Lt. BANNISTER John L.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Birth: Fletching, Sussex, England
• Alt. Death: 3 Jun 1678

Family/Spouse: BOLLING Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1595; died in 1678 in Charles City County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Death: Early, Georgia
• Alt. Birth: 1622
• Alt. Death: 1661, Merchants Hope, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Alt. Death:
Unconfirmed since husband died in Virginia

Mary married CHAPPELL Thomas, II in 1638 in Merchants Hope, Prince George, Virginia, USA. Thomas (son of CHAPPELL Thomas and CHAPPELL -- Unknown Wife --) was born in Merchants Hope, Prince George, Virginia, USA; died about 1700 in Merchants Hope, Prince George, Virginia, USA; was buried about 1700 in Merchants Hope, Prince George, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Apr 30, 1661, her father Thomas Chappell, acknowledged receipt of a legacy to his daughter from Lt. John Bannister (id pg. 271, pg. 588). As a result of this info Thomas' wife may have been the daughter of Lt. John Bannister.

John Bannister died in 1661. (id. , pg. 302)

Elizabeth married ANDERSON William in Jan 1763 in Southampton Co., VA.. William and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Christening: Charles City (later Pr.George Co) Grant Book 8, p.77
• Reference Number: 600
• Alt. Birth: 1642
• Land: 21 Apr 1690, Charles City County, VA; granted 904 acres
• Land: 3 Jun 1702, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Deeded some of the Surry Land
• Alt. Death: Aft 1702
• Alt. Death: Abt 1703, Charles City County, VA
• Alt. Death: 1704, Prince George County, VA

Notes:

Thomas was the son of Thomas the immigrant

Burial: Surry Co. Deeds 1715-30, p.295 (from Boddie's Book)

If he could speak to us today, Thomas Chappell III might describe his life as follows.
I was born about 1660 in that part of Charles City County south of the James that became Prince George County in 1702. I can relate little of my own life because records for both counties are mostly missing. In 1688 my servant Thomas Hughes ran off costing me 391 pounds of tobacco. After the court made him reimburse me and extended the term of his employment by twice the length of his absence, the sheriff gave him 21 lashes on his bare back.
Although Elizabeth Jones and I brought up 4 sons in the Anglican Church, Thomas became a Quaker. He, James, and Samuel settled in present-day Sussex County, while Robert stayed in Prince George. James had some land also in Isle of Wight County next to a reservation for the Nottoway-Iroquois Indians that was a circle 6 miles in diameter containing about 18,000 acres. To encourage settlement of the Colony, the governor gave 50 acres for each new arrival. In 1694 I got 423 acres for paying the passage of "Negroes" Buck, Doe, Santall, Mungo, Gerald, Moreton, Sarah, Abell, and Sue. Of course, these were not their given names. I was living in June 1702 when I deeded land to my brother-in-law, but was dead by 22 June 1704 when Elizabeth agreed to marry Thomas Taylor. I made a will, but it burned with the others. I know of 5 members of Congress and about 20 state legislators among my descendants.
Notes We know Thomas had a will because on 13 Feb. 1721/2, his nephew-in-law, Charles Williams sold 200 acres to James Gee for £9. The indenture called the land "part of a patent granted Thomas Chappell and by him devised to his grandson Charles Williams, in fee simple."

Land sales The few remaining records of Prince George County reveal that Thomas Chappell deeded 100 acres each to brothers John Scott and Drew Scott 12 Nov. 1693. John Scott mentioned this land when he gave half to his daughter 20 Jan. 1710/11. & This was evidently the portion that had belonged to Drew Scott, which fell to John Scott after his brother's death. Chappell's son of the son of the same name quitclaimed the 100 acres that went to John Scott and the 100 acres now belonging to Scott's daughter in July 1712.



