Name Prefix: Capt
REFN: 10513
The title of Captain is given him in thetown and church records of E
ast Haddam, and also in the records of the secretary of state. Joh
n Chapman was a man of considerable note in the town of Saybrook an
d East Haddam from the fact that he represented the former town in th
e General Court at fourteen sessions and the latter at eight sessions
. Atthe session of the General Court which convened May 10, 1694, t
he following act was passed: " This Court grants liberty to Captai
n John Chapman to set upa ferry over the Great River in Haddam for t
he future;" hence the name Chapman's Ferry. The probate records of H
artford and town records of East Haddamand of Herbron show that he o
wned large tracts of land in each town. Mr. Chapman died, it is supp
osed in the spring of 1712. Mrs. Chapman, the second, died October 30
, 1694.
Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records
(Hartford District),
Charles W. Manwaring,
Hartford, 1902,
Vol 2, p 173-174
CHAPMAN, Capt. John, Haddam. An agreement made among the heirs of Cap
t. John CHAPMAN, late of Haddam, decd.: Know all men by these present
s: That we, Joseph CHAPMAN of Saybrook in the County of New London, a
nd David CHAPMAN of Haddam inthe County of Hartford, and Samuel CHAP
MAN of the aforesd. Haddam, the onlynatural sons now surviving of Ca
pt. John CHAPMAN, late of Haddam, decd., andStephen CHALKER of Saybr
ook, and Joseph SELDEN of Lyme in the County of sd. New London, and L
emuel RICHARDSON of Stoningtown in the County of New London,sons-in-
law of the the abovesd. Capt. John CHAPMAN, decd. (by affinity with h
is three daughters, Elizabeth, Anne and Mehetabell CHAPMAN), and Lydi
a CHAPMAN of Haddam, do hereby declare that for ourselves, our heir
s and successors, mutually and firmly agree to the dist. of or dividi
ng the whole sd. inheritance. Moreover, it is hereby agreed upon tha
t Jabez CHAPMAN, with the approbation of the Honoured Court of Probat
e, is chosen to administer on sd. estateand to pay all the just an
d lawful debts due from the sd. estate out of his own part of the est
ate, the rest of the heirs to be freed from all entanglements whatsoe
ver.
Signed: Joseph CHAPMAN, L.S.
Jabez CHAPMAN, L.S.
Samuel CHAPMAN, L.S.
Stephen X CHALKER, L.S.
Joseph SELDEN, L.S.
Lemuel RICHARDSON, L.S.
Lydia CHAPMAN, L.S.
Witnesses: William SPENCER and Alexander SPENCER
Court Record, Page 68 -- 8 April, 1712: An agreement of the childre
n of Capt. John CHAPMAN, late of Haddam, decd., for a division of th
e estate, ws now exhibited in Court by Joseph CHAPMAN, Jabez and Samu
el CHAPMAN, sons of the deceased, and Stephen CHALKER and Lemuel RICH
ARDSON, sons-in-law. These appeared inCourt and acknowledged this t
o be their free act and deed.

CHAN19 Mar 2004

1. John CHAPMAN b. 24 Apr 1671, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. Aft 1673.
2. Joseph CHAPMAN b. 31 Jul 1673, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. 21 Nov 1732, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.
3. Elizabeth CHAPMAN b. 10 Feb 1675, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. 27 Jun 1676, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.

CHAN19 Mar 2004

1. Andrew CHAPMAN b. 24 Apr 1678, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. 16 May 1683, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.
2. Elizabeth CHAPMAN b. 26 Sep 1679, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. Bef 7 Nov 1738, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.
3. Thomas CHAPMAN b. 23 Jan 1681, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. 27 Nov 1682, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.
4. Lydia CHAPMAN b. 13 Feb 1682, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. Bef 1 Aug 1738, Haddam, Middlesex Co, CT.
5. Anne CHAPMAN b. 5 Nov 1684, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. 22 Sep 1754.
6. Andrew CHAPMAN b. 1 Oct 1686, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. 23 Jun 1687, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.
7. Mehetabel CHAPMAN b. 29 Sep 1688, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. Aft 1712.
8. Jabez CHAPMAN b. 1690, East Haddam, Middlesex Co, CT; d. 10 Oct 1781, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.
9. Samuel CHAPMAN b. 1692, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT; d. Jul 1747, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT.

1. Robert Jr. CHAPMAN b. 16 Sep 1646; d. 10 Nov 1711, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut; bur. Ancient Burying, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. Ann CHAPMAN b. 12 Sep 1648, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Sep 1649, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. Hannah CHAPMAN b. 4 Oct 1650, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Aft. 1719, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 1. John CHAPMAN b. 1 Jul 1644, Saybrook, Middlesex, Conn; d. 10 Nov 1678, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. Nathaniel CHAPMAN b. 16 Feb 1652/1653, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 5 Apr 1726, Saybrook, New London, Connecticut.
6. Mary CHAPMAN b. 15 Apr 1655, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 5 Apr 1726, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
7. Sarah CHAPMAN b. 25 Sep 1657, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Abt. 1686, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.