Thomas Simmons Chappell ( b. June 24, 1801, Hancock Co., GA; d. July 19, 1861, Twiggs) was married to Ruth Nelson (b. 1802, d. May 24, 1874, Twiggs) daughter of Alexander Nelson and Sarah Collins. Thomas S. Chappell was son of Thomas Chappell and Lavinia Cox Wheelus. Thomas S. Chappell served as deacon (1842) and later as pastor of Stone Creek Baptist Church. The Chappell family came into Georgia after the Am. Rev. when Thomas S. Chappell's grandfather John Chappell was granted land in Wilkes Co. The Chappell family lived in Sussex Co., VA as early as 1650. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Crilley" <varcsix@hot.rr.com> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 1:00 PM Subject: [GATWIGGS] Early Academies > Anybody know anything about these early academies -- where they were > located, (I think there was probably a community or church near them) > > how long they were in business -- or anything about the trustees > named. (If there are errors in the spelling of the surnames, please do let > us know) > > Richlaud > Academy, ?? I wonder if that should be Richland ?? > > from:Galileo > > ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgía, PASSED IN > MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1831. > > 1831 > > TWIGGS Sec. 12. That William A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, > Jeremiah A. Sharp, William Davis, and Thomas Chappel, > and their successors in office, be, and they are > hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by > the name and style of the trustees of Stone Creek > Academy, in the county of Twiggs. > > 1832 ACTS > > TWIGGS Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That William > A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, Jeremiah A. Sharp, William > Davis and Thomas S. Chappel, and their successors in > office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body > politic and corporate, by the name and style of the > trustees of Stone Creek academy, in the county of > Twiggs; > > 1837 ACTS > > > TWIGGS Sec. 52. And be it further enacted, That Thomas > S. Chappell, John A. Nelson, Wm. Nelson, John C. Epps, > and James W. Collins, be appointed Trustees of Union > Hill Academy, in the county of Twiggs. > > And that Joseph R. Hand, John Asbell, Hardy Durham, > John H. Denton, Thomas Glover, Thomas W. Anderson, and > Joel Denton, be appointed Trustees of Richlaud > Academy, in the county of Twiggs, And that Richard S. > Rodgers, James Pearson, Abisha Anders, Wm. H. Read, > and Cornelius Hollingsworth, be appointed Trustees for > Pleasant Grove Academy, in the county of Twiggs. And > that Robert Radford and Benj. Bryan, be added to > Jefferson Academy, in the county of Twiggs, in > addition to those already appointed by an act of the > Legislature, of 1828, and to have the same privileges > as those already appointed. > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Pat Evans > Twiggs County List Manager > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 > surnames: evans, james, batchelor, bullington, haddock, davis, conine... > > > ============================== > 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 >

Thanks for this info -- I'll add it to the file! At 06:06 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Thomas Simmons Chappell ( b. June 24, 1801, Hancock Co., GA; d. July 19, >1861, Twiggs) was married to Ruth Nelson (b. 1802, d. May 24, 1874, Twiggs) >daughter of Alexander Nelson and Sarah Collins. Thomas S. Chappell was son >of Thomas Chappell and Lavinia Cox Wheelus. Thomas S. Chappell served as >deacon (1842) and later as pastor of Stone Creek Baptist Church. The >Chappell family came into Georgia after the Am. Rev. when Thomas S. >Chappell's grandfather John Chappell was granted land in Wilkes Co. The >Chappell family lived in Sussex Co., VA as early as 1650. >