THOMAS CHAPPELL THE SECOND
Thomas Chappell, who was, as far as we have any knowledge, the only son of Thomas the immigrant, was born in Charles City County, Virginia, about 1650. He grew to manhood and married Elizabeth, the daughter of James Jones, by whom he had four sons and a daughter. The sons, each of whom will be referred to hereafter, were named Samuel, Thomas, James, and Robert; the daughter, whose given name is unknown, married John Williams. Thomas Chappell² lived out his days in that part of the county lying south of the James, and died between 1694 and 1700; only a year or two before the organization of Prince George (1702). Hence whatever record was left of him in the counties must have been in Charles City, and as the records in that county, during the period in which he lived, have been lost, we have no information of him from that source.
The following has been found in the Land Office in Richmond, and is a patent granted to a tract of land, which was doubtless the plantation on which he lived and died.
Patent Granted to Thomas- Chappell, Jr. "To all &c, Whereas &c. Now Know ye that I the said S^r Edmond Andros, Knt. Governo¹' &c. doe with the Advice and Consent of the Council of the State, accordingly give and grant unto Thomas Chappell four hundred and twenty three acres of Land lying and being in the County of Charles Citty on the South side of James river, on the Otterdam Swamp. Viz. beginning at a corner pine on the said swamp, being the corner of the land of Thomas Smith, and runneth on his line. North North East Three fourths East, Eighty five poles to a corner White Oak. Thence North West two hundred and two poles. Crossing a great branch to a corner White oak on the North side of the Said Branch. Thence up that Branch, as it wendeth its way, to a corner Black Oak. Thence North West forty poles and South West one hundred and forty six poles, crossing Otterdam Swamp to a certain Live Oak, thence up the Otterdam Swamp, as it wendeth its way, to a corner Pine by a small meddow, thence South West by South seventy eight poles to a corner pine. Thence East South East two hundred and thirty two poles to a Corner Pine &c." (The description is too lengthy to be copied entire.)
"The said land being dew unto him the said Thomas Chappell by and for the transportation of nine head rights, all of whose names are in the records Mentioned under this Patent. To have and to hold &c. Yielding and Paying &c. Provided &c. Dated ye 20th. day of Aprile, A. D. 1694.
"E. Andros, "GoV. &c.
"Head-rights*-Buck, Doe ; Santall, Mungo, Gerald, Mor-ton, Sarah, Abell and Sue. All being African Slaves." (Patent Book VIII., p. 371.)
These negroes had' evidently been bought by Thomas Chappell from some slaveship which came up the James direct from Africa with her cargo of living freight. Having bought them, he was entitled to the head-rights-fifty acres of land for each person-which he located as above described, and for which he received this patent. At this time-the last decade of the seventeenth century-"a. likely negro fellow" was worth about 4,000 lbs. of tobacco, or in sterling money £30, a sum equal to $150 in the present currency. So that the nine negroes and 423 acres of land cost about |1,350. It must be continually borne in mind, however, that money, at this time, owing to its great scarcity, was much more val-uable than it is now, and had a far greater purchasing power.
The number of African head-rights during this period shows a notable increase. It had become the custom to raise more tobacco to buy more negroes, and to buy more negroes to raise more tobacco. The white servants were gradually giving way to the African slaves, and their numbers had so increased, under the irresistible economic law, that nothing could check it until the whole svstem vanished in the conflagration of a civil war. In numerous cases at this time pat-ents were granted for as many as eighty head-rights, all of whom were imported slaves. Generally, however, as in the patent granted to Thomas Chappell, the number was re-stricted to nine or ten. At first all vessels engaged in the slave trade sailed under the English, Spanish, or Dutch flag; but after 1660, and from that time to the close of the sev-enteenth century, New England ships became engaged in the traffic, and by far the greater number of slaves brought to Virginia came in New England bottoms.
It will be observed that among the negroes included in this list of head-rights were some who bore unique names. They, of course, had no names when brought to this country, except those they bore in their native land, and as these could not be pronounced by the English tongue, it became necessary to rename them. Hence we find the names "Buck" and "Doe," and the plain, old-fashioned English names of "Sue" and "Sarah." While the two former were no doubt appropriate, for the poor creatures were little less wild than the animal after which they were called, it does seem that more human names should have been bestowed on them than "Buck" and "Doe."
In this age the negro was thought to occupy a place in the human family but little removed from that of the ordinary brute. He was a wild animal, and it is interesting to observe the social status assigned him when the question of Christian-izing him came to be considered. If he belonged to the brute creation, then it were better that he should not be Christian-ized, for as long as he remained un-baptized he was not re-sponsible to God for his acts. If, on the contrary, he was a human being and had a soul, then it was the duty of hi& Christian master to have him baptized and taught the Chris-tian religion. It was a puzzling question, indeed, and one which was difficult at first to solve.*
The genealogist is again balked through the almost entire loss of the records of Prince George County, for, as was the case in Charles City, these priceless volumes have been destroyed by the ravages of war. Only one book of any value has been preserved-a large volume of more than a thousand pages-in which were recorded wills, deeds, settlement of estates, and orders of the court for a period extending from* 1714 to 1728. (No record is found from the organization of the county (1702) down to 1714, nor after 1728 to the close of the century.) This old relic, however, contains much valu-able data, and throws light on a period in the history of our ancestors which except for it would have remained en-shrouded in darkness; the information obtained from it has been invaluable, and has enabled us to trace the history of our people a hundred years farther back than we would other-wise have been able to trace it. ; The first document found is the will of James Jones- the father-in-law of Thomas Chappell²-which, owing to its interest to his descendants, as the first will found of their . ancestors, and its value on account of its antiquity, will be transcribed verbatim.
*Bruce's "Economic History of Virginia."


