Christian Chapell

Evidence needed to support Christian Chapell as daughter of Wesley Bell & Margaret Christian

Marriage & Family

• Spouse: George Chappell (1616-1682)
• George's first wife: Christian, m. (1) about 1642:

1. Chappell-887|Mary Chappell (Daniels) (1642– ); m. New London 19 January 1664/5 John Daniels [NLVR 1:4]. # Chappell-963|Abigail Chappell b. Wethersfield 1 September 1644 [WetVR LR 1:14]; m. (1) by 1662 John Comstock (eldest known child b. Lyme 12 April 1662 [TAG 10:217, citing Lyme TR 1:12]); m. (2) Lyme 18 January 1680[/1] Moses Huntley [Lyme VR 237, citing “LLR 1:49”]. (Note that this daughter is not included in the distribution of 8June 1682 [NLCR 4:20], indicating that the accepted marriages for this daughter should be reinvestigated.)
2. Chappell-468|John Chappell 1647– b. say 1646; m. between 18 April 1671 and 1 May 1674; m. Elizabeth (Carpenter) Jones, widow of Richard Jones [NEHGR 150:57-58, and the sources cited there].
3. Chappell-1671|Sarah Chappell (1647–1660) b. Wethersfield 26 September 1647 [WetVR LR1:14]; d. New London 24 November 1660 [NLVR 1:4].
4. Chappell-818|Rachel Chappell (Crocker) (1649–1709) b. Wethersfield 10 October 1649 [WetVR LR1:14]; m. by 1668 Thomas Crocker (eldest known child b. New London 4 March 166[7/]8 [NLVR 1:6]).

• George's second wife Margaret, m. 1653:

1. Chappell-1669|George Chappell, II (1653–1712) b. New London 17March 1653[/4] [NLVR 1:2; also recorded WetVR LR1:20]; m. (1) New London 3 October 1676 Alice Way [NLVR 1:11]; m. (2) New London 10 June 1703 Mary Douglas [NLChR 1:162].
2. Chappell-1668|Elizabeth Chappell (1656–1682) b. New London 30 August 1656 [NLVR 1:2]; living June 1682 [NLCR 4:20]; no further record; apparently unwed.
3. Chappell-1657|Hester Chappell (1662–1682) b. New London April 1662 [NLVR 1:3]; living 5 December 1683 (when she was ordered fined or whipped [NLCR 4:59]); no further record
4. Chappell-751|Nathaniel Chappell (1668–1712) b. New London 21 May 1668 [NLVR 1:5]; m. by 1694 Hopestill Rosemorgan (eldest known child b. New London 23 December 1694 [NLVR 1:22]), daughter of Richard Rosemorgan [NEHGR 154:69-71].
5. Chapell-15|Caleb (Lt. ) Chappell Sr (1671–1732) b. New London 7 October 1671 [NLVR 1:7]; m. Norwich 4 June 1694 Ruth Royce [NorVR 1:15].

Will & Inventory of George Chappell

“The inventory of George Chappell was exhibited 8 June 1682 [NLCR 4:20]. His property was to be distributed ‘to the relict for the bringing up of the children and payment of debts’ and distribution was to be made to the children ‘John Chappell; George Chappell; Mary Daniela; Rachel Crocker; Elizabeth Chappell; Hester Chappell; and Sarah Chappell;’ and to ‘the two sons Nathaniel and Caleb the housing andlands’ in equal proportion [NLCR 4:20].
: “An unrecorded agreement among the sons George and Caleb to support their mother is implied an undated addition (but probably about 1712/3) to the inventory of George Chappell [Jr.], presented to the probate court , containing two sheep and ‘a parcel of land almost 20 acressome of which hath been improved being half the land which the fatherof said Chappell died possessed of for which land the deceased was obliged tone at half the charge of his Mothers maintenance during her life’ [NLPR 1:593]. This obligation rested solely on Caleb Chappell when, on 20 October 1714, George’s son Comfort sold the property and the obligation to his uncle Caleb [NLLR 6:347].”

It is possibly George Chappell’s wife Christian who was intended in the 1671 bequest of THOMAS BELL of Roxbury to ‘all the children of my sister Christian, on her body begotten, who married one Chappell or Chapment, I give and bequeath went pounds apiece, &c.’

The two Chappell wives

Source: "George Chappell of Windsor, Wethersfield and New London, Connecticut," page 54.

Sources

• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. < AmericanAncestors > CHAPPELL, George (1615-1709) & 1/wf Christian ____; by 1644 by 1642?; Wethersfield/New London {Wethersfield 2:206; New London Hist. 352; TAG 9:27; R. W. Cooke Chart}. CHAPPELL, George (1615-1709) & 2/wf Margaret ____; by 1653/4; New London, CT {TAG 9:29; Sv. 1:363; Converse (1905) 771-2; Fulton Anc. 57; Gen Mag. 2:283; McIntire Anc. 130, 139}
• Gale Ion Harris, "George Chappell of Windsor, Wethersfield and New London, Connecticut," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 150 (1996), pp 48-73. < AmericanAncestors >
• Great Migration 1634-1635, C-F. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.< AmericanAncestors >
• https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158313-00157?pid=1... [New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Great Migration, Vol 2, C-F]
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34216955
• Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Name: Margery Chappell; Birth Date: 1630; Birthplace: Connecticut; Volume: 27; Page number: 317; Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for theN.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 13 Sep 1911, 1391; 15 Jun 1914, 4083
• Source: Ancestral Family Trees View Individual Member Trees Source Information: Title: Ancestry Family Trees; Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository Information: Ancestry.com
• Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Name: Margaret Chappell; Residence Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA; Volume Title: Volume 084 Norwich; Household Members: Name: Margaret Chappell
• Source: Millennium File: Name: Margery Margaret; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 1630; Birth Place: New London, Connecticut, USA; Children: Caleb Chappell; Nathaniel Chappell; Elizabeth Chappell; Hester Or Esther; Household Members: Name: Margery Margaret
• Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635: Name: Margaret Chappell; Gender: Female; Alternate Surnames: CHAPPLE; Household Members: Name: Margaret Chappell
• Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011: Name: Margaret Chappell; Event Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: Sep 1644; Marriage Place: USA; Spouse Name: George Chappell; Page number: 54; Volume Number: 150
• Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Name: Margaret Chappell; Birth Date: 1630; Birth Place: England; Death Place: New London,New London County, Connecticut, United States of America; Cemetery: Has Bio?: Y; URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34216955&ref=...
• Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Name: Margaret Chappell; Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 1653; Marriage Place: New England, USA; Spouse: George Chappell; Household Members: Name: George Chappell; Margaret Chappell
• Source: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940: Name: Margaret Chappell; Gender: Female; Household Members: Name: Amanda Elizabeth Chappell; Margaret Chappell; George S. Chappell; Charles H. Furr; Margaret AnnFurr; George W. Furr
• Anderson's Great Migration Study Project