Thomas Chapman I was born 1649 in Killua Castle, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland to Benjamin Chapman (1621-1650) and Anne Parkinson (1620-1658) and died 22 August 1687 Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Merrick (1657-1694) 8 September 1675 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Early New England Immigrant and son of the Irish Barons of Killua Castle
Biography
Thomas Chapman served a short time in Turner's company in 1676, King Phillip's War. By his wife Sarah he had several children, including one daughter born posthumously.
Children of Thomas Chapman and Sarah Merrick
All children born in Charlestown, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Colony:
- Sarah Chapman (1676-1694)
- Elizabeth Chapman (1679-1694)
- Marcy Chapman (1681-1681)
- Thomas Chapman (1683-1721)
- Child Chapmn (1685-1685)
- Abiel Chapman (1687-) (born posthumously - disputed was this a boy or a girl?)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sarah Chapman (1676-1694) | |||
| Elizabeth Chapman (1679-1697) | |||
| Thomas Chapman (1683-1721) | 23 February 1683 Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 18 September 1758 Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island | Ann Kettell (1679-1767) |
| Marcy Chapman (1681-1681) | |||
| Child Chapman (1685-1685) | |||
| Abiel Chapman (1687-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Chapman (1647-1734) | 1647 Killua Castle, County Westmeath, Ireland | 1734 County Westmeath, Ireland | Isma Nugent (1650-) |
| Thomas Chapman (1649-1687) | 1649 Killua Castle, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland | 22 August 1687 Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Merrick (1657-1694) |
References
- Welcome Chapman Family Ancestry
- Chapman in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Thomas Chapman - disambiguation
- Descendants of Captain Benjamin Chapman
- Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 11 - Page 208-212 - Autobiography of Captain John Chapman, grandson of Thomas Chapman. Google Books. His son, Jonathan Chapman, was Mayor of Boston 1840-1842.
- Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of New England - pg 83. (Google Books)
- Genealogy of the Merrick-Myrick-Mirick Family of Massachusetts : 1636-1902 - pg 101.