Will of James Jones.
"In the name of God. Amen. I James Jones being weake and sick but of sound and perfect mind and memory, praise be therefor given to Almighty God, doe make and ordain this my present Last Will and Testament in manner and form fol-lowing, that is to say. First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping through the merritts; Death and passion of my savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting Life; and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor, here-after named, and as touching the Disposition of all such Tem-poral estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as fallows:
"First. I will that my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid and discharged.
"Item. I will that my loving wife have the Labour of four negroes during her natural life, they are named Will, Robin, Maria and Betty. Provided they are not removed off from the plantation I now live upon, if they are, then Imediately to return to my executor, which plantation I will my wife shall live Upon during her life.
"Item. I give my wifes two sons* two negro children, one named James, the other unborn, the first child that either Betty or Maria shall bring to be the other, which two negro children to be Disposed of to my wifes two sons as she shall think fitt, the unborn and the born child James to be and remain with their mothers till they come to the age of two years and a half year.
"My will is Likewise that my wife have during her life what household stuff my executor shall see fitt and that she have a reasonable maintaiiiance yearly out of my stock.
"Item. I give to my daughter Mary Dardin my negro man Jo-during her life.
"Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth a negro named Hanna to be at her disposal to do as she sees fitt. * "Item. I give to nvy daughter Hanna one negro named Jack to be at her disposal at her death or before as she sees fitt.
"Item. I give to my daughter Rebecca two hundred acres of land, lying in Surry county, beginning from the Swamp up by the Spring, South, to the outline, that to be the head line, to her and her heirs forever.
"Item. I give to my Granddaughter Eliza Glover one hundred acres of land on the south side of Pond Runn, to her and her heirs forever.
"Item. I give to my grandson James Jones, this my plan-tation I live upon- after my wifes Decease and all my_ land in Prince George county, after his father and mothers De-cease, to him and his heirs forever.
"Item. I give to my Grandson Thomas Chappell one hun-dred acres of land lying in Surry county from the Swamp South, joining upon William Cocke above the outline, to him and his heirs forever.
"Item. I give to my Granddaughter Jane Cock , daugh-ter of John Cocke, one negro named Amy to her and her heirs forever as also one feather bed and bolster, one rug and one blanket, and if the ticke be bad Lett a new tick? be bought, as also two young cows, one young mair t One Iron Pot, two Pewter Dishes and one Doz. of Spoons.
"All the rest and Residue of My personal Estate, goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeth to my Loving son James Jones, full and sole Executor of this my last Will and testament and I do hereby revoke, disanull and make void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made.
"In Witness whereof I the said James Jones to this my last will and testament do set my hand and seal this the 6th. day of April A. D. 1719.
"James Jones. [Seal] (Sealed with wafer.)
"Signed and sealed in presence of
"Gilbert Hay "Edward Prince "Thomas Temple.
"At a Court held at Merchant's Hope for Prince George County on the second Tuesday, in May, being the twelfth day of saicf month, A, D. 1719, the above written last will of James Jones, deceased, was exhibited in Court by James Jones, his Executor, who made oath thereto and it being proven by the oaths of the witnesses thereto a certificate was granted the . said James Jones for obtaining a Probate in due form.
"Teste-Wm. Hamlin "Clerk/¹
The following letter was presented to the court and or-dered to be recorded.
"Worthy Sirs. Having seen and heard read the Last Will of my late husband, James Jones, deceased, I therefore think fitt to acquaint your W. p. T. that I think myself justly dealt by therein and to prevent further disputes I desire the will probated, I being willing to rely on the Legacy left me in
said will.
"Given under my hand and seal this 20th. Aprile 1719.
Her
"Sarah X Jones. [Seal]
Mark.
^Teste. . (Sealed with red wafer.)
"E. Goodrich To the Worshipfull: His Majesty's
"Mary Loyd. Justice of the Peace for Prince
George County."
*Probably sons by a former husband.

