A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY

OF THE CHAPPELL, DICKIE,

AND OTHER KINDRED rAMlLIES OF VIRGINIA.

1635=1900.

COMPILED BY

PHIL E. CHAPPELL,

REVISED EDITION.

1900.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.: HUDSON-KIMBERLY PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1900.

PHIL E. CH.A.PPELL

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CHAPPELL COAT OF ARMS AND CREST:

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'' Both justzce and decency requzre that we should bestow on our forefathers an honorable remembrance."

-THUCYDIDES.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Chapter. Facing Page Phil E. Chappell...... Frontispiece I. Chappell Coat of Arms ...... 2 I. Map of James River...... 8 II. The "Speedwell" ...... 42 III. Old Merchant's Hope Church (1656)...... 58 IV. Morris C. Chappell ...... 82 IV. Dr. John Chappell Maxwell...... 92 V. Hon. Absalom H. Chappell ...... 114 V. Clifton T. Chappell ...... 14t IX. Ernest H. Chalkley...... - .... , , , ...... 174 IX. Col. John Joel Chappell...... 192 XII. Prof. James W. Holland...... 23~~ XlV. Willis W. Dickie, M.D ...... 266 XV. John W. Chappell, of Kentucky ...... 284 XV. Sarah Wades's Old Home (1801) ...... 290 XV. Mrs. Beall Compton Hutchings ...... 300 XVI. Home of John Chappell, of Missouri (1850) ...... 310 XVI. Mrs. Sarah (Chappell) Lenoir...... 322 XIX. Samuel L. Adams ...... 342 XIX. Gov. Samuel Adams...... 350 XIX. Major John Booker Adams ...... 366

CONTENTS.

Chapter. Page.

I. ORIGlN OF THE CHAPPELL FAMILY.--THE NAME.--THE CHAPPELLS IN ENGLAND.-FIRST SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA.-HIST0RICAL, .••...... •.. , , , , 14

II. THE CHAPPELLS EMIGRATE TO AMERICA.-BENNET CHAPPELL (1585). - GEORGE CHAPPELL (1634).­ ANDREW CHAPPELL (1634).-JOHN CHAPPELL, OF

WARWICK ( l 635).-CAPTAIN JOHN CHAPPELL (1635).-~THE "SPEEDWELL,"-PERILS OF EARLY NAVIGATION. -THE ''REDEMPTIONER." ·-THE LAND SYSTEM.-THE LATER CHAPPELL lMlVII· GRANTS ...... •••...... 32

Ill. THOMAS CHAPPELL, THE IMMIGRANT (16.35).­ CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.-WESTOVER. -MERCHANT'S HOPE.-CHAPPELL'S CREEK.­ LOSl' RECORDS,-THoMAS CHAPPELL THE SECOND. -JAMES JoNES.-JONES' WILL-SAMUEL, JAMES,

THo:vrAs 3 , AND ROBERT, SONS oF THOMAS THE SECOND AND ELIZABETH CHAPPELL.-THE NEGRO SLAVE, ...... •.•...... ••' ...... ••.. 50

IV. THE SAMU8L CHAPPELL BRANCH.-SAMUEL CHAP­ PELL1 REMOVES TO SURRY CouNTY.-HIS WILL.-

THE NAMES oF Hrs CHILDREN,-ALBEMARLE PARISH.-CHRISTOPHER CHAPPELL, OF NORTH 6 CONTENTS. Chapter. Page CAROLINA.-THE EDGEFIELD BRANCH, OF SOUTH CAROLINA.-FIRST SE1'TLEMENT OF THAT COLONY. -THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH, oF NoR1'H CAROLINA ...... 69

V. THE SAMUEL CHAPPELL BRANCH CoNTINUED.-JOHN CHAPPELL, Scrn OF SAMUEL, THE GEORGIA BRANCH.-HON. ABSALOM H. CHAPPELL ...... 104

1 VI. THE JAMES CHAPPEI,L BRANCH.-JAMES CHAPPELL , (J-RANDSON OF THE lMMIGRANT.-HIS WILL.-HIS DESCENDANTS IN SusSEX COUNTY.-THE ROUGH CREEK BRANCH, OF CHARLOTTE ...... ··· 122

VII. THE THOMAS CHAPPELL3 BRANCH.--THOMAS3 , GRAND­ SON OF THE lMMIGRANT.-REMAINS IN PRINCE GEORGE.-MARRIBS lNTO A QUAKER FAMILY.­ BECOMES A QUAKER.-HIS DESCENDANTS.­ EMANCIPATE THEIR SLAVEs.-Tm,: SOUTHERN QUAKER AND SLAVERY.-Exonus TO THE NORTH­ WEST TERRITORY (1805).-THR CHAPPELLS IN OHIO AND INDIANA...... · · · ...... 14.5

VIII. THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH.-ROBERT CHAP­ PELL1, GRANDSON OF THE IMMIGRANT.-Drns IN PRINCE GEORGE (1724). -HIS WILL.-AMELIA COUNTY. -THE CHAPPELLS REMOVE TO THA'f COUNTY (1746).-APPOMATTOX -THE CRAWLEYS.

-ROBERT CHAPPELL 2, OF AMELIA ...... 157

IX. THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH CoNTINUED.-ABKA­ HAM CHAPPELL, THE SON OF ROBERT 2 .-ROBERT CHAPPELL 3 ,-THE RICHLAND BRANCH, OF SOUTH CAROLINA.-MAJOR Hrx CHAPPELL.-CoL. JOHN JOEL CHAPPELL ...... · .. · · 172 CONTENTS.

Chapter. Page.

X. THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH CONTINUED.-JAMES CHAPPELL, OF AMELIA COUNTY.-HIS DESCEND- ANTS.-AN OLD MANUSCRIPT ...... , .. 194

XI. THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH CONTINUED.-JOHN CHAPPELL~, OF AMELIA COUNTY.-THE VIRGINIA PLANTER BEFORE THE REVOLUTION ...... 2 r 2

XII. THE ROBERT CHAPPHLL BRANCH CONTINUED.-THE SONS OF ]OHN 2 AND PRUDENCE CHAPPELL.­

ROB1l:RT2, OF HALIFAX.-jAMES 1 , THE TEXAS 1 BRANCH.-WILLIAM ' THE TENNESSEE BRANCH.­ 1 S.\.MUEL CHAPPELL .-PRUDENCE CHAPPELL 2 • 225

X[II. THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH CONTINUED.-JOHN

CHAPPELL 3 , OF HALIFAX.-MARRIES, FIRST, SA­ RAH DICKIE; SECOND, ANN DE GRAFFENREID.­ FrRST SETTLE ME ~T OF NORTH CAROLINA.-BARON

DE GRAFFENREID -HISTORICAL.,., .•...... 25 L

XIV. THE DICKIE FAMILY...... •....•• 266

XV. THE ROBERT 'CHAPPELL BRANCH CONTINUED.- DICKil-<~ CHAPPELL, OF KENTUCKV.-THE WADES.

-THE COMPTONS, OF GEORGIA...... • . ..•• 28 I

XVI. THE RoBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH CoNTINUED.-JoHN

CHAPPELL4 , OF MISSOURI.-HIS DESCENDANTS. -PHIL E CHAPPELL ...... ••••...... ' .. 304

XVIT. THE PATES.--MORE EARLY HISTORY OF VIRGINIA.- BACON'S REBELLION ( I 676) ...... · ... , 32..f.

XVUI. THE GARLINGTONS, OF SouTH CAROLINA ...... 330

XTX. THE ADAMS FAMILY ...... ••• 342 8 CONTENTS. Chapter. Page. XX. THE TrnE-WATEk CHAPPELLS, oF WARWICK CouNTY, VIRGINIA.-SUPPOSED TO HAVE SPRUNG FROM

]OHN, THE IMMIGRANT OF Hlilli.-THE FAMILY SEPARATES.-SoME BECOME QUAKERS AND RE­ MOVE TO NORTH CAROLINA.-OTHERS REMAIN IN YORK, NEW KENT, AND HANOVER COUNTIES, VIR- GINIA.-THE PENINSULA BRANCH ... ·· ...... 370 C s-fer­ fk;!E CHARLES-CITY COUNTY , /634 COi,/, 't3nr ti 5htrleq 1620 ma,n ~. Ill Mun Sir Oa ~Q

;· Tieu,-- de Hundred .!5hirlelf. \ Eppe.s'. /.s/and ~\, /676 \Peter Po'lfhres \ / \ \

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INTRODUCTION.

"He who c(trcth not whence he carne, careth lmt little whither he goeth."

1Vhen, in January, 1:895--:five years ago-the manuscript of the first edition of the "Genealogical History of the Chap­ pell, Dickie, and Other Kindred Families of Virginia" was delivered int0 the hands of the printer, the compiler supposed that his work was forever done, and while aware that the history of these old Virginia families was incomplete, he had no intention of ever resuming what had been with him a "labor of love." The effect of the distribution of that edition was, howeYer, far-reaching, and exceeded all expectations. It resulted in a wakening a family peide; a renewal of acquaint­ ance among branches which had been separated for genera­ tions; the di scovcry of lost tribes; and in family reunions at Atlanta, Ga., in 1895; at Richmond, Va., in 1896; and at Nash­ ville, Tenn., in 1897. It also resulted in the organization of a Family Association, with a president and secretary, and viee­ presidents in each of the Southern and \Vestern States. Genealogical research, like the babbling brook, goes on foreYer, and the extent of the information gleaned through a painstaking examination of the records is only limited to the measure of time and labor expended. The interest thus awakened induced the compiler to continue his efforts, and for that purpose he not only personally visited the Old Do­ minion several times, hut enlisted the services of some of the most accomplished genealogists in Richmond, determined to spare neither labor nor expense in making a thorough exam­ ination of all records to be found. Among those which have been examined are the following: The General Land Office books in Richmond, which fortunately have been pre- -2- 10 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE served, and are complete from 1619 to the present time; the county records of the following counties in Virginia, viz.:'" Norfolk, Elizabeth City, Isle of vYight, Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Prince George (only one book remains), Charles City (only one book, now in the hands of Mr. R. A. Brock, of Rich­ mond), Hanover (only two books previous to 1866), Greens­ ville, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Amelia, Lunenburg, Mecklen­ burg, Charlotte, and Halifax. The registers of the following parishes in Virginia lmve been searched, viz.: Abingdon, N,ew Poquoson, in York County; St. Peter's, in New Kent; Albem~rle, in Sussex; Bristol, in Prince George; and the Douglass register of Goochland. In North Carolina, besides the land books in the State Capitol. the records of the follow­ ing counties have been examined, viz.: Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, and GranYille. In South Carolina, the early land grants and records in the Secretary of State's office, in Colum­ bia, and the county and probate records of several of the earliest settled counties; and in tlw State of Georgia, the Gen­ eral Land Office records. 'rhe result of these five y1°ri.r3 of painstaking research will be found on these pages. It ineludes, in the old wills, deeds, marriage bonds, and othPr documepts, which will be found transcribed here, a yast deal of additional data. Several im­ portant missing links in the genealogical chain have also been discovered-links which will now enable several branches to trace their descent from their immigrant ancestor with abso­ lute certainty. 'l'his information seemed too yalnable to be lost, and, as these precious old documents, now tattered and torn, would have been, in another generation, entirely obliterated by the effacing finger of 'l'ime, the compiler was persuaded that it was a sacred duty to publish a reYised edition of the book, that these records, which reveal the early history of the Cbappells and their kin, might be preserved in a durable form for future generations. 'l'he book is not a reprint, but is what it purports to be, a revised edition, containing nearly twice as many pages *Some of these records are mere fragments. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER_ KINDRED FAMILI.IDS. ] 1

as the first, a vast deal of additional data, and a complete genealogy of several branches discovered since the first edi­ tion was published. 'fhe work has been one of great labor and infinite detail. How thoroughly and carefully it has been done the reader may determine. Errors will appear and many omissions. For some of these the compiler is not responsible, as much of the information was obtained from others through correspondence. Criticisms will be made, but let him who has prepared such a work, thereby knowing its difficulties, and who, when it has been completed, has found it faultless, be the one to criticise. It behooves all others to remain silent. No apology is necessary fOI' its publication, for it is only intended for those who are directly int'.~rested in its contents. The principal object of the work, without which it woulrl never have been published, has b,,eu to preserve the ancient records of the family, and through them its history. No at­ tempt has been made to trace the family in England, the country whence they came, but rather the compiler has con­ fined himself to a new family in a New \Vorld, and to tracing , down its descendants, rather than treat of an old family in an Old \Vorld, and trace back its ancestors. Brief historical sketches have been given of the first settlements of several of the Colonies and States. This seemed essential, for, as the Chappells and their kindred were among the very first settlers in these sections, their histories oould not well be written without referring to the country and the conditions under which they lived. Special effort has been made to record every known tradition, however triYial, relating to those of past generations. In fact, these n.c-connts may be found to partake somewhat of a memorial character, for they are intended to kef.'p aliye and perpetuate the memo1ies of those who have long since passed awa.v. The reference to repre­ sentatives of the present generation will be found to be in the nature of a genealogical record, and may not be as extended as expected. In fact, the names and dates of the latest gen­ eration, in some branches, have been entirely omitted, and are left to the future historian of the family, as their multiply­ ing numbers and the increasing 1-?ngths of their lines would A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

ftll a much large volume. The book will be found free from the fulsome flattery of living representatives which frequently characterizes works of the kind. The Chappells, to whom the book mostly pertains, are entitled to the "roud distinction of being recognized as one of the oldest families in the l:"nited ·states. Their immigrant ancestor-Thomas Chappell-cnme to the Colony of Virginia in 1635, twenty-eight years after the landing of the ftrst English settlers. The family has about it, in its history, the glamour of romance and antiquity, it being the offshoot of an ancient and noble ancestry on the other side of the sea. For hundreds of years its course can be traced; ftrst in England and then through a dim and misty haze to the sunny plains of Normandy in France. Alvrnys in the advance guard of civilization, they have helped to conquer, then to plant, de­ yelop, and protect new communities. In the United States its members haye been active participants in every war. In that respect the family has been a remarkable one, ;and its patri­ otism is unquestioned. In the olden time, during the ftrst set­ tlement of the cmmtry, they were among the pioneers who fought the lurking Indian. In the contest for national inde­ pendence, more than twenty names on these pages will attest their love of liberty. In the unfortunate struggle of the South from 1861 to 18G5, the great number of rec-ords which will be found, "Killed in the C. S. A.," "Died in the C. S. A.," etc., prove how freely they poured out their blood on the battle­ fields of Virginia for the "lost cause" and in defense of their beloved Southland. The thanks of the author are due and are hereby tendered to all who have assisted in the compilation of this work. To many he has ncknowleaged his obligations in the proper places throughout the text, but there are others to whom he is espe­ cially indebted for their loyal support and assistance from the beginning to the ending. Among these are Mr. Clifton T. Chappell, of :.r\facon, Ga., secretary of the Family Associa­ tion, whose assistance and encouragement has been invalua­ ble; Mr. Ernest H. Chalklt•;y, of Baltimore, Md., and his brother, Judge Lyman Chalkley, of Staunton, Va., who haye CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 13

contributed valuable assistance; Mr. Samuel L. Adams, of Halifax County, Virginia, who has examined the records of several counties; Mr. vVilliam VVarren, of South Boston, Va., who has rendered assistance; Dr. 0. A. Chappell, of Elgin, IlL, whose help has been of great value; Major F. P. Leavenworth, of Petersburg, an accomplished engineer and for many years the county surveyor of Prince George County-a true typ,,3 . of the old Vir-ginia gentleman-vvbo kindly furnished the draught for the map of James River and the description of the old church, and the country about the mouth of Chappell's Creek, in Prince George County; and Capt. Francis R. Lassi­ ter, of Petersburg, who furnished the data from the old record book of Prince George County. Besides those mentioned, Mr. Lyon G. Tyler, president of ,Villiam and Mary College, and Mr. ,,v. G. Stanard, secretary of the Virginia Historical Soci­ ety, of Richmond, each of whom is reC"ognized as an accom­ plished antiquarian and genealogist, have been most helpful. Phil. E. Chappel/; Kansas City, Mo., January 1, 1900. HISTORY OF THE CHAPPELL FAMILY.

CHAPTER I.

ORIGrN OF THE CHAPPELL FAMILY.I____THE NAME.-THE CHAP­ PELLS IN ENGLAND.-FIRST SE rTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA.­ HISTORICAL,

It would be difficult now, perhaps impossible, to deter­ mine with certainty the origin of the name "Chappell" or to trace the family back to its first ancestor and ascertain defi­ nitely when or in what part of the world he lived and died. Recorded evidence is found in abundance to establish the fact that every branch in the United States, and there are three separate and distinct branches, sprang from ancestors who came to this country from England in the early part of the seventeenth century. vVe al~o know that even at that early' day the name was a common one in that country and was numerously represented in the southern part of the kingdom. Mr. Chappell Cory, of Alabama, a descendant of the Cha11- pe.lls, visited England recently and spent a year in London. He found several representatives of the English family of Chappells still liYing there, and made some effort to ascertain from them the origin of the name and family, but beyond th,~ fact that it was an old Englh,h name, and that their ancestors had lived in that country for centuries, he gained n0'"informa­ tion. l\fr. Edward J. Chappell, of London, a prominent finan­ cier and business man, writes me as follows: "The Chappell family does not seem to be as numerous in this country now as it once was--I refer to those who spell the CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. ]5

name exactly as WP do-'Chappell.' My father stated to me that when he first engaged in business in this city, in 1848, there were but few names in the city directory spelled 'Chap­ pell.' Now there are twenty-five or thirty. My earliest ances­ tor of whom· I have record-Edward Chappell, who wa:9 my great-grandfather-came from Hertfordshire, and was born in 1760. The names Edward, James, John, Robert, Samuel, Thomas, and .. William have been the favorite ones in this coun­ try. I have no doubt the family originated in France, and that the patronymic was originally spelled 'Chapelle.' " While the family is now a much more numerous one than has been generally supposed, and its members are scattered all over the United States, in every State and Territory, it may be taken as an accepted fact that all who spell the name "Chappell," whether descended from the Northern or Southern branches, are of the same p':lrent stock and are of. English descent. Occasionally we come across the name spelled "Chappel," "Chapell," or "Chapel," with a "p" o,r an "l," and sometimes both letters, omitted. These are simply in~tances in which the idiosyncrasy of some indi,idual has caused him to change the manner of spelling the name and abbreviate it, regardless of tradition. In every such case, no doubt, if traced back, the name would originally have been found spelled with two "p's" and two "l's," which is unquestionably the correct way of spelling it. But whence came the Chappells to England, and how long liad they lived in that country before the beginning of the sixteenth century, when we first find them there? In the year 1066 A. D., William the Conqueror crossed over the English Channel.from Normandy, a province of France, oonquered the country, and established a strong and powerful government. A ,·ery large proportion 'of the Englisll people are the descend­ ants of the~e daring Korman invaders, and there is but little douQt, from tlle similarity of the English name "Chappell" to the French name "Chapelle"--the Jatter a well-known sur­ name in France to-day-that our English ancestors were among the followers of vVilliam the Conqueror. The names "La Chapelle'' and "De la Chapelle," frequently met with, are lo A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

also distinctively French names, and those who bear them, like those who bear the name "Chapelle," are of direct French descent and are only related to the English Chappells as has been indicated. It is easy to understand how the French name "Chapelle," with the accent on the last syllable, ·became An- -glicized and changed to "Chappell," with the accent on the first. Certain it is that we :first :find the name spelled "Chap­ pell" in England as early as 1500, a.nd it is a remarkable fact that in the succeeding four hundred years but few have pre­ sumed to change the manner of spelling it. 'There are two theories as to the origin of the French name "Chapelle." One is that it is derived from the name of the city Aix-la-ChapeJJe. 'l'he first person to bear the name, hav­ ing, perha.ps, been a resident of that city and having changed • his residence, may have assumed or have been given the name '"Chapelle( or "La Chapelle," to indicate the place of his nativity. Aix-la-Chapelle is a large city and 011e of the most ancient in Europe. It is now the capital of a district of the same name in Rhenish Prussia, but was for many centuries in French territory. There iR trace of its existence under the government of the Romans, to whom it was known as early as the time of the Cmsars. Charlemagne was born here in 742 A. D., and here were also crowned the early German emperors from 813 te li'h'U. The city doubtless derived its name from a celebrated cathedral located there-the name Aix-la-Chapelle meaning ''City of the Chapel," or cathedral. The other theory as to the origin of the French name "Chapelle," and the one most plausible, is as follows: The English word "chapel," French originally "chapell," now "chapelle," Latin "capella," meant a short cloak, hood, or cowl; a covering for the head. A term originally applied to a private oratorium, or house of prayer, and supposed to have derived its meaning from the CURtom of the ancient kings of France c,f carrying the hat of thefr patron saint-Saint Martin -with them to battle. The little oratory or tent in which was preserved this sacred hat, cloak, or cape, or in French, chape, acquired from the treasure it held the name of "clu1pelle," and the person who had rharge of if was called "chapelairi" in CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 17

French, or in Latin "capellanus,'' and thus, we are told, origi­ nated our English words "chapel" and "chaplain"; the mean­ ing, even now, of the former being a private place of worship, near or attached to a church or cathedral. The French word "chapelle" has exactly the sanH:> meaning as the English word "chapel:'' Whichever of these two theories advanced as to the ori­ gin of the name "Chapelle" mas be accepted, if either, there seems to be but little doubt that the English family, from which we sprang, descended frrJm an ancestry who came to that country hundreds of years ago from !<~ranee, probably at the time of the Norman conquest, and that the name was then spelled "Chapelle." Perhaps if we could go still farther back into the past-into the dark ages-a thousand years or more, we might possibly find that our first ancestor to bear the nam,~ was a Catholic priest, ·who had charge of the capella-chapelle -in which was preserved the sacred capote or hat of St. Martin, and thus acqufred the name "Chapelle," which after­ wards became .Anglicized to the name "Chappell." While this theory as to the origin of i.ht> name of a family, the members of which for hundreds of ~rears have been Protestants, ma,v not be agreeable to their pride of ancestry, it must be remem­ bered that the name originated centuries ago-long before the days of Martin Lutht>r and the Reformation-and in an age when the whole dvilized world was under the dark dominion of Popery and the Catholic Ch nrch.

THE CHAPPELLS IN ENGLAND. No attempt has been made to trace the Chappell family in England; for, as no connection could probably now be found between the immigrants to America and those left iu the old country, no line of descent could be estal:J.lished with certainty; hence no purpoi,,e would be subserved commensurate with the labor and time requirPd to make the research. Doubt­ less the reeords, which have been much better preserved in that country than in this, would- establish the fact that the Chapp;lls had lived there for centureis, and they might even A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE throw some light on the origin of the family and name, but even these results would scarcely recompense the trouble and expense of an investigation. Sufficient evidence will be ad­ duced to satisfy the most sceptical that the American Chap­ pells came from England, and that they sprang from an old and noble family, which had lived in that country for hun­ dreds of years. This is all that we now· know and all that :s necessary for us to know, for while this information may be gratifying to our family pride, )Ve must not forget that we are Americans-not English-and the fact that ours is one of the very .oldest families in this country is a far greater cause for self-congratulation and honest pride of ancestry than that we sprang originally and remotely from a noble family in England. 'l'he name "Chappell'' is not unknown in English history, and the family not only belonged to the nobility of that coun­ try, but produced many· prominent · and disti~guished men. 'l'hat they belonged to the nobility is attested by different authors on English heraldry, among whom are Ifurke, Fair­ banks, and John Guillim, each of whom is recognized as a standard authority on this subject. In Burke's "General Armory of E_ngland, Scotland, Ire­ land, and vVales" may be found the coat-of-arms and crest of the English Chappells, a cut of which is shown as a frontfrl­ piece of this volume. These arms were assigned to Richard Chappell, Deputy Auditor General, and properly registered. The description is as follows: "Or, an anchor sable, between two chaplets in fesse vert. "Chaplet-A wreath of laurel or oak leai'es interwoven with acorns.· "Or= yellow; vert= greccn; sable= black. "Crest-A mailed arm at rest, in hand a viper, proper. "Proper= the natural or proper color." (Fairbanks' "Crests," Vol. II., plate 58.) This description in plain English is as follows: A yellow shield, having thereon an anchor (black), with a green wreath of laurel or oak leaves on either side of the stock of the anchor (fesse) above the flukes. The crest adopted ( H APPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED F AlYIILlES. I~ here, of which there are two others, described in different works, is a mailed arm at rest; the hand clasping the neck of a viper. In a work on French heraldry ("Le Herat de Arms," p. 79) has been found the coat-of-arms and crest of the French family, La Chapelle. It is an elaborate affair-in fact, too elaborate for the author to attempt a description; especially as it is deseribed in Frenrl1. 'While, as has been stated, no attempt has been made to trace the Clrnppells .in England, the following data has beea obtained from an examination of different records-especially · church records-of that country. Among the French Hugue­ nots who fled from their country after the massacre of St. Bartholomew in 1572, and settled in England, were mans persons belonging to the French family of "Chapelle." \Ve find the names of these people spelled in different way~. Sometimes "Chapelle," ''Chaple," "Chapel," "La Chapelle," and "De la Chapelle.'' Among these refugees were'several who became distinguh,hed Protestant divines and churchmen, One, a mini&ter, named Nicollas Chapelle, preached for sev­ eral years in Sonthampto1t and London-from 1600 to 1'620. We also find the name of one Aaron Chapelle, a celebrated divine from 1598 to 1606, and the name of Jean Cha.pelle, a minister of prominenee, during the same early period. (See "Huguenot Society of London," Vol. V., p. 38.) These names a.ll indicate a French origin, and those who bore them-and there were man,y others-were all evidently French Hugue­ not refugees, who fled to England to escape religious perse­ cution in their own country, which was intolerable during the sixteenth century. But it is evident that the American Chappdls were not the descendants of these French refugees. The original English family of Chappells, from whom sprang the present American Chappells, were living in that country certainly as early as 150Q. Among those belonging to this family, all of whom spelled the name "Chappell,'' were the following who attained prominence: Bartholomew Chappell, at one time Sergeant Bailiff of London, was knighted for merit. (Guillim's "Display of He~·­ aldry," p. 313.) 20 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Richard Chappdl, who has been referred to as having received the arms and erest described, was a man of great prominence in his day. He lived about 1600. 1'here lived in Nottinghamshire one Robert Chappell, born in 1550, who had two sons-William and John. William Chappell, who was born in 1582, became a learned scholar and a distinguished divine. He was for some time Bishop of Cork, and in 1648 published a book called "M,ethodus Con­ cianndi." He was also John Milton's tutor at Cambridge. He died May 13, 1G4H. John, the younger brother, had previ­ ously died. He was buried at Mansfield. In Collins' "Peerage" (Vol. VIII., p. 177) appears the name of James Percival, Lord of Eastburry (born 1530), whose da.ughter Elizabeth married 'fhomas Cliappell, of Cap­ ner, in Portishedd; and in the Harleian Society Register, 0f London, has been found a further reference to the same Thomas Chappell, as follows: "Visitation of Somersets,hire in 1623. Thomas Chappell, of Portishedd, living in . 1'628. Married twice. First, Ann, d. of Rich'd Morgan, of Easfon, Gorgan (Gordon), Co. Som: l\fary, daughter. Second wife, Elizabeth, d. of James Percival, Lord of Eastburry, of Eas­ ton." They had i:he following children: James, Richard, . , ,John, Thomas, and .Ann. In the same church register (Harleian), London churches, have been fo11nd the following entries referring to a family of Chappells that lived in that city about the middle of tht~ sixteenth century----'--the name being invariably spelled "Chap­ pell." In the register of St. Michael's Church, Cornhill, Lon­ don, among the marriages are the following, viz.: "Thornaf-l Chappell married Alyce Bedle, January 17, 1546. William Chappell married Sara ,vakleye, January 20, 1594. Christ,en­ ings: Thomas Chappell, February 28, 1551; Alexander Chap­ pell, ,January 9, 1550; Elizabeth Chappell, May 30, 1553; Mary Chappell, April 8, 1548; and Susan Chappell, June 2, 1549. Deaths: Edrnnnd, son of Thomas Chappell, died Octo­ ber, 1556. Mr. Thomas Chappell died August 28, 1558." In the same- register are recorded the follo-wing marriage licenses issued h3· the RiRhop of London, viz.: "John Chap- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 21 pell and Ellen Pitt, of Brarnford, Middlesex, Spr., Gen. Lisct., March 24, 1588-9." ''Thomas Chappell, of St. Albans, Wood St., Stationer, and Ann Sneithe, of St. Sepulchre, sd. City, widow, late of City of Chester, Gen. Lisct., Aug. 30, 1595.'' "Thomas Chappell, of St. Dunstan's in the vVest, Joyner, and Ellen Dowlman, widow, of St. Albans, ,,rood St., December 6, 1582." In the same rt·cord has been found the death of James Chappell, January 30, 1625-6, who was buried in \Vestmin­ ster. He is mentioned in a will written in 1609; and in his own will, proved February 17, 1625-6, he mentions the name of his son John as his only child and heir. It will be obsen-ed from these names-John, Thomas, and Robert-and the dates, that we are coming close to the probable ancestors of the Virginian immigrants of 1635. In fact, there is but little doubt that some of the Chappells whose names appear on this old register were the fathers of the young adventurers. 'l'he connection, however, wilL never be known. Enough evidence has unquestionably been ad­ duced to prove beyond a doubt that the American Chappells sprang from these English people, who spelled the name then just as it is spelled to-day.

FIRST SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA-HISTORICAL. It was nearly a hundred years after the discovery of America (1492) before any attempt was made by England to gain a foothold in the New -world. In 1497, John Cabot, com­ manding an English fleet, discovered the mainland on the coast of Nova Scotia and laid claim to the country in the name of his king, thus by the right of discovery laying the foundation of the English title to all the coast country as far down as Flortda. But for a C'entury England seemed blind to the importance of her claim. France and Spain were wiser, and each seems to have understood and appreciated the prize that in after years was to become so valuable. Spain was first to follow up the discovery made by Columbus, and sent out several expeditions, which explored Central and South Amer- 22 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ica, and even conquered Mexico. In 1534, the French entered the river St. Lawrence, under Cartier, :md laid claim to Can­ ada.. They extended their explorations along the chain of lakes of the Northwest undf:'r the leadership of those brave and daring explorers-the Jesuit Fathers--La Salle, Mar­ quette, and Joliet, who carried the cross in one hand and the sword in the other, until they passed through the Straits of Mackinac and planted the French banner on the banks of the great water-courses of the ·west-the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. It will thus be &een that England, from some cause, lagged behind other nations in planting her flag in the New World, for all of these <:!xplorations and conquests were made before 1580. 11he time had now come when, if she ever in­ tended to assert her claim to the Westel'n Continent; she must do so. After two feeble ;1,ttempts, one in 1576 and the other in 15~ to found a colony along the northern coast of America, a charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth in 1584 to Sir "\Vnlter Raleigh to fonnd a colony somewhere along the coast of Virginia. Two ships were sent over in that year and, landed on Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Caro­ lina. In 1585 other colonists a.nd supplies were sent over, and again in 1'587. J;'inally the- last of these adventurers were killed, by whom it was never known, and the effort to estab­ lish the colony was abandoned. So ended the Roanoke colony. No further attempt was made to found a colony until 1606. In that year a charter was granted by King James, the then sovereign, to a company called the "London Company." They fitted out three small ships and sailed down the Thames in December, 1606, following the southern route, via thl➔ Azore Islands. They reached the "\Vest Indies towards spring, and from thence coasted along up what is now South Caro­ lina, (1eorgia, and North Carolina, until they reached Roan­ oke Island,, the seat of the former colony, where they in­ tended to land. A severe storm came up, however, which drove them farther north, until they reached the mouth of the ,James, where it empties into Chesapeake Bay. In this safe harbor they took shelter in the latter part of April, 1607, CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND O'I'HER KINDRED FAMILIES. 23 after a yoyage of four months, and landed at Point Comfort, which they so called on account of the security they felt. They then ascended the ,Tames River about fifty miles, until they came to an isla11d-it was really a peninsula then, al­ though an island now--a low place, ·where they landed and there established_ the first permanent Anglo-Saxon settle- ment in America. '" I have visited this famous settlement, of which nothing remains now but the ruins of an old church covered with ivy, and a few old tombstones in the near-by churchyard. 1t is the most historic spot in America, for here were laid the scenes of tragic events which form the history of the first successful attempt to establish the English-speaking people in the vYestern Hemisphere. The church tower is crumbling, year by year, and the place is now weird and desolate beyond descriptioL Nothing is heard saye the sound of the sad sea­ wayes as they dash against the shore, and the shrill note of the sea-gull as he dips his breast in the waters of the James. The spot, however, possesses a peculiar enchantment" for one whose ancestors were a:mong these early English colonists, and whose feet trod this hallowed ground nearly three cen­ turies ago. Their ghostly spirits can yet be seen, in imagin­ ation, as they flit hy in the shadows of the dim and misty past. Perhaps there is not in the annals of history another pict­ ure equal in all its horrors to that which has come down ,to us of the terrible sufferings of this little English co-Iony. It consisted of about one hundred persons, and there never were gather"ed together a more shiftless, helpless lot of men or those so illy prepared to undergo the hardships which were before them. Many of them were the younger sons of the nobility-"gentlemen" they were called. Others were jewel­ ers, perfumers, and gold 1·efiners, and of the entire number there were not more than twpnty who could be classed as laborers and mechanics. Of course the result was as might have been expected. During th(• first summer (1607) they had their first encounter with the Indians, who were numerous in the country. It was the beginning o.f a long and desperate 2-t A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

conflict between t'.vo !'aces for supremaey, which was to con­ tinue for centuries. Then came a dark cloud, worse than In­ dians, that threatened the very existence of the colony. With the summer and fall months came poisonous malaria, sick­ ness, and death. Tlte whol<=: colony was prostrated, and, added to other horrors, the supply of provisions gave out. The men laid down ~n tlieir huts and died, and those who were ~10t attacked were too few and feeble to wait on the sick or inter the dead. By September, one-half the number had died, and in dei-;peration some of' the remainder seized the ships and attempted to escape to England, but were pre­ vented by Captain John Smith, who waR at that time in com­ mand of the colony. At last frost came, and with it sickness disappeared. The rivers were full of fish and water-fowl, and the corn had become ripe enough for bread. 'l'here was no longer any dan­ ger from starvation, and those that were left were safe. But, a.las! back of the little chnrr:h were seventy new-made graves, leaving only thirty of the original colonists. The winter of 1607-8 passed without incident, and with the buddir,g of the trees and whistling of the birds came cheerfulness. Early in the year, the company sent over two ships with an additional supply of men and provisions, and the little colony was to begin again its struggle for existence. New lands were cleared, new houses built, and corn was planted. But Fortune seemed to frown on them, and with the first snow-fly they were again without bread, and, huddled together behind the palisades which enclosed their cabins, they were "affrighted with the fear of famine." 'l'he number of colonists had been increased until they now numbered 200. About the middle of ,January, 1609, conditions had become so desperate that it was determined to make a raid on a neigh­ boring tribe of Indians, attack them, and take from them a supply of corn. In accordance with this determination, Cap­ tain John Smith, whose name will ever be inseparably con­ nected with the early struggles of the colony, at the head of a company of men, went down the James, rounded Old Point, went up the York, and attacked King Powhatan, the princi- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAl\IILIES. ;35

pal chief. Several Indians were killed in the affray, but the colonisi·s captured the corn and returned to Jamestown. This wrong--the first perpetrated by the white man against his weaker foe-was destined to bear fruit in after years, for the Indian never forgets or forgives an injury. 'J'he fall and winter of 1609 saw the culmination of all previous troubles. There were now 500 people in the colony, increased by immigration, of whom 200 were able-bodied men, the others being women and children. Smith, having met with an accident which came near costing him his life, had left the colony for J~ngland. No one was left in command possessing the requisite courage and confidence to control the turbulent men. 'l'he Indians, too, remembering Smith's un­ justifiable act of the previmrn winter, when he "pressed" their corn and killed some of their braves, had become exceedingly troublesome, and took occasion to "pi.ck off" a white man whenever an oppo.ttu"nity presented itself. As t_he days passed, these troubles increased. Provisions, throug:fi improv­ ident management, became scarce. Sickness again invaded the little settlement, and 1),~ath stalked boldly behind the palisades. As soon as an occupant died, his house was torn down and the logs used for fuel. Even the palisades, which had been erected as a protection against the Indians, were now torn down in desperation and used for fuel. Men, women, and children were starving, and, in the presence of the greater danger, all fear of attacks from Indians was lost. For awhile they subsisted on roots and acorns. At last the worst came. Horror of horrors! they became cannibals! An Indian was killed and buried, "but they took l1im up and ate him, boiling his flesh with roots and herbs." One of the men killed his wife, and was eating her body when discovered. All human ties were sundered, and men became like wild beasts. The people were starving, and the colony was tottering on the very brink of destruction. :Nearly 500 persons were left in the colony when Smith departed in September, 1609. In the spring of 1610-six months afterwards-there were less tlrna sixty remaining, all told, and this little group of miserable, starving human beings, with their emaciated faces, hungry -3- 26 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

eyes, and babbling voices, ,vere huddled together behind the palisades of Jamestown, the remnant of the colony. But the hour of succor was near at hand. God was with the little band, and it was His will that the Anglo-Saxon should remain in the \Y estern wilderness and build up a. great nation, which should in time become a refuge and home for the oppressed and down-trodden of all the other nations of the earth. One da_y, as these poor miserable creatures were gazing far down the river,-* imagine their delight when they discovered two small white specks, which proved to be sails. It was the 10th of May, 1610, when the two ships cast anchor at Jamestown. They came just in time to save the few sur­ vivors from starvation. But, alas! they themselves had been shipwrecked, and had but few provisions. It was at once determined to abandon the eolony and ·sail for England. The cannons and guns were buried, and on the 7th of June the poor, emaciated creatures were taken on board, anchor was weighed, and they sailed away for England. Such was the result of the long, hard struggle to plant an English colony in Xmerica. Hundreds of thousands of pounds had been expended and hundreds of lives lost, and now, after thr,ee years of such suffering as, has but seldom been known, the few surviving, half-starved colonists were sailing homeward:. lPaving behind a few dismantled cabins to mark the spot where the second attempt had been made to plant the Anglo,-Saxon race in the New ,vorld. Virginia had been abandoned. But a joyful surpi-ise ,vas in store. On the next morning, and before the ships had reached the mouth of the river, a fleet was met, having on board a ne,Y supply of people and prons1011s. They returned to ,Janwstown and cast anchor on June HI, 1610. Yirginia wa,, saved. It is not the pmpose of this sketch to give a detailed account of the history of the colony of Virginia after its set­ tlemPnt on the banks of the James, although there iEl no more *The James is five miles wide here. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 27 interesting chapter in the hifltory of America.~· A reference to a few of the principal eve-nts of this early period will be made, that the reader who is not familiar with the first set­ tlement of Virginia may understand something of the condi­ tions which prevailed when our ancestors came to the colony. The motives which induced the London Company to found the colon3· at so great a cost of life and treasure-for it was a joint stock company, composed of men from all stations and occupations in life-were various. 1'here were tho1s,e who be­ came interested with the hope of civilizing and Christianiz­ ing the Indian, ,vhile others invested their money and joined the company from a mere Joye of adventme. By far the greatest number, uf roursc, as is always the case, made the venture for firnmcial gain, ·wonderful stories haYing been told in England of the success of the Spaniards in discovering vast mines of precious metals. No gold o-r silver, however, was found, but there ·was found, there among th~ Indians, instead, a plant, the culfrrntion of which was destined to revolutionize the commerc,e of the world. Tobacco was fi.,·st cultivated in Virginia, in 1612, by John Rolfe. For more than two and a half renturies it was the great staple, and was cultivated almost exclusively. The soil and climate we1·e found to be exactly suited to the plant, and there soon grew to be such a demand for it in Europe that it could not be supplied. It was the money crop, and the only medium of exchange b~- whieh the planter could supply the wants of his family. In fact, it was money itself-a legal tende1·-a certain number of pounds constituting the unit of value, and all debts, salaries, taxes, and tithables, due the Church, wer0 paid in rhat eommodit3·. At a still earlier day, wampum and beawr-skins had been the legal tender, · and passed as token money (see sketch of Andrew Chappell, of Maryland, Chapter II.), but in Virginia. tobacco was the cur­ rency and si.arnlard of value, and so continued nearly to the timP of the American Revolution.

*Among the many historical works referring to the early settle-­ ment of Virginia are Bruce's "Economic History," John Fiske, Smith's Works, Neill's "Virginia Company," Campbell, Bishop Meade, etc. 28 A GENEALOGIC;AL HISTORY OF THE

From 1610, conditions begrui to improYe in the colony. New supplies and new people were brought over every year or two, and those ·who remained became acclimated and ac­ customed to labor. Snflicient crops of corn were raised for bread, and the waters and forests supplied fish and game in abundance. There was no longer any danger of starvatio,1, but the ancient planter never forgot his early sufferings, nor did he cease to refer to that period as "the starving time." No other event of sufficient importance to be referred to here occurred in the colony until 1619. In that year came three eventful changes, two of which not only affected the his,tory of the colony, but the destiny of the nation which was ~o succeed it. The settlements had now spread all along the James from the mouth to the falls, just below the present city of Richmond. Each was called a plantation or hundred, and there were eleven of them in all. Under the charter granted by King James, the affairs of the colony were to be governed by laws (enacted by the London Company and en­ forced by a governor, appointed by the company. The people had had no voice in the seler,tion of a ruler or in the enforce­ ment or making of the laws. Now all of this was to be changed and the rights of the people were to be consulted. The New ·world was coming and cast its shadow before. Instructions were received by the governor to summons a "general assembly,'' to he elected by the people, every free man voting, which was to make laws for the government of the Plantations. On July 30, 1619, this assembly met at Jamestown, 1.he first legislative body ever convened in Amer­ ica. The event was pregnant with results_, for the old had passed away, and the new was born. Popular franchise and the rights of the people b_egan on that day the long struggle which was eventually to culminate in the severance of the Colonies from the mother country and the independence of America. About the same time that Virginia obtained the boon of free government, it became evident that something else was necessary to assure the perpetuity of the colony. There were but few women in the colony previous to 1619, and in that CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 29

year the Government sent over ninety y0l1ng women to be­ come wives to the settlers. A singular feature of the arrange­ ment was that the men were required to purchase their wives -that is, they were to pay the cost of their transportation from England, which was fixed at 120 pounds of leaf tobacco, worth at that time three shillings per pound, or about $90 in our currency. 'l'he whole scheme, which appears now some­ what unique, worked out to the satisfaction of the parties most interested--the young people themselves-no doubt, and many happy marriages resulted, for the experiment was sev­ eral times repeated. 'fhe curious spectacle was presented of suitors going aboard the ship and selecting, or being selected by, their future wives. All the pleasant romance of wooing and being wooed was done away with; there were no long engagements, and matches were made without loss of time. The great and important event of this memorable year (1619), however, was the arrival of a portentous personage, who was destined to revolutionize the civilization of the New '½T orld-the African slave. Out of this dark shadow, a mere speck now, was to issue the thunder and lightning which was to deluge a continent in blood. In August, 1619, a Dutch ship sailed up James River, ha.ving on board twenty negro slaves, which were sold to the planters. This was the first importa­ tion and the beginning of African slavery in America. Previ­ ous to that time and for more than a century afterwards, there existed in the colony a E,ystem of white servitude, which will be referred to hereafter. There seems to h::we been no difference of opinion at this time as to the right to hold these African slaves in bondage. They were probably regarded in the same light as indentured white servants, except that the servitude was to continue for Jife. Every nation in Europe owned and bought and sold slaves, and a very considerable portion of the revenue o,f England was obtained from this traffic. With the opening of the spring of 1622, Virginia seemed on the high road to prosperity. 'fhere were now 2,000 people in the colony, and from the old· huts at Jamestown had spread the settlements to the falls. All along the river could be seen 30 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

prosperous plantl_ltions, and even far over towards the Poto­ mac a few adventurers had established forts, as a protection against the Indians. 'l'he fields smiled with plenty, and the old "starving time'' was only remembered as an unpleasant dream of the past. 'roba~co had become the great staple, was universally cultivated; the price was high, and across the water was a ready mac1.·ket for all that could be raised. So far as the human eye could see, the foundation of a thriving State had at last been firmly laid. But suddenly the scene changed. The sneaking, tread1- erous savages, who for so many years had been considered a conquered foe, now rose in their might. 'L'hey had been pet­ mitted to go and come into the settlements at pleasure, and even to buy arms and ammunition.. They had been employed as s-ervants, and were fully apprised of the strength of Hie different settlements and their means of defense. The blow, under a preconcerted m·rangement, fell everywhere at the same hour of the same day. F1·0111 Berkeley's plantation, near Richmond, to tlie mouth of the river-a hhndred mileR -the attack was made simultaneously. "~ t Westover, a plan­ tation near which 'l'l10mas Chappell settled thirteen years after the massacre, thirty-three persons were killed. ~o white man ·was spared, nor were e.-en the ,vomen and chil­ dren alTowed to escape. Onl~- one place on the river-James­ town--escaped. There an Indian servant, who had become attached to bis master, made the plot known to him and thm; saved many lives. During this terrible day-3farch 22, 1622- no Jess than 347 of the 2,000 inhabitants were horribly slain. Captain John Smith's cruel act, in tobbing the old chief Pow­ hatan of his corn, had been fearfully anmged. But this cruel and bloody affair was not to end here. The colonists--those who e,waped-retreated to Jamestown, planted their tobacco and corn, a!1d waited patiently until their crops were matured. 'l'hen they organized and fell upon the savages with terrible for;,(-\, carrying death and ruin into their villages. This sweeping onslaught drove back the Indi­ ans to a considerable distance, opening a new country to set­ tlement and a wide scope to the indisputable possession of the settlers. \Yhile these conflicts betwePn the two races con- CHAPPELL, DICKili; AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES 3 [ tinned during the entire colonial period, and. in fact, have continued to the present day, there was never, in tide-water Virginia, another so sanguinary, nor one attended with so much bloodshed. 'L'he year 1625 witnessed one of tlw most important evPnts of the plantation period of Virginia, and the last that I shall mention. It was the downfall of the London Company. The company, as has beC'n stated, was a commercial organization, composed of more than a thousand members. among whom were merchants, :ulv011tnrers, religions philanthropists, and many of the nobility of England. It was to a great extent under the influence of the nown, although its governor and council had been seleeted by. its own members. Many thou - sands of pounds had bef•n expended, but from a financial standpoint, likt• Raleig-h's ventnre, it had been a failure. It had no-w grown strong. however·. and had accomplished a far greater result in the civilization of the world; it had finall_y succeeded in planting firmly the English-speaking. ra'ce in America. 'l'he King and ~ompany had from the ver1'.}~ • begin­ ning been in conflict, and this conflict had come to a crisis. The colonists desired free trade and the privilege of selling their tobacco in Holland, where it commanded a better price 1han in England. 'rht• King forbade all shipments or trade with foreign nations, and required that all profits in the way of revenue should be paid into the English treasury. Again, the spirit of populai' freedom, encouraged by the act of 1619, permitting the elective franchise, had created a feeling of restlessness in the colony. ,v:hen the crisis came, the conflict ended as it always did in that age when the issue was one between the people and the crown, in a victory for the latter, and the charter was repealed. Henceforth the colony was to be simply an English province, governed solely by the King, and the Church of England was to continue, as it had been, the only religious faith tolerated. · \Ve come now to the year 1685, the mo~t important to us of any in the early history of Virgfoia, for in that year­ twenty-eight years after the first Anglo-Saxon set foot on American soil-our Chappell aneestors came to the colony. 32 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER II.

THE CHAPPELLS EMIGRATE TO AMERICA.-BENNET CHAPPELL (1585).-GEORGE CHAPPELL (1634).-ANDREW CHAPPELL (1634).-JOHN CHAPPhLL OF WARWICK COUNTY (1935).­ CAPTAIN JOHN CHAPPELL (1635).-THE "SPEEDWELL."­ PERILS OF THE EARLY NAVIGATO.l<.-THE REDEMPTIONER.­ THE LAND SYSTEM.-LATER CHnPPELL IMMIGRANTS.

'rhe Uhappells wt,re among the first of the Anglo-Saxon race to come to the ~ew World, and, having always been pioneers, their history is cotemporaneous with the history of this country. In fact, the history of the family is so inter­ woven with the early history of the country that the history of one cannot be written without embracing mueh that per­ tains to that of the other. The reader who follow_s the foot­ steps of these early pioneers will therefore become familiar not only with the first settlement of the Oolonies, but many of the States as well. Always on the frontier, driving back the Indian, blazing the way for civilization, and opening up new countries to settlement, they have contributed their full share in wresting from Natnre the peace and comforts we now enjoy. The colony that came to America in 1584, under the charter granted by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Walter Raleigh, made no settlement. They coasted along up the Carolinas· and named the country "Virginia," in honor of the "Virgin Queen." The settlement on Roanoke Island was reserved for the ensuing year, 1585, when, under the same charter, a col­ ony of eight hundred landed and settled on the island, under the command of Sir Ralph Lane. Among the names of those who compos,ed this colony-th8 very first English colony to settle in the Western Hemisphere--is that of Bennet Chap­ pell. They arrived in June, and most of them returned in 1586, a single year having sufficed to disgust them with their CHAPPELL, DICKIT~ AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 33 lonely hamlet. 'l'he fate of those who remained was never known. Neithe;r is the fate of Bennet Chappell known. He may have bf)en one of tl•" unfortunate onef who remained until 1587, and who, it has [, vays been suppused, were massacred by the Indians; or he rnay have returned to England. All that we do know is that he was of the English family of Chap­ pells from whom all in America arc descended, and that he was of the first English colony in America.* During the seventeenth and a part of the eighteenth cen­ turies a record was kept, under the direction of the Govern­ ment, at all ports of entry on the English sea-coast, of emi­ grants to her colonie:,,, and every subject, before embarking, was required to take the oath of allegiance to the King and the Established Church. Thtcse records have been preserved, and from them has been compiled, by .John C. Hotten, a par­ tial list of emigrants to the Colonies, including those in America. In this list may be found the names of no less thap seven persons bearing the name "Chappell'' who sailed from Eng­ land between the years 1634 and 1685. Besides these, we find record of one Andrew Chappell, mariner, whose name does not appear on Hotten's list, from the fact, perhaps, that he was a. member of a colony, and may not have been conside1•ed an emigrant. The names found in the 'list are as foUows: 1. George Chappell came "in ye bark Christian, Joseph White, master." He sailed March 16, 1634, having first taken the oath of allegiance. His age was twenty. He came with a party called the "Stiles party," and landed at l\fassachu­ setts Bay, Kew England. 2. Captain John Chappell, of London, master of the ship Speedzcell. Sailed l\fait 28, 1635, from Southampton for the colony in Virginia. 3. Thomas Chappell, aged 23, sailed June 23, 1'635, for Virginia, on the ship America, \Villiam Barker, master. He *Hazard's "Historical Co]lections," p. 37. ·i·This word is spelled "Mai," instead of May, in the original record. 34 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

took the oath of allegiance. The America sailed from Graves­ end, England. 4. John Chappell, aged 38, sailed on the ship Assurance July :Ji, lG:35, from England to the colony in Virginia. 5. John Chappel] (rebel). 1rhis name appears in Sir vVilliam Booth's list of convicted rebel prisoners sent to the Island of Barbadoes, * August 9, 1685, by the ship John Frig­ _qart, of Bristol, England. 'l'he same John Chappell was re­ leased in the following February, and embarked for America, but to what port. is not stated. He was from Petherton., England. Beside:,; tl1<1se mentioned above, we find one Jonah Chap­ pell, in "ye parish of Christ Church," Island of Barbadoes, December 22, 11379, who was the owner of ne,..ro slaves; and one ,Joshua Chappell, whn seems to have sailed for America in 1678, and died on October 6th of that year. It is not prob­ able that either Jonah or Joshua ever reached America.

GEORGE CHAPPELL. George ChappeU, who became the progenitor of a numer­ ous branch in the )lew England Colony, landed first at Mas­ sachusetts Bay, from whence his descendants removed tn Connecticut and located in ,yeathersfield, New London, and Lebanon. ,\.Jter remaining there till after the American Rev­ olution, they began to scatter, one branch removing to Onon­ daga, New York, while others went later to Indiana, Illinois., Wisconsin, and other States or Territories of the West. In fact, so numerous has this family now become that their num­ ber js estimated at more than a thousand, and they may be found in almost every State in the North and West. Sorn<' have even gone South, fo1' there are families of Chappells ii} both Missouri and Kentuck,v, who trace their connection back to the Connecticut Colony. They spell the name "Chappell/ just as it is spelled in the Southern branches, and have the same traditior a.s to the origin of the family-i. e., that they *The Island of Barbadoes, in th•e Caribbean Sea, was, at that time a penal colony, and many prisoners, taken in the wars of that period, were transported there. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 35

went originally from France 10 England, and from that coun­ try emigrated to this, in the early part of the seventeenth century. George Chappell was tweuty yPars old when he landed in America, and at once apprenticed himself to Stiles, with whom he came over, io learn the carpenter's trade. In less than three years we !ind him fighting Indians, and with thir­ teen others engag·ed, under Captain John :Mason, in the fight at Pequot 1.<7ort. Ile married, shortly afterwards, :Margery --, by whom he had issne: Riclvwd, M:at·y, ,John, Gpo:rge, Jr., Eliza, Hester, Saral1, Nathaniel, Caleb, and Joshua, the lasl two being lwins. The,r WtTe all bo!'u between 1645 and 1668. In 1648 G-eorge Chappell was granted a land warrant, and in 1652 another. The last he located on land near Ne·w · London, which is yet owrred by his descendants. The ·pioneer spirit was early manifested in this branch of the family. John and his descendants removed to New York State. Nathaniel's, Caleb's, and ,JoRhna's descendants went West, along the natural com·Re of emigration, through the States bordering on the Great Lakes, and scattered to the four winds. Onl_v the descendants of George, Jr., manifested no roaming disposition. They still live in and near Lebanon and New London, Conn., and have> never deserted the hom(L nest. Living at ~ew tondo11, the famous outfitting point for whaling vessels at a11 Parl_y day, many of this branch have become sea-captains and sailors. During the Revolutionary War they furnished their fnll quota to the Patriot Army, and on the pension rolls, in the \Var Department in Washington, may be found the names of several Chappells who enlisted from Connecticut and Massachusetts. ~\..rnong those who diR­ tinguished t_hemselves in those perilous times were Lieuten­ ant Caleb Chappell, of Sharon; Captain Stephen Chappell, of the Lake Champlain flotilla; C:1ptain Edward Chappell, and Lieutenant Joshua Chappell, the last of whom fought at Bunker Hill. The family is a typical New England one-Puritanical, straight-laced, and of the strictest religious and moral char­ acter. l<""'or a period of two hundred and sixty-five years they 36 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

haw added luster to the name "Chappell," and have done their part toward making it one of the most honored and re­ spected in the New \Vorld. Mr. J. Chappell Clark, of Indianola, Io,Ya, and Dr. Ora A. Chappell, of Elgin, Ill., both descendants of this branch, have collected much data of this family, and the latter is now engaged in compiling, for publication, their genealogical llistory."

ANDREW CHAPPELL. Besides the two immigrants, John and Thomas Cha.pell, who came to Virgini;J in 1635, and George ChappeH, who_ came to the northern colony in the previous year, we find the name of another Chappell, who came over and settled in the cofony of ::Vlaryland about the same time (1634), although, as his name does not appear in Hotten's list, we find no record to establish the exact time of his departure from England. This immigrant was one Andrew Chappell, a sailor and ship-owneta, it appears, whose name and the following information in rela­ tion to him have been found in an old record book of Saint Marie's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The fact that he owned a ship, of some sort, which was seized by Lord Calvert, and rn;;ed in defending the colony, indicates that ·he ha.d been a sailor before coming to America. 'l'he first record found of Andrew Chappell, of which there are several, was in Hi34, the year in which the Mary­ land colony was founded. It is in a list of ''Public Expenses, Assessments, and Taxation for Anne Arundel County" for that year. Among the items enumerated, for which a tax was levied, was an account due Andrew Chappell for the ust! of· his brig-"seized by the Government for public service'' -200 pounds of tobacco.t *For genealogical matter of the New England family of ChappelJs. the reader is referred to Savage's GenealogicaI Dictionary, Vol. I., p. 363; Loomis' "General FEJmale Branches," pp. 816-817; Hinman's "Connect­ icut Settlers," pp. 546-548; Hines' "New London, Connecticut," p. 150; and Caulkins' "HistorY of Connecticut," p. 325. tWmimn and Mary Q1wrterly. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 37

The following record also appears: "vVarrant against Andrew Chappell, Mariner, att the suit of Thomas Pasmore, Carpenter, in an action of debt of 1200 wt. of 'robacco: to appear at the court on the third ff ffebruary next, to stand to the judgment of this court.')* "This action is witl!dra:wn by ye consent of ye plf. 10 Aprill, 1638. "J. C. J a11ies Caruther." '',January 6, l638. A tt this day comes Andrew Chappell and aclrnowledgeth himself to owe unto James and Thomas Baldridge, or their assigns, four hundred weight of Tobacco, or thirteen pounds of Beaver skin, to be paid ye 10th of No­ vember next, and if he shall not so doe he willeth and grant­ eth for himself, his heirs, exeqniters and adm'rators that the said somme of 400 lbs. of Tobacco or 13 lbs. of Beaver be lev­ ied upon the lands, goods and chattels of ye said Andrew Chappell. (Signed) ''Andrew Chappell. "Recogn coram me. "John Lewger, Secy.'i' On the ''12th day of ffebruary, 1637," Andrew Chappell received, as shown by the same record, "thirty pounds· of Beaver skins due him for wages at a court held at St. Marie's, Anne Arundel county, for serving several days in the months of September, October, November a.nd December, 1636, as one of the Grand Enquest."t Andrew Chappell died in 16:39, as is shown by the follow­ ing record, and without issue: ''Randal Revil, administrator of the estate of Andrew Chappell, deceased, files the Inventory of the goods and chat­ tels of said estate of the said Andrew Chappell, Mariner, the said Andrew having died without issue in St. Marie's Parish, Atnne Arundal county, 28th ffeby., 163'9. "Randal Revil, Admr."

*Anne Arundel County lies 011 the Chesapeake Bay, a few miles below the city of Baltimore, and Andrew Chappell was .probably engaged with his vessel in coasting on that bay. These recoras are copied H-rbatim. tProbably grand jury. 38 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

vVe have no means of determining who Andrew Chappell was, and, as he died without issue, leaving the name extinct in his line, onr interest iu him ceases with his death. His na.me, however, is worthy to be recorded in the history of the Chappell family, for he was living in Maryland in 1634, and, as far as the records show, was the first of the name to come to that colonv. 'l'hat he came from England, and was one of the familv in that countn, there can be no doubt. lt may be worth ~entioning that in the old records referred to · his name is spelled just as it is spelled to-day. The colony of Maryland, unlike that of Virginia, was a Catholic ooionv and under the control of that. Church. It was founded u~der a charter granted by King Jame.s to Lord George Calvert in 16:32, but no settlement was made tl,util 1634. On the 25th of March of that year an expedition, coil':_ sisting of about 300 men, sailed from Old Point Comfort­ having come from England in Febrnary--along up the Ches­ a.peake Bay and into the broad Potomac, when they landed at a little Indian Yillage, which they called Saint Marie's. This was the first white settlement in Maryland, and was the capital of the colony. It was on the Potomac, near its con­ fluence with Chesa.peake Bay, and on the west side of the peninsula. It has dwindled away until now it is a mere sand-bank, and even its location is scarcely known.* It was here that Andrew Chappell lived and died; and the fact that we first find record of him in the same year in which the colony was settled indicates \·ery clearly that he came over with Lord Calvert, and henre was one of the 300 colonists who founded Maryland. •'

JOHN CHAPPELL, OF WAR WICK COUNTY There is recorded evidence to establish the fact that the English Ohappells of the sixteenth century lived in North­ ampton, Nottingham, and Rutland shires, and the fact that there were three John Chappells-John, the brother of Wil­ liam (who has been referred to), Capt. John Chappell, of the , *.John Fiske, Vol. I., p. 274. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 39

Speedwell, and the ,John now referred to-living cotemporane­ ously, or nearly so, indicates how nurnnous the family was in that country, even at that early day. ,Tohu Chappell, the one who came over in the As-surance in

July, 163G, and who .was then thirty-eight years old1 located, it is believed, in Warwick County, Denbeigh Parish, near the mouth of the James River, and there married and be­ came the progenitor of a numerous family. They remained in that section, in, Warwick, Elizabeth City, and Isle of Wight counties, for nE:arly a hundred years, when they separated; one branch removing south of Norfolk, along the )dbemarle Sound, to the counties of Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Cho­ wan, in North Carolina, while others moved westward, along the peninsula between the· ,James and Y mk rivers, and found homes in York, New Kent, King \Villiam, and Hanover coun­ ties, where some of their. descendants reside even to the pre.s­ ent day. The North Carolina branch, which removed to that colony about 17213, became Quakers, and many of the_-ru, on account of their opposition to slavery, emigrated between 1800 and 18:rn to the free territory of the Northwest, where they are now numerous in Ohio and Indiana. Many records have been found of this branch, which has been designated as the "tide-water branch," and, as the prin­ cipal object in compiling this history has been to record and thus preserve in a durable form for future generations, all records of the Chappell family, especially all early records that have, been found in Virginia, it has been deemed advisa­ ble to embrace the history of this branch in a separate chap­ ter at the end of the 'book. (See Chap. XX.)

CAPTAIN JOHN CHAPPELL. On the 28th of May, 1635, there weighed anchor at South­ ampton, England, a diminutive little ship called the Speedwell, which sailed away for the colony in Virginia. The master of this ship was John Chappell, and there is but little doubt that when he went ashore at Jamestown he was the first of the name to set foot on the soil of Virginia. That he was the father of young Thomas Chappell, who came to the colony in 40 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF '!.'HE

the same year, who will be referred to hereafter, and hence; was our first American ancestor, seems probable, although there is no positive evidence to establish this fact. Neither; is there any reason to believe that Captain Chappell remained permanently in Virginia. On the contrary, being a skillful. navigator engaged in a profitable trade, as he was, he prob­ ably continued on the ocean, or may have returned to Eng­ land and died there. The only record found of Captain Chappell is in Hotten's list, and is the clearance papers and passenger list of this voyage. These papers, verbatim et literatirn, are as follows: "'l'heis under written names are to be transp-orted to Vir­ ginia imbarqned in ye ship Speedwell of London, John Chap­ pell, Master, from Southampton. Being examined by ye min­ ister of Gravesend of their conformitie to ye orders and di.s­ cipline of ye Church of England and have taken ye oath of allegiance. "Mai, 28. 1635." In addition, it is prrfmmed, to the usual cargo of freight, she carried the follo,wing List of Passengers. "Henry Burr, ag0 24, Ri<"hard Morris 19, '\Villiam Ship­ man 22, Nathaniel Fairbrother 21, .Jo. Gilgate 22, Richard Rowland 20, C. Metcalf 19,* Rich'd Brown 19, Robt. Parker 21, Thomas ,\Tillis 19, Tl10mas Childs 30, Thomas Roney 19, Chris Peddington 18, Thomas Smith 22, John .Mason 22, Wil­ liam Spencer 1-7, Joseph Spencer 21, 'I'lromas Bates 18, John Barker 22, William ,Villiams 19, Thomas Oliver 19, John West 30, Nick Tetlce 31, ·wmiam Pasford 19, Jo. Watson 22, Robert Spynk 20, James Lowder 20, Jerry Burr 20, Wm. Ap­ pleby 32, V{rn. Cary 21, 'iVm. Stamper 22, Jo. Carden 22, Jo. Harris 20, Edmond Clark 16, N. Sylvester 25, Richd. Boyd 22, John ,Jones 18, Wm. Brown 22, Robt. Spence 24, Joseph Mason 18, Christ. :Morton 22, William Kemp 22, Rewbin Lemon 18, *The figures indicate the ages. All old records copied are exact copies. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND O'l'HER KINDRED FAl\[II.JES. 41

Johu Swau 19, ,Johu Flood 24. ,John Goodson 18, Henry Dawkes 27, \Yilliam }latts 20, George Foster 2G. (Women:) Katharine Perkins 19, Elizabeth Biggs 10, Dorothy vVyncott 40, Elizabeth Pew 20, Christine, Reynolds 2,4, Judith Green 20; Maria Sedgwick 20, Ann \\r)·ncott lG, Frances Longworth 25. Elizabeth Luthill 25, Phillipi Biggs CT months." Total, 49 men, 9 women, and 2 children. - A. trarnmtlantic Yoyage was not the pleasure trip in 1635 that it is to-day. Then all vessels were small and ill-con­ structea, and there wen~ no charts to guide the mariner, nol' other appliaiw<'s and connmiences which now render such a voyage both plea,;aut and ,iafe. The size of the ordinary sea­ going vessel was then ·not OH!l' 100 or 150 feet from ,item to stern, and her tonnage from 90 to 150 tons displacement. Previous to 1610 all ships sailing from England to Vir­ ginia directed their conr;-e as far south as the \Vest Indies, but after that date a more direct course was taken across the ocean, which materially lessened the tin~e required to make the voyage. 'rhe usnal time requi_red, after the direct course was adopted, was six w0eks, unless adverse winds were en­ countered, when, of course, a longer time was required. 'fhe return passagr-, was usually made in three or four wedrn. The yoyage was always subject i:o serious danger, for, be­ sides the usual risk from the elements and storms, there was the greater danger from pirntes, who in that age held full sway on the ocean. 'I.'he ~foors, the Turks, the Spaniards, and Algerians infested the ,vaters of the southern ;\. tlantic, and were a continual menace to the merchant craft of other nations. .\JI ,;hips -were reqnirecl by law, not only to sail heavily arnH'd with gum,, cutlasses, and mounted cannon, but to carry a cr·ew skillC'd in "ihP use of these weapons. ¥any a ship in that day sailed out of Hampton Roads never to be heard from again. Improper food, tl10., a11d overcrowding, espetially ·when the passengers wei'e indentnrC'd servants, often led to much suffering, which was augmented too often by the cruelty of the captain of the yessel, vi'110se anthmity wa.s supreme over the passengers as well as the crew. A Itogether, the voyage -4- 42 A GEXJ•;ALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE was a hard one, especially ,vhen the living ca1·go was made up of the redemptioner.3/' The Speedwell. ,vhilc nothiug further is known of Capt. Chappell in ad­ dition to what has been stnted, his staunch little ship has :1 place in history only sr>cond to that of the famous ll1cwlfowcr, of which, as will appear, she was a consort at the beginning· of the latter's mernol'able voyage to the northern colony in America in the year Hi20. The Pilgrims wt•re, as is well kno,vn, English people, who, having been persecuted in their 11ative country, on account of their religious belief, fled -Lo Rolland and settled at Leyden, where they remained for several years. They seem never to have become rf'conciled to their new home, being among stran­ gers and with a people whose language they were unable to speak. Finally, having determined to leave that country and seek au asylum in America, they applied to King James and received permission to emigrate to the "New ,v6dd. About 120 of their number went io Delfshaven, on the sea-coast, and there chartered the Speedwell-an English vessel-in which they sailed for Southampton, England, the latter part of July, 1620. On their arriYal the,,· went to London, and there also chartered the 1llayfiower, it having h0en found that the Speed­ well had not suffo:ient accommodation to convey as many peo­ ple as desired to make the voyage to America. The 1Vfayfiower was largee than the 8peecliccll, and "was of burden about nine­ score"-180 tons. She was probably not over 120 feet long and 30 feet beam. Her exact dimensions, however, have not been preserved in history. 'l'he following extracts, referring to the Speedwell, the yessel in ,vhiclt we a1·e most interested, are taken from the log of the 111 ciyffowe1·, a priceless volume, written on unruled paper in EugJish script, which is yet presened in the library of the Bishop of London.t "'!'he little ship Speecl1cell, chartered *Bruce's "Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century." ·j·It has been recPntly deposited in the State Library of Massa­ drnsetts. THE "SPEEDWELL" (1635). (Page 42,)

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and fitted out in Holland, was 60 tons burden." She was a three-masted barque, having her sails square-rigged, excepting· her mizzen-sail, which wa:-; sehooner-rigged. Her poop, located well aft on her stern, extendPd far above her main deck and furnished cabin accommodationR for 60 or 70 people. She waR substantially built of Engbsh oak, with a square stern and little model, yet fully e,1uipped in accordance with the idea of mari1w architecture of that early age. "Sixty tons burden"-twenty-five wagon-loads-probably 90 feet long and 25 feet beam. How small compared with the ships of the nineteenth century, some of which have a displafement of 15,000 tons. And yet in this frail craft, without chart or aught to guide him, our first ancestor crossed the stormy A.tlantic. After leaving Southampton, from which port both vessels sailed, with 120 passengers, and being out a day's sail, the Speedwell was found to be in a leaky condition. She put back and was repaired. Twice she returned, and at last landed at Plymouth, when it was determined to abandon her, reduce the number of passengers and make the voyage alone with the larger ship. Finally, on September 16, 1620, the 111 ayfiower departed on her memorable voyage with 102 emigrants, all told, of wliom 90 were· Pilgrims. In the old log is found the following 1·t'ference to the cause of the n.bandonment of the S peedicell: "But here, by-the-way, let me show how afterwards it was found that ye leakiness of ye ship Speedwell was partly by being overmasted and too much pressed with sail; for afterwards she was sold and put i,nto her old-time condition and made many voyages and performed her service ,,ery suf­ ficiently and with great profit to her owners. * * * * * But more especially by ye cunning arn, deceit of ye master and his company, who were hired to stay a whole year in ye new country and now evinced dislike, fearing want of victuals, they played this stratagem and caused ye leak in ye ship. to free themselves, as afterwards was known a.ncl by some of them confessed." 44 A GENK--1.LOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

As the statement is here made that the Speedwell was shortly afterward sold, an

right ·of citizenship. Many became respected citizens, and even wealthy planters. It has been sometimes stated that Virginia was at an early da;y a penal colony, but this is not true. A, few ship-loads of criminals were at one time brought over, but the remonstrance was so great that the practice was soon discontinued.

The Land System. Having described this unique labor system of early colo­ nial Virginia, a word may appropriately be said of the land system, which was so closely identified with it through the head-right. Every person who imported an immigrant into the colony, whether bond or free, was entitled to fifty acres of land, called a "head-right," for ·which a patent was issued and which could be located on any unappropriated public domain. Or, if the o,wner preferred, he could sell it, and the assignee had the same right to locate it as the original grantee. The value of a head-right throughout the seventeenth century was about £10, which was but little more than the actual cost of the passage of the immigrant. £10 for fifty acres of land would be 4s. per acre, or one dollar. 'When a person owning one or more head-rights desired to locate them, he first selected the land he desired to locate and had it surveyed. Generally the location selected in the seventeenth century was along a •water-course, not only be­ cause such lands were more- fertile, hut because they offered an open highway to market, and were accessible to the vessels that came up the rh-er after the tobacco. In running his courses, the :mrveyor adopted the bank of the river or creek as a base line, from which ht> ran courses at either end, at right angles, for a sufficient distance to take in the required number of acres called "head lines." From the outer ends of these two courses was run a line which enclosed the area aml which was called an "outline." If other lands adjoined, which , had already been patented, the new patent was described as ' adjoining such lands. When the field-notes were filed, with the head-right, a patent was issned, describing the lands and CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND O'I'HER KINDRED FAMILIES. 47

giving the names of the head-right, or head-rights, if more than one.* OTHER CHAPPELLS COME LATER. No record has been found of the advent of anyone named "Chappell'' to America after 1635 until about the close of the eighteenth century. On the 7th of April, 1795, another John Chappell sailed from London with his wife and two chilaren for America, where he took up his residence in Baltimore and where he 'lived for forty-eight years. He was bo.rn in Gloucestershire, England, June 24, 1765, but removed with his parents to London in 1769. He married Anne Kershaw, by whom he had John G., ,vmiam L., Philip S., Thomas, James, Anna, Nanc.r, Sarah, Jane, and Catharine. The following are the names of some of the descendants of this family: 1. John G. m. Maria Pitt. Issue: vVilliam P., Amanda, Maria L., and Doug less. After the death of his first wife, John G. Chappell married her sister Pr.scilla. Issue: Edward and Rebecca. 2. William L. Chappell m. Maude Rickard. Issue: Sarah, m. Samuel Copp, of St. Louis; Mary, m. Joshua H. Alexander; Catharine, m. Eton G. Pratt; John T., m. Eliza­ beth Alexander; vVilliam C. Chappell, m. Lena Harley; Sarah, m. Dr. Edward Hale; and Jane Emma. Of the above, William C. Chappell was a lieutenant-colonel in the C. S. A., and was killed at the battle of Prairie Grove, Ark. This branch (de­ scended from William L. Chappell) removed to St. Louis about 1840, where most of the children rnarried.i· The children of John T. Chappell and Elizabeth .Alex­ ander are as follows: ,vinthrop G. (m. Carrie Garrison), Mary F. Chappell, William L. Chappell, and Martha Chappell, who married George Kingsland. · 3. Philip S. Chappell was a prominent banker of the city of Baltimore, where he died about 1875, leaving issue now living in that city. *See different Chappell wills and deeds. tWilliam L. Chappell was killed in the Gasconade disaster, on tki Missouri Pacific Railroad, November 1, 1855. 48 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY 01'7 THE

Nothing is known of Thomas or ,James Chappell or of their sisters, whose names have been mentioned above. Sev­ eral members of this family have been manufacturers of chem­ icals, among wl10n, are 1\'111. IL Chappell, president of the Chappell Chemical l\lanufactnring Company, Chicago. 'fhere resides in Athens, Ga., Hon. Robert Chapple, who, while he spells his name differently from the English manner of spelling it-being of. E'n'uch extraction on the paternal side -is nevertheless related to and descended from the English Chappells on the maternal side--a "Chapple" having married a "Chappell." His account of his pedigree is interesting, and will be told in his own words, as it corroborates the theory which has been advanced as to the origin of the name and family. He says: "My great-grandfather, Henry De la Chapple, was a Frenchman and a soldier of Napoleon. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Waterloo and was thrown into a prison in Devonshire. After being released, he settled in England, and a son of his-1Villiam Chapple-who was my grandfather, married Mildred Chappell, the daughter of an English family by that name which lived at that place. This couple lived to a great age and had twenty-one living children, among whom were Thomas and John Chapple, the latter my father, who came to Georgia in 1853. .:i1y father died in 1872. I have only one son, Dr. John A. Chapple, who resides in Atlanta, Ga. "Of the English Chappells--my relatives on my maternal side-two of my urn:les removed to London and fiye came to America. Of the latter, two located in Baltimore, two in Strasburg, Va., and one in Petersburg, Va. I do not know their Christian names, but they spell the surname 'Chappell.' '' Another family of Chappells, which came from England to this country about the middle of the present century, is now living in Ohio. In the year 1845 there sett1ed in Cleve· land, in that State, two brothers-Henry and George Chap­ pell-who were born in YViltshire, England, about 1820. Both married in this country and eacb became the head of a family of children. Henrs Chappell removed later to Elyria, Lorain CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 40

·County, Ohio, where his children, among whom is a daughter Helen, now reside. Luke Chappel], a son of George, resides with his brothers and sisters at Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio. There is also one Benjamin Chappell living at Dover, •Cuyahoga County, Ohio, ,vho is supposed to be a member of the same family. There are other families of Chappens· of whom I have · found trace, whose progenitors are said to have come to Amer­ foa within the last century, but I have not sufficient informa­ tion of them to refer to them intelligently. It will be ob­ served that in all of these branches originating in England, whether their immigrant ancestors came o:ver in the seven­ teenth or the nineteenth centuries, the name is spelled "Chap­ pell"-no letter being omitted-just as it was in England 400 _years ago, and as it is correctly spelled iu every section of this · country to-day. Occasionally we have come across the name spelled "Chapel," "Chapell," and "Ohaple," and we are loth to believe that these people sprang from the same commq;u En­ glish parentage, unless we aIIow for a frightful mental deteri­ -oration. The experience of eve1s;vone who has had anything to

CHAPTER III.

THOMAS CHAPPELL THE IMMIGRANT (1635).-CHARLES CI'l'Y COUN'l'Y.-WES'l'OVER.-MERCHANT'S HOPE.-LOS'l' RECORDS. -THOMAS CHAPPELL THJ'!; SECOND.-JAMES JONES.-JONES' WILL.-THE SONS OF THOMAS AND ELIZABETH CHAPPELL.­ THE NEGRO SLAVE.

