John Chapman, II

JOHN CHAPMAN, the progenitor of the Chapman family of this region round about, was of English origin, the son of John Chapman and wife, Joanna Sumner, who resided about fifty miles from London. Tradition has it that he was forced into the British Navy, by a press-gang, and after a while, the ship visited Boston, New England, when he availed himself of the opportunity to assume the liberty of which he had been deprived. He fled and found succor in the abode of Samuel Allen, in what is now called Wakefield, in Rhode Island. He was a weaver, having become proficient therein by several years service. He came to Stonington, now North Stonington, where he worked at his trade the remainder of his life. He m. Sarah Brown, Feb. 16, 1710, and. d. in 1760.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 285

John was by trade a waver, having served seven years to learn, and being on a visit to London, was pressed on board a man-of-war. After some time, the ship visited Boston, New England, and he availed himself of an opportunity to assume the liberty of which he had been deprived; he fled and found succor in the abode of Samuel Alden, in what is now called Wakefiel\d, in Rhode Island, where he worked at his trade. . A while afterward we find hm in what is now North Stonington, where he married Sarah Brown, according to the town records, February 16, 1710.

From the Chapman Family, by Frederick William Chapman. Found via Google search for Joanna Sumner Chapman on 5 Dec 2019.

When John Chapman was born on 20 April 1690, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Chapman, was 32 and his mother, Joanne Sumner, was 36. He married Sarah Brown on 16 February 1710. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1760, in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 70.

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