Individual Details

Christopher Toppan

(15 Dec 1671 - 23 Jul 1747)

There is a story that Christopher Toppan threatened to disinherit his son for changing his name to Tappan.

Events

Birth15 Dec 1671Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Education1691
Marriage13 Dec 1698Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts - Sarah Angier
Marriage28 Jun 1739Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts - Elizabeth Dummer
Death23 Jul 1747Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts
Probate31 Aug 1747Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts

Families

SpouseSarah Angier ( - 1739)
ChildChristopher Tappan (1699 - 1739)
ChildEdmund Tappan (1701 - )
ChildBazaliel Tappan (1704 - )
ChildSarah Tappan (1707 - )
ChildEunice Tappan (1710 - )
ChildSusanna Toppan (1715 - )
SpouseElizabeth Dummer ( - )
FatherDr. Peter Tappan (1634 - 1707)
MotherJane Batt (1631 - 1710)
SiblingPeter Tappan (1662 - )
SiblingElizabeth Tappan (1665 - )
SiblingPeter Tappan (1667 - )
SiblingSamuel Tappan (1670 - 1750)
SiblingJane Tappan (1673 - )

Notes

Probate

Christopher died without leaving a will, but the heirs involved in the probate include his widow Elizabeth, Bazaiel, Ezekiel Mighill, Eleazer Pierce, and Benjamin Woodbridge. The last three named are the husbands of the three daughters Sara, Eunice, and Susanna.