The first member of this family, Ralph Chapman,
came to America on the ship "Elizabeth " in 1635. He was a
ships carpenter in Southwark, Surry, apart of present day
London, England. The first location of the family was in
Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and then later they moved a short
distance north to Marshfield. His marriage is the first one
recorded in Duxbury.
RALPH CHAPMAN, born ca. 1635 England, married Nov. 23, 1642
Lydia Wills (Wells or Willis) in Duxbury.
Children: (All born in Marshfield, MA)
MARY, born Oct. 31,
1643
Sarah, born May 15, 1645
A girl, born Oct. 5, 1649
A boy, born 1651
Ralph, bapt. Sep. 27, 1657 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA.
MARY CHAPMAN, born Oct. 31, 1643,
married May 14, 1666 Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, William Troop
of Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA (on Cape Cod)
Children:
MARY, born Apr. 6,
1667
Thomas, born Sep. 16, 1683
and others unknown
MARY TROOP, born Apr. 6, 1667,
married Nov. 4, 1686 Swansea, Bristol Co., MA, John Barney,
born Aug. 1, 1665 Salem, Bristol Co., MA, died 1728.
(See
Barney Family
Addendum).
Ref: (9), (32 v. l & 3).
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