788–1835
David Chapman
1776–1818
Edmund Chapman
1778–1821
James Chapman
1780–1856
Daniel Chapman
1782–1815
Sally Chapman
1784–1812
Nancy Chapman
1785–1854
Sally Chapman
1788–1880

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1773
Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
children

(9)

    Elizabeth Chapman

    Female1774–1869Female

    David Chapman

    Male1776–1818Male

    Edmund Chapman

    Male1778–1821Male

    James Chapman

    Male1780–1856Male

    Daniel Chapman

    Male1782–1815Male

+4 More Children

Parents and Siblings

    Samuel Chapman III

    Male1706–1795Male

    Hannah York

    Female1705–1760Female

siblings

(14)

    Martha Chapman

    Female1727–Female

    John Chapman

    Male1730–1780Male

    Mary Chapman

    Female1732–1733Female

    Samuel Chapman IV

    Male1734–1809Male

    Benjamin Chapman

    Male1737–Male

+9 More Children

World Events (6)

1776

Age 24

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776

Age 24

New Hampshire is 9th state.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

Age 35

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a merchant or trader, Middle English chapman, Old English cēapmann, a compound of cēap ‘barter’, ‘bargain’, ‘price’, ‘property’ + mann ‘man’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Grave Index

David Chapman in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Inscription David Chapman died Aug. 4, 1817; aged 65 yrs. AND Elizabeth his wife, died Feb. 17, 1823 aged 69 yrs. Reintered Sept. 1846 …

Sources (2)

  • David Chapman in entry for Daniel Chapman, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
  • David Chapman, "Find A Grave Index"

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