[WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
Tim Curtin
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 14:45:10 +1100
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Philip and Ann were not overly old! - one sees men aged 50 getting =
married for the first time and many many women over 30.
As for Sabra "aged 2" at baptism on 2 March 1795, I believe she was the =
daughter of Philip son of Philip and Ann, who by coincidence also =
married an Ann. Note that his son Joseph was baptised same day as Sabra =
and by implication newly born (since no age given in his case); if Ann =
Leigh Chapman was his mother she would indeed have been over 60!
Young Philip was bap. just a year after Philip sen and Ann Leigh =
married, on 9 May 1764. That he named his son Joseph bap 1795 after his =
grandfather Joseph and Uncle Joseph implies that he probably had a =
sister, your Sabra, born in 1779, after whom he named his daughter, born =
in 1793.
I hope this helps! - but perhaps there are Chapman wills that could shed =
more light?
Tim
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Hembury-Kellow=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 7:59 AM
Subject: [WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH
Is anyone else, perchance, researching the families of Philip CHAPMAN =
and Ann LEIGH, who married at Wedmore on 6th September 1763? I am =
having nightmares trying to resolve dates, parentage, etc., and am =
hoping that someone else may have been able to make greater sense of the =
available data than I have.
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The only Philip CHAPMAN I have found that may fit was baptised in =
1722, making him at least 41 when he married; as this seems slightly =
"mature" for a (presumably) first marriage, I'm a bit uncertain as to =
whether or not he is "my" Philip CHAPMAN. His wife, Ann LEIGH (again =
assuming I've got the right one) was baptised in 1733, making her at =
least 33 when she married - again somewhat more "mature" than the norm.
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Their daughter, Sabra/Sebra CHAPMAN is described as being "age 2" at =
her baptism in 1793; this I have been able to prove wrong. She was =
described as being aged 70 years at her death in 1849, so her newly =
calculated birth date of 1779 gives her a marriage age of 27/28. With =
these figures, her mother Ann would have been about 46 when Sabra was =
born, much more believable than the previously projected age of 60!
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Many thanks for reading this - even more thanks will be available for =
resolving it!
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Philip and Ann were not overly old! - =
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30.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As for Sabra "aged 2" at baptism on 2 =
March 1795, I=20
believe she was the daughter of Philip son of Philip and Ann, who by =
coincidence=20
also married an Ann. Note that his son Joseph was baptised same day as =
Sabra and=20
by implication newly born (since no age given in his case); if Ann Leigh =
Chapman=20
was his mother she would indeed have been over 60!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Young Philip was bap. just a year after =
Philip sen=20
and Ann Leigh married, on 9 May 1764. That he named his son Joseph =
bap 1795=20
after his grandfather Joseph and Uncle Joseph implies that he probably =
had a=20
sister, your Sabra, born in 1779, after whom he named his daughter, born =
in=20
1793.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I hope this helps! - but perhaps there =
are Chapman=20
wills that could shed more light?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tim</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 28, 2002 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WED]CHAPMAN and =
LEIGH</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is anyone else, perchance, =
researching the=20
families of Philip CHAPMAN and Ann LEIGH, who married at Wedmore =
on 6th=20
September 1763? I am having nightmares trying to resolve dates,=20
parentage, etc., and am hoping that someone else may have been able to =
make=20
greater sense of the available data than I have.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only Philip CHAPMAN I have found =
that may fit=20
was baptised in 1722, making him at least 41 when he married; as this =
seems=20
slightly "mature" for a (presumably) first marriage, I'm a bit =
uncertain as to=20
whether or not he is "my" Philip CHAPMAN. His wife, Ann LEIGH =
(again=20
assuming I've got the right one) was baptised in 1733, making her at =
least 33=20
when she married - again somewhat more "mature" than the =
norm.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Their daughter, Sabra/Sebra CHAPMAN =
is described=20
as being "age 2" at her baptism in 1793; this I have been able to =
prove=20
wrong. She was described as being aged 70 years at her death in =
1849, so=20
her newly calculated birth date of 1779 gives her a marriage age of=20
27/28. With these figures, her mother Ann would have been about =
46 when=20
Sabra was born, much more believable than the previously projected age =
of 60!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many thanks for reading this - even =
more thanks=20
will be available for resolving =
it!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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