Individual Details

Ralph Chapman

( - 4 Jun 1672)

Ralph Chapman ( Immigrant)
Birthdate: 9 December 1615
Birthplace: Southwark (within present London), Surrey, England
Died: 4 June 1672 in Marshfield, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
Immediate Family:
Son of John Chapman and Grace Chapman
Husband of Lydia Chapman and Katherine Chapman (Garten)

Born about 1615 (aged 20 in 1635). Ferryman from Southwark, Surrey, who came to Plymouth Colony on the "Elizabeth." First settled at Duxbury MA; later moved to Marshfield. Died between 28 Nov 1671 (date of will) & 5 Mar 1671/2. On 6 Jun 1672, Anna Little deposed that "coming to visit Ralph Chapman a little before his will was made, & his daughter was feeding of him... she uncovering his hands I saw they were swelled like bladders."
Married in Marshfield, 23 Nov 1642, "Lydia Wills," almost certainly daughter of ISAAC WELLS of Scituate & Barnstable. She was not mentioned in her husband's 1671 will.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project

Events

Christen9 Dec 1615Southwark St. Saviour Parish, London, England
Marriage23 Nov 1642Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - Lydia Wells
Death4 Jun 1672Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
BurialMarshfield Hills Cemetery, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseLydia Wells (1618 - 1671)
ChildMary Chapman (1643 - 1732)
ChildSarah Chapman (1645 - 1704)
ChildIsaac Chapman (1647 - 1737)
ChildLydia Chapman (1649 - 1649)
FatherJohn Chapman ( - 1641)
MotherGrace Bishop ( - )

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