Thomas Chappell, the youtb who sailed from Gravesend, England, June 23, 1635, on the ship America, William Barker, master, for the colony in ·virginia, became the progenitor of the family of Chappells whose history and genealogy will ap­ pear on these pages. He was 23 years old when he sailed from England, as appears from the dearance papers of the ship, and hence was born 1n 1612. That he was the son of Captain John Chappell, master of the Speedwell, there are good reasons to assume, although there is no positive proof to establish the correctness of this conclusion. The name "John" has been from the beginning the favorite Christian name in the Vir­ ginia branch through every succeeding generation, and when we remember that it has been an invariable custom among the Chappells always to perpetuate their family names, we must conclude that the evidence is at least persuasive that young Thomas was a son of the old mariner. The conditions which prevailed, both in England and in Virginia, in 1635, were such as to invite the enterprising young man who desired to better his condition to embark for the New World. England was overcrowded with a dense popula­ tion. In the colony there was plenty of room. The "starving time" was only remembered as a horrible dream of the past; the terrible massacre of 1622 had driven the Red-man far into the interior, and had left an open space on the frontier ready for the plow of the English immigrant All along the James, from the mouth to Dutch Gap, might be seen the thrifty little settlements, called "hundreds," in which the tobacco-fields CHAPPELL, DICKIE A~D OTHER KINDRED FAJ\TILIES. 51

shone beautiful and green in all their primeval luxuriant growth. All ,vas peace and prosperity, and there was not, per­ haps, 011 the face of the globe a more inviting field for an energetic, enterprising young man than Virginia was at that time. The population of the colony had increased in the last two decades, until it now numbered, according to a census taken • that year, 4,914 souls. In the previous year (1634) it had- been divided into eight shires or counties. viz.: James City, Hen­ rico, Charles City, vVarwick, vVarrasquoake, Charles River, Elizabeth City, and Accomac. All of these counties were located along the James or the sea-coast, although the terri­ tory of some of them extended far into the interior without limit, as England claimed at that time all the country as far west as the Mississippi River. The America probably reached the mouth of the James about the 1st of August, 1635, and as the law then forbade the breaking of bulk before arr1ving at Jamestown, she doubt­ less came directly up thP river and first cast anchor at. that place. Thomas Chappell could have remained at Jamestown but a few days, for, as w~ll appear, he proceeded shortly about thirty miles up the river and located on the south side, in Charles City County, opposite "\Vestover, at the mouth of a creek named for him-"Chappell's Creek." The first record found which throws any light on Thomas Chappell after his advent into Virginia is a land patent granted to vVilliam Barker, the captain of the ship America, on which he came over. This patent was issued November 26, 1635-four months after the landing of the America--and was for eight head-rights imported by Captain Barker on a previ" ous voyage, made in July, 1634. The following is a verbatim copy of The Land Patent to William Barker. "To all to whom these presents shall come. I Capt. John West, Esqr. Governor &c. Send Greeting in Our Lord God Everlasting. ·whereas by letters bearing date thee two and twentieth day of July 1634, A. D. Now Know ye that I the _said Capt. John West, Esq. Governor, doe wth ye consent of -52 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

ye Council of State give and grant unto William Barker, Mai'­ iner, fower Hundred acres of Land scituated, lying and being in Charles Cittie County and bounded upon a creek calll'd Chappell's Creek, south into th€' woods. East along the River (James) adjoining upon Merchant's Hope. The said fower ,. Hundred acres of land being due unto him the said \Villiarn Barker, Mariner, as foUoweth. Viz: fiftie acres of the said fower hundred acres for his own personell adventure into the _ ·Colony and three hundred and fiftie acres by and for the· transportation into this Colonir at his own proper charges and Costs of seven persons whose names are in the records mentioned under this Patent. 'J'o have and to hold the said fower hundred acres of Land wth his due share of all Mines and l\Iinerals thnein contaigned &c. 'l'o be held of our Sov­ ereign Lord the King his heirs and Successors as of his ):Ian­ now &c, yielding and paying unto our said Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors for eyrr unto his or their Rent gatherers. "Provided alwaise that if the said 'William Barker, his heirs or assigns shall not seate or plant, or cause to be planted &c. Given at .Tames Oitti0 under my hand and sealed wth ye seale of ye Colony ye 26th. day of Noyember 1635 and in ye XI yeare of ye Reigne of ye Sovereign the King &c. "John West, Govn. "Heacl-rights-.-William Barker, Richard Hitchc,ox, \Yil­ liam Low, 'William \Vall, Tho. Bridges, Jon. Field, Tho. Hooper and Auther Browne." (See Gen. Land Books, Vol. I., ~ 321J - This description fixes definitely the location of the spot where Thomas Chappell settled on his arrival in the colony, for the land-marks designated in the patent can still be found. James River is still there and flows on just as it did 265 year;; ago. Old Merchant's Hope Church is there and Chappeirs Creek is there, although, of course, all else is changed. What relationship existed between Captain Barker and 'Thomas Chappell can never be known. It is certainly a strange coincidence that within four months from the time of their landing we find the yonng man located at one of the CI-L\PPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FA:\HLIES. il3 most favored spots in Virginia; the stream on the banks of which he had settled namerl for him, and the older man pat­ enting large tracts of land iu the same locality. ;\.s will be seen, Capt. Barker had made previous .~oyages. one at least in 1634; and the most plausibl<' theory is that he then owned land in that locality, ·which he sold to 'l'homas Chappell. That Thomas acquired land in the vicinity by pmchase from the patentee ,vill hereafter be shown. On the same day-:Xovemb<·r 26, Hi35-that Capt. Barlu:r receiYed the foregoing patent. there was also iss1wd to him and his associate:;;, Ri.chanl Quincy and John Saddler (mer­ chants), another patent for 1,200 acres of land, being twenty­ five head-rights, in the sarne lo<·ality. This was not unusual, for many of the mastc-rs of Rhips, instead of selling the head­ rights of pe1·sonR whom they had brought into the colony, located them themselves. and Yery often settled permanently in Vfrginia and became WC'althy plante1·s. In an old rec01·d book of Charles City County. the onl.,· one Jlreserved containing any record previous to 17Do,· ha re· been found two records rderri11g to Thomas Chappell. 'fhe first is an order of the county court. made at "\Vesto,·er, th 0 n the county Sf!at, April H, 16Gl, in which he is ordered to gi;-e a bond as guardian for his daughter for some cattle be queathed to her by Lieut. ,John Banister. This order is as follows (verbatim): ".\.tt a Cor't holden at \Vestover April D, 1G6l, Thomas Chappell adrnowledgeth in Cor-'t to have received of James­ vVallis who married ye relict of Lt. Joh·n Banister, dec'd, one Legacy given b,v ye said Banister to ye said Chappell's child by will and discharged by ye said \;Vanis fully from ye bond, Being three cows and one lwyfor. It is ordered by ye Cor't, that 'l'hornas Chappell give bond to ye Cor't for ye Cattle bequeathed to his child by ye last \Vil! and Testament of Lt. John Banister and by him rer·eived for her use; being three Cows and one Heyfor." (Charles City Co. Order Book, p. 271.)• Lieut. ,John Banister was no doubt related to Thomas Uhappell's wife-probably lwr father. Such bequests of cat­ tle were r:0111111011 in Virginia during this pel'iod. They re- . 5-l A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE quired no feeding oc attention, and generally by the time the child arrived at maturity the number had increased, especially if the little herd at the beginning were females, as was the case in this legacy, nntil the bequest was not an insignificant one. The old wilh, in Virginia are full of sueh bequests. for they had little else to giye. There are no mPans of determining who this Lieutenant Banister was. 'l'he family ·was a prominent one in Charles City and Prince George counties for several generations, and there was a John Banister in each generation.""· John Banis­ ter of Charles City County bought African slaves from a Spanish ship whicll came up the ,fames in 1638. He was probably the father-in-Jaw of Thomas Chappell and the testa­ tor of the will in which this bequest was made. (Bruce's "History of Virginia.") Another John Banister, of a later generation, owned land adjoining Robert Chappell in Prince George County. (Deed from Abram Cocke to Robert Chap­ pell, December 13, 1725, Chap. VIII.) Banister· River, which flows through the northern part of Halifax County, Virginia, was named for a member o.f the same family. The only other record found of Thomas Chappell is in a list of the names composing a "Jury of Enquest,'' what would now be called a grand jury, ·which served at 1Vestover on May 8, 1665. Thomas Chappell was a member of this Jurr. (Charles City Order Book.) · ·while no patent has been found in the land books issued to 1'homas Chappell previous to 1665, the fact that he was a land-owner, and owned a plantation near Merchant's Hope, which he bought from the 1mtentee. is fully established by the following patent granted to him October :20, 1665, in ,vhich it is stated that the tract of land patented at that time adjoinl'd a tract which he then owned. The following is a 1·erbcdiin copy of this Prdent Issued to Thomas Chappell. 1'To all &c. "'Whereas &c, now Know ye that I the said Sir 1Villiam Berkeley, Kuight. Governor &c., give and grant unto Thomas Chappell Eighty acres of Land scitunted in the *Bristol Parish Register and Bishop Meade. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KlNDR!<~D Fc\J\ULIES. 55

~ounty of Charles Citty on the South side of James River and .0 n the north side of Kittawan creek. Beginning at a line that parts John Tate and the said Thomas Chappe11's pres­ •ent land, and extending into the ,~roods. North half West follr hundred Poles, ,vest half South thirty two poles, South half East four hundred Poles and East half North thirty two Poles to the place aforementioned. 'l'he said Land being due and confirm0d unto the said Chappell by order of ye ·General Court d:cited ye Sixteenth of September one thousand ·six hundred and eixty three. "'l.'o have and to hold &c. To be held &c. Yielding and paying &c. Provided &c. Dated ye 20 day of October 1665. "Sir William Berkeley (Land Book, V., p. 520.) "Governor." The description of the bnd ronveyed in this patent is ·peculiar, and the shapP of the> tract is also unusual. It will be observed, by those familiar with surveying, that the courses, instead of being desrribed by degrees, are des·cribed by the points of the compass, indicating that the suneyor had been a sailor, and vrns more familiar with boxing a compass than with his table of logarithms, perhaps. The tract was in the shape of a parallelogrnm, the courses running at an angle of forty-fiye degrees from a meridian line-a very peculiar .shape in a country where land was as abundant and cheap as it was in Virginia at that time. Thomas Chappell made no mistake in selecting the loca­ tion for his future home, for t]ie country around vV estover and Merchant's Hope was the garden of the lower James. Besides, there are but few localitiPs in the United States around -which cluster so many events of historic interest. Charles City County, which em braced ihis locality, extended to both side's of the river and included the territory far to the southward and westward, out of which were subsequently carved the ronnties of Prince George, Dinwiddie, Amelia, Nottaway, Prince Edward, Bnmswick, and otherf<. vVestoyer was the county seat. In 1702, that part of the county lying south of the river was cut off and organized into Prince ·George, and Merchant's Hope became•the county seat of the 56 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE new count1, So that it -will be understood that while Thomas Chappell lived on the south bank of the river-which is here two miles wide-his couniy town was 1,VestoYer, he having died before the new county -was formed. Hence all records of him would haYe been left in Charles City County. Neither 1,Vestover nor Merchant's Hope wel'e towns, as: might be inferre

The old church is located abont a mile from tbe James and near the bank of Ohappell's Creek. It stands there soli­ tary and alone, surrounded by the old pines whose branches have sheltered it for two and ,, half centuries. The old building is of brick with an arched roof and unusually thick, heavy ,valls. No other hui_lding now remains, but Major F. P. Leavenworth, of P<:>tersburg, who for many years has been the county surveyor of Pl'ince George County, recently, at the request of the compiler, made an examination of the old locality, anrl discovered the spot ou which the old court­ house (built in 17021 once stood, from the ruins of the brick walls and foundation. ~o grayestoue or monument now re­ mains in the little churd1yard, except a few broken fra,g­ ments, e~·en these having been sacrilegiously appropriated in the construction of the stablP, when the old church was used as a picket station in 186J, b,Y "our friends, the enemy." Chappell's Creek flows into the James between the old church aiid the ruins of the former court-house, and nearly opposite Bel'kcley's. It is an insignificant stream, but it marks a spot saered to the memory of an ancestor whose descend­ ants, now numbered by the thousands, are scattered over every State ir; the South and \Vest.* ,Tnst across the river and almost in i-:ight js ~falyern Hill, where in July, 1862, was fought one of the most desperate engagements of the Civil 1Yar. a1mong tlie hraye Confederates who fell there were many descendants of 'rhomas Chappell, who had come from their distant SontlH'rn homes to meet death at the very spot 1vhe1·e their iirst aneestor settled 227 ,vears before. The genealogist who attPmpts to trace the history of an old Virginia. family dmi11g the early colonial period is con­ tinually confronted with almost insnrmountable obstacles. There are no traditions t'Xte11ding back to so early a period, and the few remaining records have become so mutilated and effaced, through the ravages of time, that but little infmma­ tion can be gleaned from them. Tide-water Virginia has been *In Vol. IL, p. 217, "Surveys of Prince George County," are the field-notes of a snrvey made February 19, 1813, of a tract of land on Burchee's Swamp and S,even Spring Branch, ca.lled Chappell's. It is .still lrnown by that name to-day. (Major Leavenworth.) OLD MERCHANT'S HOPE CHURCH (1656). (Page 58.)

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three times devastated by war, and invading armies have overrun every part of the country along the James. First in 1776, again in 1812, and the last time in the Civil \Var, have the waters of this noble stream. been lighted up by the lurid gleam of burning mansions along its banks. Many of the old court-houses, also, haye been burned, all'(l with them every record. In other cases, while the buildings themselves have escaped the red tor·ch of the ilwnder, the records, now valu­ able for their antiquity, if for nothing else, have been pur­ loined and taken away by the human hyenas who always ac­ company an invading army. These fragments of court records, a few old vestry books and parish registers, and the lan~l books in the General Land Office in Richmond-which fortunately have escaped and are preserved intact for the entire colonial period-furnish the only sources of information from which the antiquarian can trace the footsteps of these early settlers or glean any knowl­ edge of their history. In Charles City County nll records, prior to 1'790, were destroyed or stolen during the Civil War. Only one-the order book to which I have referred, and from which were copied the two records referring to Thomas Chappell-has been recovered. Do_ubtless had these records been preserved, there would haye been found there the wills of Thomas Chap­ pell the immigrant, and also that of 'fhomas his son, who will be referred to hereafter; the latter of whom, at least, having died testate, as is shown by other records. These two wills are the only missing links in the entire genealogical chain from 1635 to the present time, and oould they be found, the genealogy of the many branches descended from. Thomas Ohappe11 the immigrant could be established by indisputa, ble recorded evidence down through eleven generations, a most remarkable instance of the successful prosecution of genealogical research, when it is remembered that no authen-. tic written history of the family has ever been preserved. Thomas Chappell had only two children of whom any traee can no,v be found-the little daughter to whom the legacy was bequeathed by Lieut. Banister, and a son named 60 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Thomas. Thomas, Sr., was 5~1 years old in 1665, and prob­ a.bly lived but a few years longer·. His ashes, no doubt, rest in the little cemetery at the old despoiled church of Mer­ chant's Hope, and there fill an unmarked graYe.

THOMA::, CHAPPELL THE :-ECO'-D Thomas Chappell, who was, as far as we have any knowl­ edge, the only son of Thomas the immigrant, was bmn in Charles City County, Virginia, about 1650. He grew to man­ hood and married Elizabeth, the daughter of ,fames Jones, by whom he had four sons and a daughter. The sons, each of whom will be referred to hereafter, were named Samuel, · Thomas, James, and Robert; the daughter, whose given name is unknown, married John YVilliams. 'l'llomas Chappeni' lived out his days in that part of the county lying south of the James, and died between 1694 and 1700; only a year or two before the organiza.tion of Prince George (11702). Hence whatever record was left of him in the counties must have been in Charles City, and as the n-,cordB in that county, dur­ ing the peri,od in which he lived, have been lost, we have no information of him from that source. The following has been found in the Land Office in Rich­ mond, and is a patent granted to a tract of land, which was doubtless the plantation on which he lived and died. Patent Granted to Tlwm.as• Chappell, Jr. ''To all &c, \Vlicreas &c. Now Know ye that I the said sr Edmond Androi-1, Knt. G-overnor &c. doe with the Advic,e and Consent of the Council of the State, accordingly give and grant unto Thomas Chappell four hundred and twen­ ty three acres of Land lying and being in the County of Charles Citty on the South side of James river, on the Otter­ dam Swamp. Viz. beginning at a corner pine on the said swamp, being the comer of the land of Thomas Smith, and · runneth on his line, North North East Three fomths East, Eighty fi-ve poles to a corner \Yhite Oak. Thence North \'\'est two hundred and two poles, Crossing a great branch to a corner White oak on the North side of the Said Branch. Thence up that Branch, as it wendetll its way. to a corner CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FA:\1ILIES. 61

Black Oak. 'rhence 1'forth vVest forty poles and South West one hundred and fo1 ty six poles, crossin, Otterdam Swamp t ;,, certai T ive 0fl,k, thence up t1w 0: cerdarn Swamp, as i wendeth Hs way, to a corner Pine by a small meddow, thence South vVest by South seventy eight poles to a corner pine. Thence East South East two hundred and thirty two poles to a Corner Pine &c." (The desrription is too lengthy to be copied entire.) "The said land being dew unto him the said Thomas Chappell by and for the transportation of nine head rights, flil of whose names are in the records Mentioned under this Patent. To have and to hold &c. Yielding and Paying &c. P1·ovided &c. Dated ye 2Qth. day of Aprile, A. D. 1691. "E. Andrns, "Govr. &c. UI-fead-ri_qhts.-Buck, Doe, Santall, Mungo,. Gerald, Mor­ ton, Sarah, Abell and Sue. All being African Slaves." (Patent Book VIII., p. ~71.) These negroes had evi0, and from that time to the close of the sev­ enteenth century, New England ships became engaged in the traffic, and by far the greater number of slaves brought to Virginia came in New England bottoms. It will be observed that among the negroes included ir: · this list of head-rights \Vere some who bore unique namer,. They, of course, had no names when brought to this country, except those they bore in their native land, and as these could not be pronounced by the English tongue, it became necessary to rename them. Hence we find the names "Buck" and "Doe,'' and the plain, old-fashioned English names of "Sue'' and "Sru.,ah." '\Yhile the two former were no doubt appropriate, for the poor creatures were little less wild than the animal after ,vhich they were called, it does seem that more human names should have been bestowed on them than "Buck" and "Doe." In this age the negro was thought to occupy a place in the human family but little removed from that of the ordinary brute. He was a wild animal, and it is interesting to observe the social status assigned him when the :question of Chl'istian­ izing him came to be considered. If he belonged to the brute creation, then it were better that he should not be Christian­ ized, for as long as he remained unbaptized he was not rr'­ sponsible to God for his acts. If, on the contrary, he was a human being and had a soul, then it was the duty of his Christian master to have him baptized and taught the Chris­ tian religion. It was a. puzzling question, indeed, and on1! which was difficult at first to solve.* The genealogist is again balked through the almost entire loss of the records of Prince George County, for, as was the case in Charles City, these priceless volumes have been de- *Bruce's "Economic History of Virginia." CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 63 stroyed by the ravages of war, Only one book of any value has been preserved-a large rnlume of more than a thousand pages-in which were rec:orded wills, deeds, settlement of estates, and orders of the court for a period extending from 1714 to 1728. (No record is found from the organization of the county (1702) down to 1714, nor after 1728 to the close of the century.) This old relic, however, contains much valu­ able data, and throws light on a period in the history of our ancestors which except for it wonld have remained en­ shrouded in darkness; the information obtained from it has. been invaluable, and has enabled us to trace the history of our people a hundred years farther back than we would other­ wise have been able to trace it. 'l'he first document found is -the will of James Jones­ the father-in-law of 'l'homas Chappell2____:which, owing to its interest to his descendants, as the first will found of their ancestors, and its value on account of its antiquity, will be transcribed verbatim. Will of James Jones. "In the name of God. Amen. I James Jones being weake and sick hut of sound and perfect mind and memory, praise be therefor given to Almighty God, doe make and ordain this my present Last \Yill and 'restament in manner and form fol­ lowing, that is to say. First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping through the rnerritts-, Death and passion of my savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and fo1·giveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting Life; and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor, here­ after named, and as touching the Disposition of all such Tem­ poral estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as follows: ''Pirst. I will that my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid and dischatgcd. "Item. I will that my loving wife have the Labour of four negroes during her natural life, they are named Will, Robin, Maria and Betty. Provided they are not removed off from the plantation I now live upon, if they are, then !mediately '64 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

to return to my executor, which plantation I will my wife shall live Upon during her life. "Item. I give my wifes two sons* two negro children, one named James, the other unbo1rn, the first child that either Betty or Maria shall bring to be the other, which two negro children to be Disposed of to my wifes two sons as she shall think :fitt, the unborn and the born child James to be and remain with their mothers till they come to the age of two years and a half year. "My will is Likewise tbat my wife bave during her life what household stuff my executor shall see fitt and that she have a reasonable maintainance yearly out of my stock. "Item. I give to my daughter Mary Dardin my negro man Jo-during her life. "Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth a negro named Hanna to be at her disposal to do as she sees fitt. "Item. I give to my daughter Hanna one negro named Jack to be at her disposal at her death or before as she sees fitt. "Item. I give to my daughter Rebecca two hundred acres of land. lying in Surry county, beginning from the Swamp up by the Spring, South, to the outline, that to be the head line, to her and her heirs forever. "Item. I give to, my Granddaughter Eliza Glover oue hundred acres of land on the south side of Pond Runn, to her and her heirs forever. "Item. I give to my grandson James ,Jones, this my plan­ tation I· live upon after my wifes Decease and all In:!, land in Prince George county, after his father and motheril De­ cease, to him and his heirs forever. "Item. I give to my Grandson Thomas Chappell one hun­ dred acres of. land lying in Surry county from the Swamp South, joining upon vVilliam Cocke above the outline, to him and his heirs foreyer. "Item. I give to my Granddaughter ,Jane Cock', daugh­ ter of John Cocke, one negro named Amy to he1· and her heirs forever as also one feather bed and bolster, one rug and one blanket, and if the ticke be bad Lett a new tir-ke be boug!tt, *-Probably sons by a former husband. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 65 as also tw,o young cows, one young mair, One Iron Pot, two Pewter Dishes and one Doz. of Spoons. "All the rest and Residue of My personal Estate, goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeth to my Loving son James Jones, full and sole Executor of this my Ia.st Will an,d testament and I do hereby revoke, disanull and make void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. "In VVitness whereof I the said James Jones to this my last will and testament do set my hand and seal this the 6th. day of April A. D. 1719. "James Jones. [Seal] (Sealed with wafer.) "Signed and sealed in presence of "Gilbert II ay "Edward Prince "Thomas Temple. "A. t a Court held at Metchant's Hope for Prince George County on the second '1'uesday, in May, being the twelfth day -0f said month, A. D. 1719, the above written last will of Jam.es Jones, deceased, was exhibited in Court by James Jones, his Executor, who made oath thereto and it being proven by the oaths of the witnesses theretQ a certificate was grnnted the said James Jones for obtaining a Probate in due form. "Teste-Wm. Hamlin "Clerk.'' The following letter was presented to the court and or­ dered to be recorded. "'Worthy Sirs. Having seen and heard read the Last Will -of my late husband, James ,Tones, deceased, I therefore think fitt to acquaint your W. p. T. that I think myself justly dealt by therein and to prevent further disputes I desire the will probated, I being willing to rely on the Legacy left me in said will. ''(iiven under my hand and seal this 20th. Aprile 1719. Her "8arah X Jones. [Seal] Mairk. "Teste. (Sealed with red wafer.) "E. Goodrich 1'o -the ·fforshipfull: His Majesty's "J1fary Loyd. ,Justice of the Peace for Prince George County." ti6 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

James Jones was doubtless an old man when he died; probably 80 years of

sonal property of which she may be possessed, then the above written obligation to be void, null and of no effect; otherwise to stand in full force and virtue. "Thomas Taylor. [Seal] (Sealed with red wax.) "Signed sealed and delivered in presence of ·'William Harrison "Rebecca Harrison. "At a court held at l\Ierchant's Hope for Pdnce George county on the second Tuei3day in February, being the eighth day of said month, A. D. 1725-fi The above written bond (sealed) was proyen by the oath of Rebecca Harrison and ordered to be duly recorded. "Teste. William Hamlin "Clerk." It will be observed that while this bond was given in June, 1704, it was not recorded or presPnted to the court until February, 1725~twenty-one years after it was ex,ecuted. and probably as long after the 'marriage was entered into. It is also probable that it was not presented until the death of Thomas Taylor, who must hav.e di.eel about this time, for in the same record hook is found a power of attorney executed by Elizabeth Ta.,rlor, who was eyidently then a.gain a widow, and an old woman, to Chal'les Fisher, master of the ship Mary Gallye, dated November 2. 1725, empowering him to sell her tobacco and transact other business for her in London. The amount of the bond given by Thomas Taylor, at a time of great scarcity of money in the colony, would indicate that Thomas Chappell had left a good estate to his widow and children. The amount would be equal to $2,150 in the cur­ rency of to-day and in present rnlue to a.bout $12,000. The following deed, foun

other part. '7Vitnesseth: That in cons,ideration of the sum of Nine Pounds, current money, to them in hand paid by James Gee, do· grant. bargain and sell to him the said James Gee, the following parcel of land containing two hundred Acres, part of which is situated lying and being in the county of Surry and the other part in the county of Prince George-(a description of the land follows). It being a part of a patent granted unto Thomas Chappell and by him dem'.sed by will to his grandson Charles 1Villiams, in fee simple. * * * * * (Signed) "Charles Williams. ''A.nnie Williams." (Sealed with wafers.) This deed establishes the fact that Thomas Chappell2 died testate, his will no doubt having been destroyed with the records of Charles City County. It also establishes the fact that he had a daughter who married John ·wmiams, and that his plantation, as has been heretofore stated, was in the east­ ern part of Prince George County, not far from Merchant's Hope--the same neighborhood in which his father had settled when he came to the colony in 1635, and where many of his descendants lived for three or four generahons. In fact, there are many Chappells living in this section of Virginia to-day, especially in Prince George and in the adjoining counties of Surry and Sussex. Several members of the Virginian branches-descendants of 'l.'homas Chappell2-were among those in attendance at the Chappell family reunion which was held in Richmond, Va., July 3, 1896. They have never left the "old stamping-ground." CJIAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILili;S. (i9

CHAPTER IV.

THE SAMUEL CHAPPELL BRANCH.

SAYIUEL CHAPPELL1 REMOVES TO SURRY COUNTY.-HIS WILL.­ NAMES. OF HIS CHILDREN.-ALBEMARLE PARISH.-CHRISTO­ PHER CHAPPELL 1 OF NORTH CAROLINA.-THE EDGEFIELD BRANCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA.-FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THAT COLONY.-THE ROBERT CHAPPEL BRANCH OF NORTH CAROLINA.

,ve come now to the eighteenth century, and, as we pro­ gress, our genealogical pathway becomes plainer. · Wonderful changes have taken place in the colony in the eighty-fi:ye years that have passed since Thomas Chappell came over, and the material improvement in conditions is marked. The Indian is no longer a troublesome neighbor; Go,vernor Spotswood, now at the head of the Government, is one of the wisest rulers the colony ever had; by the cultivation of the great staple the planter has become well off; the white servant and negro slave are still working side by side in the tobacco-field, al­ though the latter, having been found the most valuable laborer, is fast supplanting the former. The continued cultivation of tobacco,, however, one of the most exhaustive of crops, and one continually requiring new ground, has begun to have its effect on the virgin soil, and this fact has become a factor in the economic condition of the planter. The younger generation is beginning to look west­ ward and southward for more fertile lands, for it is no longer · deemed absolutely essential that. the plantation should be located on a water-course. In fac-t, just at this time began that emigration to the frontier in search of new homes which has continued, unabated, from generation to generation for two centuries, until now, alas! there is no longer a frontier to 70 A GEXEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

which the enterprising young man can look for more fertile or cheaper lands. The tide of emigration has rolled westward until it has reached the Pacific Ocean. We have no records from which we can determine, with certainty, the order in which the sons of Thomas and Eliz­ abeth Chappell were born. ,James was without doubt the youngest and there are good reasons for the belief that Sam­ uel was the eldest. Ile was doubtless born on his father's plantation in Charles City County-the location of which has been described-about 1680, and continued to reside in Prince 1 George, after its formation from Charles City, until about 1722, when he removed to Surry, the adjoining county on the south, as appears from the following patents found in the General Land Office in Richmond: "Patent :No. 642. To all &c. vYhereas &c. Now Know ye &c. The Governor &c, doe with the advice and Consent of ye Council &c. Grant unto Samuel Chappell One hundred and fifty acres of Land, being three head-right~, described &c. (The description of the land follows) in Surry County. Oct. 6th. 1722. A. D." (Land Book, Vol. II., p. 139.) 1'he other patent is for three hundred and forty-five acres {seven head-rights) located on the south side of Nottoway River in the same county.* The first described tract of land, to which otht>r.~ wei-e added by purchase, became the plantation, as shown by his will, on which Samuel Chappell lived and died. It was sit­ uated in what was then the southern part of Surry Count;r­ that part lying south of the Blackwater River---and was about twenty-five miles, as the crow flies, from old Merchant's Hope. Before his removal from Prince George County, Samuel Chappell married Elizabeth, a daughter of John Scott, as shown by the will of Scott found in the records of that county. 1'his will was written June 1 and proved ,June 9, 1724. In it the testator, af.ter mentioning the names of daugh­ ters, Bridget Tatum, Emelia Tatum, Bettyce Burrow, Boyce *I hav:e omitted a full de,scription of these patents, as the phrase- ,ology is the same as in others heretofore copied. 1 CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 71

•Gee, sons-in-law James Gee and Christopher Tatum, grand­ ,sons Thomas Scott and John Scott, and others, makes the fol­ lowing bequest: "I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Chap­ pell, wife of Samuel Chappell, all that she is possessed with already and six hundred and thirty pound of Tobacco." J_,egacies of tobacco were not uncommon in Virginia dur­ ing this period, for there was no money in the country, and, .aside from cattle, lands, and negroes, there was no property. Besides, as has been heretofore shown, tobacco was to all intents and purposes money-a legal tender-and answered ,every purpose of the coin of the realm.~- J ames, the younger brother of Samuel Chappell, went with him when he removed to Surry County, and their chil­ dren and grandchildren liYed in the same county for more than half a century. 1'he other brothers-Robert and Thomas -remained in Prince George, and thus the grandsons of the immigrant became separated. 'l'he history of ea.ch of these four brothers, with the genealogy of the many branches de­ scended from them, will be given separately, and will consti­ tute four divisions, into which the book will be divided, al­ though more than one chapter will sometimes be embraced in a division. \Vhile Surry County was not one of the original shires, into which the colony was divided in 1634, it was organized the following year, and hence was not carved out of any other county. It lies on the south side of the James, directly oppo­ site old James1own, and on the west of Isle of Wight. These boundaries-at least, that on the south-have since been changed, and the county is now much smaller than it was originally. In 1754 the southern part of the county, lying­ south of the Blackwater, was cut off and organized into Sus­ sex, so that while the home of Samuel Chappell was during his life in Surry Count~-, it w~s in that part, as will hereafter appear, which shortly after his death became Sussex. There ·were originally two parishes, called Lawn's Creek and Southwark. which embraced all of what was afterward . Suny and Sussex counties. 'rhey were about ten miles wide, *See Chapter XI., Inventory of John Chappell2. 72 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

along the Jam0s, lying para11el, and extended on the south to the North Carolina Iine-120 miles. In 1738 these parishes were cut down and changed, all the territory lying north of the Blackwater retaining the name "Southwark," while that on the south was organized into a new parish called "Albe­ marle," Lawn's Creek being· thenceforth abolished. The condition of the Church-Established Church, of course, as no other wa.s tolerated-was at that time deplorable in Virginia. Rev. ,John '\:Vorden, a minis.ter of Surry County about this time, in writing of his charge, says: "There are three hundred and ninety-four families in these parishes. · among whom a:r_:e some Indians-bond and free-and some negroes-bond and free. Some masters will not al1ow their negroes to b'e baptized, because they ao not consider them human, and will not be surety for their souls. I sometimes get eight shillings four pence for my tobacco, and sometimes not so much, and if I send it to England, perhaps it brings me in debt.* The vestry will not keep my gleh;;e .[parsonage] in repair, and if I repair it myself, I may do so and welcome. There is no school or library in my parish, and my churches are thirty miles apart. I have twelve commu,nicants at one and thirty at the othe1·."t Not only was religion at a low ebb and the churches neglected during this period in Virginia, but many of the ministers, who were generally young men sent over from England by the bishop, were a disgrace to their profession. They not only drank to exce-ss, but in other ways set evil examples for their parishioners. It is stated that one of these gentry was so much of a sporting character that he was elected president of the Surry County Jockey Club. There were, of course, many pious Christian men among them, but there were others who preached on Sunday and spent the balance of the week in chicken-fighting and horse-racing, the two principal amusements in that day. Albemarle parish, of course, embraced Sussex County, and the old register, all tattered and torn, is now in the *He was paid a salary in tobacco. •i·Bishop Meade's "Old Churches and Families of Virginia.'' CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. ID

library of the Virginia Historical Society, in Richmond. It has been carefully examined, for it contains a vast deal of information referring to the descendants of Samuel and James Chappell, especially the latter. 'l'he regisi:Pr covers a period of thirty-eight ye,u·s-from l7R8 to 1776-and during all of this time, from the beginuing i:o the ending of the parish, one minister, Rev. ,Yilliam 1Yi1lie, -was in charge. He was not only a Clu·isti,rn, but a methodical business man, for the register wns con-ectlr kepi:, and there was recorded on its pages a complete account of the births, deaths. and baptisms of his parishioners during this long period. The old book is one of the nrni,;t nlluable found in all of my resenrches. The Church wns so closely conuected with the Govern­ ment and King dming the colonial period in Virginia, that practically they were inseparable. The most prominent men in the affairs of state made up the vestr,r. SaturaIIJ:, then, when the vVar of the Ilevolution began, many of the vestry and ministers remained loyal to the Cro,Yn and became Tories. The result was, a yery hostile feeling sprang np all over Virginia against the Church, which culminated, as Yictory perched on the ,\merican banner, in ostracism and frequently in unjust persl?cution, until tl1e entir? parish system was abol­ ished. It will be obserTed, later on, that in Albemarle and Bristol parishes~the ],liter in Prin(•e George County; where the Chappells liYrd-both parishes closed and were abolished during the Revolution. Although the records in Surry County h,we escaped the fate of those in Charles City and Prince George, and are fairly well preserved. onl.v three documents haYe been found there referring to anyone named "Chappell.'' One of these is a deed made by Thomas, another a deed made by _James, each of which will be mentioned hereafter'- and the last and most valuable is the will of Samuel Chappell. The absence of any other I ecord will be understood when it is remembered that only Samuel and James were living in Surry County during the period now under consideration, 1722-1750, the other two brothers having remained in I)rince George, and the 'l'ide,vater or John Chappell branch; beinc:­ still in '\Varwick County,,at the mouth of the James. -6- 74 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

'l'he descendants of Samuel and ,James Chappell became numerous in the two succeeding generations, and from them sprang many branches, but it is in the records of the newer county-Sussex-,1nd not Surry, that we must look for th'.'ir names. As the most important record found in Surry County, l transcribe here a verbatim copy of the

Will of Sanwel Chappell1. "In the name of God; ;\ men. In the year of our Lord 1748. A. D. I Samuel Chappell, Planter, in Surry county, being very six and week, but of perfect mind and memory. thanks be giYen unto God; And knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do ordain this m~, last will and Testa­ ment. Prineipally and first of all recommending my soul into the hands of God and my body to be hurried in a Christian i:nanner at the discretion of my Executor and Executrix ,rnd as for my 1Vorldly estate I give and bequeath in manner ,rnd form following. "Imprirnis. I gi,-e unto my son Samuel Chappell five shillings. "Item. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth five shillings. "Item. I give unto my daughter Sarah five shillings. "Item. I give unto my daughter Bethiah fiYe shillings. "Item. I give uuto my daughter Mary a feather bed. "Item. I gi_-e unto my daughter Emelia five shillings. "Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas one hun- dred and twenty-five acl'es of land, part of the tract of Land lying in the Ochim:achy Neck, in North Carolina, to him and his heirs forever and my Gold Seal Hing. "Item. I give and beqncath unio my son Jamt'S one hun­ dred and twenty five acres, part of my land lying in the Od1i­ neachy Neck in :~forth Carolina, to him and his heirs forever. "Item. I give unto my sou John part of the ti-act of land I now live on beginning at my own outline South of the Meadow to lhlo Deep Dottom and up the bottom to the hPad line and strike the dividing line between me and Robert Jones about Midway between the r-oad and corner tree, by estima• CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND O'l'HEH KINDRED FAl\IILTES. 75 tion one hundred and thirty acres, be it more or les-s, to him and his heirs forever. "Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin one hundred and fifty acres of land, binding upon the land I now live on, patented in my own name, to him and his heirs forever. "Item. I give ard bequeath unto my son Robert all the remaining part of my home plantation after my wife Eliza­ beths decease, to him and his heirs forever. "Item. I give unto my son Drury forty shillings. "Item. I give unto my wife Elizabeth my crop of tobacco to pay my lawful debts and cloath my children. "Item. I give 1YLy negroes and the remainder part of my estate, but what is before ghen, to be equally divided among my wife and children, Vizt.: Mary, Thonuts, Nancy, John, James, Benjamin, Drury, and Robert and I do also appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Executrix and my son Thomas Executor, of this my last ·wm and Testament and I do revoke and Disallow all other former Wills before made as witness my ha.1d and seal. "Samuel Chappell. [L. S.] "Signed sealed and pronounced in the Presence of us. "Samuel Peete "Robert Jones "James Chappell. ''At a court held for Surry county on the 21st. Day of November 1749, the above htst ·wm and testament of Sam­ uel Chappell Deceased was presented by Elizabeth Chappell, one of the Executors therein mentioned, who made oath thereto according to law n.nd the same was proved by the Oaths of Samuel l'eei:e, Robert Jones and James Chappell, the witnesseR thereto, and hy the court ordered to be rr•• corded. And on the motion of the said Executrix a certificate is granted her for obtaining probate thereof in due form. "Teste: Aug. Claiborne, Clerk." It will be observed that James Chappell, the brother of the testator, was a witness to this will, and that Thomas Chap­ pell-doubtless the eldest son-who had been appointed co­ executor with his motlier, was not present in court and did 76 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE not qualify or join in the administration of the estate. It wilt also be observed, not only in this will, but in those of Jam,s Jones, ,Tames Chappell aud otlw1·s, which will be copied, ,nit ten during this early period, that great partiality is shown the sons over 1 he daughtees, especially the eldest son. The, explanation of this unjust discrimination and pai·tiality, as. we Yiew it now, is that tl1ese people were English subjects,: and had been tauglit to believe that the laws of that coun, try, in relation to primogeniture and the entailment of estates, were proper and.just, and that the sons, especially the eldest, who by the right of p1·imogeuiture became their fathe1·'s suc­ cessor, were entitled to brred abo,·e the daugh1erR in the distribution of estates. Fo,rtnn:itdy for the daughhrs, the world has prog1·essed ;"L :st0p er two in tl1e marth of civ­ ilization in the last two centuries, and while -we are perhaps no better people than our forefathers, our conception of jus­ tice is broader, and is not warped, as was theirs, by customs and traditions that had come do,vn to them {rom tile days of feudalism in the Old Y'l'orld. The names of thirteen childr0n me mentioned in the will of Samuel Chappell--six daughters and seven sons. Notliing_ is known of the daughters except their names, which ,vere Mary, Nnncy, Elizabeth, Sarnh, Bethiah and Emelia. The names of the sons. who were> doubtless mentioned in tlie order of birth, were Thouws, Samuel, .James, John, Benjamin, Drury, and Robert. The mother of these childrPn-Elizabeth, who remained a widow--diPd and left a will, proved in Sus sex County Marth 20, 1761, in which she devised hrr estate to sons Drury, Robert, and Joh11, and daughter Em,,lia, prob­ ably her .ronllgesi. children.

THOMAS CHAPPELV. Thomas Chappell3 was of age when his fathe1·'s will was written, and hence must have been bom before 1727. It is not known what became of him, for only once in any rPcord has his name been found. In 1748 he executed a deed, whi_·h has been found in Surry County. He must have died in 1748 or 1749, or have left that sPc-tion of Virginia, else he "ould CHAPPELL, DlC:KlE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 77

have administered on the estate of which he had been ap­ pointed executor. It seems most probable that he removed to South Carolina just about this time, for, as will hereafter b2 seen, his younger brother James removed to that colony befor,· 1760, was living there at that time, and was then a minor. It is not probable that James remoyed to so distant a country alone, and it seems at least feasible that his older brother went with him. This, however, is only a surmise, for, as a matter of fact, no record has been found of Thomas Chappell\ either in Virginia or South C_arolina, after the year in which his father's will was ·written (1748). He died, doubtless, un­ married, either in Virginia or South Carolina.

SAMUEL CHAPPELL2. Samuel Chappell, Jr., as the name appears in the regis­ ter of Albemarle Parish, was the second son of Samuel, Sr., and was probably born in Surry County, Virginia, about 1722. He married Mary, whose maiden name is unknown, by whom he had two children, as is sho,vn by the following record found in the same register: "Christopher, son of Samuel ,Jr. and Mary Chappell, was born Sept. 24, 1744. Baptized Oct. 26-, 1744. Godfathers: John Tatum and John Stegall. Godmother, Mary Adkins.· "Mary, daughtc-r of Samuel ,Tr. and Mary Chappell, was born Nov. Hi, 1746. Baptized Dec. 25, 1746. Godfather: Hincher Gilliam." 1.Ve know no.thing further of Samuel Chappell, Jr., except that he died in Sussex County, Virginia, as shown by Jhe same record, January 2, 1765.

CHRISTOPHER CHAPPELi}.

I have heretofore referred to the difficulties encountered in tracing Virginia families, during the early period, owing to the loss of records and the unreliable nature of all traditions extending back to so distant a time. ·we have in the Chris­ topher Chappell branch one of the very few instances in which 78 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

the family traditions extend hack and connect with the rec~ ords, the one confirming the other with absolute certainty. In 1770, Christopher Chappell\ then twenty-six years old, removed to the southwestern part of North Carolina, where he settled on the Uwharie River, a tributary of the Yadkin, in what is now Montgomery County. Here he married his first wife, whose name is unknown, b;v whom he had one child, a son named Parks. On her death, shortly after the birth of her child, he removed to the lower part of the county and: there married his second wife, a Miss Harris, by whom he had eleven children-seven sons and four daughters. Christopher Chappell lived to the ripe age of ninety-two years, and d·ied in 1836. His life spanned nearly a century, and this fact, with the peculiarity of his name, has aided materially in tracing his branch through the long period of two hundred and sixty­ five years. He is said to have been a well-to-do farmer, a Christian, and a man of irreproachable character. There are persons, doubtless, now living in North Carolina, who remem­ ber him in his old age. Many of his descendants· yet liYe in Montgomery, Moore, and Richmond eounties, the section where he first settled, while others have emigrated to the Southern" States of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and Florida. I haye in the sketch of John Chappell3, of Halifax Coun­ ty, Virginia,* described the first settlement of the eastel'n shore of North Carolina, along Albemarle and Pamlico sounds (1653-1710), and have shown that these early settlers were not of the most reputable class. Later on, between 1750 and 1780, the middle and western portions of the colony were settled by an immigration which came from tide-water Vir­ ginia and the Shenandoah Va.lley, directly across the northern boundary line of the colony, who ,vere a God-fearing, law­ abiding people, a much better class than those who settled the eastern shore. Thuse who came from the Shenandoah Valley were generally Scotch-Irish, the saine people who in after years crossed the Alleghanies, blazed the path of civil­ ization and did so• much to build up the commonwealths of Kentucky and Tennessee. Among their descendants werl' *See Chapter XIII. ' CHAPPELL, DTCKIE AND OTHER KINDRED F AlVIILIES, 79

Andrew Jackson, Daniel Boone, Thomas H. Benton, Sam Houston, John C. Calhoun, David Crockett, ''Stonewall" Jack­ son, and many ot~iers whose names have added luster to the pages of American history. 'l'he names of the children born to Christopher Chappell were Parks, Rolin, Christopher2, James, Britton, John, ·wiley, Joshua, Rhoda, Mary, Elizabeth, and Hebecca. The order in which they were born is not known to the compiler, 1. Parks Chappell lh'ed and died in j)foore County. N. C., I have not been able to trace his descendants satisfactorily, although they are still numerous in that section. Re had :,::everal children, among whom were two sons, Parks2 and Christophet~, both of ,vhom, it is said, removed to Tennesse~ about 1840, and located in Hardeman County. No effort has been made to :find them, as they have been separated from other branclles for :tiearly sixty years. Parks2 married before leaving N ortll Carolina, and had, among other children, a daughter Amanda, who married ---· Campbell. She lived to be very old, and died at Patterson's Bridge, N. C., April 6, 1895, leaving a daughter Eliza, who married -- Pool. She has two sons, C. ,v. and R. S. Pool, who f.trt~ merchants in Marcus, N. 0. 2. Rolin was the eldest son of Christopher Chappell by his second marriage. He was born about 1785, and removed to west Tennessee, ,vhen, after remaining for seYeral years, he removed to J,"ranklin County, Arkansas, where he located nPa1· Ozark. It is supposed his descendants yrt live near that place. He had, among othrrs, Prisciila, who married \Villiam Oliver; Emily, who married Albert Moffett; a daughter who married A. L. Sharp (being his first wife), of Hattiesburg, .:Hiss.; ancl a son named Littleton. 3. Christophe1· ChappelP, the third son of Cbristopher1, was born in Montgomery County, Xorth Carolina, August 25, 1791, and in 1814 mnrried S:11·all .\lathews. In 1819 they removed to Perry County, Mississippi, where the husband died April 16, 1852, and the wife August 20, 1875. She was born in ·wake County, North Carolina, ~ovember 25, 1794. There were born to them the following issue living to maturity: 80 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

I. Charity, m. David Grautham. Issue: James. Al­ fred, Sarah, Elizabeth, Daniel, Charit.v, and Albert, all of whom re,-ide in and near Hatties­ burg, Miss. II. James, b. in :l\fontgomery Co., N. C., 1\pril 4, 1817, m. Prirmie Lee. Issue: Martha, Missouri, Aus­ tin, Christopher4, Brendia, Clementine, Laura, Mary, ,Jaue, and Ollie. Their address is Mon roe, Miss. III. Sarah, married Allen Travis. Isome: Christopher\ l\fary, Martha, ElbPrt, R~lin, Eran, Columbus, .-\Jlen, !rein, Austin, and Nancy. IV. John, m. Ann Pierce. Issue: Sarah, David, Alex­ ander, and Ann. V. Elizabeth, m. YVashiugton Burkett. Issue: Mary, Lavinia, Eliza, ,Jefferson, Martha, Elizabeth, an 1 S:.uah. VI. Christophei-3, m. Kittie Parker. Issue: Harvey, Sarah, Eli, Christopher4, Eliza, and Aquilla. VII. Eran, m. ,\__ L. Sharp (lfr, second wife). Issue: Bruce, Rufus, :l\fm-y. :'.\Lntin, Viola, and ,Yyatt. VIII. Eliza, 111. Joseph Mott. Is:rne: Adella. Elirn died ,June :m 1851. IX. Eli, d. um 11. _.:\ ugust 12, 1859. X. :'.\fai·tin, u1. Jane \Villiarns. Issn<': Albert, Colum­ bus, l\fary, and David. Columbus is a physiciai1 and lives at ,Vill's Point, Texas. XI. Martha, m. Coleman Bennett. Issue: T1·anqnilla, Lulu, and Beulah. XII. Joshua, d. unm. March 2, 1887. XIII. Mary A., m. Dr. E. ,Vheeler, of \\'heeleryiJle, Miss. No issue. XIV. Aquilla B. is an old bachelor, arnl live:,; 0:1 his father's old plantation. It will be observPd that this bnrnch of the family wa:,1 an unusually prolific one, there having b~en no less than four­ teen children born, who liYPd to maturity, six of whom wer,• living in 1897. There were also sixty grandchildren. But few CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 81 have left the locality where Christopher Chappe112 first set­ tled on coming to Mississippi, and are still living in Perry and the adjoining county of Jones. 4. James Chappell, the fourth son, was born in North Carolina in 1798. Ile was by profession a land suneyor. Ile married a Miss Ussery, in X orth Carolina, and in 1887 n~moved to Tennessee. They had only two ehildren, both daughters, one of whom was named Rebecca and the other Martha. Ru, becca rnanied "\V. "\V. Yaugbn and had two sons, Henry M, and John G. Martha married -- Cuttress. It is said that both of these familirs removed to Hempstead County, Arkan sas, in 1852. They have not been traced. The parents of the two daughters died C'arly in life, when they were quite young, leaving them a fortune. 5. Britton Chappell, son of Christopher\ was born in North Carolina, and there married Mary Crouch. Both died in l\fontgomery County in 1848, the wife surviving her hus­ band but two davs. 'fhev are said to have been an unusually "· ._, '< , ., affectionate couple, and the death-bed scene of the husband, as it has been depicted to me by one who was present, was pathetic in the extreme. They were lying in adjoining rooms, where the angel of death hovel'ed oyer them, each conscious that they had but a fe,v hours to liYP. At last, when the end came, as it did to the husband first, the loving wife arosl' from her bed by a superhuman effort and (·ast herself by the side of her husband, when he passed away iu her arms. There were born to Britton and l\lary Chappell five sons and six daughters, whose names were as follows: I. Eli Chappell, m. -- Ewing. Issue: Floreme, ,Jeter, Rosa, }1ary, Anna, Carrie, Samuel, Birdie, Ruffin, and Eugene. This branch lives at Hood's Mills, Jackson Parish, La. II. :Morris C. Chappell, born 18:15, has been twice mar­ ried. First to Tennie McCoy, secondly to Sarah Blount. !-le has three children, Elton, Fay, and Guy. ;Horris C. Chappell was one of the four Confederate soldiers who snrrrendert'd at Appo- 82 A GE:NEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

mattox, who bore the name "Chappell."* He is a well-preserved man, and now resides at Ross­ ville, Tenn. III. James Henry Chappell was born in 1839 and died in 1884. He was an officer in the Pee Dee Guards, C. S. A., and received a wound in the army which ultimately caused his death. He married Anna E. Van Hook, of Granville Coun­ ty, North Carolina, by whom he had Nellie, Maria, Clementine, and James K. The latter lives in vVaycross, Ga.; his sisters in Montgom­ ery County, North Carolina, near Pekin. IV. Parks Chappell, b. 1842, d. 1890. He rn. E. J. Bowden, of Richmond County, North Carolina, by whom he had issue: Alva, Mary E., Ralph, and Lydia. Mary E. married D. ~1. Dew, a mer­ chant of Latta, S. C. They have a little girl named Teresa Chappell Dew. Ralph, the only other survivor, lives with them. · V. Mary B., m. \Vm. R. Pankey, of La Grange, Tenn. Issue: Chappell, Adrian, Olivia, Cornell, Rhoda, and Robert. VI. Julia, m. Nathan Baldwin. Issue: Amelia, Alice, Lawrence, and James. VII. Martha, m. J. A. Covington. Issue: Armand, Henrietta, Benjamin, Julia, and Marthena. All reside in Tennessee. VIII. Clementine, m. vVm. Capel. Their only surviving children are Catharine and vVillie. IX. Rhoda, m. Wilson Baldwin. Issue: Hamilton. Ruffin, Gaston, Laura, Martha, Edwin, Jesse. Rhoda, Lillian, Albert, and Jefferson. This branch lives at Moscow, Tenn. X. Eranda, m. Terrell Covington, of Richmond Coun­ ty, North Carolina, December 24, 1851, and died May 1, 1887. 1'hey had issue: Charles, Henry, *See Chapter VIII. MORRIS C. CHAPPELL.

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\Vilson, Freeman, Thomas, Cornelia, Robert, De Car, Anna, and Wade Hampton. Several of th,· brothers are merchants and have stores at Car­ rabella and Pensacola, Florida. 6. John Chappell, the sixth son of Christopher, became a wealthy farmer in Montgomery County, North Carolina, and owned a good many slaves. He lived a bachelor until middle­ life, when he married a Miss Poolman. In 1858 both he and his ·wife were cruelly murdered by one of their negroes. The children born to this couple were James C., who was killed in the C. S. A., and Eli. The latter removed to Texas many years ago, where he was living when last heard from. There was also a son named Joshua, who was wounded by the fiend at the time his father and mother were killed, and who wan­ dered off, h~lf-demented, never having recovered his mind after the terrible scene he witnessed. He was last heard from sev­ eral years ago, in the Indian 'rerritory-a homeless wanderer. 7. \Yiley Chappell, son of Christopher, married in Mont­ gomery County, North Carolina, about 1830, where h-e died about 1846. He left three sons, who still liYe in that county, but their names have not been obtained. 8. Joshua Chappell1, the youngest son of Christopher, married a Miss Askell, by whom he had only two children: Mary, who married Alex. McKay; and Joshua, Jr., who was born April 6, 1831, married Mary Bostick in 1850, and died at Bostick's Mills, Richmond County, North Carolina, in 1898. There were born to this couple ten children. Their names have not been furnished me. Hon. Joshua Chappe112 was, during his life, a prominent man in his section of N 01:th Carolina, and a leading politician. He several times represented his district and county in the General Assembly of his State, and held other positions of honor and trust. fJ. Rebecca Chappell, the eldest daughter of Christopher, martied Isham Harris in North Carolina. They removed to Teu nessee in the first part of the century, where their descend­ ants now live. The late United States senator and ex-gov­ ernor Isham G. Harris, of that State, is said to have been a son of Isham and Rebecca (Chappell) H:uris. 84 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

10. Rhoda Chappell married Rolin Harris, a kinsma:; of Isham, and many years ago removed to Illinois. But little is now known of this branch, as they haye been separated from their relations in the South for more than half a century. They had two sons, ,Jephtha and Isham Harris, who in 1858 were living in Gallatia, Saline CountJ-, in that State. At the close ,of the Civil vVar a son of on0 of these brothers, who was a soldier in the Union Army and was stationed in that srction of Korth Carolina, vii;ited his relatives and spent several days with them. 11. Mary Chappell married Robert Green. Thry bad, among other children, a daught0r who married her first cousin, Newton Harris, and a son who died in 1892, whose name is not remembered. 'l'his branch remained in );forth Carolina, am1 it is belieYed is now extinct. 12. Elizabeth f:happell, the youngest child of Chr sto­ pher Chappell, died a spinster, in Korth Carolina, many yea1,s ago.* The following tradition, related to me by Hon. Jm,lrna Chappell, is corroborated by the records of Sussex County, Virginia. He says: "My grandfather, Cln·istopher Chappell, whom I remem­ ber Yery well, as I was six years old when he died in 1836, had three brothers, ,Tohn, Robert, and James, and a sister, who married a man named :)1arshall. Robert, and perhaps John. settled east of here, in \Yake County, or some,vherp not far from Raleigh. James removed to South Carolina and settled there. Mrs. ""ebb, the oldest member of our family now liv­ ing (1895), says: 'My grandfather had relatives who lived in South Carolina, and that her brothel'-in-law. Britton Chapp: Ii, corresponded wit-h them man3- ~-ears ago, when he ,vas a youn;.;· man.'" The only mi.stake in this tradition, and a very natural ,we. was that these 1·Platives. Robe1-t, ;rohn, and James Chappell, to whom Joshua Chappell refers, were the uncles of Christoplrnr Chappell, aud not his brothers. (f:--ee copy of records of Sus~ex County, Virginia, and Granville County, North Carolina.) *Much of the traditional account of the descendants of Christopl: er Chappell was furnished by Hon. Joshua Chappell, Jr. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAJ\IILIES. 8:'i·

JAMES CHAPPELl-1.

Let us go lrnc-k 1•0'\Y to Sussex Con11ty, ,'irginia, and exam­ ine the record books there. \Ve will find them mutilated, but in a fair state of pref;ervation, considering the fact th, of course, and were made of tlie best linen pnpPr and hound by a skillful and honest workman. ,James ChappP111, doubtless named for his uncle, who was named for· his grandfather, ,fame:;; Jones, wa:;; the thi1,d son of Samuel Chapp1c'll1, whose ·will, found in Surr.~- County, has been transcribed in the first part of thi:;; chaptPr. Th'.' tide of emigration from Virginia to the Carolinas, which dill so much to populate those colonies, set in between 1750 and 1770, and among these early settlen, ·were at least four of the, sons of Samuel Chappell;* among others, Jame:;;, the suhjeet of this sketch, who was not of age when he left Virginia. Among the records of Sussex County has been found a deed exeeuted by James Chappell in Prince Frederick Parish, South Carolina, dated October 10, l'TGO., which eonve~-ed a tract of three hun­ dred and eighty-five acres of lnnd in Sussex County, Virginia, to one \Villi.am ~Iason, son of Major ,John ;\Jason, of Sussex: County, Virginia. It is further stated that Jame:;; Chappell, at the time thiR deed was made,, was a minor. It is evident from this deed that ,James had 1·er-ently removed from Virginia tu South Carolina, being then nearly of-age, and had sold a tract of land at his old home, which he had left unsold at the time of his removal. But let us endeavor to find trace of him in his ne·w home; and to do so we must first locate Prince Frederick Parish. Tlte fo·st permanent English settlement in South Carolina was made by a colony of Puritans, under \Villiam Sayle~ at Port Royal, in Hl70. They remained there but a short time, *Their cousins, the sons of James Chappell, who wpre mnch younger, all remained in Virginia. 81.i A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

however, and then removed to Charleston.* The colony was at first divided into three countieiil, or districts, as they were called-Beaufort, Craven, and Colleton. For the first eighty years all settlements were confined to the sea-coast. Slowly, however, and cautiously, thr settlers began moving into the interior-following the rivers--and establishing forts as they went, as a protection against the Indians. Even as early as 1736 a few settlements were made in the "Upper Country," as the interior section was called, but no considerable progress was made until the middle of the eighteenth century. From 1749 to 1761 there was not a settlement in that part of the

"Pursuant to a precept directed h~· Jolm Bremar, Esq. D. Sur'y Genl, dated 6th. Nov. 1770, I have admeasured and laid out unto James Chappell a plantat-ion or tract of land conta·n. ing three hundred acres lying and being in Craven county on the YVest side of ,vaccamaw River on Maple Swamp, bounded on all sides h.'· yacant lands; and hath such shapes. forms and marks as the aboye plat represents. "Certified this :3rd. day of December, 1770. "Hugh Giles, D.S.'' (Heconl Book, Vol. XIV., p. 56.) Colleton and Craven countieR, in which these lands were located, were on the sea-coast, and were two of the three coun­ ties, as has been stated, into which the colony was first divided. The former is jm,t south of Charleston, antl the lat­ ter, which has lJeen abolished and absorbed b.'· other co1111- ties, laid above that city and probably included Prince Fred­ erick Parish. vVe know but little of James Chappell except what has been gleaned from the records. for no tradition extending back beyond a centur~• is reliable. Be waR certainly married and had three sons, wlrnse names were Cli'ar]es, Henry, and Thoma;'!. YYhether he eyer remoyed to the land which was granted to him in Colleton Connty is not known. The Revolution came on soon after tbe last grant was received, and with the love of libert.r and patriotism ,vliich has ever characterized his race, he and his two sons-Charles and Henry-enlisted under tht! banner of that brave partisan leader of the South-Gener1d Sumter. ,\ 11 three were either killed or died in the a.rmy, so it is said, although nothing is now known, eve;1 through trarli­ tion, of the death of either of them except Charles. The story goes that he was a member of a company of rangers which was ordered to pursue and capture a notorious Tory outlaw, called "Bloody Bill Cunningham," and that in an engngement which took place Charles was killed. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND O'l'HER KINDRED FAMILJES. 8U

3 THOMAS CHAPPELL . Thomas, ·who was certainly rhe sole snnivor of his father'.~ family at the dose of the Revolution, i-emond about that tim•>, or possibl.Y during the ,-var, from the 1'idewater spdion of the colony, where the famil.Y had Jived, to the new <·ouut.r of Ed.JC· field, which had been fornwd from old :Xinet.r-six disti-ici.. Here he purchased a large tract of land, on the banks of the Saluda River, which became the home of his family for sev­ eral generations. 'l'he location of this plantation, which he improved until it bPc:uue one of the most -valuable in all that section, is about one mile below the town of ChapJJcll. The grand old mansion-house stands there to-day, a relic of a by-gone tim(;, ·wh<'Il this se,·tion of South Carolina was noted for its wealth, hospitality, and aristocratic refinement. 1'homas Chappel], through the death of his father and brothers, whose fortunes he inherited, became a V<'ry wealthy man. He was not only a large land- and slave-o,vner, but a successful planter, and his fortune increased by th:' good man­ agement of his sons. 1'he family be<·ame one of the wealthiest in all that sedion of the State, and continued so until the result of the Cidl Yfar destroyed all values and dissipattd all fortunes in the Routh. Thomas Chappell died in 1820, and in the division of his estate the ferry tract, known as ""'att's Ferry,'' situated on the Saluda, was partitioned to his son Charles, whose widow aftenvard married Richard 1Yatts. 1'he "Island Jford" tract, another plantation, was given to his daughter Ludnda, and the "Chappell Ferry" tract-which extPndPd to both sides of the river-was J)artitionrd bt0 i:ween his two sons John and Henry; the former taking that on the north sidP, in K ewberr_y County, while the latter was given that on thP south s·de in Edgefield. A ferry or bridge franchise has always been yaluable at this point on the Saluda Hiyer. As earl.'· as the bPginning of the Revolution, a ferry was conduded here, known as ''Chnp­ pell's Ferry," which would indicate that 1'homas, or ouP of his brothers, had located here at that early period. On De• cember 21, 17!!2, a eharter was granted by the General Assem- -7- I)() A GE~K~LOGICAL HIS'l'ORY OF THE bly to Thomas Chappell to build a toll-bridge across the Saluda at this point, but it was probably never built, as a charter was granted for a ferry, at the same place, December 20, 11800, In 1845, John Chappell, a sou of Thomas, built a single-span bridge across the river, which wns swept away by the great flood of 1852. 'l'he town of "Chappell,'' named for Thomas Chappell, which is located at the former feny landing, on the C. & G. Railroad, is now a place of considerable commercial import­ ance. -It is the shipping point and a center of tradr for a large and prosperous section of the country. This branch of the South Carolina Chappells has always been called the ''Edgefield Bnrnch," from their location, anq to distinguish them from another branch, descended from Robert Chappt>Jl, which will be refened to hrreafter, which settled in Richland dii,trict or county, and hence were known as the "Richland Chappells.'' (See Chapter IX.) Tl:ie descendants of Thomas Chappell, with. few excep­ tions, have remained in Edgefie}d and Newberry districts­ the same section in which their ;1.ncestor settled during the ReYolution. 'l'hey were a typical South Carolina family in, ante-bellurn days, and possessed all the impetuous, fiery nature, as well as the generous, bnffe, a.nd nrnnly traits that have ever characterized the best people of the Palmetto State. They belonged to an aristocracy of not only wealth, hut brains, culture, and perso1rnl courage, and, abo,·e all else, they have ever cherished a just pride and love for their grand old com­ monwealth that has neyer faltered. In 1784, 'l'homas Chappell married Delia Hazel, Ly whom he had issue: Henry, called "Harry," Elizabeth, Charle.,, Frances, Lucinda, and John. 1. Henry Chappell, or "Colonel Harry Chappell/ as he was called, was the oldest son of 'l'homas and Delia Chap1.eJI, and was a twin brother of Elizabeth. They were born Septem­ ber 11, 1785. Harry married Mary May, who was born Apiil 10, 1794, and died August 14, 1857. Harry Chappell d:ed in 1822-two years after his father. He inherited a large estate from his father, and among other properties the old home• CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAlVIILHJS. 91 stead in Edgefield County, where he lived and died.* This plantation is now owned by David Richardson, a descendant of Elizabeth Chappell. Colonel Harry Chappell, in his per­ sonal appearance, was a. yery handsome man. He was tall, spare, and of a military bearing. He ,vas a successful planter, and was greatly respected by his friends and neighbors. I-fr possessed a taste for military affairs, and was for several years colonel of the 10th Regiment, South Carolina Militia, and thus acquired his military title. There were born to Harry and Mary (May) Chappell three children: Samuel M., Martha C., and Elizabeth. I. Samuel M. Chappell died in 1846. He m. 2\far_y Graham, by whom he had only one child, a sou Oliver To,vles, who died unmarried. II. Martha C. Chappell, b. Novembel' 10, 1814, m. twil'e -(1) Captain l'hilemon B. YVaters (1831). Issm·: (1) Sarah, b. 18:rn, m. twice-(1) Arthur S. Do­ :z;ier. ~o issue. Secondly, John E. Perry. Jssue: Mary, Rachael, and John. (2) Henry Chappell ·waters, b. 1834, d. 1838. (3) Philemon B. Wa­ ters, Jr., b. September 21, 1840, m. Mary Huiet. Issue: Jonathan, Mary, Elizabeth, Philemon, ,\nna, Sarah, :.Vlelvina, and George. Marth,l Chappell vVaters m. (2) Bennet Perry, by whom she had issue: Bennet, Toliver, Mary, Mam;­ field, and Robert. The mother of this family died April 28, 1894. III. Elizabeth Chappell, the youngest child of Colonel Harry Chappell, died 3°oung tmd unmarried. 2. Elizabeth Chappell, daughter of Thomas and Delia Chappell, was born September 11, 1785, and died October 21, 1840. She married Drury 'I'. Vaughn, by whom she had issue: Sarah, ,James, BehE·thland, and Elizabeth. I. Sarah Vaughn m. twice-(1) Ralph Scurry. Issue: Jesse, Drury, and James. (2) Benjamin Rich-

*This tract of land included a grant, no doubt, in Edgefield, made to Thomas Chappell, November 1, 1818. (See records, Land Department, office Secretary of State, Vol. 45, p. 310.) \J2 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

ardson. Issue: DaYid, Elizabeth, Jefferson, Rarall, and HPnnie; the last (a daughter) m. Dr. ,J. C. l\Iaxwell, a distant rPlative. · II. ,James Vaughn, m. Mary Pitts. Issue: Edwar,d and Drury. Ill. Behethland Vaughn, m. twice-I]) Cason Hill. Is­ sue: ,To.Jrn, Janws, Elizabeth, Charles, Drm-y, Lucinda, Fanny, Lucy, and ~Iar,r. (2) John W. Rapp. Issue: Adaline. IV. Elizabeth Vaughn, n1. James Richardson. Iss1ie: :N"anc,v, ,,~alter, James, and Mary. 3. Charles Chappell, son of 'J'homas and Delia (Hazel) Chapp{'.11, was born about 1787, and married Mary Brook, in 1810, by whom he had issue one son, "\Villiam. I. "\Villiam ChappPH, b. 11'12, m. -- "'.\foss (1850). · Isrme, one child, Mary, who married John Hudgens, by whom she had issue, bi:t their names are unknown. 1Vill iam Chappel) died in 1894, at the age of 82. 4. Frances Chappell, daughter of Thomas and D:clia Chappell, was born April 20, 1790, and died November 12, 1842. She married James Hill, by whom she had i:,;sue: Thomas, Frances, Denet, and others, whose names are not now remembered. 'rhomas and Denet removed to Texas in 1854, and .located near Marshall. Hoth are now dead, but it is supposed that their children and grandcl1ildren yet live in that Yicinity. Hon. ,J. D. Rudd, of "\Vaskom, Texas, married Leonora, a dai1ghter of Thomas Hill. JamPs and Frances (Chappell) Hill, his wife, both died in Newben,v County, near the tovm of Chappell, the formn in 1869. 5. Lucinda Chappell, daughter of Thomas and Ddia ChappeH, m. Zach. Payne. The.,· remoYed to Laurens County, South Carolina, where she died iu 18G0, leaYing no issue. (l. · J olm Chappell, the youngest son of 'l'homas and Delia Chappell, was born about 1795, and married Betsy Brooks, a member of the distinguished Routh Carolina family by that name, in 181H. He died in 185:'i, and hi:,; wife in 1870. D1~. JOHN CHAPPELL MAXWELL. (Page 93.)

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They had issue: Thomas,. :;\"ancy, ~Iary, John ,V .. James B., and Stanmorc. I. Thomas H. Chappell, b. 1818, m. Ann Smiley in 1848, d. 1874. Issue: (1) Preston B., b. 1850, m. Martha Leak, 1875, d. 1893, leaving no issue. (2) John Henry, b. 1853, rn. Mary Prince in 1884. Issue: Jesse, Thomas_, and ,John. (3) Lula, b. 1855, m. Dr. James --\v. Tribble. Issue: Maud and Massie. II. Nancy Chappell, b. 1820, m. twice-(1) Robt. Max­ well, 1836. Issue: (1) John Chappell Maxwell, m. twice-(1) Benr1ie Richardson, (2) Sarah Rich­ ardson (sisters). Ko issue living to maturity by either marriage.* (2) Bettie Maxwell m. James Hunter. Issue: Robert, John, Louella, and Idalia. After the death· of her first husband, Xancy Chappell Maxwell m. Colonel James Kennedy. Issue: One son, Thomas. III. )far~· Chappell, b. 1823, m. Allen Vance, d. 1879. Issue: (l) John, h. 1843, lives in New Orleans. (2) Mary, b. 1850, m. Christian ,valler. No issue. She m. secondly John Vance. Names of issue unknown. 'riiey li ye in Shreveport, La. IV. John ·wesley Chappell, b. 1824, 111. Frances An­ derson. Issue: (1) James, b. 1858, lives in Ala­ bama. (2) A daughter, name unknown, d. 1887. V. James Butler Chappell, b. 18:29, m. twice-(1) Eliz­ abeth Anderson, 1858. Issue: Luella, Millege, and "\Yilliam. (2) Eli:,r,a TribblP. Issue: Olna, Ernest_, and a daughter, name unknown. VI. Stanmore Brooks Chappell, b. 18:31, m. Ellen Chap­ man, 18fHJ, d. l8fi7. Issue: (1) John ·watts, b; 1862, m. Clara Elease, 1889. Issue: Gladys. (2) Mary, b. 1863, m. nnrr B. Kinard. Issue: John and Elenor. (3) Sophia, b. 1865, rn. B. ~L Dinnis. Issue: Jewell and Mary. *Dr. John C. Maxwell died at Greenwood, South Carolina, August 14, 1899. He was a polished gentleman, a skillful physician, and an honest man. · 94 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

From the information contained in this sketch it will be' seen that the genealogy of the descendants of James Chap-· pell1 can be traced back to the year 163•5-a period of two . hundred and sixty-five years, and one that embraces ten gen­ -erations. To illustrate: the pedigree of little Gladys Chap­ pell, the child of John ,Yatts Chappell, is as follows: Gladys Ohappell-,J ohn3 Watts-Stanm or e-,J oh n2-T ho ma s3- J ames1-Samuel1-'1'homas2-Thomas1-0aptain J ohn1• I am under obligation to Judge P. B. v\1aters, of John­ ston, South Carolina, and Mr. John ·watts Chappell, of ~ew­ berry, for much of the information contained in this sketch. The former especially, at some trouble and expense, procmed the data from the laud records in the Secretary of State's office, and from the probate records of Edgefield and New­ berry counties. Several members of this family attended the family reunion at Atlanta, Ga., in 1895. They are refined and educated people.

THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH OF NORTH CAROLlNA.

Besides the family descended from Christopher Chappell, of North Carolina, of which an account has been given, there is another branch in that State which sprang from Robert Chappell\ of Sussex County, Va., whose widow and children removed to that colony about 1770. The tradition in this, family is that their ancestor-Rob­ ert Chappell-came to Mecklenburg County, Virginia, from the eastern part of the colony previous to 1770, where he died about that year, leaving a widow and children, all of whom were daughters except one, a son named Samuel; that soon after the father's death the family removed across the line into the adjoining county of Granville in North Carolina, where they made their future home. Nothing is known of the daughters, even through tradition, but the boy Samuel, CHAPPELL, DICKIE' AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. !J5

then about ten years old, lived to become a very old man, and from him all members of this branch, now numerous, trace their origin. But let us compare thiR tradition with the records and endeavor to find the connecting link between this branch and the main trunk in Virginia. Let us again go back to Sussex County, that field from which bas been gleaned SD much valuable information of the Chappells during the dark period in their history, the period immediately preceding the Revolution. We will find the county records well preserved, and, besides, we will find the register of old Albemarle Par­ ish, the one serving to ronfirm the other and to supply ai1,1- omissfon. It will be remerubered that Samuel Chappell\ whose will has been transcribed, had, among other sons, two named John and Robert, the former the fourth in the order of birth, and the latter the youngest. In the records of Sussex County there is recorded a deed executed and acknowledged in Qa_ran­ ville County, North Carolina, December 20, 1770, by John Chappell and his wife :N"ancy, conveying a tract of land in Sussex County to one William ·wmis, of the same county. John Chappl·ll had evidently lived in Sussex and had removed from that county to Granville County, :~forth Carolina. The most plausible theory is that after the death of Robert Chap­ pell, in 1770, his widow and children removed with their kinsman, John Chappell, across the line into the adjoining county of Granville, in North Carolina. In the register of Albemarle Parish has been found the following record of the birth of Robert Chappell1: "Robert Chappell, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Chappell, was born Sept. 21, 1740. God-fathers, Chiney Tatum and ·wmiam Moss. God-mother, Mary Moss." There seems to be but little doubt, from these recmds, that this Robert Chappell was the pioneer, who, tradition says, died in Mecklenburg County, in 1770, and who woulll then haye been thirty years old. But there are other reasons which lead to this ronelusion. The family had not become so numerous in 17J0 as to render it difficult to identify eath 96 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

indiYidual, although they did become so in anothl'r gmera­ tion or two. 'L'lw third genc•ration-8mnuel1, Thomas3. Rob, ert1, and James1-the grandsons of the immigrant, we1·e an dead except tlie last. Rob01·t was not the so11 of 'rhomai:i3, for we have in the Qnake1·_ nconl.s of Prince George County -which will lw referred to hen°afte1·-tl1e nnrnes of his chil­ dren, and he had no son named "Robert." Besides, this. branch did not remoyp from Prince 0Pm·ge until about th\ close of the eighteenth cent1uy. He was not the son of James Chappell\ who

SAMUEL CHAPPELL2. Of all tlw characters, whosP histories are ehroniclfd in these pages, Samuel Chappe112 was the most unique. Born at a time when and in a country where rhere were no schools, he was without educational advantages, and could not even write his name. Yet such was the natural aptitude and sttength of his mi1:.d that he became possessed of a fund of information which rendered him thP peer of those having had superior advantages. Small in stature, with a bright blue e;re and a dark complexion, 110 was an athlete, and was as wiry and tough as a hickory withe. Ile possessed an unusual amount of energy and vitality; the former carried him·s~1fel,Y through many hardships, and the latter prolonged his lfe to nearly a century. Born and raised in the hard school of adYersity-tlw only son of a poor wido-w-he was a patriot, a man of sterling integrity, a, kind neighbo'r, husband, and father, and a man without reproach. Such was the ancestor of this North Carolina family-rt worthy sire of a rugged, bra ye,. and patriotic race. , 'l'he traditions in tbiR family have been well preserYed; and the expression "handed down from father to son" is literally true in this instancP, for Samuel Chappell2, who was bom about 1760, lived until· 1848, and died at the age of eighty-eight, while his son Edward, born in 1788, lived until 1881, and died at the age of ninety-three. The united lives of father and son spanned a period of one hundred and twenty-one years-1760-1881-an instance of longevit.v · almost without a wecedent. This accounts, then, for thL! completeness of the traditions that have been "handed down from father to son" in this branch. At the beginning of the ,\.rnerican Revolution, Samuel ChapJJell2, although then a youth, responded to the first call 98 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

for volunteers. He was in the army commanded by General Washington, and first saw the great eommander at the bat­ tle of Trenton. He was seyerely wounded at the battle of Brandywine, but was taken to Philadelphia, where his wound was dressed, and where lw remained until his recovery. He also participated in the battles of Princeton, Monmouth, and Stony Point. In the spring of 1780, the dimate having proved too rigorous for the Southern troops, they were transfened, under General Lincoln, to the Southern Department-Samuel among the number. On May 12th, of that year, the city of Charleston was captured by the British, and Samuel Chap­ pell, with other troops, surrendered and was paroled. , \11 order was isimed by Lord Cornwallis that all prisoners shouJd either enlist in the British Army or be taken aboard the prison ships and there be kept in close confinement. Samuel, being a youth, was detailed to carry the mail for the army, and while thus engaged made his escape, and, after much suffer·ng, reached his home in Granville County, North Carolina. Soon after his return, the militia was called out to repel an inyasion of the enemy, and Samuel Chappell resrionded at once, and reported to General Green. After the memorable retreat of General Green, across the Dan, they fell back to Guilford court-house, in :Kodh Carolina, where, on March 15, 1781, was fought one of the most sangu,inary engagements of the war. Samuel, being by this time a veteran, was trans­ ferred from the militia to the regulars, and was severely wounded for the second time. He soon recovered, however. and took part in the battle of Eutaw Springs, S. 0., which occurred soon thereafter, and which he always said was the hardest fought battle in ;which he ever engaged. He then marched with the army to Yorktown, and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis, October 19, 1781. This was · the crowning victory and virtually ended the war. As has been shown elsewhere,* the Government of the United States was slow to reward its soldiers for their suffer­ ings and privations in the \Var of Independence. In Samuel *See Chapter XIII. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 99'

Ohappell's case it was not until April 12, 1819 (see official records in the Pension Office, Washington, D. C.t that his name was placed on the pension rolls. , 'fhirty-seven long years he waited for the pittance that was his only pecuniary recompense for six years spent in the service of his country. In the winter of 1782 Samuel Chappell returned to his home in Granville County, North Carolina, and there married Mary Pollard, with whom he lived happily for sixty-five years. He resided for many years on a farm on Neuse River, near the mouth of Beaver Dam, in vVake County, which is yet known as the "Uncle Sam Chappell Place." In 1179G he returned to Granville County and· there, in 1800, bought th;o tract of land the deed for which is recorded in Deed Book S, p. 177, of the records of that county. This farm became the home .on which he and his good wife passed their remaining days; the husband dying, as has been stated, in 1848, and .the wife in 1858. It is situated on Ledge of Rock Creek, and is now owned by "\Vm. A. Beck, a descendant of the family. 'l'here were born to Samuel and Mary (Pollard) Chap­ pell nine children-ii. ve sons and four daughters-who,,e names, in the order of birth, were Mary, Susan, Richard, Ed­ ward, Benjamin, Ann, "\Villiam, Samuel, and Na.ncy. 1. Mary Chappell was born in 1783. She married David Chappell,* a relative from Virginia, and removed to Guilford County, North Carolina, about 1810. Their descendants yet live in that county, but their names have not been ascertained. 2. Susan Chappell, b. 1785, m. Lawrence Keith, of Wake County. Issue: ·wmiam, James, ·wesley, Theodosia, Mary, Israel, Tobias, and Elizabeth. Mary m. Kendrick Goodwin, and Elizabeth m. Pinkney vVarren. All were born between 1816 and 1'829. Nothing further is known except that theit· descendants live in Wake County, North Carolina. 3. Richard Chappell, b. 178G, m. Ann Inscore about 18il8. 'l'hey had issue: *David Chappell was a soldier of. the Revolution in the Virginia line, and was paid by the State for his services August, 1785. ("Virginia Troops," State Library, Vol. II., p. 151.) It is not known to which. branch he belonged. ,100 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

I. ~faj. Hinton Chappell, b. 1820, m. twice-(1) Susan Emory. Issue: 'l'wo sons, Ho1'ace and John, and a daught0r (name unknown), who m. -­ Rhodc·s, and remoY0d to Tennpssee. John is dead, and Horace liYes in Granville County. (2) Sarah Ann ---. Issue: William and Jame,;:, both of whom liYe in ,Yake Cunnty, N Ol'th Carolina. II. John "Wesley Chappe]l, b. 1822, m. twice-(1) Behi~­ s\nn Garner. lssuP: 'rhree daughte1·s, names unknown. One m. --Beck, one -- Cash, and the othPr --Coley. All are lidng and have issne. (2) (Name of wife unknown.) John \Yes­ Jey f'happell liyes in Gram·illp County. III. Matilda Cha1w2ll, b. 1824, rn. twice-(1) \\'rn. Rob­ inson. (2) -- GallaghPr. IV. Alfred R. Chappell, b. _182fl, m. Jane Sorrell. They lfre in ]'ranklin Count~-. North Carolina. V. \Yilliam H. Chappell, b. 1828, m. Susan J. Shearon. They removed to Tennessee many years ago, and are untraced. VI. :Minton Chappell, b. ]880, m. s\manda \Yilson, 1854. Issue: ,villiam, Leroy, Eugene, Amanda, John, and Minton. All live in Granville and \\'ake counties, X orth Carolina. 4. Ed·wa,rd Chappell, b. January 22, 1788, m. S,~rah Roii-, •ertson, 1816. HP liyed in Granyille County, but tlieu 1war Raleigh in 1881, at the extreme age of ninety-thrPe; haviug attained to a greater age than any member of an~- branch of the family, as far as known. He ,vas tall and spare, with light complexion and blue eyes, and was a well-proportioned man. He was a soldier in th(' \Yar of 1812. There were born to Edward and Rarah Chappell the following children: I. Elias Kimball, b. August 30, 1817. Is living at the age of 83, on the old homestead near Ra­ leigh. Has never married. II. "William H., b. :F'r~bruary 28, 1819, m. }Iartha l'hiJ, ips, d. 18'7!). lsslw: Martha, Ochn-ia. Chnrles. and iTary. Lin; in Raleigh, X. C. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 101

III. Lero)·,_b. July 21, 1822, is a physician. He first settled in Lenoi1•* County, North Carolina, but rernoYed J·o :B~orestvrne, ,Yake County, wher,~ he now resiflcs. Dr. Chappell married Eli½abeth K orcross. Issue: Leroy ~- and Henry A. The former, a prnrninent Bapfo,t minister, was edu­ cated at the Uniwrsity of Virginia, m. Ella l\1ome, and is uow in China, engaged in mission­ ary work. Ile speaks the Chinese language pet­ fectl)-, a diflkult language to leam. IV. Edna Caroline, b. September G, 1824, m. P. C. Fer­ rell, 1846. 'l'hey had only one child-a sou A.l­ bt'l't-who died in the Confederate Army at the age of sixteen. V. Minton Yancy, b. December 10, 1826. He was well edueai:ed, and was for many year:-1 president of a college in Kinston, ~- C. He died in August, 1857. VI. John Y., b. February 20, 1829. Resides on tlH~ farm ·with his brother Elias, neai· Raleigh. Has neYer married. VIL Palm:na L., the youngest suryiving child of Ed­ ward Chappell, was born ;\fay 14, 1835. She married A. lexander H. Beddingfield, by whom she had one son, Eugene C. Beddingfield, born October 10, 1862. Eugene Beddingfield m. Nan­ nie Peebles (1881). IssuP: Alexander, Eugene2, Charles, and Rt·becea. :!\1r. Beddingfield resides near Raleigh. and his mother, now a widow, lives ·with him. He is a railroad commissioner of his State, and is well known and exceedingly pop ular. To him I am indebted for assistance in preparing this sketch. 5. Benjamin Chappell, h. 1790, m. Elizabeth Emory, d. 1833. 'l'hey had issue: *This county was named for General William Lenoir; see Chap­ ter XVI. 102 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

I. Darling, b. 1819. Lives in Granville County. ls' married, but the names of his children are unknown. II. Andrew Jackson, b. 1821. He married at an ad­ vanced age and has no issue. He lives in Gran­ -ville County, and is locally known as "Coffee Jack," to distinguish him from his cousin, John \Vesley (son of Richard Chappell), who, on ac­ count of his slender stature, is called "Sparrow J:1ck." III. Hawkins (a daughter), b. 1823, m. -- Tucker. Nothing further known. IV. Alicia, b. 1825. Untraced. 6. Ann Elizabeth Chappell, b. 1792, m. Aaron Shearon. Issue: Three sons and a daughter, whose names are unknown. 1'hey reside in Wake County. 7. Samuel Chappell3, b. 1800, m. Cynthia Sorrell. Issue: I. Allfl1, killed in the 0. S. A. He left a son Alfred, who removed to F'lorida. II. Edward, was sever-ely wounded in the Confederate Army, and has ever since been a cripple. He has a son, John, living at Asheville, N. C. III. Young, was captured in the Confederate Army, during the war, and has never been heard from since. He is no doubt dead. IV. Ann Elizabeth, m. Matthew ,Johnson. They reside in vVake County, North Carolina. V. Julia, the youngest child of Samuel Chappell. Nothing is lrno-wn of her. Samuel Chappell, Jr., the father of this branch, died near Raleigh, N. C., in 1885. In stature he was small, and differed from his brothers and sisters in haYing blue eyes and a fair complexion, whereas the others were of dark complexion, and had dark eyes and black hair. 8. .William Chappell, b. in 1794, m. Ann Sykes. Issue: Mary, Anna, Rufus, and Dennis. This family removed to Tell­ nessee many years ago, and nothing· further is known of them. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. ]03

Several of their children had married before they removed • from the State of North Carolina.* 9. Nancy Chappell, b. 1802, m. ,Tames Sykes. ThPy bad issue: I. Murphy, b. 1823. Killed in the C. S. A. II. John, lives on Neuse River in Wake County, North Carolina. III. vVesley, was a soldier in the C. S. A., and has never been heard from since the war. He "\vas probably killed in some of tlw battles ot north­ ern Virginia. IV. "\Yiley, emigrated to California in 1849, and has never been heard from since. V. Sarah, b. 1881, is unmarried .. It will be observed that this branch of the Chappell fam­ ily, above all others, has been noted for the longevity of its members. Among those who have lived to an unusual age, besides Samuel Chappell2, their ancestor, were his children, Nancy, Samuel3, and Edward. Nancy lived to be ninety'years old, Samuel3 to be eighty-five, and Edward to the unusual agl) of ninety-three. There were others whose span of life ex­ tended far beyond the biblical age. Doubtless their natur­ ally strong physical constitutions, the salubrity of the cli­ mate of North Carolina-one of the healthiest sections in the United States-and the out-of-door lives which many of them lived, being farmers, has had much to do with this remark­ able longevity. Physically, the Chappells, as I have kno,vn them in the South and ··west, bear a marked family resemblance. The true type have dark complexions, black hair, and blue or black eyes. They are spare, above the ordinary stature, and but few ever become corpulent. They generally possess strong phy~iqnes, are energetic, industrious, hardy, and robust, and hPnce :1 long-lived race. 'l'here has been no taint in the blood, either mentally or physically, so far as I am advised, in any branch. *It is worthy of notice that several branches of the Samuel Chap­ pell2 family removed to the State of Tennessee at an early day, whe_re they became sepa,rated from and lost to their kindred. They may be reckoned among the many lost branches of the Chappells. 104 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF' THE

C}iAPTER V.

l'HE SAMUEL CHAPPELL1 BRANCH-Continued.

JOHN CHAPPELL 2, SON OF SAMUEL 1 .-THE GEORGIA BRANCH.­ ABSALOM H. CHAPPELL.