(56 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE
s *"
James Jones was doubtless an old man when he died; probably 80 years of age; and if so was born about 1640. He belonged to a numerous family in Prince George, one of whom, Major Peter Jones, founded the city of Petersburg in 1733, which was named for him. Descendants of the same family afterwards (about 1740) removed to Amelia County, where one of them, another Peter Jones, married Katy, the youngest daughter of James Chappell. Governor James C. Jones, of Tennessee, was a son of this couple. (See Chapter X.)
The land devised in the will of James Jones was acquired by him under a patent dated October 28, 1702, from Sir Francis Nicholson, Governor. It contained 640 acres. It was for thirteen head-rights, and from the names the persons imported seem to have been redemptioners, and not slaves. The land, it seems from the description in the patent, laid partly in Prince George and partly in Surry counties.
Elizabeth Chappell did not long remain a widow, for among the records has been found a unique and peculiar document, the meaning of which was for a time difficult to understand. It proved, however, to be a bond given to James Jones, in the nature of an ante-nuptial contract, by one Thomas Taylor, the prospective husband of his widowed daughter, Elizabeth Chappell. I transcribe this
Marriage Contract.
"Know all men by these presents that I, Thomas Taylor, am held and firmly bound unto James Jones, Indr., his heirs and Executors, in the sum of four hundred and forty two pounds and eight shillings, of lawfull money of England, to which payment well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators. Sealed with my seal and dated this 22nd. day of June 1704. The condition of this obligation, is such that if the above bonded Thomas Taylor, shall from time to time, and at all times, forever hereafter, suffer and give liberty to Elizabeth Chappell, the widow and Relic of Thomas Chappell, deceased, to give and dispose to her children, how, when and as she thinks fitt, any and all sums of money, or its value in country commoditys, or personal property of which she may be possessed, then the above written obligation to be void, null and of no effect; otherwise
to stand in full force and virtue.
"Thomas Taylor. [Seal]
(Sealed with red wax.) "Signed sealed and delivered in presence of "William Harris on "Rebecca Harrison.
"At a court held at Merchant's Hope for Prince George county on the second Tuesday in February, being the eighth day of said month, A. D. 1725-6 The above written bond (sealed) was proven by the oath of Rebecca Harrison and ordered to be duly recorded.
"Teste. William Hamlin "Clerk."
It will be observed that while this bond was given in June, 1704, it was not recorded or presented to the court until February, 1725 - twenty-one years after it was executed, and probably as long after the marriage was entered into. It is also probable that it was not presented until the death of Thomas Taylor, who must have died about this time, for in the same record book is found a power of attorney executed by Elizabeth Taylor, who was evidently then again a widow, and an old woman, to Charles Fisher, master of the ship Mary Gailye, dated November 2, 1725, empowering him to sell her tobacco and transact other business for her in London. The amount of the bond given by Thomas Taylor, at a time of great scarcity of money in the colony, would indicate that Thomas Chappell had left a good estate to his widow and children. The amount would be equal to $2,150 in the currency of to-day and in present value to about $12,000.
The following deed, found in Prince George County, while too long to be transcribed in full, is of sufficient im-portance to be mentioned:
"This indenture made the 13th. day of February A. D. 1721 between Charles Williams, son of John Williams, Deceased, and Annie, his wife, of the county of Prince George, of the one part, and James Gee, of the county of Surry of the other part. Witnesseth: That in consideration of the sum of Nine Pounds, current money, to them in hand paid by James Gee, do grant, bargain and sell to him the said James Gee, the following parcel of land containing two hundred Acres, part of which is situated lying and being in the county of Surry and the other part in the county of Prince George (a description of the land follows). It being a part of a patent granted unto Thomas Chappell and by him devised "by will to his; grandson Charles Williams, in fee simple. * * * * *
(Signed) "Charles Williams. "Annie Williams" (Sealed with wafers.)
This deed establishes the fact that Thomas Chappell² died testate, his will no doubt having been destroyed with the records of Charles City County. It also establishes the fact that he had a daughter who married John Williams, and that his plantation, as has been heretofore stated, was in the east-ern part of Prince George County, not far from Merchant's Hope-the same neighborhood in which his father had settled when he came to the colony in 1635, and where many of his descendants lived for three or four generations. In fact, there are many Chappells living in this section of Virginia to-day, especially in Prince George and in the adjoining counties of Surry and Sussex. Several members of the Virginian branches descendants of Thomas Chappell² were among those in attendance at the Chappell family reunion which was held in Richmond r Va., July 3, 1896. They have never left the "old stamping-ground."

Land:
Later this was Prince George County
Grant Book 8, pg. 77

Land:
Deeded some of his Sury lands to his Brother-in-Law James, Jones, Jr, who later conveyed it to his son, Robert Jones (Surry D. & Wills, 1715-30, pg. 295)

Thomas married JONES Elizabeth about 1670 in Charles City County, VA. Elizabeth (daughter of JONES James, Sr. and LEWIS Sarah) was born about 1649 in Prince George, VA; died after 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married JONES Mrs. Sarah about 1693 in Sussex County, VA. Mrs. was born about 1672 in Charles City County, VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Quaker
• Will: 1690, Charles City County, VA; Will
• Land: 25 Apr 1701; Land Patented
• Religion: 1710, Prince George County, VA; Converted to Quaker when he married
• Land: 19 Jun 1722, Prince George County, VA; Land Sold from will
• Land: 24 Mar 1725, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Land Patented

Notes:

His children's records are from Quaker records.
If he could speak to us today, Robert Chappell I might describe his life as follows.
I was born about 1680 to Thomas Chappell and Elizabeth Jones. Most records of Prince George County where we lived are missing so I can say little about myself. At least the will I made 3 February 1723/4 still remains. It reveals that I was hands-on planter, married to Sarah, and that I was then the father of 6 minor children. "Sick in body, but of good and perfect memory, thanks to Almighty God," I was dead within a year. After my widow, Sarah, married William Crawley, she and the children settled in Amelia County. Chappell women liked horses. I left Sarah a sidesaddle in my will, and 37 years later she left a sidesaddle to her daughter Ann Neal. Billy Crawley was wealthy so I am sure it was not the same one. Our son James Chappell directed the executors of his will to buy new sidesaddles for his wife and all his daughters. Among my descendants was James Chamberlayne Jones, congressman and governor of Tennessee.
We have yet to identify Robert's wife, Sarah Chappell . Nor do we do not know anything about her family. Robert help inventory the estate of William Epes 7 April 1711.

