When Rev. Benjamin Chapman was born on 29 August 1758, in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Benjamin Chapman, was 22 and his mother, Jemima Gates, was 23. He married Caroline Matilda Fuller on 10 July 1790, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1776. He died on 13 July 1804, in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Ancient Cemetery, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1760: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Lincoln, Maine, United States
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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.
Possible Related NamesThe Rev. Benjamin Chapman moved to the Plainfield area about 1767/8 when he was a young boy of 10. He studied at Dartmouth, becoming a minister and graduating in 1784.Benjamin Chapman A. M., the son o …
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