The Chappells are probably more numerous in Georgia than in any other State, and ;vet so far as they have been traced, all spl'ang from the same immigrant aucestor. Th!• tradition iu the family is that this ancestor <'ame to Georgia from Virginia, in foe last decade of the eighteen th century, where be settled in Hancod;: Connty, and that his name ,-ras Joseph. That he came from Yirginia is nwst probable, <' s nearl.,· all of the fast s(•ttlt'rs canw from that State; 'but tllat his name was not Joseph, but John. is dt•arl.Y proven from unquestioned records. There is now in Gcr1rgia au old fam­ ily Bible which has been prescrYed for a hundred years, which• eontains the following record: "'l'homas Chappell* was 1 orn in Virginia Jr1n11ruy 2J, 17U1." Thes(' words are all. The name of the county in Vfrginia is not gi;-en, nor al'e the name,; of 'l'homas Chappell's µai·c>nti-1. Let us go back now and search the regi,;tel' of a\lbemarle I'm·ish, Sussex County, iu Virginiil, for we will find there the following entries in the handwritin;.\· of the minister, ,Yilliam \Yillie: "Elizabeth. daughtel' of .John and Nanny Chappell, bap­ tized December 2, 1759. Godfather, Hemy PePhles; godmoth­ ers, Anne Chappell and Mary 1:ndC>rhilL'" (Date of birth not giYen-.t) . '"l'hornas, son ·of J olrn and Nanu~· ChaJJpell, born January 23rd. Baptized March 23rd, 1761. Godfathers, Robert Chap­ pell and' Frederick !]-reen; godmother, Lydia Hill." *Thomas Chappell was the eldest son of the immigrant to Georgia. trt was customary to ehristen the child when it was a month or six weelrn old. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. ] 05

Is further c-,yidence necessary to establish the identity of Thomas Chappell of Georgia·? Is it possible that the date­ January 28, 17G1-found in the family Biblr0 in Georgia and in the parish register in the library of the Virginia Historical Society, in Ridnrnmd, Va., is simply a coincidence? ~o! The evidence is conclusi\:e that Thomas Chappell of Georgia and Thomas Chappell of Virginia were one and the same individ­ ual; and that ne immigrant ancestor of the G-eorgia Chappells was John Chappell, of Sussex County, Virginia. But who was this John Chappell? Lt>t us again search the records for a cine to his identity. Let us again go back to Sussex County, Virginia, and there examine the county rec­ ords and tlie old parish regist0r. ,:Ye will find no record in the register of his birth, nor of ·the birth of any child, except the two mentioned. Two conclusions are inevitable: First, from the dates of the birth of his children, their father must have been born before 1738, the year in which the register was opened; hence, of course, his name does not appear amgng the births. Secondl:v, John Chappell must have died or removed from Sussex County shortly after the birth of Thomas (1761), or else we would find the names of other children. for the families of the earl,r Chappells were never limited to su small a number. It must be remembered that during this enrly period-1740-17G0-there ·were but two of the older generatio:1 of Chappells living in Surry and Sussex counties, Samuel1 and James1 (brothers), who were of the fourth generation and werc> grandsons of the immigrant Thomas1. Samuel Chappell dieJ in Surry in 1749, and James in Sussex in 1768, and their wills, each of which has been found, have been transcribed on these pages. Each of these brothers had a son named John, who are mentioned in their respectiYe wills, one of whom must have been th€ John now referred to. He could not ha,·e been the son of .James-the younger brother-for his son John dieJ in Sussex County in 1803, and left a will which is recorded there. (See Chapter VI.) He mul"t, then, lrnYe lwen the son of Sam­ uel, the elder brother. But what became of this ,John Chappell, son of Pa.mud'? By referring to his father's will transcribed in the previous -8- lOti A GF:NEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE chapter, it will bP seen that he was deYisrd a tract of land in the follo,ving words: "Item: 1 giYe unto n\v son. ,John, a part of the tract of land I now lhT on, beginning at rn~' own outline, South of the rneado,Y, to the Deep Bottom and up the Bottom to ihe head line and strike the diYiding line hetwPr'n me and RobP1t Jones about midway betwePn the road and corner tree; by estimate one hundred and thirty acres." In the will of his mother, Elizabeth Chappell, proved and recorded in Sussex County, Mar~h 20, 1761, she devises her estate to sons ,John, Hobert, and Drury, and daughter Eme­ line, who were prol,ably hP1' youngest children. Evidently, John Chappell and his bl'othc>1' Robert, who was nearly his own age, removed from SussPx County between 1762 and 1770, shortly after their mother's death, and if the tradition be true (see Chapter IV.), went fo Mecklenburg County, Vir­ ginia, then on the frontier. Here. the same tradition says, Robert died about 1770, and that his family removed, with John, across the line and settled in the adjoining -county of Gra1wille, in :~forth Carolina. Certain it is that ,John Chap­ pell was liYing in Granville Connt~-, Norih C:uolina, in 1770, for there is rerorded in Sn,;spx: G

THOMAS CHAPPELL'.

Thomas3, the eldest son of Jolm2 and ~anny Chappell, was born in Sussex Connt.v, Virp:inia. ,J::urnar,v 23, 1761. He ,,-as of the sixth generation-('l'homas3-,Tohn2-Samuel1- 'L'homas2-Thomas1-Jolm1). Between 1770 and 1785 he re­ moved, with his father and brothers, from Granville County, Xorth Carolina, to the StatP of Georgia* and settled in what was then, probably, Washington County, but in that pal't which afterward became Hancock. In 1797 he married Lavina ,vheelus, a widow, whose maiden name was Cox. Afte1' residing in Haneoek County for several years, he remo-ved to, Twiggs County, Georgia, where he died t':leptember 1, 1836, at the age of seventy-five. He had five children, whose names, in the order of birth, were Nancy, Bethena, Mahala, Thomas Simmon~,·and Joseph John. *The first settlement was made in Georgia in 1733, but the State was not admitted into the Union until 1788. 108 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

1. ~ancy Chappell m. James Ha.le, of Twiggs County, Georgia, in 1816, by whom she had issue: I. Rebecca m. 2\fatt11ew :Marshall, of Crawford Co:rn­ ty, by whom she had several children. '!'his branch .removed to Sumter County, Georgia. II. Louisa rn. -- Brazwell, of Crawford County. III. Lavina m. \Viley Fentral, of Crawford County. IV. Elizabeth m. Littleberry Causey, of Sumter County. V. :Mary m. twice-(1) \Yilliam Hodges; only one child (James) surviveR. He resides in Houston County. (2) ,Jesse Stallings. Issue: One son,* whose name is unknown. VI. Susan rn. Toliver Lingo .. They had several chil­ dren. This branch 1·emoved io Arkansas. VII. Matilda m. Henry Butts, of Crawford County, Georgia. VIII. James m. Martha ,Johnson. Tlieir children now liye in 'fwiggs County, Georgia. IX. Judith rn. Oliver Porter, of Macon, Ga. '.!'hey have two children. X. Thomas m. Sally Cox, of Monror' County, Georg'a. XI. John m. Mary Robertson, of Crawford Count.,·, Georgia. 2. Bethena Chappell m. twice-(1) Robert Reynolds, by whom she had issue: I. 'rhomas Chappell m. Nancy \Vnll. Issue: Five. They removed to Bibb County, Georgia. II. Parmelia m. \Ym. Hogan. Issue: Three daugh­ ters. 'l'hey removed to Macon, Ga. III. Charles J. 111. Martha Jordan, in Crawford County. They removed to Henry County, Alabama. IV. Mary m.' John Hogan. 'rfiey removed to Henry County, Alabama. Issue: Four. V. Nancv rn. John \Yall. Thev removed to Texas. VI. Edwiii d. at the age of twenty-the; unmarried. After the death of her first husband, B~thenn Chappell m. (2) \Vm. E. \Vnll, of Twiggs Connty, by whom she liad issue. *The names of children dying before maturity have been omitted. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 10~

VII. Jasper married twice-(1) Martha Todd. ~ o issue. (2) Caroline Jackson. Issue: Four. VIII. James m. Luc,Y \Yimberly, of J~ffersonville. JX. l\ic:Cnllum live-s at Laurens Hill, Ga. X. Trussell m. --. Issue: Two. Live in \Vilkinsou County, Georgia. XI. Susan m. -- Stephenson. No issue living. XII. Cecelia, umn. Lives in \:Vilkinson County, Georgia. XIII. Rebecca m. -- Hoover, of Wilkinson County, Georgia. 3. Mahala Chappell m. Daniel T. Epps, of Twiggs Oount,v, Georgia. Issue: I. Edwin m. Patience Ryle, of Wilkinson County, Georgia. Issue: Four daughters and one son, the last of whom ·was killed in the C. S. A., in battle of Malvern Hill. II. Hartwell A. m. Lavina Churchwell. Issue: A son \Villiam, m. Mary Baker. Issue: Fou,r. III. Missomi m. Elias F. Champion. He was killed in the C. S. A... , leaving four children. This family lives in \Vorth County, Georgia. IV. Elbert m. Lavinia Lanaer. Issue: Four. 4. Thomas Simmons Chappell was born in HancoL:k County, Georgia, June 24, 1801, where he married Ruth Nelson - in 1821. He died in Twiggs County, Georgia, July 29, 1861, and his wife on May 24, 187 4. They had issue: I. Susan E., b. March 31, 1S22, m. Benjamin 'L'horp, of Twiggs County, in 18:19. Issue: RosalinP, Edwin, Benjamin, and thrPe others. 11. Alexander, b. December 28, 1823, lives at Plains, Ga., m. three times-(1) Eliza Bragg. Issue: Rufus and Tho111as, both of whom are married and have issue. (2) Georgia Hawkins (1849). Issue: Sallie, .John, William, Joseph, Fanny, Edwin, Ida, Lou, Homer, and Georgia. (0) Em­ ma E. Mays (widow). No issue. The children of Alexander Chappell are all married, and the younger generation are now quite numerous. 110 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Many of them live in Plains and Americus, Georgia. - Ill. Sarah\Jane, b. October 6, 1825, m. Henry C. Arring­ ton, cf Twiggs County, Georgia, in 1845. They removed about 1852 to Sumter County, Georgia, where their children no"· liYe, but their names have not been furnished. IV. vVilliam, b. October 12, 1827, m. Mary l\IcCullum in 1856, d. January 1:!, 18159. Issue: ).._rchiba 1d and -ffilliam. Live at ,Jeffersonville, Ga. V. Nancy, b. December 2,i, 18:?0, m. Simeon Thorp in 1849. Issue: George, -William, Ida, and Thomas. VI. Roxie Ann, b. Angm;t 20, 1836, m. Acton Nash in 1858, d. A.pril 21, ]87!)_ Issue: Five daughters aud one son. This branch livei,; in Bibb County, Georgia. VII. Louisa Matilda. b. Jnne 18, 1841, m. KimbrPl F. Burkdt in 1862. Issue: Ella, Henry, Solomon, Homer, and ,valter (twins), George, Lizzie, Katie, and Nannie. 5. Joseph John, the youngest child of Thomas and La­ vina Chappell, was born in Hancock Co!Jnty, Georgia, August 7, 1806. He married :Mary Hardin Lingo, of Twiggs Connt.r, Georgia, July 6, 1826, and died ~fay 4, 1878. His wife died June 2, 1885. They had issue: I. Lucy Mahala, b. November 10, 1828,m.John Cham­ bliss in 1848. Issn<': (1) :Mary Elizabeth lives at Plains, Ga., unrn. (2) .John Thomas m. Leila Merritt in 1879, d. 1884. Issue: Two. (:3) Joseph ,Jesse, b. April 15, 1854, is a. physician, and livcf'i at Miami, Ind. 'l'er. He has been twice married, and has several ehildren. (4) Hardin E., unm. (5) l\Iack, b. 185!}, d. 1884. (6) Benjamin lfres at Americus, Ga., mun. (7) James R., b. 1863, m. Henrietta L. Davison. (8) Charles, b. 1866, m. Juliette Arrington. (9) Virgil, _b. 1868, rn. Lulu Arrington. They live in Americus, Ga. IL James Thomas Chappell wai,, boPn in Twiggs C011n­ t~·, Georgia, Sepkm1wr 10, 1830, and nur1 ic•d CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 111

Harriet Athalia Stanley, of Laurens County, Georgia, October 18, 1855. She was born in that county November 17,1832.. Jas.'l'.Chapi-;e11 is by profession a physician, and 1iYes in Dublin, Ga. He was captain of a company in the 49th reg­ iment of Georgia troops, in the C. S. A., and ·wac; seyere1y wounded at the second battle of Manas­ sas, while leading a charge. On recovering from his wound, he reentered the army as a surgL 011, a position he held until the close of the war. Dr. Chappell is well educated and is far aboYe­ the a,-erage man intellectually. He has been frequently elected a member of the General Assembly of his St0te. and has held many other positions vf honor and trust.'' He has fiye sons, ·whose names are as follows: (l) lril Stanley, b. November 28, rn59, ui. Missouri B. Baker, of Williamson County, Georgia, October 20; 188:i. She was born August 7, l 864, and died Decem­ ber 14, 1891, without issue. Judge Ira Chappell is a rnemlwr of the bar of D11blin, Ga., and is a judge of one of the courts. (2) Clifton Thomas, born October 30, 1862, liYes in ~Iacon, Ga. He has been twice married. First to '\Villena Uer trude Sherwood, of Maeon, Ga. She was born June :w, 1871, and (lit'd ,June 30, 1894, leadng two sons, Cecil Cason, born ,Tune 14, 1891, and Sherwood Stanley, born ,J mw 17, 1894. His s c­ ond marriage was to his sixth cousin, Margu r­ ite Clare Doolittle, January 20, 1897, who is a daughtee of Mary Pranc~s, a daughter of Hem:; Chappell. (See ,T oseph Chappell branch.) She was born January 10, 1872. Issue: One s1;11, Clifton Thomas, .Jr., born August 19, 1898, who is of the tenth generation in his line-(Clif­ ton Thomas6, Jr.-Clifton Thomas5, Sr.-James 'l'homas4-Joseph Jo1m3-'l'homas3-J oh n 2-

*Dr. J. T. Chappell died December 23, 1899. 112 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Samuel1-Thomas2-Thomas1-,Jolrn1).3/.· (3) Clflr. ence Joseph, born Augui-;t 27, 1864, lives h Macon, Ga. R0 married Lncia Hardeman No Yember 17, 1897, by whom he has one child, Lucia Pauline, born Sept0mber 10, 1898. (4) Roy James, born Sept<-·mber 21, 18G6, is a physician, and Jiyes in }1ontrose, Ga. l\farried :Mary YVol'­ then, o.f Pirdmont, Ga., September 18, 1890. Issue: .Janws, horn July 20, 18U7, and l\1aysa:y, born Octob01' 31. 1894. (5) Vane:• Lingo, born F0bruary 5, 1872, married Anna Polard in 1897. He is a farmer and lives at l\fontrose, Ga. Ill. YVilliam Har1·ison Ch:1pp0ll, b. NoYemlwr 28, 1833, m. Nancy P. Sander..,, a widow, whose maiden name was C'ato. Issue: Two sons. (1) B. 11,ia­ min, b. April 31, 1868, m. Pauline Bridges, ,'110 d. in 1894, and then Emma Sword, :No-rember 10, 1896. They li,e at Shellman. Ga. (2) James E., b. Sr~ptember 25, 1872, m. Louella Beasley. Liye in Clarke, Ga. IV. Roxie Saluda Chappell, b. December n, 18:'5, m. Reit. J. H. Cawood, 1871. She liYes at Smith­ ville, Ga. Issue: Julian, James Max, and Idus. The last died October 20, 18RO. V. Almeida Chappell, b. January 26, 1840, unm. VI. Benjamin Thomas Chappell, b. Sept<>mber 14, 1841. Killed iu C. S. A., in battle near Stauntoll, Va. VII. Varma B. Chappell, h. l\farch 21, 1843, lives in A.tlanta, Ga., m. ,Josiah "·· Jossey, 18G7. Iss1:e: Two daughters. (1) Lorene, b. ,January 17, 1868, m. Noah :l\1. l\leXabb iii :l\fay, 18;)1, d. De·em­ her 17, 1897, leaving two sons, Frank Stanton and William Chappell. 'J'hey live in Atlanta. *Mr. Clifton T. Cha.ppell is the worthy secretary of the Chappell Family Association, and has rendered more assistance in the compila­ tion of this work than any other person. He is connected with a railroad in Macon, Ga., and is a young man of superior busi­ ness capacity. He first met his wif,e at the Chappell family reunion in Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, and the acquaintance, thus auspiciously formed, resulted in a happy marriage. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 113

(2) Leona, b. April 1, 1870, m. Frank L. Stanton·"' in ,January, 1888. Issue: Two sons, Valentine

0 and Prank L., ,Jr .. and daughter ::\1arcell • The_\· live in A.tlanta, Ga. VIII. Thomas A. Chappell, b. April :-l, 1845, is a physi cian, and lives in Brownwood, Ga. He has mar­ ried three times--(1) Cornelia B. Lawhorn. No issue. (2) Bettie w·. Lawhorn. Issue: Four, viz.: Guy, Lucile, Floy, and Bessie. (3) Adelia Sessions. Issue: Clifford, Thomas, Louise, and Helen. IX. A.Ilen Elijah Chappell, b. November 12, 1846, m. Nora Allen. Issue: Mattie and vVilliarn. They live in Macon, Ga. X. Joseph John Chappell, li. Sovember 28, 1848, was formerly a merchant in Georgia, but removed seyeral years ago to San Francii,co, Cal., where he now lives. He is unmarried.

jOSEPH CHAPPELU. Joseph, son of John Chappell, of Sussex County, Virginia. died in Hancock County. Georgia, in 1807. \Ve have no record of his birth and know but little of his history, as he died whe11 his children were young. He was probably born about 1767, as he is supposed to have been about fort.v year,; old when he died. It is known that he left fom sons, whose names were Absalom Harris, Joseph ,John (called "Jack"), Henry and Benjamin. 'l'he rn.aiden name of ,Joseph Ohappell's wife ·was Harris. 1. A'bsalom Harris Chappell, the eldest son of his par­ ents, ,vas born in Hancock County, Georgia, in 1801, and in 1842 married Loretta ~- Lamar, a sister of General Mirabeau B. Lamar, president of the Republic of Texas. She wa.-1 a.n aunt of the late L. Q. C. Lamar, uf MississiJJPi, justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Absalom H. Chap­ pell became a distinguished son of his native State, and in his day was an eminent lawyer and statesman. He repre­ sented his district in Congress for several terms, and, previous *Frank L. Stanton is the distinguished poEt of Georgia. 114 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE to 18Gl, led an active professional aud political life. Ph.rs­ icall.v, he was a man of gigantic stature. He was a ripe scholar, a polished writer, a matchless orator, and a mcdel of integrity and honor. He died in Columbus, Ga., in 1878, at t.he ripe age of 77. Revera! years before his death (1874), he wrote and published a history of the early settlrment of his State, called ''Miscellanirs of Georgia," a copy of which he kindly sent the compiler of this work, although the rela­ tionship which existed between them had not then brnn traced. From this old book, which is exceedingly intPre,t­ ing, the following extract is taken, as it throws some light on the condition of the country at the time of the first set­ tlement of his father and grandfather: ''In the first part of the present century, the Oconee River, three miles from which I was then born, in Hancock County, Georgia, was still the dividing line between a pow­ erful and ever aggressive Anglo-American civilization on its eastern side, and the immemorial Indian barbfl.rism, which reigned as yet unchecked all the way to the shores of the Pacific. 'l'he great mass of the immigrants-the elderly, the fully-grown, and not a few of the very young-were Yirgin• ians born. The 'Virginians,' as the Indians called them, thronged in great numbers, undeterred, into the contested territory, and pitched their settlements upon soil which they ,vere liable at any moment to have to defend with their lins. They lived, of course, in perpetual peril, and were compelle,1 at al~ times to go armed and be on the alert. My grand­ father (his mother's f,\ther, whose name was Harris), a fre,h immigrant from Virginia, did not like this mode• of life for his wife and children, and established them for two year:-: on the Ogeechee Rive1', in what was then Columbia County, while he, with his negroes, cleared lands, made crops, anJ fought Indians in Hancock."* 'l'here were born to Absalom H. and Loretta (Lamar) Chappell the following children: *The Indians who inhabited Georgia at this time were the Chero­ kees and Creeks, and it was among them that "Indian Bob" Wade, of Halifax County, Virginia, lived for eighteen years during this period. (See Chapter XV.) HoN. ABSALOM H. CHAPPELL. (Page 113.)

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I. Rebecca Dorothy m. ,James H. Toomer, a banker of Portsmouth, Va., where the3' now live. Is­ sue: Lamar, Loretta, ,James, and Alice. II. Lamar Chappell is a merchant and lives in Mem· phis, Tenn. lII. ,Joseph Harris Chappell, b. in 1849, is the presi­ dent of a college in Milledgeville, Ga., m. twice -(1) Carrie Brown, who d. in 1886, without issue. (2) Henrietta Kincaid, June 25, 1891. Issue: Calmen, Cornelia, Loretta, and Dol'O­ thy. She was born in 1866. IV. Thoma-R J. Chappell is a membe1· of the bai- of Columbus, Ga., and lias frequently represented his county in the Legislature. V. Lucius I-I. Chappell, b. in Macon, Ga., 1853, lhes in Columbus, Ga., of whil'h city he is the mayor, rn. Cynthia Hart, 1891, by whom he has had Bently, Loretta, and Lucy. 2. Joseph John was the second son of Joseph Chappell. tle was called ''Jack," and was born in Hancock County, Georgia, March 9, 1803, but removed from there to Macon County, from whence he removed in 1824 to Autauga County, Alabama. In 1826 h•~ married Susan Taylor, by whom he had six children, only three of whom lived to maturity. Joseph John Chappell died in 1858, and his wife in 1885. Their children were: I. Sarah J. Chappell, b. February 22, 1828, d. Febru­ ary 28, 1879, m. Alonzo L. Haralson in 1849. Issue: John, Laura, Dolly, Henrietta, Bellona, ,Joseph, and ,lane. II. Susan D. Chappell, b. December 8, 1835, m. twice -(1) Lipes Smith Lavender in 1855. (2) Nathan L. Ma,r. ~o living issue. Died May 25, 1885. ~ III. Martha E. Chappell, b. 1837, m. Thomas D. Cory in 1854. He was b. in New Jersey (18'26), and d. June 20, 1890. His widow lives at Mulberry, Ala. Issue: (1) 'fhomas, b. 1855. (2) David, b. 1856, m. Julia Dunn. Issue: Mabel, Harvey, 116 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

and Ethel. (3) Chappell,* b. in 1838, m. Marillolii Armstrong. Issue: Chappell, Jr., Armstron~ and Mattie. (4) Ufriam, b. 18G2, m. Fredericll lU. Jackson. Is-me: Miriam, Frederick, and Philip Chappell.t (5) Alonzo F., b. in 186J: (6) Chai·l0s 2\L, b. in 1867, m. "\1111 Robertson'. fasue: T.indly, Panny, and Charles. (7) .\lice; b. in 18fifl, m. Emlvn Steele. Issue: Anna and Lillian. (8) Evelyn, b. in 1875, m. Dr. Robert Harkness. 'l'he;• live at New Castle, Alabama; (9) Charlotte, b. in 1877. (10) Harris, b. in 1880. 3. Henry Chappell is said to have been the thirJ son of Joseph Chappell. He was born in Hancock County, G(>orgia, in 1805, and removed to Meriwc•ther County, Georgia, wh re he married S:irah 2\I. Tatum, ,vho died ,June 26, 18D3. He ,died in Chambers Couni,r, Alabama, in 1853. Issue: I. Dorothy' .Ann Chappell, b. in 183:1, m. Col. James Mathews, of Lexington, Ga. She d. in 18G4, leaving one child, Gertrude, who 111. Di< Alfred S. Oliver, of Elbe1·ton, Ga., in 1880. Is"ue: Alfred, Ella, Thurmoncl, Stanley, Maud, and Frances Chappell. II. l\lar~· Frances Chappell, b. Januar.,· 15, 1835, rn. E. H. Doolittle in 1864. Mr. Doolittle was born in Xew York and came to Alabama. where he diPd 2\lay 24, 187.'l. Mrs. Doolittle Ji yes in . \ t­ lanta. Issue: (1) Roliert Lee. (2) Edward B, b. in 18G7, m. Lula ,Jones. Issue: Edward, .Jr. They li,·e in "'averly, Ala. (3) Alice May, b. in 1869, m. 'YYrn. Beasley. Issue: Four. They liYe in Atlanta. ('1) Delia and Marguerite Clare {twins), b. January 10, 1872. The former died in infancy. The Ja1tPr married her sixth cousin, .. Clifton T. Chappell, of Maco11, Ga., by whom she has had a son, Clifton T., ,Jr. (5) Willie P., b. in 1873. Lives in Atlanta. *Chappell Cory is the private secretary to the governor of AJa .. bama, and lives in Montgomery. ·;·Named in compliment to the author. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 11'/

III. Ahsalom Hanis Chappell2, b. in 1837, was killed in the C. S. A., in 1863. IV. Ophelia H. Chappell, b. in 1839, m. Dr. W. R Christian. and di(0 d in 187~, without issue. V. Rebecca E. Chappl,11, b. July 15, 1844, m. 'fhomas Daily, of Chmnbers Conniy, .\labama. h

JOHN CHAPPELL". John Clrnppell3, son of Jolrn2 and Nanny Chappell, or1g1- nally of Sussex County, Virginia, was probably born in Gian­ ville County, Korth Carolina, about 1774. He immigrated to Georgia with his father and bPothers about 1783, where he settled in what became Hancock Conni~•. From that county he .remoYed to Dimon Conllty, Ge-orgia, from whence he again removed and located in 'l'albot County, in the same State, where he passed :rway ,July 20, 1840, at the age of sixty-six. He married Sarah Mathis ;\fay 7, 1795-it is supposed in South Carolina-by whom he had eleven chHdren, as follows: John, Thomas, James, Joseph G., \Villiam R., l\fary, Ann, Martha, Letitia, Elizabeth, and Robert. The order of birth is unknown_. 1. John Chappell4, called "Jack," is supposed to have been the eldest son. Nothiug is known of him except that he died at the age of sixty-four, and left the following issue: I. Ma1·y B., b. June 2:3, 1829, m. twice-(1) Lite T. Laws. Issue: :Edward and l\fartha. (2) Wil­ liam Tudrer. Issue: Eli, Pierce, Sally, Robe1t, Alice, Phyllis, Mack, Fletrher, and Thomas. 118 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

IT. Ann m. -- Smith. Issue: Samuel, John, and Peter. III. Sarah L., b. February 27, 1831, m. Thomas Hardy. Issue: Pharis, Mary, and Thomas. IV. Ma1·tha m. John Florence. Issne: John, George, Ann, Leola. Ella, James, ~Iary, Horace, Mar­ garet, and Rosa. V. Caroline rn. ,Jo. \Yilliams. Issue: J. D. \Yilliams, Martha, ,John, and one other. VI. Lodnsky m. J. H. Powel's. Issue: Amy, Nanny, Nettie. Fnnny, and Cora. VII. John A., b. 1'farch 5, 1848, m. Amy Hardy.· Issue: Thomas, ,\rnanda, Absalom H., Minnie, \\"il- liam, Isaac, and Viney. 2. Thomas Chappell, untrcH:. VI. James Gilliam, b. in 1844, m. Frances Connell. Issue: Charles, Hattie, "\¥alter, Gussie, James, and Ruby. CHAPPF,LL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED F AJI.ULIES. l] 9

VII. Henry Cr

BE~JAMIN CHAPPELL1. Benjamin was the name of the youngest son of ,Jolm2 and Nanny Chappell, of Sussex County, Virginia, of who:11 nothing is now known except through tradition. He doubt­ less came to Georgia, with his father and brothers, and was living in Hancock County at the time of ilis death. Thi· tradition is, that when a yonng man hr was in a field. ell­ gaged in harvesting, when he was bitten by a rattlesnake, from the effects of which he died. He was unmarried. Several families of Chappells lmve been found, which, while descendants of the Ge,orgfa branch, cannot now, from ;paucity of information, trace their connection. Among thesP 120 A GENEALOGICAL . HISTORY OF THE is a family in Texas, some of whose members live in and near Dallas.~· They sprang from Abraham Chappell, who went to that State from Macon County, Alabama, in 1852. He is said to have been a first cousin of Absalom H. and Joseph John Chappell; and if so, was. probably a son of another son of Jobn2 and Nancy Chappell, ihc immigrants, whose name has been lost. Ahraham Chappell was born, it is said, in Han­ cock County, Gro1·gia, about 1810-20, and from there removed to Autauga or Macon County in Alabama, from whence he remoyed to 'fexas, as has been stated. He had three broth­ ers, John, GPorge, and Joseph, and two sisters, Sarah and Nancy. Of these, GeorgP married Rc):lecca Adams. Abra­ ham married twire; first, Polly Heath, by whom he had ,James, Martha. and Sarah. His sPcond wife was a '\Yidow Rutledge, a sister of his first ·wife. 'l'here was no issue by the second marriage. J\fartha, ihP daughter of Abraliam, married ---­ Jones: the other two, Jan1es arnl Rarnh, were not manied when the family removed to Texas. Rarah (Abraham's sister) married Alhul Hardy, and J\anc,v maniPd \Yilliam Varner. It is not now known whrre an,1· of the de;;;cendants of these people liYe, but I have gfren the abow information, which comes from a reliable sonrf'.e, that it may be of service, per­ haps, iu connecting some lost branch. Then" is a dim tradition-so dim, in fact, that it wou!d scarcely be ,vorthy of notice--that Abraham Chappell's grandparents, who lived in Hancock County, were named John and Nancy. 'rhis informatiou came to me before th,· records in Virginia were found, and it seems strange, at least, that it should now be confirmed by recorded evidence. It seems probable. from the foregoing, that John2 and Naney Chappell had, besiclcs Thomas, Joseph, ,John3, and Benjamin, another ;;;on, ·whose name has been lost.t 'l'here are now living in A uh11rn, Lee County, Alabama, *William T., a son of John Hamilton and Ella Chappell, a mem­ ber of this branch, and an unusually intelligent young man, died in Dallas, Texas, March 28, 1899. His sister Eugenia and mother, now Mrs. Dr. S. D. Thurston, reside in that city. 'j-It will be observed that three of these w re family names, the names of John2 Chappell's brothers. 1 CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. ]~1

two families, one named Rledge, the other Ross, among whom the name "Chappell'' has been a favorite Christian name for several generations. Both families are connected with the Chappells, not by a blood relationship, but through the mar­ riage of Benjamin, the youngest son of Joseph1 and -~­ (Harris) Chappell, who, it will be remembered, married Jane Ross and removed to Montgomery County, Alabama, where he died ·early in life, leaying two sons, John and Hem-.Y, neither of whom married. Doubtless it is through the rela­ tionship of Jane Harris to these families that the name "Chappell" has been thus honored. BENJAMIN AND DRURY CHAPPELL By going back to the will of Samuel Chappell1, tran­ scribed in Chapter IV., who died in Surry County, Virginia, in 17 49, it will be seen that each of his sons has been trac: d excepting Benjamin and Drury-the latter the youngest. , Benjamin Chappell removed, evidently, to Northampton County, Korth Carolina, for there is recorded in Su~sex County,. Virginia, a (ifced executed by him in the former county, dated January 18, 1760, conveying a tract of land in Sussex County, Virginia, which is described as "adjoiniu g ;t tract belonging to my brother Robert, an orphan boy." No examination has been made of the records of Northampton County, North Carolina; hence nothing further is known of Benjamin Chappell. He ma~· have left descendants, but if so, they have not been found or traced. Drury Chappell was living in 1761, for in the will of his mother (Elizabeth Chappell), which has been referred to, proved March 20, 1761, and recorded in Sussex Co_unty, Vir­ ginia, his :rnme is mentioned as one of the legatees of h~r estate. Nothing further is known of him, and it is ·probab'e tliat he died young and unmarried, for the name has not been perpetuated in the family. He was, as far as is known, the first and last Drury Chappell:r, *Northhampton County, North Carolina, to which Benjamin Chap­ pell removed, lies on the northern boundary line of the State, and is only separated from Sussex County, Virginia, by the county of South­ ampton, Virginia. -9- 122 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THBl

CHAPTER VI.

THE JAMES CHAPPELL1 BRANCH.

JAMES CHAPPELL1 , GRANDSON OF THE IMMIGRANT.-REMOVES TO SURRY C'OUNTY.-HIS DESCENDANTS -THE ROUGH CREEK BRANCH OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

'ro one who has visited the tide-water section of Virginia, where our ancestors lived for so many years, and who has traced their footsteps from generation to generation, they be­ come familiar acquaintances, and one can almost pictur2 each individual, and form a fair conception of his life and charac­ ter from the footprints he has left behind him. Fir,st, in the parish register we find his name and date of birth; n~xt, in the land records evidence of his becoming a prosperous pla 1t­ er, as he adds one tract of land after another to his holdings; and, at last, in the probate records we find his will-as he passes off the stage-the most valuable of all other records to the genealogist. James, who wa.s the youngest of the four s,ons of Thomas2 and Elizabeth (Jones) Chappell, became the wealthiest and most prominent of the brothers, and outlived them all many years. He was born in l6!l4, in that part of Charle;-; Ci "Y County lying south of James RiYer,"" which in 1702 was or­ ganized ip.to Prine(' George; hence the first record found of him is in the latter county. '!'his record, which is a receipt, giyen on coming of age to his guardian, James ,Jones; who was also his grandfather, is in the following words:

"James Chappell's Discharge io Jonrs. "l'rince George county, S.S. I, James Chappell, do hereby acknowledge to have re­ ceived of ,James Jones all the part of my Dece'd. father, *The old Virginian always called it the "Jeemes" River. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 123

Thomas Chappell's Estate, both real and personal, left by his will, that was due and belonging unto me, and was put and placed in the hands of the said ,Tames Jones, and I do hereby acquit, release and discharge the said James Jones and his heirs forever from every part and parcel of the same. vVit­ ness my hand and seal this the tenth Day of May, A. D. 1715. '"James Chappell. [ Seal J ''.Witness: (Sealed with wafer.) "Gilb/. Hay. "Robert Jones. "Att a court held for the county of Prince George on the 10th. day of J~fa~, Anno Domini 1715 the above written dis­ charge was made in open court ~- ~- * * * and on motion of the said James ,Jones the same by order of comt is duly recorded. "Test: Wm. Hamlin. Clerk." This simple document, of so little importance, perhaps, when written, nearly two centuries ago, now becomes an ,im­ portant link in the genealogical chain, and furnishes corrobo­ rati've evidence of the conclusion heretofore expressed, that the father of the brothers, Samuel, Thomas, Robert, and James Chappell, was Thomas the second, and that James Jones was their grandfather. It also settles the question as to 'rhomas Chappell's2 having died testate, although his will cannot be found, having been lost ·with the records of Charles City County. James Chappell was doubtless named for his grand­ father, James ,Tones. He was the first James Chappell, but not the last, for the name for several generations was a favorite one in at least two branches. vVe :find no other record of him in Prince George, for the reason that soon after becoming of age he removed with his oldest brother, Samuel, to Surry County, the adjoining county on the south, or, rather, south­ east. The location where these brc,thers settled has been iden­ tified with a reasonable degree of certainty. It will be remem­ bered that, in the sketch of Samuel Chappell\ it was stated that the southern part of Surry County-that which la.id south of the Blackwater-was cut off in 1754 and organized 12-± A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

into Sussex. It was south of the Blackwater that they set­ tled, evidently, for there is ample evidence in the records to establish that fact. In the will of James Chappell, Jr., son of James the first, probated in 1778. he devises five hundred and thirty acres of land to his son Benjamin, and describes it as "lying near F'reeman's bridge." This bridge is five miles from Sussex court-hous-e, and spans Nottoway RiYer. It was here, then, on the banks of the Nottoway, that these bl'others settled; a fact further attested by the descriptions in thrir land patents. The :first e\'idence that James Chappell settled. in Surry County is found in the Land Office in Richmond. In 1725, as shown by these records, he patented two hundred and thirty-five acres in that county. (Vol. XII., p. 262.) He after­ ward patented the following tracts in the same county: In 1730, Vol. XIII., p. 499, 350 acres. In 1730, Vol. XIV., p. 43, 135 acres. In 1742, Vol. XX., p. 31G, 270 acres. In 1746, Vol. XXIV., p. 340, 68 acres. After tht; organization of Sussex (1754) his patents were issued in that county, .-h.: In 1755, Vol. XXXI., p. 741, G:16 acres. In 1760, Vol. XXXIII., p. 891, 150 acres. Besides the foregoing, there was a patent issued in 1742 for one hundred and fifty acres to James Chappell, in Amelia County (Vol. XXI., p. 187); but as there was at that time another James Chappell living in that county-James1, son of Robert1-this land may haye been patented to him. In these patents the grantee is called "James. Chappe'.l, Gentleman," a title of distinction at that day in the co'ony, denoting that the recipient was a man of prominence in the community in which he lived. As years passed, James Chappell's wealth increased, and both he and his sons became large land-owners. From the many deeds recorded in Sussex County, in which their names appear as vendors or Yendees, I have abstracted the following: August 3, 1755, F'rederick Porter conveyed to James Chappell 300 acres on Raccoon Swamp, Sussex County. July 15, 1757, James Chappell, Sr., conveys to James Chap­ pell, Jr. (patented by the former September 10, 1755), 240 acres. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 125

August 10, 1750, James Chappell, Sr., conveys to son John 290 acres. February 4, 1758, James Chappell "the younger"* buys from vVm. Hall 475 acres. May 9, 1758, James Chappell "th8 younger" buys from 'Wm. Tomlinson 147 acres. September 15, 1761, James Chappell, of Sussex, conveys by deed of gift to Christopher Mason, of Brunswick, who married Sarah, the daughter of James Chappell, Sr., a negro boy. July 20, 1763, James Chappell, Sr., conveys to Howell Chappell, by deed of gift, a negro boy. August 26, 1763, John Montgomery exe­ cutes a power of attorney to James Chappell, Jr., son of James, Sr. June 21, 1764, James Chappell conveys to Howell Chappell a tract of land containing 350 acres. July 5, 1765, James Cha.ppell, Sr., e:onveys to son James, Jr., 230 acres. May 21, 1767, John Cargill conveys to James Chappell 240 acres. ,July 15, 1767, James Chappell, Sr., conveys to James Chappell, Jr., 366 acres, being a part of a tract of land pat­ ented by him September 10, 1755. May 19, 1768, James Chappell, Jr., conveys to his son James 150 acresJ The only record found of James Chappell in Surry County is in 1748, when he witnessed the will of his brother Samuel. No deed bearing his namP has been found in the records of that county. In the adjoining county of Isle of Wight, how­ ever, there is recorded a deed made by him on March 26, 17 44, to his son, Thomas3, in which his wife Elizabeth joins. This deed will be again referred to in the sketch of Thomas3• James Chappell married twice, and, by a strange coinci­ dence, both wives were named Elizabeth. He married first, in Surry County, between 1720 and 1730, and his wife may have been the daughter of Thomas Howen.: one of the early *As there were thrne James Chappells-father, son, and grand­ son-living in Sussex County during the period 1754-1776, it cannot be determined which was referred to. tT1hese records may be of little interest now, but as the purpose of the compjler is to preserve all Chappell records found, they have been included. 1An old letter has been pres~rved, written in 1661 by Thomas Howell, of Surry County, Virginia, in which he says: "I have just bought a negro boy for £ 26 12s. [a sum equal to $128.50]. I suppose it is the most that has ever been paid in these parts." (Bruce's "History -0f Virginia in the Senteenth Century.") 126 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE settlers, as the surname "Howell" became a favorite Chris­ tian name in this branch, and so continued for several gen­ erations. She died September 20, 1744, in Surry County, ten years before the organization of Sussex, The second wife, whose maiden name is unknown, died in Sussex County, J·uly 11, 1762, and her death was certified to, as appears on the parish register, by her son James2• James Chapp,ell1 lived to the ripe age of seventy-five years, and died in Sussex County, February 12, 1769, leaving a large estate in land and negroes. His will, which was proved March 16th, is too lengthy to be copied entire, but I have transcribed the most of it, only omitting one or two unimportant clauses.

Will of James Chappell1.

"In the name of God, Amen. I, James Chappell of ihe county of Sussex and Parish of Albemarle, being old and infirm in Body, but of Sound Mind and disposing mind and memory, do this day, it being the thirty first Day of October in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and Sixty eight, make and ordain this to. be my last wil'l and testament in the manner and form following. Vizt. I com­ mend my soul into the Bands of Almighty God, after this Painful life, and my body to be Decently Buryed at the Dis­ cretion of my Executors hereafter named. And touching such worldly estate as it hath Pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and Devise it in the manner following. "Imprimis. I give my son James Chappell Privilege to get Timber off of the Plantation I now live on, for the use of his plantation, During his life. I also give my said son. James Chappell one negro man called Ben and my part of the Brandy Still. Also one Feather Bed, and Furniture, ms gray mare, Bridle and Saddlt.' and my great Bible. "Item. I give to my son Thomas Chappell Sevent.1· Pounds Current money. "Item. I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Mason one CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES, 127

Negro girl called Sar·ah, one negro boy called Davy and twenty shillings to buy her a mourning ring.* "Item. I ghe to my daughter Mary Gee two negro girls, called Hannah and Sealy, and twenty shillings to buy her a ring. "Item. I give to my daughter, Sarah Mason, one negro girl called Pegg and one negro man called Jacob. "Item. I give to my daughter Rebeckah Northington, one negro man called Dick and one negro girl called Judy. "Item. I give to my grandson,·Thomas Tatum, should he live to the age of twenty one years, Forty five Pounds, Cur­ rent money; but if he should die before becoming of age, I desire that the said Forty five Pounds be paid to my grand­ son, Howell Tatum. "Item. I give to my daughter, Amy Smith all the money I now have in the hands of ,James Smith. "Item. I give to my son John Chappell one negro man called Roger and the Plantation whereon he now lives, con­ taining two hundred and forty acres. Also one feather b(d and furniture. "Item. I give to my daughter, Lucretia Carter one negro woman called Sucky, one negro girl called Nan, one Iron Pott, one Gray Hcrse and three Cows and Calves. "Item. I give to my son Howell Chappell and to his heirs, forever, the land and Plantation where he now lives, containing three hnnd!'ed and fifty acres, more or less. I also give him one negro woman called Patt, and her increase, and one negro boy called Steve. "Item. I give the Plantation whereon I now live, con­ taining three hundred and sixty eight acres, to my grandson James Chappell3, and his heirs forever. • "Item. I giYe to my grandscn, Henry Chappell, son of my son James2, all my land lying on Major's Branch, con­ taining three hundred and s~venty acres. "Item. I give to my Grandson, Howell Chappell2, son of my son, John2, one negro boy named Natt. *Such bequests were frequent at this time. 128 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

''Item. I give to my Granddaughter Mary Chappell, daughter of my son, 'l'homas3, one negro girl called Kate. "Item. My will and desire is that all the residue of my Estate be sold and that the money arising from the sale be equally divided between my sons, ,James2, Thoma.s3, John2, and Howell1 and my granddaughter, ::\fary Chappell, daughter Qf my son Thr, the values fix d on several articles-as this period ,vas just before the Reioln­ tion-that tlle prites then may be compared with those of to-day. 'l'he names of many household article;; are found on the list which are not understood now, as they have long since gone out of use and become obsolete. Negroes were Yalued at from £40 to HlO, or, in the pr,"s­ ent eurrency, from $200 to $300. Horses at from £8 to £12 or from $40 to $60. ,\. br-m1tl,Y still at $50. Indian corn at $1.85 per barrel. One hundred and sixty-five yards of Virginia cloth at BG cents per yard. Nine pewter dishes at $7. Thn~P dozen plates (pewter) at $8.35 per dozen. On0 dozrn pewter spJcn 1, CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 12\l

$3. One copper kettle, $20; fom pots aild pot-racks, $6. Four saddles at $5 ea.ch. Spinning wheels at $2 each. Four guns at $5 each. Leather chairs at $1.50 each, rush-bottom chairs at $1 each, and feather beds at $20. The nanws of the children of James Chappe111, mentioned in his will, which was not, ho\veTer, in the order of birth, were James2, Thomas3, Eliz:1beth :Mason, Mary Gee, Sarah Mason, Rebecca Northington, Amy Smith, John2, Lucretia Carter, and 1Iowell1, all of ·whom were married at the time of their father's death. He also mentions grandchildren, Thomas and Howell Tatum, 1Iowell2 (son of Joh~ Chappell2), Henry1 and James3 (sons of James Chappell2), and Mary (daugh­ ter of 'l'homas 0happell3). Besides the children mentioned in the will, there were three who wne then dead, viz.: Henry, born March 5, 1751; '\Yilliam, born .June 10, 1762; and a daughter who had marri0d -- Tatum. All of the older children were born in Surry County, before 1740, for their names do not appear on the parish register. The dates of the birth of four of thE: daughters are found in the register, and are as follows: Luc1·etia Carter, February 10, 1742; E1izab2th Mason, .'July 6, 1746; Amy Smith, May 19, 1758; and Rebecca Northington, May 21, 1760. Nothing is known of any of these exc0pt Sarah and R€hecca. The former, whose husband'" name was Christopher Mason., as is shown by the deed of gift recorded in Sussex County, J'emo,0 ed to Brunswick County before 1761. The latter removed to Mecklenburg County, Vir­ ginia, for there is recorded there a deed executed by Sa.rah, the wife of Jabez Northington, dated February 5, 1803, relin­ quishing her dower in a tract of land to her nephew, 1Iowell2 Chappell, son of John2•

THOMAS CHAPPELV. 'l'homas3 was probably the eldest son of James Cha.ppell1, although his brother James ~s mentioned first in his father's will, and seems to have been the favorite son. He was doubt­ less born in Surry County, between 1720 and 1725, several years before the organization of Albemarle Parish; hence h's name does not appear 011 the register. \Yhile he was one of 130 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE the executors of his father's will, and was present in court when it was proved, and qualified, there is apparently a dis­ tinction made in the will, the legacy left him being in money, while to his brothers were devised lands. 'fhis difference is accounted for by the fact that Thomas3 was then living in the adjoining county of Southampton, where he had lived fo'r twenty-four years. It will be found necessary in tracing these early Chap­ pells, and in following their footsteps from one county to another, as the younger generations began to scatter, to con: sult a map of Virginia. The reader must not, however, be deceived by the present county lines, for originally all coun­ ties were much larger than they are to-day, and, as the coun­ try became settled, new ones were carved out of the older ones. Isle of Wight, where Thomas Chappell3 first settled, was one of the original shires organized in 1634. It then extended far to the westward, and embraced the territory from which Southampton, Brunswick, Greensville, and others were subsequently taken. So that an individual may have lived during his life in two or three counties, and yet have never changed his abode. This was true of Thomas3 Chappell, for when, in 1744, his father gave him the tract of land here­ _tofore referred to, it was in Isle of ,vight County, but in the western part, which in 1750 became Southampton. As this county adjoins Sussex on the south, it will be readily sern that Thomas Chappell's home ma.v have been, and doubt'.e s was, during all of these years, but a few miles from his father's. But there is other evidence to establish this opinion. There is recorded in Isle of ,vight County a deed executed December 10, 1747, by Thomas Chappell and Mary, his wife, to Thomas Day, conveying for a consideration of £10, current money of Virginia, one hundred and fifteen acres of land in Is,le w, ,Vight County, being a part of a certain tract, crn­ taining three hundred and fifty acres, granted to the said Thomas Chappell in 1747. The following deeds have been found in Southampton County, all of which were executed after 1750, either to or by Thomas Chappell3 and his sons 'rhomas4 and James2 : CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 131

A deed dated December 12, 1765, made by Thomas Chap­ pell3 and Mary, his wife, of Southampton CountJ, conveying to James Chappell, of the same county (probably their son), one hundred and fifty-three acres of land in Southampton County, bought by Thomas Chappe113 in 1762. A deed dated August 8, 1769, from 'l'homas Chappell and Mary, his wife, of Soutlrnmpton County, conveying land to their daughter, Mary Chapp,~11. Deed dated May 1, 1771, from Thomas Chappell and Mary, his wife, of Southampton, to 1rhomas Chappell, Jr., of the same county, conveying part of a tract of land patented by Thomas Chappell, Sr., June 25, 1747. Deed dated October 20, 1775, from ,James Chappell2, of Southampton County, conveying land which was bought from Thomas Chappell3, on December 12, 1765. There is also recorded in Southampton County the mar­ riage bond of one Thomas Chappell, probably a grandson of Thomas, the first settler, to Martha Draper, April N,' 1801. The most importaut record found in Southampton County, by far, for it becomes a connecting link, is a deed executed December 14, 1775, by Thomas Chappe114, Jr., of Charlotte County, Virginia, conveying land in Southampton County. The genealogist needs no further proof to establish the fact that the maker of this deed had once lived in Southampton County, and, having remoyed to the recently settled county, had sold a tract of land left unsold at the time of h·s departure.* Thomas Chappell4 must have been a young man at the time of his removal to Charlotte County, and, if the tradition be true, was born about 1746. He was of the sixth genera­ tion: (,J ohn1-Thomas1-Thomas2-James 1-Thomas~-Thom­ as4.) The first record of him found in Charlotte County was in 1772, in which year he executed a d0ed recorded there, prov ing that he had lived there three years when he sold the tract of land in Southampton. There are many other conveyances made by 'l'homas Chappell recorded in Charlotte County at *Charlotte County was organized from Lunenburg in 1765; Lunen­ burg from Brunswick in 1746; Brunswick from Isle of Wight and Surry in 1721. The two last named were among the original shires-1634--1635. 132 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE a later date, as well as in the adjoining county of Lunenburg, from which the first named county was taken. AmQng those found in the older county are the following: September 10, 1788, 'l'homas Chappell and Mary, his wif,?, of Lunenburg County, conveyed to John Chappell, of the same county, a tract of 300 acres. December J 4, 1780, Thomas and Mary Chappell conveyed a tract of iand in Lunenburg County to 'William Chappell, of Dinwiddie. June 18, 1783, Thomas Chappell, of Sussex County, Vir­ ginia, conveyed land in Charlotte County, to Christopher Mcconnico. January 8, 1789, John Chappell and Julia, his wife, con­ veyed land in Lunenburg to Asa Doris, of Amelia. May 20, 1789, Thomas Chappell, of Lunenburg, conveyed lands in that county adjoining a tract belonging to John Chappell. ,January 13., 1790, Thomas4 and 'William Chappell, exec­ utors of the estate of Thomas Chappell3, decea:sed, conveyed a tract of land on Springfield Creek, Lunenburg County, and on April 2, 1792, sold other lands on Bear's Element Creek. February 12, 1793, John Chappell and Mary, his wife, of Charlotte County, conveyed land on Ledbetter Creek, and 011 October 9, 1793, sold another tract on Flat Rock Creek, both tracts in Lunenburg County. Many other deeds have been found among the record,, extending down as late as 1816, after ,vhich no examination has been made. Many of the tracts conveyed were large ones, embracing several hundred acres, and the consideration often was as much as $5;000, or from $5 to $10 per acre. The con­ sideration, too, wa.s in specie, not Continental money-that day had passed. 1'HO:VIAS CHAT'PELV. Thomas Chappel14, who remoyed to Charlotte Count~·, became the progenitor of a family in that county, which for more than a century was known as the "Rough Creek Chap­ pells." '£hey acquired this n,nne from the locality in whil-h CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 133

they lived, and to distinguish them from another branch in the same county, descended from Robert Chappell\ of Prince George (1724), which came there from Amelia County. From one of the deeds refereed to, it seems probable that the vVilliam Chappell, of Dinwiddie County, who was coexecutor · with 'l'homas4 of his father's estate, was his brother, although there is no e,-idence that \Villiam eyer removed to Charlot1e or Lunenburg County. In fact, Thomas4 seems to have been the only representative of the family-of his branch-in either of these counties, at an early period, for it is not probable that his father, while be owned land there, ever removed to the new county. That Thomas Chappell4 belonged to the Sus­ sex County branch, descended from James Chappell\ there can be no question-the records referred to establish that fact. His family seems not to have been a prolific one. He prob­ ably had two brothers, James and 'William, and a sister named Mary, neither o.f whom, howeYer, removed to Charlotte County, or have been traced .. The tradition in this branch is that Thomas Chappell4 was a wealthy man for the day in which he lived, and we may well belie\'e this tradition from the evidence found in the records. His will ha.s not been found, possibly from the loss of the early probate records, or probably for the rEason that no diligent search has been made. 'l'hat he died testate is shown from the records. 'l'homas Chappell4 is said, through tradition, to have had several children. A doubtful tradition; for, if he had more than one-a son named John-no record ha.s been found of him or them. Certainly all representatives now living trace their origin to this son ,John.

REV. JOHN CHAPPELL. John Chappell2, son of Thomas4, was a Methodist minister. He must haTe been an eccentric character, for he belonged to no conference, but preached in a church erected on his plantation at his own expense. His religion does not seem to have interfered to any great extent with his secular affairs, for he was a successful business man, a large land- and slave- 134 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE owner, and diPd leaving a large estate. He is said to have left a will recorded in Charlotte County; but, if true, I have not obtained a copy of it. He must have been a man of ver­ satile talents: for. besides being a preacher, a planter, and a man of affairs, he is said to have been a skillful blacksmith; and cquld forge a shoe or shoe a horse better than the reg­ ular smith he kept on his plantation. Rev. John Chappell married three times. His fir.st wife was Julia Gayle, by whom he had two daughters, Lucretia and Sarah. 1. Lucretia Chappell married Hugh Reese. Issue: Jo­ seph, John ChappeH, Sarah, and Lucy. I. Joseph Reese m. Elizabeth Lindsey. They re­ mained in Virginia, and had issue, but they have not been traced. II. John C. Reese m. his first cousin, Martha Chap­ pell }!alone, by whom he had issue: Sarah, who married -- ·windom; and Mary, whp marr1ed Dr. Jones. III. Sarah Reese m. Henry Pendleton. Issue: Lucy, Joseph, and Sarah. IV. Lucy Reese m. \Vm. Sharp. Issue: Emiline, \Vil­ "liarn, Arabella, Beverly, Eliza, and Henry.* 2. Sarah Chappell n1. Thomas Jeeter in Virginia. Thl'Y had no issue. Rev. John Chappell married, secondly, Mary A. Hays, a widow, by whom he had William, Elizabeth, and Frances. Only the latter married. 8. Frances Chappell was born in 1792, and married twice -first. Robert Price. Issue: Edwin, Robert, 'IVilliam, John, Charles, and Mary E. I. Edwin S. Price m. Mildred Lester. Issue: Rob­ ert, VVesley, Dorthula, Lucille, and William. The latter was killed in the C. S. A. II. Robert ,J. Price m. Martha Moore. Issue: Rob­ ert, James_, and two others (names unknown). *About 1830, several branches of this family removed to Alabama and settled near Decatur. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 135

III. William H. Pr·ice m. Elizabeth Dixon. Issue: Wil­ liam /killed in the C. S. A.), Charles, John, Ed­ win, Elizabeth, and Ann. IV. John Chappell Price 111. Margaret Hodges. His descendants removed to Mississippi. V. Charles \V. Price m. Mary Moore. Issue: Fran­ cE,s, Martha, ,Tames, vVillia111 (killed in the C. S. A.),* vYesley, :Mary, Emma, Elizabeth, arid Charles. Frances Chappell married, secondly, Rev. Thos. A. Strain. by whom she had issue: Frances, Caroline, Thomas, and Sarah. L Frances Strain was born November 25, 1826, m. John W. Roge~ in 1847. Both died, leaving 110 issue. II. Caroline Strain 111. Dr ...Washington Rogers, of Decatur, Ala. Issue: Frances, Martha, Asa, Mary Chappell, and George. Only tb,,e. last named survives. Mary Chappell Rogers, who--., furnished much of the data contained in th's sketch, died in Decatur, Ala., August 22, 1899. III. Thomas L. Strain m. Frances Rogers. Issue: Wil­ liam, Ellen, Charles, Edwin, Robert, Orin, Ossie, and Ida. IV. Sarah M. Strain, born August 1, 1832, m. George Joiner, d. in 1863. No issue. As has been stated; about 1830 the descendants of Frances Chappell by her first husband, Robert Price, removed, with other relatives, from Charlotte County, Virginia, to Alabama, and located in Limestone and the adjoining counties of Law­ rence and Morgan, where ~nany of them still live. Rev. John Chappell married, thirdly, Sarah Shelton, by whom he had only two children, Josiah and Richard. 4. Josiah Chappell was born in Charlotte County, Vir­ ginia, in 1810, and died January 6, 1896, aged 86. He mar­ ried Rachael .Armistead, by whom he had issue: John A. and Clara E. *William seems to have been an unfortunate name. 136 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

I. John A. Chappell 111. Sally Peters, by whom he had only one child, a son, Julian. John A. Chap­ pell was some time sheriff of Charlotte County, and was thrown from a buggy, while driving a vicious horse, and killed. Julian Chappell never manied. He died in January, 1899, at South Boston, Halifax County, and with his passing away the name "Chappell" in tlie ''Rough Creek" bi,anch became extinct, for he was the last male member of his line. II. Clara E. Chappell m. Floyd B. Hunt. They bad issue one child, a daughter, Eulalie, who married ·w. B. Ingham. They live in Abingdon. Ya., and have issue: Jlalph, George, Dudley, Alan, and Philip, who are of the eleventh generation. 5. Richard Chappell, son of John and Sarah (Shelton) Chappell, was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, in 180(i, where he lived until about 1840, when he removed i~Q Bedford County, locating near Lynchburg. He died ,Tune 20, 1890, aged 84. He was an eccenfric old bachelor, and, through economy, industry, and good management, accumulated a large estate in lands and negroes. As a result of the Civil "\Var, he, of cours<:, lost his negroes, but retained his lands and money, and died wealthy. 'l'he circumstances attending the death of Richard Chap­ pell-the death-bed scene in his last hours, the plot to. rob his legal heirs of his eBtate, and the snd ending of his long life-­ form a pathetic ehapter in the court records of Virginia. Many years before his death he had employed, to live with him, a man and his wife, the former as an overseer, the latter as housekeeper. 'l'his couple had a child, a little boy, to whom the old, gentleman became very much attached. "\Vlien he was on his death-bed, without a relatiw near him, his phy­ sician (who was a party to the nefarious plot) drew up a hur­ riedly written will, which was signed by the dying man in the last hour of his life, when he was partially unconscious. The wiJl, which was witnessed by the husband and physician, the only persons present, bequeathed the entire estate to the CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 137

boy and his mother. 'rhe relatives of the testator contested the will, and instituted legal proceedings to prevent its pro­ bate on the ground of undue influence and that the testator was non compos meniis at the time it was signed. They were defeated in the lower court, but appealed to a higher -court, where the case was remanded, the will finally set aside, and the estate given to the legal heirs. The voluminous testimony, which was published several years ago in a Southern law journal, is exceedingly interest­ ing, although pathetic and sad. ..When my attention was first called to it, I read it with a great deal of interest, although I did not then lrnow who Richard Chappell was. The clue found in the deed, recorded in Southampton County, enabled me to trace the ''Rough Creek Chappells," and thus to iden­ tify the eccentric Richard Chappell.

JAMES CHAPPELL2. The Chappells became numerous in Virginia after the middle of the eighteenth century, and I have sometimes met with difficulty in distinguishing different individuals of iden­ tically the same name who lived contemporaneously in the same county. These people were sometimes grandfather, father, and son, or unele and nephew, and their desire to per­ petuate favorite family names, few in number, and limited to Samuel, 'fhomas, James, ,John, and Robert, has led to much confusion. I have in all snch cases--and there are several­ endeayored to determine the ideutity of the individual from the dates, but my conclusions may be wrong, and as the reader has before him the data on which they are based, he may work out a result more nrarlJ the truth than mine. James Chappell2, son of James\ was born in Surry County, Virginia, before 1738, for his name does not appear on the parish register. He was twiee married; first to Judith, sec­ ondly to Mary, neither of whose surnames, before marriage, are known. He died in Sussex County, and his will, wrtt­ ten December l, 1776, was proved July 16, 1778. His estate was a large one, and, after making ample provision for his widow (Mary), he divided the residue among his children by -10- 138 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE special bequests-as did his father-leaving to each child cer­ tain lands and negroes. Some of his sons were g1·own, but his daughters were, at least, unmarried. The names of his ,children, as they appear in the will, were: James3, Henry1, ·wmiam1, Benjamin1, Elizabeth, ,\my, Rebecca, Martha, and Mary. His two oldest sons-James :md He111·y-to whom, if will be remembered, a special legacy was bequeathed by their grandfather Chappell, were appointed expc-ntors. 1. James Chappell3 (James2-,1arnes1) was born in Sus­ sex County, May 5, 1747. He died in tltat county in 1818, for his will, written July 9th of that year, was proved November 5th. In it are mentioned the names of sons Littleberry, James4, .arid Edmund, daughter Rebecca. and wife Sally. Littleberry Chappell (,lames3--James2-James1) was born in Sussex County, Virginia, November 21, 1772. He died in that county, leaving sons L:ittlPton, Nathaniel, Albert, ,Joseph, Robert, and Edmond, and daughters Jane and Sarah. These are all, of course, long since dead, bnt their children and grandchildren are yet nunwrous in Sussex, Surry, and Prince George counties~the same section in which their ance3tors have lived for more than two and a half centuries. Nothing is known of the remaining children of James Chappell3, ex­ cept that Rebecca was born April 2:1, 1775. There was a James Chappell who married Polly Stmdevant, in Sussex County, May 25, 180'8, but whether he was James4, son of James3, is not known. 2. Henry Chappell1 (Jnmes2-James1) removed to Bruns­ wick County, and was liYing t1w1·e in 1765, for there is re­ ,corded in that county a deed executed January 8, 1765K by Henry Chappell, of Brunswick County, conveying to John Howard, of ,varwick County, in com,idel'ation of £250, a c2r­ tain tract of land eontaining rwo hundred and thirty-five acres, which, it is stated in the derd, was granted to James Ch-tp· pell1 (grandfather of the grantor), August 17, 1725.* Nothing further is known, definitely, of Hemy Chappell. There was a Henry Chappell ·who emigrated to South Caro,lina about this time, from Virginia, who has not been identified. He _*This was the first tract of land patented by James Chappelll. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED F AMILUJS. } ::!9

patented a traet fJf land in Craven district, in that colony, in 1771. (Vol. XIV., p. ol, Records in Land Office. South Carolina.) 3. vVilliarn Chappell (James2-Janws1) was born in Su,­ sex County. Hi& name is mentioned in his father's will, but for some reason has not been found in the parish register. It appears, however, in another record,, which adds far greate1· luster, for he was a soldier in the Arrn:v of the Revolution. In the census of pensioners of the Revolution, published in 1841, now in the Congressional Library (Vol. II., p. 150, Third Edition), has been found the name of ,villiam Chappell, who enlisted from Sussex County. Virginia. The record shows that he was born in 1762, was living in 1ii0, and was then seventy­ eight .~·ears old. Kothing further is kno,vn of him, and if he left descendants, they are untraced. In the records of Sussex Couniy liaYe been found the- marriage bonds of two persons named \Villiam Chappell. One married Sa.rah Fowler, December 24, 1803, and the other married Patsy Bonner, 'July 5, 1804. One of these may have been the old soldier. · 4. Benjamin Chappell (James2-~James1) was born in Sussex County, August 20. 1765. His name appears in both his father's will and the pa1·ish r,egister. It also appears on the pension rolls of the 1;nited States, for, like his brother \V-illiarn. he was a soldier in the \Var of Independence, hav­ ing enlisted in 1780. A pension for his services was granted December 21, 1811. (Colonial State Papers; also Pension List published in 1820. State Papers, Vol. II., p. 714.) Benja­ min Chappell (probably the same person) married Sarah Red­ ding in Sussex County, September 1. 1801. He died in that county in 1821, and his will is recorded there. His descend­ ants haye not been traced. Nothing is known of the daughters of James Chappell2, except that l\f,utha was born December 7, 1766 .

. JOHN CHAPPELL2.

2 John Chappell , son of .James1, was born in Sussex County, Virginia, probably about the time Albemarle Parish was organiied (17:)8), although his nam(' does not appear on the 140 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE register. His wife was named Mary, by whom he had issue: William, 'l'homas, Henry, Howell, ,John, ~1artha, EHzabeth, Mary, and Peggy. ,John Chappell2 died fa Sussex County, and­ his will, written November 16, 1796, was probated December 1, 1803. 1. w-illiarn Chappell (John2-tTames1) was born in Sussex County, Virginia, August 1, 1765. He emigrated from Vir­ ginia to Georgia, and in 1796 patented a tract of land in Lin­ coln County, in that State. (Land Records of Georgia.) Noth­ ing further is known of him, and if he left descendants, they have not been traced. 2_ Thomas Chappell (John2-,Tames1) has not been traced. There was a Thomas Chappell who married Parmelia, daugh­ ter of Elizabeth Chappell (widow), in Sussex County, July 6, 1801. Thomas was born January 17, 1772. 3. Henry Chappell (John2-,James1) was born August 19, 1774, in Sus-sex County, Virginia. There was a Henry Chap­ pell who married Rebecca SVatkins Land, November 18, 1799, and another, or the same individual, who married Nancy Little, December 10, 1808. Neither has been identified or traced. 4. John Chappell3 (John2_:_James1) was born in Sussex County, Virginia, September 30, 1763, and removed to Greens­ ville County, Virginia, where he died unmarried in 1708. In his will, written December 4, 1807, after manumitting his negroes, he dedses his plantation ·'to the poor of the county forever." His perilonalty was directed to be sold, and, after the payment of his just debts, the residue, or proceeds, were, to be "paid over to Stephen Chappell and Frances Roberts, formerly Frances Chappell, if they come after it." It is not known who Stephen Chappell was, as no record has been found of him; but Frances Roberts, as will hereafter be seen, was the daughter of Howell Chappell, and hence a first cousin of the testator.* '''Greensville County was formed from Brunswick in 1780, and the identical tract of land so benevolently devised by John Chappell. nearly a century ago, "to the poor of the county forever," is used to-day as the cou11ty poor-farm. May it rema-in a monument to his memory forever! CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 141

5. Howell Chappell2 (John2-,Jamrs1) vrns born in Su,­ sex County, April 22, 1759. He removed first to Prince George County, and from thence to Bnrnswirk, and was living in that county in 1783, for there is recorded there (Order Book, p. 522) a deed executed ,\ugust 12th of that year, by one William Ezell, conveying to Ho,vell Chappell, of Prince George County, in consideration of £100, a. tract of land containing one hun­ dred acres, located in MeheITen Parish, Brunswick County. Howell Chappell afterward rernovt>d to ~Tecklenburg County,* for, as has been heretofore stated, the records in that count;v show that in 1803 he received from his aunt, Rebecca North­ ington, a deed of relinquishment for her dower in a certain tract of land in that county. 1'he descendants of this branch are untraced, but that there were other Chappells living in Mecklenburg, at a later period, is shown by the records of that county, and they were probably the descendants of How­ •ell Chappell2. Among these were Robert Chappell, whose deeds were recorded October l, 1798, and ,Tune 3, 1802. Noth­ ing is known of the daughters of ,Tohn2 and :Mary Chappell, except their names and dates of birth. 2\fartha was born July 17, 1761; Elizabeth, who married --- Bailey, was born July 27, 1767; and Mary was born September 21, 1769. The n~m~ -of the youngest daughter, Peggy, is not on the parish register.

HOWELL CHAPPELL1. Howell Chappell\ son of James1, was the youngest of the brothers, and was born in Sns;;ex County, Virginia, August 26, 1744. He married Rebecca Smith, by whom he had issue: 2 Howell , Briggs,t James2, \Villiam1, and daughters Frances, Susannah, Rebecca, and Eliza.beth. He became a. wealthy planter, and died in Sussex County, leaving a will, dated . April 19, 1805, which was proved August 7, 1806. In this will, probably from religious convictions, he manumitted all *Mecklenburg County was formed in 1764 from Lunenburg. tThe Briggs family were probably related to the Chappells, for we find the following records of them: Henry Briggs, of Surry, con­ veyed by deed of gift, to James Chappell, of same county, a tract of land in 1744. George Briggs was a witness to the deed made by Thomas Chappell3, of Prince George, in 1722. 142 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE of his slaves, but devised his lands and other property to his children, equally, having made a just provision for his widow,' Rebecca (Smith) Chappell. The widow died testate, and her will, which was written 31ay 7, 1811, was proved in Sussex County, August 1st, of the same year. In her will she men­ tions sons Howell, Briggs, James, \Villiam, and daughters Rebecca and Susannah. Her other children, mentioned in her husband's will, were doubtless dead. 1. Howell Chappell2 (Howell1-James1) married Sarah Judkins, by whom he had one son and one daughter. Both died without issue. 2. ,Janws Chappell2 (Howell1-James1) died in Sussex County. Gnmarried. (Born Februar~r 12, 17(i7.) '."{. Briggs Chappell1 (Howell1--James1) married Susan Jones, January 2, 180G. 'rhey had is:me: John B., Albert, Robert, Eliza, and Evelyn. All three of the sons removed to the State of Mississippi in 1835, where they located near Vicks­ burg. Their descendants are untraeed. Evelyn married -­ Blythe, and they removed to the city of BaltimorP.' Eliza died unmarried. Briggs Chappell1-the father-di€d in 1829 or '30. 4. \Villiam Chappell\ the youngest son (Howell1- J ames1), was born in Sussex County, Virginia, August 30, 1769, and died in that county. Re married twice-first, Sarah Kennibrew; and secondly, Jane Pepp€r. By the first mar­ riage the following children were born, viz.: Zenos, Ad-mas, John H., Archipas, Joseph, Lourena, and Jane; and by the last marriage only one, Stephen. I have no information cf the; descendants of any of the above, except Joseph and Rtephen. ,Joseph Chappell was born in Sussex County, Virginin, in 1809. He married twice-fin,t, Susan Evans, a cousin. They removed to Ohio, in 1834, where their children were born. and where their descendants nre now living. They had issue: (1) Theophilus m. Mary Monroe. Issue: Charles, Alice, \Val­ ter, Frederick, and two daughters, names unknown. (2) Susan m. ,Tames Roach. Issue: Capitola and Ingram. (3) ,Joseph W. m. Malissa ,Johns. Issue: ·william, John, ~faud, and Rob­ ert. ,Joseph Chappell, Sr., married, seco_ndly, ---, by whom he had Benjamin, George, and Ulysses. 'rhe younger genera- CHAPPELL, DICKIE; AXD OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES l J 3

tions of this brand1, no,v 1111merous, live mostly in Belmon1 and Noble counties, in Ohio, and to Mr. ,Joseph ,Y. Chappell, of Barnesville, in that State, the sole surviving son of Josei h Chappell, Sr., I am indebted•fo.r fop infor·mation of the Ohio, branch contained in this sketch. Stephen Chappell, the sole 'SUHiYing child of vYilliam and Rebecca (Smith) Chappell-now an octogenarian-live,; in ·wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia. near wl1Pre his ancPstors first settled. He was born in 1820, and is of the seven'th gen­ eration (John1-Thomas1-'l'homas2 ~,Tames1-Howell1-Wil­ liarn1._Stephen1), and, so far as known, is the sole surviyor of that gener::tion. He has three children: ,vmiam, who lives in Petersbmg; John R., who lives in Sussex County; and Mrs. Nunnelly, of Richmond. Of the daughters of Howell and Rebecca Chappell, Fran­ ces, born July 27, 177 4, manied -- Roberts; and Elizabeth married -- Briggs: Susannah was born October 24, 1771. Both Frances and Elizabeth were probably dead in 1811', fo1· they are not mentioned in their mother's will. It was customary in olden times in Virginia to baptize or christen children soon ~fter their birth, and I am not certain that the laws of the EstaLlished Church did not require this ceremony to be performed. In the old padsh register of Albl'­ marle we find the names of many Cha.ppells who became god­ fathers and godmothers to tlw little ones, who were thus con­ secrated to (3-od. Among others, the following, with the year, in which the baptism was performed: Sarah, 1740; B ythia, Eliza beth, and ,James, 1741; Sarah, James, and Mary, 1742; Sarah, 1743; ,Tames, 1744; Samuel,. James, and Mary, 1745; James, Rebecea, Thoma.s, and Amelia, 174G; Rebecca, Mary, and Amy, 1747; Amy and Mary, 1749; Eliza and Amy, 17fil; Thomas, Ann, anil John, 1752; John,. Thomas, and ~inn, 1757; John and Mary, 1758; Samuel, Lucy, and Ann, 1759; Hobert and Howell, 1761; Howell, John, Mary,. and Elizabeth, 17G2; Mary, James, and Lucy, 1764; Judith and Howell, 17G5; James, Lucretia, and Elizabeth, 1767; Howell,. Mary, ~fames, and Elizabeth, 176!); Henry, Mary, and Eliza,. 1772; Rebecca, Mary, 'l'Villiam, Henry, and Sally, 1774; Howell and Amy, l 775. 144 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

The Chappells are yet numerous in Suny, Sussex, and Prince George counties, and in the directory of the city of· Richmond the name appears no less than twenty-five times. Probably all of those in the counties named are descendants of the James Chappell branch. I made several efforts to obtain the names of the living representatives of those in that section of Virginia, but was not very successful; hence tlie in~ormation of the last two generations is meager. I learn, howevei, that there are living there three distinct branches, or families, and while all recognize a relationship, they have long since lost their family connection, and do not now know what relationship exists. The data given here, which has been taken from their county records and the old parish register, may furnish the connecting links. CLIFTON T. CHAPPELL.

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CHAPTER VII.

THE THOMAS CHAPPELL3 BRANCH.

THOMAS CHAPPELL3, GRANDSON OF THE IMMIGRANT.-MARRIES INTO A QUAKER FAlVIILY.-BECOMES A QUAKER.-HIS DE­ SCENDANTS.-THE SOUTHERN QUAKER AND SLAVERY.-'­ EMANCIPATE THEIR SLAVES.-EXODUS TO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY (1805).-THE CHAPPELLS IN OHIO AND INDIANA.

The Thomas Chappell3, now referred to, was of the fourth generation, reckoning Captain John Chappell as the first, and was the third in succession in A.merica to bear the name Thomas. He was the son of Thomas the second and his w;fe, Elizabeth (who was the daughter of James Jones),and a grand­ son of the immigrant, Thomas1. I have been thus particular in designating him, as there were many Thomas Chappells in the family, especially in the first five or six generations. With­ out this precaution, the continued repetition of the same name would become so confusing that it would be impossible for the reader to distinguish one from another. The truth is, the entire vocabulary of Christian names among the early Chap­ pells for several generations seems to have been confined to Thomas, Samuel, Robert, James, and John, all of which ha;-e been perpetuated even down to the present generation. This custom of perpetuating family names, which has prerniled among the Chappells for centuries, is a praiseworthy on2. M1y it be continued in generations ~,et unborn.* Thomas Ghappell3 was born in Charles City County, Vir­ ginia., between 1680-1G90, and the first account we find of him is in his grandfather Jones' will, in which, it will be remem­ bered, the following pequest was made: *For the purpose of distinguishing different individuals of the same name, but of different gene,rations, I ha.ve adopted the plan in vogue in most genealogical works, of placing a numeral over the Christian name, thus indicating the order of the individual in line of descent. 146 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

"Item. I give to my grandson, Thomas Chappell one hun­ dred acres of land lying in Surry County from the Swamp south; joining upon vVilliam Cocke, aboye the outline; to him and his heirs forever.'' On .June 19, 1722, as shown by the following deed, r, corded in Surry County, Thomas sold this tract of land to '\Villiam Cocke, whose land it adjoined: "This indenture made the HJth. day of June, in the year of our Lord 1722, between Tlwrnas Chappell, of the county of Prince George, Planter, of one part and William Cocke, Plant­ er, of the other part. 1Vitnesseth. 'l'hat the said Thomas Chappell for and in consideration of the sum of Fifteen Pounds, current money, to him in hand paid, the receipt of the said sum whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, bargained, sold and enfeofed a certain tract of land, containing one hundred acres, on the south side of Maine Black­ water Swamp in the Parish of Southwark in the county of Surry. The same being a part of Six hundred and forty acres patented by and granted to ,James Jones of the cou:rity cf Prince George, now deceased, and by the last will of the said Jones devised unto the said Thomas Chappell.* (Signed) "Th())nas Chappell." On March 24, 1725, 'fhomas Chappell patented three hun­ dred and forty-five acres of land on the south side of Notto­ way River, in Surry County, in the same neighborhood in whicll his brothers, Samuel and James, located, about that time. (Land Book, Vol. XII., p. 150.) About 1710, Thomas Chappell married Hannah Hunnicutt, the daughter of a Quaker, and renounced the Establishe

Oak Swamp Meeting." It is from the records of i his old Quaker meeting, yet preserved, although it has bel:'n atan­ doned and its members scattered for a hundred years, that the following notes have been taken:·* Thomas Chappell3 preseat at a Quaker meeting held at Rober-t Hnnnicutt's, in Prince George County, July 12, 1722; Also present at another meeting held at same place June 1, 1727. . On April 11, 1731, ,\aron Hill, of Pasquotank, North Car­ onna, and ~Iargaret Chappell, daughter of Thomas Chappe11 3, of Prince George County, published intention of marriage. On May 10, 17R1, Thomas Chappe114, son of Thomas Ch:_ip­ pelJ3, and Margaret, daughte1' of Robert Hunnicutt, were mar­ ried. Present, Thomas3 and Hannah Chappell (father and mother), and John Chappell (brother); also Robert Hunnicutt, Sr., Robert Hunnicutt, Jr., Peter and :Margaret Hunnicutt (the mother). On July 3, 1731, Peter Binford, of rrince George C,o,unty, and Rebecca, daughter of 'l'homas ChappelJ3, of same county, were marri€d. Present, Thomas Chappell3, Sr., Thomas Chap­ pell4, Jr., and Hannah Chappell, among othePs. On October 5, 1733, Robert, son of Robert Hunnicutt, mar­ ried Sarah, daughter of ·wmiam Fowler, of Charles City County. On January 12, 1736, Aaron Hill, of Pasquotank County, North Carolina, and Margaret, daughter of Thomas Chappell3, who, on April 11, 1731, had announced their intention of mar­ rying, consummated, their engagement. (It would be intnest­ ing to know the cause of this long delay.) There were present, among others, ,John and Benjamin Cha.ppell. Thomas Chap- , pell3 (the father) had probably died between 1731 and 1736. On May 7, 1741, at a monthly meeting, ,fohn Chappell arnl Ann Simons published their intention of marrying. They were married September 4th of the same year. 'l'he bride was a widow-relict of Thomas Simons--and the daughter of God- *This book is in the possession of Mr. R. A. Brock, Richmond, Va. 148 A U-ENFJALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE frey Fowler,~· of Hem·ico County. There were present at the marriage Godfrey, .John, Sarah. and Simons Fowler. Benjamin, Ann, and John Chappell were present at a monthly meeting, on October fl, 17 41. At a meeting held October HJ, 1744-, Benjamin Chappell was reimbur:sed •'for his sufferings in having had taken from him, by the High Sheriff, for :Muster fines and penalties, a feather bed and two hundred pounds of tobacco." On July 10, 1745, Benjamin Chappell (the same individutl) subscribed :£1 l!s. to buikl a meeting-house at Burleigh, in Prince George County. (Quakers refused to pay taxes to sup­ port the militia.) Benjamin was pre,sent at a meeting on Octo­ ber 12, 1746, arid also at another on November 1, 1747. On June 2, 1751, James Binford, son of Jolm Binford, of Charles City County, and Martha, daughter of Thomas Chap­ pe114, of Prince George, were married at vVhite Oak Swamp church. Present, Benjamin Chappell. On June 1·, 175-4, Benjamin Chappell, of Blackwater, and Agnes, daughter of John Binford, were married. ·· There are many other references in the records of this oll Quaker church to the Chappells and their relatives-the Bin­ fords, Fowlers, and Hunnicutts-extending even down as late as the close of the eighteenth cc>ntury, but it is not necessary to refer to them fmther. vYhite Oak Swamp 1\1eeting1 which was established in 1710, was abandoned in 1798. There wer? two others in Prince George County: Merchant'~ Hope, estab­ lished in 1700, but soon abandoned; and Binford Meeting, afterwards called "Gravelly Run," established in 1721 and abandoned in 1826, being one of the last Quaker meetings to be abandoned in Virginia. From the abo;-e it will be seen that the children born to Thomas and Hanna.h Chappell, as far as known, were: Mar­ garet, who rnanied Aaron Hill; Thomas4, who married Mar­ garet Hunnicutt; Rebecca, who married Peter Binford; John, who married Ann Simons; :Martha, who married James Bin­ ford; and Benjamin. who married AgnPS Binford. There was *Godfrey Fowler (born 1665) was the great-grandfather of Nancy Vaden, who married "Father" James Chappell, of Amelia County, in 1806. (See Chapter IX.) CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 149 also a daughter named Ann, but there is no record of her mar­ riage. The numerous intermarriages between the Chappells, Binfords, and Hunnicutts may be understood when it is stated that the Society of 1'~riends did not permit its members to marry outside of the meeting_ Quakerism was distinctively a creed of the seventE:enth century. It originated in England, and first established a foot­ hold in Virginia in 1657, where it continued to grow, its acces­ sions being principally from converts from the E,stablished Church, until the middle of the eighteenth century, after which period it declined rapidly until the close of the century, when there ·were comptuatively but few Quakers in Virginia. There is still, however, a remnant left, for the census of 1890 showed five meetings in the State, and three hundred and eighty-seven communicants, the most of whom live in South­ ampton County. The Quaker may have been an extr'emist, and possib,y a religious fanatic, for he certainly set the laws at defiance; but he was a peaceable citizen, an honest man, and a Christian. He refused to swear, for Christ had said: "Swear not at all." He rrfused to fight, for it was against his religion; and he refused to pay tithes to support the Church of England, br:­ cause he did not believe it was right, although it was the law. He rejected baptism and the Puritan Sabbath, used the words "thee" and "thou," and had his own way of counting the months and days. He refused to recognize the law in rl'lation to the marriage ceremony, but when two persons desired to marry, instead of having the ceremony performed in the usual way by a minister or an offict.•r, they first declared their inten­ tion in an open meeting. .:\ committee of women wa,-; then appointed to ascertain if the proposed bride was free from any matrimonial engagements, and a similar committee of men appointed to make like investigation as to the gro-om. When the reports were made, and it was ascertained that there were no p,rior entanglements, the parties walked into open meet­ ing, hand in hand, declared themsel,·es husband and wife, and that was the end of it. There were no announcement cards. 150 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

The prinripal objection to Quakerism in Virginia, and the cause of its ultimate downfall, not only there but in other Southern States, was its open and avowed opposition to slav­ ery. From its nry beginning, the leaders of the Society of Friends had opposed :,;lawry; had preached a.gainst it; and, without interfering with the rights of othns, had done all in their power to discourage their owe nwmbers from owning slaves or having any connection ,vhateyer with the institu­ tion of slavery. Notwithstanding this opposition, rnaay Quak­ ers, among whom were thE· Chappells of Prince George Coun­ ty, berame slaw-holders. 'rhey held on to their negro€s, too, until the close of the eighteenth century, when, at the yearly meetinf". held in 1788, the Society took a firm and decid d stand on the subject of slavery, and inserted the following clause in their Discipline: "He it ordained that none among us be concerned in im­ porting, buyiug, selling, holding or overseering slaves, and that we all bear faithful testimony against the practice.'' Quakerism was a radical ·departure, and an open revolt against the Church of England, and, as might haYe been expected in an age and in a country ·where Church and State were so closely allied as they wer0 in Virginia in the sev­ enteenth century-the edict of tlw former being the supreme law of the land-the. strong hand of the Government was soon laid heavily on these unfortunate dissenters. It was an age of bigotry, crnelty, and religious intolerance. As early as 1662-five years after Qnakedsm fil-st made its ap­ pearance in Virginia-the Honse of Burgesses began that cruel system of persecution, whid1 was to continue unabated for more than a century, by enacting a law forbidding more than five Quakers to assemble at any time or place for wor­ ship, and imposing a fine of two hundred pounds of tobacco on anyone failing to haYe his child baptized into the Estab­ lished Church. The results of these and other harsh meas­ ures were pitiable indeed. 'l'he Quakers considered them­ selves martyrs, as they were, and refused to obey these cruel laws. The result was that some were thrnwu into prisou, others were whipped and placed in stocks, and still others, CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED F AlVIILIES. 151

in a few instances, had their ears eut off. This conflict be­ tween Quakerism and the Established Church continued for more than a centL1ry, and until the persecution had become 'SO great and the prejudice so intoler:1ble-with the increased power of slavecy-that the Quakers could no longer endure their oppression, but determined to abandon Virginia and seek new homes, where they could enjoy religious freedom and wor­ ship God according to the dictates of their own ronsciences. The organization of what was then called the '"Northwest Territory," that vast country lying north of the Ohio River, which had been recently opened to civilization b~- that brave Virginian-General George Rogers Clarke-began at the close of the eighteenth century. The ordinance of 1787, abrogating the law of entail, prohibiting slavery, and dedicating the ter­ ritory to education and religious freedom, made it an inviting field. These conditions exactly suited the Southern Qua.kei'. It was the country, above all others, that he was looking for. and turning his back to his old home, kindred, and friends, he took up his long journey to the promised land-the wil­ derness of the :Korthwest. The exodus from Virginia and other Southern States to the Northwest began, with the Southern Quaker, at the dose of the eighteenth century, and continued for thirty years. In fact, until almost the entire Quaker population of that section was transferred to Ohio and Indiana. So great was this emigration, especiall,r to the latter State, that in 1850 it was estimated that one-third of the population was composed of these earls immigrants from the South, and their descendants, the most of whom we e of Quaker origin. 'l'he decisive action taken by the yearly meeting of Frien:i:;; in Virginia, in 1788, against negro slavery, whereby Quakers were absolutely forbidden to own slaves, placed the Qual;:e1· Ohappells of Prince George County where they were compelled to decide at once between their property and their rel_igion -they must give up one- Ol' the othe-r. Be it said to their credit that they did not long hesitate, but emancipated their slaves, as will be seen by the following deed of manumissio:1 found among the records of Prince George County: 152 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Deed of 31anumission. "-YVe, 'L'homas Chappell, ,John Chappell, Benjamin Chap­ pell and Agnes Chappell, of Prince George county, and Aquilla Binford, of Dinwiddie county,* Virginia, being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind, and that it is our duties to do unto others as we would te done by, and having under our control certafo negro slayes [giws names] we do hereby emancipate and set free the afore said slaTes and forever relinquish our right to the same. "In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this the 16th day of the month ceded March 1792. (Signed) "Agnes Chappell. [Seal] "Aqii.illa Binford. [Seal] "John Chappell. [Seal} "Benjamin Chappell. [Seal] "Thomas Chappell. [Seal J "\Vitness: "Chappell Binford, -who, being Quakers, refused "Thonws I-I unnicutl, to swear and were permitted to affirm. ''Teste-Peter Williarns, Clerk." The eTolution of time has worked wonderful changes in the last century, and whatever may be our opinion, now, of the forbearance of these early Virginia Quakers, who, for gen­ erations, submitted to the unjust persecution of the Church of England for the sake of their religion-for it was a pai t of their creed to live at peace with all men-we can but admire their honesty and self-sacrificing devotion to princi­ ple, which induced them, when the time came to decide between their church and their property, to sacrific€ the lat­ ter for the former. There are few instances in the annals of history where people haYe made such sacrifices for their re­ ligious convictions as did the slave-holding Quakers of th~ South. The Quakers have always been more numerous in South­ ampton than in any other county in Virginia, and are to,-day_ *Dinwiddie County, organized in 1752, adjoins Prince George. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FA:.\IILIES. 153

'l'he proximity of that county to the Quaker settlements of an early day, in N ortharnpton, Hertford, Perq oimans, and Pc:s­ quotank counties, in :North Carolina, to which reference will hereafter be made, doubtless accounts for this fact. (Se2 Chap­ ter XX.) Northampton County adjoins Southampton County, Virginia, and to the former county in North Carolina some of our Prince George County Quakers removed, as is shown by a deed of trust found in Brunswick County, Virginia, exe­ cuted by James Binford, Sr., of Northampton County, North Carolina (dated November 1, 1794), which conveyed certain lands on Meherrin RiYer, Brunswick County, to 'Thomas Chappell, John Chappell, Benjamin Chappell,* and Agnes Chappell, of Prince George Co., Va., and Mary Binford, wife of Aquilla Binford, of Dimviddie Co., heirs of Benjamin Chappell, deceased, late of said eounty, &c." \Ye have here the names of the identical per-sons who signed the deed eman­ cipating their slaves in 1792, establishing the fact that they were the children of the Benjamin Chappell who, in_ 1744, "was reimbursed for his sufferings" in having his property seized for the non-payment of the muster tax. James Bin­ ford was doubtless a relative, and had gone from Prince George County, Virgini'J., to Northampton County, North Ca,rolina. It was not long after executing the deed of manumission, setting free their negroes, that the Quaker Chappells, with their relatives, the Fowlers, Binfords, Hunnicutts, and orthers, turned their faces to the Northwest, and joined the great tide of emigration, which, as has been stated, had already begun to flow in that direction. It was a long journey, ana one attended with great har-dship, for much of the country through which they traveled was a wild, unsettled wilderness. *Benjamin Chappell, Jr., was a fighting Quaker, and, notwithstand­ ing the Quakers were opposed to war, was a Revolutionary ,soldier. He enlisted in Dinwiddie County, and served three years. (Colonial State Papers.) In the census of pensioners (U. S. Pension Office) taken in 1841, the name of his widow, Lydia Chappell, of Leroy, Lake County, Ohio, appears. She was then ninety-three years old. It will be seen. that this family removed to that county in Ohio in 1805.

