Brief Life History of Mary Magdalene
When Mary Magdalene Summers was born on 10 October 1758, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Summers, was 20 and her mother, Eleanor D Clary, was 20. She married Rev. Giles A Chapman II on 14 September 1775, in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 15 October 1813, in her hometown, at the age of 55, and was buried in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965
- Mary Summers Chapman, "Find A Grave Index"
- The annals of Newberry : in two parts
Spouse and Children
1748–1819 Male
1758–1813 Female
Children (12)
1776–1858 Male
1778–1848 Male
1781–1841 Female
1782–1818 Female
1784–1839 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1738–1809 Male
1738–1809 Female
Siblings (8)
1756–1826 Male
1756–1823 Male
1758–1813 Female
1763–1836 Male
1765– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 18
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
Age 18
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 29
Name Meaning
English: variant of Summer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: occupational or topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the house of someone named Somer (see Summer ).
Irish (Sligo): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Somacháin ‘descendant of Somachán’, a personal name meaning ‘soft, gentle, innocent’, due to confusion with samhradh ‘summer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Chapman Family Bible
Chapman Family Bible Taken from the 'Annals of Newberry', by John A. Chapman, page 598-99 The Bible belonging to the Chapman family, the family of the compiler of these Annals (John A. Chapman), wa …
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