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Immigrant Thomas Chapel was on the same 1650 headrights patent to Sparrow & Tye. He died in Charles City, Virginia in 1655. Earlier in 1635 he came to Virginia on the America captained by Mr. Barker who formed Merchant's Hope, Charles City (Prince George) Virginia. Thomas Chappell was born in Granville NC 23 Jan 1761 great-great grandson of immigrant Thomas Chappell of Charles City VA.
Immigrant Thomas Chappell had a son also named Thomas Chappell who was believed born in 1642-1649 in Charles City VA.
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Also arriving in America within a month of Thomas was John Chappell,
of Petherton, England. At age thirty-eight he set sail on the Assurance
24 July 1635. If John and Thomas were closely related, we doubt they would
have traveled separately to America. Another Thomas Chappell?
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"If he could speak to us today, Thomas Chappell II might describe his life as follows. My father was just 23 when he left Gravesend, England, 23 June 1635 on America. I do not know much about him because most records of Charles City County where we lived are lost. In November 1635 William Barker, the captain of the America, received 400 acres on Chappell Creek that you can find on maps today. He may have named it for me. I do remember my father dying in 1658. Having written no will, he invited Mr. Edward Fitzgerald and Mr. Ferdinand Aston to our home to tell them that he wanted each of my brothers and sisters to have two breeding cattle, and that I, the eldest son, should receive his land. The remainder of what my father owned went to Mother, of course. She was married to Walter Darnham by 13 September 1658, the day the Charles City County court at Merchant’s Hope ordered Darnham to give me my inheritance and for Mr. Aston to see that my brothers and sisters were educated. I never heard what happened to any of them. I obtained a patent for 80 acres next to lands of John Tate in Charles City County 20 October 1665. My plantation was in Weyanoke Parish, near Kittewan Creek, north of where the town of Weyanoke is today. I once served on a coroner’s jury — about a dozen upright citizens whom our county coroner would summon when someone died of unusual causes. We concluded on 7 May 1665 that when infant Katherine Lanier fell from her bed, the rail caught her head and she smothered in the bed clothes. John Banister left some livestock to my daughter in April 1661. She could be the ancestress of thousands. Yet I do not know what became of her, or any of my other children, except Thomas Chappell, the third of this name. " |
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Elizabeth Jones was the daughter of James Jones. Elizabeth Jones & Thomas Chappell d 1702/3 had: Elizabeth Jones & m 1704 Thomas Taylor had: http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Neighbors/jonesjas1668.htm |
Thomas Chappell was a landowner and owned a plantation near Merchant's Hope,
which he bought from the Patentee:
Patent Issued to Thomas Chappell
"To all &ce, now know the that I the said Sir William Berkeley, Knight,
Governor &ce, give and grant unto Thomas Chappell Eighty acres of Land seituated
in the county of Charles City on the South side of James River and on the north
side of Kittawan creek. Beginning at a line that parts John Tate and the said
Thomas Chappell's present land, and extending into the Woods. North half West
four hundred Poles, West half South thirty two poles, South half East four hundred
poles and East half North thirty two Poles to the place aforementioned. The
said Land being due and confirmed unto the said Chappell by order of ye General
Court dated ye Sixteenth of September one thousand six hundreds and eighty three.
To have and to hold &ce Dated ye 20 day of October 1665
Sir William Berkeley
Governor
Patent Granted to Thomas Chappell, Jr.:
"To and &ce Whereas &e. Now know ye that I the said Sir Edmond
Andros, Knt. Governor &e, due with the Advice and Consent of the Council
of the State, accordingly give and grant unto Thomas Chappell four hundred and
twenty three acres of Land lying and being in the County of Charles City on
the South side of the James river, on the Otterdam Swamp. Viz, beginning at
the corner pine on the said swamp, beith the corner of the land of Thomas Smith,
and runneth on his line, North North East Three fourths East, Eighty five Poles
to a corner White Oak. Thence North West 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 wendeth its way, to a corner Black Oak. Thence North West
forty poles and South West one hundred and forty six poles, crossing Otterdam
Swamp to a certain Live Oak, thence up the Otterdam Swamp, as it wendeth its
way, to a corner Pince by a small meddow, thence South West by South seventy
eight poles to a corner pine. Thence East South East two hundred and thirty
two poles to a Corner Pince &e.... The said land being dew unto him the
said Thomas Chappell by and for the transportation of nine head rights. all
of whose names are in the records Mentioned under the Patent. To have and to
hold &e. Yielding and Paying &e. Provided &e. Dated ye 20 day of
Aprile, A.D. 1694.
E Andros,
Govr.&e
Head rights - Buck, Doe, Santall, Mungo, Gerald, Morton, Sarah, Abell and Sue.
All being African slaves"
(Patent book VIII, pg 371)
Thomas Chappell evidently had bought these negroes from some slave ship on the
James River. Having bought them, he was entitled to 'head rights' - fifty acres
of land for each person, which he located on the land patented to him. At this
time, a 'likely negro fellow' was worth about 4,000 lbs of tobacco, or in sterling
money 30 pounds ( approximately $150 exchanged into today's currency).
2--Chappell,Samuel b.Prince George Co VA 1696 d.Surry Co VA <11-21-1749
s-Elizabeth Scott b.c1701 m.Prince George Co VA <1724
3--Elizabeth Chappell b: ABT. 1718
3--Thomas Chappell b:c1720
? 4--John Chappell b.Sussex Co VA c1734
s-Nancy Simons
? 5--Thomas Chappell b.Granville Co NC 1-23-1761 d.1836
Ref
20 April 1769, James Chappell and Sally Hines, daugher of William Hines.
Nov. 5, 1779, Henry Chappell & Elizabeth Rives, dau. of Elizabeth Rives, who writes consent.
March 17, 1758, John Chappell and Mary Hines, dau. of Thomas Hines.
20 April 1769, James Chappell and Sally Hines, daugher of William Hines.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/sussex/vitals/marriages/misc0000.txt
Sarah Capel, aged 102, died September 19, 1763. Certified by Moses Johnson
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/sussex/vitals/marriages/misc0003.txt
VASUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com
1782 - Tax List of Virginia - Sussex Co., VA Personal Property Tax List 1782:
List taken by Gray Judkins:
FIRES, William - 1 White male above 21, no negros, 3 horses, 4 cattle.
Also on this list were Nath. PARHAM (16 slaves), Wm. STEWART, Jr. (2 slaves),
John WILBORNE (12 slaves), BELL, OWEN, ROCHELL, GILLIAM. This list is by
neighbors and may provide clues: Amos ADDAMS, Isaac ADDAMS, James WILLIAMS,
Peter THREEWITTS, Mildred BELL, George BELL, John WILLIAS, **WM. FIRES, Abram
BOLTON, William STEWART, Jr., Henry BAILEY, Shadrack BAILEY, Richard ROSE,
Burrell WILBOURNE, John DAVIS, David OWENS, Sen., Joel ADKINS.
List taken by _______:
FIRES, John - 1 White male above 21, no negros, horses or cattle.
Also on this list were John BONNER, Thomas CHAPPEL, John FREEMAN, & GILLIAM.
Also, William FIER - 1 White male, 1 horse, 2 cows.