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'l'he records of the fin,t ()lwker sdtlements in Oh;o and Jndia.na, to which this emigration wPnt, han' been presc>rved,* and it is a singular fa(·t ihat the n'ry first colon;· to settle in Ohio, which was in 1805, came from Prince George> County, Virginia, and from \VhitP Oak Rwamp-.Meeting. They located and organized a meeting at Concord, Lake County, near Lake Erie, in the northern JHll't of the State, and among th" list of members we find the v\'ell-known nalllE'S of Chappen, Bin­ ford, :B~owler, and Hunnicutt. Lnter on (in 1812). when the lines of eiYilization had been extended Luther westward, anothe1· colony came fr-om UraYell.'· Run 2\leetin/?·, in Prince George County, and sPttled npai· Ridmwnd, in \Yayne County, Indiana, and orga11i½ed a meeting ('allPd "V\'hite \Yater.·' Among the members of this colony, we also find th 0 names of om old friends, the Binfords, Hunnicutts, and Cha11pells. Other settlements were formed later on b.'· immignrnts from the same loca.lity in Virginia, ar Blne River, Washington County, Indiana, in 181G, and at Rpringbo1·0. in 18:!6. In both of thr,:e meetings WP find the names of our ViI-ginia Quakers. vVe are indined to follow thC' footsteps of om fatbers in our religions preferences; heIH·e it is probable that all of the dPscendants of 'l'homas Chapprll3 l)Pcame Quakers. It ii,, also probable that all removed to Ohio and Indiana, for no trace of them has been found in Virginia. Rome effort has been made to find and trace tlwm in tlwse States, but it has not been attended wiih an.\· great degTee of success. 'rlley do not seem to be ve1·y numerous now, and, besides, tlu're is another family of Chappells Jiying in those Rtatei-mucll mm·P numerous-descended from the tide-watPr branch of Virginia, who werP also Quakers-a faet which has led io much confusion and rende1·ed it difficult to distinguish them. 'l'he ChappPlls, Binfol'ds, Fowlers. and others. who, in 1805, removed from Prinee GeorgP County, Virginia, and joined the Quaker settlement at Concord, Lake County, Ohio, eould not haye remained there permanently, for an Pxami­ nati,on of the records of that ('0unt~· has failed to Feveal any *"The Southern Quaker and Slavery." CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAl\ULlES. 155

trare of them. The ( 'onconl Merting, from some diss2nsion, divided in 18:27. a part of tl1E'111. called the '"Orthodox" fac­ tion, going off to thernselves. It is not known to what sec­ tion of the eonniry our \'irginia Quakers remoyed. TherP,

0 are Chn.p1wlls liYing in Boom , Chant. Howard, and Pike c-d. Xear Shao.eland. 'l'ippcu1nor, County, Indiana, there re­ sidt>R a famil,\- of Chappells, whor-;e ancestor, Thomas L. Chap­ pell. was probably born in Prinre George County, Virginia,and came to Indiana in 1K20. He had five sons and three daughters, whose names were '\Yilliam, .Jeremiah, Benjamin, Thomas, John, Martha. Sarah, and Elizabeth. Several of these will be 1·t><·ogniz.ed as famil~· names in the Prince Geor;'!e bra.neh. *Eee an account of the tide-water Chappells in Ohio and Indiana, Chapter XX. 156 A GENBALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Thomas L. Chappell first settled in Stark County, Oh:o, from whence he removed to the Quaker settlement at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, and from there his children removed to Hamilton County. The children of Thomas L. Chappell are all dead, but his grandchildren and great-grandchildren are some of them living near Shadeland and Carmel, Ind. They still adhere to the religious faith of their ancestors. The information as to this branch-the 'l'homas L. Chappell branch-has been furnished bJ' Joshua A. Perisho, of Carmel, Indiana. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 157

CHAPTER VIII.

THE ROBERT CIIAPPELL1 BRANCH.

ROBERT CHAPPELL1, OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.-HIS WILL. -AMELIA COUNTY.-THE CHAPPELLS REMOVE TO THAT COUNTY.-APPOMATTOX.-THE CRAWLEYS.-ROBERI' CHAP­ PELL2, OF AMELIA COUNTY.

There are few families in this country who can trace their lineage to so distant a period, and with such absolute certainty, as can the descendants of Robert Chappell1. The records of Prince George, Amelia, and Halifax counties, in Virginia, and the different counties in Tennessee, Ken,tucky, Missouri, and other States, to which branches of a later gen­ eration went, furnish the evidence, in the wills there recorded, of the descent of this family through seven generations in an unbroken line, or from 1680 to the present time. And had not the records of Charles City County, Virginia,-where the :first two generations lived-been destroyed, this period would have been extended to two hundred and sixty-five years, or as far back as 163·5. There will be found on these pages the wills of the ances­ tors of the Missouri lllranch-to which the compiler belongs­ for five generations, including that of Robert Chappell\ the subject of this sketch, who was his great-great-grandfather. The lesson taught in these old wills, of the frugality, indui­ try, and energy of our forefatlwrs, which enabled them for so man)' generationR to accumulate good estates, for the times in which they lived, is worthy of consideration and emulation · by their deseendants, and is, besides, a. sufficient cause for congratulation and honest pride of ancestry. Robert Chappe111 was the son of Thomas2 and Elizabeth (Jone•s) Chappell, of Charles City County, Virginia, and the 158 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

grandson of Thomas Cbappell1, the immigrant. He was born about 1680, in that part of Cbades City lying south of the James, which in 1702 was cut off and organized into, Prince George. He married Sarah - ---, whose surname is unknown, as no marriage bond has been found. Neither do we, from the loss of records in Pi-ince George County, during this period, find any reference to Robert Chappell during his life­ time. He died in 1724, while yet a young man, and left the following will, which, after a long search, was found in the partially preserved records of Prince Geo1·ge County:

·will of Robert Chappell 1. '•In the name of God! Amen. The third day of February Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and twenty three, I Robert Chappell of Prince George county, Planter, being sick in body, but of good and perfect memory, thanks to Al­ mighty God, and calling to remembrance the uneertainty of this transitory life, and that all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please God to call, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First. Being penitent and sorry for all my sins, most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same and commending my soul to Almighty God, my Savior and Redeemer, to whom and by whose love I trust and beliew assuredly to be saved and haYe full remission and forgiveness fm· all my sins, and to inherit the Kingdom of Heayen. Arn.I my bod~' I commit to the earth, to be decently buried under.,the direction of my executrix, to be hereafter named; and for the settlement of my estate and all goods, chattels and debts as it has pleased God to bestow upon me, I do order, give and dispose of it ' in the manner and form following:*

"Imprimis: I give and 0beque:i.th to my son Robert fur,y shillings in cash, one feather bed, my gun and wearing a1,­ parel, my horse called "Turk," with saddle and furnishing", three cows and calves and my negro boy "Dick" to be delh­ ered to him at the age of 21 years. *T'he word "debt," as used here, means an asset, and not a liability. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. Ei!.Js

"Item: I gin: and bequeath to my daughter Sarah one feather bed, foi-t~, :,;hillings in cash and my negro girl named "Frank," to be delivrred to hp1· when of age or at thee time of marriage. "Item: I giYe to my daughter, )fary, one negro girl named .Jenny. "Item: I giYe to my son ,John Five pounds Sterling in cash and my negro girl named "Patti." ''Item: J give to my daughter Ann my negro girl Amy~ th1·ee pounds in cash and my sorrel mare, and hPr increa;;e, (if any the,re be) to be divided between my two daughtnH Mary and Ann. ''Item: I give to my ,roungest son James my negro boy Torn, to be giYen to him when he comes of age. "Item: I gin, to my beloved wife, Sarah, my negroes Harry, ,Jerry and Lydia, with the side saddle and furnish­ ings, also three pounds and nine shillings cash, and after her decease I give the negro boy Jerry to my son Robert .. 4-nd it is my desire that the first increase that liYes of all those before mentioned negroes I give one to m_y daughter Ann, and another to my son James; and if there be any others I giw them to m_v children equally and to their issue forever. If any o,f my children die before bPeoming of age then I des:re­ that they ma_v be divided equally between the rest of my children living to maturity. "Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife all the rest of my estate whether in debts due me or otherwis€,. except what household goods or movables are left aftt>r m~· decease according to inventory, and these I desire may be­ equally divided between my wife and children, as they becom 0 of age, oy any two neighbors as my wife thinks fit. And whatever cattle, sheep or hogs I have, I leaye unto h~r b be given at her discretion, or any part of them. to my chil dren as they become of age. "I do hereby make and appoint my dear and beloved wifr Sarah full and sole executrix of this my last will and tes­ tament, hereby revoking, disannulling and making void alI former wills and b€quests by me made, and declaring this. only to be my last will and testament. 160 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

"In witness ,vhereto I have hereunto set my band a d seal the day and yea1· abO\'!! written. "Robert Chappell. [Seal J "Teste: (Sealed with wafer.) "J'lwmas }-[ ardaway. "Robert Buell. "Thomas Prnce. ''Proved Feb.''· 12, 1724." It will be f'\een that the names mentioned iu this will, doubtle,rn in tbe ordn of birth, were Robert2, Sarah, }1ary, John2, ..:\nn, and JnmPs1, all of whom were minors exc2pt Robert. Sarah-the widow-shortly after the death of her husband married, secondly, \Yilliam Crawley, a merchant and Indian trader, of Petersburg. B0tween 17:J5 and 1745 vVil­ limn Crawley remo,ed with his family, among "'horn were the children of his "Yife by her finrt husband, to Amel'a County, whieh hnd been recently (1734) mganized from Pr;nce George. AMELIA COUNTY. Amelia County lies on the south bank of the Appoma - tox River, in a southwesterly direction from Richmond. It has always been famous for its fine tobacco, and was, a cen­ tury ago, one of the wealthi.est and most populous counties in the commonwealth. It has been twice a battle-ground; first during the Revolution, and then in the Civil \Var. In fact, during the last war it was the arena of contenrlin~ armies, and almost eYery farm was at some time a battle-field Amelia Court-bouse----the county seat-is an historic villagl>, for it was here that General Lee, in his memorable reheat from Richmond, intended to make his last stand and fight his last battle, in an effOJ't to retrieve the waning fortunes of the Confedernc,r. Here he a waited his commissary stores, which failed to arrive, when, being sorely pressed b,r the enemy, he was forced to retreat to Appomattox. An incident occurred at Amelia Court-house during this retreat-on thE, afternoon of A.pril 5, 1865-which is worthy of mention, as its fortunate result yery nParly concerns PYer,v

~ CHAPPELL, DICKIE A!',D OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. lol member of the Chappell family. The main body of the Con­ federate Army had retreated. leaving the women, £hildren, and a few old men, unable to bear arms, to the mercy of the Federals. An oHicer, with flo"·ing auburn hair, rode up in front of the little court-house and inquired for the clerk. Colonel Coleman-who has held the office for more than half a century-was pointed out. "Go into your office, sir,'' he said. "Open the door and remain there. I will place a guard over this building, and it shall not be destroyed." This gal­ lant and considerate officer was General Custer, who~e sad death at the battle of the Little Big Horn-Montana, in 1876, where his entire command was massacred by. the Indians, not a single white man being allowed to escape-is without a parallel in the annals of Indian warfare. I have visited this battle-field, which is in a beautiful valley in the heart of the Rocky Mountains; and, as I stood beside the monument which has been erected there to the brave Custer, I baied my head with reverence to the memory of the man whri had saved that old court-house m Amelia County, and with it the records of my ancestors; for had these been destroyed -the most valuable yet found-this book would not haYe been written. Brave Custer! Had there been more of his type in the Union Army, then· would have been fewer acts of vandalism in Virginia, and the old records-relics of colonial days-would have been preserved as something sacred. It is a well-known historical fact that, in this memorable retreat to Appomattox, the only rations issued to the Confed­ erate troops were two ears of corn to 0ach man p2r day. This they shelled and parched in the ashes, as they bivouacked, placing it in their haversacks, to be eaten as they retreated. Thus they fell back, fighting doggedly at every step, until, exhausted and half-starved, the inevitable surrender came on April 9, 1865. The history of the civilized world furnishes no parallel to the fortitude, patriotism, and courage displayed by this forlorn hope of a dying nation. On the roster of the remnant of the Confederate A.smy surr€ndered on that day, we find the names of four persons named Chappell; brave 162 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

fellows, doubtless, w110 fought to the last, and only sheathed . thefr swords with the dosing seene of the "lost cause." 'l'heil' names were as fo1lows: G. D. Chappell, 1st Lieutenant Co. K, 12th Virginia Infantry; Thos. ;L Chappell, Captain Pick­ ett's Guards; G. B. Chappell. prinite, Co. H, 18th Reg., Beale\; Cavalry; 1\I. C. Chappell, private, Co. F, 52d North Carolina.*

THE CRA WLEVS. The Crawleys-sometimes s1wlled "Craley''-have been a nunierous family hi Virginia fo1· two centuries.t The branch of the family, however, to which W(" shall confine onrsel ves, sprang from two brothers-David and '\Villiam Crawley-­ who came to Virginia, probably during the last llalf of the seventeenth century, from Herefordshire, England, as will appear hereafter. 'rhey settled in the southern part of Charles City County-south of the ,James-where the Chap­ pells were then living, but afterward located in PetPrsburg, where, for mauy years, they W(-'re engaged in merchandising and trading with the Indians. 'l'he Indians with whom they traded were then on the frontier of )forth Carolina, an1l among others was a tribe called the "Tuscaroras"-the most wadike and treacherou;; of aJl--with whom they were for­ bidden to trade.t The following is a, verbnti111 copy of ilw license granted to them by Governor Spotswood, who was then the chief (,:xeentive of the eolony:§

"Lice11se to Trade 1uith Indians. "Virginia, ss. ''Alexander Spotswood, Her Majesty's Lieutenant Gov­ ernor, Vice .Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Colony . and Dominion of Virginia-- '·To David Crawley and others. ·whereas her Most Sa­ cred Majesty by Her Order in Council, bearing date at the *Morris C. Chappell now lives a:t Rossville, Tenn. He is a descend­ ant of Christopher Chappell. (See Chapter IV.) tSee Hayden's "Virginia Genealogies." :i:See an account of the Tuscarora. In,dians in the skefoh of John Cha.ppell3, of Halifax County, Chapter XIII. §Colonial State Papers. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMII,IJ<,S. 163

Court at ·windsor the 12th da;v of September 1709 llath been pleased to signify her Royal \Vill and Pleasure that the trade from this colony with the \ Vestern Indiaris be carried on without let or hindrance 01· an.'' mol<"statiou whatsoever, and that no dutys be Levied 01· demanded of any of her l\fajes+"'s Subjects of this Colony for an,v Goods or Merchandizes which shall be carr,red b;· them to thP said Indians, 01· back from thenee b.'' way of trade. And W"hereas you liave represented to me that ,vou are now bound on a 'l.'rading voyage to Sev· eral Nations of Indians to tlw South \Vest of this Colony, and desire m,r passpOl't fo1· your bettPr protection in your going and returning with your goods and merehandizes: I do, therefore, hereby giye and grant unto .''OU full Lict'nS:' and Liberty to trade and 'I'raftick \vith any nation of Indians whatsopver, exeept fhe Tmwarm·as and sud1 others as shall be- actually in league with them. ..\.nd I do by these presents Signify to all hr,r Jiajesty's Subjects of the Sev'l Colonys and Plantations thl'Crngh w'<·li yon mn,v ha ,·e oceasion to pass, that it is Her Majesty's \\'ill nnd l'leasme that they suffeL' and pel'mit you freely a1Hl quietl.,· to pa:-s nnd repass with your Goods & °Thf Prchandizes without any Lett, hindrance r Molestation or pretence of Any Dnt~·s or Impositions to b' demanded of ye sa.m0 or any other ae<·ount whatsoever, Pro­ vided always that you fake a Certificate from the ~aval Offi­ cer that the goods ye carry out of this Colony bP such as have been Legally impOl'ted here. "GiYen under my hand and the Real of Her :'.\Iajesty's C::1- ony and Dominion at \Ym'bmg, the 11th. day of July 1712. "A le:rander Spotsicood [Seal] "Governor.'' David Crawley and his associates, among whom were. vVilliam Crnwley, Nathaniel Irby, and Robert Hix,* all of Prinee Gemge County, then gave bond in the sum of £30 l sterling to their "SoYereign, Lady Ann, by the Grace of Grnl rnler of Great Brittain, France> and Ireland and Queen De­ fende-r of the Faith &e." The eondition of the bond-which *Both the Hix and Irby families became related to the Chappells by marriage. (See Chapter XIII.) 164 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

is too long to be copied in fnll-was that they should not. violate any law of the colony and especially should not trade' with the Tuscarora Indians. A good story has come down through generations of "Old Billy Crawley," as he was called, at the time he sold goods and traded with the Indiarn, at Petersburg. People liked their "toddies" then, as they do to-day, and manufactured their own apple aild peacll brandy at home. There was no whisky in that day in Virginia, and the common beverage, universal1y used, was rum. 'rhis rum was usually manufact­ ured in the \Vest India Islands and shipped in ca.sks to Virginia. 'rhe old merchant 011 one occasion, so the story goes, ordered a cask of rum from a correspondent in Jamaica, or one of the other ·west India Islands, which arrived in due course of time, and was placed "on tap." The old merchant and his friends drank freely of the rum until they began to get to the bottom of the cask, when a. peculiar flavor was ' discovered, and an aroma, not altogether pleasant_ to the olfac­ tories. It was at last determined to knock the head in and ascertain what was the matter. On opening it, they were astonished to find the body of a Ettle old Frenchman, pretty well pickled. It was afterward ascer·tained that the body was that of a wealthy \Vest India planter, who had gone from France to that country and died there. His friends had deter­ mined to ship his remains back home, and there being no way to embalm t11e body. it was immerRed in a cask of rum, the1? being sufficient alcohol in the liquid to preserve it. By the mis­ take of a clerk in marking, the cask containing the French man, being exactly like others, was shipped to the Crawley brothers at Petersburg. The following entries referring to \Villiam. Crawley ha,e been found in the register of Bristol Parish, which embraced Prince George and Dinwiddie counties:* On July 24, 1727, vVm. Crawley is mentioned as one ol' the owners of land '1processioned" that day for taxrs in Prime George. *Dinwiddie was carved out of Prince George County in 1752. The records in that county have been entirely destroyed. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. ] e5

On July 15, 1731, Fillis-a female ser-rant belonging to Wm. Crawley-was born, and on March 29, 1733, another, named Jenny. On September 29, 1741, the land of \Vm. C1·awley, adjoin­ ing that of Robert Munford, was "processioned." It is said, though tradition (see old MR. of James Chap­ pell3, Chapter ~-), that \Yilliarn Crawley accumulated a for­ tune in merchandising and trading with the Indians. He cer­ tainly became a large land-owner, as is shown by the pat­ ents issued to him, found in the land records in Richmonrl, both in Prince George and Amelia countie:c;. On June 30, 1733, 1Yilliam Crawley patented land on the south side of Otterdam Creek in Prince George County. (VoL_ xv., p. 89.) On July 20, 1733, he entered other lands in Prince George. (Vol. XV., p. 98.) The records show different patents issued about these years--1738-1734--aggregating over 4,000 acres. On August 25, 1746, 1:Yrn. Crawley and Wm. Wats9n, pat­ ented a large tract of land on the upper side of Buck Creek, in Amelia County, and again the same parties patented 377 acres in Amelia County in the same year. (Vol. XXIV., p. 389.) '\Villiam 'Crawley's plantation in Amelia County wa3 on Deep. Creek, and he died there, probably about 1748, although the exact date is uot known. He left one child-a son '\,Vil­ liam2-by his last marriage, and several by the first, for he was a widower when he married Sarah Chappell. His will has been found among the first recorded in Amelia County, but it is so mutilated that it cannot be deciphyred, there being only a s-crap of it left. 'J'he date is entirely gone, but there is mentioned in it a devise to John Chappell,* and he also devises certain lands in Heref'ordshire, England. He aho mentions wife Sarah and her son, John Chappell, in anoth~'r place. (Will Book I., p. 5.) 'VVilliam Crawley, Sr., had the following children by hi,; first marriage viz.: David, John, Benjamin, Elizabeth Jones, Catharine '\Vard, and ~fartha and Nancy Crawley. Of thESe sons, all died in Amelia County, and each left a will recorded *His stepson, John2, of Amelia County, Chapter XL 166 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE in that \'Olln1y in the follo,ving years: \Yilliam, Jr., in 178-1; Dadd, in 1787; ,John, in l7!l0; Benjamin, in 17fl:J. In :-mm.• of these wills we find mention of tlw 1rn111es of nephews \Yil­ liam Crawley \Yard and David Crawle_Y ,Tones. In Benja­ min C1·awh'y's will. prowd }fay :21, 17D:l, he emancipate;; his neg1·01..-'-S. * I lrnYe referred to other interrnaniages between th,• Chappells and C1·a wh0 ys. Eli½aheth, the widow of VVilliam Chappell, of Halifax, manied Thomas Hull Crawley (about 1810), who v,as prnbabl;· a son of \Yilliam Crawley, Jr, Elizabeth Chappell2, daughtn· of \Yilliam Chappell, marrie1l KPnnm· Crawle.'-, a son of Thomas Hull Crawle;·- (RPe. Chap­ ter"XII.) A daughter of Thoma,; Hull Crawley married ,Jo­ seph Garlington, a nephew of ,Jolm and \Yilliam Chappell. of Halifax. There han, been other intermarriages. Se.-rral of the younger generation of the Crawh'.''S remoyed to Halifax County, at the close of the Re.-olution, ·with their Chappell kin, and the family is still nnme1·onsly represented in that county. OtherK remoypd to :'.\fe<"klenb111·g Count;•, for we find the name on tlw reeoi-ds of thnt county; and still othPrs­ those who intermarried with tlle Ga1·lingtons-n'mo.-ed near­ ly a hund1·ed years ago from Halifax ('onnty'. Virginia, to Newton County, Georgia, and their dc>s<·endants arc now liY­ ing near Snapping Rhoals.t ThPre js also liYing in Keytes­ Yille, Mo., Colonf'l ,John Chappell Crawley, one of the most eminent lawyers in tlw State, who is nnquestiouabl,Y a m0m­ ber of the same family, although his counediou has not bPen traced. He ·was named, probably, for John Chappell3, of Hal­ ifax County, Virginia 11752-1812)), and estee>n 1wrpetuated in his son and grandson.

SARAH CRAWLEY. Sarah Crnwley, the wifP of \Villinrn f'1·awley, Rr., who was the wido,Y of Robei·t Chnppell1, died in .\ melia County, Virginia, in 17G1. Her will, provrd in that county on the *These records verify the MS. of James Chappell, who recorded the traditions. (See Chapter X.) j"See Garlingtons, Chapter XVII. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHBR KINDRED FAMILIES. 167

22d of January, of that yeai·, was written on December 11, 175!:l. It iH as follows: Will of Sarah Crawley. "In the uame of God. Amen. 'rl1P eleYenth day of l)pcem­ ber, A. n. 175! ➔, L Sarah Crawlt'.'-, of the Parish of Haleigh and county of ~\nwlia, being through the mere.'- of God, iu health and of sound and diHposing rnPmory, do rnake and ordaiu this my last will and tPstarnent. '•Imprimis. I give to my son, Hobert Chappell. forty shillings, to bt· paid h.'- my 0xecutors. Item. I g·iyp to my daughter, Mary J\forgau, fort.'· shillings. ('nrrent monP.'-- I give to my daughter, Sarah Burton, fol'ty shillings. Item.• I gin,. to my son, 'iYilliarn Crawk.v, one chest of drawers, which he now has in his possession. Item. T desire that 111.'' daugh­ ters. Mary .Morgan aud .Ami Xea.l, Rhall di,-ide my wearing clothes eqnall.'' behveen tlwmselYPS. Item. I give to my daughter, Arm Neal. m.'- sidal. together with the usP of JmP negro girl named ~arn·y an accounted for with him in the lPgacy heoueatlwd to his wife, and not to eome ont of :m.'- other part of my estate for the satisfa<·tion thereof. "A 11 of the aboyp legacies are gi ,-e11 in addition to what I lrnYP alrPady giYen my said <'hildn•11. "Item. I giYe to m.'- granddanghte1\ ~Ini·y Xeal, 011e small trnnk. "Item. ~Ty dn,in,. is that afte1· thP death of rny daugh­ ter, Ann NPal, the negro girl. Nane;i·. and he1· innea.se, hr­ equally diYid0d among my four grand('hildren. Yiz: ,Tor·l, .John, Ma1·y and Elizabeth Xenl. which I gi,·e to them arnl their heirs foreYer. Item. I give to my s011. ,Jamps Chap­ pell, onP n0gro man mrnwd Hampton, hP paying his brother, ,John Chappell, thP sum of thirt,Y pounds <·mTent money. Item. I give my stock of n 11 kinds. tog<'ther with all my othe1· es­ tate. not herPtofore mentioned, to be equally diYided behvePn 168 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

my sons John ana James Ch2ppcll, which I give to them and their heirs forever. "Lastly. I do constitl'te and appoint my sons, John Cl,appell and James Chappell, executors of this my last will and testament, revoldn n· all other wills made by me either by word of 'mouth or in writing. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, the day and year above written. "Sarah Crawley. [Seal] "vVitness. John Ford. John Ford Jr. "At a court beld for Amelia connty the 22nd day of Jan­ uary, 1761, the above will wa8 proved by the oaths of John Ford and John Ford ,Jr. and ordered to be recorded. And the executors therein named, cTohn Chappell and James Chap­ pell, having given bond as the law directs were granted a. certificate of Probate. "Teste: Griffen Peachy, Co. Clerk." Sarah Crawley was at least seventy-five years old when she died, and outlived her first husband thirty-seven years. It will be observed that the same names that appear in his will appear also in hers, thus proving conclusively that she was the widow of Robert Chappell when she married ,vrn. Crawley. These wills have proven ·rnluable links in the gen­ ealogical chain, and had they not been found, the pedigree nf many branches could not have been traced beyond Amelia County. Nothing is known of the daughters of Robert and Sarah Chappell besides their names, nor of William Crawley, Jr., except the fact that he died in Amelia County in 1784-. There is yet preserved by IL Cl(ly Chappe11, of Amelia County, an old powder gourd that once belonged to him, as is shown by his name and date plainly cut on it:

William Crawley-1760 CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 160

ROB.ERT CHAPPELL2.

Robert Chappell2, Jr., was the eldest son of Robert1 and Sarah Chappell, as is shown by his father's will. He was married at the time of his father's death (1724), as appears from the records of Bristol Parish, as follows: ''Ann, daughter of Robert2 and Mary Chappell, was born Feby. 8, 1721. "Abraham, son of Robert2 and Eliza Chappell, was born May 6, 1729. "Robert3, son of Robert2 and Eliza Chappell, was born April 2, 1732." There has also been found, in the records of Prince George County, a deed executed December 13, 1725, by Abram Cocke, of Prince George, to Robert Chappell, of the same county, conveying a tract of land containing 200 acres, described as follows, to-wit: "All of that part or parcel of land scituated, lying and being on the upper side of Oquitt's Branch, adjoining the land of John Banister" on Hatcher's Run," etc., etc. (Signed) "Abram Cocke." [Seal] The witnesses to this deed were ·wmiam Crawley1 (who was, or became soon afterward, the stepfather of Robert Chap­ pell2), James Simmons, and Robert Bolling. That Robert Chappell2 removed to Amelia County, with other members of the family, is pl'Oven by the records of that county. He is not only mentioned in his mother's will-writ­ ten in 1759--but on September 15, l7fi8, he witnessed the will of 'L'homas Booth, of that county, who died eight years later, and when this will was offPred for probate, June 22, 1766, he appeared in court as a witnes8 and made proof of the same. In 1779, being then an old man, probably eighty years of age, and in infirm health, he divided his property, or a part of it, among his children, as is shown by the fol­ lowing Deed of Gift, found among the· records of Amelia County: *This John Banister was no doubt a descendant of the Lieut. John Banister whose daughter, it is supposed, married Thomas Cheppell, the immigrant. -12- 170 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

"Amelia Countv } ' -;, .,, ~,- ss. ':Feby. 17. A. D. 1119. "I, Robert Chappdl Sr. being in a low state of life, but in perfect memory, doth make a free gift unto my beloved daughter, Martha Mayes, of the following slaves. To vVit: A ·wench, named :Mary, Rllick, George and a girl named, 'Lit­ tle Mary.' They and their increase to be hers during life, then at her decease to he equally divided among her present children. "Robert Chappell. [Seal] ''\Vitness: Richd. Fergwwn, John Combs and Driiry .Moore." On October 28th of the same year, Robert Chappell, Sr., sold his home, contajning 180 acres, to his half-brother, ,vn­ liam Crawley, Jr. The land is described as being in Raleigh Parish, Amelia County, and adjoining other lands belonging to the "Ould orphans, Samuel Chappell,* William Crnwley2, Abram Gi:een and Robert Powell." 'fhe consideration ex­ pressed h1 this deed is £4,000, a sum equal to $20,000, which would seem to be an enormous price for land in a country where land was the cheapest species of p1•operty. It must be remembered, howeY~r, that this was at the darkest period of the Revolution, when the currency of the country had be­ come so greatly depreciated that it had but little value. It will be seen by reference to the entries in the register of Bristol Parish, which have been copied, that Robert Chap-· pell2 was twice married. The surnames of neither of his wives are known, neither is it known what became of either of his daughters, whose names were Ann and Martha. The latter married -- Mayn,. There was a famil.v named Mayes living in Prince George County in 1775 (see -Virginia Gazette), and it is possible that the hm,band of Martha Mayes lived in that county. Robert Chappell's2 will is not recorded in Amelia County, and it is pr-ohahle that when he ber:arne old and feeble, as lie stated lie was in 1779, he> went to live with *Samuel Chappell was his nephew, and the "Ould orphans" be­ longed, no doubt, to the same family who afterward intermarried with the Chappells and Adams in Halifax County. (See Chapters XII.-XIX.) CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 171 his daughter, Martha Mayes, in Prince George County, and died there. Of course, if he died testate, his will was destroyed with other records of that county during that period. The two sons of Robert Chappell2-Abraham and Robert3 -both married and became the progenitors of numerous branches, which will be referred to in the succeeding chapter. 172 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER IX.

THE ROBERT CHAPPEL!} BRANCH--Continued.

2 ABRAHAM, SON OF ROBERT CHAPPELL .-ROBERT CHAPPELL3 .­ THE RICHLAND BRANCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA.-MAJOR RIX CHAPPELL. ABRAHAM CHAPPELL.

"Abraham, son of Robei-t and Eliza Chappell, was bor11 :May Gth, 1729." 'rhis is the record found in the register of Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia. Abraham was of the sixth generation-(Jolrn1-'rhomas1 Thomas2-Robert1-Robert2-A hrabam1). He married Ann Drake, by whom he had issue: Robert3 D., James, Jesse, vVil­ liam, Polly, Susannah, Nancy, Jemim:1, Sarah, and Amy. They remoYed to Chesterfield County, Virginia,* where their home was near the Po,whatan line, at a place known to this day as "Chappell's'' or "Chappell's Spring." The house in which they lived for so many years, now old and dilapidated, is still standing. About 1825 it was sold to Benjamin VV-atkins, who removed it to Elmwood, near Hallsboro, in Chesterfield Coun­ ty, the home of the late Dayid VVatkins. It is a frame build­ ing, and it is needless to say was substantiaily built of oak timber, the frame being hewn and put together with mortise and tenon, as was usual in that day. Abraham died in 1780, leaving his widow, who survived him thirty years, dying in 1810. 1. Robert3 D. Chappell, the eldest son of Abraham and Ann (Drake) Chappell, was born about 1755, married Eliza­ beth Simms, 1780, and was dead in 1795; for there is recorded in Chesterfield County an order of the court appointing Henry *Chesterfield County was formed from Henrico County in 17 48. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 173

Godsey guardian for Nancy Chappell, who, it is stated, was the orphan of Robert D. Chappell. Nothing further is known of this branch. 2. James Chappell1, son of Abraham, probably the young­ est child, was born about 1778, at Chappell's, but removed, on becoming of age, to Amelia, an adjoining county, where he taught school for awhile. On I<'ebruary 12, 1806, he married Nancy Fowler Vaden, daughter of Henry Vaden, by whom he had the following issue, viz.: James2 A., William2, Robert\ Henry, Judith Ann, Mary E., Martha F., and Sarah. On De­ cember 24, 1807, he was ordained a minister of the Methodist Church, and continued actively in the minisfry for fifty-five years. He was well known, in all that section of Virginia, and was distinguished for his piety and eloquence. No man was more respected and beloyed by the people, both white and black, and he was universally called "Father Chappell." In his personal appearance, he was a typical Chappell-tall and spare, with a dark complexion and black hair. He died in Amelia County in 1862. I. James Chappell2, son of James1, died in Amelia County during the Civil \Var, from disease con­ tracted in a Northern prison. Unmarried. II. Robert Chappell4, son of James1, removed to New Orleans, when a young man; and died there be­ fore 1861, unmarried. III. ·William Chapppell, son of James1, went to Ken­ tucky at an early day (about 1830), where he married a cousin-daughter of his, Uncle Wil­ liam. This branch has been lost and cannot now be traced. IV. Henry Chappell, son of James1, removed from Vir­ ginia, on becoming of age, and went to the \Vest, but to what State is not known. He, too, may be dassed among the lost members of this family. V. Judith A.nu Chappe]l, daughter of James,1 Chap­ pell, b. January 10, 1810, m. Noble Jordan, August 26, 1828. She died March 24, 1881. 174 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

'.!.'hey had issue: (1) vYilliam, b. June 19, 1829, m. twice---(1) Betsy Coughill. Issue: William, lives in North Carolina; and Mary, in Powhatan County, Virginia. (2) Margaret Symington. No issue. (2) A_nna Jordan, b. July 7, 1731, m. John '\Y. Hall. Issue: Julia and Anna. They live in Orange County, Virginia. (3) Beverly, b. March 3, 1833, m. Henrietta Schroyer. No issue. (4) De Witt C., b. April 4, 1835, m. Mary E. Bridgewater. Js,me: Mary. (5) Susan, b. :Feb­ ruary 3, 1~37, m. Otway H. Chalkley Octc>ber 12, 1855. She lived in Richmond during her married life, but died in Lexington; Va. (a widow), August 30, 1889. She left three sons, viz.: Ernest Howell Chalkley, b. March i, 1857, m. Sarah H. ,:Vinn, of Richmond, April 19, 188), by whom he has had issue, Otway H. Chalkley~, b. December 23, 1883. Ernest IL Chalkley is a leather merchant in Baltimore. The second son was Charles H. Chalkley, b. August 4, 1858, m. Jennie Harrison. He was a physician and died in Richmond, where he resided, September n, 1896. • The third son is Judge Lyman Chalkley, now on the bench in Virginia. He was born October 20, 1861, m. Eliza Breckenridge, of Lex­ ington, Ky., and has one son, Lyman Chalkley, ,Jr., b. in 1898. Judge Chalkley's home is in Staunton, Va. (6) ,John 0., b. October 2, 1842, m. Alice Elzy. They liye at Clifton Forge, Va., and have, among others, a son named Graham. (7) Martha, b. Noyember 29, 1844, m. '\:V. H. Car­ hart, d. in 18DH, leaying Martha and \:Villie. (8) James C., b. May 5, 181!8, m. twice-(1) Alice :Murray, by whom he had :Noble, Irwin, and Frank. (2) Samantha Murray. Issue: ;\_nna. They reside in ]?owhatan Counts, Virginia. (9) Frank, b. :'.\fay 4, 1850, m. Minnie --. No issue. They liye in Ft. ,Yorth, '.l'exas. ERNEST H, CHALKLEY.

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VI. Mary E. Chappell, daughter of James1, b. about 1808-1810, m. Samuel H. Jones. They removed to ,Jackson County, Missouri, in 1846, and thefr descendants are now living at Blue Springs, near Kansas c;ty. 'rliey had issue: Anna, m. Chas. A. Young; Virginia, m. F. ~\.. Barnes. ,James Chappell i-emored to Oregon and died the-re in 188:i. Ed ward H. 111. Betty Walker, "\Villiam H. m. Luc~- l\fontgomery, ,Julia m. George Robinson, Herbert rn. Harriet Hill, anft Thomas 111. :Minnie Howell. Several members of 1hii;; branch ha,-" removed from Jackson to. Carroll County, Mis,souri, and are now living in that county. VII. Martha F. Chappell, daughtn of ,James\ b. No vember 27, 1814, m. "\Villiam Puckett in 1842, and died in 1893. Issue: ,James Chappell and Fletch0r. The former 111. Lena --, and haLl one child, Lena, who is now living in Richmond. Fletcher ii;; unmanied. VIII. Sarah Chappell, daughter of James\ m. Saml. G. Flournoy. Issue, among others, Samuel and Richard, who liye in Chesterfield County. 3. Jesse Chappell, son of Abraham Chappell, is untraced. 4. "\-Villiam Chappell, son of Abraham, removed early in life to Bardiltown, Ky., where he married and had children; for it is known, as has been stated, that many yea.rs after­ ward, his nephew, William, son of James1, removed there also, and married one of his daughters. 'l'here is a tradition that one of these :wmiam Chappells removed from Kentucky to EYansville, Ind., where they established the first bank north of the Ohio River. No trace of them has been found. \ 5. Polly Chappell, daughter of Abraham, m. Henry God· sey in 1791, by whom she had at least one child, Abraham. I. Abraham Godsey m. --, by whom he had James M. and Charlotte. James M. Godsey lives in Richmond, Va., and has several children, among whom is a son, Robert M. Godsey. Charlotte 176 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Godsey m. -- Justus. 'l'hey lived in Chester­ field County, near the old home of Abraham Chappell. They have children, but their names are unknown. 6. Susannah Chappell, daughter of Abraham, m. --­ Gooden. Untraced. 7. Nancy Chappell, daughter of Abrahmh, m. -- Drake. Untraced. 8. Jemima Chappell, daughter of Abraham, m. Edmund. Jennings in 1798. They removed to Bedford County, Virginia, where all trace of them has been lost. 9. Sarah Chappell, daughter of Abraham, .;in Larkin Pilkerton in 1784. It is believed that their descendants live in Chesterfield and Powhatan counties, Virginia. 10. "Amy Chappell, daughter of Abraham Chappell and Ann Drake, was born January 29., l7fi8.'' This entry, as copied above, has been found in the Doughlass register of Goochland Parish, Virginia. It is the only entry found in the register of any member of the Abraham Chappell branch, although the names of other Chappells appear on its pages, who will be referred to hereafter. We learn from the Chesterfield recordH that Amy Chappell married Thomas Franklin, in 1799. Their descendants are untraced. It will be observed that the descendants of Abraham· ©happell have become widely scattered, and that among them are several branches that may be properly classed as among the lost tribes.

ROBERT CHAPPELF

Robert Chappell, the third of the name in his line. was of the sixth generation (John1-Thomas1-Thomas2-Robert1 -Robert2-Robert3). He was born in Prince George County, Virginia, as has been shown in the record referred to, found in the register of Bristol Parish, which, verbatim et literatim, is as follows: CHAPPELL, DICKlE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 17'7

"Robert, son of Robert and Eliza Chappell, was born y'' 2nd. April 1732, baptz. May 7th, 1S32_,,., The next record found of Hobert Chappell3 is in Amelia County, Virginia, apd is his

Narriage Bond. "Know all men by th0se presents that we Robert Chap­ pell of Dinwiddie county and Daniel Jones of Amelia county are he_ld and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lord, King George, the Second &c. in the sum of Fifty pounds, current money, to be paid to our Said Lord the King, his heirs anJ successors, to the whitch payment, well and truly to be mad.e, we bind ourselves &c. &c. Sealed with our seals this Nov. 21, A. D. 1757. ''\Vhereas a marriage is suddenly intended to be solemn­ nized between the above named Robert Chappell and Agnes Cross, daughter of \Villiam Cross of Amelia (spinster). Now the condition of this present obligation is such that if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the said obligation to be void, otherv,·ise to remain in full force. "Robert Chappell. [Seal] "Dan1;ez Jones." [Seal] "Thile it is stated in this bond that Robert Chappell was then living in Dinwiddie County, there is another, and a more durable record, showing that in two years afterward (1759), he was living in the adjoining county of Brunswick. New counties were being organized rapidly, during this period, in Virginia, and boundary lines were continually being changed. Amelia was taken from Prince George and Brunswick in 1734, and Dinwiddie from Prince George in 1752. The new county of Nottoway was formed in 1788, from that part of the original county of .Amelia, which was carved out of Brurn;­ wick, then called "Nottoway Parish.'' As Dinwiddie lies between Amelia and Brunswick, Robert Chappell might have lived in both counties-Dinwiddie in 1757 and Brunswick in 1759-and yet not have changed his domicile. *Robert Chappell2 was married twice, and his first wife, by whom he had Ann, born February 8, 1721, was named Mary. 178 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

From the middle to the close of the eighteenth century, there were but two paths open to the young Virginian who desired to better his condition by seeking a new home in a more fertile country than the tide-water portion of the colony then was. One of these paths led southward to the Carolinas and Georgia, and it was this path which was taken, between 1750 and 1780, by several of the sons and grandsons of Sam­ uel1 and James1 Chappell, from Sussex County. The other­ path led westward towards the .'\.lleghanies, and it was in that direction that the sons and grandsons of Robert Chappell1 went, during the same period. There was one of the latter, however, the Robert Chappell3 now referred to, w:qo emi­ grated to South Carolina, where he located on the Saluda Hiver, in what is now Richland district. No examination has heen made of the records of that district, but among the original land grants to early settlers in the colony, preserved in the General Land Office of the Secretary of State, has been found a grant of two hundred acres of land to Robert Chap­ pell in the year 1788. This land was located in Orangeburg district (Land Records, Vol. XX., p. 214), which was orga11- ized in 1769, and as it adjoins Richland on the south, and originally included that diRtrict, there is but little doubt that Robert Chappeil's home, where he first settled, was then in Orangeburg district. This opinion is further strengthened by the land grants to his sons, which will be hereafter referred to. But one tradition has come down of Robert Chappell. He is said to have been 'a strong s,ympathizer with the Patriot cause-as he very r.atura1ly would have- been, with his sons in the Army-and on one occa.sion, during the war, when con­ fined to his bed by illrn:0ss, wa.s attacked by the Tories, and shot through an aperture in the· house. He was .seriously wounded, but recovered, and liYed to a ripe old age. Shortly after his arrival at his new home, his wife, Agnes, died. Ht> then married a second wife, whose name is unknown, by whom he had hut one child, a son named John. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. ] i!)

MAJOR HIX* CHAPPELL. Hix Chappell, the eldest child of Robert3 and Agnes (Cross) Chappell, was born in Brunswick County. Virginia, March 5, 1759, and was of the seyenth generation (John1 -Thomas1-Thomas2-Rober-t1-Robert2-Robert3-Hix1). He was twelve years old, when his father removed to South Caro­ lina, and on the breaking out.of the Re,:olutionary vVar--being then in his eighteenth year--Yolunteered as a private in tlw division of the Army commanded by General Sumter, and con­ tinued with that officer, and General Marion, both of whom operated in South Carolina, nntil the close of the war. No • written account of his army life has been preserved, but it is said, through tradition, that he participated in many of the engagements fought by these daring leaders, and that he was severely wounded in the battle of Eutaw Springs, S. C., Sep­ tember 8, 1781, the last general engagement in the South.t That he was a brave and gallant soldier is evident from his rapid promotion, for he went into the Army as a youth and as a private, and came out a veteran officer, commanding a battalion and bearing a major's commissfon. On one occasion, during the war, he was sent with ws command to capture an ammunition train belonging to the enemy, whieh it was propos2d to ambush. The enemy was surprised and captured, and Major Chappell called on the offi­ cer in command, who was almost a youth, to surrender his sword. The demand was reluctantly complied with, and the young man, when he delivered it up, burst into tears. Major Chappell was so impressed with the officer's bravery and loy­ a.lty to his king that he retumed him the sword, having first exacted a promise that it should never agafa be drawn agaim,t the Colonies. 'J'his young officer's name was Campbell, and he was no less a personage than the Duke of Argyle. Many *The surname Hix is a well-known old Virginia family name. H have be,en informed that there was published, many years ago, by Judge O'Nea.ll, of South Carolina, a book called "Random Recol­ lections of the Revolution," which contains an account of the military achiev,ements of the South Carolina Chappells, of whom there were four or five in the Army; but I have not been able to find it. 180 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE years after the war, a younger son of this same British officer and Colonel John Joel Chappell, a son of Major Hix Chap­ pell, owned adjoining plantations in Lowndes County, Ala­ bama, where they were intimate friends and continued to liv•: until separated by death. Only two records have been found referring to Major Hix Chappell. The first was a grant or patent of land issued to him in 1802 for two hundred and fifty-two acres of land in Richland district, South Carolina. (See General Land Records in Secretary of State's Office, Vol. XXXVIII., p. 674.) The second is, in the Pension Office, at 'Washington, D. C., where his name appears on the rolls as an officer in the Revolution­ ary Army, from South Carolina. to whom a pension was granted. At the close of the war, 1781, Major Chappell married Elizabeth Threemets, by whom he had two sons-John Joel and James Henry. Ile soon thereafter bought a plantation near Columbia, S. C .., on which he located and lived out his days-dying in 1836. 'l'his old home was inherited by Paul G. Chappell, his grandiwn, and continued in possession of the family for 116 years. ,. Several years ago, having heard through Rev. Hix B. Chappell, of Pickens County, Alabama, that the remains of Major Hix Chappell were interred in an old cemetery on Plains Street, Columbia, I wrote to a kinsman there and re­ quested that a search be made for the grave, the location of which was unknown. It was found, all overgrown with weeds and vines, but the marble slab that rested over it was un­ broken, and on it was plainly chiseled the following epitaph, which forms an important link in the genealogy of this branch of the famliy, as, from the dates and the county in Virginia from which their ancestor came, their connection is plainly traced: Tomb of Jfafor Hi:r Chappell. "Maj. Hix Chappell Is Buried Here. "He was born in Brunswick Co. Virginia, On the fifth of Mar. 1759. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 181

"He emigrated when young to this State, with his Father. 1 At the commencement of the Revolutionary "\Var he volun­ teered as a priyate, and with the exception of the time he was a prisoner, served to the close of the War. He was early commissioned and promoted, until at the close of the War he was in command of a Battaliori. He was a brave soldier, a patriot and an hone.st man, and as such was universally respeeted. "He died at his Residence, near here, on the 11th day of ~larch, 1836; at the age of 77 years." At the head of the grave stands a large live oak-the favorite tree of the South-the wide-spreading branches of which have sheltered the grave of the old soldier for more than sixty years.

COLONEL JOH:--J J. CHAPPELL. John Joel Chappell, the eldest son of ~fajor Hix and Eliz­ abeth (Threemets) Chappell, was born ,January 19, 1782, on Little River in Fairl1eld district, where the family was on a visit, but was taken when an infant to the home of his parents on the Congaree River, in Richland district. On May 10, 1811, he married Sophia Maria Green, the daughter of Colonel Green, an officer in the Revolution. Colonel Chappell received the best educational advantages in his native State, and be­ came distinguished as a soldier, a statesman, and a lawyer. He represented his State for many ;vears in Congress, and was associated in business with ,Tohn C. Calhoun, of whom he was an intimate friend and admirer. In the war with Great Britain l1812), he commanded a South Carolina regiment. He practiced his profession in Columbia until 1837, when he bought a plantation in Lowndes County, Alabama, where he spent a part of his time, and to which he finally removed. He died in Alabama in 1871, at the ripe age of eighty-nine. His wife, born September 7, 1793, died September 26, 1831. She rests in the little cemetery on Plains Street, Columbia, where are interred other members of this family. 182 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THB

The following extract is taken from a lengthy bio­ graphical sketch of Colonel ,John Joel Chappell, published in O'Neal's "Bench and Bar of South Carolina": "Col. John J. Chappell was an educated and scholarly man for the times in which he lived. He was a successful lawyer, a man of strong character, and a kind and courteous gentle­ man. He had an easy flow of language, though not an im­ pressive eloquence. He ·was tall and spare, being fully six feet in stature. He was digniiied, yet polite, and was always regarded as an honest man. He held the following official positions: YVas admitted to the bar in 1805. The same year was appointed adjutant of the 33d Regiment, and was electe'.l captain. In 1808 was elected colonel of the same regiment. In the same year first elected to the Legislature. In 1809 was appointed trustee of South Carolina. College. In 1812, was elected to Congress, ·1Yhere he served for five terms in succession." "Hfa life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might sfand up and say to all the world: This is a man." There were l,orn to John ,Toe! and Sophia (Green) Chap­ pell the following cllildren, Iivin g to maturity: 1. Eugenia Chappell, b. October 29, 1812, married Andrew C. Calhoun, son of John C. Calhoun, January 3, 1833. But one child was born of this nnion-Engene Chappell Calhoun -b. December 22, 1s,::1, d. January 1, 18:~5. The mother died February 8, 1834. ) .. monument marks her grave in the Plains Street Cemetery. 2. John Threemeis Chappell, h. Marth l~J, 1815, d. May 13, 1840. He was a lawyer by profession, and his father's partner. Died nnmm·ried. 3. Mary Chappell, b. November 1, 1SHJ, d. XoYember 1, 1869. TTnmarried. 4. Paul G. Chappell, b. May 17, 1821, manied Salina.. G. De Veaux. No issue. He died in 1897. 5. Octavia Theodosia Chappell, born April 6, 1829, mar~ ried John D. Hopkins, November 12, 1850. Issue: I. John Chappell Hopkins married Emma :McGee. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 183

Issue: John, ,James, Henry, Gather, Edward, and Ressie. II. Fanny Hopkins m. ,James H. Adams. Issue: Jane, Paul, Fanny. and 'William. III. Uarfon Chappdl Hopkins m. E. L. Felder. Issue: Lewis, James, Paul, Louise, EUza, Blake, and El\yyu. This family lives in Alabama. IV. Janws Tucker Hopkins, unm., lives in Alabama. 6. l\Iarion Chappell, b. February 10, 1825, married Rob­ ert H. Deas, May 1, 1849. Issue: One son, John C. Deas, who married Maria P. Smith. Issue: Mary, :Maria, Eugenia, and John. 7. Henry Chappell, b. July 4, 1826, married Cynthia E. • Wells. No issue. He ,Yas a physician, and died February 14, 1854, in Mississippi. 8. Septina Chappel], b. J\farch '.{, 1828, d. unmarried, May 25, 1894. JAMES HENRY CHAPPELL James Henry, the second son of Major Hix and Elizabeth Chappell, was born about 1 W5, in Richland district, South Carolina. He married Marg·aret Goodwvn bv whom he had ' ' " the following issue, living to maturity: 1. ,vmiam Hix Chappell married twice-(1) -- Oar­ loss, of Alabama. Issue: I. Susan 111. twice-(1) Dr. Reece; no issue. (2) John Yates. Issue: One son, David Yates. II. Henry was an officer in the O. S .•\_., and was killed in the battle of Predericksburg. III. _Elizabeth m. Henry Pargette. '\Villiam Hix Chappell married, secondly, }fary J olms, by whom he had l\Iargar0t, Mary. Laura, and Thomas. ~- Eliza Chappell. unrnanied. • 3. 1fargaret Good,vy11 Chappell 111arried ~iajor ~Jesse CL Lykes (his first wife). Issue: One rhil

I. Francis Marion m. Llewella Roberts. Issue: Francis Marion, Jr. Lives in Florida. II. Jessie Chappell, b. December 1, 1862, m. Charles T. Smith. Issue: Laura, Charles, Elizabeth, Septima, Edward, Ter11sa, ]'rancis, Claudia, and Jessie. They live at Hopkins, S. C. The data relating to the descendants of the James Henry Chappell branch has been furnished by Mrs. Jessie 0. Smith. It is regretted that the family Bible, containing the records, has been lost, and hence the dates cannot be given.

LABAN CHAPPELL. Laban, the second son of Robert3 and Agnes (Cross) elhap­ pell, was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, about 1762, and emigrated to Richland district, South Carolina, with his fa ther about 1770. He enlisted as a private in the early part of the \Var of the Revolution, under Genera1 Sumter, and, being then only fifteen years old, was advised by his colonel to go back home to his mother. He remained in the service, however, until the close of the war. He was a member of Colonel Thomson's regiment whkh. with two others, was sta­ tioned on the eastern end of Sullivan's Island, to prevent the British from landing. He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, and probably several others. At one time he, with his broth,,r _Hix, fell into the hands of the enemy, and were sentenced to be shot,but escaped, while ill with the small-pox, and, by hid­ ing in the river swamps for several weeks, finally made their way out, and rejoined tlieir regiment. In 1791 Laban ChappE'll rE'ceived a grant of 672 acres of land in Orangeburg district, South Carolina. (See General Land Office Records in Secretary of State's Office, Vol. XXV._. p. 342.)* \Vhether this grant was in the nature of a reward for military service or not is not now k1rnwn.t *This land, as has been explained, may, at that time, have been in Richland district. -j-Besides the Jand grants heretofore mentioned, which were obtained by the early ChappeJls·, there was one made in 1797 to Mary Chappell of 283 acres in Pinckey district. It is not now known who Mary Chappell was, nor has the location of Pinckey district been determined, as it was merely a Congressional district. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 185

In 1789 Laban Chappell married Margaret Adams, a widow, whose maiden name was Spigner. She was born • August 15, 1756, in Germany, and, at the age of twelve, emi­ grated to South Carolina with her parents, and settled in Rich­ land district. After his marriage, Laban settled down on a plantation in Richland district, where he remained until 1817, when he removed to Fairfield. Here his wife died August 8, 1817, at the age of sixty-on.e, and he died in November, 182n, at the age of sixty-seven. They had four children, who lived to maturity, viz.: Christiana, John Spigner, Mary, and Laban Henry. 1. Christiana Chappell, daughter of Laban and Margaret Chappell, was born in 1790, married Major Nathan Gook, August 10, 1826, and died Augm,t 25, 1867, leaving no issue. 2. John Spigner, son of Laban Chappell, wa.s born in 1794, married Grace Goodwyn. 'l'hey removed from Richland to Fairfield district in 1852, where the husband died March 16, 1854, and the wife, January 26, 1864. They had issue: I. Rebecca Ohappe-ll,b.1814,m. Jacob Bookman 1834, d. March 16, 1854. Issue: (1) Oscar, killed in 0. S. A. (2) Victoria m. Uriah Trapp, d. in 1897. Issue: Rebecca, Marion, Howell, and Ohallie. (3) Marion rn. Joel Smith. Issue: Son, Joel. (4) Eugenia m. Elbridge Craig. Issue: Book­ man, Alice, Pluma, Ruth, Robert, and Annie. (5) Alice m. Russell Black. Is.sue: Russell, Alma, and Iva. (6) Algernon m. Mary Fenly. Names of issue unknown. (7) Weston, unrn. Most of the above live in and around Oolumbia, South Carolina. II. Laban H. Chappell, killed in the C. S. A., in the battles before Richmond, in 18'62. Unmarried. III. Mary Hix Chappell, b. 1825, m. Dr. Ira T. Smith in 1864, d. in 1888, leaving no issue. IV. Christiana Chappell, b. in 1831, m. Abner Turnip­ seed in 1849. They removed in 1870 to Fort Gaines, Ga., where Mrs. •rurnipseed (now a widow) lived until a few years ago, when she -13- 186 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

removed to Geneva County, Alabama. Issue: Grace, Rebecca, Christiana, l\fargaret, Sally, Richard, Mary, and Jesse. V. Martha Chappell, b. in 1834, m. Edmund R. Paul­ ing in 185G. Issue: Mary, Grace, Maud, and Hamilton. 'fhese are all married, and live in Orangebm-g County. Ronth Carolina. 3. Mary, daughter of Laban and Margaret Chappell, b. in 1798, m. Zachariah 'l'rapp in 1818, d. in 1875. Issue; I. Chappell, b. in 1818, n1. Adelaide PlCKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 187

Mary, Marion, Fanny, Angus, Carrie, and George. VI. Joel. b. in 18:{5, killed in C. S. A., at Gettysbmg. VII. Mary, b. in 1838, d. in 1897, unmarried. VIII. Hix D., b. in 1845, killed in C. S. A., in battles apound Richmond, Aprill, 1865. IX. Sarah Caroline, b. March 26, 1847, is unmarried and lives at Jenkinsville, S. C.

'.\IARTHA CHAPPELL. Martha, the only daughter of Robert3 and Agnes (Cross) Chappell, and the sister of Hix and Laban Chappell, was born in Virginia, about 1760. She removed, ·with her parents, to South Carolina, just before the beginning of the American Revo­ lution, where they located in Richland district. There is some discrepancy between the traditions and the records, as to the dates of the birth of the children of Rdbert Chappell and the time of his removal to South Carolina, but these differern;es are of but littl(• impot·tance no,v, since the actors themselves have long since passed off the stage of life. Martha Chappell married Isaac Love, March 2, 1775. Her husband, it seems, was from Lunenburg County.* Virginia, for the tradition is that on the breaking out of the war he removed his wife to his father's in that county, and returned to South Carolina, ,vhei-e he enlisted in the Army. After the war, he returned to Virginia and removed his family back to his South­ ern home in Richland district. There were five sons and one daughter born to Isaac and :Martha Love, living to maturity, whose names were as follows:. ·wmiam, Chappell, David, Robert, Henry, and Martha. 'rheir parents both died early in life. leaving them orphans, when they were taken and cared for by relatiYes living in Virginia. South Carolina, and Georgia. 1. ·wmiam Love was born October 7, 1777,. He married Mary Ann Ford. (a cousin), in Fairfield district, South Caro­ lina, where he ~ettled on a plantation and lived out his days. His home was on Broad River. He died in 1822 and his wife died in 18G3. They left the following issue: *Lunenburg County, Virginia, was taken from Brunswick in 1746. 188 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

I. Martha Love, daughter of William, b. in 1804, m. Laban Henry Chappell (a relative) in 1827, d. November 22, 1883. (An account of her de­ scendants will be found in the sketch of her husband in the pr0ceding part of this chapter.) II. "\Villiam Henry Love, son of William, removed to Florida, where be married twice-(1) -- Mil­ ler, by whom be had issue one son, Theoderick Miller. (2) Anna Myers. No issue. Theoderick Miller Love, b. in 1834, removed to Tyler, Tex., early in life, where he died. His descendants are now living in that vicinity. III. Sarah Jane Love, daughter of vVilliam, m. E. M. Robinson, November 5, 1829. In 1835 they re­ moved to Sumter County, Alabama, and from there, in J 844, to Kemper County, Mississippi, where she died in 1871. In 1891, her husband with some of the unmarried children removed to Rankin County, Mississippi, near Brandon, where those surviving now reside. They had issue: Martha, Mary, William, John, James, Ira, Richmond, Charles, Sarah, Theoderick, and Henry Chappell. IV. Isaac Robert Love, youngest son of William, born in Fafr:field County, but removed in boyhood to Alabama with his mother, whrre he died in 1830, unmarried. 2. Chappell, the second 50n of J\fartha and Isaac Love, was born in 1779. After the d0ath of his parents, h€ wa,s taken to Virginia by his uncle, Samuel Love, where he grew to man­ hood. He is said to have married a North Carolina woman­ a rich widow. Nothing further is known of him. 3. David Love, son of Martha and Isaac Love, was taken to Green County, Georgia, by his uncle, David Love, and died in Morgan County in that State in 1837. He married twice­ (1) Elizabeth King. Issue: William, Henry, David, Robert, Columbus, Beloved, and Sarah. (2) Sarah Evans. Issue: John. Some of the above have removed to Bell County, Texas. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 189

4. Robert Love, son of Martha and Isaac Love, was taken to Lunenburg County, Virginia, after the death of his parents, where he grew to manhood and married Mary Shelburn. Is­ sue, living to maturity: I. Robert James Love, married Nannie Cole. Issue: One son, William Cole. He went to Texas when a youth, where he was killed at Belton, Bell County, October 2, 1879, by being thrown from a mustang pony. II. Martha Love, died in Georgia, unmarried. III. Sarah Love, m. -- Walker. They removed to Washita, La., where she died in 1849, leaving issue whose names are unknown. Her eldest son was killed in the p. S. A., at Chickamauga. He was first wounded in both legs, but contin­ ued to fire until a ball pierced his head. IV. Hannah Love, m. -- McIntosh, d. in 1851. Issue: One son, who died in Richmond, Va. {name un­ known), Samuel, and Susan (who married ~-­ Bennett). The two last named removed to Texas, where both died. V. Elvira Hix Love, m. Joseph Evans, and died with­ out issue. VI. Mary Potter Love, b. in Lunenburg County, Vir­ ginia, in 1808, removed to Georgia and married F. H. Oliver. They removed, in 1846, to Macon County, Alabama, and from there, in 1850 to Neshoba County, Mississippi, where their de­ scendants now live. Mary Love Oliver died in 1886, at the age of 78, leaving ten children . 5. Henry Love, son of Martha and Isaac Love, is said to have been the youngest of the brothers. He has not been traced. 6. Martha2, called "Patsy," was the youngest child of Martha1 and Isaac Low. ~he was reared by relatives in South Carolina and lived there, but died while on a visit to her brother Robert, in Lunenburg County, Virgi~ia. Her remains rest in the old fa~ily cemetery on Meherrin River, where her 190 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE paternal grandparents and many other relatives on her fa­ ther's side are buried. Mucl;t of the informatiou given above of the descendants of Martha Chappel Love was furnished by Miss Sarah C. Chap­ pell, of Jenkinsville, S. C., and Miss Elvira Robinson, of Bran­ don, Miss., for which I desire to return thanks.

JOHN CHAPPELL. 2 John, the only child of Robert Chappell3 by his second mar­ riage, and a half-brother of Hix and Laban Chappell, the name of whose mother is unknown, was born in Richland distrid, South Carolina, in 1771. But little of his early history is no:v known. He re1c1oved, after arriving at manhood, to Lexington district, wl1ere, in 1816, at the age of forty-five, he married Sibyl Scott, a vvidow, wi'10se maiden name -was Ruff. Latee, he removed to Fairfield County, and located near the conflu­ ence of the Broad and Littlt' rivers, where he was_ for many years engaged in farming, milling, and conducting a shad­ fisJ1ery-the latter then a profitable business. Here he dieJ in 1835, at the age of sixty-four. His wife married a second time, and lived to the extreme age of eighty-eight years. Six children were born to John and Sibyl Chappell, whose names, in the order of birth, were Charlotte E., John H. R., Laban C., Nanry, Rebecca, and Hix B. 1. Charlo-ite E. Chappell, b. June 17, 1817, m. Captain Nathaniel B. Holley in 1835. Issue, living to maturity: But­ ler, Mary, Nathaniel, David_, ,Valter, ,John, and Alexander. John died in the Canfederate Army, and Alexander was killed in the battle of Seven Pines. The mother of this family still lives, in Fairfield County, at the age of eighty-three. 2. John H. R. Chappell, b. in 1819, emigrated to Pickens County, Alabama, in 1837, wh0re he married Margaret P. Lip­ sey, in 1848. He died in 1881, leaving issue: Ma,ry, Laban, ·wrniam, John, Charles, and :Margaret. Laban is a minister of the Methodist Church, and lives in Milton, Fla.; William re­ sides in Birmingham, -Ala., and Mary, now Mrs. Cole, liv€S in Selma, in the same State. Others remain in Pickens County. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAM.ILIES. }\)l

The father of ihis family ,vas a dernut Christiau, and a minis­ ter of the Methodist Churd1. 3. Laban2 Christopher Chap1Jell, born }larch 6, 1822, mar­ ried Catharine Smith, ~fan·h 24, 18JC. They remained in Fair­ field district, wlwre the husband di(•d April 2:1, 1891. The issue of this union was Oscar, Smith, ,John C., George B., }Iary, Laban3, '\Yilliam, and Clara. I. Oscar }'. Chappl'll, b ..Januar~· 18, 1847, 111. --, by ,rhorn hP has nine d1ild1·en. II. 1:-aae Smith Chappt>ll, h. December 0, 1848, m. Rr~­ bel:ca K. lllack, X

VIII. Clam \:Y. Chappell, b. ,July 4, 1870, m. -- Burn­ side, a merchant in Columbia, ~- C. They have no issue. 'l'he father of this family, Rev. Laban C. Chappell, like so many of the family, was a minister of the Go,spel. He is said to have been a man of the purest character, and one ever ready to do a kind and Christian act. His sons are stalwart men, unusually handsome, and of far more than ordinary intelli­ gence. All live in Faidield Count;v, South Carolina, except the two who art: in Florida. 4. Nancy C'happEJl, born in 1824. married J. H. Rabb, died ;January 15, 189H. Jssue: Charles. Charlotte, Mary, Ida, John Chappell, \Villoughb,r, Thomas, Robert, Elizabeth, and Aug-us­ tus. Robert is a distinguished minister of the Baptist Church, and resides in New York; John Chappell lives in Florida, and the others in Fairfield County, South Carolina. The names of their children haye not been furnished. 5. Rebecca W. ChappPll, b. January 4, 1827, m. Bennett \V. Proctor. They remowd to Attala County, Mississippi, where their ehildren now livr. Their names are as follow:,;: Nannie, m. C. ,J. \Yinters; Sanilah, m. Henry Landrum; Re­ becca, m. T. ,T. Harris; Mary, m. L. C. Boyd; Susan, m. J. D . .Atterberry; Bennie (a daughter), m. G. ::\L \\Tinter. 'fhere were six daughters, but no :,;on. G. Hix Benjamin Chappell, b. August 18, 1831, in Fair­ field County, South Carolina, removed to Pickens County. Aht­ bama, in 1851, where he now li n=•s. He has been twice married; first, to Sarah F. Taylor. Issue now living: Hix B., Jr., and ·wmiam P. Secondly, to Sallie E. F0ei11ster, in 1874. She died February 9, lSHS, leaving issue: James B.. Anna L., Jenny ~, ., Lilly, Hobert, Edward, and CnrtiR. 'l'he father of this fami.l,r is a man of strong charactr,r and nnnsua1 intelligence, and is, withal, a Christian gentleman. Among the man;v lost tribes of the (Jhappell family. whrn,e connection cannot now be found, is one living in Perkinsville, \Vinston County, Mississippi, which probably sprang from one of the South Carolina branches. The first ancestor of this family, of whom they have anJ' tradition, was Caliph Chap- CoL. JOHN JOEL CHAPPELL. ( Page 181.)

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Jell, born about 1795, in Abbeville district, South Carolina. It s said that his father, ,vhose name is unknown, came to South Jarolina from Virginia about 1770. Caliph Chappell married twi(·e~first, to Jane Liddell, in A..nderson district, South Carolina, about 1820, by whom he had. two sons, John M. and Jesse }I. He married, secondly, L{),tta --, by whom he had only one child, a son named Robert, of whom nothing is uow known. In 1832, John and Jesse Chap­ pell removed to Mississippi with their uncle, J oab Liddell, their father being dead, ,vhere Jesse died a few years since. John M. is still living, at the age of sixty-eight, and has three chil­ dren, James M., John M., Jr .. and J1rs. M. ,T. Sullivan. There are several grandchildren. The data given above may lead to their identification. · 194 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER X.

TIIE J{OBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH-Continued.

JAMES CHAPPELL 1. OF AMELIA COL'J',;TY, AND HIS DESCENDAN'rs.

