James Chappelear

Abt 1741 - 1808  (~ 67 years)

• Name	James Chappelear
  	Middle name Henry removed 03152019. Last name could also be spelled as "Chapileer" or "Chapliere".
  Born	Abt. 1730/41	St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA   [1]
  	Source: The Chappelear Family by Nancy Chappelear, 1918-., page 24.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1790	St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
  Died	11 Oct 1808	St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
  	Source: The Chappelear Family by Nancy Chappelear, 1918-., page 24.
  Person ID	I187	Mackley
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Isaac Chappelear,   b. 16 Mar 1698,   d. 1741  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Rachel Briscoe
  Family ID	F200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dent,   b. Abt. 1740, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA ,   d. Abt. 1808, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	Abt. 1772  [2]
  	The estimated marriage date based on the birth date of her father John Dent (23 July 1748).
  Children	+ 1. Henry Chappelear,   b. Abt 1760, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA ,   d. Abt. 1831, Franklin County, Georgia, USA  (Age ~ 71 years) + 2. John Chappelear,   b. 1765/74, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA ,   d. Mar-May 1820, St. Mary's, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA  (Age 46 years) + 3. Benjamin Chappelear,   b. 1765/74, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA ,   d. Bef 2 Jun 1819  (Age 45 years) + 4. Mary Chappelear,   b. 1765/80, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1836/52, Hampshire County, Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years)   5. Nathan Chappelear,   b. 1774/84, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA ,   d. Nov 1807, St. Mary's, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA  (Age 23 years)   6. Richard Chappelear,   b. 1774/84, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA ,   d. Bef 1806  (Age 21 years) + 7. Elizabeth Chappelear,   b. 1774/75, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA ,   d. Abt. 1820/6  (Age 51 years)   8. Cassandra Chappelear,   b. 1776/84, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA   9. Rebecca Chappelear,   b. 1777/84, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA   10. Ann Chappelear,   b. 1784/90, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1790 - St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1800 United States Census for James Chappelear and his Family Date: 4 August 1800 Location: St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA Home: St. Mary's Free White Males 16-15 [2] Free White Males 45 & Over[1] Free White Females 10-15[1] Free White Females 16-25[1] Free White Females 45 & Over[2] Source: Ancestry.com patron submission
  		James Chappelear Last Will and Testament, Father of Mary Chapplear (Transcription) Date: 20 September 1808 (Executed) Date: 11 October 1808 (Probate) Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA This document is a transcription of most of the original copy. This document states James Chappelear..."I devise and bequeath as follows, Item: I give and bequeath to my four daughters residing in the State of Virginia Mary Harrison, Rebecca Dent, Cassandra Riley and Ann Chappelear, One Hundred dollars each, to be paid to them by my Executors out of money which.....and bequeath to my two grandsons Henry Chappelear and George Chappelear, and to my two granddaughters Rebeckah Chappelear and Elizabeth Chappelear..." These 4 grandchildren mentioned appear to be the children of Benjamin Chappelear. Also mentioned is grandson Thomas Edwards. This document supports Mary Chappelear (married name Harrison) is the spouse of Joseph Harrison. Source: Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) Liber JJ, Number 3, folio 183, St. Mayr's Mary's County, Maryland.
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  		James Chappelear Last Will and Testament (Original Copy) Date: 20 September 1808 Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA Source: Daughters of American Revolution (DAR)
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  Histories		Brief History of Several Members of the Chappelear Family This document denotes the following members of the Chappelear family; James Chappelear, Isaac Chappelear, Elias Arnold Chappelear, Henry Chappelear and James Chappelear. Other family names are Anne Brammell, Elizabeth Dent, Rachel Briscoe, Major Thomas Briscoe, Samuel Briscoe, Cassandra Briscoe, Mr. Purvis, Mary Hilton, John Williams, Madalaine Arnaud and Elie Arnaud. This document is provided as additional material to help in future research that is needed for all of the data on included herein. Source: Ancestry.com patron submission URL: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/10574679/person/-289922145/media/0fa8cdbb-fccb-4f82-a8de-ce9ab32dd2ad
  		James Chappelear and Elizabeth Dent Family This one page document provides additional information regarding the James Chappelear and Elizabeth Dent family and their children spouses. Source: Familes of Virginia, Volume II by George Warren Chappelear, Harrisonburg, Virginia, page 74.

  
  

• Notes

  DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) indicate that James Chappelear served as a Revolutionary Patriot for the Maryland Militia (page 50 of the Revolutionary War Militia List).

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Charles County gentry : A Genealogical History of Six Emigrants..., Harry Wright Newman. [S130] The Dent Family, Daughters of the American Revolution.