Will:
The Thomas Chappell³, now referred to, was of the fourth generation, reckoning Captain John Chappell as the first, and was the third in succession in America to bear the name Thomas. He was the son of Thomas the second and his wife, Elizabeth (who was the daughter of James Jones), and a "grandson of the immigrant, Thomas¹. I have been thus particular in designating him, as there were many Thomas Chappells in the family, especially in the first five or six generations. Without this precaution, the continued repetition of the same name would become so confusing that it would be impossible for the reader to distinguish one from another. The truth is, the entire vocabulary of Christian names among the early Chappells for several generations seems to have been confined to Thomas, Samuel, Robert, James, and John, all of which have been perpetuated even down to the present generation. This custom of perpetuating family names, which has prevailed among the Chappells for centuries, is a praiseworthy one. May it be continued in generations yet unborn.*
Thomas Chappell³ was born in Charles City County, Virginia, between 1680-1690, and the first account we find of him is in his grandfather Jones' will, in which, it will be remem-bered, the following bequest was made:
*For the purpose of distinguishing different individuals of the same name, but of different generations, I have adopted the plan in vogue in most genealogical works, of placing a numeral over the Christian name, thus indicating the order of the individual in line of descent.

"Item. I give to my grandson, Thomas Chappell one hundred acres of land lying in Surry County from the Swamp south; joining upon William Cocke, above the outline; to him and his heirs forever."
On June 19,1722, as shown by the following deed, recorded in Surry County, Thomas sold this tract of land to William Cocke, whose land it adjoined:
"This indenture made the 19th. day of June, in the year of our Lord 1722, between Thomas Chappell, of the county of Prince George, Planter, of one part, and William Cocke, Planter, of the other part. Witiiesseth. That the said Thomas Chappell for and in consideration of the sum of Fifteen Pounds, current money, to him in hand paid, the receipt of the said sum whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, bargained, sold and enfeofed a certain tract of land, containing one hundred acres, on the south side of Maine Blackwater Swamp in the Parish of Southwark in the county of Surry. The same being a part of Six hundred and forty acres patented by and granted to James Jones of the county of Prince George, now deceased, and by the last will of the said Jones devised unto the said Thomas Chappell.*
(Signed) '"Thomas Chappell"

Land:
994 Acres

Land:
On June 19,1722, as shown by the following deed, recorded in Surry County, Thomas sold this tract of land to William Cocke, whose land it adjoined:
"This indenture made the 19th. day of June, in the year of our Lord 1722, between Thomas Chappell, of the county of Prince George, Planter, of one part, and William Cocke, Plant-er, of the other part. Witiiesseth. That the said Thomas Chappell for and in consideration of the sum of Fifteen Pounds, current money, to him in hand paid, the receipt of the said sum whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, bargained, sold and enfeofed a certain tract of land, containing one hundred acres, on the south side of Maine Black-water Swamp in the Parish of Southwark in the county of Snrry. The same being a part of Six hundred and forty acres patented by and granted to James Jones of the county cf Prince George, now deceased, and by the last will of the said Jones devised unto the said Thomas Chappell.*
(Signed) '"Thomas Chappell"

Land:
On March 24, 1725, Thomas Chappell patented three hundred and forty-five acres of land on the south side of Notto way River, in Surry County, in the same neighborhood in which his brothers, Samuel and James, located, about that time. (Land Book, Vol. XII., p. 150.)
About 1710, Thomas Chappell married Hannah Hunnicutt, the daughter of a Quaker, and renounced the Established Church, in which he had been brought up, and to which his relatives belonged, and, as has been often the case, connected himself with the church of his wife's folks, a society of Quakers, who, a few years before, had established a "meeting," as their churches were called, in Prince George, known as "White

'*This tract of land, containing six hundred and forty acres, was patented by Jones, August 17, 1715. It was located on the north side of, Maine Blackwater Swamp, in Surry County, and adjoined the lands of'Thos. Griffin. (Land Book, Vol. XII., p. 416.) He patented several other tracts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States
• Residence: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Lived in
• Land: 14 May 1717, Prince George County, VA; Inheritance from his father
• Will: 1748, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Copy of will
• Will: 21 Nov 1749, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Probated

Notes:

Samuel receopted his Uncle James Jones, Jr., for property ingerited from his father, Thomas Chappell, on 5/14/1717 (Prince George D.&W. 17131-28, Pg 168)

