Edward Chapman

1617 - 1678  (61 years)

• Name	Edward Chapman  [1]
  Birth	Jan 1617	Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Christening	26 Nov 1628	Leicestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  FSID	KN43-JZY
  Burial	Apr 1678	Massachusetts, United States
  Death	18 Apr 1678	Essex County, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I28368	footsteps | Carroll
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Chapman,   b. 11 Jan 1591, Yorkshire, England d. 11 Jan 1620, Yorkshire, England (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Mason,   b. 1592, Yorkshire, England d. 6 May 1671, Lincolnshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 May 1616	Hampshire, England
  Family ID	F13807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Symonds,   b. 1621, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States d. 10 Jun 1658, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1639	Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
  Children	+ 1. Simon Chapman,   b. 1643, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Aug 1735, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The following was taken from "Edward Chapman of Ipswitch, Massachusetts . P u r i t an Immigrant and Patriarch" by Philip Chapman Ellsworth. English Orphan, or New England Indentured Servant. (the above informati o n s u g g ests that Edward Chapman did not know or remember his parents. I n o t h e r w ords, he appears to have been an orphan). As such, Edward Chap ma n w o u l d have had a difficult time immigrating to America-it was very c o s t l y , and most of the Puritan emigrants were people with financial mea n s a n d m i dddle class status. However, in 17th century England and later , i n d i v idual parish churches had the responsibility for providing n ece ss i t i e s for the poor and orphans. It was not uncommon,therefore, for ch u r c h e s to pay emigrant passage for an orphan, deeming it a less expensi v e a l t e rnative than supporting the youth to maturity. In other instanc e s , o r p hans became indentur ed s ervants to an emigrant master who brou g h t t h e m to New England. It appears that a seven-year indenture arrang e m e n t e xisted between young Edward Chapman and Reverend Nathaniel Roger s .

  
  

• Sources

  [S435] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, United States; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.