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1799 - 1882 (82 years)
Abt 1746 - 1824 (~ 78 years)
Birth |
Abt 1746 |
Caroline Co., Virginia Colony [living in 1818] |
Died |
16 Jun 1824 |
Caroline Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Reuben Chapman, Gent, b. Est 1710, Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Constantia Pearson, b. Est 1710, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia Colony |
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Family |
Anne Reynolds, b. Est 1751, Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
Children |
| 1. Honorable Samuel Chapman, Judge, b. 14 Jul 1790, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony |
| 2. Honorable Reuben Chapman, Governor, b. 15 Jul 1799, Caroline Co., Virginia |
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Est 1751 - 1819 (~ 68 years)
Birth |
Est 1751 |
Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
Died |
1819 |
Caroline Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Reuben Chapman, b. Abt 1746, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony [living in 1818] |
Children |
| 1. Honorable Samuel Chapman, Judge, b. 14 Jul 1790, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony |
| 2. Honorable Reuben Chapman, Governor, b. 15 Jul 1799, Caroline Co., Virginia |
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Name |
Reuben Chapman |
Prefix |
Honorable |
Suffix |
Governor |
Born |
15 Jul 1799 |
Caroline Co., Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
17 May 1882 |
Huntsville, Alabama |
Buried |
Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville, Alabama [2] |
Person ID |
I18431 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
26 Jun 2017 |
Father |
Reuben Chapman, b. Abt 1746, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony [living in 1818] , d. 16 Jun 1824, Caroline Co., Virginia (Age ~ 78 years) |
Mother |
Anne Reynolds, b. Est 1751, Essex Co., Virginia Colony , d. 1819, Caroline Co., Virginia (Age ~ 68 years) |
Family ID |
F6768 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S100] Internet Source, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1530.
Reuben Chapman (1799-1882) was the 13th governor of Alabama, serving from 1847 to 1849. A state legislator and U.S. congressman, Chapman was propelled into the governor's office by severe and lingering financial crises that centered on the State Bank of Alabama.
Reuben Chapman was born in Virginia on July 15, 1799, the son of Ann Reynolds and Reuben Chapman, a minor officer in the Revolutionary War. He was educated in Bowling Green. In 1824, at age 25, he traveled on horse to Alabama to join his older brother Samuel, a Huntsville lawyer. Reuben read law in his brother's office, then moved to Morgan County, and ultimately back to Huntsville, where he opened a law practice. In addition to his law practice, Chapman added to his income with cotton production. He built a large estate in Madison County and acquired a plantation in the Black Belt, thus gaining connections in both important areas of the state. At age 39, he married 16-year old Felicia Pickett (a distant relation of George E. Pickett, of Pickett's Charge), with whom he had six children. One nineteenth century source described Chapman as "bright, humorous and impressive in conversation, with courtly manners." A prosperous slave owner, Chapman was an ardent states' rights Democrat.
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=chapman&GSfn=reuben&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=3&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6420343&df=all&.
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