The James Chappell now refen-ed to was the son of Robert Chappell\ who died in Prince (-}eorge County in 1724, and his wife, Sarah, whose second husband was \Villiam Crawley. (See Chapter VIII.)* He was of the fifth generation (,fohn1- Thomas1-Thomas2-Robert1-James1), and was born in Prince George County, in 1722, being the youngest child of his par­ ents. He removed, with his mother, brothers, and siste1;s, to Amelia County about 1746, but, before his removal, married Susan Hudson, by whom he had ten children. His wife hay­ ing died, he married, secondly, Ph~be Archer, a daughter of \Villiam and Ann Archer, who was bo-rn in r>rince George County, September 3, 1733. (Bristol Parish register.) By his last wife he had only two children, both of whom were girls. James Ohappell1 was a typical Virginia planter of the period during which he lived-the period immediately preced­ ing the American Revolution-and, while there is but little known of him from tradition, there is abundant evidence to establish the fact that he was an energetic, industrious, enterprising man, and occupied a prominent place in the community in which he lived. Although he died at the age of fifty-four, he had accumulated a large estate, and owned, among other properties, three or four plantations and a val­ uable water-mill. Hf' died in October, 1776, it is said from a fever resulting from exposme while working in the mill­ race. His will and the inventory of his estate are recorded *I have been explicit in distinguishing individuals of the same name, as there was no less than four James Chappells living in Amelia County during the same period. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND UTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 195 in Amelia County. The former, a voluminous document cov­ ering five pages of legal-cap, is skillfully drawn, and is a model of the kind, but is too lengthy to be transcribed entire. I have abstracted from it, however, some of the most interesting clauses, which may be found of some in­ terest, especially to his descendants. His inventory, which embraced his personal property, amounted to £5,000, a sum equal to $25,000 in our currency. 'rl1e valuations were, of course, in pounds, shillings, and pence. Wnl of James Chappell1. "In the name of God. Ame>n ! 'l'he 11th day of Septem­ ber in the year of Christ One thousand seven hundred and seventy six, I James Chappell of the Parish of Raleigh and county of Amelia, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the following manner and form. Viz. In the first place I desire that all my just debts be paid. ''Imprimis. I lend* to my ·wife Phoeby Chappell during her natural life that part of my plantation where I now live lying above Taylors branch, also four negro Slaves, To '\Vit: York, Sawney, Sucky, and Tenny. My sorrel mare called 'Short Sorrel' :rnd my bay mare called 'Amy Pardue.' Ten head of sheep, eight head of cattle a;,, she chuses, (yoke of oxen excepted) twenty head of hogs on the place I now live on-she to chuse them-a side saddle to be purchased for her, two feather b~ds and furniture, 2 walnut tables, and all my iron pots, hooks and Racks, knives and forks, Pewter and Earthenware. on the place. I desire that her grain be ground on the mill, gratis, as long as she lives or the mill stands. The forementioned estate after her decease I desire may be equally divided between my sons James, John, Miles, Abner and Robert, each ones proportion thereof I give to him and his heirs for-ever.'' Special bequests in lands and negroes are made to each of his children, whose names are mentioned in the follow- *We find this expression in many wills in Virginia during the colonial periad. It sounds to us, now, unjust, but it was a simple term used to express a dower or life estate. 196 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF TH.BJ

ing order, James, John, Miles, .'\ bner, Robert, Martha How­ let, Sarah Clay, Elizabeth Cox, Ann, Dorothy, and Caty Chappell, and £100 is bequeathed to each of his minor chil­ dren, Abner, Robert, Dorothy, and Caty, to be used for their maintenance until they became of age. His executors were instructed to buy for his wife and each of the girls a new side-saddle, and the usual bequest of a feather bed, to each of the younger children, ,vas not forgotten. A peculiar clause in this old will, and one which for a while I was unable to comprehend the purpose of, was as follows: "Item. If my wife abide by this, my will I give to my two youngest children, Dorothy .and Caty, and to their heirs as follows-[ describes certain lands and negroes], but, if my wife do not abide by this, my will, I give to my said daughters Dorothy and Caty five shillings each." The pur­ pose of the testator was, no doubt, to prevent his young widow, who was much younger than himself, from repudi­ ating the will and claiming a dower interest, which she might have done and given it to her own children-the two little girls. The provision was a wise one, no doubt, and seems to have been just and equitable, especially in view of the fact that the testator had made an equal division of his estate-share and share alike-among his children, with­ out any distin('tion between those of the first and second marriages. The executors of the estate, named in the will, were sons John and James Chappell and friend David Crawley, who were authorized to ·administer without giving bond. The witnesses were Alex. McNabb, "Wm. "\Vorsham, and vVm. Jackson, and the will was proved and ordered probated Octo­ ber 24, 1776. As little is now known of the descendants of any of the children of James Chappell. Sr., except James, Jr., John, and the youngest child, "Caty," the history of the others, as far as known, will bf' given first, and of those three at the clos2 of the chapter. 1. Martha Chappell married vVilliam Howlett l<~ebru­ ary 15, lTG!J. They had issue, among others, three sons-- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHE_R KINDRED FAMILIES. Hl7

1omas, James, and vVilliam. There are descendants of this 'anch_, the Howletts and Dorsetts, now living in Manches­ ·r and Richmond, Va., but their connection down through tenening generations has not been traced. 2. Sarah Chappell married John Clay, Jr., October 14, 1'69. This branch is untraced. 3. Elizabeth Chappell married Henry Cox July 29, 775. ~ othing is known of any of their descendants except ue, Judge James Gox, of Chesterfield County, who was their cm. He at one time represented that county in the State enate, and was otherwise a prominent man. One of his aughters married General 'r. M. Logan, vice-president and eneral manager of the corporation controlling the R. & D. tailroad. Henry Cox's second wife was Mary Traylor, 784-1850, who was a daughter of Archer Traylor, son of ·oseph, son of 'William, lfi7 4-1753. 4, Ann Chappell married ,Villiam Winfree, April 5, .780. ,Ye learn from tradition that her husband was killed >y lightning. She married, sE.condly, Samuel Clark. Wiley 1Vinfree, a son by thC> first marriage, was a member of the louse of Delegates of Virginia, and was well known in his iection of the State. Other descendants are untraced. 5. ·wmiam Chappell, who was the eldest child of the 'amily, was thrown from a horse, when a young man, and "'illed. He died unmarried. 6. Miles Chappell, the fourth son, married Sarah Mann, April 24, 1782, and died soon thereafter, leaving a will re­ corded in Amelia County, October 10, 1784. In his will he devised his estate to his father-in-law, Cain Mann, and his widow, Sarah (Chappell) Mann. 'l'here was no issue. 7. Abner Chappell, the fifth son, married Susannah Moore, September 4, 1786. In the manuscript written by James Chappell3, grandson of James, Sr., the head of this branch, which will be found at the close of this chapter, he sa.ys: "Abner Obappell carried a large family to Tennessee." I have no cause to doubt the truth of this statement of the old chronicler, but, after a diligent search of several years in that State, I have been unable to find any trace of the de- ms A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE scendants of Abner Chappell. The.v are one of the many lost branches. From the same authority we learn that Abner had three sons, \Villiam, Wiley, and Robert, who re­ mained in Virginia.. \Viley was apprenticed to a cabinet­ maker, in Petersburg, named De Jarnette, but afterward removed to Halifax County, and there married Harriet Posey. This marriage, as shown by the records, occurred ,January 12, 1829. Nothing further is knowll of him or his descend­ ants. Neither is anything Irnowu of \Yilliam. Robert Chap­ pell also removed to Halifax County, and there married Susannah Hudson Chappell, January 29, 1824. She was the daughter of James Chappell2, of that county, who had re­ moved there from Amelia (1782), ::md who was a brother of Abner. Tbey were the parents of Captain ,Tohn Abner Chap­ pell, who was killed in tlw battle of \Vinchest~r, and who will again be referred to. 8. Robert Chappell, the sixth son, was born in ;\.melia County about 1760, and married Peggy, d,rnghter of Amos -Williamson. Aiareh 4. 17!)1.* He also removed to Halifax County. and di.Pd there ,July 20. 1R06. Flis death, it is said, was caused h;v extracting a tooth. HP died testate, and, having no issue, devised his estate to his ,vifp during life, and aft0r her death, to his two nephews, named for him-Robert, son of -~bner1, and Roht'1-t, son of .fornPs2. !J. Dorothy was the oldest of the two gir1s born to James1 and Phcebe Chappell. She was born about 17G5. and as no record of her mal'riage has been found in .Amelia County, it is not known positively what became of her. ,James Chap­ pell3 in his ~IR sa~·s. "She mal'l'ied a man 1iarn(•d '\Vatkins' and rem

CATY CHAPPl·LL. "Caty" Chappell, so called in her father's will was the youngest child of Jarnes1 and Phu·lw Chappell. Rhe was five 01" six years old at the time of her father's death, and hsnce must ha H'. been born ,lbou t 1770. On July :!,7, 1701, she mar­ ried Peter Piper Jones, and between 1800 and 1805 they re­ moved with a colony from Amelia County, Virginia. to 'fennes­ see, and settled in Davidson County. Here they improved a plantation, twelve miles east of Kashville on the Lebanon pike, on which they lived and died. They were near neighbors and frieuds of General Andrew Jackson and frequently visited him at the Hermitage.¥.· In the colony which came from Amelia County were Richard .Tones, a brother of Peter, seYeral of the "\Vatkins family, and Phcebe Chappell, the widow of James1, who, by the wa~,, ne,·er rcrnanied. Peter Jones was a shrewd business man and b~- his indus­ try became wealthy. ,\ t the time of his death he ow11ed a large landed estate, principally in Davidson and -Wilson counties, two of the best counties in the State. He died i11 1811 and left a peculiar will, of which his friend Colonel Edward ·ward and brother Richard Jones were the executors. In oue of the pro­ visions the testator tharges his executors io ,;pe that his cliil­ dren are given the best educational advantages that the coun­ try afforded, even though it might exhaust his entire estate. A.. nother clause provided that if any child married without the *Peter Piper Jones was a descendant of the first Peter Jones (1645-1736), who founded the city of Petersburg, and this Peter was probably a brother of James Jones (died in 1719), whose daughter, Eliza­ beth, married Thomas Chappe!l2, son of Thomas, the immigrant. (See Chapter III.) The name "Piper" was probably a nickname. 200 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

consent of Colonel Ward,* who was appointed their guardian, that his or her part of the estate should be withheld for a cer­ tain number of years. The latter .clause brought trouble to the guardian ultimately, for, twenty-five or thirty years after the testator's death, Colonel \Yard was sued by Governor Jones, a son of Peter, and a judgment obtained for a large amount. (See 10 Yerger's Tennessee Reports, p. 161.l After the death of Peter Jones, his widow, Caty, mar­ ried Richard Watkins. 'fhere was but one child born of this union, a druughter, Agnes, who married Dr. William Sayle. They had but one child, a son, James, who married and died leaving a widow and several c-hildren. I do not ln1;_ow where they now reside. The children born to Peter and Caty (Chappell) Jones were four in number, Catharine C., Amelia, Alexander, and James C., and their births were in the order named. 1. Catharine Chappell Jones was born in Amelia County, Virginia, about 1795, and married \Villiam Hart between 1815 and 1820. She died in 1855 leaving issue: I. Seaborn James Hart, d. unmarried. II. Susan Catharine Hart m. twice--(1) -- Hub­ bard. (2) Mitchell Perry, She had issue by first marriage Seaborn J. Hubbard. By second, Agnes Perry, m. W. H. Derickson; and Rebecca, m. Lee H. Thomson. Mrs. Thomson is now liv­ ing in Carthage, Tenn. III. Henry William Hart m. Laura Young. Issue: Dr. Henry E. Hart, a physician, and William and Ernest, merchants, all of whom live in Car­ thage, and Estella, m. Rev. vV. Cleveland, of Nashville. IV. James Smith Hart m. Sarah Bailey. They re­ moved to Texas seYeral years ago. Issue: Wil­ liam. James, Jonathan, Catharine, Emma, and Capitola. *Colonel Edward Ward was a well-known politician in Tennessee in his day. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 201

2. Amelia Jones married twice-(1) John Hannah, by whom she had two sons, John and William. The latter, a physician, lives in Lebanon, 'l'enn. (2) Dr. Ragland. Issue: Agnes, Hattie, and ,Tames H. 'J'he latter lives in Lebanon. His sisters are both dead. Dr. Ragland died in 1880, and his widow in 1882. 3. Alexander Jones married Martha Cockrell, by whom he had one child, a son named Algernon. Algernon grew to man­ hood and was for some time a partner of his uncle, Governor Jones. He married and went to California in 1849, where he died. There was no issue. 4. Governor James C. Jones, the youngest child of Petei: and Caty (Chappell) Jones, was born in Davidson Countyr Tennessee, June 20, 1809, but afterwards removed to Wilson County. He became one of the most distinguished men of his native State-distinguished not only as a statesman, but as a business man and financier of great ability. He was several times a presidential elector, was a member of the Legislature (1837-1839), and was elected governor of Tennessee in 1841, and reelected in 1843, defeating James K. Polk. He was the pro­ moter and first president of the Memphis & Charleston Rail­ read; was elected United States senator in 1852, and died in Memphis, October 29, 1859. Personally, Governor Jones was not a handsome man.* His tall, lean, gamut figure gave origin to the sobriquet "Lean Jimmie Jones," by which he was familiarly known. But he possessed many sterling qualities which rendered him uni­ versally popular and caused him to become a leader. A silver­ tongued orator, unblemished in his personal character, hon­ est, and a fearless fighter, he was looked upon by the masses­ the common people-as one without a peer in the State. An amusing story is told by his daughter, Mrs. Fanny Holmes, of his first canvas with Polk, ,vhich has probably never been in print. She says: "He was a young man then, only thirty-two years old, and Mr. Polk, being much his senior, ridiculed the idea of having t *Gove,rnor Jones' portrait hangs in the Capitol in Nasville, Tenn_ -14- 202 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE to compete with a 'beardless boy,' as he termed his young com­ petitor. They were generally entertained together, while mak­ ing the canvas, at the home of some prominent citizen, and while in their speeches Polk was constantly twitting Jones on his youthful appearance, the younger man replied with the sharp repartee for which he was remarkable. They managed, however, to maintain pleasant personal relations. One day Jones discovered that he had a cough, and, on consulting a physician, was told that he had taken the whooping-cough. He knew that if Polk discovered what was the matter with him he was beaten. So he made some excuse, cancelled all pre­ vious appointments, and parted company with his opponent. He was elected, of course, but the joke never came out until he told it on himself after the inauguration. In 1829 Jamt>s C. Jones, at the age of twenty, married Sarah Munford, of Danville, Ky., who was then on a visit to Tennessee. His marriage was opposed by his guardian, Colonel Ward, and for several ~'ears he was deprived of his patrimony, and compelled to struggle along in poverty. Dur­ ing this period he lived in a fog cabin and ploughed in the corn-field, while his young wife, who had been delicately raised, did the cooking. He was not destined, however, long to follow the plough, for he was soon admitted to the bar, became one of the foremost lawyers in the State, and eventually evened up with his guardian-Ward-in the manner heretofore re­ ferred to. There were born to James C. and Sarah Jones the fol­ lowing children: (1) Ma.ry; (2) Amelia; (3) Fanny, married -- Holmes. She lives in }femphis, and has four children. (4) Peter, died in infancy; (5) Sarah; (6) James, lives in Mem­ phis; (7) Hugh; (8) Robert B., lives in Boonville, Missouri; (9) Felix, lives in Clifton Forge, Va.

1 JAMES CHAPPELL2, SON OF JAMES • James Chappell2, the son of James1 and Susan (Hudson) Chappell, was a twin brother of ,Jolm2, of whom hereafter. They were born in Amelia County, Virginia, in 1755, and were the grandsons of Sarah Crawley by her first husband, CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 203

Robert Chappe111, who died in Prince George County in 1724. (See Chapter VIII.) It will be necessary for the reader to be exceedingly eareful if he desires to keep these different per­ sons, of identicall.v. the same name, distinct and separate in his mind. There were several ,James and John Chappells living in Amelia County during the period from 1'760-1780. There were the two older men, James and John (the sons of Sarah Crawley), each of whom had a son named James and another named John. Then there was "Father" James Chappell, a minister, who was of a different branch, and a younger man, John, who died in November, 1766, whose cop­ nection has not been traced. All, however, were related, though not of the same bne. The James ref.erred to in this sketch removed to Halifax County, at the close of the Revolution (1782), with other reJ: atives, and there. on January 14, 1790, married Lucy Wood­ son. He sened throughout the vVar of the Revolution as a regular in the Continental Army, for whit;:h he received a pen­ sion.* It is said there are y.et preserved among his descend­ ants an old powder-horn, a razor-case, and other relics carried by him while in the Army. After hi'> removal to his new home, he settled a plantation on Banister River, where he lived until his death, January 2, 182n. His wife died January 31_, 1816. The children born of this union, living to maturity, were, in the order of birth: Luc~,, Nancy, John vV., Susan­ nah, Thomas Abner, and ,James. M. 1. Lucy Ransom Chappell, b. December 5, 1791, mar­ ried John Britton. a Baptist minister. 'l'he husband died in Halifax County, and the widow removed, many years ago, with her 'children, to Alabama. They have not been traced. 2. Nancy Davenport Chappell, b. November 7, 1793, married Richard Oliver. They had is$lue: Lucy, Betty, Sarah, and Harriet. Lucy married -- Pool, and removed to North Carolina. She is now a widow, living with her son, *James Chappell2 was a member of the 3d Co., 2d Virginia Regu­ lars, in which he enlisted March 1, 1777, and served to the close of the war. (See Pension Rolls, ·washington, D. C., published by Act of Con­ gress (1820); also Virgini::i, State Library, "State Troops," Vol. II., p, 147.) 204 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

in Caswell, in that State. Betty married -- Garlington, aJ1d removed to Snapping Shoals, Ga., where their descend­ ants now live. (See Garlington genealogy.) Harriet married -- Crawley, and removed, it is said, to the same place in Georgia. She died, leaving four children. Nothing is known of the remaining daughter, Sarah. 3. John Woodson Chappell was born April 25, 1797, and married M:inerya Hendrix. They had two sons living to maturity, John H. and James 0., both of whom were cap­ tains in the Confederate Army. These families are now living near Mountain Road, in the northern part of Halifax County. I. Captain John H. Chappell m. --, by whom he had Anna, John, Georgia, and Elizabeth. II. Captain James 0. Chappell, b. November 8, 1837, m. Mary A. ,vood, August 5, 1863. Issue: Lucy, Mary, Henrietta, Wood, James, and Judith. Captain James 0. Chappell d. Octo­ ber 25, 1888. 4. Susannah Hudson Chappell, born November 8, 1799, married her first cousin, Robert A. Chappell, January 29, 1824. Robert was a son of Abner, of Amelia County, son of James1. The marriage was an unfortunate one, and, after the birth of one child, John Abner Chappell, they separated, although no divorce was ever obtained. She lies by the side of her son in Black \Valnut Cemetery. John A. Chappell was educated by his uncle, Major James Miles Chappell, and, on the breaking out of the Civil vVar in 1861, was engaged in merchandising in Halifax County. He immediately en­ listed in the Confederate Army, and was elected a captain in the 3d Virginia Cavalr_y, in which he served with distinc­ tion until killed in. the battle of ,ivinchester. The following account of his death is from a speech made by one of his comrades at Black Walnut Church, May 30, 1893, when the few remaining members of his old command met to deco­ rate his grave, o,er which a handsome monument has been erected: CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED F Al\TILIES. 205

"vVho among you does not remember the day when we were ordered to capture the battery, and that memorable charge? vVhat terrible odds confronted our little command, when, with sabers drawn, that terrible command was given -'Charge, saber!' Captain Chappell led that charge, and I rode by his side. I can never forget his appearance as he straightened himself in his stirrups, his tall, spare, handsome figure reaching far above his comrades, with the bright steel of his saber glittering in the sunlight. "\Vith teeth clinched, and every feature fixed with silent determination, he rode on. But alas for the fate of war! Just as we had reached the mouth of the enemy's guns-in a perfect storm of shot arid shell-he was struck by a ball and fell from his horse. vVe rode on, captured the battery, and gained a victory, but it was a victory dearly bought. Many a brave man gave up his 1ife that day, but among them all there was none braver than our young hero." Among those who stood by the grave that beautiful May morning was Mis,s Nannie 0---, a lady of gentle and refined appearance, dressed in mourning. Her eye was no longer bright nor her hair the color of the raven's wing. She had seen the young soldier ride off to battle, and had received his promise to return and make her his bride. For a third of a century, true to his memory, she had waited his coming in vain, and now, sad, prematurely old, alone in the world, she had met with his comrades to pay homage to his memory, and shed a tear over his grave. Alas, how many a poor girl in the South suffered the same sad fate! 5. Thomas Abner Chappell was born May 20, 1805, died August 21, 1891. He married Harriet C. Farmer, December 18, 1834. She was born ,January 12, 181'6, died September 19, 1867. Issue: I. Mary Matilda. II. Charles I:I. died from wounds in C. S. A. III. William C. m. -- Porter. Moved "\Vest; noth- .,, ing further known. IV. Adonnican ,T., unmarried. V. Junius H. m. Elizabeth Porter, of Mecklenburg. A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

VI. Nannie C., unmarried. VII. Bettie T., unmarried. VIII. Ada H. m. Geo. C. Farmer. Thomas Abner Chappell was a well-known surveyor in Halifax County, where he lived out his days. His home, a beautiful place ne:lr Midway, is still occupied by some of his children, while others live in the near vicinity. 6. Major ,James Miles Chappell was born in 1807, and in 1833 married Mar;' Pate, a daughter of Sam Pate, Jr., son of Matthew2• (See Pate genealogy.) They had three sons­ Powhatan, Samuel, and Robert; and three daughters-Eliz­ abeth, Lucy, and Susan. Major Chappell removed, with his family, to Alabama, in 1856, where his sons enlisted in the Confederate Army. All three were killed, and it is said that this sad bereavement hastened their father's death, and that he died in 186G, broken-hearted. Of the daughters, Elizabeth married Wm. Scurlock, and removed to Texas. Lucy marrh:sd Dr. Powell. Nothing is known of Susan. (See Chapter XVII.)

JOHN CHAPPELL', SO:--J OF JAMES'. John Ghappell2 was, as has been stated, the twin brother of James2• He was born in Amelia County in 1755 and lived out his days in that county on a plantation which he inherited from his father. He was twice married. First, to Dorothy Ford, October 23, 1788; and secondly, to Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Craddock, April 2, 1800. He died September 10, 1825, at the age of seventy, and it is a singular coincidence that his brother James died in Halifax County within four months of the same time. He, like his brother, was a Revolu­ tionary soldier and after the war settled down on his planta­ tion and became a well-to-do planter. But one child was born of his first marriage, a, daughter, named Martha. She mar· ried Dr. William Vaughn, and some of her descendants are now living at Houston, Va., although this branch has not been traced. By the second marriage the following were born, whose names are given in the order of birth: CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 207

1. James Chappell2, born in 1801, married Louisa Seay (1825). He died in 1880, at the age of seventy-nine, iu the full possession of all his _faculties, including a retentive memory. He was the author of the manuscript to which I have so often referred, which contained a traditional account of the Chap­ pell family as it had come down to him from his father. It was written in his old age, at the request of one of his sons, and has been invaluable to the c0mpiler of this work. There were born to James2 and Louisa (Seay) Chappell the following children living to maturity: I. Major Alpheas M. Chappell m. Mary Seay. Issue:. Montgomery, Charles, Richard, Herbert, George, and Mmy. 11ontgomery lives in Nottoway County, Virgirda. Richard is engaged in bank­ ing at Newport News. George and Herbert re­ moved to Texas several years ago, where the the former died at "\Vaco. Major Chappell is a veteran of the war, in which he was severely wounded. He has been a cripple since 1865. II. Charles Granville Chappell died unmaried at the age of forty. III. Sarah E. Chappell m. twice-(1) James A. Vaughn, (2) Edwin Flippin. Issue of first marriage: Louisa R., Virginia B., Henry C., and Lanon vV. The latter was killed in the C. S. A. By second marriage, Eva and Iva Flippin (twins). IV. Louisa R. Chappell m. Charles Seay. V. Virginia B. m. John Ranclolph, of Goochland. VI. Laura m. J. Rufus Morris, of Amelia County. VII. H. Clay Chappell m. Amanda Branch. VIII. Wm. H. Chappell killed in C. S. A. IX. Mary m. Henry Farley. 2. Dr. William H. Chappell, second son of John and Elizabeth (Craddock) Chappell, was born June 24, 1804. He married Susan Jordan, daughter of Dr. Clem Jordan, of Per­ son County, North Carolina (1845). (See Pate genealogy.) Is­ sue: (1) William C. married Miss Cox. (2) Henry. (3) Mary_ 208 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

(4) Eddie. This branch lives in Buckingham County near New Store. 3. Elizabeth Chappell married Rev. John Johns. No issue living to maturity. 4. Richard Granville Chappell, the third son, married Mary E. Bell, of Charlotte (1831). Issue: I. George m. Mary W. Foster. Issue: Ada, Richard, Henry, Mary, Sarah, Ida, Anna, George, and Bessie. They Jive in Smithville, Va. II. William, killed at Gettysburg (C. 8. A.). III. John m. Emma A. Allen. IV. Daniel, unmarried. V. Henry Clay m. Ann M. Smith. VI. Washington m. twice-(1) Mary F. Cheatham, (2) Willie R. Scott. VII. Thomas, died unroarried. VIII. Charles m. Fanny Wood. IX. Sarah m. James A. Allen.

X. Bettie1 unmarried. All eight of the sons of Richard G. Chappell were in the Confederate Army, and four of them were in Pickett's memor­ able charge on Cemetery Heights, at Gettysburg. Three of the four were severely wounded, and one (William) was of the ver,Y few who actually entered the Federal entrenchments. Poor fellow! his bravery cost him his life, for he received there his death wound. The survivors of this branch, who are generally farmers, live in C!:iarlotte, Prince Edward, Buckingham, and the adjoining counties in that section of Virginia, 5. Charles Edward Chappell, born May 10, 1811, died January 29, 1861. He married twice-(1) Ann B. Harwood, by whom he had, living to maturity, Joseph and ·william, both of whom died 1unmarried, and Emma. 'I.'he latter married Dr. John Dorset, issue Ada, now living at Otterdale, Va. (2) Me­ lissa "\Vatkins. Issue: (1) Charles married Mary Holt. (2) Ed­ monia married ,1. L. Bolling. (3) Richard, unmarried. (4) Wiley married Bettie Yarbrough. 6. John Abner Chappell, the only surviving child of John and Elizabeth Chappell, was born Decemiber 5, 1820, and CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 201) has married twice. First, in 1853 to· Virginia Haskins, by whom he had one child, Alice, who married James Wingo. He married, secondly, Lyconia Yarbrough (1888), by whom he had one child, Helen, born in 1893. We have here the remarkable instance of a man with two children, and only two, one forty­ four years old, the other five, and the latter born when the father was seventy-three years old. I have thought it appropriate to transcribe here the old manuscript written by James Chappell2, to which I have re­ ferred. In some particulars it is inaccurate, and, when com­ pared with data found in the records, contains some errors: It has been invaluable, however, as it contains some information which could not have been obtained elsewhere and with­ out which several of the branches mentioned would have re­ mained untraced. It has been copied verbatim, errors being referred to in foot-notes and omissions and explanations in parentheses. The Old Manuscript. "My great-grandfather (Robert Chappell) was an Eng­ lishman* and a merchant in Petersburg, Virginia. At his death his widowt married a Crawley (William Crawley1), and they lived on Deep Creek, in this county (Amelia). They brought with them (from Prince George) three Chappell chil­ dren, two boys and a girl. My grandfather (James1) mar­ ried Susan Hudson and raised a large family, six sons, vVill­ iam, Jiohn, James, Miles, Robert and Abner. John and James were twins. Of the 3 daughters, Betsy married Hall Cox. Nancy married ·winfree (William) and -- married Tom How­ lett.t Winfree was killed by lightning and his widow married Sam Clark. Judge James Cox (of Chesterfield County), son of Hall, was a State Senator, and Wiley, son of Winfree, was a *This, of course, is a mistake, but corroborat-es the statemellt that the family is of English descent. tSarah Crawley, who died in 1761. (See will.) :j:There were four daughters, viz., Martha, Sarnh, Elizabeth, and Ann. The latter·married Wm. Winfree and Martha married Thos. How- ~ lett. (Amelia County records and will of James1.) 210 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE member of the House of Delegates. William Chappell, my uncle, was killed when a young man, by being thrown by a horse against a tree. Robert died from the effect of extract­ ing a tooth. He left his fortune to bis two nephews-name­ sakes-Robert, son of Abner, and Robert, son of James. "Miles died early in life. No particulars known.* My grandfather's last wife was a Miss Archer. They had two daughters (Caty and Dorothy). He died at the age of fifty­ four, having not a defective tooth in his head. My grandfath­ er's brother John2 married and had a family. Only two sons now remembered by name, Samuel and James. James moved to Tennessee and had a family. One of his sons, Humphrey,t came back to visit us 25 years ago. Sam married, and died early in life, in this county. His daughter marrried a gentle­ man named Backus (George Backus), who at one time kept the Amelia Springs (a famous summer resort) and afterwards removed to the western part of the State and kept a house of entertainment there. My grandfather's sister married a Crawle:y and raised a family,t They inherited a fortune. The names of three (of their) boys only are remembered. The,v were Ben, David, and John. "One of my grandfather's daughters by the Archer wife (Caty) married Peter Piper Jones. When the emigration fever to Tennessee was up all went to that State (1800-1805). Jones and his family and Abner and his family, my grand­ mother among them. James C. Jones, at one time Governor of Tennessee and widely known as a senator in Congress' from that State,, was a son of Peter Piper. The other daughter of my grandfather (Dorothy) married a Watkins, of Tennessee. Abner Chappell carried a large family to Tennessee, some of them married, leaving one son, William, in Virginia. The youngest son, Wiley, was left with his relatives, being an infant; he was afterwards bound to a cabinet-maker, named Dejarnette, in Petersburg, and after serving his time re- *Miles married in 1782 and died in 1784. (Amelia County records.) tHumphrey died in Chappell Hill, Texas, in 1851. iA mistake, as shown by Sarah Crawley's (his great-grandmother) will. (See will.) She may have been a niece or cousin. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 211 moved and settled in Halifax. My father Jolm2 married a Miss Craddock and spent his life on the plantation (in Amelia) given him by his father. ,James Chappell2 (my ancle) moved to the south side of Dan River in Halifax County, mar­ ried a Miss Woodson and had a large family. He served through the whole of the Revolutionary vVar as a regular. My father also served in the militia. 31:y grandfather (James1) was a very prosperous man, leaving at the time of his death five or six plantations and a fine mill, built by himself. He probably lost his life by fever originating in the mill-pond. He bought a number of Africans from a slave-ship, on the c9ast of Virginia, judging of their ages and health by their teeth, as we do horses. He was a zealous Church of England man, but his immediate descendants became Methodists. "James Chappell." There were two young Chappells in Amelia County at an early day whose connection with the family has not been traced. One was named John, the other Joseph. John mar­ ried Sarah, the daughter of Moses Hart and died shortly after­ ward, for the records show that his estate was administered on November 23, 1766. He left only one child, Patsy, who mar­ ri~d Joshua Thomas, March 22, 1781. Joseph Chappell's name appears only once on the records. On September 15, 1758, he, with Robert and John Chappell (Mrs. Sarah Ci-awley's sons), witnessed the will of Thomas Booth. He probably removed from the county or died before 1766, for on June 22d of that year this will was proved and he was not present in court. vVho were these young men? James Chappell refers to them in his manuscript. Were they sons of another son of Thomas2 and Elizabeth (Jones) Chappell of whom we find no record and whose name has been lost? It seems probable. 212 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER XI.

THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH-Continued.

JOHN CHAPP£LL~ OF AMELIA.-THE VIRGINIA PLANTER BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.

The John Chappell whose history will be given in this sketch was the second son of Sarah Crawley by her first 1:i'us- . band, Robert Chappell\ who 'died in Prince George County, Virginia, in 1724. He was of the fifth generation (John1- Thomas1-Thomas2--Robert1-John2), and was born in Prince George County about 1720. He married Prudence, whose sur­ name is unknown, in that county, and removed to Amelia with his father-in-law, mother (Sarah Crawley), brothers, and sisters, about 1746. We know nothing of John Chappell2 or his wife through tradition, as both died about the time of the Revo­ lution; but, fortunately, their wills and the appraisements of their estates, with other documents, have been preserved among the old records of Amelia County* and by their descend­ ants, and these throw sufficient light on their lives to enable us to form some conception of their characters and manner of living. The plantation of John Chappell was on Deep Creek in Raleigh Parish, and here he and his good wife lived, no doubt, their simple, quiet, happy lives £or thirty years, and until they passed away. He inherited a small patrimony as has been seen, from his father and mother,t which he increased from year to year, by industry and frugality, until at the time of ' his death he left a good estate for the times and country in which he lived. There were born to this couple six children-• *Amelia County was carved out of Brunswick. and Prince George in 1734. tSee wills of Robert Ohappelll and Sarah Crawley. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 213 five sons and one daughter-whose names, in the order of birth, were: Robert2, James\ J ohn3, William\ Samuell, and Prudence. Of the sons, all except Samuel removed, at the close of the Revolution, to Halifax County. He remained in Amelia County. Each of these children will be referred to in subsequent chapters, and the genealogy of their descendants given down to the pres.ent generation. John Chappell2 died in Amelia County, Virginia, in April, 1775, at the age of fifty-five years. His will, proved on the 27th of that month, is recorded in that county. His eldest son, Robert, and half-brother, William Crawley, Jr., were appointed executors, and Archer Johnson, William Booth, and William Moore we1°e the witnesses. The total value of the estate, exclu­ sive of lands, as fixed by the appraisers, was £800 10s. 6d., a sum equal in our currency to $3·,874.64. It must be remembered, however, that, owing to the scarcity of money, the purchasing value of a dollar, previous to the Revolution, was four or five times greater than it is to-day. The following is a verbatim copy of the Will of John Chappell2 : "In the name of God. Am.en. I John Chappell of Amelia County, being in good health and perfect Sences do make this my Last Will and testament in manner and form following. "Item. I leave and lend to my loving wife, Prudence Chap. pell, the plantation I now live on with one-third of my land, to be laid off to her by my executors. I also lend unto her seven negroes, namely: Sparks, Phillis, Goller, Abram, Jack, Bob, and Dilly and my stock of every kind with my household furniture, all of which I leave and lend unto her during her natural life and after her decease I give the above mentioned negroes with my stock and household Furniture as Followeth. "Item. I give unto my son Robert Chappell one-third part of my land adjoining the lines of Abram Green, John Pow­ ell, John Ould, and William Crawley. I also give him one negro boy, Anthony, which he has now in his possession; all of which I give to him and his heirs forever. "Item. I given unto my son John Chappell Jr. half my Tract of land he now lives on, on N amazene Creek, joining 214 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Edward Dudley, 1'hos. Jones and James Chappell. I also give him one negro boy named Goller, which I lent my wife, and one young mare. All of which I give to liim and to his heir.;; forever. "Item. I give unto my son James Chappell Jr. the lower half of my Tract of land on :Namazene Creek, joining Thos. Jones, John Hamlin and Edward Dudley; my desire is that there shalI be a straight line run from Jones Line to Dudleys, to divide between John & Jas. Chappell. I also give him one negro boy. Abram, which I lent to my wife. AII which I give to him and his heirs forever. "Item. I give unto my son vViIIiam ChappeII aII faat part of my land on the upper side of my spring branch with that part of my plantation and house thereon. I also give unto him one negro woman, Tabb. AII which I give unto him and his heirs forever. "Item. I give unto my son Samuel Chappell the land and plantation lent to my wife, which wiII be more than one-third of my land, after Robert Chappell's Land and ·wmiam Chap­ pell's Land be laid off as before mentioned. I also give him one negro boy, Bob, alI of which I give to him and his heirs forever. ''Item. I give unto my daughter Prudence Chappell one negro boy, Jack, which I give to her and her heirs forever. Item. My desire is that the ncgro I give to my son Wiliiam Chappell may be hired out yearly til he comes to the age of twenty one years and that what she eams be divided between my sons Samuel and '\Villiam Chappell.~- Item. My desire is if one, two or three of the negroes Die, I have given my chil­ dren, John Chappell, James, '\Villimn, Samuel or Prudence ChappelI, that they may be made good out of them three Negroes lent to my 1vife, Namely, Sp:u·k, Phillis and Dilley. I also desire my stock of all kinds, with my household furniture, may, after my wifes Decease be Equally Divided, also the three negroes above mentioned if not wanted to make good any lost or any part of them. I say Equally divided between my sons, John, James, vVilliam and Samuel and my daughter Prudence. *William Chappell was sixteen years old when his father died. Samuel was younger. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 215

"Item. I do hereby appoint Robert Chappell and \Villiam Crawley My Whole and Sole Executors of this my last Will .and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hai{d and seal this 21st. day of September 177 4. "John Chappell." [Seal] The inventory of the personal estate of John Chappell2, with the appraisement made by David Crawley, Abram Green, and Archer Johnson, was filed May 25, 1775. It is too lengthy to be copied entire, as it covers several sheets of paper, but I have selected several items and given the val­ ues as fixed by the appraisers. The valuation was givel.)., of course, in sterling currency, but I have reduced the amounts to dollars and cents, that they may be the more easily understood. Extract from the JmJentory of John Chappell, Filed in Amelia County, Virginia, .May 25, 1775. £ s. d. Dollars. 1 negro man Goller ...... 75 00 0 363.00 1 negro man Abram ...... 70 00 0 338.00 1 negro boy Jack ...... 35 00 0 169.00 1 negro woman Dilly ...... 25 00 0 121.00 1 negro woman Phillis ...... 40 00 0 193.00 1 Gray Horse ...... 5 00 0 24.20 1 Sorrel Mare ...... 25 00 O 121.00 1 yoke Oxen .. ·...... 7 00 0 33.88 Cattle, per head...... 2 5 0 10.90 Sheep, per head...... 6 0 l.4i Hogs, per head...... 7 6 1.82 4 Feather beds ...... , ...... 36 00 0 ($43.56 each) 17 4.24 1 Writing Desk ...... 5 6 0 25.64 1 Black vValnut 'fable ...... 2 00 0 9.68 1 Pine Table...... 15 0 3.60 iJ Rush bottom Chairs...... 1 05 0 6.04 5 Deer Skins ...... , .. . 1 5 (7 cents each) .34 3 Bides of Leather ...... 3 07 6 16.32 10 Reap Hooks ...... 1.50 3 Guns and Bayonets ...... 2 00 0 ($9.60 each) 28.85 216 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

£ s. d. Dollars. 3 Guns, each...... 1 05 0 18.13 1 Parcel Pewter YVare ...... 2 OS 6 10.52 8 Knives and forks...... 12 fi 3.00 1 Mortar and Pestle...... 5 0 1.20 Spinning Wheel ...... 2 00 0 9.70 1 Loom ...... : ...... 4 00 0 19.40 1 Gig ...... 5 00 0 24.25 2 Men's Saddles...... 1 05 0 (each) 12.08 1 Woman's do ...... 2 00 0 9.70 1 Pair mony Scales and ,veights. 12.00 1 Looking glass ...... 2.40 1 Chest of Drawers ...... 15.00

Prudence, the widow of ,John Chappel12, survived her hus­ band but three years. The appraisement of her estate, a small one, is recorded in Amelia County. The appraisers were Simon Morgan, William Ould, and Archer Johnson. They filed their appraisement April 2, 1778. This was during the Revolution, an!'l prices of farm products, in Continental money, had greatly advanced. We find corn appraised at £1 per barrel, equal to $5, which would be one dollar per bushel. Corn was measured by the barrel in that day, as it is now. Wheat was worth 3s. 6d. per bushel, about eighty cents. Tobacco, £3 per 100 pounds, or :fifteen cents per pound. Among the items was a cask of brandy, the contents of which were valued at $5 per gallon. "\Vool was valued at $1.25 pel' pound, and spun cotton at $2.50. Honey at $1.00 per gallon, and vinegar, of which there was a barrel, at sixty cents. Sugar, of which there were only a few pounds, nine shillings, an enormous price. Tallow was valued at sixty cents pel' pound, and soap-home-made, of course-at twenty-five cents. Dried beef was appraised at iifteen cents, bacon at thirty, and potatoes-called in the appraisement "Seed Taters"­ were put down at seventy cents per bushel. Both of these inventories were very minute, and em­ braced many articles of such small value as would be omitted nowadays. I ha 1·e omitted them here on account of space. CHAPPE.LL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 217

It will be observed that on these lists was everything needed to support the family and render them independent of the outside world in the way of food or clothing. Cotton, wool, and fl.ax supplied the clothing; leather and buckskin, both of which were tanned at home, furnished material for shoes; and there was a superabundance of corn, wheat, potatoe.,, beef, pork, and all kinds of wild game for the table. Besides these wills and inventories, I have in my posses­ sion several old store accounts, showing the prices of goods of different kinds, during this early period, and what was bought from the country store. The one from which I shall quote,· which is the first in date, was for goods bought by John Chappell2, in 1756, from Alexander McNabb & Co., who were probably the proprietors of a neighboring country store. Although the paper on which the account was made out is yellow with age, it is, by reason of its thickness and durability, well preserved. It is of English manufacture, and, like all paper made at that early day, unruled. The writing and figures are as plain and as distinct as they were one hundred and forty-five years ago. I have omitted many arti­ cles mentioned on the bill, especially when the same article appears more than once. The prioes were, of course, in pounds, shillings, and pence, but, for convenience, have been reduced to dollars and cent:,;_ It is not to be inferred, however, from the fact that the bill was made out in sterling currency, that it was to be paid in the money of the Crown. Tobacco was the currency of Virginia then, as it had been for a century, and the only medium of exchange. It was a legal tender, receivable for salaries, debts, and taxes. This bill, which amounted ·to £33 2s. Gd., was receipted in full, but the credits show that is was paid, as usual, in tobacco. John Chappell In acc. with Ale:r:an.der 11.[cNabb & Co. 1756. £ s. d. Dollars. Sept. 21. 'l'o 3¾ yds. Broad cloth ...... 1 14 6 8.43 " " 4 Hanks Silk...... 3 0 .72 " " 1 yd. Buckram...... 1 9 .42 -15- 218 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

£ s. d. Dollars. " " 2 Dz. Large Buttons ...... 2 0 .48 " " 4½ yd. Shalloon ...... 9 9 2.34 ,, 8 .24 ,," 4 " Osnaburg ...... 1 0 " 3 Ells Linen ...... ;~ 6 .84 " " Making suit Cloths ...... 1 00 0 4.85 " " 2-½ yds. Buckskin ...... 18 6 -4.45 " " 1 oz. Indigo ...... 9 .18 " H 3 qts. Run1 ...... 3 6 .85 " 1 Hat ...... 3 8 .88 " ",, 1 pr. Morocco Shoes ...... 9 . 9 2.35 ,," 1 curb bridle ...... 5 4 1.28 " 2 Bus. Salt ...... 8 0 1.92 Oct. 13. " 3½ yds. Bear skin ...... 1 10 0 5.24 " " ½~L 6d. Nails ...... 1 2 .26 " " ½ yd. Shalloon ...... 1 0 .24 " " ½ " Cotton ...... 1 2 .26 ,," " 1 Gal. Rum ...... 4 6 1,08 " 1 Stock Lock ...... 3 3 .77 " " 5 lbs. Powder ...... 5 6 1.32 " " 10 " Shot ...... 2 0 .48 Nov. 1. " 1 Grubbing Hoe ...... 4 5 1.06 " " 1 pr. Woman's Shoes ...... 4 6 1.08 " " 5 gals. Molasses ...... 17 0 4.00 " " 1 qt. Rum ...... 1 03 .30 " " -½ Doz. knives & forks ...... 5 04 1.30 " " 2 Hilling Hoes ...... 7 10 1.78 " " 1 yd. Ribbon ...... 1 3 .30 " " 2 " Striped Holland ...... 3 0 .72 " " 11 " Sheeting· ...... 1 4 9 6.00 " " 30 lbs. Sugar @ 6d ...... 15 12 3.84 " " :.'Vldse. by S,uah Crawley ..... 9 6 2.28 " '' 1 Looking Glass ...... 5 4 1.28 " " 25 Needles ...... 6 .12 " " 1 Pewter Tankard ...... 5 0 1.20 " " 1 Brass Kettle ...... 6 10 1.54 CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 2HJ

These old documents, of which I have a great number, are only valuable as relics now, but as they are the oldest papers, ,perhaps, extant, connected with the Chappell family, it may be interesting to know how they have been preserved through these long years and through whose hands they have passed. They were sent to the compiler by Mr. Robt. E. Lockridge, a banker of Mayfield, Ky., who is a great-great-great-grandson of J ohn2 and Prudence Chappell (Robt. E. Lockridge-Sarah A_. Hurt-Jeannetta (Chappell) Hurt-Captain Robert Chap­ pell4-Robert Chappell3-John Chappell2-Robert Chappell\ of Prince George-Thomas Chappell2-Thomas Chappell\ of Charles City County-Captain John Chappell, of England.: Robert Chappell3, who has been mentioned as the executor of his father's (John Chappell2) estate, no doubt carried these papers to Halifax County, when he removed there in 1782. He died in 1829, at the age of eighty-three, and his son, Captain Robert Chappell4, who was his executor, came in possession of the papers at his father's death. Captain Robert Chappell1 lived to the ripe age of eighty, and died on his plantation in Halifax County, Virginia, July 20, 1859. At his death his daughter-"Miss Helen," as she was called, who continued to live at the old home-came in possession of her father's papers, which she preserved sacredly until her death, November 16, 1894, at the age of seventy-eight. Mr. Robert E. Lockridge, as her nearest relative, went to Virginia to take charge of her estate, and found there 'a large collection of old relics and papers, among others the old documents which he kindly sent me. While it is by no means certain that we are any better than our ancestors were two hnn

scarcely was a chimney in the houses even in considerable towns. The fire was kindled by the wall, and the smoke sought its way out at the roof or door or window. The houses were nothing but watling* plastered over with clay. The peo­ ple slept on straw pallets, and had a good round log under their he-ads for a pillow, and almost all the furniture and uten­ sils were made of wood." 'l'he old chronicler seems to h:::rve been a pessimist, for he goes on to lament the advancement that even then had been made in building chimneys, for he says: "Now have we chim­ neys, and yet our tenderloins complain of rheums (rheuma­ tism), catarrh and poses; then had we none but rare doses and our heads did never ache. For as the smoke in those days was supposed to be a sufficient hardening for the tim­ ber of the house, so it was reputed to be a far better medi­ cine to keep the good man and his family from the quack, wherewith, as then, very few were acquainted." At a still earlier period, Erasmus ascribes the frequent plagues in England to the filth, dirt, and slovenly habits of the people. "The floors," says he, "are commonly of clay, strewn with rushes, under which lie unmolested an ancient collection of grease, fragments of bones, spittle and every- thing that is unclean and nasty.''t · 'l'he transition which occurred between the sixteenth cen­ tury and the time of the American Revolution, in the eco­ nomic conditions of our forefathers, was no greater than the changes which have taken place between the latter period and the present. It is true that through the evolution which has occurred wonderful advancement has been made in civiliza­ tion, but it is doubtful if this advancement has brought hap­ piness to the masses of the human race. The life of the Vir­ ginia planter, in the olden time, was the ideal life of happi­ ness in this country. Re• ·vvas industrious, frugal,. self-sup­ porting, and independent, and there was then none of that strife for riches, crime, poverty, and discontent which we now see manifest. *A kind of twig or bush. tHume's "History of England," Vol. HI., p. 353. 224 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

To the de:,;cendants of these old Virginians, their histor_y during this early period should alwa:p, prove an interesting study, for this was the era in which was laid the founda­ tion for those conditions which prevailed in the South for more than two centurie:,;, and, in fact, until the red tide of war swept over that section, and forever destroyed the old regime. The economic and social conditions of that age, and the plantation s~cstem of Virginia, under which our fore­ fathers lived, have had a marked influence on the lives and characters of their descendants. The simplicity of their lives, their frugality and industry, their manliness and independ­ ence, their rugged manhood and sterling integrity, fheir com·­ age and devotion to liberty, and their love of home and fam­ ily, are Lraits that haye come down through generations, and have justly entitled their descendants to be classed with the J1ighest type of American citizens. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 225

CHAPTER XII.

THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH-Continued.

THE SONS OF JOHN 2 AND PRUDENCE CHAPPELL.-ROBERT2, OF 1 HALIFAX.-JAMES , THE TEXAS BRANCH.-WILLIAM 1 , THE TENNESSEE BRANCH.-SAMUEL1 CHAPPELL.

ROBERT CHAPPELL.2

The name Robert seems to have fieen, of all others, the favorite among· the earlier Chappells. As far back as 1550, we find the name in England, and when we consider that it has been the custom among the Cbappells for centuries to perpetuate their family names, it seems probable that this Robert was the progenitor of the Virginia. branches. The name is found in all the earlier branches in this country, and has even come down to the present generation. The Robert Chappell2 refE>rred to in this chapter was of the sixth generation (,T ohn1-Thomas1-Th_omas2-Robert1- J ohn2-Robert2). He was the eldest son of ,Tolm2 and Pru­ dence Chappell, of Amelia County, who removed to that county from Prince George about the time he was born-1746. Rob­ ert married Mary Tucker, in .Amelia, and removed to Halifax County about 1782, with his brothers, James\ John3, and "\Vil­ Iiam1, and other relatives. As we first find record of him in Halifax County in 1782, this may be taken as the time of hi.s advent into that county. · On :.\'larch 10th of that year he bought a tract of land in the northern part of the county, on Banister River, for a home, and there he lived out his days. The old plantation, whirh I dsited in 1893, remained in the family for more than ,1 century, and was, at the time of my visit, owned and occupied by his granddaughter, Miss Helen Chappell. 228 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Robert Chappell2 liYed to be eighty-three years old, and until 1829. He was a well-to-do planter, and left a large estate at his death. In the letter written in 1828 by his son­ in-law, ·wmiam Dickie2, a copy of which may be seen in the sketch of the Dickie family (Chapter XIV.), he refers to "Father Chappell"-then over eighty years old-and savs: "He has a cancer on his hand which will probably kill him. * * * I fear it is in the blood." The tradition is that the old gentleman did die from the cancer, but it was not in the blood, for none of his descendants have been thus afflicted. On April 27, 1'!75, before his removal to Halifax County, Robert Chappell and his uncle, William Crawley2, Wei'e grant­ ed letters of administration on the estate of his father, John OhappelF, of Amelia Qounty. I have a number of papers pertaining to the settlement of this estate, which have come down from generation to generation. The name of Robert Chappell is often to be found on the pages of the records of Halifax County, and he seems to have been, in his day, a man of affairs. He died testate, and his will, of which the follow­ ing is a copy, is recorded in that county. Will of Robert Ohappelli. "I Robert Chappell Sr. of the couniy of Halifax, do make this my last will in manner following. That is to say. "Imprimis. I direct that my just debts and funeral ex­ penses be paid by my executors, hereinafter named, as soon aft~r my death as they can raise the means to enable them to do so. "I give and bequeath to my son Joel Chappell the follow­ ing slaves, To Wit: Jesse, Isham, Milly, Jerry, Zadock, Miles, Lovie, Sanders, Ned, Rene, Ephraim, and Deeply. "I give and bequeath to my son Robert Chappell Jr. the tract of land whereon I now live, containing 424 acres, to him and his heirs forever, and also the following slaves. To Wit: Abner, Lucinda, Giles, Lanson, Ann, Erva, Sanford, Mary, Lindsey, Willis, Louisa, Patram, IJinab, Phil and Abram. I give and devise unto my daughters, Martha Dickie and Pru­ dence Tucker my tract of land called 'Kings'; to them and CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 227 their heirs forever, to be equally divided between them. I give and bequeath to my daughtEr Martha Dickie the following slaves, To ·wit; Sena, Amanda, Louis, Meddows, Betty, Mariah, and Wiley. I give and bequeath to my da:ughter Pru­ dence Tucker the following slaves, To ·wit: Old Phil, Dice, Fanny, Martha, Lizzy, Joe, and Allen. "I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Martha C. Tucker the following slaves, To vVit: Beck, Dudley, and Henry; also her choice out of my stock of horses; but if my said grand-daughter shall depart this life without leaving liv­ ing at her death a child, grand child or other descendant, I give and bequeath the aforesaid property t6 my sons Joel aQd Robert Chappell and my daughters Martha Dickie, and Pru­ dence Tucker, to be equally divided between them. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Polly T. Chappell one slave named Elvy. "I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Holland, in addition to what I have heretofore given her, the sum of one thousand two hundred Dollars-($1200). All the residue of my estate, both real and personal, including all debts due me and whatever sum I may be entitled to as the heir and next of kin of my deceased son, John Chappell, I give and devise in man­ ner following. To Wit: To my sons Joel and Robert three fifths thereof, to be equally divided between them, and to my daughters Martha Dickie and Prudence Tucker the remaining two fifths, to be equally divided between them. "If any of the female slaves above bequeathed should have any increase between this date and my death, it is my will that the increase shall go and belong to the persons to whom the mothers are bequeathed. "I nominate and appoint my sons Joel Chappell and Rob­ ert Chappell Jr. executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 7th. day of February in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 1826. "Robert Chappell. "Witnesses: (Sealed with wafer.) "John Tucker. "George A. Wood. "Tho'mas Osborn." 228 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

The aboYe will was proved and probated August 24, 1829. There were born to Robert2 and Mary Chappell the fol­ lowing chi1dren, being the same whose names are mentioned in the foregoing will; viz., Joel, Robert, John, Nancy, Ursula, Prudence, and Martha. The dates of their births are unknown, except one. 1. Joel Chappell, the oldest son of Robert2 and Mary Chappell, was born July 25, 1774. He married Tabitha Light, Deecember 5, 1799, and died December 28, 1847, aged seventy­ three. They had nine children, whose names were: Mary T., Winnifred, William S., John L., Tabitha D., Joel Robert, Ursula, Martha, and Johanna. The last three, all-daughters, died unmarried, and, singularly, each died between eighteen and twenty years of age. Joel Chappell removed from Virginia to Madison County, Tennessee, about 1835, and was accom­ panied by his son William and his son-in-law James Hinton. His sons ,John L. and Joel R. had preceded him several years and settled in the same county. I. Mary 'l'ucker Chappell was born January 11, 1801, d. May 13, 1862. She married twice--(1) John Phelps. (2) Allen K. Jones. No issue b}" either marriage. II. Winnifred F. Chappell was born March 24, 1805, d. August lG, 1887, m. Paulin 0. Anderson (1828). Issue nine d1ildren living to maturity: (1) Al­ fred .L (2) Raluda. (B) Rophronia. (4) Virginia. (5) America. (6) Andrew. (7) Margaret. (8) Mary. (9) Albert. III. TVilliam R. Chappell b. Mny 4, 1807, d. May 17, 1850. unmarried. rv. John Light Chappell b. September 9, 1809, d. December 20, 1856, m. Elmina ravatt, Decem­ ber 18, 1838. Issue: One child, Margaret, liv­ ing to maturity. Rhe married Daniel Durham. Issue: Thomas, Elrnina, and Caroline. The lat­ ter married Morris B. Curtain, of Chicago. They haYe one child. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 229

V. Tabitha D. Chappell b. July 10, 1816, d. October, 1873, m. James Hinton (1837). Issue: Seven; only three now living, James, Richard, and Will­ iam, They live at ·wm's Point, Van Zandt County, Texas. VI. Joel Robert Chappell b. February 28, 1819, d. 1876, m. Arabella Conger (1839). Issue, now living: (1) Tabitha E., m. Dr. John R. Hurt, of Mayfield, Ky. He is a nephew al Edwin S. Hurt, who mar­ ried Jeannetta Chappell. (2) Claudia E. (3) Mar­ tha A. m. Charles Nelson, a lawyer of Knox­ ville, 'rmn., died October 13, 1898.. (4) William I'. lives in Atlanta, Tex. (5) Mary Narcisa m. George S. Lannom, of Humboldt, Tenn. Issue: George B., Mary N., and Joseph R. (6) Sterling Price m. Lilly Morris. They live in Monroe, La., and have one child-Mattie. 2. Captain Robert Chappe113, the second son of Robert and Mary (Tucker) Chappell, was born in Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, in 1779, and there married Joanna Light. She was born December 24, 1783, and died November 17, 1850. They had issue one son and six daughters, whose names, in the order of birth, were: Thomas, Martesha, Octavia, Jeannetta, Orra, Helen, and Arteniisia. Of these, Thomas died an old bachelor. Jeannetta married Edwin S. Hurt, and they removed to May­ field, Ky., where she died a fc,w years ago. They had only one child, a daughter, Sarah A., born in 1842, who married James T. Lockridge. Mr. Lockridge was a prominent lawyer and died in 1866. 'Tihere were born of this union three children, Robert E., Whitfield, and Emma, all of whom are married and living in Mayfield. Robert E. Lockridge is cashier of the Ex­ change Bank of Mayfield, Ky. Orra Chappell married John L. Tucker. TheJ removed to Carroll County, Tennessee, and had four children, whose names are not now remembered. Of the remaining _9,aughters of Robert Chappell neither ever married, and the last sur­ vivor, Helen, to whom I have referred, died at the old home­ stead, in Halifax County, in 1894, at the age of seventy-eight 230 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE years.• She was a picturesque character and somewhat eccen• tric, but withal a noble Christian woman. For :fifty years she lived alone on her plantation, with her overseer and his fam. ily, and during all of these years managed her business affairs with con·summate success. Such were her methodical habits that at her death were found among her effects, carefully :filed away, papers belonging to her father, grandfather, and great• grandfather-valuable relics-from which was obtained much of the data given in this sketch. Captain Robert Chappell3, the father of this branch, was a captain in the War of 1812, and commanded a company raised in Halifax County, which belonged to the 69th Regiment, 11th Brigade, and 1st Division, of Virginia troops. His commis• sion, signed by Wilson C. Nicholas, governor of Virginia, was dated at Richmond, Va., May 20, 1813. He was in the Army for several years, probably in the militia, after the close of the war, for the muster-roll of his company for the year 1819, yet preserved, contains many familiar Halifax County family names. During the year 1813 and 1814 he was stationed near the city of Norfolk, and commanded a fort on Crany Island. His letters to his wife, Joanna, written during this period, many of which have been preserved, are exceedingly interest­ ing, and establish the fact that he was not only an affectionate husband and father, but a patriot and a man of far more than ordinary intelligence and education. Captain Robert Chap· pell died July 20. 185H. 3. John Chappell the tliird, in this line, was the young• est son of Robert2 and ~fary (Tueker) Chappell. He was born between 1780-1785, and died, unmarried, in 1825. His will, on file in Halifax County, sho"·s that he possessed a good estate at the time of his death, consisting mostly of personal prop­ erty. Early in life he deyeloped a taste for commercial pur­ suits, and, departing from the usual vocation-toba.cco-plant• ing-became a merchant. He did business in Meadsville, Hal­ ifax County, under the firm name of "John Chappell & Co.," his partner being James Bruce. I have in my pos.session many statements, accounts current, and other documents belonging to, this old firm, from which it appears that they were not CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 231 only excellent business men, but conducted a large and lucra­ tive trade. An inventory taken at one time shows a credit balance of $69,394A,3, which was a large amount for an inland to,vn in Virginia at that day. Among the many familiar names found on the ledger were the Tuckers, Irbys, Oarring­ tons, Daniels, Faulkners, Anthony and Ambrose Hart, Book­ ers, William B. Griffin, Edmondson, Irvines, Olivers, Oarltons, Dabneys, Oraddocks, Vaughns, Samuel Pate, Hughes, Bennett, Crawleys, Jordans, Easleys, Banks, Peter 'rorian, Epps, Boyds, Martha J. Howlett, 'l'errys, Bruces, ,Vades, Pa1mers, Richard Holland, Royalls, Powell, Worshams, Links, and Keelings. 4. Nancy Chappell, daughter of Robert2 and Mary tTucker) Chappell, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, about 1:782, and married Dr. Richard Holland, July 3, 1800. In 1809 they removed, with a colony, to vVilson County, Tennessee, and there l,ocated on a farm near Lebanon, where they lived out their days. They had four children, only two of whom-Rob­ ert Chappell and Mary-lived to maturity. The name of Nancy Chappell was found but twice in the records of Halifax Coun­ ty: first, on November 1, 1798, when she witnessed her Uncle William Chappell's signature to his will; and, secondly, in her marriage bond. I. Robert Chappell Holland was born in Halifax County, June 1, 1'801. He removed, with his father to Tennessee, and, it is said, rod~ the entire distance on horseback, passing throl)gh Cumberland Gap, although he was then but 8 years old. He was graduated in medicine, in Lex­ ington, Ky., in 1822, and became a distinguished physician. Dr. Holland married three times, but had no children living to maturity, except by his second wife, Elizabeth L. Turner, whom he married in 1843. Robert 0. Holland prac­ ticed his profession for some years in Nashville, but removed to Louisville, Ky., where he died April 24, 1880, at the age of seventy-nine. There were born of his second marriage three sons: (1) Rev. Robert A.. Holland, b. June l, 1844. He 232 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

was, at the age of eighteen, a chaplain in John Morgan's Confederate Cavalry. In 1873 he was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church, and has attained eminence. He is now the well­ known rector of St. George's Church in St. Louis. He married Theodosia H. Everett, in 1864, by whom he had issue: Mary, Robert, Theodosia, Thomas, ,fames, and Enid. (2) Henry L. Holland, b. September 10, 1847, m. Anna M. Ware. No issue. Is a merchant in Chicag·o . . (3) James W. Holland, b. April 24, 1849, is a distinguished physician, and now a pro:fossor in ,Tefferson Medical CoIJege, Philadelphia; mar­ ried Mary B. Rupert. Issue: Rupert, Lucy, and Leicester. II. Mary EIIington Holland, the only daughter of Dr. Richard and :Kancy (OhappeU) Holland, was born October 8, lSOS, and died at Gordonsville, Tenn., June 24, 1878. She was twice married-· first, to James* Monroe Martin, a prominent lawyer of Lebanon, 'Penn., in 1827. He died in 1834, leavh1g issue only one child, a son, Richard Peter Martin, wbo was born November 23, 1829, married Maria Frances Hodges, at Spring­ field, California, in 1855, where he died May 29, 1881. The issue of this union were: (1) Richard Eugene, b. in 1859, m. Laura Hamby, of Cop­ peropolis, Cal. Issue: Josephine a:nd E:Iiza. (2) Eliza Ellington, b. May 28, 1860, m. Anthony Caminetti, of Jacb,on, Cal., in 1881. Issue; Henrietta, 1'~arley D. and Antonino B. Mr. Cam­ inetti is a prominent lawyer and Democratic politician in California, and has held many im­ portant official positions. He was for eight years a member of the Legislature, represented his district in Congress for four years, and is *One authority says his name was Peter Monroe. PROF. JAMES W. HOLLAND. ( Page :232.)

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now a member of the State Gode Commission. His home is in ,Jackson, Cal. (3) Henrietta Emo­ gene ~Iartin was born September 27, 1869, and married John K. Hoagg, of San Francisco. She is an accomplished musician, and is now in l\filan, Italy, studying for the operatic stage. Mary Ellington Holland married, secondly, Wil­ liam Randolph Betty, of Lebanon, Tenn. (1844), by whom she had issue living to maturity only Anna Holland Betty. She married Joseph B. Anderson, of Lebanon, April 19, 1866, who was a lineal descendant of Paulin 0. Anderson, who m. \Vinnifred Chappell, daughter of Joell, son of Robert2• There were born to this couple twelve children, whose names ·were as follows: Joseph, Mary, William, Edwin, Anna, Jean, Samuel, James, Alice, Laura, Campbell, and Kellar Chappell. Several members of this branch are now living in Chattanooga, Tenn., while others are Jiving in Lebanon, Gordons­ ville, and "\YatertO"\vn, in the same State. Their descendants of a later generation have not been traced. It will be observed that some of the descendants of Dr. Richard Holland removed from Lebanon, Tenn., where he first located, to Smith County, and from there a still later genera­ tion removed to California. A.11 are intelligent, industrious people, and are among the best type of citizens. 5. Ursula Chappell, daughter of Robert2 and Mary (Tucker) Clrnppell, was born in Halifaxx County, Virginia, and there married Joel Tucker, October 17, 1800. They had but one child, Patsy, who is referred to in the letter of "\Vil­ liain Dickie, written in 1828. (See Dickie genealogy.) She died unmarried. 6. Prudence Chappell, daughter of Robert2 and Mary (Tucker) Chappell, married Robert Tucker, January 12, 1821. They had no issi,ie. -16- 234 _,1_ GENEALOGICAL, HISTORY OF THE

7. :!\Iarlha (l'afay) Chappell, the younge,;t child of Robert~ and :!\Iary (Tm·kn·) Chappell, married 1Villiam Dickie2, No­ yember 22, 1816. * They had three children, all daughters, whose history is giYen in the Didde sketch, Chapter XIV. '\Vhile the family of Robert Gllappell2 ,vas, in the first two generations, a prolific one, it is a singulm· fad that most of his descendantR were females, many of whom died in early womanhood, unman-ied; or, if they lived to maturity, died spinsters. The family has now but two representatives in the male line who bPar the family name, and as one of these is a confirmed bachelor, and the other has only one child, and that a daughter. there is great danger that th·e name "Chappell" in this branch may become extinct, as it has in others . .John Chappell3. the youngest son of Robert2 and Mary (Tucker) Chappell, who has been referred to, died in the city of New York, in 1825, where he had gone to purchase goods. An epidemic of yellow fever was prentiling there at the time, and he contracted this fatal disease, which caused his death. His remains were probably interred in that city.

JAMES CHAPPELl}-Tl!E TEXAS BRANCH.

James2, who was the third son of John2 and Prudence Chappell, of Amelia County, Virginia, was born in that county about 1754. He was of the sixth genc>ration (James2-John2 -Robert1-Thomas2-Thomas1-Jolm1). About the close of the Reyolution he remoyed, with his brothers, to Halifax County, where we find, from the records, he married Martha, the daughter of Richard \Yooding,t on June 22, 1781. He soon afterwards bought a tract of land south of the Dan, which became his horn€. ' On Mardi 12, 1781, he and his brother *'Villiam Dickie2 was a son of John DickiE2, who removed to. South Carolina. (See genealogy of Dickie family.) i·Robert Wooding, probably the father of Richard, was a vestry­ man in Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia. (Bishop Me_,ade.) CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FA:VIlLIES. 235 vVilliam were witnesses to a deed made by their brother, John Chappell; and on .July 1, 1785, lw and his elder brother, Robert, were witnesses to another deed made by John to Charles Oulds. (Halifax RPcords.) In the earl.v part of the present centnry, James Chappell joined the great tide of emigration, wl1irh set in about that time from Virrdnia to Tennessee, and removed fo the western part of that State. It is not known, certainly, in what year he moved, nor is ii known in what county he located. It was probably, howeYer, in ~faur~• County, as his relatives, the sons of his brother \Villiam, had Hettled in that county. Here he remained until his neath, ·which occuned about 1830. ·Bnt little is known of the children of James Chappell. He had only two sons-Robert -nrooding and Humphrey-of whom anything·, in fact, is now known. Both of these sons w~re grown when their father removed to Tennessee, and they re, moved there with him. Robe1·t ·\Yooding Chappell, called "\Vooding,'' was born in Halifax Count~-. Virginia, May 14, 1782. In 1803 he mar­ ried Mary-whose maiden name is unknown-by whom he had issue the following, all of whom were born in Virginia, on the dates mentioned: Charlotte, ~ovember 8, 1804; John G., FebruaTy 17, 180H; Elizabeth, Jnly 17, 1807; William, August 27, 1808; Mary, December 2, 1810; Robert, June 6, 1812; James, NoYember 10, 1813; Nimrod, August 29, 1815; George, December 12, 1816. About 1840, 'Wooding Chappell removed, with his sons, taking ·with him his widowed mother, then a very old woman, to the Brazos River, in what is now Washington County, in the State of Texas. Here he laid off and founded the town of ''Chappell Hill," named for him, which for many years was one of the most important towns in the State.* This journey, made by \Yooding- Chappell at *In 1820 Moses Austin, by permission of the Mexican Government, established an American colony in what iS' now Washington and Austin counties. Disturbances between this colony and the Mexican Government led to the Revolution of 1836, which resulted in the inde­ pendence of the Republic of Texas in 1837, and the admission of the State of Texas into the Union in 1845. It was to Austin's colony, in Washington County, that Wood.ing Chappell went, about 1840. Texas was certainly a republic when he removed there. 236 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

a time when much of the intervening country was almost a trackless ,vilderness, was one attended with no little danger, and required a high order of personal courage. The country over which they trawled-the frontier of Texas-was then the hunting-ground of the Indian, and it was necessary to be constantly on the alert to prevent sudden attacks from those wily savages. In fact, more tharc one engagement did take place, and it is said, through tradition, that in these fights the old grandmother, then nearly eighty years of age, but a typical pioneer, took an active part, and rendered no small assistance to the little band of emigrants. But little is known of ,Vooding Chappell, or his family, after their arrival in Texas. A :a;trange fatality seems to have attended them in their new home, for it was not many years until most of them were dead. The Brazos bottom, where they settled, while as rich as the valley of the Nile, was, at an early day, a very unhealthy section. It is said that most of his children married, and that s_ome of them removed to other sections of the State. If this be true, they have been lost sight of entirel.'-, and cannot now be traced. It is prob­ able, however, that most of them died before 1850, leaving no descendants. John G. Chappel!, the eldest son, married, and had at least one son, named Robert v\Tooding, Jr. (for his grandfather). This son married and had two sons, one of whom died December 28, 1896, leaving a son named Robert, now five years old. The other son of Robert ·wooding Chap­ pell, Jr.-,John II. Chappell-is the sole survivor of this branch, so far as is known, who bears the name "Chappell." He resides at Brenham, YVashington County, Texas. vYilliam Chappell, son of ,Vooding, Sr., married Harriet She is now living, at an advanced age, the sole sur­ vivor of her generation, at Cameron, Texas. She has one daughter, Mrs. Beale, living in Galveston. It is also said that James Chappell, who was a son of ·wooding, Sr., has a son now living at Eddy, Falls County, 'l'exas, but he has not been traced. Humphrey Chappell, brother of ,Vooding, and the only other child of James and Martha (Wooding) Chappell, of CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 237 whom anything is now known, s,eems, from tradition, to have been a nomad, and of a restless, roving disposition. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, probably about 1790, and married Lucy Irby in that county, .July 23, 18123.* From Hal­ ifax County he removed to Tennessee, whence, it is said, he removed to Arkansas. His ,vife probably died in Arkansas, for we next find trace of him, about 18:35. when he visited his relatives in Maury County, Tennessee. From that State he extended his visit to Amelia County, Virginia, where he Yisited his relatives there. (See manuscript of James Chap­ pell, of Amelia County, Chapter X.) Subsequently, I:e re­ turned to the \Yest, and, it is said, married a Miss January, in lVIuhlenburg County, Kentucky. The above account of Humphrey Chappell, which is tradi.­ tional, has been obtained from th\3 oldest members of the family in Kentu('ky and 'l'ennessee. 'l'he records of \Vashing­ ton County, Texas, show that he removed to that State pre­ vious to 1850, where his nearest relathes were then living; and that he died at Chappell Hill, in that county, in January, 1851. His estate was administered on by Robert \\" ooding Chappell, ,Jr., and was divided between the administrator and ·william C. Chappell, who were declared by the probate court to be his legal heirs, being the nearest of kin then living, a fact which proves that the family ,,vere nearly all dead at that time. The aboYe ini:.:omplete sketch of the 'rexas branch of the Chappell family has been conipil0d from the records of Hali­ fax County, Virginia, from traditions obtained from the old­ est members of the family, now living in Kentucky and Ten­ nessee, and from J,ohn H. Chappell, of Brenham, Texas. The latter, a young lawyer, is the sole representative of his family, excepting his little nephew, now living in the section of the State ·where his ancestors first settled, and, as has been stated, the sole representative of the name in his branch. The name "Chappell" is in danger of becoming extinct in this branch, as it has become in some others. *Halifax County Records of Marriages. 238 A GENEALOGICAL HIS'L'ORY OF THE

WILLIAM CHAPPELL1-THE TENNESSEE BRANCH. "\Villiam Chappell, son of John and Prudence Chappell, was born in Amelia County, Virginia, on the 15th day of May, 1758." It was this record, found accidentally in an old fam­ ily Bible: that had once belonged to Mrs. Nancy H. Reynolds, the former widow of Alexander Chappell, that first suggested the compilation of this family history. It furnished a clue which has been an important link in the genealogical chain. The old Bible was a small volume, all tattered and tom from rough usage, and had been thrown aside for years, after its owner's death, as worthless. The good Christian woman to whom it had belonged doubtless knew its history and it-; value, for it had belonged to her first husband's father, '\Vill­ iam Chappell, and had bee.n in the family for more than a cen­ tur,Y. From the pages of this old book there was emitted a ray of light that radiated toward the east, and, like a halo, _rested over the dome of the old county court-house in "\rnclia County, Virginia. The reflection from this ray shone on the archives stored away in the old building for generations, all covered with the dust of a century and a half, and bade us search there for more light; for on these shelves were stored the wills, the deeds, and the marriage bonds of the early Chap­ pells, those who had passed away so long ago that even their names had been lost to their descendants. William Chappell was next to the youngest son of his parents, and was but a few days of seventeen years old when his father died, in 1775. His line of descent was as follows: William1-John 2-Robert1-Thomas2-Thomas1-John 1• He was therefore of the sixth generation. Provision was made in his father's will for his education and maintenance, and that of his younger brother, Samuel. He accompanied hi:-; older brothers, Robert2, John3, and James\ when they removed to Halifax County, about 1782, and the first account we find of him there is his marriage, on Thursday, November 6, 1783, to Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of John and Ailsie Dickie. Soon after his marriage he bought a tract of land on the south side of Dan River, near the plantations of his brothers, which CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 2:3\1' became his home, and where he died May 13, 1799, at the catly age of forty-one years. \Yilliam Chappell seems to have been an industrious and prosperous farmer, for his name appears several times on the pages of the deed books of Halifax County. He died testate, and his will, written November 1, 1798, was proved ,Jnne 2-!, 1799. It was witnessed by \Yilliam Dickie, Sr., a brother-iu­ law, and Xancy Chappell, a niece, the latter a daughter of Robert Chappell2. In his will the names of his children are mentioned in the following order, which was the order of birth. David Crawley, Sarah, \Villiam, Dickie, John \Vat­ kins, Elizabeth, and Alexander. None of these children were grown at the time of their father's death. David Crawley and John \Yatkins died in Virginia, before arriving at maturity; the others all lived to be married, and in after years removed to the State of Tennessee. The brothers of the testator, Rob­ ert2 and John3 Chappell, and his brother-in-law, Edwin Garl­ ington, were appointed executors and also guardians of his. children. The inventory of the estate, which is on file, amount­ ed, exclusive of lands and negroes, to £898 4s. 7d., or, in dol­ lars and cents, to $4,347. On February 22, 1802, Elizabeth Chappell, the widow, receipted to the executors for her dower. The witnesses to this receipt were \Villiam Dickie, Sr., David Crawlej, Chappell, and Conway and \Villiam Garlington-the two latter were the sons of Edwin Garlington, and hence her nephews.* There is a double relationship between the descendants of J olm3 and \Villiam1 Chappell-two brothers having mar­ ried sisters-the daughters of John Dickie, Sr. This close relationship has perhaps led to more than the usual affec­ tionate feeling of kinship-an affection which has continued unbroken for more than a century. Elizabeth, the widow of \Yilliam Chappell, married 'rhomas Hull Crawley, probably a grandson of Sarah Crawley, who wa!3 therefore related to the Chappells. But one child was born of this union-a son Thomas-who died quite young. I do not know the date of Thomas Hull CrawlPy's death, but ~ls *See Garlington and Dlickie, Chapters XVIII. and XIV. 240 A GENEALOGICAL HIS'£0RY OF THE

late as 1814 they were living in the old Black Walnut neigh­ borhood, and are well rememJJn-ed b~, :\frs. Sarah D. Lenoir, nee Chappell-the daughter of John Chappell\ of Missouri. She was then called "Aunt Betsy Crawley." I visited the old house in which they Jived, when in Halifax County, and slept beneath its hospitable roof. It was a splendid old Virginia mansion in its day, with its hand-carved wainscoting and wood­ work, and is still in a good state of preservation, although nearly a century has passed since it was erected. In 1832 Elizabeth Crawley, then for the second time a widow, removed with her youngest son, Alexander Chappel1, to Maury County, Tennessee, whence all of hei' children had preceded her. She died in that county, at the home of her son William, on June 3, 1844; having lived to be nearly an octo­ genarian. She is remembered by those yet living, and it is said that in her younger days she was tall and spare with an olive complexion and black hair and eyes; a description which is directly the opposite of that which has come down of her sister, Susannah Garlington, who 1s said to have been a very decided blonde and "large in person." From 1720 to 1900, one hundred and eighty years; and yet the lives of three persons-John Chappell2, of Amelia County; Elizabeth Crawley, his daughter-in-law; and her g~andson, William B. Chappell, yet living, at the age of seventy-two­ span this long period. "\Vm. B. Chappell remembers his grand­ mother. She probably knew her father-in-law. 1. Sarah Chappell was born in Halifax County, Virginia. March 18, 1786. She married Nathaniel Strange April 7, 1803, and in 1832 they removed to Maury County, Tennessee, where they lived out their days. The issue of this union were Eliza­ beth, Martha, Mary, Rebecca, Francis, Thomas, and James, all of whom married, and all of whom are now dead except James, the youngest. He married a Miss Bunch, by whom he had three children, all daughters. They live in Maury County. No further information has been obtained of this branch. Sarah Strange died in 1859, at the age of seventy­ three. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 241

2. William Chappell, Jr., was born July 29, 1788, and on .June 25, 1812, married Sarah L. Palmer, in Halifax County, Virginia, who was a sister of Isaac Palmer, referred to in the Wade sketch. (See Chapter XV.) She was born May 9, 1798, and died October 17, 1852. In 1817 William Chappell emi­ grated to Tennessee, where he first located in Sumner County, but finally settled in Maury County. Physically, he was a small man, and never weighed more than 145 pounds, but possessed an unusual amount of energy and industry. He was a zealous Christian and a devoted churchman-what was called in olden times a "shouting Methodist." He lived to be eighty-five years old and passed away November 21, 1873. There were born to William and Sarah CJ;tappell fhe following children: I. Parthena b. July 8, 1815, m. Charles 1\1. Irvine. Issue: (l) ,\nn m. '!'hos. Vestal. Issue: One daughter. (2) Laura m. -- Wisner. Issue: Two. (3) Fanny .m. -- l\'ldferivous. (4) Georg,~ m. Sarah A. Sedberry. (5) John, unmarried. (6) Charles m. -- Dortch. (7) William m. -­ vVarren. (8) James, emigrated to Texas. II Thomas Dickie m. Mary A. Lockridge. Issue: (1) Dickie, removed to Arkansas, and is now liv­ ing near Barren Fork. (2) Susan m. John C. ·whitaker. Issue: Six. (3) Fanny m. James P. Hall. Issue: Two. (4) Mary rn. H. H. Culp. Issue: Seven. (5) Nimrod rn. Sarah Culp. They removed to Arkansas. (6) Ella m. R. l\L ~lc­ Lemon. Issue: Five. (7) Robert m. Martha Thomasrnn. Issue: Five. III. Anna 0. m. John J. Dobbin. Issue: (1) Josephine m. Dr. Davidson. (2) William A., is a physician in Memphis, Tenn. (3) James P., unmarried, is a merchant in New Orleans. (4) Arm m. Will­ iam Howard, of Hazlehurst, Miss. (5) Laura m. -- Campbell. (6) Blake, unmarried, is a mer­ chant in New Orleans. IV. William B.. b. May 22, 1828, m. twice-first, Efo­ abeth \Vhitakcr. Issue: (1) Edwin B., a.distin- 242 A GENEALOGICAL HISTOHY OF THE

guished Methodist minister, now stationed at Nashville, Tenn. (2) Sarah I'. m. Knox Gillham. Issue: Five. (3) \Yilliam \V. m. Belle Duncan. Issue: Two, one of whom is named Philip E. Chappell, in compliment to the compiler . • . (4) Anna M. m. II. A. Grimes. Issue: Four. v\'illiam B. Chappell married, secondly, Mary Z. Gillham, in 186D, by whom he has had Charles, Ewin, Julia, Ashley, and Clovis, all of whom are unmarried. The father of this family, now seventy-two years old, possesses a mind unclouded with age, and a me~ory in which is stored. pe1·haps, more of thP traditions of the early Chappells than in that of any other mem­ ber of the family uow living. He has furnished me much valuable information, not only of the Tennessee branch, but of others. He and his children live in and near Flatwoods, Tenn. V. Alexander, b. January 23, 1834, m. twice-first, Maggie Bullock. Issue: A daughter, who m. -- Harris. She has three daughters, and is now a widow. Alexander Chappell married, secondly, Belle Dooley. Issue: (1) Florence m. Charles Haycraft. Issue: Two daughters. They live in Florida. (2) Edward died in Cali­ fornia in 18!13. (3) Kate married -- Fleming. I.,sne: rwo. (4) ,Jennie died in 1894. (5) Clif­ ford. unmarried. VI. Sarah P., b. KoYember 16, 1835, m. twice-first, Dr. \V. B. Barfield. No living issue. Secondly, Rev. J. H. Ranlhac. They reside in Union Ci(v, 'l'enncssr·e. VIL Newton, b. July 31, 1841, m. twice-first, Mary D. \Yhitakcr. Issue: FiYe. Secondly, Laura "Whit­ aker. They rernoved to Texa,s, many years ago, but to what place is not known. 'l'he descendants of "\Villian, Chappell, Jr., reside mostlv in :Manry County, 'l'ennE'i"see, although some of them have r;- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES, 243 moved to other sections in that State, and to Arkansas and Texas. 3. Dickie Chappell1 was born in Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, February 19, 1790. Re was twice married-first, to Mary Hobson, whose mother was a l\Iiss Pate; and, secondly, to Susannah Pate Tinsley, a daughter of Nathaniel Tinsley, of Hanover County, Virginia. His ,vives were first cousins. for Hobson and Tinsley each married sisters of Matthew Pate, of Halifax County, Virginia:* (See sketch of Pate family. Chapter XVII.) By Dickie Chappell's first marriage but one child was born, a son named Henry Pate Chappell, who died, leaving a son, Fountain. This son married a Miss O"onnor. They are now living in Noxubee County, Mississippi, wher,! he is a well-to-do planter. The issue of Dickie Chappell's second marriage was as follow<;: I. Dickie 'l'insley, horn February 12, 1836, married Sarah E. Cartwright. She was, born Febru­ ary 6, 1836, died i.n Kansas City, Missomi, December 9, 1893. Issue: (l) Susannah, b. June 24, 1857, m. Rev. A. R. Farris. She died in 1895, at l\far~hall, Mo., leaving fiTe chil­ dren. (2) Ellen, b. February 13, 1860, m. C. A. Shepherd. Issue: Three. (3) Albert, b. Janu­ ary 14, 1862, m. Sophia Reed. Issue: Two. (4) Nettie, b. l>ecern.ber 2!!, 1864, m. E. R. Gill. Issue: One. The two daughters, Mrs. Gill and Mrs. Shepherd. reside in Kansas City, Mo., their brother in St. Louis, and their father in Colum­ bia, Tenn. II. Fanny Elizabeth m. Rev. R. G. Irvine, October 17, 1845. Isime: (]) Ewing, (2) Robert; both live in Columbia, Tenn. (3) Florence Hays m. A. C. l<'loyd. Issue: A. C. Floyd, Jr., born Novem­ ber 25, 1899. 'fhey live in Chattanooga, Tenn. (4) Thomas died in 1897. III. Louise m. Geo. vV. Skinner in 1844, and d. in 1845. No issue. *John Chappell4, of Missouri, married Mary Pate, a daughter of Matthew Pate. 244 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

IV. Susannah Dickie, b. May 17, 1825, m. James G-. Voorhees, ,Jnly 20, 18'12, d. April 30, 1892. Issue: (l) Garrett D. rn .•~\._ugnsta Strozzi. (2) Sucie Pate rn. J. L. Maxwell. (3) Milton T. m. Mary L. Urown. (4) James. (5) Joe Lane m. Laura Zaccarr-lla. (6) Susan. All of the above live :n Columbia, Tenn. V. Jennie, b. October 27, 1827, m. W. R. Cason in 1843, and d. April 10, 1846. Issue: One son, John D. Cason, who m. Sally M. Neeley, by whom he had 'William, Bertha, Lizzie, and Rob­ ert. They live in Nashville. VI. Sarah A., b. April 16, 18:U, m. twice~first, Benj. Sedberry, killed in C. S. A. Issue: (1) Susan 111. A. C. Riddle. (2) Nannie m. E. D. Neeley. (:1) Lucy m. twi<:e-(J) Jas. R. Richey, (2) F. B. Easley. (4) Fanny Alice m. S. R. Davis. All of the above live in ·waco, Texas, except Mrs. Davis, who reside,.: in Des Moines, Iowa. Sarah A. Chappell married, sccondly, Geo. vV. Irvine, by whom she had Charles and Anna. Dickie Chappell\ the father of this branch, removed from Virginia to Tennessee, about :l 820, where he settled in Maury County. He became a wealthy planter and slave-owner, own­ ing at the time of his death more than a hundred negro slaves. His plantation, located on Dnck River, was one of the finest and most valuable in that section of the State. Physically, Dickie Chappell was a large man, and weighed more than 200 pounds. He had a dark complexfon, with black hair and eyes. He died February 26, 185G, at tlte age of sixty-six, and his wife died in the following December. 4. Elizabeth Chappe112, b. August 18, 1793, married twice -first, Kennar Crawley, f'On of 'rl1omas Hull Crawley,* by his first wife; and, se(•ondly, \Vm. Gresham. There was no issue by the first marriage, but by the second there were three *There was no blood relationship between Elizabeth Chappell2 and Kennar Crawley, although their parents were husband and wife. They were children by former marriages. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 2-!5 sons-John, Joseph Alexander, and Robert Gresham. John and Robert are dead, and only Joseph Alexander, called "Sandy," survives. He is a farmer, li"ves near Columbia, and is a bachelor. 5. Alexander Chappell, the youngest child of William1 and Elizabeth (Dickie) Chappell, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, November 27, 1897. He married Na:u.l'.y H. Irvine, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Easley) Irvine, in that coun­ ty, on January 12, 1826, and in 1832 removed, with his mother, to the State of Tennessee, where he located.in Maury County, near his brothers. Here he died, October 3, 1833, and shortly after his death his father-in-law, who had, previous t'O that time, removed to Gallaway County, Missouri, went to Tennes­ see and removed his widowed daughter and her children to his home, near ,Jefferson City, where they continued to live, and where their descendants yet live to this day. There were born to Alexander and Nancy (Irvine) Chappell the following children: I. ·wmiam Samuel b. March 15, 1829, m. Abigail ..Waggoner, March 8, 1853, and died June 2, 1866. Issue: (1) Sarah Ida b. November 29, 1854, m. Joseph Rickey (1876). Both died shortly after their marriage, leaving one son, Chappell Rickey, now an intelligent young man about of age. (2) Nannie Booker, called "Queenie," b. August 16, 1'858, m. Joseph Paullin. Issue: One child, Susan. They reside in Kansas City, Missouri. (3) David Alexander, called "Sawnie," b. Sep­ tember 3, 1860, rn. Lula Noland. Issue: Sarah, William, Nannie, and perhaps others whose names are unknown. David Alexander lives near Cedar City, Callaway County, Mo. II. Sarah Elizabeth was born April 1, 1831, in Vir­ ginia. She married twice. First, Samuel Allen, in 1849, by whom she had one child, a daughter, Adelaide. Adelaide Allen m. Peter Bailey, of Fulton, Mo., by whom she has had issue a son, named Celsus. This family resides in St. Louis. Sarah Elizabeth Chappell married, secondly, 245 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

:Maj. John B. .\dams.* of Callaway County, Mo., whose first wife was Samue1 Allen's sister. The issue of this mai-riage was one son, named Thomas S. Adams, who died unmarried, in Ful­ ton, Mo., in 18D8, at the age of forty-five. III. Alexander Inine Chappell. tlte youngest son of Alexander and Nancy Chappell, was a post­ hurnons child, and was born February 5, 1834. He m. Lizr,ie Ca~on, in J,me, 18G0, and died on the 21st of the fol_lowi11g November. He was an exceedingly handsome young man, was well educated. and vPry mHdi beloYed by ali of his acquaintances. His remains rest in the family cemetery, which is about fl.ye miles below Jeffer­ son City, on the Callaway sidP, and overlooks the broad Missouri River. I have been thus particular in descl'ibing the location of this and other old grayeyards, so that in years to come, should any one feel sufficient interest to desire to find the graves of those interred there, he may be able to find them.

