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- The following was taken from "Edward Chapman of Ipswitch, Massachusetts . P u r i t a n Immigrant and Patriarch" by Philip Chapman Ellsworth.
English Orphan, or New England Indentured Servant. (the above informati o n s u g g e sts that Edward Chapman did not know or remember his parents. I n o t h e r w o rds, he appears to have been an orphan). As such, Edward Chap ma n w o u l d h ave had a difficult time immigrating to America-it was very c o s t l y , a nd most of the Puritan emigrants were people with financial mea n s a n d m i d ddle class status. However, in 17th century England and later , i n d i v i dual parish churches had the responsibility for providing n ece ss i t i e s f or the poor and orphans. It was not uncommon,therefore, for ch u r c h e s t o pay emigrant passage for an orphan, deeming it a less expensi v e a l t e r native than supporting the youth to maturity. In other instanc e s , o r p h ans became indentur ed s ervants to an emigrant master who brou g h t t h e m t o New England. It appears that a seven-year indenture arrang e m e n t e x isted between young Edward Chapman and Reverend Nathaniel Roger s .
The following was taken from "Edward Chapman of Ipswitch, Massachusetts . P u r i t a n I mmigrant and Patriarch" by Philip Chapman Ellsworth.
English Orphan, or New England Indentured Servant. (the above informati o n s u g g e s ts that Edward Chapman did not know or remember his parents. I n o t h e r w o r ds, he appears to have been an orphan). As such, Edward Chap ma n w o u l d h a ve had a difficult time immigrating to America-it was very c o s t l y , a n d most of the Puritan emigrants were people with financial mea n s a n d m i d d dle class status. However, in 17th century England and later , i n d i v i d ual parish churches had the responsibility for providing n ece ss i t i e s f o r the poor and orphans. It was not uncommon,therefore, for ch u r c h e s t o p ay emigrant passage for an orphan, deeming it a less expensi v e a l t e r n ative than supporting the youth to maturity. In other instanc e s , o r p h a ns became indentur ed s ervants to an emigrant master who brou g h t t h e m t o N ew England. It appears that a seven-year indenture arrang e m e n t e x i sted between young Edward Chapman and Reverend Nathaniel Roger s .
The following was taken from "Edward Chapman of Ipswitch, Massachusetts . P u r i t a n Immigrant and Patriarch" by Philip Chapman Ellsworth.
English Orphan, or New England Indentured Servant. (the above informati o n s u g g e sts that Edward Chapman did not know or remember his parents. I n o t h e r w o rds, he appears to have been an orphan). As such, Edward Chap ma n w o u l d h av e had a difficult time immigrating to America-it was very c o s t l y , a nd most of the Puritan emigrants were people with financial mea n s a n d m i d ddle class status. However, in 17th century England and later , i n d i v i dual parish churc hes had the responsibility for providing n ece ss i t i e s f or the poor and orphans. It was not uncommon,therefore, for ch u r c h e s t o pay emigrant passage for an orphan, deeming it a less expensi v e a l t e r native than supporting the you th to maturity. In other instanc e s , o r p h ans became indentur ed s ervants to an emigrant master who brou g h t t h e m t o New England. It appears that a seven-year indenture arrang e m e n t e x isted between young Edward Chapman and Reve rend Nathaniel Roger s .
The following was taken from "Edward Chapman of Ipswitch, Massachusetts . P u r i t a n I mmigrant and Patriarch" by Philip Chapman Ellsworth.
English Orphan, or New England Indentured Servant. (the above informati o n s u g g e s ts that Edward Chapman did not know or remember his parents. I n o t h e r w o r ds, he appears to have been an orphan). As such, Edward Chap m a n w o u l d h a ve had a difficult time immigrating to America-it was very c o s t l y , a n d most of the Puritan emigrants were people with financial mea n s a n d m i d d dle class status. However, in 17th century England and late r , i n d i v i d ual parish churches had the responsibility for providing n ece ss i t i e s f o r the poor and orphans. It was not uncommon,therefore, for ch u r c h e s t o p ay emigrant passage for an orphan, deeming it a less expens i v e a l t e r n ative than supporting the youth to maturity. In other instanc e s , o r p h a ns became indentur ed s ervants to an emigrant master who brou g h t t h e m t o N ew England. It appears that a seven-year indenture arran g e m e n t e x i sted between young Edward Chapman and Reverend Nathaniel Roger s .
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1617 - 1678 (61 years)
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