Person:Benjamin Chapman (11)

Name	Benjamin Chapman
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	13 Jul 1760	Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
Marriage	Bef 1785	to Sarah McCorkle
Death^[1]	1844	Roane County, Tennessee

Benjamin Chapman was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

1 Revolutionary War Pension Information
2 Records in Augusta County, VA
3 Notes

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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Chapman, Benjamin - entered service 1777 in Baltimore County, Maryland, where born 7/13/1760 & moved in 1778 to Augusta County, Virginia, where he entered service in 1779; moved in 1797 to Washington County, Virginia, thence to Roane County, Tennessee in 1827 where granted Pension in 1832. R518.

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1787--April 21, James Hulet and Jacob Swallow, surety. James Hulet and Elizabeth McCorkle, daughter of Saml. McCorkell (consent). Elizabeth is 22 years old. Teste: John McCorkell, Benj. Chapman, Saml. McCorkell.

Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1790--May 12, John McCorkle and Lidia Forrest, daughter of James Forrest (consent); witnesses, John Bossard, Benj. Chapman; surety, Benj. Chapman.

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Notes

Benjamin Chapman likely migrated to Augusta County, Virginia with his older brother John Chapman, who had acquired land in Augusta County in 1778 (agrees with date given in Benjamin's Revolutionary War Pension Application, listed above.

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