SAMUEL CH-\ PPELL. 1 OF AMELIA COUNTY. Samuel Chappell, the youngest son of John2 and Prudence Chappell (Samuel1-John2-Robert1-Thomas,-Thomas2- John1), was born in Amelia County, Virginia, about 1760; hence, was fifteen years old when his father died, in 1775. In his father's will special provision was made for the education and maintenance of himself and brother -William until they became of age.t He <1id not Jean• his native county with his brothers, when they removed to Halifax County, but con­ tinued to reside there until his death, which occurred about 1800. On May 25, 1786, he married Martha Perkinson, also of Amelia County, by whom he had only one child, a little girl, *Major John Booker Adams was a member of the Adams family whose genealogy is given in Chapter XIX. ·rSee will of John2 Chappell, of Amelia County, Chapter XI. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FA::.IILIES. ;!47 named Dorothy. Martha (Perkinson) Chappell married, sec­ ondly, -- Fuquier, by whom she had one child ...~lbert Fu­ quier, who remoyed to New Orleans, where he died, leaving n0 fasue. The name of Samuel Chappell has been found several times in the records. On October 28, 1779, his uncle, Robert Chappell2, conveyed a tract of land in Raleigh Parish, Amelia County, to his half-brother, "\Villiam Crawley, and in the deed, which is recorded in Amelia, the land is described as adjoin­ ing a tract owned by an "orphan-Samuel Chappell." (See sketch of Robert Chappell2, Chapter VIII.) On March 14, 1787, he signed, as surety, the marriage bond of one Hezekiah 'l'ucker, who married Amy Tucker. (Amelia County Records.) Among the papers, yet preserved and in my possession, which belo~ged to his brother, Robert2, who removed to Halifax County, is the following statement, copied verbatim: "The 10th of feby 1792. I recollect that in the year 1782 I sold a horse To Samuel Chappell & in part pay for Sd. horse Sd. Chappell Gave me 10 barrels of Corn, which he said was in the hands of his Brother Robt. & I applied for the Corn & Robert Chappell delivered it to me. This is a memorandum for a Settlement between Robert and Samuel Chappell. Given under my hand. John Echols." In Ute old manuscript of James Chappe113, of Amelia County (see Chapter X.), the following statement is found: "Samuel (Chappell) married and died early in life in this county (Amelia). His daughter married a gentleman named Backus, who at one time kept the Amelia Springs Hotel, and after­ wards removed to the western part of the State and kept a house of entertainment there." Dorothy, the only child of Samuel and Martha (Perkinson) Chappell, was born in Amelia County, Virginia, in 1798. In 1811, at the age of thirteen, she married George Backus, a wid­ ower, who had been a merchant in Petersburg.* About 1815 *George Backus was a New Englander by birth, and came to Vir­ ginia from Norwich, Conn., in 1750, with his father, Ebenezer Backus, Jr., who married Elizabeth Fitch, a great-granddaughter or Governor Bradford, the historian, who ca.me over in the Mcwftowe.r. Ebenezer Backus, Jr., was a major in the Continental Army. He was a son of Ebenezer, Sr. (1712-1768), who was a son of William Backus, who came 248 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE he remoYed to Fincastle, in Botetourt County, Virginia, where they continued to reside until his death, in 1829. His widow, Dorothy (Chappell) Backus, survived him many years, dying at Melrose, Va., in 1874, at the age of seventy-six. The issue of this marriage was one son and eight daughters, George, Ann, Eliza, Maria, Paulina, Martha, Susan, Georgiana, and Josepha. 1. George Backus, ,Jr., was born at Amelia Springs, Va., in 1813, and died in infancy. 2. Ann E. Backus was born in Amelia County, Virginia, February 13, 1814; died at Holly Springs, Miss., January 11, 1878. She married Dr. Samuel 0. Caruthers, at Fincastle, Va., January 4, 1830, by whom she had only one child, Mary. Mary H. Caruthers, born September 1, 1884, married Dr. Samuel 0. Gholson, June 12, 1855, of Holly Springs, Miss., at which place they still reside. Issue: (1) ,vmiam Z. Gholson, born July 2,

1856, married Edith Kempe. They have Edith, ·wmiam Z., .Tr.1 and Catharine. They reside at Aberdeen, Miss. (2) Samuel C. G1101son, born January l, 1859, married Kate Harris. Issut>: Harris and ·winfield. Their father was a physician at Holly Springs, and died there in 1893. (3) Edwin Gholson, born May 3, 1863, married Eleanor L. Thomas, who died November 25, 1891, leaving one child, Eleanor. Edwin Gholson is a mem­ ber of the bar of Cincinnati. (4) Arthur Gholson, born March 3, 1867, married Lizzie Clark. Issue: Mary and Samuel. He lives at Holly Springs. (5) Cary F. Gholson, born January ]-"2, 1870, died 1898. (6) Anna Gholson, born January 3, 1873, mar­ ried Daniel Howard, of Aberdeen, Miss. Issue: Daniel, Mary, and Cary. (7) Norman Gholson, born September 21, 1875, Jives in Cincinnati. (8) j\fary V. Gholson, born September 4, 1879, lives at Holly Springs, Miss. from England to Conr,ecticut. Governor Bradford was the chronicler who gave the description, referred to in Chapter II., of the little ship Speedwell, of which Captain John Chapp,ell, the first American ancestor, was the commander. It seems strange that one of his lineal descend­ ants became the husband of a lineal descendant of the man who after­ ward commanded the "little ship" which he so graphically describes, and which was destined to occupy a place in history only second to the Mayflower. CHAPPELL, DICKUJ AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 249

3. Eliza Backus, born at Fincastle, Va., in 1816, married twice-(1) \Villiam L. Little, died in l\femphis in 1848. (:.l) -­ Davis, of New Orleans. She died there of yellow fever in 1853. She had only issue b.v first marriage, as follows: · I. John Little b. 1840, went to South America and has not bet>n heard of since 1870. II. Julia Little b. in 18i2, married Hugh McGehee. Issue: Hugh, \Yilliam, Julia, Abner, and Anna. III. ·wmiam Little b. 1843, m. Annie Nelson. He lives at Han-ison Rtation, Mies., and has one child, Annie. IV. Charles Little died at Atlanta, Ga., unmarried. V. Annie C. Little m. Geo. B. Myers, of Holly Springs, :Miss. Issue: )urna 2\lyers, m. Edward Sheets, and Mary G. Myers, b. 1876. 4. Maria Backus, born at Fincastle. Va., in 1818, and died there July 29, 1838. She married George Rudisill, and left one son, Geo. E., born September 23, 1834,-died January 7, 1897. He was a merchant in 2\femphis, Tenn. In 1869 he mar­ ried Emma Howell, of Brownsville, Tenn., by whom he had issue: ,villie May, b. in 1871, m. J. L. Conway; Geo. E. Rudi­ sill, Jr., Junius, Mary Bell, and Frank ,v. These children reside with their mother in Memphis, 'renn. 5. Martha Backus, born in 1820, died ,Tuly 29, 1894, mar­ ried George Nash (then of Lynchburg, Va.), in 1841. Subse­ quently they re1mwed to Louisville, Ky., and afterward to Nev,' York. flhe left surviving her, four children, viz.: I. George Nash, married and lives in Brooklyn, N. Y. II. l\forris Nash, married and lives in Paducah, Ky. III. Emma Nash, married. Residence unknown. IV. Narrnic Nash, married -- Blanchard. 6. Paulina Backus, born at Fincastle, Va., in 1822, died at Melrose, Va., April 9, 18~1, man-ied Jt:atthew Pettibone, in 1836, by whom she had issue: Lucian, Mary, ,vmiam, Emma, John, Josepha, 'l'homas, Ellen, and Ashby, all of whom were born between 1839 nnd 187i5. T have no further information of this branch. -17- '250 .A iGENEALOGICAL HIS'l'ORY OF THE

7. Susan Backus, born May 4, 1824, in Virginia. She­ married Joseph Gount, Dec,ember 20, 1842, of Fincastle, who -died June 12, 1868, leaving no issue. She still survives, and now resides, at the age of seventy-five, at Bessemer, Botetourt County, Virginia. 8. Georgiana Backus, born ,July 15, 1826, at Fincastle, Wa., dieo:at Melrose, Va., May 2.3, 1857. She married William Anderson, of Botetourt County, Virginia, and left issue five ,children, viz.: Nannie, ,Joseph, }Hartin, George, and Edwin. I have no further information as to them or their descendants. ·~. Josepha Backus, born at Fincastle, Va., July 4, 1828. 'She married William Young, who died ma11y years·ago, by whom she had issue only one child, Charles Young. She sur­ viv~s, and is living with her son at McDonough, near Balti­ m.or-e, Md. The compiler is indebted to 1\fr. Edwin Gholson, of Cin­ cinnati, 0., for valuable as,sistance in the preparation of this sketch, for which ht: returns his most sincere thanks.

PRUDENCE CHAPPELL".

Nothing is known of Prudence Chappell2, except that she was ·the only daughter of .John2 and Prudence1 Chappell, of Amelia County, Virginia, and that she was unmarried at the time her father's will was written, in 1775. There is recorded in the journal of the Honse of Representatives of the Thirtieth Congress (p. 348, February 2, 1848) the petition of one Pru­ dence Chappell for a pension. The petition states that the applicant then lived in Montgomery County, Tennessee, and was the widow of Thomas vVeakly, late a Revolutionary sol­ dier. 'L'he application was made under an act of Congress, granting pensions to certain widows, etc. It is not known who this Prudence (Chappell) Weakly was, nor is it known what relationship existed between Thomas ·weakly and the Chappells. That there was a rela­ tionship is eyident, for a son of Dickie Chappell, of Kentucky, was named Thomas '\Veakly Chappell. (See Chapter XV.) Doubtless the old soldier was held in high esteem, for his name was perpetuated for a century. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FA:\,lTLIES. 251

CHAPTER XI II.

THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRANCH--Continued.

JOHN CHAPPELL 3, OF HALIFAX.-MARRIES, FIRST, SARAH DICKIE. -SECOND, ANN DE GRAFFENREID.-FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA.-EARON DE GRAFFENREID.-HISTORICAL.

John Cbappell3, son of Jobn2 and Prudence Cbappell1, of Amelia County, Virginia, was bo~n in that county about 1,752. He was of i.be sixth generation (John1-Thomas1-Tbomas2- Robert1-,John2-J ohn3), and was twenty-three years old when bis father died, in 1775. He was at that time engaged with bis brother, James, in farming on a plantation on Namozine Creek, a stream which flows through the southern part of the county. About the close of the Revolution (1780-1782), there was quite an exodus from Amelia to Halifax, the latter a new county lying southwest of Amelia, and among those who went there at that time were John Chappell and. bis brothers, Robert, James, and \Villiarn, their Crawley kindred, and many others. Among those whose names were familiar to me in my boyhood were the Olivers, Links, Keelings, Jor­ dans, Lawsons, Watkins, Carltons, Harts, Worshams, and Ransoms, all of whom came from Amelia County, and whose names are found among the early records of that county. A still later generation of these same people were of the colony which removed from Halifax County to Callaway County, Mis­ s,ouri, between 18:15 and 1840. Their descendants are still to be found in the southern part of Callaway County. Whether John Chappell3 was in the Revolutionary Army cannot now be determined with cel'tainty. It must be remem­ bered that even at that early day the family was a numerous one in the colony, and its differer.t branches were scattered, not only all over eastern Virginia, but had emigrated to the Southern colonies. There were not less than a dozen Ohap­ pells in the Arm.v, of whom we find authentic record, and 252 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE there were probably as many more of whom we have only traditional accounts. Among those shown to have been in the Army, from the records, were two John Chappells. There is no way, hffwever, to distinguish one of these individuals from the other, as their names were identical. John Chappe113, of Halifax, the one now referred to, died in 1812, before pe~1- sions were granted, so it is evident that his name is not among those found on the pension-rolls in ·washington, D. C.* On his removal tn Halifax Oounty, John Chappell engaged in the usual occupation-tobacco-planting. He seems to have been a successful business man, for his name appears fre­ quently on the records of that county. The first reeord found was on August 19, 1779, when he con;-eyed, by deed, a tract of lan,d cqntaining 157 acres to John Irby, of Charlotte County, for £450, a sum equal to $2.178. On March 12, 1781, he ma.de the largest transaction observed. On that day he bought from Stephen Easley a large tract of land on the south side of Dan Ri;-er, for which he paid £8,125 in current money of Virginia, a sum equal in the present currency to $39,325. This unusu­ ally large sum and pric,e ean be accounted for, when it is recalled that the purchase was made just at the close of the Revolution, when Virginia money, or "Continental" money, as it was called, had become greatly depreciated.t *On the 18th of March, 1818, Congress passed the first act placing upon the pension-rolls all commissioned and non-commissioned officers, musicians, and private soldiers who served in the War of the Revolu­ tion. On June 7, 1832, a supplementary act was passed for the relief of surviving officers and soldiers. In order to supply the information in regard to service, ,so as to prevent fraud, the applicant was required to make a sworn statement and furnish proof of the officer under whom he served, the engagements he was in, and other facts connected with his service. These sworn statements, with a list of pensioners, are now on file in the War Department at ·washington, D. C. Unfortunately, the military records of Virginia were not as well preserved :is in other colonies. tit is an unpleasant thought, and one not calculated to strengthen our faith in the stability or justice of a republican form of government, that there has occurred within three generations, in the history of our family, two revolutions that have brought financial ruin to its mem­ bers. The revolution of 1776, as is well known, resulted in the repudia­ tion of the national debt, with its accompanying losses. The revolu­ tion of 1861 swept away millions of property-the accumulated wealth of generations-which had been acquired and was held under a faith guaranteed by the constitution and laws of the government. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 253

On November 4, 1783, William Traylor gave a bond to John Chappe113, for £2,000, equal to $10,000, obligating him­ self to make a good and sufficient deed to 350 acres of land. The signatures o.f John Dickie, Sr., and Edwin Garlington, the father-in-law and brother-in-law, respectively, of John Chap­ pell, appear on this document as witnesses. On July 15, 1785, John Chappell3 sold to Charles Oulds, of Amelia County, a tract of land for $150, and it is stated in the deed that this con­ sideration was in specie. ~fany other records are found in the old deed books during this period, in which John Chap­ pell was the vendor or vendee, but it is unnecessary to refer to them further. • Evidently the tract of land bought March 12, 1781, was in­ tended for a home, for three days thereafter-that is, on Tues­ day, March 15, 1781-,Jolrn Chappell3 led to the hymeneal al­ tar Sarah, the daughter of ,John Dickie."* Their marriage bond and license, both of which are on file in Halifax County, and bear the signatures of the parties, are copied here 1;erbatim et literatim. "March 15, 1781. "Sir: You are hereby required to grant a license for the Marriage of Jno. Chappell and my daughter Sarah Dickie as there are no O'bjections. "Your Hble. Setvant, John Dickie, Sr. "To Mr. H. Gaar, Clerk.'' The bond entered ir.to by ,John Chappell, as required by law, was as ·follows: "Know all men by these presents, that we, Jno. Chappell and Moses Johnson, of the county of Halifax, are held and firmly bound unto his ex<'elleury, Thonuu, ,Jefferson, Esqr., governor for the time being, in the sum of Fifty pounds, cur­ rent money of Virginia, to ·which pay1nent, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselYes, our heirs, etc., jointly, severally and firmly, by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 15th day of :'.\farch, A. D. 1781. *It is to the memory of Sarah Dickie and her sisters, Susannah and Elizabeth, that this volume has been dedicated. For a further account of her, see Dickie genealogy, Chapter XIV. 254 A GENEALOGICAL HI-STORY OF THE

"Whereas, There is a marriage depending and by God's permission suddenly intended to be solemnized between John Chappell and Sarah Dickie of this county, aforesaid. Now the condition of the above obligation is such that if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said intended marriage, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force. "John Chappell. [Seal] "II. Goar, Clerk." [Seal]_ "Moses Johnson. [Seal] The location of the old home of John Chappell, which was on the south side of the Dan River, in Black -walnut neighbor­ hood, is remembered by his granddaughters, Mrs. Catharine Johnston and Mrs. Sarah D. Lenoir. It adjoined, or perhaps included, the planta.ti@ afterwards (1836) sold by his son, John Chappe114, on his remornl to l\fis:,ouri, to Isaac Palmer, and is now owned by Dr. Palmer. The old houses, however, have lorf'g since been de8troyed, and their exact location is now unknown. There were born to John and Sarah (Dickie) Chappell, four chidren, whose names and dates of birth were as follows: Dickie1, born March 28, 1782, removed to Kentucky. Sarah, born April 7, 1785, married Richard ·wade. Susannah, born December 12, 1786, married Jordan Compton. John4, born September 1, 1788, removed to Missouri. The history of each of these children and their descendants will be found in sub­ sequent chapters. Their mother died in September, 1788, and in 1790 their father married Ann De Graffenreid, of whom hereafter. It had been an almost invariable custom in Virginia, espe­ cially among the Chappells, to devise their property by will, but for some unknown reason our ancestor departed from this rule and devised his estate to his children during his life­ time, share and share alike, making no distinction between those of his two marriages. A just provision was also made for his widow's dower. This conveyance, called a "deed of gift," was executed March 20, 1807, and ,was at once recorded. It placed it out of his power to dispose of his personal property, an arrangement which might have been found inconvenient, especially as he lived five years after the instrument was re­ corded. The following is a copy of this: CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 255

Deed of Gift. "Know all men by these presents that I John Chappell of Halifax county in the State of Virginia for and in consid­ eration of the natural love & affection which I have to my children, that is to say, Dickie, Sarah, Suckey, John, Poll~·, I'atsey, Kancy, Samuel, Prudence, Robert, and William Chap­ pell, sons and daughters of my first and last wife, as well as any other children which may be lawfully born to me here­ afte1·, as also for the further i,um of one Dollar to me in hand paid by my aforesaid children, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have given, granted and by these present1;1 doth give and grant unto my aforesaid children male and fee male for an Euaqual division amongst them and Every of them Shere and Shere Equal, the following slaves and there fewter in­ crease, viz. Golar, Phillis, Nancy, Bob, Bett, Little Hannah, Cross, Big Giney, Peter,Jude, :Milly, Maria, Big Hannah, Little Giney, Viney, Willis, Jacob, George, Lewis, Dorcas, Theney, Usey, with all the rest Residue and Remainder of my Estate of whatever kind or quality so ever both Beyal and personal. Reserving to myself for life the use of the said slaves and their increase as well as all the other estate heretofore given away and if my wife should be the longest liver such part of my estate as is allowed to her in dower I reserve for her use and after her death what she Leaves to be equally divided as is be­ fore directed. To have and to hold the aforesaid Estate to them and their heirs forever and I do by these presents ,¥ar­ rant and for Ever defend the right and title to the aforesaid estate to my afor2said childr2n male and fee male against the claim and demand of myself and all other persons whatsoever. saving to myself the reservation for Life of myself & wife as is before said in YVitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 20th day of March 1807. "Teste. John Chappell. [Seal] "William Murry, John Aclarns,* John Walsh, James Hill, witnesses. *John Adams, the third of the name, was of the Adams family referred to in Chapter XIX. He died in 1835. 256 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

"At a comt held for Halifax county the 27th day of April 1807, the within written deed of Gift was proved, by the wit­ nesses thereto subscribed, to be the act and deed of the within named John Chappell, party thereto, and ordered to be recorded. "Teste: John lYimlmsli, C. H. C." Besides the negro slaves, enumerated above, John Chap­ pell3 died possessed of a large estate in land. He di<'d in July, 1Fl2, and on Jul3· 17th of that ~·ear .Tohn Chappell\ his son, :md Richard E. Bennett were granted letters of administra­ tion on his estate, that portion perhaps acquired after 1807, and not conveyed in the deed of gift. They made their final settlement in 1817, and 1 obsened, in looking over their set­ tlements, that the .first, made in 1813, was in pounds,· shillings, and pencP, while the last was in dollars and cents.

FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA. The conditions attending the first settlement of Virginfa were entirely different from those which characterized the first settlement of North Carolina. The former colony was settled sixty or seventy years before the latter, and by a direct immigration from England, whereas the latter was settled by an overflow population from Virginia, which came in through the back door of the new colony. As early as 1653, a small colony was planted on the banks of the Chowan River, and dming the next two decades feeble attempts were made to establish other colonies along the Albemarle Sound in what is now Chowan, Pasquotank, and.Per(]nimans counties,* none of which, however, were atte1:1ded with any great degree of success. The principal cause of this failure seems to have been the mistaken poliey pursued by the authorities in their effort to populate the country. In 166S there was enacted a statute that no subject could be sued witliin five years for any cause of action that arose outside of the colony; that all debts con­ tracted outside the colon? were ipso facLo outlawed; and that *These, the first three counties organized in North Carolina, were formed in 1728-1729. The precinct of Shaftsbury, however, which included Chowan County, was organized in 1668. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 257 all newcomers should be exempt from taxes for a certain period. It was further prodded that, since there were no clergymen in the colony to perform the ma.rriage ceremony, a simple declaration of mutual consent, made in the presence of witnesses, should be deemed a binding matrimonial contract. The new colony was simply a portion of Virginia's fron­ tier-a backwoods country, which sened as a buffer to pro­ tect the older colony from the inroads of the Indian. Nat­ urally, under such conditions and under such laws, it became settled by a wild, shiftless people, who could not maintain .a respectable position in Virginia society. It became the ref­ uge of the murderer and the outlaw, and the majority of the -people held it to be the chief end of man to resist all author­ ity, and pay no debts or taxes. As late as 1703 there was not a clergyman in the colony, although there were Quaker set­ tlements and Quaker meetings. In 172!) Colonel Byrd, who lived at ·westover, on the ,Tames (nenr which, but on the oppo­ site side of the riYer, Thomas Chappell, the immigrant, lived from 1635 to about 1665), wi-ote of Edenton,"* the then seat of government: "I believe this is the only metropolis in the Christian or the Mohammedan world where there is neither church, chapel, mosque, synagogue, or any other place of wor­ ship, of any sect or religion ·whatsoeYer. In this country they pay no tribute, either to God or Cmsar." The golden age of piracy in the \Yest India waters and along the coast of North America was from 1660 to 1720, and Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, with their beautiful land­ locked harbors, presented an excellent place of refuge fol' these freebooters Juring this period. 1'he population, consist­ ing, as it did, of the most lawless elements, was not of the kind to object to the profits of this illicit traffic, and many a buccaneer had for a secret partner some high official, who wns a fence for stolen booty. A_mong the most noted of these cor- *I visited this old town recently for the purpose of examining the county records. It has now a population of about 2,000, among whom are many intelligent, hospitable Southerners. The town, however, in many respects, has not progressed in a century, and there is not a paved street in it. Of the population, two-thirds are negroes, the lowest or the race, who subsist principally on smoked herring, a fish which is -caught here in great quantities. 258 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE sairs, was one Robert Teach, known in history by the sobri­ quet of ''Blackbea,rd," who had his rendezvous in Albemarle Sound, during the period from 1710-1720, and it is a strange fact that, in examining a lot of old wills, deeds, etc., among the records in the court-house at Edenton, all covered with the dust of more than a century and a half, I came across more than one indrument executed by this old freebooter. But, with the lapse of years, the memory of these adventurous and lawless times has grown dim and has faded away as a dream. \Yith the cloi;e of the seyenteenth century, the conditions in the colony began to rhange. A better cl~ss of people came in from Virginia, among whom were many Quakers-law­ abiding citizens-who were not of the kind to harbor pirates.* About this time (1710) thece came up Pamlico Sound a Swiss colony, under the leadership of one Baron De Graffenreid. The Baron landed and located his little colony where the Trent River flows into the Neuse. There he laid off a town, which he called "New Berne," after the city in Switzerland from which he came, but which is now called "Newbern." At this early period of which we are now writing, 1700- 1710, the entire white population of North Carolina was con­ fined to a few settlements along Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. All the interior country was an unexplored wilder­ ness, inhabited by different Indian tribes, among which were­ the Corees, Pamlicos, Pasq uotanks, and Tuscaroras.t The last *As early a,s 1726 some of the Chappells, of the tide-water branch, who were or soon became Quakers, removed from Warwick County, Virginia, to Chowan and Pasquotank counties, in North Carolina, and a few years later (1736) some of the children of T'homas Chappell, the Quaker, of Prince George County, Virginia, removed from that county to the same section. The Chappells are still numerous there, and, I was told, still hold to their original religious faith. In politics they are Republicans, except when the race question becomes an issue, when they vote with their Democratic brethren. tit was among these North Carolina Indians that David and William Crawley, the merchants and Indian traders of Petersburg, Virginia, were engaged in trading when they received the license from Governor Spots­ wood, in 1712, which has been copied in Chapter VIII. It will be seen in that license that they were especially and positively forbidden to trade with the Tuscaroras. The license was issued a yea1t after the massacre of 1711. T'he Tuscaroras afterward went north and joined the Five Nations. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 251} was the largest and the most warlike and bloodthirsty of all the tribes. 'l'hey belonged to a different family from the others, and were constantly at war, not only with the more peaceable tribes, but with the whites, whom they ambushed and massacred at every opportunity. In 1711 a general conspiracy was entered into by these different tribes to massacre all of the white people on a cer­ tain day. The 22d of September was the day appointed. Shortly befor-e this day, Baron De Graffenreid, without any intimation of the impending danger, started up Neuse River in a canoe, on an exploring expedition, accompanied by a white man, named John Lawson, and a negro. They had pro­ ceeded but a short distance before they found themselves sur­ rounded by a great number of the Tuscaroras, and taken pris­ oners. The Indians stripped poor Lawson and the negro, and stuck their bodies full of sharp splinters of lightwood, from which the turpentine was oozing, and then set the splinter,; on fire.* Of course both men soon died under the terrible torture. But the Baron was more fortunate. He was kept for a few days, having been reserved, perhaps, for some more important occasion, and, before the inhuman design of his cap­ tors could be put into execution, made hi.s escape.t V{e know nothing further of Baron De Graffenreid, or his descendants, until the close of the A.merican Revolution, when we find his grandchildren living in Halifax County, Virginia .. Among these was a granddaughter named Ann De Graffen­ reid, who in 1790 married ,John Chappe113, becoming his see­ ond wife. Nothing is known of Ann (De Graffenreid) Chap­ pell, except that she was 1iving in Halifax County in 1817, when the final settlement of her husband's estate was made, and receipted for her dower. About 1820 several of her chil­ dren removed to Sumner County, 'l'enn., and it is probable, if she was then living, that she removed there with them. John and Ann (De Graffenreid) Chappell had the following *Fiske's "Old Virginia," Virginin Magazine. tThe massacre occured, as had been planned, on the 22d of Sep­ tember, 1711, and many hundreds of the whites were killed; among others, 130 of the little colony at New Berne. 260 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

issue living to maturity. 'l'heir names will be mentioned in the order of birth: 1. Mary Chappell (called "Poll;(') was born November 8, 1791. She married \Villiam IlfcCarty, in Sumner County, Ten­ nessee, and, after remaining there several years, removed to Lafayette County, Missomi, where she died, near Dover, in 1847. There were born to \Yil1iam and Mary (Chappell) McCar-ty seven children, whose names, in the order of birth, were as follows: l. Ursula m. ,John sc,arcy. They had no issue living to maturity. II. /,nn Russ m. Samuel M. Banks. Issue: Four sons and four daughters. (1) Marvin R. Banks m. Mary McAfeee, of Columbia, Mo. Issue: Alice m. Thomas Lipscomb. Jennie rn. Neal B. Mar­ shall (a 1banker of St. Louis). Mary R. m. \Vm. H. Schewermann, of Nashville, Tenn. vVilliam R., of Lamar, Mo. Anita m. Fred P. Parker, of Vicksbmg·. IIIisR. Clinton 8., who resides in Columbia, Mo. (2) Dr. John \V. Banks m. Sarah Luckett, of Russellville, Ky., who was a niece of Governor McGoffin, of that State. They had issue: \Villiam, John, Luther, Frank, and Anna. 'l'he latter m. Harry Borders, of Christian Coun­ ty, Kentucky. Dr. John TVilliam Banks was a surgeon in the Confederate Army. At the close of the war, he removed to Missouri and located at Columbia, where he died in 1891. (3) H. Frank Banks was a major in the C. S. A., and is now a member of the bar of Nashville, Tenn. He married Laura E. Robb, a daughter of Col. Joseph M. Robb, of Gallatin, Tenn. Issue: Joseph R., Martha C., Ida N. (m. Lemuel Car­ ter), Frank .l\L, Mary Lou (m. Edgar McDon­ ald), and Laura R. (4) Elizabeth S. Banks m. John G. Jefferson, a lawyer of Cadiz, Ky. Issue: Martha, Annette, Henry, Samuel, Garland, and Ernest. (5) Dr. Samuel M. Banks, is a practic- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 261

ing physician of Columbia, Mo. He married Florence Buford, by whom he has had Samuel and Lillian. (6) Josephine T. Banks, m. Samuel L. Crews, of Trigg County, Kentucky. No issue. Of the two remaining children, Annette Banks m. Herbert Richardson, and Mary L. m. Thomas Jefferson. Both died without issue. Samuel Morgan Banks, the father of this family, was a man of far more than ordinary ability, a successful farmer, and he accumu­ lated a handsome fortune. He was a K~ntuck­ ian by birth, born in 1807, and married in Sum­ ner County, Tennessee, in 1827. His wife was born in 1810. In 1830 he removed from Tennes­ see to Missouri and located in Lafayette County, where he continued to reside until 1858. Being a large slave-holder, and probably foreseeing the impending danger from a civil war, he returned in that year to Davidson County, Tennessee, where he died in 1860. A bout 1870, his widow returned to Missouri, where she died in 1872. Her remains were taken back to Tennessee and interred by the side of her husband, in Mt. Oli­ vet, Nashville. No family in Missouri stood higher, socially, than that of Samuel M. Banks. His sons, two of whom were class-mates of the author at college, were unusually intelligent and handsome young men. It may be stated, with some degree of pride, that the family has not deteriorated. III. Sarah McCarty m. Jefferson Campbell. IV. Prudence Me Carty m. Abner Evans. V. Martha De Graffenreid McCarty (called Patsy) m. Jefferson Donahoe. They removed from Tennessee to Platte City, Mo., many years ago, whence they removed, it is said, to Warrens­ burg, Mo. No trace of them has, however, been found there. 262 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

2. Martha Chappell, born April 30, 1793, married James Brown, of Obion Oounty, 'l'ennessee. Descendants untraced. 3. ]'.fancy Chappell was born January 7, 1795. She mar­ ried Patrick Uree, by whom she had William and Polly. The latter married -- Jones. She married, secondly, William Bently, by whom she had John, ·wmiam, and Thomas, and two daughters, whose names are not remembered. This branch of the family lived, and it is supposed tlleir descendants yet live in Sumner County; Tennessee. They have not been traced. 4. Samuel Chappell was born December 17, 1796, and married Massie Herndon, by whom he had the following issue living to maturity: I. Cynthia m. C. P. Ray. Issue: (1) L. C. Ray. (2) John S. Ray. (:3) C. H. Ray. All reside in Bardwell, Ky., and the first named is now sher­ iff of Carlisle County. II. John4 W. Chappell, died unmarried. III. Mary A. m. Parke Howle. Issue: (1) Cynthia m. Joseph Stevens. They live in White County, Arkansas. (2) Mattie m. 0. R. Pile, of Arling­ ton, Ky. (3) Mary m. Hugh Peebles. (4) John vV. Howle, of vVhite County, Arkansas. IV. Eliza Chappell m. George McElya. Issue: Sam­ uel, who lives in Wickliff, Ky., and a daughter, who married John L. Ross. They removed to Texas several years ago. Samuel Chappell removed ea.rly in life, with other mem­ bers of the family, probably between 1815-1820, from Halifax County, Virginia, where he was born, to Sumner County, Ten­ nessee, where he married. He then removed to Christian County, Kentucky, where his brother, Dickie Chappell, lived. A few years later he removed to Ballard County, in the same State, where he continued to Jive until his death, in 1858. He is said to have been a famous hunter in his day, and was a noted shot. He possessed a substantial fortune at the time of his death, and no more highly respected or honorable citizen ever lived or died in Ballard County than "Uncle Sam Chappell," as he was affectionately called. CHAP.PELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 2fl3

5. Prudence Chappell3 (named for her grandmother) was born in Halifax County, Virginia, August 22, 1798.* She mar­ ried Richard G. Bugg, in Sumner County, Tennessee, whence they removed to Carlisle County, Kentucky, where she died April 7, 1865. There were born of this union: I. Zachariah vV. Bugg m. Mary A. Upshur. Issue: (1) Lucy Prudence4 m. J. N. Coffee, a merchant of Cairo, Ill. (2) Richard J. Bugg, a lawyer of Bardwell, Kentucky, who married Catharine V. Coil. They have two children. (3) Zachariah W. Bugg, Jr. • II. Ann Rugg m. C. B. Rallings. They have six chil­ dren, all of whom live in Ballard County, Kentucky. III. Mary Bugg m. G. S. Penn. No issue. IV. John W. Bugg m. E. Tisdale. Issue: Anna, Mary, and Richard. V. Robert Dickie Bugg, died unmarried in 1870. Judge Zachariah W. Bugg, the oldest child of Richard G. and Prudence (Chappell) Bugg, was born in Sumner County, Tenn., January 16, 1830. He was admitted to the bar in 1856, and removed to Bardwell, Ky., where he continued to practice his profession until his death, October 23, 1897. He was a man of unblemished character, stood in the front rank of liis pro­ fession, and died universally respected in the community in which he lived. 6. Robert C"!.lappell4 was born in Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, March 6, 1800, where he married Elizabeth Brown about 1830. Shortly afterward he removed to Christian County, Ken­ tucky, and located near his brother, Dickie Chappell, who had settled there in 1801. He was a cabinet workman, and is said to have been a fine mechanic. He remained in Christian County until about 1840, when he removed to Owen County, where he passed away. He had the following issue: I. Benjamin Albert, called "Ben. Al.," was the old· est son. He visited ~1issouri in 1854, but re­ *These dates ai;e taken from the family Bible of Dickie Chappell, of Kentucky. 2o4 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

turned to Kentucky, where he remained at Ca­ diz, until about 18fi9, when he removed to Chap­ pell Hill, Texas. In 1860 he married Lizzie A. Reed, a daughter of ,Judge R. N. Reed, of Crock­ ett, Houston County, by whom he had only one child, a son, ,Joseph G. Chappell, who is now an enterprising and successful young mer­ chant of Mineola, 'rexas. He married Miss H. M. James, August 6, 1884, by whom he has had ii,;sue: Fred, Vada, Mamie, and Thomas. Benjamin A. Chappell enlisted in the Confeder­ ate Army at the beginning of the war, and was a lieutenant of a company. It is not known what became of him. Doubtless, if he escaped death in the Army, he is long since dead, for, if Jiying, he would now be over seventy. II. Hobert Chappell5 married Fanny Turnley, of Clar1:syille, Tenn., by whom he had one child -Dr. ,Ym. E. Chappell, now a prominent young· phy8ician of Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Chappell m. Rena Shaw, by whom he has had issue, William E., Jr.. and Thomas. At tl1e beginning of the "'ar of 1861, Robert Chappell5 was living in Doston, l\fass. He enJi,,ted in the l<"'ederal Army, and was killed in the firE!t battle of Bull Run. III. l\Iary Chappell married her cousin, -- Brown, of Owenton, Ry. She is untraced. IV. Susan Chappell m. Geo-rge Thornburg. They re­ moved from Owen County, Kentucky, to Indian­ apolis. Nothing further is known. V. Adelia Chappell m. H. M. Reed. They removed to ,vashington, Ark. VI. Elizabeth Chappell, untraced. VII. Dickie Chappell, dead. 7. ·wmiam Chappell, the ~-01mgest child of John3 and Ann (De Gwffenreid) Chappell, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, February 23, 1803. He removed to Missouri, when a young man, and was living at Liberty, then a frontier town, in CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED ]'AMILIES 2o~

1825. He afterwards removed to Huntsville, in Randolph County, where he married Mary, the daught_er of Major Hor­ ner, a prominent citizen. But one child-Mary Chappell-was born of this union. She grew to womanhood, becoming one of the most bf:'autiful and lovable of her sex, and married Logan D. Dameron. Captain Dameron was for several years engaged in steamboating on the Missouri River, but in 1860 removed to St. Louis, and engaged in merchandising, where he became prominent and wealthy. He died in 1891. His wife had preceded him several years. They had but one child, living to maturity, Edward C. Dameron, born in 1858. He married Miss Tootle, of St. Joseph, and they are now liv­ ing in St. Louis. vYilUam Chappell is remembered as having been an unusually handsome man, and of an attractive person­ ality. He had been of a roaming disposition, and had visited almost every section of the country, and the description he gave of his travels was exceedingly interesting. It is said that he went to Lebanon, Indiana, from Missouri, where he had relatives living. If true, he probably died there.

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CHAPTER XIV.

THE DlCKIE FAMILY.

It is a well-authenticated tradition that John and Ailsie Dickie, who were the first ancestors of the family, as far :1.s is now known, came from Srotland to America in the first half of the eighteenth century. Tlrnt they were Scotch, there is no question, but Uiat they were immigrants seems doubt­ ful; for at the time we first find record of them in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1745, there ·were two other Dickies living there-Michael and James, probably brothers of John-a fact which would indicate that they were .not of the first genera­ tion. The family is not now, nor has it ever been, a. numer­ ous one in this country, for in all of my researches-in the county records of the olrler sett1eq. portions of Virginia, in parish registers, and in genealogical works-nowhere have I come across the name spelleq as we spell it, except in Amelia and Halifax counties, Virginia. The name "Dickey," spelled with a frnal ''ey," is a c·ommon one, and is numerously repre­ sented in different sections of the United States. This family is of Irish extraction, and there were people of this name living in Albemarl':? ·county, Virginia, a.s early a.s 1744. There is no reason, howewr, to belieYe that they are in any way related to ,)l' conne(-ted ,vhh our family of Dickies. * As shown b,v tlle Land Books in Richmond, John, James, and Michael Dickie patented lands, in 1745, in that part of Lunenlrnrg County whkh, in 175~, was cut off and organized into Halifax. The tract patented by John was located on Moorefield Creek. It is also said that- the identical tract of land on which. South Bostou, in Halifax County, is situated, once belonged to on.e of these Dickies. The grand old Scotch *Mr. John L. Dickey, of Columbus, Ohio, a descendant of this fam­ ily, is now engaged in compiling a Dickey genealogy. WILLIS W. DICKIE, M.D. (Page 276.)

CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 267 name "Dickie,'' in which all who are descended from it feel so just a pride, however, has long since become extinct in this section of the Old Dominion, and theve is not now one bear­ ing the name in all that portion of the State. Only on a br,oken tombstonP, in an old abandoned cemetery, is the namP "Dickie'' now to be fonnd, and these silent monitors bear the only evidence of their former habitation in that country. The laws of heredity have been strongly exemplified in the history of the Dickie family. It is a well-known fact that the Scokh have for centuries bPen remarkable as a thrifty commercial race. '\Vhile not among the earliest colonists i;:i Virginia, those who came over in the first century were almost invariably merchants and tradesmen, noted for their integrity and enterprise. The descendants of John Dickie have in every generation shown this predilection for commercial pursuits, inherited, no doubt, from their Scotch ancestry. ··wherever you find them, they are merchants or bankers, and not a few have accumulated liirge fortunes in these vocations. Who will say that this predilection is not hereditary, and the result of the strain of Scotch blood in their veins? John Dickie, Sr., ·was born about 1720, and his wife, Ail­ sie, in 1726. * He was a planter in Halifax County, Virginia, and accumulated a large estate for the country and times in which he lived. vYe know nothing of him except what has been gleaned from the records of Halifax County. These records, however, show many transfers of real estate in which he was either the vendor or vendee, and that he died possessed of a large estate in lands, as well as personalty. The most important transaction neted was the sale of a tract of 542 acres of land, October 1, 1778, to his son John. The consideration expressed in this deed was £3,000, a sum equal to $15,000 in our currency, which was an unusually high price for land in that day. It must be remembered, however, that this sale was made during the Revolution, and at a time when the currency of the country--Continental money-had already become depreciated in value. The old Seotchman was no *Ailsie is peculiarly a Scotch name. 268 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

doubt a shrewd, sharp trader, but his son John seems to have gotten the better of him in this deal. John Dickie, Sr., died intestate in Halifax County, in June, 1785. His son John was granted letters of administra­ tion, and filed his inventory July 5, 1785. The inventory of the personal estate.. exclusive of thirty-two negro slaveti, amounted to £1,010 198. 6d., a sum equal to about $5,000, and I observed, in looking over the sale bill, also on file, that 12 hogsheads of tobacco sold at from £13 to £20 each per hogshead, which was about six or eight cents per pound. The final settlement of the estate was made in 1792, and from this settlement have been taken the names of th,.e legatees. But little is known of Ailsie, the wife of John Dickie, Sr. She was doubtless a most excellent wife and mother. In the records of an old family Bible, it is stated that she died within a year of her husband, and that she was then aged fifty-nine. So that she must have been born, as has been stated, in 1726. * There were born to John and Ailsie Dickie three daugh­ ters and two sons. The names of the former, me_ntioned in the order of birth, were Susannah, Sarah, and Elizabeth; the names of the latter were, William and John. It is to the sacred memory of these "three Scotch sisters," the daughters of honest John Dickie, whose names have been honored by their descendants for generations, that this memorial volume has been dedicated. They have long since departed and gone the way of all the world, leaving no heritage, now, save a mem­ ory; but the seeds they sowed, while here, have brought forth good fruit in succeedi11g generations, and their descendants, now numerous, an:,, wherever, found, intelligent, honest, God­ fearing people, and represent the very highest type of Ameri­ can citizenship. Susannah, the eldest daughter of John and *In the Amelia County records was found the marriage bond of one Robert Dickie to Reoecca F'rench, dated October 17, 1786; and in Halifax County the bond of John T. Colquett and Ailsie Dickie, who married January 26, 1786. Neither Robert nor Ailsie Dickie has been traiced. A daughter of John T. and Ailsie (Dickie) Colquett, married James Garlington, a son of Edwin and Susannah (Dickie) Garlington. (See Garlington genealogy.) A grandson of this couple became gov­ ernor of and United States senator from Georgia. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 269

Ailsie Dickie, was born January 12, 1755, married Edwin Con­ way Garlington, November 13, 1774, and died in Halifax County, Virginia, December 13, 1795. They had eleven chil­ dren, ten of whom were sons. A further account of this fam­ ily and of their descendants is given in the genealogical sketch of the Garling-tuns (Chapter XVII.). Sarah, the second daughter, married John Chappell3, of Halifax County (being his first wife), March 15, 1781. She was born in 1760, and died in Halifax County, in 1788. The issue of this marriage was four children, Dickie1, Sarah, Susan­ nah, and John4, the history of each of whom and their descend­ ants will ,be found respec-tively in the sketches of Dickie Chap­ pell, of Kentucky, the Wades and the Comptons, in Chapter XV., and of John Chappell4, of Missouri, in Chapter XVI. Elizabeth Dickie, the youngest daughter, was born No­ vember 27, 1765, in Halifax County, Virginia. She married twice-first, VVilliam Chappell, November 6, 1783, who was a younger brother of John ChappelP, who married her sister Sarah; and, secondl:v, Thomas Hull Crawley. By her first marriage seven children were born, and by the last, but one. In 1832, being then for the second time a widow, she removed with her children to the State of Tennessee, where she died June 3, 1844, at the ripe age of seventy-nine years. She is Temembered by many of her surviving grandchildren and rela­ tives, those who were children when she died, and is said to have been a woman of great industry and energy, and of far more than usual intelligence. For a further account, see Ten­ nessee branch, Chapter XII. William was the name of a son of John and Ailsie Dickie of whom nothing is now known. His name was found in the records of Halifax County, as a legatee of his father's es­ tate, but, after a diligent search, was discovered nowhere else; nor has any trace of him, whatever, been found. He doubt­ less died soon after his father, unmarried.* *There was another William Dickie, a nephew of the one men­ tioned, who lived in Halifax County from about 1780 to 1865. Their names being identical led to some confusion in tracing them, until the true relationship was ascertained. T!he younger William, who was a .son of John, Jr., will be referred to hereafter. 270 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

2 JOHN DICKIE • John Dickie, Jr., the son of John and Ailsie Dickie, and the only one living to perpetuate the name, was born in Hali­ fax County, Virginia, about 1750. The exact year is not known. He was twice married; first, to Martha YVatkins, by whom he had four children-\Villiam2, Sarah, John3, and James1. On April 3, 1788, he married "Patsy" Vaughn,* and by her had issue, Nancy, Susannah, Malinda, Craddock, Thomas, Mary, Parthena, Patsy, Willis, and Mourning. Between 1800 and 1810, John Dickie2 removed from Hali­ fax County, Virginia, to South Carolina, and locat.ed in Spar­ taD'burg district, now county. With him went a colony of friends and relatives, as was usual in these migrations, among whom were his brother-in-Jaw, Edwin C. Garlington, and his family, all of his own children by his second marriage, some· of whom had- married in Virginia, and James, the youngest son by his first marriage. The other three children by the first marriage remained in Virginia. It is not easy now, in this age of steam and electricity, for one to understand the difficulties that confronted the Virgin­ ian, a hundred years ago, who determined to better his con­ dition by removing to a new country, or to comprehend the length of time required to make such a journey. It was us­ ual to remove in colonies, but before leaving home one or more of the party, in whose judgment all had confidence, went to the new country a.s an avant-courier to "spy out the land" and select the location. Their were no steamboats or railroads in those days-those modern annihilators of distance-and such journeys had to be made oYerland and in wagons. Only the necessary clothing and provisions for the family were taken, and a few cooking utensils and articles of household furni­ ture. The cattle and horses were driven along with the wag­ ons, and the women and children rode in the family carriage, *I have thought best to retain the familiar names, by which these people were known, and have genera.Uy done so. Martha was called "Patsy"; Elizabeth, "Betsy"; Margaret, "Peggy"; Susan or Susannah, "Suky"; Sarah, "Sallie"; Ma.ry, "Polly," etc. T'he bef\j;owing o,f a mid­ dle name did not become customary in Virginia until the first of the present century. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 271 called a "carry-all." The men and boys rode on horseback, each boy riding his own favm-ite colt. The negroes walked, except the old and feeble and the younger children, for whom provision was mad(_; in the ·wagons. 'rhe progress made by such a company of emigrants was necessarily slow, and, before the end of the journey, became tiresome, but the trip ·was not devoid of interest, for new scenes were presented daily, and the novelty of passing through a strange country brought its pleasures. At night, a camping-place was selected on the bank of some sti-eam convenient to grass and wood, and here the tents were stretched and huge camp-fires were built. Around these fires the negroes gathered and enlivened the scene with their familiar old plantation songs. No one who ever made one of these trips in the olden time ever for­ got the incidents connected with it. It was the event of ,t lifetime, especially to the "'iwgroes, and in after years, when they gathered around them in the cabin on the old plantation the children of a later generation, they never grew tired .)f recounting the story of the journey when "Ole Moster moved us all from 0113 Furginny."·» On his arrival in Spai-tmiburg district, John Dickie~ bought a tract of land on the Onoree River, which he im­ proved, and on which he continued to live until his death,. October 7, 1813. His wife, who is yet r€membered by one now living, at the age of ninety (Mr. J. L. \Yestmoreland, of Locust,. S. C.), as being "a large, flesh,r woman, with a very pretty face," died on ,July 23, 1812, about a year before her husband. Side by side, they sleep their long sleep in old Bethel church­ yard, which overlooks the beautiful Onoree River. The estate of John Dickie was administered on by his nephew, John Garlington (of whom hereafter), who made his final settlement in 1817. It is from the papers connected with this settlement, now in the hands of Mrs. ·R. '\V. Simpson, of Pendleton, S. C., a daughter of the administrator, that the *In the colony of emigrants from Halifax County to Spartanburg di,Strict, South Carolina, were more than a hundred negro slaves belong­ ing to John Dicky, and Edwin Garlington. It probably required five or six weeks to make the journey, by the easy stages in which they trav-­ eled; a trip that could now be made in twelve hours. A GENEALOGICAL HISTQRY OF THE names of ,Tohn Dickie's children, and other information has been obtained. As the dates of the births of several of these ehildren are not known, they may not be mentioned in the order of their ages. 1. ·wmiam was the eldest child of John Dickie2 by his first marriage. He wal'l born in Halifax County, Virginia, about 1780, and died in that county in 1865, at a ripe old age. He is yet remembered by persons living in Halifax County as a just and upright man, one who commanded uni­ versal respect. On November 22, 1816,* he married Patsy, a daughter of Robert Chappe112, of Halifax County (son of J ohn2, of Amelia County, son of Robert\ of Prince George County-Thomas2-Thomas1-John1). In 1817 he gave his receipt to the administrator of his father's estate for his pat rimony. In 18~3 it is remembered that he visited his rela­ tives in South Carolina. During the Civil vVar-1861-1865- he was visited by several of his nephews from the Southern States, who were then in the Army of Northern Virginia; among others, by James Dickie, of Texas. The following let­ ter was written by him, in 1828, to Jordan Compton, of Geor­ gia, who had formerly lived in Halifax County. As it refer,;; to members of the family then living in Halifax County, it may be worth an insertion. It will be observed that he speaks of sending the letter by a Mr. vVilliams. The postal arrange­ ments were not as eomplete then as now, and it was not an unusual custom to send letters hundreds of miles, as in this case, by some friend or neighbor, who was visiting the new country. The letter is as follows: "Halifax Co., Va., Nov. 10, 1828. "Dear Cousin, "I embrace the opportunity of writing to you by Mr. Wil­ liams. "\Ve are all well at present and doing well, though we have had a monstrous dry Sirn1mer that has cut crops off. Corn is very short, but I hope we will have enough to do, one with another. Corn is selling at 9 shillings. Tobacco is from 2 to 7 and ,vheat four and six pence. ,Jordan I have got the *The dates, when the event oocurred in Virginia, are from the county records. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 273 best wife in the world) surel;v, but I can't get her to join the Church. "\Ve have been marri€d now 12 :years and have 3 chil­ dren, one named A.nn Prudence, another Mary Robert Chap­ pell, and the youngest Ursula Mamblett. I have been living with father Chappell eleven years but this year have gone to my own place. "John Dickie3 and his family haYe lately moved to Forked­ eer. He has 10 children. Father Chappell (Robert Chappell2) has had a cancer on his thumb for about two years and it is very bad at times. Ile has had it cut out but it can't be cured. I fear it is in the blood. He lost 7 of his black peo­ ple this year with fever. ,Joel Chappell lost two of his chil­ dren, Anna and Ursula. Robert Chappell3 has lost one of his daughters, Artimesha.* Patsy Tucker is living with her grandfather Chappell: I expect she will marry this Fall. Martha's (his wife) sister Prude1)ce married Robert 'l'ucker about a year ago. 'fhey live near us. ·>- * ·>- * * "I am your loving cousin William Dickie." Of the three children of "\Villiam Dickie, whose names are given in his letter, only one-Prudence-ever married. She married R. T. Oulds, and died young, leaving three· children, James, Ellen, and William, of whom only one, ·wmiam Ould,,;, married. They live on their grandfather's old homestead in Halifax County. The name "Dickie" is extinct in this branch. 2. John Dickie3, son of John2, son of John\ was born in Halifax Count;y, about li8'2-l786, and married Mary Parker in that county in 1808. As has been seen from his brother ,Vil­ liam's letter, he removed from Virginia in 182,7 to "Forkedeer.'' As a matter of fact, he removed to Bedford County, Tennessee, and, after remaining there a year, removed to west Tennessee, and settled on the head-waters of the Forkedeer River, in Hen­ derson County. Here he improved a plantation-for he owned a good many negroes and was a well-to-do planter-on which *Joel and Robert3 were sons of Robert Chappell2. (See genealogy of Robert Chappell2 brancll, Chapter XII.) 274- A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

he continued to live till his death-October 6, 1856.* After­ the death of his first wife (1846), he married his second wife, Lucia Davis (a widow). By the first marriage eleven children were born, and by the second, two. Of these, only three sur­ vive, Mrs. Katie E. Deloach, whose address is Carroll, Tenn, and Mrs. Mar.v Terry and her sister Martha, who live near Jack's Creek, Chester County. 'l'here are, however, many grandchildren, some of whom are living near the old home, and others scattered over northern Texas. The names of the children and grandchildren will be given below, although they may not be in the order of birth: I. Vi7illiam, died unmarried. II. John m. Xancy Phelps. Issue: Thomas, James, John, and Sarah. Of these, only two survive­ J ames, near Sardis, Tennessee, and John, in Arkansas. III. 'rhornas, died unmarried. IV., V. Daniel and !Hane (twins). Daniel m. Eurana Smith. Issue: 'i:Yillis, William, Robert, Daniel, Mack, Jennie, :Mary, and Sophronia. VI. Martha, living. unmarried. YII. Nfa1·y m. Scott Terry. Issue: James, Alice, and Frank. VIII. Albert, died unmarried. IX. ·willis, married three times. His children were Matilda, Mincna, Stephen, Lucy, Fanny, Ella, and Alice. X. James m. ~anc? 2\frGee. Issue: Betty. XI. Ph

XIII. Katie E. m. John Deloach. Issue: Lucia, Tur­ ner, '\'\Tilliam, An;ia, Alma, and \Vilburn. 3. Sarah Dickie, the only daughter born to John Dickie2 by his first wife, married Claiborn Rice, in Halifax County, Virginia. They removed to Tennessee with her brother, John Dickie3, and settled in Redford County. Both she and husband have been dead many years. They left no children. 4. James Dickie, the youngest child of John Dickie2 '>y his first marriage, removed to South Carolina with his father. On October 14, 1813, he was out riding, on horseback, with a young lady to whom he was shortly to have been piarried, and was thrown and instantly killed. His. death occurred just one week after his father's. 5. Nancy Dickie, the oldest child of John2 and Pat:\v (Vaughn) Dickie, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, July 3, 1790, and died February 7, 1856. She married twice-­ (1) Colonel Wm. 2\1. Grymes, August 12, 1806. (2) Samuel D. White, June 9, 1826. Issue by fir:;,t marriage: I. John Cr_ymes, hor:i May Hl, 1807. II. George Grymes, born February 26, 1809. III. Eliza Grymes, born June 3, 1811. IV. Martha Crymes, h. October 2, 1813, m. J. L. West­ moreland (1828). Issue: '\Villiam, John, Jesse, Thomas, Preston, and George. The three last named are prominent citizens of Atlanta, Ga. Their mother died August 12, 1887. Their fa­ ther is still living at Locust, S. C., in his ninety­ second year. V. Mary Ann, born December 21, 1815. VI. William, born Febrn::try 10, 1819. VII. Thomas, born Februaq 7, 1822. The children born to Nancy Dickie by her second mar­ riage were: VIII. James M. '\Vhite m. Sarah '\Vheatley, September 7, 1851. IX. Jane W. '\Vhite m. Calvin '\Voodruff, January 12, 185J. 276 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

X. Caroline S. YVhite m. 'L'. S. \Vheatley, 1:<~ebruary 19, 1831. XI. Samuel B. ·white, Jr., m. Rebecca Tatum, Decem­ ber 16, 185S. No issue. 6. Willis YV. Dickie1, son of John2 and I.>atsy (Vaughn) Dickie, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, September 13, · 1799, and died February 4, 1866. He married Margaret B. Crook, July 17, 1827, who was born in 1806, and died in 1861. Issue: I. John A.. Dickie, b. 1\fay 16, 1828, 111. twice-(1) E. J. Morrison, (2) .Josephine Garret. Issue: Kate and John by first marriage, and Eva, Samuel, ,,, \Yillie, and Herbert by second. This branch is now living ir, Comanche County, Texas. II. Eliza E. Dickie, b. July 27, 1829, m. Dr. B. 1<~. Nickolls. Issue: Kate, Margaret, George, John, Frank, Stella, and Olla. III. Martha C. Dickie, b. March 8, 1831, m. E. C. Ran­ dall. She died October 1, 1861. Issue: Three. IV. Jesse C. Dickie, b. September 28, 1832, m. Alicia Rogus. Issue: One son, ,Jesse, Jr. V. 'Willis W. Dickie2 (physician), b. May 21, 1834, m. Bettie F. Turpin. Is1,me: Evelyn, ·w ortley, Lelia, Fannie, TVillis, and Harry Garlington. Dr. Dickie lives in Bluefield, \V. Va. Most of his children, some of whom are married, live in Richmond, Va. 'rhey are unusuall;y handsome young people. VI. Louisa A. Dickie, b. December 5, 1836, m. J. A. Kimball. She died without issue. VII. James A. Dickie, b. October 26, 1838, m. Anna Harper. Issue: Leila, Emmett, and Barry. VIII. Margaret B. Dickie, b. May 27, 1841, m. Emmett B. Stone. Issue: Effie, Margaret, Grace, and one whose name is unknown. IX. Mary S. Dickie, b. October :n, 1845, d. October 9, 1867. Unmarried. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 277

\Villis ,v. Dickie, Sr., the father of this branch, removed from Spartanburg, S. C., to Talladega County, Alabama, in 1846, and from there, in 1852, to Texas, where he settled in Walker County, and soon lhereafter died. All of his surviv­ ing children, except Dr. \Villis vY. Dickie, now live in and near Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. Some of his grand­ children live in \Vaco. Texas, where also live some of their relatives, the Garlingtons; the relationship, however, being probably unknown to either. 7. Susannah ~L Dickie, daughter of John2 and Patsy Dickie, married Starling L. \Vestmoreland, in Spartanburg district, South Carolina, ·where they lived out their days. Issue: I. John, died unmarried. II. '\Villiam m. Mary A. Harris, by whom he had issue: (1) Clough m. Ella Bishop, who died in 1875, leaving one son, who is now a physician in Mex­ ico. (2) William W. m. Frankie Jones, a daugh­ ter of Colonel ,Jeff. Jones, of Callaway County, Missouri. They have issue: Sally May, Mar­ gie, and \Villiam. Dr. ·wm. ·w. vVestmoreland lives in Columbus, Jliss. (3) Roberta m. John ·w. Baldridge. 'l'hey have one daughter, Nellie. (4) Mary m. Smith Weaver. III. Ranson, died unmarried. IV. Martha m. twice-(1) ,v. J. \Vofford, by whom she had Albert and Alberty. (2) Thomas Dil­ lard, of vVest Point, :Miss. She died in 1882. V. Mary m. P. P. Beacham. Issue: Jesse, Terry, Martha, Anna, Mary, Sarah, Jefferson, Wil­ liam, and 'l'homas. The two last were killed i11 the C. S. A., in the battles around Richmond. VI. Nancy m. R. A. Jones. Issue: Buena, Susan,

Wister, Richard, Ella, Thomas, Mary1 and Olla. Some of the above live in South Carolina, and others have removed to Texas. VII. Rachael m. J ..'1'. H. \Vofford. Issue: Henry, Les­ ter, Smmn, \Vhitmer, ,vmiam, Martha, Nancy, 278 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

John, Charles, and Presley. The members of this branch lin•, most of them, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. 8. Mary Rebecca Dickie, born in 1802, married Edward Hix, of Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1822, and died April 3, 1876, leaving issue: I. Jesse, b. in 1824, m. twice-(1) }fary Young, leaving no issue. (2) Clara Boyd. Issue: Clar­ ence, Jessie, Helen, Martha, and Shirley. 'rhis family lives at Laurens, S. C. II. Martha, b. in 1826, m. Thomas C. vVilkes. Issue: John. Mary, Leila, Preston, Samuel, and Eu­ gene. This branch also resides at Laurens, S. C. Mrs.· ,Yilkes is still living, at the age of seventy-three. III. John G., b. in J 8:W, died in 1839. IV. Edward M., b. in 1832, m. Lucy Smith. Issue: Sarah, Clarence, Mary, Julian, vVilliam, and Jessie. Edward M. Hix lives in Johnston, S. C.; two of his sons, Clarence and, vVilliam, reside in vVashington, D. C. V. vYilliam Preston, b. in 1836, 111. Caroline Stal­ naker. Issue: Rosa and Edward. After serv­ ing- in the Confederate Ar1ny during the war, h which he was an officer, "~- Preston Hix* removed from South Carolina, as many other enterprising .rnunp: Southerners did, to the city of New York, there to recoup his fortune. In 1881 he became connected with the Edison El<:ctric Light Company, and is one of the principal offiot"'S of that corporation. VJ. Susan Eliza, b. in 18:18, m. Robert B. Adams. They remoYed to Caldwell County, Texas, sev­ eral years ago, locating in Martindale. Noth­ ing is known of their children. *The name "Hix" is an old Virginia name. The family lived in Surry and Sussex counties as late as 1712. (See David Crawley's license granted by Governor Spotswood, Chapter VIII. Also an account of Major Hix Chappell, of South Carolina, Chapter IX.) CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 279

VII. \Villis Dickie Hix, b. in 1841. He was a soldier in the C. S. A., and contracted disease from exposure while in the service, which caused his death. He died June 13, 18<69, of consumption. He never married. VIII. Clarence E. Hix, b. in 1844. He enlisted in the C. S. A., at the age of sixteen, being a mem­ ber of Kershaw's Brigade, 3d Regiment, Com­ pany A, which was commanded by his kinsman, Conway Garlington. He was of a loving, gen­ tle, pious disposition. and often expre~sed a desire to preach the gospel of the Savior when lw should become grown. Soon after his en­ listment he participated in the fighting around Richmond, and was in the battles of Fair Oaks, Saxage Station, and Malvern Hill. He was also in the battles of Maryland Heights, Har­ per's Ferr~,, and Sharpsburg. Finally, after having been several times wounded, he was literally shot to pieces and killed in a charge at Mary's Hill, on December 13, 1862. There was no brayer or more gallant soldier in the Southern Army than this young South Caro­ lina boy. Many of the descendants of Edward and 1Iary Hix, nee Dickie-now numerous-live in Laurens and Spartanburg districts, that section of South Carolina· in which their ances­ tor, John Dickie2, first settled. Others have scattered, and now live in Texas and other parts of the South. 9. Thomas was the name of a son of John2 and Patsy (Vaughn) Dickie, of whom little is now known. He married and died before 1820, lea--dng one son, named vVilliam, who is untraced. 10. Craddock Dickie, son of Jolm2 and Pats.y Dickie, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, December 25, 1792. He removed to Spartanburg district, with his father, and from there, about 1840, removed- to Calhoun County, Alabama, where he settled on a plantation near Alexandria. He died 280 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

at the latter place November 19, 1876. He was twice mar­ ried; first, to Cassandra Ford; secondly, to Catharine Hanna, who died July 26, 18H7, leaving no issue. By the first mar­ riage, there was the following issue: I. ,John, born No-rember 12, 1816. II. William, born February 20, 18'23. III., IV. ,vashington and ,Jaekson (twins), born June 19, 182(5. V. Cassandra, born November 16, 1827. VI. Edward, born ,January 28, 1830. Of the above, the only survivors are William and Wash­ ington (the latter called "lVat"), who are both livjng, at an advanced age, near Alexandria, Ala. There are doubtless many others, of later generations, but their names have not been obtained. 11. Patsy2, daughter of ,John2 and Patsy1 Dickie, mar­ ried Clough Meng. She died in Union, S. C., many years ago, leaving no issue. 12. Parthena, daughter of John2 and Patsy Dickie, mar­ ried Robert Saunders. They had two sons, Reuben and John. This branch removed to Holly Springs, Miss., many yea;'s ago, where the mother died. Nothing is known of the sons. or their descendants. 13. Malinda, daughter of ,Jobn2 and Patsy Dickie, mar­ ried vVilliam Ford. Th,:?y had issue: Martha, Nancy, and John, neither of whom has been traced. Malinda died in Spartanburg. 14. Mourning, the youngest child of John2 and Patsy Dickie, married Hosea Lindsey. Her mother died soon aftee her birth, and her father, in his grief for the loss of his com­ panion, with whom he had liYed so Jong,,gave his child this peculiar name as an expres,sion of his sorrow. There were born to Hosea and Mourning Lindsey: Andrew, John, George, Thomas, Ephraim, Martha, Susan, Mary, and Nancy. This branch remoYcd to Asheville, N. 0 .., where John G. Lindsey, one of the sons, and perhaps others, yet.Jive. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED l[AMILIES. 28 l

CHAPTER XV.

THE ROBERT CHAPPELL BRA\TCH-- Continued

DICKIE CHAPPELL,OF KENTUCKY.-THEWADES.-THB COMPTONS OF GEORGIA DICKIE CHAPPELL, OF KE~TUCKY. • ,, In 1801 there l'emon~d from Halifax Conni)', \'irginia_, to Kentucky, a colony, amollg the members of wllicll were tlw Torians, McCartys, and Tenys,* aP.d accompanying them wa,s a young man named Dickie Chappell. Kentucky was a sparsely settled couniry tlwn, and the section to which this eolony w0nt "·as nniplmbited, except by a few of the very early pioneers. They located in the western part of Chris­ tian Couut3·, which was afterward cut off and organized int\> Trigg, and tlwre founded foe- little town of Cadiz, whet? many of their desr·endants ye-t liYe. Di<'ki('. Chappell ,,aR tlw eldest f'hild of .John3 and Sarah (Di!'kiP) Cltap1wll. and was horn in Halifax County, Virginia, 11an·h 28, 1782. On .June 22, 1~10, he married Susan McCart~-, whose father wa,.; one of the e,olony which had come from Virginia. Rhe vrnR horn in Halifax County, ,\.ugust 15, l79J, and died at Chappell Hill, TPx., ~\ ugust 10, 185,5. On arrivin~ in Kentucky, Dit-kiP Chappell taught school for a while, but soon, by industry and ec-onom3·, a('(·urnulating sufficient means to buy a fine tract of 800 acres of land near where the vil­ lage of Gracie is llOW located, which he improved for a home. In 1853, some of his children having r,emoved to ,Vashington County, Texas, he conc-luded to follow them, and sold his *See list of vestrymen of Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia, in the sketch of the Wade family, in the latter part of this chapter, among whom were the Torians, McCartys, and Terrys. -19- 282 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE plantation and removed, with his wife and negroes, to that 'State, and settled near Clmppell Rill.* After the death of 11is wife, he diddcd the most of his estate among his chil­ dren, and for the last fifteen yeani of his life made his honie with his son Edward. It was said to have been his daily practice, during his later years, to spend several hours in reading the Bible and other religious works, for he was a devout Christian, and a member of the Methodist Church.i- 'l'he life of Dickie Chappell was in some respects remark­ able, and deserves more than a passing notice. Born in Vir­ gini:l, just at the close of the Revolution, he lived through eighteen years of the last oentury and seventy of this, and through the administration of every president fr6m 1Vash­ ington to· Grant; he witnessed the birth of a feeble nation and saw it grow and expand, until it became one of the might­ iest in the world. He saw something of the devastation caused by the struggle for independence in 1776; heard the booming of the distant cannon in 1812; and lived to see his beloved Southland deluged in the blood of a civil war. On July 1, 1870, at the extreme age of eighty-eight, his soul took its flight, and he passed away without disease or pain, as a little child falling to slet>p. It was fitting that one who had thus lived thr011gh such varied scenes of strife and con­ flict should pass away in quiet peace. His life was blamele,5s. and no shadow rests on his memory. Upright and honest in *Chappell Hill was founded about 1840 by Robert Wooding Chap­ pell, son of James, who was the uncle of Dickie Chappell. It was named for him, and is in Washington County. (See Chapter XII.) tr have in my possession a letter written in Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, Janua.ry 4, 1835, by my father (John Chappell4, of Missouri), to his brother and sister Jordan and Susannah Compton, of Georgia, in which he refers to a visit he had recently made to his brother Dickie, while on his first trip to Missouri, a journey which he made on horse­ back, in company with his friend Edward Bruce, of Halifax County, and which required three months of constant travel. He says: "I returned from Missouri by brother Dickie's in Kentucky. He has five or six children, owns a splendid plantation, makes large crops every year, and is, perhaps, as happy a man as can be found in a thousand." Again he says, in another letter, written in 1855: "Brother Dickie has lately moved to Texas. He is, as you know, a very old man, and was so well fixed in Kentucky that I think he made a mistake in moving. He moved I think, to be with his children." ' CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 283 all his dealings, the light of day shone through his character, and there was nothing to conceal. Nature does not produce such a man in every generation, and it is the duty of his descendants to see that his grave is kept green and that his memory is forever honored. There were born to Dickie and Susan (McCarty) Chappell the following children, living to maturity, who will be men­ tioned in the order of birth: 1. Ursula P. Chappell, born October 21, 1815, married Hiram Thompson. About 1850 they removed from Cadiz, Ky., to Chappell Hill, Texas. There were born of. this union two sons, Alexander and Charles W. Alexander Thompson married, and had isirue one child, a daughter, Ursula, called "Ula." She married '\Villiam Stith. They now live in Abi­ lene, Texas, where Mr. Stith :s engaged in business. Captain 'l'hompson, for he was :m officer in the C. S. A., distinguished himself in the naval engagenwnt before Galveston in which the Harriet Lane was destroyed. He died shortly after the war, a young man, and his wife soon followed him. Charles W. Thompson is married, and engaged in merchandising at Personville, Texas. l!rsula Thompson died in 1865. 2. Elizabeth E. Chappell was born ,June 28, 1817. She married Thomas McCarty, December 14, 1837, by whom she had one son, Edward. She died October 19, 1890. Edward McCarty1 married Mark A. 'l'erry, and had issue: Elizabeth 2 and Edward • The former married Daniel E. Grinter, a banker of Cadiz, Ky., by whom she has had Elizabeth, Mary, and Thomas. 3. Richard H. Chappell was born November 28, 1822, and died unmarried, Septem her 10, 1852. He was a physician. 4_ John Wesley Chappell was born March 19, 1824, married Sarah E. Jefferson, May 21, 1845, and died at Cadiz, Ky., June 13, 1895. He .never left the county in which he was born, and wa.s, for half a century, engaged in merchandising and banking, by which he accumulated a fortune. He was upright and honest, in all of his dealings, and throughout his long life maintained a character unblemished. Physically, he was of marked personality. Over six feet tall, as straight 284 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY 0]' .THE

as an Indian, he was an unusually handsome man, and his strong face, bright black eye, and clean-cut features gave evi­ dence of his energy, determination, and great firmness of character. There were born to John \Y. and Sarah E. Chap­ pell the following children: I. Emma F., b. ,January 31', 1848, m. R. \Y. Majors, who died in 1892. Issue: Charles Dickie, Elio~­ abeth McCarty, Robert YVade, John \Vesley, and ,Vinnie Davis. Robert died in 1898. II. 'rhomas Dickie_. b. October 6, 1850, d. July 10, 1876. Fnmarried. III. Martha S., q. ,January 21, 185:\ m. Captain John C. Dabwy, d. January 25, 1S86. Issue: Ethel, m. Dr. Blane; Albert, Florence, and Mattie. IV. John J., b. December 16, 1855, m. Ida CoopPr. Issue: James and Sarah, of whom only the former suniY('S. John ,J. Chappell is a tobacco­ ni;:;t in Hopkins-\~]](', Ky. V. Mar:v Elizabeth, b. ~fa~, 31, 1858, m. Jas. E. Gill, of Clarksdlle, Tenn. She died in 1897, leav­ ing issue: Chappell, ~fary, Sarah, James, and Nellie. VI1 Florence, b. September 21, 1861, m. N. C. Headley. Issue: One child, Edward. Mr. Headley :s engaged in business in Cadiz. VII. Edward MrCa!'ty Chappell, b. October 15, 1864, d. August :10, 1890. Unmarried. VIII. Chm-ks A. Chappell, b. ~ovember 20, 1868, m. Mattie YViJson. lssue: Philip Edward Ohap- 1wll, b. in 189H, and Frances Ragan, born May 8. 18!J8, now dead. 'rl1e former was named for the compiler of this work. Charles A. Chap­ pell is a member of the firm of Chappell & Torian, of Cadiz, Ky. 5. Edward l\IcCarty Chappell was born November Hi, 1827, and died in Chappc>ll Hill, 'l'exas, June 4, 1883. He removed from Kentucky to 'fexas about 1852, where he located near Chappell Hill, and there married Hester Jackson. He JOHN W. CHAPPELL, OF KENTUCKY. ( Page 283.)

CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED F AMILIJ

THE \VAllES

The \Vades were among the earliest settlers in the colony of Virginia, and, like the Ohappells, camp from England. As far back as 165(1 we find thP following record of one Daniel lVadP, who was probabl.'- the immigrant ancestor of the Hal­ ifax family, although no effort has bPPn made to trace the connection down through intervening generations. The rec­ ord is an appeal to the go-vernor of the colony to remit a *Thomas Weakly Chappell was doubtle,ss named for Thomas Weakly, of Virginia, an old Revolutionary soldier, who married Pru­ dence Chappell the second, who was, it is believed, the aunt of Dickie Chappell. (See Chapter XII.) There is some doubt as to her identity. 286 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE fine, which had, according to law, been imposed for planting, or, rather, replanting, tobacco after the first of July, the penalty being a fine of 10,000 pounds of tobacco. The object of this law, which continued in force for a long period, was two-fold: first, to prevent an over-production; and, second, to prevent the raising of an inferior quality of the staple; the ultimate purpose, of course, being to maintain a high price for the one product on which the planter depended for hi,; revenue. The petition is worthy of insertion, as it is not only the first record found of the ·wades, but shows something of the method of tobacco-planting in Virginia during this ,Period (1691). Any tobacco planter of the present day will fully understand how the law was evaded, and appreciate the shrewdness of the method. 'rhe petition was as follows, cop­ ied verbatim: "To the Rt. Honoble Francis Nicholson Esq. their M:ajties Lieut. Gor of Virga. "Dan'l "\Vade humbly presenteth; That yor petr haveing Lived in this Colony 35 yrs alwaies observed it to be ye con­ stant practice of all planters, while tobacco was, small, in weeding, where a plant was wanting, to supply ye place by takeing one out of a hill that had two and yor petr never hear­ ing of any Law to the Contrary did the like this last Sum­ mer, for which he, at a court held for Surry County ye 19th. of this Instant ,JanrY, upon the Information of a militious Neighbor was :fin'd ten thousand pds. of Tobacco, according to an Act in that case made and pro,vided. ''And in that yor petrs fault. was only thro Ignorance & not out of any Contempt of Authority, having ye last day of June Cutting all his Tob.' plants growing in beds that he might thereby manifest his obedience to the law.* He most humbly Implores yor Honor favorable Consideration of his *The law r,equired the planter to cut down and destroy all plants left in beds, not transplanted, by July 1st. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 287 offence aud begs you to remitt that part of his fine due to their }\fas, Vizc., 5000lb of Tobacco._ .\ml yor petr in dut,v Bound shall ever Pray &c. Dan'l Wade." (Viryinia jl[ agazine.) Surry County, where Daniel YVade lived, lies on "Jeemes" River below Richmond, and was one of the original shi.l'es organized in 1634. It adjoined the southern part of Charles City County, lying south of the river, at that time, and it was in the latter county that Thomas Chappeil, the immigrant,. and his son, 'l'homas2, lived during this period-1656-1691. The ·wades, doubtless like the Chappells and other o,ld fam­ ilies mentioned here, removed westward with the·tide of emi­ gration, until, at the middle of the next century-fifty or sixt;1· years-we find them in Halifax County. In the old i-estry books of Antrim l'arish, Halifax County. have been found the names of Edward and Andrew vVade, who were vestrymen of that parish as far back as 1752.* They were doubtless descendants of Daniel vVade, and ancestors of the \Vade family, which lived in Halifax County at the time of the Revolution, and which subsequently became re­ lated to the Chappells by the marriage of Richard vVade to Sarah Chappell. There is no question as to the origin of the family or its nationality. 'l'hey had doubtless lived in tl.le tide-water region of Virginia for several generations, and, like many others, had removed first to Amelia or Charlotte coun­ ties, and from thence to Halifax County, as the lands in the older-settled sections became worn out and exhausted. From Edward and Andrew ·wade, who were probably brothers, sprang two branches, many of whose descendants are now living in Halifax County and in different p-ortions of the South and ,Vest. About the close of the Revblution, there were two brothers of a later generation, living in Hal­ ifax, whose names were George and Robert. The latter was *Among other familiar names found in this old vestry book were William Irby, Nathaniel Terry, Robert Wooding, Edward Booker, George Watkins, Georg,e Boyd, Joseph Hobson, John Irvine, Achilles Colquett, Chilton Palmer, Sceevor Tbrian, Granville Craddock, Iscore Torian, and Henry Jordan. All of these families were directly or re­ motely related to the Chappells and Adams by blood or intermarriage. (Bishop Meade.) 28S A GBNBALOGlCAL HISTORY OF THE

called ''Indian Bob" Wade to dis1inµ:nii-d1 him from another Robl'rt \Vade•-----a cousin-who liYPd in the same neighbor­ hood. This peculiar rnnne was g-iYen him, not on account of his complexion or the ('olor of his hai1· and eyes. as might be supposed, but from rlw fac-1 that when he was a lad he ran away from borne, or wai-, st,olen by the Indians, and taken to GcOl'gia; a country then inhabiied by tlw Creek and Cher­ okee Indians, where hP was adopted into a ti-ibe and remained for nineteen yean;. Xiek VVade,·', ·who livC'd in DanYille, Va., and who married Marg·:m.·t, the daughter of \\Tilliam (Buck) Howard and Sarah Adams, the danghh·r of Benjamin, was a great-grandson of "Indian Bob" \Vade. Among the children of Geo!'ge \Vad<:> ·was the son, Rich­ ard, who married Sarah, a daughter of John3 arid Saralt (Dickie) Chappell. on September 4, 180G. He was born May 6, 1782, and died :February 1, 18'42. at the nge of sixty. Short­ ly after their marriage they settled on what was formerly known as the )fcPhaile plantation, one of the finest on Ihm River, but subsequently remov1'.d to their home a few miles south of South Boston. where Richar·d \Yade died and when; his widow eontinued to live for tl{irty-two years, and until she passed a wny. '!'he old house, which was her home for more than sixty years, is still standing, a monument to the honest workman­ ship of the mechanic of a century ago. It is of a quaint and antiquated appearance now, plain .-md unassuming, as was the good woman who occupied it, but it was a Christian home, proverbial for its hospitality, and the latch-string al­ ways hung on the outside. 'I.'he framing timbers of the house were of hewn oak, put together with mortise and tenon, and the weather-boarding~of black walnnt-was nailed on with wrought-iron nails, made, evidently, by a country blacksmith. It is a story and a half high, with an ell, and the rooms, which are unusually large, are square. At each end of the house stands a brick chimney, built on the outside in the old style, and the fire-places, which were originally large enough to take in a six-foot back-log, have oyer them hand-carved *Nick Wade died in 1899. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AXD OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 281)

mantels of unusual height. ;\s if in contrast to the mantels. the windows are unusually small. 011 the outside of one of the chimneys is durably ehi:,w1ed tlte year in which the hom,e . was built-1801. There is no name to he found on the,w pages more re­ vered, nor one which will remain longer enshrined in the memory of her descendants, than that of Sarah "\Yade. Few women e,-er combined so many noble and lovable traits of character as did she. Possessing an unusual amount of industry and energy, and endowed ·with mental faculties almost maseuline in their executh-e ability, she net only man­ aged her large f'State herself, during her long widowhood. with marked success, hut added yearly to its value. But it was not so much for her superior energy and business qual­ iti0s that she will be rem0mbered-although in these respects she was a remarkable woman-as for her noble Christia11 character. Her long aud busy life--she lived to be nearly ninety years old-was full of good dPeds, and she never failed to find the time to alleviate the sufferings of the unfortunate. In the minds of her children and grandchildren she instilled, by precept and example, those l0ssons of morality, industry, and st0rling integrity which ktve bo-rne fruit in succeeding gen0rations, and have caused them to be classed, whereye1· they may be found, as honest men and women, and of the best type of American citizens. Sarah vVade was born .April 18, 1785, and passed awa~­ April 2B, 1874. Her remains rest in the family cemetery near the old house, whfoh can be readily found from the large clus­ ter of cedar trees surrounding it. Over her grave has been erected a large and beautiful monument, as a memorial of the loving affection with whicl1 her memory is cherished by her descendants. While in this old neighborhood, where so many of our forefathers once lived, and which is south of Dan River in the southern part of the county, I visited old Black ·walnut Church, a name which will be yet familiar to many of the older members of these old families whose parents or grand­ parents once lived there. It was a beautiful Sabbath day in 290 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

October, and as I crossed the threshold I bowed my head with reverence, for I felt that in this sacred house of God J was in the presence of the spirits of departed loved ones­ father, mother, and kindred-who had once worshiped there. I walked out and stood beneath the shade of tl:te broad pines -the same trees that had once sheltered them. I went fo the famous spring near by-"Rold Spring," it is still called­ and drank from its cold, limpid waters, as they had drunk so many times before. 'l'he old church is there; the red clay hills are there; the old pine trees are there; the old spring, with its little rippling brook, flowing as it has for centuries, is there; all silent, but eloquent; but the people who were wont to meet at this old country church in the pine woods to worship God in the long ago-the -wades, the Adams, the Garlingtons, the Comptons, the Ohappeils-where are they"? 1'Thou art crumbling to the dust, old pile, 'l'hou rrrt hastening to thy fall; And around thee iu thv lonelines8 Clings the ivy to thy wall. The worshipers are scattered now 1Vho met 1::Jefore thJ' shrine, And silence reigns where anthems rose In days of old lang syne. 11And rudely sig,hs tho wandering wind, 1Vhero oft, in da.vs gone by, Prayer rose from many hearts to Him, The highest of the high. The tramp of many a busy foot 'Which sought th,v aisles is o'er, And many a weary heart around Is stilled forevermore. "How oft ambition's hope takes wings! How droop the spirits now! We hear the distant city's

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There ,vere born to Richard and Sarah ,vade nine chil­ dren, who will be mentioned in the order of birth. Of these only one, Mrs. Fanny Oliver, survives. Their descendants, however, of the third, fourth, and fifth generations, are nu­ merous, and a.re now scattered over many of the Southern and Western States and Territories. 1. ,villiam Henry \Vade was born November 21, 1807, and in his seventeenth year was apprenticed to Samuel \Y. Adkison, a millwright and bridge-builder. Having become an expert mechanic, he formed a copartnership with his em­ ployer, and in 1828 removed to Tennessee and located in Nashville. For several years they were engaged in buuding bridges in the southern part of the State, across the Tennes­ see River, Blue vVater, and other streams, and in putting up iron furnaces. Having accumulated a fair competency, i1i 1834 he married Mary Johnson, and bought a plantation i.n W~yne County, which he improved. His wife only lived a few months, and after her death he resumed his former occu­ pation. On August 23, 1837, he married Amanda Goodwin, of Lauderdale County, Alabama, by whom he had several children, living to maturity, whose names will be mentioned in the order of birth. \Villiam ,vade died on his plantation near Florence, Ala., December- 29, 1886, at the age of seventy­ nine. His descendants yet live in that section of Alabama and in the southern part of Tennessee. I Susan, unmarried. II. Samuel A .. manied N. J. \Vallace. Issue: Seven. III. Virginia, married C. D. Hooks. Issue: Seven. IV. Sarah A., married John E. Campbell. Issue: Five. V. Hetty, married B. F. Hart. Issue: Five. VI. Rebecca, married T. H. Humphreys. Issue: Four. VII. John H., married Callie Holt. Issue: Three. 2. Susan R. ~-a.de was born February 8, 1'809, and mar­ ried Saurin Stanford, SeptembPr 13, 1827. Issue: William, Sarah, Mary, Richard, Adaline, Emma, and Fanny, all of whom married and SPveral of whom live in Orange County, North Carolina. 292 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

3. Mary A. Y\'ade ·was born .N'ovember 8, 1810, and mar­ ried Yancy Moore, December 20, 1827. They removed to Car­ roll County, Tennessee, in 1833, where she died November 6, 1848. Her husband died .March 4. 1881. Issue: I. Sarah ·A., b. ,Jul_v 10) 1829, m. B. F'. Jones. Issue: Eleven. II. Robert Yanc.v, b. May :2. rn:n. m. Rarah E. Shep­ ard. Issue: "f-welve. III. Richard B., b. January 11. u;:m, m. Lou ,T. Good­ win. Issue: Four. Died October 3, 1883. IV. William H., h. December 1:1, 1884, d. ~ owmber 21, 1860. V. Eliza J., h. Odoher 1:1, 18:lG, m. A. E. Cnrter. Issue: Fin•. YI. John Bailey, b. October 20, 1838, m. Louisa D. Yancy (widow). Issue: Pive. ,vas an officer in the C. R. A., and lost a leg at the battle of Peach Tree, Ga. VII. Georg·e \Yade, b. October :24, 1839, d. l\farch 11, 18(12. VIII. Chas. \Y., b. s\ ugust 20, 1841, n1. twice~\l) Fanny Ponyille. Issue: T,vo. (2) Allie Tansil. Issue: 'l'hree sons. IX. Susan A., lJ. :February 14, 184:3, 111. \Y. B. Cannon. Issue: Threl•. Died December 81, 187 4. X. James Albe1·t. b. July 20, 1844. Killed in C. S. _\,, De<:Plll her 17, 18G4. XI. l\fary r .. b . .Mardi 2, 1846, d. Pebruary 2, 187:3. XII. Martha F., b. A ugnst 16, 1847, m. \V. T. Baird. Issue: 'l'hree. Died May 10, 1880. XIII. Benjamin P., b. October 29, 1848, m. twiee­ (1) Sarah E. Dinwiddie, October 15, 1883. Issu": Two daug·hters. His wife died September 6, 188H. On August 6, 1896, he married, secondly, Lula Douglass. Issue: One. 'l'he descendants of Yancy and l\fary 1foore live in Car­ roll County, Tennessee, where their parents first settled. Sev­ eral of them are merchants, bankers, and manufacturers, a.nd CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 293 live in McKenzie. 'fhey are nll industrious, energetic, and thr·ifty people. I visited them in Janllary, 1897, and during my visit was entertained with true Southern hospitality. 4. John Di<.:kie \\'ade was born in Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, ,January 8, 1813. He removed to Tennessee a few years after his brothe1· ·wmiam had settled thei•e, and became inter­ ested with him in bridge-building. On Pebruary 11, 1841, he married Eliza ,J,ohnson, and, having bought land near Flor­ ence, Ala., located there on a plantation. where he lived out his days. .Among his ehildl'en were John C., who lives at Town Creek, Ala., and Gemge and '\Yilliam, who live•in Iron City, Tenn. 'l'he1·c are others, but I have no information of them. 5. Mary Elizabeth '\Yade was horn February 18, 1816, and married ,Jefferson '\Yanen, December 26, 1833. They re­ moved from Halifax County, Virginia, to '\Varren County, Kentucky, in 1857, wlwre shr died .January 7, 1878. There were bom to this _couple eight children, living to maturity, the most of whom ate yet living in and near Bowling Green, Ky., where their patents settled. I. .i\nn E., b. October 16, 1834, m. Thos. D. Oakes. a descendant of the ,\darns family. Issue: Six. II. Hanks, b. May 2, 1837, m. Virginia ruekett. He died in 1890, leaving four children. III. Mary. b. October 27, rn:rn, m. Robert Spencer. fasue: Three. IV. '\\'illiarn X .. b. Odnbe1· 22, 1841, m. Sarah Yates. Issue: Emma, lives in Routh Boston, Va. V. Amanda, b. December 18, 1843, m. H. C. Hayes. h:sue: 'l'l1ree. VI. Margaret, b. FPbruary 24, lSfiO. m. '\Ym. Shonel'. Issue: Two. VII. Philip R, b. Jul~· 12, 1854, m. -- Maxey. Issue: Five, one of whom is named Philip Chappell. VIII. George, b. January 11, 1857, m. Miss Coshon. Issue: Thl'ee. 6. George Ellis '\Yade was born ::\farr:h 4. 1818. He went to 'l'ennessee ·when a young man, and engaged in bridge-build- 294 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ing with his brothers, but returned to Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, and there married Mary, a daughter of Isaac Palmer. (See Adams hisfory.) About 1850 he removed to Missouri, with his father-in-law, and settled in Cole County, near Jeffer­ son City, where he died many years ago. His widow died in 1894. 'L'here were born of this union seven children, whose names are as follows: Sarah, Margaret, Thomas, Joseph, Ernest, Mary, and Virginia. Sarah married Irvine Oliver, and there were born to tl1em two sons, one of whom, Philip Chappell Oliver, named for the author, is now living in Kan­ sas City. Margaret married George Noland. They now live on their farm in Cole County. Thomas lives in Nevada, Mo., and Ernest, in Perry, Okla. Ter., of which town he is mayor. The other brother and sisters reside on the old homestead. 7. Richard2 A. ·wade was born January 17, 1820, and married Margaret E. Adams, a daughter of Samuel Adams1 (see Adams history). on February 26, 1842. They remained in Halifax County until the dose of the Civil War, when they removed to Lamar County, Texas, and settled on a farm near Pattonville, in the vicinity of which most of their children now live. The children born to them were Sarah, Martha, Mary, John, Absa.lom, Thomas, Richard, George, and Maggie Chappell. Richard "\Ya.de died August 2:3, 1893. 8. Frances Eliza or Fanny (as she was called) was born March 11, 1826. She married Isaac Oliver, December 15, 11847, and, shortly afterward, removed to :M:issouri and settled in Callaway County. There were born to them three children, lfring to maturity. The eldest, vv~alter, is a merchant in American Falls, Idaho. Amanda, the only daughter, married Hudson Shobe, a.nd is living in St. Louis. Sidney, the young­ est child, has been for several years connected with the Kan­ sas City, Ft. Scott & Memphis Railroad, and lives in Memphis, Tennessee. 9. Amanda Chappell ·wade, the youngest child of her parents, was born October 6, 1827. She married John Rich­ ard Adams, son of Richanl2, August 22, 1849. (See genea.logy of Adams family.) They never left the old county of Halifax. There were born to them two children: Luther C., who mar- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 295 ried Laura Bradshaw; and Sarah Chappell, who married George Oliver. Both families live in Halifax County. Amanda C. Adams died October 5, 1853. It will be observed that the "\Vade family has been <1n unusually prolific :me; according to an estimate made, which, however, may not. be entirely accurate, numbering not less than 500 living repres,entatiYes to-day. "'\-Vere there twice as many, the world would be the better for it, for as yet no man has tarnished the name. Following in the footsteps of the pious old grandmother-Sarah \Vade-they are all, so far as I am advised, Southern Methodists in their religious_ faith. It is safe to say that in their political affiliations they are Democrats.