Land:
He indicated on this that his birth was 1696 (Prince George D & W, 1713-28, pg. 168

Will:
As the most important record found in Surry County, I transcribe here a verbatim copy of the Will of Samuel Chappell¹.
"Jn the name of 'God; Amen. In the year of our Lord 1748. A. D. I Samuel Chappell, Planter, in Surry county, being very six and week, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God; And knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do ordain this my last will and Testament. Principally and first of all recommending my soul into the hands of God and my body to be burried in a Christian manner at the discretion of my Executor and Executrix and as for my Worldly estate I give and bequeath in manner and form following.
"Imprimis.. I give unto my son Samuel Chappell five shillings.
"Item. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth five shillings.
"Item. I give unto my daughter Sarah five shillings.
"Item. I give unto my daughter Bethiah five shillings.
"Item. I give unto my daughter Mary a feather bed.
"Item. I give unto my daughter Ernelia five shillings.
"Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas one hundred and twenty-five acres of land, part of the tract of Land lying in the Ochineachy Neck, in North Carolina, to him and his heirs forever and my Gold Seal King.
"Item. I give and bequeath unto my son James one hundred and twenty five acres, part of my laud lying in the Ochineachy Neck in North Carolina, to him and his heirs forever.
"Item. I give unto my son John part of the tract of land I now live on beginning at my own outline South of the Meadow to the Deep Bottom and up the bottom to the head line and strike the dividing line between me and Robert Jones about Midway between the road and corner tree, by estimation one hundred and thirty acres, be it more or less, to him and his heirs forever.
"Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin one hundred and fifty acres of land, binding upon the land I now live on, patented in my own name, to him and his heirs forever.
"Item. I give ar.d bequeath unto my son Robert all the remaining part of my home plantation after rny wife Eliza-beths decease, to him and his heirs forever.
"Item. I give unto my son Drury forty shillings.
"Item. I give unto my wife Elizabeth my crop of tobacco to pay my lawful debts and cloath my children.
"Item. I give my negroes and the remainder part of my estate, but what is before given, to be equally divided among my wife and children, Vizt.: Mary, Thomas, Nancy, John, James, Benjamin, Drury, and Robert and I do also appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Executrix and my son Thomas Executor, of this my last Will and Testament and I do revoke and Disallow all other former Wills before made as witness my hand and seal.
"Samuel Chappell. [L. S.]
"Signed sealed and pronounced in the Presence of us.
"Samuel Peete "Robert Jones "James Chappell.
"At a court held for Surry county on the 21st. Day of November 1749, the above last Will and testament of Samuel Chappell Deceased was presented by Elizabeth Chappell, one of the Executors therein mentioned, who made oath thereto according to law and the same was proved by the Oaths of Samuel I'eete, Robert Jones and James Chappell, the witnesses thereto, and by the court ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the said Executrix a certificate is granted her for obtaining probate thereof in due form.
"Tester Aug. Claiborne, Clerk."

It will be observed that James Chappell, the brother of the testator, was a witness to this will, and that Thomas Chappell - doubtless the eldest son - who had been appointed co-executor with his mother, was not present in court and did not qualify or join in the administration of the estate. It will also be observed, not only in this will, but in those of Jam s Jones, James Chappell and others, which will be copied, writ-ten during this early period, that great partiality is shown the sons over the daughters, especially the eldest son.

The names of thirteen children are mentioned in the will of Samuel Chappell-six daughters and seven sons. Nothing is known of the daughters except their names, which were Mary, Nancy, Elizabeth, Sarah, Bethiah and Emelia. The names of the sons, who were doubtless mentioned in the order of birth, were Thomas, Samuel, James, John, Benjamin, Drury, and Eobert. The mother of these children - Elizabeth, who remained a widow - died and left a will, proved in Sussex County March 20, 1751, in which she devised her estate to sons Drury, Eobert, and John, and daughter Emelia, probably her youngest children.

Samuel married SCOTT Elizabeth about 1720. Elizabeth (daughter of SCOTT John) was born about 1700 in Charles City County, VA; died on 20 Mar 1761 in Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 3 Feb 1723, Prince George County, VA; Will Made
• Will: Feb 12, 1725/24, Prince George County, VA; Will Probated

Notes:

All 6 children were under age in 1723

Robert Chappell I, in his own words If he could speak to us today, Robert Chappell I might describe his life as follows.
I was born about 1680 to Thomas Chappell and Elizabeth Jones. Most records of Prince George County where we lived are missing so I can say little about myself. At least the will I made 3 February 1723/4 still remains. It reveals that I was hands-on planter, married to Sarah, and that I was then the father of 6 minor children. "Sick in body, but of good and perfect memory, thanks to Almighty God," I was dead within a year. After my widow, Sarah, married William Crawley, she and the children settled in Amelia County. Chappell women liked horses. I left Sarah a sidesaddle in my will, and 37 years later she left a sidesaddle to her daughter Ann Neal. Billy Crawley was wealthy so I am sure it was not the same one. Our son James Chappell directed the executors of his will to buy new sidesaddles for his wife and all his daughters. Among my descendants was James Chamberlayne Jones, congressman and governor of Tennessee.
We have yet to identify Robert's wife, Sarah Chappell . Nor do we do not know anything about her family. Robert help inventory the estate of William Epes 7 April 1711. &

Robert's will: 3 February 1734/4 Robert apparently named his children in their order of birth. He was dead by 12 Feb. 1724/5 when they proved his will.

