Attention Dprsns827@aol.com, Having read your mail on BRAY-L I am including CHAPMAN/BRAY connections as placed on CHAPMAN-L by me. Do we have a connection? Lex Campbell. From: "kcam7375@bigpond.net,au" <kcam7375@bigpond.net.au> To: <CHAPMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [CHAPMAN-L] Chapman family in Co. Cork. - ILLINOIS connection Date: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:46 PM Greetings from Sydney, Australia, As you did not address you mail to a particular person or give the family name I assume you are refering to my Co Cork, Ireland Chapmans. The details are as follows, William Chapman, Sexton of Cloyne Cathedral, Co. Cork, married Mary Nason there on 25-4-1799. Their 10 children were,(My G G G Grandfather. SARAH 1-4-1800 WILIAM 12-7-1809 (my G G Grandfather) MARGARET 14-9-1811 MARY 26-11-1813 EDWARD 2-1-1815 HENRY 2-3-1817 MICHAEL 13-5-1822 (Came to Australia and became Mayor of Sydney 1871/72 and also a member of the NSW Parliament). PHILLIP 3-11-1824 PATRICK March 1827 On 2-4-1834, William (11, my G G F), a Warder in Spike Island Prison in Cobh (Queenstown) Co. Cork, married Mary Meaney or Reaney. They had 5 children as follows, MARGARET 31-3-1835 (My G Grandmother), THOMAS JOHN 27-8-1837 (Came to Australia ) MATILDA 29-?-1841 MARY JANE/ANNE 7-9-1844 ELIZABETH 26-12-1846 ELIZA 0-5-1850 (came to Oz with broyher THOMAS) On 15-8-1857 NARGARET CHAPMAN married JOSEH BRAY, a Sapper with the Royal Engineers on Spike Island. There children were, William Joseph 7-8-1858, MARY JANE 25-1-1852 Unfortunately, mothger Margaret died a few days after the birth leaving an awkward situation for the child or children, and I am told Joseph Bray was sent to Canada and deserted there as a Corporal in August 1863. I don't know of any other family movements, but William Joseph Bray was brought to Oz when young, obviously by the Chapman family and became William Joseph Chapman, (my Grandfather). He left a very interesting history from then on which I wont go into now. He married and died in the name of Chapmasn, having 3 families and fathering 0 children that I know of. Another interesytimg point ia a William Chapman of Spike Island married Anne Testro on 2-9-1858. Question! Did the wife of William (11) die and he remarried or was he a diferent William Chapman. Both he and Anne Tesyro were witnesses to the narriage of Joseph Bray and Margaret Chapman. I will leave you all to digest this and hope someone can connect. Cheers, Lex Cmpbell/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <SellanaBelle@aol.com> To: <CHAPMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 4:41 AM Subject: Re: [CHAPMAN-L] Chapman family in Co. Cork. - ILLINOIS connection > Do you know the names of any of your Grandfather/GGrandfathers brothers or > sisters? Thanks! > > > ==== CHAPMAN Mailing List ==== > Chain letters, 'virus warnings' and the like should not be posted > to the list. Send them to the list owner first for verification of validity. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== CHAPMAN Mailing List ==== Chain letters, 'virus warnings' and the like should not be posted to the list. Send them to the list owner first for verification of validity. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237