THE COMPTO,\'. FAMILY.

Susannah Chappell was the second daughter and third child of John3 and Sarah (Dickie) Chappell. She was born in Halifax County,Virginia, December 12, 1786, and married Jordan Compton, who was the second son of John and Ann (Cross) Compton, of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, May 10, 1807. They immediately emigrated to Oglethorpe Count_y, Georgia, with the family of John Compton, and, after remain­ ing there a year, removed to Monticello, the county seat of Randolph, now Jasper County, Georgia. After a residence there of a yea.r, during which he was clerk of the superior court of the county, they removed to their plantation, six miles west of that town, and there spent the remainder of their lives. Compton is a well-known old Virginia name, and the fam­ ily was numerously represented in the older portion of the State, in the latter half of the eighteenth century. In Amelia, County I found the will of one John Compton recorded. It

was filed August 221 1771, and devised a large estate in land and negroes. The wife ,of the testator was named Rachael, A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE and his son, who was the executor, was named Richard. The­ name -was also often found in Halifax County, and I have furnished Major J. C. Compton, of Selma, Ala., with a mem­ orandum of the information obtained there. I found the name in thesP J'ecords sometimes spelled "Cumpton.n Doubt­ less a more thorough search would yield much informatiou in addition to that casually jotted down hy me. Susannah Compton was slightly above the average height, was slender in figure, and had black hair and dark eyes. In her manner she was reserved and self-possessed; slw had a calm temp~1, with uncommon tact, patience; perseveranc,e, and industry, and a strong will. She was pious, without dem­ onstration, and loved her husband and children devotedly. During the \Var of 1812 her husband was in command of a company of horse, on the coast of Geoi-gia, and such was her business judgment that during his absence she ma.naged his affairs with marked success. Their home was always noted for its hospitality, and a strong religious influence prevailed, for both were members of the Baptist Church for fifty years. Jordan Compton died i\fay 30, 1864, at the age of eighty­ two; and Susanah Compton. D<:•cember 14, 1874, at the age of eighty-eight. The longeyity of the children bom to John and Sarah (Dickie) Chappell is rem:wkable. Sarah YVade, the oldest, died at the age of eighty-nine, and in the same :year that her sister died. Dickie Chappell died i11 1870, at the age of eighty-eight, and John Chappell, of Missouri., the youngest, in 1860, at the age of seventy-two. It will thus he seen that the aYerage life of the four hl'(Jthers and sisters-all that we1·e born of their parents--was eighty-four years. 11we1Ye childi-eu ,.yei-e born to .Jordan and Susannah Compton, three of -whom-Chappell Dickie, Sarah Dickie, 8.)1\l James Lawrence-died in early childhood. The others, who will be mentioned in the 0rder of birth, were named Eliza, Pleasant M., Susan C., Elizabeth, Rhoda, Emily, Jordan R., Frances, and Ct1thai-ine. 1. Eliza Compton was born ~fay 31, 1809, and marriPd "'oody Dozipr. She died .July 10, 18150. They resided many CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 297 years in Alabama,· but J,emoved to Arkansas. They had ten children, of w horn the following survive: I. Mary C. Dozier, b. in 1829. m. R. J. Bickerstaff, Jaunary 30, 184-8. Issue now living: (1) Her­ shel m. Lonada SpiYey. LiYe in Lee County, Arkansas. (2) Robertson m. Maggie Sanders. He is a merchant of Mariana, Ark. (3) Lillian m. John Sims. Live in Lee County. (4) Andrew is a merchant of ,r:1riana, Ark. II. Sarah F. Dozier, b. in 1835, m. twice-(1) Geo. YV. ·webb. Issue: Clara A. (2) E. P. SuHon, of Panola, Va., in 1893. III. Emily B. Dozier, b. in 1837, m. Rev. Robt. P. Divant. He was an officer in the C. S. A., and is now a Baptist minister in charge of a church at )Vharton, Texa.s. Issue: (1) Martha E. 111. M. ·w. Prewett, of Forrest City, i\_rk. (2) Rob­ ert 0. m. Elizabeth English. (3) Charles R., rr>­ sides at Beaumont, Texas. (4) Emma V. m. Elisha Embree, of Belton, Texas. (5) Philip 0., unmarried. IV. Jas.on G. Dozier, b. ·in 1839, m. Rose Elder. HL· died in 1871, from the effects of a wound re­ ceived in the battle of Stone River, TenensS('e (C. S. A.). He left two sons and a daughter, liv­ ing in Lee County, Arka.nsas. V. Ann C. Dozier, b. in 1S41, m. Rev. "\V. H. Paslay, a Baptist minister, in Arkansas. Issue: Wil­ liam, "\Voody, and Robert. VI. James J. Dozier, b. in 1843,m. Izora Cobb. Issue: Names unknown. James is a farmer in Lee County; Arkansas. VII. Elizabeth Dozier, b. in 1845, 111. Andrew C. Wood, of F,on-est City, A.rk., where he is a prominent man and a successful farmer. Issue: (1) George is a graduate of Kentucky University. (2) An­ drew. (3) Anna L. rn. Brooking Adkins, of Lib­ erty, Mo., near Kansas City. -20- 298 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

VIII. Eliza A. Dozier, b. in 1850, 111. G. W. Henderson. Issue: George and Eliza. They live at Brink­ ley, Ark. 2. Pleasant M. Compton was born September 13, 1810, and married Lydia R. Devereaux, the only child of James, and Letitia (Hall) Devereaux, of Bordentown, N. J. Letitia was the daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Harrison) Hall, and Re­ becca Harrison was the daughter of Benj. Hanison, of the well-known family of that name in Virginia. James Dever­ eaux was of English descent. Pleasant Compton, on reach­ ing his majority, removed to Butts County, Georgia, where he located in the town of Jackson, and engaged in the mer­ cantile business. \Yhile representing his county as a Whig in the Legislature in 1840, he was elected by that body sur­ veyor-general of the State, an important and lucrative offiee. He then removed to Milledgevme, the capital of the State, where he held this office for ten years. His excellent busi­ ness qualifications and habits, high character, and genial manners, rendered him one of the best-known public men of the State. Re was afterwards, for more than thirty years, engaged in active business in :Milledgeville, by which he ac­ quired a large estate. He died March 19, 1890, at the age of seventy-nine. Of the eight children born to Pleasant M. and Lydia Compton, Ben'n, ,vhose names will be mentioned in the order of birth, lived to maturity: I. :\fajor Jordan Chappell Compton was norn Decem­ ber 25, 18.1D. He wa,-; educated at the celebrated Quaker school, at Alexandria, Va., and at Ogle­ thOl'pe l'niversity, Ga.; was a law student when the war began, and went immediately into the Confederate ~\rmy; was in the Army of North­ ern Virginia, until after the series of battles before Richmond, in 1862; was then transferred to the western arm~,, and was on the staff of ~fa,ior-Gerwral Remy Heth dming the Ken­ tucky campaign. After the battle of Mur­ fre(•sboro, 'l't0 nn., he was ordered to Vicksburg, where, (lming the siege, he was the artillery CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 299

officer in charge of all the ammunition belong­ ing to the army, a place of great responsibility and peril. He was afterward the second officer in command of the Selma, Ala., arsenal, the largest in the Confederacy. On the 20th of April, 1865, he married Miss Ada Norris, daughter of "\Vm. J. Norris, presi­ dent of the Commercial Bank o.f Selma;* was admitted to the bar and has been actively en­ gaged in general practice to the present time. He has, however, found time, occasion.ally, to take an actiw part in politics, as every good citizen should. In 1886 he was elected, without o'pposition, to the State Senate, and was reelect­ ed in 1890. During the sessions 1888-1891 was chairman of the judiciary committee, and in 1892 was elected president of the Senate. Major Compton is an unusually handsome man. Re has dark blue eyes, and hair once black, but now streaked with gray. He is nearly six feet tall, weighs 180 pounds, and has a florid complexion and a smoothly-shaven face. Major Compton furnished much of the information contained in this sketch. There was born to Maj. J.C. and Ada (Norris) Compton, two children. (1) William Norris b. March 16, 1868. He is a graduate of the Georgia University and a most excellent young business man. (2) Louise, b. April 26, 1874, is a beautiful and an accomplished young woman. She married Fred H. Coleman, June 1, 1~9. ' II. Charles W. Compton was born May 20, 1844, and .married Emma Bass, December 17, 1868. He was a successful merchant until his death, March 30, 1884. Issue: (1) Hansell is a merchant at Milledgeville. (2) Lilly Beall m. Dr. Richard *Mrs. Compton died in February, 1899. 300 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Hutchings, a surgeon in the State Hospital at Ogdensburg,~- Y. Issue: Richard and Charles. III. Lyman H. Compton, b. October 24, 1846, was edu­ cated at Georgia Military Institute, and is now a merchant at Milledgeville. IV. Mary L. Compton, b. November 25, 1850, m. Colonel Bushrod vV. Frobel. Colonel Frobel had been an officer in the United States Navy, but on the breaking out of the Civil War resigned and was appointed a colonel of engineers in the Confed­ erate Army. He distinguished himself in the Army of :Xorthern Virginia and in the Atlanta campaign. After the war he became vice-presi­ dent and general manager of the Macon & Cov­ ington Railroad. He died in 1886, leaving a large estate and two children-viz.: (1) Lilly m. Lemuel L. Alston. (2) Ada M. m. James H. Horah, a lawyer of Salisbury, N. C., now resid­ ing at Williamsport, Pa. V. Laura B. Compton, b. December 15, 1853, m. Otto Miller, a merchant. Mr. Millerd. in 1878, and his widow now lives in Milledgeville, Ga. She is a most refined and elegant lady. She has two children. (1) Henrietta. · (2) Pleasant Compton. VI. Anna R. Compton, m. twice-(1) Dr. H. B. Lee, (2) Edgar S. Chambliss. They reside in Los Angeles, Cal. No issue. VII. Guy D. Compton, a physician, m. Ida Richards. Issue: One son, Guy Richards. Dr. Compton graduated at the College of Physicians and Sm­ geons, at Baltimore, and is now practicing his profession at Milledgeville, Ga. 3. Susan Caroline Compton was born July 12, 1816, and married Andrew R. Bickerstaff, January 17, 1838. They re­ moved to 'l.'allapoosa County, Alabama, where they lived out their days. Mrs. Bickerstaff died April 8, 1888, aged 71, and her husband died August 6, 1862. He was a man of high character and great energy and was wealthy before 1861, own- MRs. BEALL COMPTON HUTCHINGS. (Page 299.)

CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 301 ing the fine plantation on which he lived and many slaves. The issue· of this union were: I. Mary, h. November 6, 1888, m. George Webb. ThP,Y had mw child, Fanny, now living in \Vaverly, Alabama. II. Susan, b. December 2, 1840, m. John W. Russell. No issue. III. Robert J., b. December 19, 1842. He was killed in the C. S. A., in the battle of Seven Pines, near Richmond, July 1, 1862. JV., Fanny, b ..Jnne S, 1845. Resides in Waverly, Ala._, with her sister, Mrs. Webb. V. Cordelia, b. November 10, 1847, m. Seaborn Hol• stun. I,:sne: (1) Arthur. (2) Pleasant R. (3) Claude. (4) Maude. (5) Bessie. VI. Elizabeth, b. November 11, 1852, d. November 20, 1869. VII. Andrew Chappell Bickerstaff, b. September 23, 1854. Resides on his plantation near Waverly, Ala., unmarried. 4. Elizabeth Compton, born May 22, 1819, married Floyd Malone. She died June 10, 1864. 'l'hey resided on a fine plan­ tation, which they owned, in Jasper County, Georgia. Issue: I. William H., m. Mattie Kimball. Issue: Leonidas, Mary, Hattie, Susan, Blanton, Bessie, Henry, and David. II. Frank J., m. Jennie Lane. Issue: Cora, Mary, Lucy, Georgia, Ella, Fanny, Jesse, Ruth, John. Floyd, Thomas, and Grover. III. Lucy, m. Frank D. McDowell. Issue: Michael, William, Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Frederick. All of the above live in the vicinity of Monti­ cello, Ga. IV. Stephen F., m. India Freeman. Issue: Lois, Min­ nie, and Bryant. V. Elizabeth C., m. Captain W. J. Preston, of Jasper County, Georgia. No issue. 302 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

5. Rhoda Compton was born January 12, 1824, married Roebrt Greer, and died .January 24, 1850. They had issue: I. Susan P., m. Captain Leonidas Lane. Issue: Anna, Lucy, Bertha, Pearl, Lee, Compton, James, Guy, and Ralph. They reside on the old Compton homestead, near Monticello. II. Ro1bert J., m. Hattie McDowell. Issue: Bessie, Julius, 'Troy, Olivia, Mattie, and Jasper. They live on their plantation on the Ocmulgee River, in Jasper County, Georgia. 6. Emily Compton was born Octobe·r 5, 1825, married Chas. A. Nutting, and died August 6, 1852, leaving issue: One child, Anna, born July 11, 1848, married J3enjamin P. Walker, of Thomasville, Ga. They have issue: Cora, Benjamin, and Charles. Mr. Nutting was joint-owner with another of a large cotton mill near Milledgeville, which was destroyed by the Federal Army in "Sherman's march to the sea" (1864). He was also president of the City Bank of Macon, Ga., and owned other large interests. During the days of reconstruction he greatly distinguished himself in the Georgia Legislature by assisting in wise legislation, which placed the State on a soEd :financial basis. Notwithstanding his losses, he recovered his fortune, and died one of the wealthiest men in the State of Georgia. 7. Jordan Reese Compton is the sole surviving child of Jordan and Susannah (Chappell) Compton. He was born July 28, 1828, and has never married. "\Vhile eccentric in some respects, he is a man of high character, scrupulously honest in his dealings, and in his day possessed unusual business ability. He is wt>althy, and having retired from active busi­ ness, spends a part of hiF< time in AJlanta, and the remainder in Savannah, Ga. 8. Frances Compton was born June 23, 1831, and mar­ ried ,vmiam K. Pope, by whom she had one child, Charles ,v. Pope, who married Mary Hunter. They reside near Monticello, and have issue: Fanny, Charles, Kirby, Lucy, Pauline, Corinne, and Glover. Frances (Compton) Pope died August 23, 1850. 9. Catharine Compton was born March 30, 1833, mar­ ried Stephen Johnston, and died at Monticello, Ga., in Janu- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND O'J:'HER KINDRED FAMILIES, 303 ary, 1900. She had issue: Imogene and Reese L. The form0r married Goo. W. Persons, a me11chant of Monticello, by whom she has had Ernest, Fanny, Imogene, Clarence, Clifford, and James. The latter married Ella McDowell. He died in 1801, leaving issue: Chappell and Emma. It will be seen that of the numerous children born to Jor­ dan and Susannah (Chappell) Compton, the sole survivor is Reese Compton. Among their descendants, by blood and mar­ riage, were many prominent and successful men. Many were wealthy, as riches were reckoned in the South before 1861, and those who were engaged in planting were among the best type of the Southern planter and slaye-owner. • 30± A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER XVI.

THE ROBERT CHAPPELL1 BRANCH-Continued.

JOHN CHAPPELL4 , OF MISSOURI.-HIS DESCENDANTS,-·PHIL. E. CHAPPELL

John4, the youngest ('hild of John3 and Sar::ih (Dickie) Chappell, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, Septembei· l, 1788. He was o,f the seventh generation (John1-Thomas1 -'I'homas2-Robert1-Jolm 2--John 3-John4). But little is know11 of his life in childhood, except that his mother died in his infancy, but doubtless his youth was passed, as wer0 the lives of other farmer boys during this early period in ''ir­ ginia. The facilities for at;quiring an educatiou at that time were meager, for the doors of the few colleges that existed then were only open to the sons of the very rich. John Chap­ pell's education ·was limited to the usual branches taught in the country school, but he was endowed with an active mind. was industrious and ambitious, and by these means and close application to his studies acquired more than an ordinary edu­ cation. Naturally of a mathematical turn of mind, he ga ,,e his attention principally to branches along that line, and be­ came, early in life. a practical land-surveyor and civil engin­ eer. He was also endowed with a remarkable eye and a steady hand-requisites in a dranghtsman--which enabled him to execute his plats and profiles with such accuracy and skill as to can¥ them to resemble steel engravings. Much of his work, done when a young man, and while county surveyor of Halifax County, is yet preserved among the archives of that county, and his maps and plats are models of painstaking accuracy and beautiful pPnmanship. At the age of sixtePn he left home and became a clerk in a country storP. He continued thus employed until he was CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 305 twenty, when be became engaged in buying horses in Vir­ ginia, and driving them to TennesRee, where they were sold. He was tlius employed, aml liYing in Smith -County, in that State, when in July, 1812, he was advised of his father's death. He immediately returned to Virginia, when, being the eldest son at home--his brother Dickie being in Kentucky-he was, on the 17th of thn.t month, granted letters of administration on his father's estate. 'rhe value of the estate was not large, for it will be remembered that his father had, several years before his death (1807), convt>yed his property, both real and personal, to his wdow and children by a deed of gift,·which was to go into effect at his death. The final settlement of this estate was made in 1817, and, as the first settlement­ made in 1813-was in pounds, shillings, and pence, and the last in dollars and cents, the transition from one kind of currency to the other must hm-e occurred-in Virginia-dur­ ing this period. On November 10, 1814, ,John Chappell4 married Mary, daughter of Matthew Patt:/· a prominent citizen of Halifax County, by whom he had the following issue, living to matu­ rity, viz.: Ann B., Sarah U._, John5 A., Granville T., and Mary Susan. Each will be again referred to. The plantation of Johu Chappell-on which he lived while in Virginia-was on th0 south side of Dan River, in the same neighbrohood in which his brothers lived. It ad­ joined the tract of land ·whieh his father bought in 1782, and may have been a part of it. The house is still standing, and was visited by me ·while on a recent trip to the old country. It is a frame building, one and a half stories high, with dor­ mer windows-that being the style of architecture in Vir­ ginia a century ago-and was substantia1ly built of oak and walnut lumber. It is still in a good state of preservation, and is now owned by Dr. Palmer. About 1820 John Chappell was elected county surveyor of Halifax County, an office he continued to hold for several years. Subsequently he beeame commissioner of revenue, wlrnt would now be termed "county collector.'' These official *SEe sketch of Pate family, Chapter XVII. 306 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

positions gave him an extensive acquaintance throughout the county, and when 1 visited there 1 met seyeral very old men who remembered him when they were boJs, as he went through the woods with his corps of flagmen and chainmen, the latter crying: "Stick! Stuck! Stick! Stuck!" 1t seems that hfa official duties did not, howeYer, interfere with his farming operations, for during the term of his official life he continued to liye on his plantation, where he was enga.ged extensively in planting, his hands being managed by an overseer. But the time at last came when it became necessary to seek a new home in a more fertile country. The conti~ued cultivation of the one staple had begun to exhaust even the fertile bottom lands of Dan River, where John Chappell's · plantation was located. Many of his relatives and friends had remo.-ed, years before, to Tennessee, but the tide of emi­ gration had now turned, and was flowing westward to that new and fertile country beyond the Mississippi-the State of :Missouri. A large colony went from Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, to Callaway County, :Missouri, between 1830 and 1840, and from those who had gone there glowing reports, had been received of thE· fertility of tbe soil and the salubrity of the climate. The trip to Missouri at that day-before the advent of railroads-was a long and tedious one, and had to be made on horseback. But there were good horses in Virginia then, and men with plenty of energy and pluck. In the month of Sep­ tember, 1834, John Chappell and his friend Edward Bruce, familiarly called "Ned" Bruce, left Halifax County for Mis­ souri, on a prospecting tour, and with the determination to buy homes there if they were pleased witb the country. They were well mounted, it is said, on splendid horses, and, after six weeks' constant travel through a sparsely settled country, reached Callaway County, their destination. Edward Bruce did not buy land in Missouri, but his comrade, ,John Chappell, was more easily pleased, and bought a large tract in tlie Missouri Ri-rer bottom, about three miles above ,Jefferson Oitv the capital M the State, which afterward became his hom~.' They retunwd to Virginia-passing through Christian County, CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 307

Kentucky, where Dickie Chappell lived-and arrived at home in December, after an absence of four months. Immediately on his return, John Chappell, with his usual energy and deter-­ mination, began to close up his business affairs preparatory to his removal to Missouri. Rut the calculations and plans of man are often unexpectedly overthrown by the acts of God. A sad misfortune befell the family, for on :!\farch 2'9, 1835, shortly after the return of the husband, his wife died, leaving a family of children, one of whom was quite young. A year and a half passed, during which time John Chappell sold his plantation and other property; then, on September 21,. 183,(i, he married Mary Frances, the daughter of Philip Adams, a well-to-do planter of Prince Edward County, Virginia.* The,v immediately took their departure for their distant future home. I have elsewhere described the joumey of Edwin Garling­ ton and John Dickie2-uncles of ,John Ohappell4-from Hali­ fax County, Virginia, to South Carolina. The journey t:o Mis­ souri, while a much longer one, was less tedious, for much of the route was by water. The emigrant employed a "wag­ oner,'' as they were called, who followed the road with his tremendous old Virginia wagons, drawn by six horses, for a living. Only such hous.el10ld goods were carried as were indis­ pensable in a new country. The national turnpike was taken, a road over which all traYel went in that day from the East to the -west, until the Ohio River was re-ached.t Here a steam­ boat was taken for St. Louis, from which place passage was taken on another boat for the Missouri River. The long voy­ age was made' with,)ut accident or incident wo-rthy of men­ tion, save the following: On corning up the Mississippi River, Granville Chappell, then eleven years old, was standing, one day, with a compan­ ion of his own age, on the after-railing ar,ound the cabin of the boat, when he fell overboard. Suddenly the cry was raised, "Man o,-e1·board !'' '!_'he yaw 1 was at once gotten out *Seti Chapter XIX., Adams family. tThis colony came to the Ohio River at Guyandotte,, where they embarked. 308 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

and manned, and the engines stopped, but by this time he had floated probably a quarter of a mile in the wake of the boat. Only a dark speck could be seen, as he rose and fell on the crest of the huge waves. At last the yawl reached the object, and hauled the little fellow aboard, and thus the life of the boy was saved. He had learned to swim in Dan River, a fact to which he unquestionably owed his life. The strangest part of this story, however, remains to be told. Nearly fifty years after this accident occurred, when the author was making a political canvass of Missouri, he met and was introduced at Macon to an old gentleman whose head was white with age. On catching the name "Cha.:ppell," he inquired what county I was from. I told him Cal}away County. He then asked me if I had ever known one John Chappell, who had lived in that county. I answered: • "Ile was my father.'' He then related to me the incident referred to above­ which had often been told me in my boyhood-and told me that he was the little boy who was standing by my brother's side, playing with him, when he fell overboard. He was prob­ ably the sole surviving witness of the accident. John Chappell, with others who came with him, arrived at Jefferson City in November, 1836. He immediately rented a farm near Barkersville, in Callaway County, to which he removed his family, where they remained for a year, until tem­ porary buildings could be erected on the land he had bought. I have heretofore stated that the history of the Chappells -they having been a family of pioneers from the first settle­ ment of America-could not be written without writing also the history of the :first settlement of the colonies as well as most of the States of the South and West. The :first settle­ ment of Missouri, then called "Louisiana Territory," was made by the French along the banks of the Mississippi River, below St. Louis, as early as 1735. These people, however, were hunt­ ers and trappers, but few of them ever became bona fide citi­ zens, and they did little to advance civilization. It was re­ served for the Anglo-Saxon-the Virginian and the Kentuck­ ian- to clear away the forest and make the new country a fit habitation for the white man. The first Anglo-Saxon set- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 309 tlements were made on the rich agricultural lands along the Missouri River, by a colony of pioneers from Kentucky, in 1810. In 1820 Congress passed the Missouri Compromise Act, declaring the State slave territory. At once there came in the best class of people from the old slave-holding States of Vir­ ginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennesseb, who brought with them their negroes, determined to make it their future homes. This immigration continued for many years-in fact, until 1850, when the renewed agitation of the slavery ques­ tion caused it to cease. These people, as I have said, settled in the river counties-the most fertile part of the State-and were an industrious, enterprising, intelligent and energetic class. In fact, no better people ever settled any country. They came to stay, and their sons, who still own and occupy the country, constitute the most prosperous, intelligent and weal­ thy citizens of the commonwealth. In politics they still cling to the faith of their fathers, and are Democrats; and it is from these counties that comes the large majority of sixty thou­ sand-the "brutal majority," as our Republican friends term it-that always places the State solidly and reliably in the Democratic column. John Chappell undertook an Hercnlerin task in clearing a farm in the Missouri River bottom, for the land was covered with a dense primeval forest from which not a stick had ever been cut. He had 1brought with him from Virginia, however, forty or fifty negroes, among whom were some stalwart young fellows who knew how to handle an axe, and with these a farm was soon cleared and comfortable houses built. Resum­ ing his old specialty-tobacco planting-he raised immense crops-not in texture, but in weight, which he shipped direct to Liverpool, England, as his forefathers had done in Virginia, when it was a colony. He also went outside his regular busi­ ness and engaged in merchandising, becoming a member of the first large mercantile house ever established in Jefferson City, In 1844 John Chappell sold a part of the land he then owned, and bought another farm directly opposite Jefferson City, to which he removed the ~ame year. Here he shortly afterward (1850) built the large white house which can yet 3 LO A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE be seen from the Capitol grounds. He made no mistake in the purchase of this tract of land, and, with the far-seeing business eye which ever distinguished him, doubtless foresaw its future value as a commercial center. It became in a few years the principal shipping-point-by river-for a large ex­ panse of tributary country. It also had atta.ehed, from its loca­ tion, an exclusive ferry privilege, which became valuable., and induced the owner to establish here the first steam ferry on that part of the river. The crowning value of the location, however, was probably never anticipated by the original owner, for after his death it became a railroad center and the crossing of two main trunk lines. This led, naturally, to the building of a town and the present town o.f Cedar City, a place of considerable commercial importance, with a large local trade, was laid off on the old homestead in 1872. The swift channel of the Missouri, here nearly a mile wide, which fifty years ago was ploughed by the steam ferryboat Ea_qle, is now spanned by a magnificent steel bridge, the north approach to which extends to within a short distance of the old mansion. ,John Chappell was physically of medium size, being five feet ten inches tall, and weighed about 150 pounds. He had a well-balanced head, dark complexion, blue eyes, and black hair, and always went cleanly-shaven, as was the custom in his day. His voice was quick and to the purpose, and when he spoke he always commanded attention. He possessed great strength of character and resolution, and was a natural leader among his fellows. Honest and upright in his dealings, a man of the strictest integrity, his word was always as good a.s his bond. He possessed an unusual amount of energy and industry and when once he undertook to accomplish an object, nothing stood in his way or swerved him from his purpose. In business affairs his judgment seemed infalliblE', and during his long and active life he was seldom known to err. Naturally of a strong constitution, which he preserved through temperatP habits, he lived beyond the years allotted to man, and died l\farch 16, 1860, at the age of seventy-two. His remains rest in the family cemetery, on the farm of his brother-in-law, :Major RESIDENCE OF JOHN CHAPPELL, OF MISSOURI (1850). (Page ~09.)

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John B. Adams, four miles north of Cedar City, in Callaway County, Missouri. ,John Chappell4 died testate, and, while his will may be of no interest to the general re-1der, I have thought proper to tran­ scribe it for the reason that it is the sixth in succession in his. direct line, fiye of which haye been copied on previous pages. A most remarkable instance of the preservation of wills, when it is remembered that they extend over a period of one hun­ dred and seventy years-1690-1860. Will of John Chappell4. "In the name of God, Amen. I, John Chappell; of the county of Callaway, in the State of Missouri, being weak in body, but sound in mind, make this my last will and testament. "First. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary F. Chappell, the following property. To wit: All that tract of land on which I am now living, containing one hundred and sixteen acres, known as the 'Ferry tract,' with the improve­ ments thereon. Also the sum of Seven thousand dollars in cash, to be paid her by my executor as soon as practicable after my decease; also the following slaves_, to-wit: Britton, Bob, Judy, Mary, Frank, Jackson, and Reuben. Also all my household and kitchen furniture of every description whatsoever; to have and to hold during her natural life with the remainder over to my children. "Second. I have heretofore given to my daughters, Ann B. Edwards, Sarah D. Lenoir, and Susannah Moore, the sum of two thousand dollars each, I therefore give to my other children, Philip E. Chappell, Henry W. Cha.ppell, and Mar-. tha V. Chappell, the sum of two thousand dollars each, and to my daughter Fanny \V. Chappell I give and bequeath one thousand dollars in money and a negro girl named Jane, val­ ued by me at one thousand dollars in cash, which said sums of money and negro will make my children all equal in advancements. "Third. I give and bequeath to my grandson, Howell C. l\foore, son of my daughter Susannah Moore, late wife of Jiohn H. Moore, in addition to the sum of two thousand dollars, 312 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE heretofore given his mother, in full of his share of my estate, now or hereafter receiYed, the sum of four thousand, five hun­ dred dollars, which sum I desire my executm' to loan out at in­ terest, compounding the same annually, until my said grand­ son shall arriYe at the age of twenty one years. And in case my grandson shall die before arriving at the age of twenty one years, and without lawful issue, I direct that said sum of money, princi11al and interest, shall be equally divided among my children or their heirs. "Fourth. I ·will and direct that my real estate, not here­ tofore disposed of, shall be rented out by my executor until my youngest child becomes of a.ge, at which time·it shall be equally divided among my children, share and share alike. If, however, my wife should die before my youngest child shall become of age, it is my q.esire that my lands and other prop­ erty, which I have devised to my wife, shall be divided equally between my children now living, subject to all conditions and limitations contained in any clause in this will. "Fifth. I will and direct that all my property, not here­ tofore disposed of, shall be equally divided among my several children, now living, share and share alike, s_ubject to all the conditions and limitations herein contained. "Sixth. It is my will that the property herein devised to either of my children shall, in case of his or her death before arriving at lawful age, be equally divided among the survivors, share and share alike, subject to the conditions a111l limitations herein contained. Seventh. I hereby appoint my son, Philip E. Chappell sole Executor of this my last will and testament, and having full confidence in his honesty and integrity, I hereby author­ ize the proper tribunal, transacting probate business, to gra.nt letters testamentary to him without requiring any bond or­ security whatever from him fw the performance of his duty. "In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and appended my seal this 29th. day of February, A. D. 18fi0. "John Chappell. [Seal] ".\..dmitted to probate April 9, 1860." CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 313

The children born to John and 1fary (Pate) Chappell, named in the order of birth, were as follows: 1. Ann Brewer Chappell was born in Halifax County, Virginia, October 28, 1815. She was probably named for an aunt or other relatiYe, for ir• the records of Amelia County, Virginia, there is rerorded the will of one Ann Brewer (widow), written September 27, 1765. Ann Brewer Chappell was educated, with her younger sister, Sarah, in Danville, Va., and on January 29, 1835, married Dr. ,John H. Edwards, of Person County, North Carolina. They removed to Missouri, shortly after their marriage, and located in Jeffersoo Cits, where she died November 17, 18()•:!. They had the following issue: I. Mary Ca111pbell Edwards, b. in 1836, m. Judge Alex. Davis in 1859. She only lived a short time, and died, leaving only one child, James C. Davis, now a uwmber of the bar of St. Jo­ seph, Mo. ;James Davis m. Guy Hammett, by whom he has issue a little girl, who represents the eleventh generation of the Chappell family in her line.* II. :.\fargaret Pate Edward8, b. in 1837, rn. Frank P. Dixon. 'l'hey removed to 'fexas several years ago, and are now living in Ft. "\Vorth. They have issue: Campbell, Cora, Powell, Henry, Ernest, and ,\.lice. III. John I. Edwards, the oldest son. He has never marrit,d, and uow resides in Ft. Worth, Texas. JV. 'l'homas Reed Edwards, the second son, was a lawyer by profession. He removed to Bozeman, ~fontana, many yeai·s ago, where he was elected to the Senate and became prominent. He died there, unmarried. Y. Alice Edwards, married Judge Alex. Davis (be­ coming his second wife), by whom she had issue: Sidney, ·waiter, and Harriet. This family lives *There is probably no later generation in any branch than the eleventh. -21- 314 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

in St. Louis, wht·re Sidney is engaged in the practice of law. The name of A lex. Davis deserves more than a passing notite. He was a young lawyer in St. Joseph, Mo., at the beginning of the ,var of 1861, and went into the Confederate Army, where he was giYen command of a regiment. At the close of the war-like many Missourians who had been in that army-he preferred leav._ ing the Statc0 to returning to his former home·, and removed to Montana, then a wild and law­ less Territory. There he was soon ·elected to the bench, when• hP distinguished himself by the bold and courageous· manner in which he · subduPd the lawless element, whieh at that day not only defied the law, but attempted to intim­ idate the eourts. * HP afterward returned to St. Louis, resumed the practice of his profe·,­ sion, and died then· in 189G. He was greatly respected and beloved by all who knew him. Vl. ,valter, Edwards, the third son, liv,es in Perry, Okla. Ter., and ii,; unmarried. VII. Ernest Edwards, the youngest member of the fam­ ily, is engaged in business in St. Louis, and has succeeded by energy and industry in building up a large and lucratiYe manufacturing establish­ ment. He mar-ried Nellie Thomson, by whom he has had Ernest, Jr., and Louise. 2. Sarah Drc1silla Chappell, named for her grandmother, Drusilla Pate, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, January 1, 1821. She was partially e,dncated at Danville, Va., but com­ pleted her course at Columbia, after he1' father's removal to Missouri. On Febrmny 22, 1844, she maniPd Dr. 1Yilliam B. Lenoir,t by whom she had isi,;ne three sons and a daughter. Of the former nonP has mmTied, but all are living with their

*See Mark Twain's "Roughing It," Chapter XI., p. g,1. •i•Dr. Wm. B. Lenoir was a grandson of General Wm. Lenoir, a dis­ tinguished officer of the Revolution, from North Carolina. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAl\IILIES. 315 mother, on her farm, near Columbia, Mo. Their names are ,valter C., vVilliam H., and ,John. 'l'he daughter-Mary Ellen -married Georgp "'· Allison, a lawyer of McPherson, Kas., where they reside. They have one son, George, Jr. Mrs. Sarah D. Lenoir is an unusually intelligent and schol­ arly woman·, and has bePn a student, all of her life. Although now near four-score years old, her mind, unimpaired by age, is well stored with general information. She is slight of fig­ ure, and a blonde--the exact opposite of her oldest sister, ,~nn, who was a decided brunette. 3. John5 Anderson Chappell was born May 11, 182~l. He was the fifth ,John Chappell in his line, and, b.eing the eldest son, the traditions of the family were observed in be­ stowing on him the favorite name. He was educated at Bonne .Femme College, in Boone County, Missouri, and died there January 24, 1842, at the age of nineteen. He had black hair and eyes, and was an unusually handsome youth. 4. Granville Thomas Chappell was born January 5, 1825. He was educated at St. Charles College, Missouri, and had just completed his course, when the excitement caused by the gold discoveries in Cnlifornia caused such an exodus from the West­ ern States to the Pacific Coast. He went there in 1849, and died, on October 28, 1850, among strangers and in a strange land. He was accompanied by a young relative, Benjamin Palmer,* who died at the same time. 'l'hc two young men were buried side by side, but the location of their graves is unknown, as there is no stone to mark their last resting-plate. ".No name to bid us know ,vho rests below; Ko word of death or birth; Only the grasses wave Over a mound of earth, Over a nameless grave." 5. Mary Susan Chappell, or "Susannah," as the name is written in the old family Dible, was doubtless named for her aunt, Susannah Compton, of Georgia. She was born Novem­ ber 10, 1830, in Halifax County. Virginia, and on September *See Chapter XIX. 316 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

29, 1852, married Judge John H. Moore, a California pioneer, who had formerly lived in Callaway County, Missouri. Imme­ diately after their marriage, they went fo California,via Pan­ ama, and located in San Jose. where Judge Moore was en­ gaged in the practice of law. She died in that city, Septem­ ber 27, 1858, leaving one son, Howell U. Moore, who is a mem­ ber of the bar. He is unmarried.

PHILIP EDWARD CHAPPELL. ,vhim one comes to write an autobiographical sketch of his own life, it becomes embarrassing, and I would gladly leave that task to another if it were possible, or else mere}y mention my own name in its genealogical order, and pass on, for Lam aware that there is nothing in my life's history of interest to the general reader. I am the eldest child of J 0hn4 and Mary (Adams) Chappell, and was born near the village of Barkersville, in Callaway County, Missouri, August 18, 18~7, on tbe farm occupied by my father before removing to his own farm near Jefferson City. In the following spring my father removed to this farm, the location of which has been described, and my earliest recol­ lections are of events that transpired at this old home. The house w_as located not far from the bank of the Missouri River, and there was a steamboat landing jns.t below. The view of the boats, as they passed up and down the river; the frequent visits of the Indians, decked as they were in red paint and fe?,thers, with their red blankets over their shoulders; the sound of the distant hounds, as they drove the deer into the river from the opposite shore, to be met as they came out by the rifle-ball of my brother, are all vividly pictured on my mind's eye to-day, although more than half a century has passed since these events occurred. The actors in these scenes have long since passed off the stage; father, mother, brothers, sisters, the old family servants-all are gone, and of those who once occupied ihis happy home there now remain only my older sister and myself. In the spring of 1844, as has been stated, my father removed to the farm recently purchased by him, directly opposite Jef- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 317

ferson City. I was then in my seventh year, and soon bef'an going to school in the log school-house not far distant. My lif•-? for the next seven or eight years did not differ from that of thousands of other farmers' sons in Missouri during that early period. I went to school in the spring and winter, worked in the tobacco field during the summer, and hunted whenever I had a chance; for the woods were full of game. My life dur­ ing these years was a pleasant one, and I look back now at this period as the happiest of my life. At the age of .fifteen J · left the home-nest and started out in the world to fight life's battle. I received a request at this time, from a merchant in J,efferson City-a preacher, by the way, also-to become a clerk in his store. My father encouraged me, and readily gave his consent, for he desired doubtless to direct my mind in a commercial channel. I soon found myself behind the counter, weighing out sugar and coffee and performing a thousand other duties always required of the junior clerk. I learned a good deal in that store, both of human nature and the value of goods. and received for my services the munificent salary of eight dollars a month. My employer, with whom I boarded, became my life-long friend, and was amply repaid for his kindness, for in after years, when I organized and became president of the Exchange Bank of Dallas, Tex., where he then lived, I took him in on the ground floor as a stockholder, and'he after­ ward went out at 160 oh stock that cost par, and thus r0al­ ized on one deal perhaps more than he had formerly in two or three years when I sold sugar and coffee for him in Jef­ ferson City. In the fall of 1853, being then sixt£en years old, I was sent off to college. I remained from home three years, a part of the time at the Kemper School, in Boonville, and the re­ mainder at the State University. In 1856 I reiurned home and began to look around for something to do to make a liYing, for so far, with the exception of the time I was merchandising, my father had footed the bills. I have referred in the sketch of my father to the fact that his farm was from the first settlement of the country a ship­ ping-point. 'fhere were warehouses and a store building at 318 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE the landing, and he suggested to me that I take the warehouse and run it, and also engage in buying and shipping country produce. I did so, and was making money pretty fast, for a boy, when one day ther-e drove np an honest-looking old farmer -dressed in ~-ellow jeans-with seyeral wagon-loads of fratlt­ ers, which he proposed to sell me. Xow, feathers were feathe1·s at that time, and wer~ worth fifty cents a pound. They WPI"e nicely put up in large white domestic bags, that looked new and fresh, and he represented them to be "live geese feathers.'' I do not suppose the uninitiated reader will understand this· classification, but he must wait until he learns, as I did. The day was extremely windy, and as I dared not opei1 the bags for fear the feathers would all be blown away, I could not make a close examination, but had to buy them "unsight, unseen." But I bought them, although the purchase came near exhaust­ ing my exchequer, and shipped them to St. Louis b_y first boat. In a few days I received a letter from my commission mer­ chant requesting me to come to the city at once, and intimat­ ing that there was something wrong with the feathers. I went, and on my arrival was shown the warehouse, where on one sid•-: laid my pile of feathers and on the other a great pile of rocks, for which I had paid fifty cents a pound. My honest old farmer friend in his homespun suit had "salted'' his feathers with rocks. I returned home, a poor-Pr but wist>r boy, and searched diligently for my friend, but never found him. It was my first lesson, but never since have I tr-usted a farmer dressed in yellow jeans or slept comfortably on a feather bed. I never became fascinated with farm life, for my taste seemed to run in a different direction and my inclination was for commercial pursuits. The period that I am now writing of-1856-1860-was the palmy days of stearnboating on the Missouri River. It was before the advent of the railroad, and the entire commerce of the vVest was transported on that stream. I had been raised on the bank of this river, bad floated little bark canoes on it :rn a ehild,. and had learned to swim in its waters when a boy. Naturally I desired to engage in boating. Besides. I had a relative, C:1ptnin Logan D. Dam- CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 319 eron,* engaged in the business, and when he proposed to me to become interested in a boat he was just about building, and go on the river with him, I did not long hesitate. ,ve built the boat called the John n. Perry. on the Ohio River, in the win tee of 1857, and the next spring brought her around-one of the finest boats that ever navigated the Missouri River. I went into the office, and continued in that position during my life on the rfrer, whid1 tenninated in December, 1859, for at that time 1 was called home by the rapidly declining health of my father·. He died shmtly after my return, and the care of his estate as well as that of my mother and younger sisters fell to me. Then came quickly the \Var of 1861, the horrors of which in a bmder State can never be depicted or understood, except by 1 hose ,vho \Yere so unfortunate as to have lived in such a seetion, where the hand of father was raised against son and that of brother against brother. On July 3, 1861, I married Teresa Ellen Tarlton, a daugh­ ter of Colonel M. R Tarlton, a near neighbor, whom I had known from her childhood.t After our marriage we lived most of the time at the old homestead, where I carried on farming on a limited scale, with the negroes; many of whom remained with us until long after the war. \Yith the surrender at s\ ppomattox came peace i11 Miss,ouri, for, unlike the Southern States, we had no recon­ struction pniod. During the conflict but little business of any kind was ttansacted outside the cities, for in the rura L districts no man's lift- was safe, much less his property; at tlk dose, howeYer, new enterprises were started, a new life was taken on, and matters rapidly adjusted themselves to thr• ehanged eondition of affairs. *See Chapter XIII. tThe Tarltons are of English descent, and Jeremiah 'Darlton, their ancestor, was a Kentucky pione,er. He came to that State in 1812 from Maryland and sett)ed in Scott County. He married Mary Briscow, by whom he had five sons~Alfred, Ralph, John, Llewellen, and Meredith. The latter ma,rried Mary, daughter of John and Teresa (Snowden) Locke, of Jieffernon County, Kentucky, who came from Virginia at an early day. Teresa (Tarlton) Chappell is a blonde, of average height and slender in figure, but of unusual energy; she has a calm temper and pleasant manners. · 320 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THI<~

I bought a tract of land, about this time, which adjoined that purchased by my father in 1834, and at once began farm­ ing on an extensive scale, my special crop being tobacco. 1 employed many of the old family servants, who remained loy­ ally with me, to whom I paid fair wages. I also embarked i.n a mercantile enterprise immediately after the close of the war, and, with my friend Captain C. VV. Samuel as a partner, estab­ lished a general store and warehouse at Cedar City, as the place was afterwards called, located on the home farm. This business proved profitable and the copartnership was contin­ ued until 1873, when I sold out to my partner. It did not take me long to discover that tobacco could not be rais~d profitably in the river Bottoms, at least with the new system of labor. The plant grows exceedingly large and heavy on such lands, and requires immediate attention at critical periods. I soon learned that my "colored brother" was always at the circus when needed; so I determined to abandon farming and seek some other occupation.* On September 1, 1S6!J, I was elected president o.f the Jeffer. son City Savings Bank, tbe o1de8t banking institution in the city. I sold my farm, removed to the city, and for the follow­ ing fifteen years gave my attention to the bank. It became a very successful institution and is still in a prosperous condi­ tion. It is now called the Exchange B,mk. On my removal to Jefferson City I began to take an inter­ est in politics. ·while a Democrat by instinct-I could not well be a.nything else-and a strong partisan, I have never been what is termed an active politician. I have, however, held the following political offices, and have done all in my power to promote the best interests of my party: In 1870 was elected a member of the council of Jefferson City. In 1872 was elected mayor. From 1873 to 1880, inclu­ sive, was a member of the board of managers of the Stai

·state treasurer of Missouri,* being the regular nominee of the Democratic party, which position I held for four years. I was also, during the same time, e.T officio, inspector of the Missouri penitentiary. In 1889, after my removal to Kansas City, was appointed by the mayor a member of the first board of public works of that city, and assisted, under the new charter, in formulating and putting into operation the present system of public improvements, which has resulted in building up one of the most remarkable cities in the United States. Besides those mentioned, I haye held other political positions, all of which, however, have been in the line of business offic~s. On going out of the State treasurer's office, in January, 1885, I remoyed to Kansas City and became connected with the Citizens' National Bank. l remained at the head of that institution until 1892, when I resigned the presidency, that I might giYe more of my time to my personal affairs and take a long-needed rest, to which I felt myself entitled. Not caring­ to resume active banking, I afterwards organized the Safe Deposit Company, of Kansas City, of which I have since been the president. ,Vhile my principal rncation has been that of a banker, I have also been engaged in cattle-raising, and have for seventeen years been the president and general manager of the Hesperian Cattle Company, owning extensive ranch prop­ erties in western 'l'exas, The children born to Phil. E. and 'reresa ('I.'arlton) Chap­ pell, were Claudia E., Logan B., ~fary L., John T., and Alice D., of whom only Mary, Logan, and Alice survive. I. Claudia Emma Chappell was born November 2n, 1862. She was educated at Monticello Semi­ nary, and married Horace H. Leonard, of Boon­ ville, Mo., November 4, 1884. Mr. Leonard Iive:l but a few weeks, and died January 9, 1885. She married, secondly, Louis C. Krauthoff, a promi­ nent member of the bar of Missouri, November 23, 1887. By her last marriage she had issue one child, a son, Philip Chappell Krauthoff, born March 15, 1890. ,Vhile at Sweet Springs, Mo., *My majority was 54,000. 322 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

where she was spending the summer, Claudia died suddenly, of heart failure, July 26, 1891. II. Logan Ballantine Chappell, the only surviving son of his pal'ents, was bnrn November 4, 1864, and was educated at the Kemper School in Boon­ ville, and at Central College. On March 17, 1890, he married Rena, a daughter of Xathan Corder, o.f ,vaverly, Mo., by whom he has had issne: Teresa T., Hazel SY., and Helen D. Logan B. Chappell is a breeder of and dealer in fine cattle, aud liv(:os on his farm near :;\ft. Leonard, Saline County, :Mo. III. Mary Locke Cha,ppell was born Xovember 27, 1867, and was educated, also, at Monticello Sem­ inary. On AprH 17, 1894, she married Hal Gay­ lord, the business manager of the Kansas City Journal. They have one child, a little girl-­ Claudia Chappell Gaylord-born February 13, 1895. IV. John6 Tarlton Chappell was born February 2:~, 1873, and died May 1, 1870. He was the sixth John Chappell in his line, and the traditions ')f the family wer~ observed in bestowing on him the fayorite nanw of his branch: He was an. un­ usually bright and handsome boy. V. Alice Davis Chappell was born November 5, 1874, and on Ap1·il 26, 1899, married James L. De Long, a member of the bar of Lexington, Ky., where the_F now reside. Issue: Edmund Shack­ elfo1'd, b. February 14, 1900. 7. Henry '''irter Chappell, tbe second son of John4 and ~fary (Adams) Chappell. was born March 17, 1840. He re­ moved to California, during the '\Var of 1861, where he mar­ ried Fa.nny, a daughter of Major \Ym. McCoy. They had issue, living to maturity: McCoy and ~fa.ry. The latter dfr,d a few years ago; the former is a dentist now pra.cticing his p1·ofes­ sion in California. Their father died in California, March 17, 1882. MRs. SARAH CHAPPELL LENOIR. (Page~H.)

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8. Fanny Wood Uhapp,9ll, the oldest daughter of Jolrn4 and Mary (Adams) Chappell, was born November 28, 1844, and married Jackson L. Smith, June 2, 18it3, by whom she had one son, Ulay E. Smith, born September 2, 1865. Clay E. Smith married Nellie Brooker, by whom he had only one child, Frances Chappell Smith, born November 20, 1895. Clay was drowned in Cooley Lake, neai· Kansas City, July 4, 1898. ,Judge J. L. Smith, bom in Callaway County, Missouri, is a lawyer by profession, and has been for many years a con­ spicuous figure in Missomi politics. In 1876 he was elected attorney-general of the State, being the nominee of th-e Dem­ ocratic party, and in 1888 was ehosen one of the judges of the Court of Appeals for the \Yestern District. In 1892 he was reelected for a term of twelye years, receiving the nomi­ natio:q without opposition. He formerly lived in Jefferson City, but removed to Kansas City in 1889, where he now resides. 9. Martha Yirginia Chappell, the youngest child of John4 and Mary (.idams) ChappeU, was born July 17, 1853. She mar­ ried Henr,r \V. Ewing, in 1879, by whom she hai; had issue: Mary, Clay, Jackson, and Dorothy. J\fr. Ewing was for many years clerk of the Suprem<~ Court of the State, and was afte1·­ ward public printer and owner of the ,Jefferson City Tribunr-, the official organ of the Statt~. He died at Jefferson City, Sep­ tember 1, 1898. His famny resides in Kansas City. 324 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER XVII.

THE PATES.

EARLY HISTORY OF VIRGINIA.-BAC'ON'S REBELLION.

Just one hundr·ed )'ears before the American Revolution, there occurred in Vil'ginia another revolution,.. known in his­ tory as ''Bacon's Rebellion.'' In some respects they ,vere sim­ ilar, for both originated in the injustice and oppression of the mother country. In fact, the first was but the precursor of the second, for the small spark kindled by Bacon was destinetl to smoulder for a century, and then break forth in the great oonflagration of 1776, which gave independence to the Colonies. The leader of this rebellion was General Nathaniel Bacon, one of the most picturesque characters of colonial Virginia. 'Young, courageous, educated, wea]tby-a natural born leader -he was exceedingly popular aruong the common people, and, before reinforcem€nts could be sent from England, had driven the tyrannical old governor-Sir 'William Berkeley-from the peninsular and ca.pital of 'Virginia. One of the trusted officer,;, in General Bacon's little army was :2\Tajor Thomas Pate, tt worthy ancestor of one Pate family. ., 'l'he Pates were among the first English settlers in Vir­ ginia, and in the early history of the colony the family was a prominent one. They -were neigllbors of the Chappells as ea,rly as 1663, for on the 26th day of January of that year Robert Chappell, of the tide-water branch, patented a tract of land in vVarwick County. which vrns described as adjoining a tract which belonged to John Pate.* The first record found of the family was in 165~. At that time they were living in Glouces­ ter County, and Richard Pate was a burgess from that county. He died shortly afterward, fo1° in 1'657 letters of administra- *Land Record Books in Richmond. CHAPPELL, DICK[E AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 325

tion on his estate were issued to his nephew, John Pate. This John Pate was doubtless the person who owned the land ad­ joining Robert Chappell, patented six years afterwards. In 1660 John Pate was a commissioner for his county, and in 1671 was appointed councilor. He died soon after this time, for in 1672 we find that Thomas1 Pate, his nephew, was appointed his adminisfrator. It was this Thomas Pate who was a major in General Bacon's Army. The exact locality in which the l'ates lived is known. It was in retsworth Parish, Gloucester County, on York Rivrr, opposite ihe month (,f a creek now called Carter's Creek, which empties into the York from the opposite side. Thomas Pate's plantation was called "New Bottle," and there is just below Coppahhowsick wharf an old field called to-day the "New Bottle field"; which was, nc• doubt, a part of his plan­ tation. 'l'he tide-water Chappells-those descended from John, the immigrant-lived in ..Warwick County, which is separated from Gloucester by the narrow peninsula between the James and York rivers. They were all living in the near vicinity '1f Newport News from 1635 to 1725. After the battle of Jamestown, in which Governor Berke­ ley was driyen from the <:apital-called in history the "Battle of the ,\Thite A.prons," from the fact that Bacon caused the wives and daughters of some of the most prominent loyalists to be arrested and marched in front of his army to prevent the King's troops from firing on his men-General Bacon was stricken with fever. It soon became evident that he was dan­ gerously ill, and he was taken to the house of Major Pate. Here he died within a few days-October, 1676-and to pre­ vent his body from falling into the hands of the British sol­ diery and being mutilated, it was placed in a coffin, weighted down with stones, and then taken at the hour of midnight into the middle of York River, and there sunk to the bottom. The rebellion ended as might have been expected-in defeat; for it was impossible for a few hundred men, however just their cause, to contend succes$fully against the whole English Army. After Bacon's death <:ame reinforcements from Eng­ land, the return of Governor Berkeley, and a day of reckon- 326 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF' THE ing. Many of the insurgents were hung; but, as we again find record of Majm· Pate, soon thereafter, he seems to have been more fortunate than some of his compatriots, and escaped the haltE'r. \Vhile Major Pate's home was in Petsworth Parish, ther;:, has been found in the n,giRler of A_bingdon Parish, which adjoined Petsworth, a reeord of the baptism of his children,·"" among whom there was a son, 1fatthe-w, probably the first of that name. He was baptized February 20, 1686, and married Anne Reade, by whom he 11ad issue, among others, Sarah, who marr.ied vVilliam Anderson, February 18, 1736. He wa.s also probably the father of Moses, of whom we first find record in Amelia County. ,\ s has been observed, these old Virginia families were continually moving westward, as the tide of emi­ gration flowed, and newer and ~nore fertile countries wcr,~ opened to civilization. l\foscs Pate had a daughter named Diana, who manied vVilliam Hudson, May 25, 1756. (Amelia records.) l\fatthew1 may also have been the grandfather of 2 Matthew , Samuell, Jeremiah, Mar,v, and another daughter, all of whom were lidng in Halifax County at the close of the Revolution. In fact, it is not improbable that he removed to that county himself, and died there, although no record of him has been found. Of Jeremiah Pate. nothing is known, exc~pt the mere fact that he was living in Halifax County in 1190, as is shown by the following notice to take depositions in a suit, found in that county. It is copied ·cerbatim: "Gents! You will please take notice that I shall proceed to take aflidavits at the house of John Welsh, in Halifax county, on the 22nd. of february 1790, between the hours of 12 and six o'clock, to continue from day to day at the same hours until all are taken, in the matter now Depending and *John Pate and T'homas Pate were bot'h vestrymen of Petsworth Parish, as is shown by the vestry books. (Bishop Meade.) CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 827 uudetermined in the High Conrt of Clwneery, in ,vhich we are interested. "Yr. Obt. Servant Jeremiah Pate. ''Messrs. 8 feby, 1790. "John Wingfield, "Mathew Pate, "Isham \Va1ton, ".John Christian." Saumel1 and Matthew2 Pate were brothers. They had also two sis,ters living in Halifax County, one of wl1om­ Mary-married Hemy Hobson. The other, whose name is unknown, married Nathaniel Tinsley, of Hanover County. A daughter of each of these sisters-who were, of course, first cousins-became, respectively, the first and second wiv-es of 1 Dickie1 Chappell, son of "\Villiam . (See Tennessee branch.) Matthew Pate married Drusilla Hobson, a sister oi Henry 2 Hobson, b;v whom he had issue: Polly, Susannah, Thomas , and Samuel2. Samuel Pate, Sr. (his brother), never married. He died a wealthy old bachelor in Halifax County. Matthew Pate2 also became wPalthy, and probably inherited the estate of his brother, for at the tinie of his death he owned several plantations and a good man~' slaves. He lived in Ela.ck \Val­ nut neighborhoorl. which has been referred to in th<' sketch of the Wade family. And old ''Bt>ld Spring," described there, was on a part of his land. He died in October, 1828, and his will was proved November 24th of the same year. In this will, whieh was witnessed by Edward Bruce, Edward A. Oakes, and C. H. Jordan, are given the names of his children and some of his grandchildren, the latter being the children of his daughter Susannah and son Thomas, both of whom were then dead. He also l'nentions two of his plantations, which bore the unique names "Buffalo Place" and "Frog Level," and his negroes, some of whom I knew in my boy­ hood. Some of the descendauts of these same negroes-­ of the fourth generation-are now living in Kansas City. They have long since taken the name "Chappell/' which they have never disgraced. 328 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

1. Polly Pate, the eldest child of i\fatthew2 Pate, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, December 17, 1798', and married John Chappel14, November 10, 1814. She died March 29, 1835. (See genealogy ,Tohn Chappell4, of Missouri branch, Chapter XVI.) 2. Susannah Pate rn.arried \Villiam ,Jordan. Issue: I. Clement H. Jordan, m. Mary Edwards. Issue: (1) Susan C., m. Dr. Wm. H. Chappell.* (2) Ed­ ward C., killed in C. S. A., at Port Gibson. (3) vYilliam ,J., killed in C. S. A., at Boons,boro. (4) Henry 'r. (5) Donald E. (6) Matthew P. II. Mary A. Jordan, m. G. D. Satterfield. Issue: Alice, James, Susan, Virginia, ·Martha, Mary, Clement, Ida: and Edward F. The last was killed in the C. S. A. III. Martha T. ;Jordan, m. Samuel Crowdus, and it is said they moved to Mifls,ouri. Issue: Lucy, Mary, Martha, Clement, and Samuel. The last was killed in the C. S. A. IV. Edward Church ,Jordan, died young. V. Susan Jo1rdan, rn. Rev. JamPs ,Jamison. Issue: Mary J. m. Chas. Hickley, of Danville, Va.; and vVilliam ,J., m. -- Yancy. 'l'hey live in Meck­ lenburg County, Virginia. 3. Samuel2 Pate (called "little Ram Pate") married Susan Watkins.t Issue: 1. Milton Pate, died unmarried in 1886. II. Mary Rebecca Pate, rn. Major James Miles Chap­ pEJl in 1833. (Of Amelia branch of Cha.ppells.) 'l'hey had three sons, all of whom were killed in the C. S. A. Their names were Powhatan, Samuel, and Robert. 'rhey had also three daughters-Elizabeth, Susan, and Lucy. Major James :M. Chappell was born in Halifax Coun­ ty, Virginia, in 1807, and removed to Alabama in 1856. Ile died in 1866. (See Chapter X.) *Dr. Chappel! was of the Amelia County branch, Chapter X. tThere were several marriages between the 1Vatkins and other families mentioned on Urese pages. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KIND.RED FAMILIE,8. 329

III. Robert Pate, m. Laura Christian (1849). Issue: (1) Robert, a merchant in Leavenworth, Kansas. (2) Imogen, m. R. l\:L Lowe. (H) Ella S., m. W. H. Vernon. (4) Laura, m. F. P. Shirley. (5) Sam­ uel Pate3, a merchant in Rowe, New Mexico. (6) 'l'homas \Vatkins, of Streator, Ill. (7) Alice Lee, marriPd A. B. Hoad. Mr. Hoad is the agent of the ;\. ., 'l'. & S. F. R. R. in Kansas City. 'l'his branch removed to Kansas from Halifax County, Virginia, after the War of 1861, where thPy now livP. Robert Pate died just beforp their removal, and his widow mar­ ried, secondly, Geo. W. Zinn. IV. Susan Pate, 111. Robt. E. Boyd. V. Richard, m. Susan Wooding. VI. Absalom, died, unmarried, in 1852. VII. l\fatthew Pate3, killed in C. S. A. VIII. Martha Pate, 111. GPo. \Y. Bass in 18<52. IX. Ann Drusilla Pate, 111. Robt. S. Bruce. Samuel Pate, Jr., and his wife both died in 1867, and of their children only Mrs. Bass and Mrs. Bruce survive. Many of their grandchildren, howe,er, are yet li,ing in the old neighborhood, in Halifax County, Virginia. 4. 'l'homas Pate3, son of Matthew2 and Drusilla (Hobson) Pate, married :'.\fary Standfield. by whom he had issue: I. Sarah Price, m. Alex. ,vatkins, January 20, 1831. (Halifax records.) Issue untraced. II. Panny Hobson, m. ,,Villiam Shaw. They removed to Tennessee, and are untraced. 111. Mary Thomas, married twice-(1) Yancy Bailey, (2) James Halliway. Untraced. The names of the children of 'l'homas - Pate and Susannah (Pate) Jordan have been taken from their grandfather'_s will.·* *The data contained in this sketch of the Pate family has been obtained from Henning's "Statutes," Viryinici Historical .Mayazine, lVilliain and MarlJ (),iiartrrly, Meade's "Old Churches and Families of Virginia," the records of Amelia and Halifax counties, and Mr. Lyon G. Tyler, president of William and Mary College. Mr. Tyler has a still more complete account. -22- .330 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THB

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE GARLING rONS.

'l'he relationship which exists between the Garlington family and the Chappells and Dickies, and others descended from them, originated from the marriage of Edwin Garling­ ton to Sarah, the daughter of John Dickie, .Sr., in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1774. The Garlingtons are of English descent, and their first ancestor in this country, of whom anything is now known, was Christopher Garlington thP first, probably the immigrant, who lived in Northumberland County, Virginia, as early as 1663. The land records in Richmond show that on June 4th -0f that year he received a grant of 1,0510 acres on Dennis' Creek, in that county. That he was prominent in the commu­ nity tn which he lived is attested by the fact that he was a vestryman in St. Stephen's Parish, in that county, in the year 1668. The parish system of colonial Virginia was peculiar to that period, and, while in some rPspects it would not comport with the ideas of religious freedom entertained to-day, it had its merits, and was doubtless well adapted to that day and peo­ ple. The Church and State were then closely allied, and the Established Church, or Church of England, was the only re­ ligious faith tolerated. The parish was under the control of a vestry composed of the most prominent citizens, and was a self-perpetuating body, all vacancies being filled by the re­ maining members. It was a dual goyermen t:, and the vestry had charge not only of the ecclesiastical portion of the local government-the support of the minister, building of churches, glebes, etc.-but their functions extended to the civil gov­ ernment as well, :md embraced the ca.re and support of the paupers and other unfortunates of the comunity. For the CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 331

purpose of defraying thes,e different expenses, a tax caned ''tithes" was levied and collected in tobacco-the only medium of exchange-by a proces,s called "processioning." That is, the parish was divided into precincts, and officers were ap­ pointed by the vestry to collect the tobacco tax in each pre­ .cinct. These old vestry books and parish registers, many of which have been preserved, are now a most fruitful source of information to the genealogist. 1'hey have been frequently referred to in these pages. Christopher Garlington the first had a son by the same name, which, by the way, seems to have been the favorite one of all others in this family to the present day. Christo­ pher the second married Elizabeth Conway, second daughter of Colonel Edwin Gonwa,v, of Lancaster County, Virginia (born in 1681, died October 3, 1763), and his first wife, Ann Ball, who was a daughter of Colonel ,Toseph Ball and his first wife, Eli,mbeth /Romney) Ba.11, and who was therefore a half-siste,r to "Mary, the mother of \.Vashington,'' as the last named was a daughter of Colonel Joseph Ball and his second wife, Mary. Elizabeth Conway, then, arid George Washing­ ton had, in the person of Colonel ,Joseph Ball, a common grandfather; hence were first cousins. The will of Colonel Edwin Conway bequeathed to his "grandson, Edwin Garlington, thirty pounds.'' There WE:.•re born to Christopher2 and Elizabeth (Conway) Garlington five children, whose names, in the order of birth, were Sarah Ann, Christopher3, Elizabeth2, Edwin, and Joseph. · Sarah Ann Garlington was born February 24, 1727. But little is known of her except the fact that she married a law­ yer, in Virginia, named "Rax" or "Hacks"-the name is spelled both ways in an old manuscript-and removed to S,outh Carolina long before the Revolution. She is said to have had one child-a: daughter-who married a brother of President James ~lonroe. Joseph Garlington was tlw youngest child of his parents. He removed to Halifax County, Virginia., with his brother Edwin, and died there while a young man, unmarried. 'fhe dates of his birth or death are unknown. 332 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Elizabetb2 Garlington, daughter of Christopher2 and Eliz­ abeth (Conway) Garlington, was bor-n January 24, 1734. She married Rev. James Creswell, by whom she had three sons and. a daughter. The names of the former were David, Rob­ ert, and Elihu; and of the latter, Elizabeth. This branch re­ moved to South Carolina before the Revolution, and nothing further is known of them. Christopher3 Garlington (Christopher2-Christopher1) was born in Lancaster County, Virginia, December 4, 1729, and married a Miss Y onng. Soon after his father's death, which occurred in 17'75, he received his patrimony, and. loading his household goods on a sloop, at the mouth of Rappahannock River, sailed southward, with his family, along the sea-coast, until he arrived at Gha,rleston, S. C. There he landed, bought a tract of land, near the city, and established a home, at which he continued to live until his death, in 1805. There were born of this union two sons, Christopher4 and Joseph, and at least three daughters-Nancy, Elizabeth, and Sarah. 1. Christopher4 Garlington had three sons and three daughters. The names o.f the former were James (a physi­ cian), Benjamin (a minister), and Christopher5• The daugh­ ters, whose Christian names are not remembered, married, respectively, James Parsons, \Vm. Pate, a.nd Winston Clark. This branch removed from South Carolina, about 1820, to Amite and Franklin counties in Mississippi,* from whenc•~, about 1840, they removed to the State of Louisiana and set­ tled in Ouachita Parish, where some of them, it is suppo,s,ed, yet reside. Nothing is kriown of them excepting tho,se de­ scended from Dr. James Garlington. Dr. Garlington married Sarah Jones, by whom he had twelve children, six sons and six daughters. Among these, the names now remembered are Martha,, Sarah, Lydia, Lavina, Joseph, Stephen, ·wrniam, and Moses D.-the latter the youngest. All are now dead. Moses Drake Garlington was born in Franklin County, Mississippi, January 15, 1'835, and married Anna Moore, in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He removed to Dallas, Texas, *These two counties adjoin. T'hey are in the southwest corner of the State, near Natchez. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. :333 about 1865, where he engaged in merchandisfog, and accumu­ lated a large estate.' He died September 23, 1894. The chil­ dren born to Moses D. and Ann (Moore) Garlington, now liv­ ing, are ·wmiam D., Charles P., Maurice M., Anna, and Henry L. All reside, with their mother, in Dallas, Texas, where they are still conducting business under the firm name of "M. D. Garlington & Co." ·while the branches of this fam­ ily now living in Louisiana* have not been traced, they are said to be numerous. They are the only branches, as far as is now known, who have removed west of the Mississippi River. 2. Joseph Garlington1, son of Christopher3, died in St. John's Parish, Charleston distr·ict, South Carolina, on his plantation-which was located on the Santee Riv-er-in 1802. He left one son, whose name was Josiah, and three daughters, whose names were Sarah, Elizabeth, and Mary. I. Josiah Garlington1, 111. Elizabeth Davis, and re­ moved to Wilcox County, Alabama, where he settled on a plantation on the Alabama River, in 1818. He had issue: Abel, Mary, John, Sarah, Caroline, Susan, Margaret, and Josiah2• These were all living in Wilcox County, Ala­ bama, in 1849. Ko attempt has been made to trace them to the present time. II. Sarah Garlington, married Peter Huxford. Issue: Three. III. Mary Garlington, m. J ameas Harvey. Issue: Ar­ nold and Caroline. IV. Elizabeth3, untraced. 3. Nancy Garlington ma.rried ~- Parsons. Her hus­ band died early in life, leaving two children, whose names are not remembered. She was murdered by one of her negro slaves, fifty or sixty years ago. 4. Elizabeth2 Garlington married ,Joseph Poston. The;v died, leaving two children, who were taken to Mississippi by "'.Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, is situated in the northern part of the State, directly east from Shreveport. 334 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE their uncle, Christopher Garlingto114• Thefr names are not remembered. 5. Sarah Ann Garlington2 married Lemuel Reddick. Issue: Elizabeth, Fereley, and vVilliam. One of the daugh­ ters married Samuel Allen, the other -- Harrell. The information given above of the Christopher4 Garling­ ton branch of the family has been obtained principally from some old letters written by Josiah Garlington, in 1:849, to his kinsman, Joseph E. Garlington, of South Carolina, who was; a grandson of Edwin Garlington.