Will of Robert Chappell 3 February 1723/4 In the name of God! Amen. The third of February Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-three, I Robert Chappell of Prince George county, Planter, being sick in body, but of good and perfect memory, thanks to Almighty God, and calling to remembrance the uncertainty of this transitory life, and that all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please God to call, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following.First. Being penitent and sorry for all my sins, most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same and commending my soul to Almighty God, my Savior and Redeemer, to whom and by whose love I trust and believe assuredly to be saved and have full remission and forgiveness for all my sins, and to inherit the Kingdon of Heaven. And my body I commit to the earth, to be decently buried under the direction of my executrix, to be hereafter named; and for the settlement of my estate and all goods, chattels and debts as it has pleased God to bestow upon me, I do order, give and dispose of it in the manner and form following:Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my on Robert forty shillings in cash, one feather bed, my gun and wearing apparel, my horse, "Turk," with saddle and furnishings, three cows and calves and my negro boy "Dick" to be delivered to him at the age of 21 years.Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah one feather bed, forty shillings in cash and my negro girl named "Frank," to be delivered to her when of age or at the time of marriage.Item: I give to my daughter, Mary, one negro girl named Jenny.Item: I give to my son John Five pounds Sterling in cash and my negro girl named "Patti."Item: I give to my daughter Ann my negro girl Amy, three pounds in cash and my sorrel mare, and her increase, (if there be any) to be divided between my two daughters Mary and Ann.Item: I give to my youngest son James my negro boy Tom, to be given to him when he comes of age.Item: I give to my beloved wife, Sarah, my negroes Harry, Jerry and Lydia, with the sidesaddle and furnishings, also three pounds nine shillings Sterling cash, and after her decease I give the negro boy Jerry to my son Robert. And it is my desire that the first increase that lives of all those before mentioned negroes I give one to my daughter Ann, and another to my son James; and if there be any others I give them to my children equally and to their issue forever. If any of my children die before becoming of age then I desire that they may be divided equally between the rest of my children living to maturity.Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife all the rest of my estate whether in debts due me or otherwise, except what household goods or moveables are left after my decease according to inventory, and these I desire may be equally divided between my wife and children, as they become of age, by any two neighbors as my wife thinks fit. And whatever cattle, sheep or hogs I have, I leave unto her to be given at her discretion, or any part of them, to my children as they become of age. I do hereby make and appoint my dear and beloved wife Sarah full and sole executrix of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking, disannulling and making void all former wills and bequests by me made, and declaring this only to be my last will and testament. In witness whereto I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.Robert Chappell.

Family/Spouse: DICKIE Sarah. Sarah was born about 1686 in Charles City County, VA; died on 17 Aug 1781 in Amelia County, Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This may not be his daughter but the wife of her father's sister-in-law (Mary Jones) there is a lot of confusion on this person (see Southside Virginia Familes by Brodie, Pg 66)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Rev War
• Political Office: Justice of Surry County
• Reference Number: 595
• Residence: 1722, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Moved to Surry county, Virginia about 1722
• Political Office: 1754, Sussex County, VA; Sheriff of Sussex County
• Will: 31 Oct 1768, Sussex County, VA; Will made
• Religion: 1743-1769, Albemarle Parish, Surry County, VA; Vestryman of Albemarle Parish
• Will: 16 Mar 1769, Sussex County, VA; Will Probated

Notes:

Lived in Surry and Sussex Counties Will proved in Sussex County 16 Mar 1769, Sussex County Will Book B, Page 193 75 yoa at death

"The Chappell Family in Early South Carolina" p.10, 5

He lived in Prince County on May 10, 1715, as he acknowledged receipt of his father's estate from James Jones (Prince George D. & W., 1713-28, Pg. 52

James was a vestryman of Albermarle Parrish from 1743 until his death.

Justice of Surry County (later Sussex County) from 1738, and was sheriff of Sussex County in 1754 (Wm and Masry Quarterly, new series, Vol. II, pg. 52; Susex O.B., 1754/6, pg. 1,; Executive Journal of Council of Virginia, volume 4, pg. 417.