EDWIN CONWAY GARLINGTON. • Edwin C. Garlington was born in Lancaster County, Vir­ ginia, March 5, 1746, and died in Laurens district, South Car­ olina, in 182:3. v'\Then a young man he removed to, Halifax County, Virginia, and there, on November 13, 1774, married Susannah, the eldest daughter of ,Tohn and Ailsie Dickie. She was born January 12, 1755, and died in Halifax County, December 3, 1795, at the age of forty. (See genea.Jogica1 sketch of the Dickie family.) She was one of the three Scotch sisters to whose memory this volume has been dedicated. Edwin Garlington had received unusual educational ad­ vantages, for the time and country in which he lived, and was far above the average as a business man. He taught school for a whfle after his removal to Halifax Oounty, but soon b€!came engaged in the usual occupation-tobacco­ planting-by which he accumulated a fortune, as fortunes were reckoned then. He is described in an old manuscript, now in the hands of Colonel E. A. Garlington, vVashington, D. C., as having been "a small peart man, low in stature"; and his wife is described as being, "full in person with light hair and blue eyes and of Scotch descent." That he became prominent in the county is attested in the records. On June 15, 1786, he so,ld to vVm. 1'raylor a tr-act of 592 acres of land on Bartholomew Creek for £3,000, a sum equal to $15,000. Susannah, his wife, jcined in this deed and relinquished her dower. In 1783 he was one of the witnesses to a deed made CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND O'l'HER KINDRED FAMILIES. 335 bv his brother-inlaw, John Chappell3, to Ralph Bradshaw. 1{y the will of another brother-in-Jaw, William Chappell!, proved November 1, 1798, he was appointed coexecutor with J ohn3 and Robert2 Chappell, and guardian of the testator's children.* We learn from a reliable tradition that his plan­ tation, in Halifax County, was on the north side of the Dan River, near South Boston, while his brother-in-law, John Chappell3, lived not far distant, but on the south side. Between 1800 and 1810 Edwin Garlington removed, with: his brothe,r-in-law, John Dickie2, to South Carolina, where he bought land and improved a plantation on the Saluda River, in Laurens district. Here he lived out his days, a widower -never having remarried-and died in 1823, at the age of seventy-seven. He was a largt' slave-holder, and took with him to South Carolina about fifty negroes, among whom were several that had been brought from Africa.t Among the pa­ pers which once belonged to him, the following old tax receipt on a "riding chair," whatever that was, may be worth copy­ ing; especially, as it bears on it the signature of "E. Garling­ ton," in bis own handwriting: "This is to certify that Edwin Garlington in the District of Laurens, 6th collection district of South Carolina, bas paid the duty of four dollars for the term of one year, commencing January 1, 1817, upon a wheeled Carriage for the conveyance of persons, called a ridinq chair owned by Edwin Garlington.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ¼ "John Buchanan. "Goll. 6th. District S. C." There we,re born to Edwin and Susannah (Dickie) Gar, lington eleven children-ten sons and one daughter-all of whom lived to maturity except the youngest, Absalom. Theil' names will be given with dates of birth. 1. Dickie, born August 27, 1,775, died in Edgefield, S. G. 2. Conway, born June 15, 1777, died in Lexington, Ga. *See sketches of Jlohn3 and Robert2 Chappell, of Halifax County, Chapters XII. and XIII. i"An account of the removal of this colony to South Carolina is given iu Chapter XIV. 336 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF 'l'HE

3. Edwin, born July 14-, 177n, was a soldier in the Creek War, and was killed in the hattle of the Horse Shoe, March 25, 1813. 4. \Villiam, born NovemhPr l, 1780, died in Hartford, Ga. 5. Joseph, born OctobPl' 25, 1782, married Nancy Hull Crawley, a daughter of 'l'homas Hull Crawley,* of Halifax County, Virginia, aud in 1820 removed to Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where they lived out their days. They had issue: I. George W., died young and unmarried. II. Joseph E., married in South Carolina, but the name of his wife is unknown. They had a daughter who m::trried Dr. J. S. Middlebrook. They emigrated to Central America several years ago. Among their children were three daughters, Alice. Josie, and ,Jessie. The two last named married, and are living in Atlanta, Ga., but the names of their husbands are not remembered. III. Thomas C., married Elizabeth Edmondson. Issue: Twelve, all of whom live near their father, in Lafayette, Ala., except one, who is a merchant in Bowie, Texas. Their names have not been furnished me. 'l'homas C. Garlington, if living, is now seventy-five years old. IV. Nancy Hull, m. H. H. Harvey. She is still living, at the age of eighty, with her daughter, Mrs. Allen, in Covington, Ga. 'l'he names of their children have not been furnished. V. Martha Creswell, b. March 23, 1822, m. ·wmiam ·woods, July 4, 1839, d. in Newton County, Georgia, March 7, 18G1. Issue, living to matu­ rity: John L., Joshua P., and Georgia A. This branch lives near Snapping Shoals, Newton County, Georgia. VI. Conway, died unmarried. There have been seYeral intermarriages between the Gar­ Iingtons and Crawleys, and several members of the latt•r *See Tunnessee branch o.f Chappells, Chapter XII. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 33'; family removed from Halifax County to Georgia, and are now living near Snapping Shoals, where Joseph Garlington settled when he came to the State. 6. J,ohn Garlington, born October 19, 1784, removed to 'South Carolina, with his father, and died in Laurens district. May 1, 186H. He was twice married; first to Rachel Hunter, November 20, l~no, h,Y whom he had one son, Colonel Henry \'\r. Garlington. 1. Henry \V. Garlington, born in 1812, married four times-(1) Mary Dotan (1831), by whom he had John D., \Villiam H., Henry L., Robert E.~ Ra­ chel H., and Albert A. (2) Eliza Godfrey (1853), by whom he had. Charles C. (3) Mary A. Bobo (1859), by whom he had Bessie, 11ary, and Ann. (4) Narcissa 'feague (1875). No issue. Colonel Garlington died May 7, 1893. His descendants live in Laurens and adjoining counties in South Carolina. On June 3, 1830, .John Garlingtop married, second, Susan W. James. Issue: I. James Edwin, died in infancy. II. Susan J., b. in 1832, m. Colonel John L. Young. Issue: Laurens G., 1Iacbeth, Susan J., Conway, and Jean 0. This branch lives at Union, S. C. III. Creswell Garlington, b. in 1834, m. Eiizabeth Fleming. Issue: Susan, John C., and Samuel .F. IV. Benjamin Con way Garlington, b. in 1836, was a colonel in the C. S. A., and was killed at the battle of Savage Station, Virginia, June 29, 1862. V. Stobo Dickie Garlington, born in 1838, m. Mary Young. Issue: One son, John Young. VI. John Garlington2, b. in 1840, killed in C. S. A., in battle of Frederirksburg, December 13, 1862. VII. Maria Louise, b. in 1843, m. Colonel R. W. Simp­ son, a lawyer of Pendleton, S. C. (1863). Issue: Marga.ret, Susan, Maria L., Anne B., Elizabeth, Richard, ,John, Taliaferro, and Jennie. 338 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

John Garlington, Sr., was one of the most prominent men in his section of 80uth Carolina. He was for fifty years, clerk of the county court of Laurens County, and was the adminis­ 2 trator of the estate of his uncle, John Dickie , to whom ref­ erence has been made in the sketch of that family. He was also the anthor of the manuscript, in which is recorded th~ early history of the Garlington family, now in possession of Colonel E. A. Garlington. He lived to the close of the Civil vVar, and to see two of his sons sacrificed on the a.ltar of their country. It is said this sad bereavement hastened his death. Colonel Benjamin Conway Garlington, who was killed while leading his regiment into action at the battle of Savage Station, Va., was as gallant a young officer as ever wore the gray. As he fell, mortally wounded, he cried to his men: Charge, boys, charge! On, my brave men!" He was found, after the battle, lying straight upon his back, his hands folded over his breast, and his sword standing by his side, with the point sticking in the ground. He was only twenty­ six years old when killed, was a graduate of the University of Virginia., and bad recently been admitted to the bar. His younger brother, John, who was killed in the battle of Fred­ ericksburg, was only twenty-two years old when he died. The bravery of the Garlingtons, and their loyalty to their native State, is attested by the blood spilt on the battle-fields of northern Virginia. ,Vhen the tocsin of war was sounded, every man of military age volunteered, and it is said that .')f · the members of Company A, ;1d South Carolina Infantry, one­ half were related to or descended from Edwin and Susannah (Dickie) Garlington. To M:rs. Maria Louise Simpson, of Pendleton, South Car­ olina, an intelligent and eduC'ated Southern lady, I wish to return my thanks for the assistance she has given me in the preparation of this sketch. 7. Doctor Garlington, seventh son of Edwin and Susan­ nah (Dickie) Garlington, was born in Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, June 17, 1786. This peculiar name was given him (for it was his Christian name, and not a title) in deference to a CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. -039 superstition of the times that the seventh son was destined to become a physician. He died young and unmarried. 8. James Garlington, the eighth son, was born August 4, 1788. He married a daughter of John 'I'. and Ailsie (Dickie) Colquett, of Halifax County, Virginia, who were married January 26, 1786:* (See sketch of Dickie family.) James Gar­ lington rernoved to Jasper County, Georgia, and died there, leaving descendants, but they haYe not been traced. 9. Nancy Garlington, the only daughter of her parents, was horn July 10, 1790, in Halifax County, Virginia, and mar­ ried William ·vv. Simpson, of Laurens County, South Cl!-rolina, May 13, 1813. She died in 1864. Isrne: I. John \i\Tells Simpson, b. in 1814, m. Maria vV. Anderson (184-4). I ssne: (1) William W., killed in C. S. A. (2) James G., b. in 1846, m. twice-­ Mary and Lyde White (sisters). No issue. Is a lawyer in Bolivar, Mo. ,Tohn Wells Simpson married, secondly, Susan W. Farrow. Issue: Edwin P., Rosa vV., Cornelia, Lee, Anna, Laura, Julia, and Strother. Several members of this branch reside in Bolivar, Mo., while others still make their home in South Ci1rolina. II. Edwin G. Simpson, b. in 1816, m. Rachel Camp• bell. Issue: Mc~eil and Nancy. They live at Cross Hill, South Carolina. III. William Chappell Simpson, lived in Florida, and died in 1871, unmarried. IV. Mary Simpson, m. Hugh Sharp. Issue: Eight. V. James L. Simpson, died in C. S. A., unmarried. VI. Henry G. Simpson, 1n. Fanny Tillman, a sister of ex-Governor Ben Tillman, of South Carolina., They live at Edgefield, S. C. Issue: Four. V.H. Richard Simpson, died in 1872, unmarried. VIII. Susannah Simpson, died in 1852, unmarried. IX. Martha Simpson, m. Charles Phinney. They lived *Ex-Governor Colquett, of Georgia, it is said, was a son or grand­ son of this couple. 340 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

in Marion County, Fla. S.he died in 1877, leav­ ing two children. X. Doctor Joseph Simpson (this was his name, not title, although he was, a physician), b. in 1832, was a surgeon in C. S. A., and died in 1873. 10. Christopher3 Garlington was born in Halifa,x County, Virginia, May 30, 1792. He was a soldier in the 1Va,r of 1812, and on the conclusion of peace retm·ned home, and soon thereafter removed to Georgia, where in 1819 he married Eliza Aycock. She was born Febrnar,v 27, 1801, and died January 24, 1892. They had issue: I. Albert Creswell Ga,rlington, b. June 9, 1822, m. --. Issue: Seven, among whom was Lieut.­ Colonel Ernest A. Garlington, of the United States Army. Colonel Garlington graduated at 1Vest Point in 1876, and was assigned ~rn S€cond lieutenant to the Seventh Cavalry (Cus­ ter's celebrated regiment), in which he serv@d on the frontier until recently. In 1883 he was d·?tached, and commanded. an expedition to the arctic se:1s. Returning, after terrible hardships, he again went to the frontier, and was severely wounded in the fight with the Sioux Indians at vVounded Knee, December 29, 1890, and re­ cefred from Congress a medal of honor for dis­ tinguished gallantry. His promotions haw~ been rapid, and he is recognized a.s one of the best cavalry officers in the Army. He recently returned from Cuba, ,vhere he saw service, and is now in Manila. General Albert Creswell Garlington lived in Newberry, S. C., at the beginning of the War of 1861. He was a lawyer .by profession, and had been State senator, adjutant- and insp,ector­ general, and brigadier-general of State troops. He was a major in the Confederate Army, and served gallantly to the end of the war. II. Robert Garlington, b. January 12, 1824, d. in 18'77. He married twice, but Lad no issue, except by CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 341

his last wife, Miss Jeter. The children born of this marriage were .Anna, ~1ary, John C., 'l'homas, and Robbie. Robert Garlington was an accomplished and highly educated man, and was for many years professor of mathematics in Newberry College, South Carolina. III. Eliza Dickie Garlington, b. June 7, 1829, lives in Rome, Ga. She married \Vm. Ramey. Issue: ,vmiam, George, Nellie, and Loula. IV. Susannah Garlington2, b. March 17, 1833, d. in 1891. She m. Colonel T. A. Foster. Issue: Oswell, Mary, Thoma8, and one other. V. .Nancy E. Garlington, b. December 19, 1834, d. in 1897, m. D. G. Hunt (a physician). Issue: Sadie, m. Samuel Lowry. YI. Mary C. Garlington, b. May 1, 1836, d. in 1896, m. John \V. Swain. Issue: Ada, John, Robert, Frank, Sally, and ·wmiam. This family resides at Reeves Station, Ga. VII. James C. Garlington, b. July 12, 1838, m. Anna Jones, of Memphis, Tenn. Issue: Hattie Jones, b. in 1872, m. Thomas R. 'l'alley. Issue: Anna Garlington, b. October 15, 18H6. They reside in Rome, Ga. VIII. William Garlington, b. in 1842, d. in 1866. Of the children born to Christopher Garlington3, only Mrs. Ramey and James C. Garlington survive, both of whom live in Rome, Ga. The members of the next generation, now nu­ merous, are scattered, but most of them live in Rome and in that section of the State. Christopher Garlmgton3 removed from Laurens County, South Carolina, where his father first settled on coming from Virginia to Georgia, and located near Athens. When there he married in Oglethorpe County, and then returned fo Lau­ rens County, South Carolina. He continued to live there until a few years before the ·war of 1861, when he again removed to Georgia, and bought a large farm in Go,rdon County, on which he lived until his death in 1865. 342 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER XIX.

THE ADAMS FAMILY.

'l'he history of this old and honorable family, as given in these pages, has been obtained chiefly from traditions that have come down from father to son. The name Adams is a common, one, and is found all over the civilized w~rld, wher­ ever the English la11guage is spoken. Like the names Smith and Brown, it is not sufficiently definite to enable us to trace the family from the r.:~r;ords, _or to determine, when we find it, whether those referred to wc>re our ancestors or not. For this reason no attempt has been made to trace the history of the family from that source. The tradition is that the ances­ tors of our A:-lams familv came to Virginia from Maryland in the first half of the eighteenth century, but as the early rec­ ords of the colony of Virginia show that there were several separate and dhitinet families of that name in Virginia as early as 1650, this tradition may be erroneous, and it is prob­ able that they first settled in tide-water Virginia. Few have been so fortunate as the Adams in preserving their family traditions. Until recently there lived two of the oldest members-Major John B. Adams, of Fulton, Mo., and Mr. ,John Henry Adams, of Lamar County, Texas-from whom were obtained the traditions of the early history of the fam­ ily, as they are recorded here. One (Major John B. Adams) has recently pa.ssed away, at a ripe old age, full of years, foll of honors, rmd foll of that hope of an immortality which comes to the Christian at the end of a long and well-spent life. The other still lives, a well-preserved man of eighty ;rears, in the full possession of all his faculties and a memory unclouded and well stored with the early traditions of his people. These two kinsmen were horn in Halifax County, Virginia, in the same yea.r (1S19), and were intimate friends SAMUEL L. ADAMS. Page 346,)

CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 3-!3 until separated, one moving to l\:Iissouri, and the other to the State of 'rexas. As the traditions given here were furnished by each, without consultation, and are corroborative, they may be relied on as being correct. The Adams family is of \Velsh extraction, and the first American ancestor, of whom we have any reliable account, was named ,John Adams. He is said to have come to this oountry from -wales during the first half of the eighteenth century, and to have settled in Maryland, whence he came to Virginia. He had three sons-Sylvester, Philip, and John. It will be obserwd that all of these are family names down to the present generation. A 11 of these sons were living in Virginia long before the Ameriean Revolution. Philip located in Fluvanna County, and Rylvester in Pittsylvania County. The former never married, but died lea-Ying no descendants. Sylves,ter married and had only one child--a daughter-who married a man named \Yilson. K othing further is known 1 Jf them. John Adams the second, the ancestor of the family whose history is given in this sketeh, came to Halifax County, Vir­ ginia, and located about the time of its organization from Lunenburg (1752), or he may have lived in that part of the -county of Brunswick which was cut off and organized into Lunenburg in 1746. About this time-the year is not known -he married Susan \Vood_. who was doubtless a woman of superior charaeter and many virtues, for her name has been perpetuated in the different branches to the present genera­ tion. In the records of Brunswick County has been found the will of one Richard Wood, written April 24, and proved September 4, 1746, devising his estate to his wife, Mary, dur­ ing her life, and after her death to his daughter, Susan Wood. As Halifax County was organized shortly afterward from Lu­ nenburg and Brunswick, as has been stated, the wife of John Adams2 may have been the Susan \\:-- ood whos,e name is found in this will. There were born to ,John2 and Susan (vVood) Adams eight children-six sens and two daughters-whose names, at least thos-e of the sons, will be mentioned iu the order of birth. 344 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

1'hey were William, Sylvester, Richard, ,John, Philip, Benja­ min, Susan \Vood, and Elizabeth. 'l'he Adams, as I have known them in Virginia., Tennes­ see, Texas, and Missouri, are a typical Southern family, but possess certain family characteristics in a marked degree. Physically, tht>y are a strong, robust, healthy people, and there has never been a taint of any kind in the blood. They have, genera.lly, fair skins, blue eyes, and ruddy complexions, with light hair, and are usually handsome men and comely women. They are a fun-loving, jovial, social people, affectionate and kind in their dispositions, and upright in their dealings; with energy and business qualHications sufficient, usuaJ}y, to be­ come successful men. The earlier generations of the family, in their religious faith, were Baptists, and I am advised that that is still the favorite church of succeeding generations.

WILLIAM ADAMS. \:Yilliam, the eldest son of ,John2 and Susan (Wood) Adams, was born in Halifax Count~,, Virginia, about 1756. He lived out his days in Black \Valnnt neighborhood, in that county, where he died September 10, 1839, at the advanced age of eighty-three. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary Wae, and in his old age delighted to recur to the stirring events of that period in which he had participated. Many amusing stories have been related of "Uncle Bi1ly Adams," a.s he was affectionately called by his nephews, John B. and John H. Adams, but space limitation forbids their repetition. At the close of the Revolution (1782) he married Elizabeth, a daugh­ ter of George Ro~·d. * She died October 24, 1846, and left a will, which was witnessed by her daughter, Susan Rogers, and her grandson, John Rogers. The will of \Villiam Adams, proved September 23, 1839, is. recorded in Halifax County, as is also that of his wife. Both left good estates. *T:hree of the Adams brothers married daughters of George Boyd. William married Elizabeth, Sylvester married Rebecca, and Richard married Hannah. .George Boyd was a son of John Boyd, of Halifax County, who, with his brother Patrick, was a son of Rev. John· Boyd­ some time a minister in Albemarle County, Virginia-who was licensed by the Bishop of London in 1732. He died in 1738. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 345

'rhere were born to William and Elizabeth (Boyd) Adams five children-three sons and two daughters. The names of the sons, mentioned in the order of birth, were Richard, John, and Philip. 'rhc names of the daughters were Amy and Su_san. Amy married Edward Oakes, and left descendants now living in Halifax County, one of whom married a daughter of Sarah E. ·\Varren, nee 'Wade. (See Wade genealogy.) Others have not been traced. Susan, the other da·ughter, married John Rogers. Their descendants, also, still hve in Halifax. 1. Richard Adanui, the eldest son, was born February 17, 1784. He removed, when a young man, to Chesterfield County, Virginia, where he married Ann Brown Tucker, a daughter of Martin Tucker, of Powhatan County (1815). Mar­ tin Tucker was born in 1750, and died in 1827. He was an officer in the Revolutionary Army. Richard Adams was a soldier in the \Var of 1812, with Great Britain, and was a member of Captain John B. Cock's company. He di,ed in Chesterfield County, February 12, 1858, at the age of seventy­ five, leaving a will, on record in that county, and a valuable estate, consisting of lands and negro slaves. There were born to Richard and Aun (Tucker) Adams the following children: \Villiam2, John Richard, Jane Page, l\iary Elizabeth, and Frances Rebecca. I. '\Villiam Adams2_, m. Chamberlain Jones. Issue: (1) Richard Anna, m. George Cox. (2) Cornelia, m. Jeremiah Fortune. (8) Benjamin Philip, unuiarried. II. ,John Richard Adams was born in Chesterfield County, but in 1847 removed to Halifax County,. where in 184!) he married Am_~nda \Vade, a daughter of Richard and Sarah (Chappell} \Vade. (Spe \Vade genealogy.) The issue of this union were Luther C., who married Laura Bradshaw, and Sarnh Chappell, who married George OliYer. Both families live near Black0 ·walnut, in Hi,!,lifax County. Amanda (Wadr•) Adams died in 18'5:3, and in 1855 John Richard Adams married Ylar,v A. Stanford, a daughter- -23- 340 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

of Saurin Stanford, of Orange County, North Carolina. She was a niece of his first wife, and a granddanghtrr of Sarah \Va.de.* The issue of this union was: (1) Mary S., m. Zach Pointer. (2) Richard and A married \Villiam }.._rd1er Traylor. Iss~e: Vir­ ginia, who married Andrew Gallagher, Decem­ ber 26 , 1872. 'I'hey have had issue: James, Ruth, Andrew, ~label, and Joseph. They live in :Manchester, Va. IV. Mary Elizabeth Adams, h. May 3, 1828, m. Albert \Vashington Traylor, January 19, 1848, d. May 10, 1888. They had issue: (1) Luther, m. Ruth Lee Campbell. (2) ,John Albert, unmarried. (3) Franklin, m. Mary C. Mimms. {4) Robert Lee, m. Anna Gavin, by whom he has had Mary, Anna, Albert Joseph, and Michael Gavin. (5) Martha J., umnanied. 'rhis family resides in Richmond, Va. Y. Frances Rebt,cca Adams, m. George Cox, of Ches­ ter·field County, in lS58, and d. in 1872. Issue: *Mary Stanford was also a granddaughter of Richard Stanford, of Person County, North Carolina, who came to that State from Maryland in 179'0, and married a daughter of General Stephen Moore, of Revolu­ tionary fame. Stanford was elected to Congress from North Carolina in 1796, and served continuously in that body for twenty years. His wife, Mary Moore, was a iineal descendant of Sir John Moore, of Farley, county of Berks, England, who was created a knight by King Charles I., May 21, 1627. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 34 7

George :B'loyd, m. Anna Foster; Sidney B., unmarried. 2. ,Tohn3 Adams, son of '\Villiam1 and Elizabeth (Boyd) Adams, was born in 1787, and on becoming of age removed, with his brother, to Chesterfield County, where he married Rebecca, a daughter of Martin Tucker, who was a sister of his brother's wife. Tks branch of the family has been sepa­ rated from others for many years, and but little is known of them. They have not been traced. They are said to have had the following issue: (1) James, married --. Adams. (2) Elizabeth, married -- Turner. (3) Richard, married --, and removed to Missouri many years ago. (4) :Mary, married -- Hughes. (5) Robert, married -- Shepherd. 3. Philip Adams, the youngest son of \Villiam and Eliz­ abeth (Boyd) Adams, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, and there married Martha De Graffenreid, a descendant of Baron De Graffenreid, of whom a sketch is given in Chapter XIII. She was a sister of Ann De Graffenreid, the second wife of John Chappell3, of Halifax County. Philip Adams died early in life, so long ago, in fact that his name or that he ever lived ha.s been almost forgotten. He had but one child-a son named Jefferson-who was killed in the Confed­ erate Army, while leading a charge at the battle of Gettys­ burg. He bore the reputation among his comrades, of being a good soldier and a fearless man. He died unmarried.

2 SYLVESTER ADAMS • Sylvester, the second son of John2 and Susan (Wood) Adams, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, about 1760, and married Rebecca, a daughter of George Boyd, February 9, 1792. * Between 1805 and 1808 he removed, with a colony of relatives, of which he was the leader, to vVest Tennessee, and there settled in Humphrey County, where he lived out his days, and died March 2, 1830. His wife died January rn, 1839. There were born of this union thirteen children~ seven sons and six daughters. The names of the sons, given ----- *This marriage _bond is still on file in Halifax County, as is also a deed made by Sylvester Adams, executed June 26, 1802. 348 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

in the order of birth, were John3, Samuell, Sylyester3, Thomas1, Boyd1, ,Villiam2, and Ichabod1• The names of the daughters, order of birth not known, were Martha, Sarah, Susan, Isa­ beUa, Rebecca, and Ann. 1. John Adams3 married and removed to Henry County, Tennessee. He had several children, among whom was a son Samuel, who married Hannah Turner, of the family which came in the colony frcm Halifax County. Several members of this brancl.), among whom was the> Samuel mentioned, re­ moved., before the War of 1861, to ,Vater Valley, Miss., where it is supposed their descendants yet live. 2. Samuel Adams\ second son of 8ylvester2: was born in Halifax County, Virginia, ,June 5, 1805. He married R;c\­ becca, a daughter of Captain ,John :May,* December 16, 1824, by whom he had four f:hildren, who lived to maturity. Their names were .John D., Jesse M., Martha J., and Collins. Of these, only two, John D. and :Martha J., married, and none survive. In 1830 Samuel Adams1, with a number of relatives, removed to Arkansas, then a Territory, and settled in John­ son County. Here he soon became prominent, and a leading politician. He several times represented his county and dis­ trict in each branch of the General Assembly, and was for several terms president of the Senate. He was afterward elected State treasurer, and became governor of the State in 1844. He then removed to Little Rock, which was ever after his home. After the death of his first ,vife (1840), he married Mrs. Catharine A. Fagan (a widow), in 1842. There were no children born of this union.t An amusing story has come down to us of the courtship of Governor Adams and the widow Fa~an. A few evenings before the nuptials were to, be celebrated, the governor called on his betrothed, and, with that blissful confidence which is incident to the love-making of an old widower and widow, said to her: *Captain John May commanded a company under General Jackson, at the battle of New Orleans, and was severely wounded in that en­ gagement. 1Geueral .James F. Fagan, of the Confederate Army, as gallant a soldier as ever wore the gray, was a son of Mrs. Fagan, and a stepson of Governor Adams. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 349

"Kate, we are soon to be married, and I think there should IJe no secrets between us. I want you to know: me just as I am, and I want to keep nothing from you." She readily assented to this proposition, and the confes­ sion began. "Now," he said, "you don't know that I am bald-headed and wear a wig." And, suiting the action to the word, h(~ raised his hand to the top of his head, removed his wig, and laid it down on the floor by his side. "You have no advantage of me," she said, laughingly, ''for I wear a wig, too," and, placing her hand to her• head, she removed her wig and set it down by the governor's. Honors were even. Governor Adams died February 27, 1850, while on a visit to a plantation he owned in Saline County, Arkansas. He was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, in Little Rock. I. l\fajor. John D. Adams, son of Governor Adams, was born in Humphrey County, Tennessee, June 23, 1'827. He removed to Arkansas with his father, and lived to become one of the most in­ fluential men in the State, and equaUy as prom­ inent as his father. On the breaking out of the .Mexican vVar (1846), he enlisted in Yell's regi­ ment, although then but eighteen years old, and was wounded in the battle of Buena Vista. On his return homE' after the war, he was appointed prirnte secretary to Governor Drew (1847-1848). On May 2, 1848, he married Catharine Yeiser, of Danville, Ky., by whom he had two sons, liv­ ing to maturity-Samuel B. and Dean-both ,1f whom are now ritizens of LittM Rock. Maj0r John D. Adams was one of God's no­ blemen, and the grandeur of his character was never obscured by the shadow of a single wrong ad during his long and eventful life. He was a 1mccessful business man, and in 1852 became engaged in steamboating on the Western rivers, by which he a('cnrnnlated a fortune. From his 350 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

extensive connection with navigation, and the number of boats in which he was interested, he was called ''Commodore" Adams-a title by ·which he was well known from Little Rock to New Orleans. During the war he was a major in the Confedernte Army, and served with dis­ tinction. 'While never a politician or an office­ seeker, he had, during his life, many positions of honor and trust, the duties of which he al-­ ways discharged faithfully. At the time of his death, December 7, 1'892, be was president of the vV oi-ld's J?air Commission of his State, ilnd was. also the Commissioner of Agriculture. His re­ mains rest by the side of his father's in Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rocle II. Martha Isabella, the only daughter of Governor Adams, born Ocfob(~r 28, 1832, was twice mar­ ried; first to ,vm. \V. Andrews (1854), by whom she had issue: Leila, '?.'illiam, David, Gall, Leo, Lula, and Nora. The last married Fred l\L Hudson. Mrs. Andrews married, secondly, Dr. David S. Mills. No issue. Mrs. Mills died February 26, 1S99, at her home in Pine Bluff, Ark., where her children now reside. 3. Sylvester Adams3, son of Syl vester2, lived and. died in Humphrey County, 'fennessee. He was a lawyer by profes­ sion, but also engaged in farming, a.nd possessed far more than ordinary intelligence. He repeatedly represented his county in the Legislature. He was married three times; first to Eliz­ abeth Norsworthy, by whom he had: I. Will'iam, died without issue. II. Josiah, died in C. S. A.. III. 'fhomas (a physician), m. Amanda Hooper, and re­ moved to Poplar Bluff, Mo .. in 1859. '!'hey had issue: \Villiam B., Elizab€th. and Orlando. Their mother died in 1864, and Dr. Adams mar­ ried, secondly, ...,....-, by whom he had Cordelia, Gov. SAMUEL ADAMS, OF ARKANSAS (1844). (Page 348.)

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Sylvester, Archibald, and Mary. Dr. Thomas Adams died December 14, 1877. IV. l\Iontgomery, 111. Martha Batthorp. Issue: Syl­ yester, Martha, and Mary. Their father died in the C. S. A. ,,. Boyd (a physician), died without issue. VT. Rebecca, m. David \Vinstead. Issue: Theo. Syl­ vester, 11homas, Oeorge, Valary, Fredonia, and Cordelia. Sylvester3 Adams' second wife was Ann McLeod (widow), by whom he had John C. and Sylvester B. His third wif~ was Elizabeth Williams, by whom he had Martha and Leonard. - 4. Thomas Adams, son of Sylvester2, was born in Hum­ phrey County, Tenne,isee, and married there. In 1849 he re­ moved to Arkansas and settled in Dallas County. He had one daughter named Susan, the only one remembered. This brai.ch of the family became separated from their relatives during the Civil \Var, and nothing further is known of them. 5. Boyd Adams -was the fifth son of Sylvester Adams2• He removed from Humphrey County, Tennessee, to Graves County, Kntucky, early in life, and located near Mayfield, where his descendants yet live. He married and had four chi.l­ dren-J ohn, James, ,Villiam, and Mary .Ann. John d~ed in 1894, but the other brothers are living. The daughter mai'­ ried J arnes E. Ridgway, a merchant of l\fayfield. Issue: Three. 6. W"illiam Adams, son of S?lves,ter2, removed to John­ son County, Arkansas, in 1830, with his brother Samuel and cousins, and there became a man of prominence. He was for several years ree2iver of the United States Land Office, at Clw·ksville, and held other positions of trust. Re was living in 1860, but it is believed died soon thereafter. Re had a son named Sylvester, who emigrated to Oregon several years ago, and, it is said, now lives in Portland. He has also a daugh­ ter, named Florem:e, still liYing in Clarksville, Ark. 7. Ichabod (or "Cabe," a.F,"'he was called) Adams was the youngest son of Sylvesier Adams2. He was born in Humphrey County, Tennessee, February 15, 181'2, married Ann C. Hooper, January 23, 1833, and einigrated to Henderson County, Texas, 352 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

in 185,0. He aftetward removed to Brown County, where he died, near Brownwood, October 4, 1878. The names of the children born to Colonel "Cabe" Adams will be mentioned in the order of birth. I. Judge Sylvester Adams, b. March 9, 1834, m. Car, oline Porter, and removed to Runnells County, where he died February 3, 1889, leaving three sons and three daughters, all of whom live in Coke County. II. Fredonia, b. July 3, 1836, married Prof. Henry C. Knight. No living issue. JII. Ennis Adams, b. 1\fay 13, 1838, m. Virginia,. Cox, is now ranching in the Indian Territory, near Addington. IV. Keziah, b. March 31, 1840, m. Brooks W. Lee. They reside at Br·ownwood, Texas, and have eight children living. V. George Adanrn, b. }fay :l, 1842, m. Amanda. Baugh. Iss11e: Two sons, Sylvester and Jay. They live in Brownwood. VI. Rebecca, m. twire--(1) Dr.. .J. H. Little. Issue: Six. (2) J obn H. Harvt>y. No issue. Reside in Meridian. VII. Philander Adams, b. Fl"bruary 6, 1850, d. March 13, 1877. U mnarried. VIII. Judge Harvey L. Adams, b. September 16, 1852, m. Mary C. vVeston. No issue. He r€sides in Coke County, Texas. IX. Caroline, b. November 17, 1858, 111. Thos. A. Collin, d. Februar:v 24, 1885. Issue: Four. X. Ichabod, b. December 29, 1862, unmarried, is a cat­ tleman, and lives at Miles City, Montana. Colonel Adams, on emigrating to '11exas, went to the fron­ tier, the very outpost of civilization, and with his sfalwart sons engaged in cattle-ram·hing-, a business attended with great personal danger from the constant attacks of the Indians at that early day. But Colonel Adams was well fitted for the life of a frontiersman, and soon cai:ne to be a leader of the- CHAPPELL, DlCKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 353

rough-riders and Indian-fighters. He was 9f gigantic s-ize, being six feet two inches tall, and weighing 260 pounds. Ht: was also a man of great personal courage, and, besides, had had some military experience as a colonel of State troops in 'l'ennessee. Many wonderful stories are told of llis long and dangerous experience as an Indian-fighter on the frontier nf Texas, which, for want of space, cannot be repeated. Raised with such environments, several of his sons, as soon as they were old enough, became members of that military organiza­ tion which for bravery has won a national reputation-the Texas Rangers. At the breaking out of the Civil 'Yar, all, without a single exception, enlisted in the Confederate Army, where they fought bra.vely to the end. It is said that the branches of the Adams family, de­ scended from George Boyd, inherited their personal courage from that old ancestor, who, tradition says, was a man with­ out fear, and a fighter of no mean repute. Certain it is, there are no cowards among them, and that their patriotism, love of right, and bravery have beeu fully tested on many a hard­ fought battle-field, and never found wanting. The names of the daughters of Sylvester2 and Rebecca (Boyd) Adams will be mentioned in the order of their births, as related to each other. 1. Susan Adams, the eldest, married Horatio Hum­ phreys. Issue: Ann, Catharine, George, John, Rebecca, Thomas, Benjamin,. Samuel, '\Villiam, and Martha. It is said that all of the above married and removed to Arkansas. Ko attempt has been made to trace them. 2. Rebecca Adams married Thomas May. Issue: M.:1P­ tha, Ann, Mary, \Villiam, and ,John. 3. Sarah Adams married Alex. \Vinstead. Issue: Sam­ uel, Thomas, Coleman, and Calvin. The latter died in the C. S. A. 4. Martha married Hiram B. Traylor. Issue: I. Samuel, died in 1854. II. Isabella, married twice-(1) H. McKinnon. Issue: I.aura, Thomas, Ida, and Alonzo. (2) R. Gra­ ham. No issue. 354 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

III. l\farJ:, m. Dr. John l\f. Driver. Issue: One son, Henry, who lives in Nashville, Tenn. IV. Judge 'rhomas B. Traylor, m. A_ddie McNeil. They live in -vvaverly, Tenn., and have issue: Ada, Mary, Henry, and Cortez. V. Sylvester Traylor, m. Lon :Nelson. Issue: Thomas and Carrie. They live at ,vaverly. Mrs. Martha Boyd 'l'raylor, the last surviving child of Syl­ vester Adams2, died at "Tan,rly, Tenn., June 29, 1899, in her eighty-second year. 5. Isabella ,\dams nHnTied ,viley Nors,eworthy. Is~ue: Thomas and Sarah. 6. Ann Adams died unmarried. Although the descendants of the daughters of Sylvester and Elizabeth Adams have not been traced, it has been ascer­ tained that many of them are living in Humphrey County, Tennessee, and the adjoining counties. In fact, the families whose names are given above are quite numerous in that section of the State.

1 RICHARD ADAMS • \\Tith the Adams family, love of kindred and a strong affection for each oth9r have ever been marked famil}' char­ acteristics. So it was not strange when that grand old patri­ arch, Sylvester Adams2, turned his face to the southwest and determined to seek a new home in the wilds of western Ten­ nessee, that he took with him the orphan children of his broth­ er Richard. But little is known of Richard Adams. He died in Halifax County early in life, for in the will of his father­ in-law, George Boyd, written February 28, 1'803, he mentions his daughter, Hannah A dams, evidently then a widow, and bequeaths her a specia,1 legacy, on condition that "she does not marry one Benjamin Chapman." The will also mentions a daughter Ma,ry, who had married a brother of Richard Wade. (See vYade genealogy.) . Six of Richard Adams' childr€n removed to Tennessee with their uncle Sylyester. Their names, in the order of birth, ·were: Snsan, John, Hichard, vVilliam, Sylvester, and George. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 355

1. John Adams4, son of Richard\ was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1786. He married "Peggy" Turner, a sis­ te1· of George Turner (who married his sister Susan), and re­ moved to Tennesf'iee, as has been stated, about 1808, where he settled in Dickson County, which adjoins Humphrey. He died in 1865, having lived to become, it is said, the wealth­ iest man in his county. There were born to him the following five children: I. Benjamin Adams, m. Nancy Reynolds. Issue: Ophelia, Pie, Paralee, \V. T. Adams, Mary, Susan, Cabe, and Benjamin. II. Jennie Adams, married Jack Street. Issue: Cal­ vin, \Villiam, Samuel, James, Loda, Margaret, Fanny, and "Duck"-the last probably a nick­ nan1e. III. Sallie Adams, m. vVillis Cunningham. Issue: John, Samuel, Howard, Byram, Jesse, Ma,·­ ga.rct, and Sallie. IV. Susan A.dams, m. James \Villiamson. Issue: James and a daughter who married Samu,~1 Tubbs. V. Boyd Adams, m. --. Issue: \Villiam, John, and Lee. 2 2. \Villiam Adams , son of Ric:ha,rd1, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1'788, and there married Judith vVilliarn­ son, who died without issue, in 1836. They removed to Ten­ nessee with the Halifax colony, where he located in Dickson County. William Adams married, secondly, Sarah Hill, in JS;n, by whom he had issue: I. John I. ,J. Adams, b. in 1841, m. twice--(1) :Nannie MoCJ'l'E-. Issue: Joseph, Laura, Sallie, William, and Eddie. (2) Nancy 'l'aylor (widow), in 1894. They live in Erin, Tenn. II. -William J. K. Adams, m. Maggie Adams. Issue: George, Thomas, Lizzie, Allen, Della, and John. UL Elizabeth Adams, m. ,J. K. Robinson. Issue: Hartwell, Hickman, Elino,r, Andrew, Dora, Ben­ jamin, and Benlah. 356 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

IV. Sophronia Adams, m. ,v. D. Adkins. Issue: Oscar, Van, David, Adams, and Boyd. V. Fredonia Adams, m. J. C. Dickson. Issue: Alva, Luther, Margaret, and Dola. VI. A. B. Adams, m. Mrs. M. Carney (widow). Xo issue. 3 3. Syhester Adams , son of Richard\ was born in Vir­ ginia. He came to Tennessee with his uncle, where he lived in Dickson County until 1880, when he removed to Johnson County, Arkansas, with the colony which went there that year from Tennessee. It may be well to state, to pr!?vent confusion, for there were several of these young Adams who bore the same given names, that in this colony were Samuel and \Villiam Adams, who were sons of Sylv,ester, Sr., the patri­ arch, who led the colony from Halifax County, Virginia, and his two nephews, Richard2 and Syl vester3, the sons of Richard1 -the latter being the one now reforred to. Thomas Adams, another son of Sylvester, Sr., as ha.s been stated, went later (1849). Arkansas was a Territory then, sparsely settled, and was, perhaps, as wild a country as there was in America. After his removal to Arkansas, Sylvester3 Adams mar­ ried Mary Grantham, by whom he had ehildren, but as they were separated from other branches of the family during the war, nothing further is now known of them. 2 4. Richard Adams , son of Riehard1, was also of the col­ ony that removed from 'l'ennessee to Arkansas. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, but must have been a small child when taken to Tennessee. On removing to Johnson County, Arkansas, he became a cotton planter, accumulated a fortune, married and had children. The names of his wife and children, however, a.re not now known. It is said that one of his daughters married a man named Devers. Richard2 Adams died during the war. 5. George Adams1, son of Richard1, was married in Dick­ son County, Tennes&ee. He had children, among whom, it is said, were two sons named George and Richard. This branch removed from Te1rnessee many years a.go, and, one authority says, went to Kentucky, another says to California. It may CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 857 be considered one of the very few lost branches of the Adams family. 6. Susan Adams, the only daughter of Richard Ad~ms of whom we have any account, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, and there married George 'rurner, a Baptist minis­ ter; a noble Christian he is said to have been. They r-e­ moved, with her brothers, to 'fennessee, and settled in Dick­ son County. A younger brother of George Turner came with them, whose name was Howard. Among the children of George and Susan (Adams) Turner were two son.s, Isaac and Richard, and a daughter 'Elizabeth, who marrie& George Ridings. The descendants of William and Richard Adams, who, as will have been seen. are now numerous, live in Houston, Dick­ son, and Humphrey counties, 'fennessee. Several of them live in the towns of Erin and M:cEwin. They are law-abiding citiz,ens, and the family stands high in the communities in which they liYe. During the Civil "\Var many of them were ii1 the Confederate Army, and not a few la.id down their lives on the battle-fields of the South. 'l'his sketch of the Tennessee branch would be incom­ plete without a further reference to William2, the son of Richard Adams\ who has been mentioned above, for he was a most picturesque and unique character. Possessing almost Herculean physical strength, he was an athlete as well, and many are the stories that have come down in tradition of his pugilistic achieYements and f.eats of strength. He lived, it mus,t be remembered, in an age, which happily has passed away, when men fought for sport and to establish a reputa­ tion for personal r,,ourage and physic-al manhood. The racl:­ track and muster-ground then furnished the arena for these rough-and:tumble gladiatorial contests, and the spectators cheered the victor, as they did in the days of ancient RomP. William Adams was recognh.ed as a champion without a peer in these backwoods contests. Raised on the frontier, without that polish which comes of the refining influence of an education, he was a roogh diamond, brave, chivalrous, and kind-hearted, and possessed all those noble traits which char- 358 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

acterized the \Vestern frontiersman of a centur-y ago as, in many respects, the highest type of ,\merican manhood. - At the age of eighteen. before he left Halifax Oounty, he w11ipped a bully named "Burk'' Edwards, the acknowledged champion as a pugilist in all of that section of Virginia. The ''mill" took place at South Boston, and Benjamin Adams (a kinsman) and YFm. Biard were the referees or seconds. On another occasion, when ploughing in a field, near a public road, a stranger came along, driving a wagon loaded with hogs, whose squealing frightened his horse. He politely re­ quested the driver to stop his wagon until 'he could. turn his horse around, which the man, with an oath, refused to do. "rilliam then jumped over the fence, and, seizing the wagon and horse, turned all-hogs and man inclnded-into the mid- _ dle of the road. Of course this unceremonious proceedin'g ·· precipitated a fight, in which ·wmiam, as usual, came off victor; but he often referred to it in after yPars, and said the man gave him the most seven~ battle of his life. Even after his removal to Tennessee, he occasionally engaged in these fistic encounters at monthly musters; always good-humoredly and in a friendly contest, but, as he grew older, he ga.ve up such battles to younger men. He died in 1854, at the age of sixty-six, respected and belovt>d by the entire community. Peace to the memory of "Rough Robin,'' as he was familiarly called, for he was a splendid representative of that type of the vVestern pioneer who conquered' the wilderness, opened up the Mississippi Valley to civilization, and rendered possi­ ble that peace and happiness which we now enjoy.

JOHN ADAMS3 • The John Adams here referr-ed to ·was the fourth sou of John2 and Susan (vYood) Adams. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1763, and, having never removed from that county, died there in 1835, at the age of seventy-two. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary "rar, under General Green, and fought in the battle of Guilford Court-house, North Car­ olina, March 15, 1781. He was then but eighteen years old, hut continued in the Army to the close of the war. Aft2r CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 359 middle age, he grew fleshy, and weighed over 300 pounds at the ti1i1e of his death. He married Esther 'l'urner, of Glouces­ ter.County, Virginia, by whom he had three children-Sarah, Samuel, and Nancy. 1. Sarah Adams married Dr. Currie Barnett, of Person County, North Carolina, who became distinguished, and was in many respects a· prominent man. 'rhere were born of thi.s union: I. John A., rn. -- (name unknown). He became a promirn~nt and influential citizen, representect his county repeatedly in the Legislature~ and was for many years sheriff. He died at an advanced age. II. Eliza, married Dixon Bolton, of Person County, North Carolina, which adjoined Halifax County. Among their children were two sons-J. C. and G. B. Bolton-now living in Lamar County, Texa-s, each of whom married daughters of Richard \Yade2.* Their mother is still living, at an advanced age, in Person County, North Cnrolina. Dixon Bolton was a brother of Dr. \Ym. Bolton, who removed to Missouri, and set­ tled nr,ar Jefferson City, where he died about 1860 .. III. George Barnett, died unmarried. IV. Ann, m. Joseph Stanfield. No issue. V. James Barnett, m. --. He was a merrhant at Roxboro, North Caroiina, and raised a family, none of whose names are now rpmembered. VI. Campbell Barnett, m. 1liss Scott. He is still liv­ ing, a very old man, in Person County, North Carolina. ('l'he data given in this sketch was obtained four or fiw years ago.) YII. Samuel Barnett, m. ·Miss Trotter, who was a niece of Colonel Levi and Jerry Dixon, who removed to Cole County, Missouri. Both are now dead. Nothing is known further of this branch. *See ·wade sketch, Chapter XV. 380 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

2. Samuel Adams, son of John3 and Esther (Turner) Adams, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1784, and there married Ellen R. Barnett, a sister of his uncle Benjamin Adams' wife. He died in 1864, at the age of eighty, leaving four children, John Henry, Margaret, Martha, and Susan. I. John Henry Adams was born in 1819, and m. Mary ·white. At the close of the Civil War, he removed, with his brother-in-law, Richard ,vaae2, to Lamar County, Texas, where he now lives, at the advanced age of eighty. His mind, however, remains unclouded, and froru the store-house of his remakablc memory .have been obtained many of the traditions and much of the history of the A.dams family recorded in this sketcl1. There were born to John H. and Mary (White) Adams the following children, now liv­ ing: Benjamin, Samuel, Philip, Bettie, and Clifton. Of these, HPnjamin and Philip are now living near Bardwell, Ky. The former is un­ married. The latter married ,Tulia Garrett. Samuel married a daughter of G. B. Bolton, and Bettie married Felix McMurray. Clifton lives in Bogata, Texas. II. Margaret Adams, m. Richard vVade2, son of Rich­ ard and Sarah (Chappell) Wade. (See Wade genealogy.) They removed from Halifax Coun­ ty, Virginia, to Lamar County, Texas. as has been stated, at the close of the Civil War, where Margaret Adams is still Jiving, at an advanced age, near Pattonville. The issue of this union is given in the chapter devoted to the Wade fam­ ily. All live in Lamar County, Texas. Ill. Martha Adams, marriEd ,vmiam Howard, called "Buel(' Howard, becoming his second wife. His first wife was Bettie, the daughter of Ben­ jamin Adams1. There were born to \Villiarn and Martha (Adams) Howard three sons and four daughters. Of these, John, Samuel, and CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 3o!

Ellen are unmarried, Prank married Miss Cla,1'. Sallie marrkd George Barnett, of Roxboro, ~­ C., and Nannie married Thos. vVoody. All of these iiYe in Person County, North Carolina. Martha, the n·nrnining daughter, married --~ Royston. She lives near South Boston, Va. IV. Susan A.daurn, m. ,Joseph Pointer, by whom she had issue eight ehildren, one of whom, Zach Pointer, married }fary S. Adams, daughter of John Richard .\dams, who was a son of ·wu­ liam Adams1. The nam0s of the other children have not bet11 furnished. Susan (Adanis) Poin­ ter lived to a ripP old age, and died in 1881.* :3. Xancy, the youngest daughter of John3 and Esthe::.· Adams, married ,John Ragland, who was in his day a prorni­ nent and wealthy man, and the first merchant who sold goods at Black ·walnut, in Halifax County, Virginia. He rc•moved to .~filton, :~•forth Carolina, and l'inbscquently emigrated to l\fississippi many years ago, where be settled near Holly Springs. But little is known of this branch since their re­ moval to the South. The,1· had four children, all daughters, whose names were Julia, Sarah, Emma, and Anna. The lat­ t0r married a Dr. 'l'hornas. No attempt has been made to tran• thep1.

2 PHILIP ADAMS • Philip2 Adams, who was the grandfather of the compiler of this wm·k, was the fifth son of John2 and Susan (Wood,, ;\.dams, and a grnndson of .John the immigrant. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, December 23, 1779, and was twice· married: first, in 1805, to E'anny rowell, a. member of an old and prominent family in Virginia; and, secondly, to l\fatild't Foster (1817), who was a cousin of his first wife. Of the first marriage, three children were born-Susan Wood, Thomas Powell, and Mary Ft·ance,;; and of the last, one-John Booker. Iu 1'807, which was shortly after his first marriage, my grandfather sold the plantation in Halifax County, on which *It will be observed that there have been many intermarriages be­ tween the Adams and the Wades. ~24- 362 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

11e lived, to his brother Benjamin, and rPmo,·ed to Prince Ed­ ward County, and the1·e bought another home, on which he continued to live until his remornl to Missouri.* The location of this old home is well known, for there are many old peo­ ple yet living there who remember my grandfatll€r. It is south of Farmville a f01,v miles, and must have bePn a bea11- tiful place then, surrounded a.s it was, and is to-day, by a groYe of hickory and sweet-gum trees. But the old home has long since passed into the hands of strangers, a11d of all those who once found shelte1· under its hospitable roof, there re­ mains not one. In 18.'39 m~, grandfather removed to l\fissour-i with his youngest son, John, and located in (;allaway County, opposite Jefferson City, to whirh locality Thos. P. ),dams, his oldest son, and my father, ,John Clmppe114• had preceded him, in 188G, from Halifax Couuty. There they bought lands near each other, which berame their future homes. My personal recollections of rny grandfathe1' are ,·ery dis­ tinet, although at the time of his death (May 30, 1845) I wa.s but a small child. I-fo was lo,v in stature, hea.vy set, had a florid complexion and bltw ex0s, aud always went clean­ shaven, as wa.s the custom in that day. In disposition he was kind and benevolent. To his family he was an affectiona(e husband and father, and by the commnnit,v iu whirh he lived hP ,vas universally respected. By his enPrgy and frugality he had arcurnulated a good estate befo,re leaving Virginia, and brnught with him to his new home between forty and fifty negro slaves, to whom he waR always a kind and indulgent master. My grandmother ontlived h(•r husband, and died Jnrn• 16, 1·855, at an advanced age. 1. Susan vVood "\_dams, the oldest child of Philip2 and Fanny (Powell) Adams, was born in 1807. She married Joshua Foster. by whom she had se,-n·al ehildn·11, whose names at'

2. Thomas Powell Adams, the only son of Philip2 and Fanny (Powel) Adams, was 'born in Virginia in 1809, and married Martha Jordan, tht· widow of Richard Jordan, whose maiden name was ,vatkins.* Thomas Adams lived in Hali­ fax County, where he married, but afterward came to Missouri, as has been stated, in 1836, and settled in Callaway County. In diaracter and personal appearance he very close].y resem­ bled his father, and, like him, was a,n exceedingly kind-hearted and charitable man, and never had an enemy, as far as known. Trusting and confiding in his nature, he believed all men hon­ est, and was often imposed on-a fact which prevented him from accumulating an estate. He died, however, leaving a heritage to his children more valuable than riches-the name of an honest man. There were born to Thomas r. and Martha Adams the fol­ lowing children: I. Martha Thomas (a daughter), m. Wm. H. Turner, of Callaway Crmnty, Missouri. Issue: Leona, Seth, Thomas, and Kate. About 1850 this fam­ . ily removed to Ft. ,vorth, Texas, where they now live. II. Philip ""atkins Adams, b. in 1836, m. twice-first, Catharine Meng, by whom he had issue: Chas. ,v., now liYing in Joplin, Mo.; Jennie, Laura, Anna. Lula, and Benjamin. Philip vV. Adams is a minister of the Christian Church, and lives· in Lafayette County, Missouri. III. Benjamin Adams, the second son, resides in Jeffee­ son City, Mo., and was for many years a. pilot on the Missouri RivPr. He married, but had no issue. 3. Mary Frances Adams, the third child of Philip2 and Fanny (Powell) Adams, was the mother of the author of this volume. She was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, September 8, 1811, and grew to womanhood in that county. \\'hen on a visit to ht:r relatives in Halifax County, she first met my father, John Chappdl4, whom she married, Septem- *See genealogy of the Pate family. 3M A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

ber 21, 1836. Imnwdiately after their marriage they removed, as has been stated, to Callaway County, Missouri, where my father had, whilf' on a previous trip (1834), bought a large tract of land in the Missouri River bottom, opposite Jefferson City. An account of their lives in .iliissouri, with the naines of thei1· children, will be found in the bio,graphical sketch of John Chappell\ of Missouri, Chapter XVI. It is impossible for a son who reveres the memory of his mother to paint her as clothed in aught save the noblest attributes of her sex. To me, my mother possessed every wom­ anly virtue. She was above the medium size, and, in her younger days, is said to have been a beautiful woman. Her complexion was a clear olive, aud she had brown hair and a round blue eye--an eye beaming with kindness and a:ffee­ tion-which will be ever remembered by those wl10 knew bet'. 'l'his eye-which was her peculiar feature-bas been trans­ mitted to the youngest generation, and is known in the family, as the "Adams eye." In her manner she was dignified and self-possessed. In her disposition, kind and charitable to all, affectionate to her friends, and a devoted wife and mother. She was a sincere Christian, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which religious faith she raised hn· children. On May 13, 1868, after a shod illness, she passed a wa_y, at the age of fifty-seven. Her remains rest in the old family cemetery on my uncle's. farm, in Callaway County, four miles north of Jefferson Citv. 4. Major John4 Booker Adams, the only child of Philip2 and Matilda (Foster) Adams, ,vas born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, May 23, 1819. He was twice married: first. to Ann Maria. .\llPn (in Virg:nia), in 1340; and, secondly, to Sarah Allen, widow of Samuel Allen, who was the brotlwr of his first wife, :May 25, 1852. She was the daughter of Alex­ ander Chappell.* There were but three children born to .John Booker Adams by his first marriage, lfring to maturity, and on]~- one by the second. They will be mentioned in the order of birth. *See genealogy of the Tennessee branch of Chappells, Chapter XII. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 3(35

I. Mary 2\L, b. August 19, 1841, m. Dr. John J. Brown, a successful railroad contractor of Fulton, Mo. · Only issue. Anna, now about twenty-one years old. Mrs. Brown, who was a refined and edu­ cated woman, was in her personal appearance a typical Adams-being a blonde. She died in February, HJOO. II. Eugenia, b. --, m. Sidney Hensley. Issue: Fom daughters, of whom only two, Mary and Sarah Booker, are now living. Their parents are both dead. III. I'hilip3 Samuel2 Adams, was born September 20, 1850, m. Anna \Vheeler, February 4, 1875. Issue: \\"11eele1, Stanley, Paul, and Nellie. Philip S. "\_dams is a banker in Fulton, Mo., and is well known over the State. He has attained promi­ nenee as an int<_:,lligent and upright business man, and no man stands higher than he in the community in which he lives. IV. Thomas2 Ry1Yester3 Adams, the only child of ~laj•)r John B. Adams by his second wife, Sarah E. Adams, was born November 23, 1853. He wa.,; for several years engaged in manufacturing in Fulton. l\Io., where he died in 1898. He never married. As has been stated, Major John B. Adams, on coming to :Missouri, in 1839, settled on a farm in Callaway County, whe1·e lie engaged in his old occupation-tobacco-planting. He be­ came a wealthy man, and there was not perhaps in his county one more highly respected and esteemed. He was about six feet tall, weighed about 175 pounds, and was as straig-ht as an Indian. Like all the Adams whom I have known, he had brown hair, blue eyes, and a florid complexion, and was an unusually handsome man when in his prime. He died in 1895. . Reared in Virginia in an early day, where the stand- ard of morality and honesty was high, John Booker Adams was a typical Southern gentleman of the old regime-the dean-shaven regime, the ante-bellum regime, the slave-hold- 366 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ing regime, the fighting, fox-hunting regime, the aristocratic regime. His type exists to some extent in the South to,-day; but, alas! is fast passing away. It is found nowhere else. The old-time Southern gentlman was above the medium height. He had pure Anglo-Saxon blood in his veins, and looked like a transplanted Englishman, as he was, nine times out of ten, modified, of course, and broadened, by a few centuries of con­ tact with Nature. He was unobtrusive, chiYalric, polite as a Chesterfield in .his manners, and was well educated. He used good English, with an accent soft and slurring, which was pleasant to the e~1r, and distinguished him wherever he might be. The old Southern gentleman came of agricultural stock-__ from the cotton-field or the tobacco-field. He was used to the woods, and fields, and horses, and dogs, and loved them all. He was a sportsman by instinct, and a good slwt. He was a natural hors,eman, and rode from the knees, not the stirrup. He sat his horse as if molded in the saddle. His physical and mental make-up were sound, and came of the fresh air and constant exercise to which he had been accustomed from his ehildhood. The Southern gentleman was honest, and was taught from his infancy that his word must be made as good as his bond. He was energetic, industrious, and frugal, and by these meth­ ods he succeeded in life~ rather than by the shady method:, and near cuts of which he knew nothing. He paid his debts -store bills once a year-t!Yen if he had to sell a "nigger.'' Even his gambling debts lw paid without a word, for these were debts of honor, which must be paid at any sacrifice. Hospitality was his strong hold. His door was open fo au -provided they wn·e gentlemen-and no compensation wa,; ever received for entertaining a stranger. He was a. sober man. Of course the deeanter, and peach and honey were ::il­ ways on the side-board, and were set out alike to friend and stranger, but the pla.nkr did not drink to excess, as a usual thing, and but seldom entered the door of the common "gro­ cery." He drank at home, .sir! like a gentleman, sir! and mixed his drinks of the pnre stuff.. MAJOR JOHN BOOKER ADAMS.

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The old Southemer was the soul of chivalry. He placed woman on a high pedestal and worshiped her there. His feel­ ing for her was a mixture of passi.Jn and respect, and he re­ garded her as an angel, to be loved, cherished, and respected. 'l'o him all women were punc., and were made of a finer cla.v than man. Even to-day you can readily distinguish him, as :he travels in the crO"wded c01weyances of a :Northern city, by his nrbanit,r; for he never keeps his seat while there is a woman standing. Marriages were happy in the old South and are to-day. There wel'e few dirnrees. In fact, in South Car­ olina there are no diYon·e laws on the statute books. Betray­ als were nue, and suits for bi·each of promise were almost un­ known in the annals of the courts. Invasions of the house­ hold seldom oceurred, and when they did, there stood behin1 the door that silent sentinel, the double-barreled shotgun,. which was always resorted to. Such drastk redress of a wrong might be agains,t the law, but it served to keep things quiet. No Southern jury ever convicted a murderer for de­ fending the honor of his -..cvifr or daughter. ,Ye hear much of the new South, but I doubt if, in many respects, it is an improYement on the old, as conditions existed a half-century ago. Certain it is that a happier man than the old-time Southern planter never lived, nor one combining i~1 his character move of the noble attributes of true manhood, patriotism., good citizenship, honesty. lo-ve of home and family,. and hospitality.

BE\:JAMI\! ADAMS 1 . Benjamin, who was the youngest son of ,John2 and Susan (Wood) Adams, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, about 1781. He married Peggy Rarnett, a sister of Ellen, who mar­ ried Samuel Adams\ son of John3, and grandson of John2 and' Susan (\Yood) Adams. By this union only two children were born, Martha and Sarah Elizabeth. 1. Martha, the eldest, married Isaac Palmer, in Virginia. and emigrated to Cole County, Missouri, about 1847, when'' she died about 1'855. There were born of this marriage: 368 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

I. Mary. who married OeorgP, son of Ric-hard and Sarah (Chappel1) \Vade.* II. Sarah, neYer married. She died at Lexington, ::\fo., to which plac,e her father rPmoved about 1860. III. Benjamin, the only son, went to California in 1849, and died there in October, 1850. (See genealogy of John Chappe114, of Missouri branch, Chaptr>r XVI.) IV. Margaret, married Dr. Thomas Bolton. They had several childPen, sonw of whom are married and are now li\'ing in Lexington, Mo. '!'heir mother is a widow. V. Nancy Pettis, married Judge John E. Ryland, n:i eminent jurist of Lexington, Mo., where they now live. They have several children, among ,vhom are Isaac Pa.lmer Ryland, a member of the bar of Kansas City, and Rev. Ed. n~,Jand, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. VI. Martha, married Major J. B. Ketner, of Junction City, Kas., by whom she had issue: Palmer, James, Edward, Dora, and Grace. The fast is now in Atlanta, Ga. Two of the sons are living in Kansas City, l\fo. l\fartha P. Ketner died in 1897.t 2. Sarah Elizabeth Adams, the second daughter of Ben­ jamin Adams1, married ,Yilliam Howard, by whom she had issue, as follows: I. Margaret, m. Nick '\Vade, a great grandson of "Indian Bob" ,Yade (see Wade genealogy), and was henee rf'lated to Richard "\Yade2, who mar­ ried Sarah Chappell. They lived in Danville, *See Wade genealogy. Sihe died June 11, 1894. tThe Palmer family is one of t,he oldest in Virginia. As early as 1670 they were living in James City County, and near the town of Williamsburg there is an old cemetery in which are to be seen old tomb­ stones bearing the name "Palmer." The family is yet well represented in the South Boston neighborhood, Halifax County, Virginia, from whence Isaac Palmer came when he emigrated to Cole County, Mis·souri, in 1847. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 369

Va., and had several children, whose names have not been fnrni-,hed. Nick -wade died in 1898. II. Robert Howard, m. Ellen, a daughter of John Henry Adams, of Lamar County, Texas (son of Samuel1-son of ,John3-John2-Jolm1). She died in 18G9, }paving one son, who for seyeral year·s has been in the employ of the Midland Railroad. His name is \Yilliam. III. Hl'njamin Howard, second son of \Villiam and Sarah (.\dams) Howard, was a sur~on in the C. S. ,\., and was attarhed to Oeneral A. r. Hill's corps. He died in the Sl'nice, unmarried.

SUS.\N WOOD AND BETTY ADAMS. But little is known of the two daughters of John and Susan (\Vood) Adams, except their· names, and nothing what­ ever as to their descendants. Susan \Vood Adams, the eldest, married a gentlem:m named Ball. 'l'hey removed to Maryland, or the eastern part of Virginia, and settled on the Potomac River, where all trace of them has been lost for more than a. century. The youngest daughter, whose name was Betty, is said by tradition to have been a beautiful woman and a belle in her day. She married Reuben ,Jones, a wealthy and promi­ nent man of Granville County, North Carolina, and removed with her husband to that county, where she doubtless lived out her days. Nothing is known of her descendants. 370 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

CHAPTER XX.

THE TIDE-WATER CHAPPELLS, OF WARWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. -SUPPOSED TO HAVE SPRUNG FROM JOHN THE IMMIGRANT, OF 1635 -THE FAMILY SEPARATES.-SOME BECOME QUAK­ ERS,AND REMOVE TO NORTH CAROLINA.-OTHERS REMAIN IN YORK, NEW KENT, AND HANOVER COUNTIES, VIRGINIA.

I have heretofore referred to a family of Chappells which lived near the mouth of James River, in 'Warwick County, Virginia, during the same period (Hi35-1720) in which Thomas Chappell the immigrant and his son and grandsons were liv­ ing in Charles City and Prince George counties.* It is not known with certainty who the immigrant ancestor of this family was, as no record of them has been found previous to 1663. They ate supposed, however, to have sprung from John Chappell, who, as has been heretofore shown (Chapter II.), came to Virginia in the ship Ass11rance, -- Brownwell, master, which sailed from England July 24, 1635. The reason for this opinion is twofold: first, no trace has been found of any other family in Virginia which could have descended from this John Chappell; and, secondly, from the fact that the name ''John" was a favorite one in this branch from the fir-st generation. Tlrnt they were closely related to the Charles City Chappells seems probable, for, during the first two or three generations, we find identically the same names -Robert, Samuel, and 1'homas-in each branch; a circum­ stance which led to sonw confusion at first, until it was ascer­ tained from a close examination of the records that the indi.­ viduals lived in entirely differerit localities and nearly a hun­ dred miles apart. In fact, these familiar and favorite names -names that have come down for generations in the Vir- *From its location and to distinguish them from the Charles City family, I have called this the "tide-water branch." CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 371 ginia branches-indicate that both families descended origi­ nally from the Robert Chappell, of Nottinghamshire, Eng­ land, who, it will be remembered, lived during the sixteenth century, and was the father of two sons, ,John and "William, and perhaps 'l'homas.¾· The ancestor of thiR family, on corning to Yirginia, must have s,ettled in Denbeigh Parish, \Yanvick County, near ~ew­ port News, and th('re han~ married and raised a family of children, for as early as 1668 we find two per·sons liYing thPre -Robert and Samuel Chappell, doubtless brothers-each of whom patented lands in that rounty at that time. ,ve are again balked by almost the total loss of the county ret"ords. in this, thf~ oldest settled portion of Virginia. 'flie records of \Varwick County, where this family lived for the first hun­ dred years, have been entirely destroyed-not a vestige re­ mains-and in the adjoining counties of Isle of ·wight ani] Elizabeth City, to which some members removed, they :ue so mutilated by the ravages of time as to yield but little information. Hence we are compelled to fall back to th,~ General Land Offic(' r,~cords, in Richmond, to which we have so often had recourse, for further data. On the pages of these 1)ld books are recorded the follow­ ing patents, and while the names of several of the patentees are identical with those of the Charles City branch, the coun­ ties in which the lands described in thesP patPnts were located readily distinguish them as of a different family: On January 2H, 16(;3, a patent for 100 acres of land, located in vYarwick Couni_v, was granted to Robert Chappell. (Vol. V., p. 24.) On July 4, 1664, a patent for 78 acres, in \Varwick Count.,·, was granted to Samuel Chappell. (Vol. V., p. 25.) On April 6, 1684, a patent for 175 acrc>s, in ·warwick. Count)', was issued to Zachariah Chappr·ll. (Vol. VII., p. 313.) On October 1, 1684, a patent was grnnted to Ramuel Chappell for 125 acres, in ,varwick County (Vol. VII., p. 403), and on October 29, lfi96, an additional patent fm· 218 acre:-; in Elizabeth Cit~· County. (Vol. IX., p. 43.) *See Chapter I. 372 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

On J._pril 25; 1701, a patent was granted to Thomas Chap­ pell for 994 acres (twenty head-rights, it is stated in the pat­ ent), lying near Assumsack Swamp, in Isle of vVight County.* Of course we have no means, from the loss of wills, of determining the relationship of these people to each other, and can only surmise from the dates. Robert and Sarn1wl Chappell, to whom patents were granted in 1663-1664, we£e probably sons of the immigrant, and Thomas, Samuel the sec,ond (1684), and possibly Zachariah the first (1684), may have been his grandsons. ,v e find no other record in the Land Books referring to this family of Chappells, but in the registers of New Poquo­ son Parish, in York County, and St. Peter's, in Xew Kent, have been found the following entries :t New P aquas on Parish Register. "Robert Chappell, son of Zachariah Chappell, of Den­ beigh Parish, Yfarwick county, was baptized December ye 5, 1671. "Alice Chappell, daughter of Robert Chappell and Han­ nah, his wife, was born December ~,e 13, Hl00. "Richard Chappell, son of Robert Chappell and Hannah, his wife, was born ,June ye 18., 1G93. "Ann Chappell, daughter of Robert Chappell by Hannah, his wife, was born January ye 2, 1703-4. "John, son of Sacred Chappell, by Elizabeth, his wife. was born April ye 20, 1706. "John Chappell died May fi, 1736." *Isle of Wight County lies on the opposite side of the James River from Warwick County, and Elizabeth City adjoins that county on the east. As the latter county is only seven mi!e,s square, the tract of land patented by Samuel Chappell must have been very near Old Point Comfort. Assumsack Swamp, adjoining which was the tract p,a,tented by T'homas Chappell in 1701, is laid down on the, maps of to-day as "Assamoosick." It is now in Southampton Coucty, and the patentee may have belonged to the Charles City branch, as there was a Thomas ChappeU of that branch in Southampton. tYork, Warwick, and Elizabeth City were three of the original counties formed in 1634. New Kent was taken from York in 1654, and Hanover from New Kent in 1720. The counties of York, New Kent, and HanovPr, therefore. all originally joined Warwick, from which they were separated by York River. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 3"/3

St. Peter's Parish Register.* "Edward Rer.nt and Catharine Chappell were married April ye 1, 1711. "John, son of Humphrey and Mary Chappell, was born February ye 5th, and baptized March ye 24th, 1727-8."t But one other record has been found during this early period of the tide-water Chappells. This is the will of one Zachariah ChappEll, found among the records of Elizabeth City County, who seems to have been an unmarried man, as he devised his estate to his rnusin. He was probably a son of Zachariah, Sr., who was the father of Robert the second. lV ill of Zachariah Chappell. "In tlie name of God, Amen! I Zachariah Chappell of ye Parish and county of Elizabeth City, BPing very sick and \V Pak in Dody, but in perfect sPnse and Memory, do make and OJ'dain this to be my Last ,nll and 'l'estament in man r and form as follov,eth: "First. I ghe and bequeath my soul to God Almighty that gaye it, hoping thrnugh the merits of ye birth and death and bloody passion wtch I believe our Savior hath suffered for me and all mankind to enjoy Eternal Life in the world to come; and my body to the Earth from whence it came to be decently buryed according to the discretion of my Exd. "Recondl.v. I give and bequeath unto my Cozen \Villiaui Allen and his heirs, all my land lying & being in ye Parish and County of vVarwirk. Thirdly. I give and bequeath unto my *St. Peter's Church is yet standing, one of the oldest in Virginia. ~t was built of brick, in 1703, at a cost of 146,000 pounds of tobacco. It 1s on the banks of York River, and not far distant stood the "White House," the home of Martha Custis, who married George ·washington, January 6, 1759. (Yirgi•n.ia. Hist01·ica/ ~faga.zine,) tEdward Renn removed to Prince George County, whence some of his descendants removed at an early day to Kentucky. There is now living in Louisville, in that State, Mrs,, Robins A. Law, a lineal descend­ ant of this couple. The name "Chappell," as a Christian name, is still perpetuated in this family. Humphrey Chappell removed to Henrico County, and was living there in 1750. :r.In 1752 the manner of reckoning time was changed from the "Old Style" to the "New Style." Previous to that date the new year began on the 25th of March; hence January, February, and March, up to the 25th, belonged to the same year as the previous December. 374 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

Cozen wmm _Allen my Gun and Bord and all the rest of my estate, after all my just debts and funeral expenses are paid, and I do hereby nominate and appoint my Cozen Wm. Allen tu:o be my hole and sole Ex0 r of this my last wil and testament, revoking all others. aAs witness my hand and seal this 18th day of Januar,v 1716-7. "Zachariah Chappell. [Seal] ''Signed sealed and drliYered in the presence of "John Jones His "Thos. T A Allen Ma;rk. His "Thos. T Deicby. Mark. "Proved June 21, 1727. "Tho. _Llfenin_qham. C. C. "Elizabeth Cit~, County." 'l.'he information giYen abo-ve embraces all that has been gleaned from the records of the tide-water Chappells previ­ ous to 1727, and as there are no traditions extending back to so distant a rwl'iod, it is all, perhRps, that will ever be known of thiR in1eresting and ancient branch. It is a fact and one calculated to awaken a Rad train of thought, that this family had becomP n.s completely lost as though they had never lived. 'l'he checking of the records in the General Land Office, in Richmond, reniaied that while Thomas, Sam­ uel, and Robert Chappell were patenting lands in the "Up Country," as Charles City and Prince George counties were then called, there were ppr·sons of idPnticalJ;v the same names patenting lands near the mouth of the riYPr-a hundred miles away. 'l'his discovery led to further inyestigation in that section of the eolony, and, while the county records there were found to be almost entirely missing, the parish regis­ ters, fortunately, established the fact that another and an entirely distinct family of Chappells were living there dur­ ing the same period. About the beginning of the eighteenth century the Soei ety of Quakers began to gain a strong foothold in Virginia, CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 375 and by their quiet, zealous, religious influence gained many accessions from the Esfablished Church. Some of the tid,~­ water Chappells, like their kindred in Prince George, became converts to this religious faith, and many of them removed about this time (1720) to the Quaker settlement on Albemarle Sound, in the northeast corner of North Carolina. This set­ tlement, which was made at an early day, extended over Cho­ wan, Per-quimans, and Pasquotank counties in North Caro­ lina, and even into Southampton County, Virginia. It has been the Quaker stronghold in the South for a period of 170 years, and is to-day the only portion of those States in .which then' are any considerable number of thes,e people. The records of each of these counties have been examined, and in all of them has the name "Chappell" been found. In fact, ther~ are many of the family living in those counties at the pres­ €nt day-plain, honest, industrious people-although, as will hereafter be shown, they are not nearly so numerous now as they were a century ago. They still cling to the religious faith of their fathers, and in their political faith are Repub­ licans, except when it becomes necessary to take up "the white man's burden," when they vote with their Democratic brethren. The advent of the Chappells into Xorth Carolina must have occurred before or about the time of the organization of that section into counties (1728). for as early as 1726 we find the name of Richard Chappell as a purchaser of land in Chowan Count~-, and in the same records the name of John Chappell in 1750, also as a vendee. In the records of Per­ quimans we find the name of Robel't. Chappell in 1729, in which year he bought a tract of land, to which he added other tracts in 1734 and 1740. Each of these names were found in the register of :New Poquoson Parish, from which locality they doubtless removed about 1725. 'rhis branch of the family must have multiplied rapidly after their removal to the "Albemarle country," as it was called, and they seem to have been an industrious, thrifty people, for the deed books in the countit>s mentioned abound with the name "Chappell," who, besidt>s being land-owners, 376 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE

were also slave-holders, as shown by many of their wills, not­ withstanding the prejudice of Quakers against sla.very. It ,vas also observed that a radical change occurred about this time in their Christian names, for instead of the well-known favorite names-Robert, Samuel, and Thomas, none of whir:ll appear on tlle records after a generation-we find the Quaker names, Micajah, Job, Joshua, Gideon, Silas, Gabriel, etc. It would require many pages to copy all the Chappell records found in these counties, for· they are numbered by the hundreds, but I have transcribed the following names, found in the deed books, as they may proye of interest to their de­ scendants. Those found in Chowan County, from 17£G to 1826, are as follows: Josiah, .Job, ,Joseph, Henry, Jesse, Gid­ eon, Silas, Israel, Harvey, Miles, ·wmiam, Squire, Richard, ,John, l\ficajah, James, Raner, Amos, David, and Gabriel. Among the marriage bonds found in the same county are the following: Job Chappell to Anne Brinne (1797), Richard Chappell to Keziah J o,rdan (1779), ,Josiah Chappell to Jfary ·wekh (1787), James Cl1a.ppell to Polly Ford (1803), James Chappell to Sarah Pord (1S06), and Joseph Chappell to Lovey Lane ta widow), March 5, 1808. * Among the deeds recorded in Perquimans County, be­ tween 1729 and 1850, in which the Chappells were vendors lr­ vendees, appear the following names: Robert, John, Mark, Malachi, ,Job, .Jesse, Isaac, Basena, Mourning, Henry, Joah, Gabriel, Rainer, Albertson, Moses, ,Josiah, Gideon, Miles, Jon­ athan, Richard, Exum, Israel, Reuben, and Joseph.t I have heretofore rder-red to the opposition of the Soci­ ety of Quakers, as a religious sect, to the institution of sla­ very. This opposition continued to grow, notwithstanding *Lovey Lane had by her first husband two sons, John and Harman Lane, who removed, at an early day, to the State of Indiana, where they married. One of these sons was the father of General "Jim" Lane, who in 1857 removed to Kansas, then a T1erritory, and became a leader of the Free State party. In May, 1858, at the head of an armed and law­ less force, he invaded the State of Missouri, killed several people, burned houses, and destroyed much property, and thus inaugurated the terrible border warfare which preceded the conflict of 1861. General Lane, ·after a stormy life, died by his own hand-a suicide. ·i'A more complete list of the records of this branch, including wills,. has been furnished Dr. M. H. Chappell, of Knightstown, Ind. CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 3';"/ many Quakers, among whom were the Chappells in Virginia and North Carolina, were slave-holders until 1788, when the yearly meeting in Virginia took a decided stand ~and abso­ lutely forbade its members "to be conrerned in importing, buying, selling, holding, or overseeing slaves." It is probable, from the continued conflict which would naturally exist be­ tween those who favored and those who opposed an institu­ tion which was the very foundation of the economic condi­ tion of the country at that time, that the Southern Quaker was never fully satisfied with his e1wironments, and was continually looking out for a new country. In 1'787 an ordi­ nance was passed throwing open to settlement ·that vast ter­ ritory north of the Ohio River, then called the "~orthwest Territory." This ordinance abrogated the objectionable law of entail, prohibited slayery, and cledieated the country to religious freedom. These condition,;; <:'Xaetly suited the South­ ern Quaker. It was the country, aboYe all others, that he was looking for. Renee it is not strange that there began at once that exodus from the Southern States to the States of Ohio and Indiana which continued for thirty or forty years, and until almost the entire Quaker population of the South was transplanted fo those States. Among those who went from North Carolina were many of the Quaker Ohappells, whose descendants are now numerous there, especially in the coun­ ties of Boone, Grant, Howard, and Pike, in the State of Indi­ ana, and in the southern portion of that State.* VVhile I have obtained from a personal examination o.f the records in North Cai"olina, where the tide-water Chap­ pells lived, and where many of them yet live, and from other sourees a Yast deal of data, it is not within the scope of this work to embrace it all here, as this histol'y is limited to the· . descendants of 'l'hnmas Chappell the immigrant. I shall, however, givP the genealogy of one branch, that from whi<:.:h Dr. ::U. H. Chappell, of Knightstown, Ind., sprang, as a par­ tial return for his kindness and inYaluahle assistance as a co- *For a more extended account of the Southern Quaker and his re­ moval to the Northwest, see Chapter VII. -25- 378. A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY O.F THE

worker in the compilation of this histor:r of the Chappell family. Dr. M. H. Chappell trace:,; his line of descent from his great-grandfather, Gideon Chappell, who, it is said through tradition, was born near Xorfolk, Va., in 1722, and came to North Carolina, ·when a child, with his parents. Gideon had 3 three brothers, as far as known-John, born in 1725; Robert • born in 1729; Mark, born in 1734. The name of the father of these brothers is not positively known, but they are sup­ posed to have been the sons of Richard Chappell, whose name has been found in the records of Chowan County, North Ca:-­ olina, in 1726. Richard, it will ht> rernembeeed, as sliown by the register of New Poquoson, was born in 1693, and was the son of Robert2, born in 1671, who was the son of Zachariah, Sr. Gideon Chappell1 was, therefore, probably of the sixth generation in America. Dr. Chappell's direct line, then, from -1722, by generations, i,: as follows: 1. Gideon Chappell1, born in 1722, married--. Issue: Gideon2, Henry, Silas, ,Jobi, Joab1, Robert4• 2. Gideon Chappell2, born in 1749, married Lydia ),Jbert­ son in 177a. Issue: .Job2, Gabriel, Amos, Isaac, Joab2, and Mark2• 3. Gabriel Chappell, born in 1777, married Lydia Over­ man in 1802. Issue: (1) ..:Ubertson, married Harriet Perry.

(2) Jacob, manied Martha Overman. (3) ReubeJ.!1 married Mary Ann Johnson. (4) Elizabeth, unmarried. (5) Mary, un­ married. (6) Lydia, married Miles Sevet. 4. Reuben Chappell!, horn in 1810, manied Mary Ann Johnson. Issue: (1) John N .. married Cordelia Alley. (2) Grif­ fin A., died unma1 ried. (R) l\lilton H. (4) Lydia, married N. , Parker. 5. Milton H. Chappell\ horn in 1841, married Caroline c_ Mong. Issue: Evangeline, Adrinne, Vere, Robert5, Reu­ ben2, and Milton2• Each of these children have. as a middle name, the surname "Mong." Gideon Chappell2 lived iu Perquimans County, Xorth Car­ olina, near Piney "\Voods, west of Belvidere, where his chil­ dren were born. The family afterward moved to Pasquotank CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 379

County, near Chapin Oak, where many of them are buried in the old Nixon graveyard. In 1s:rn, after the death of Ga­ briel Chappell, his widow and children removed to Indiana, whe1·e they settled near Richmond, in ..Wayne County, whence they removed to Dublin, in the isame county. The descend­ ants of Gideon Chappell\ now numerous, are scattered over Indiana and other sections of the \Vest. Dr. M. II. Chµ.ppell is an educated gentleman, a, leading citizen of his section of the State, and stands in the front rank of his profrssion. He recei\-ed his degree of "D.D.S.'' from the Ohio Dental College, and immediately. removed to Knightstown, Ind., where he located, and where he has con­ tinued to practice his profession. He was larg:ely instru­ mental in organizing the Indiana Dental College, of which he was vice-president and one of the professors. For seYeral years he was one of the State board of examiners; was also president of the State Dental Association of Eastern Indiana, and vice-president of the Mi~sissippi Valley Dental Associa­ tion. Recently, there has been conferred on him an additional honor in electing him Grand Master of the I. 0. 0. F. of the State of Indiana. Dr. Chappell has been for several years engaged in search­ ing records and collecting data of the North Carolina Quaker branch of the Chappe-11 family, of which he is a descendant; and, while the information gathered is not complete, it em­ braces a vast deal of the early history of this interesting branch. It is hoped that he will in thE' near future compile and publish the result of his labor, that it may be preserved in a durable form for future generations.

THE PENINSULA BRANCH. While, from the fragmentary records found, the tide­ water Chappells l,eem not to have been numerous in \Var­ wick County, it appears that most of them became Quakers and removed to North Carolina. There were some, however, who maintained their allegiance to the Established Church. and this fact, no doubt, eaused the separation in the family 380 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE which evidently occurred abour 1720. Those ,,;ho remained removed from ,Varwick County, as has been seen, to New Kent County, originally a par-t of York-which was only sep­ arated from the former county by York River-where we find them living, in Rt. Peter's Parish, as early as 1711. By examining a map of Virginia, it will bP seen that there is a narrow peninsula or strip of ronntry pxtending down to Ches­ apeake Bay, between tlw James River and the York. In this peninsula lie Elizabeth City, ,Varwick, York, New Kent, King ,Villiam, and Hanowr counties. It was into this section that this branch of the tide-water Chappells went, removing w0stward, as the newer counties were mganized,.and as the country was opened to settlement. The records in neither York nor New Kent have been examined-in fact, in the latter county I believe they have been destroyed. In Han­ over only two books remain previous to 1866. It has been asc0rtained through correspondence. however, that in three of the eounties rnentionE'd-namely. Kew Kent, King William, and Hanover-there are Chappe1ls ,vet living, although they are by no mean,; numerous. They are doubtless descendants of the Warwick family, who have never gotten a hundred miles from the spot at which tlwfr immigrant ancestor landed 265 years ago. Their names liave not been ascertained, but all are said to be farmers-good, honest, law-abiding people. vVhile the effort to trace this family has not been success­ ful, and but little is known of tlwm, there were two members belonging to it who have· left their names on the pages of the history of Virginia. Edward Chappell was a soldier in the Indian-French ,var before the Rernlution. Nothing is known of him except that he was a member of Captain Robert McKenzie's Company, and w,ui then twent,v-three years old. As this company went from the Peninsula country, Edward. Chappell probably was a descendant of that lmmeh. In 175!) one Edward Chappell, doubtless the same individual, was granted a patent for 1,100 fHTes of land in H,movPr County. (Land Book, Vol. XXXIV., p. :1m.) He afterward, it seems, removed to Goochland County., for in the Douglass register bas been found the following 0ntry: CHAPPELL, DICKIE AND OTHER KINDRED FAMILIES. 38 J

''Born October 22, 1761, to Edward Chappell and Frances Williams a daughter named Sarah, baptized Nov. 22, 1761.'' This is the only entry referring to Edward Chappell found in this register, and if he left descendants in the male line, they have not been traced. Among the records of the Bureau of Pensions, ·washing­ ton, D. C., has been found the name of one John Chappell, a soldier of the Revolution, who, from the locality in which he lived, Fairfax County, was probably a descendant of the Peninsula branch. John Chappell was a member of Captain Thomas '\V. Ewell's Company, 1st Virginia Regiment, com­ manded by Colonel George Gibson. He enlisted March 1, 1777, for three years, and his name appeal's on the pension rolls from Odober, 1777, to November, 1779. He was granted a pension in Fairfax County, August 25, 1832, and was then seventy-six years old; hence was born in 1756. His wife was named Mary. His connection has not been found. Several members of the Peninsula branch have remoYed to Richmond in the last few years, and ai·e now living in that eity. Among these are J. H. Chappell/ of the firm of Dalton & Chappell, and John T. Chappell. a prominent politician. John T, Chappell's grandfather-Samuel Chappell-was born either in New Kent or HanovPr County about 1784. He mar­ ried Mahala Watkins, in 1810, by whom he had issue: Nancy, John F., and Samuel, Jr. (1) Nancy Chappell married John­ son Adams, by whom she had one child, a son named Georg(--, who married and removed to IVIPmphis, 'renn., many years ago, where he died without issue. (21 ,lohn F. Chappell lived to .an old age, and died in Richmond, Va., in 1874, unmarried. (3) Samuel ChappeH, Jr., was born in 1818, and died in 1870. He married Eliza B. Gentry, of Hanover County, in 1843, by whom he had: John 1r., Robert Samuel, \Villiam A., Mary, Bettie, Charles, and Eliza. John T. Chappell was born May 18, 1845, and married Mattie V. Sherer. by whom he has had issue: Samuel M. and l\lar-ia E. It will be observed that we *The father of J. H. Chappell was named Littleton, and it is prob­ able, although he came from Hanover County, that he belongs to the Sussex County branch. 382 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE have in this branch three of the original Chappell names­ Robert, Samuel, and John. The Chappells yet remaining in Hanover County reside near Cold Harbor, those in King vvilliam County are near Globe, and those in New Kent County have homes near the Hanover line.

THE END.