"Southside Virginia Families by Brodie"

Family Data Collection - Births
about James Chappell
ntblName:James Chappellntbl Father:Thomas Chappellntbl Mother:Elizabeth Jonesntbl Birth Date:1694ntbl City:Charles City ntbl State:VA ntbl Country:USA
Last Will and Testament
Added by PhyllisElizabethSheridan on 28 Dec 2008
Will of James Chappell - 1778
(Will Book C, page 307, Sussex Co.VA.)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I James Chappell of the County of Sussex &
Parish of Albermarle being now of sound mind and disposing memory do
make & declare my last Will & Testament to be as follows.
IMPRIMIS I give and devise to my Son James Chappell and to his heirs
forever two hundred and thirty five acres of land being a new survey
joining his own land, one Negro man named Robin one black walnut desk
also my cider still allowing my Son Henry to have half the profit.
ITEM. I give & devise to my Son Henry Chappel and to his heirs forever
one Negro man named Ben also one chist painted blue also one corner
cubbard.
ITEM. I give and devise to my Son William Chappell & to his heirs
forever three hundred acres of land lying on the Racoon Swamp also one
Negro boy named Dick, one Negro man named Mingo, one Negro woman named
Sandra one feather bed and furniture, my young bay colt one saddle &
bridle seven head of cattle fifteen hogs and four sheep six middle
sized pewter dishes six pewter plates one iron pott midling sized.
ITEM. I give and devise to my Son Benjamin Chappell and to his heirs
forever five hundred & thirty acres of land lying near Freemans Bridge
one Negro man named old Simon & his wife named Tab also one Negro boy
named Hannabald also my iron grey horse one bridle & saddle one feather
bed and furniture seven head of cattle fifteen hogs four sheep six
pewter dishes six pewter plates also one iron pott midling sized.
ITEM. I give and devise to my Daughter Amy Chappell & to her heirs
forever one Negro man named Ned also girl named Cate & her increase one
side saddle called her own six pewter plates four midling sized pewter
dishes one feather bed & furniture one iron pott of a midling size.
ITEM. I give and devise to my Daughter Rebeccah Chappell and to her
heirs forever one negro girl called great Sal also one negro girl named
Winnia & their increase one feather bed and furniture and side saddle
called hern six pewter plates four midling sized dishes one midling
sized iron pot.
ITEM. I give and devise to my Daughter Martha Chappell & to her heirs
forever one negro girl named Jean one negro girl named Selah and their
increase also one negro boy named Dave one side saddle one feather bed
& firniture six pewter plates four midling sized dishes one midling
iron pot I will to my Wife Mary Chappell during stay on it three
hundred & six acres of land lying the Plantation whereon I now live
also the use of the following Negros & their increase during her
natural life, to witt, Lucy, Frank, Grace, Tab, Sal, Liddie, Randol, &
Titt I will that the above negros & their increase be equally at the
death of my wife amongst my children hereafter mentioned to wit James,
Henry, William, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary, Amy, Rebecca & Martha.
ITEM. I give & devise to my Wife Mary Chappell & to her heirs forever
one negro woman named Edah & her increase also my bay horse also all
the household furniture that I had by her also seven head of cattle ten
hogs thirty barrels of corn & eight pounds cash.
LASTLY I constitute & appoint my Sons James & Henry Chappell Executors
of this my last Will and Testament In Testamony that this is my last &
only authentick Will and Testament I have hereunto set my hand & seal
this eighth day of December one thousand seven hundred & seventy six.

Jas. Chappell (Seal)

Signed Sealed published &
Declared in presence of us-
David Jones
Abram Jones
Holmes Jones


At a Court held for Sussex County the 16th day of July 1778.
The last Will and Testament of James Chappel deced. was presented into
Court by James & Henry Chappel Executors therein named who made oath
thereto as the law directs and the same was proved by the oaths of
Abraham Jones & Holmes Jones witnesses thereto and by the Court ordered
to be recorded and on the motion of the said Executors (they having
entered into bond with John Mason Junr. & Nathaniel Dobie their
securities in twenty thousand pounds penalty conditioned as the law
directs) Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat thereof in
due form.

Teste Will. Claiborne Junr. CSC.

Military:
Private 2nd Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col. Alexander Spotswood

Will:
Will lists children

Will:
Will mentions sons; James, John, Howell, Thomas, Daughters; Elizabeth Mason, Mary Gee, Sarah Mason, Rebecca Northington (Grandsons Thomas and Howell Tatum), Amy Smith, Lucretia Carter and son Howell and grandchildren James and Henry Chappell, sons of James, Howell Chappell, son of John and Mary Chappell, daughter of Thomas.

Family/Spouse: HOWELL Elizabeth. Elizabeth (daughter of HOWELL Thomas) was born about 1699; died on 20 Sep 1744 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married BRIGGS Elizabeth in 1720-1721. Elizabeth (daughter of BRIGGS Henry and LUCAS Elizabeth) was born about 1697; died on 26 Sep 1744 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]