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sel (Dennie) Chapman, was born in 1716,
and died November 20, 1782, in Greens
Farms, Connecticut. He was a captain
in the Revolutionary War, and was taken
prisoner in his own house while loading
up his possessions to flee with his family.
The hardships while he was imprisoned
impaired his health and he never fully re-
covered. He married, September 22,
1742, Sarah Ketchum, and she died November
21, 181 1, at the age of eighty-eight
years.
(V) Joshua Chapman, son of Captain
Phineas and Sarah (Ketchum) Chapman,
was born March 4, 1765, and died February
25, 1831. He was a farmer and
lived in Redding, Connecticut. He married,
in 1788, Lucy Adams.
(VI) Colonel Phineas (2) Chapman,
son of Joshua and Lucy (Adams) Chapman,
was born May 10, 1790. He was a
man of considerable means ; was a progressive
farmer, and a leading citizen. He
married, January 23, 1817, Betsy Abbott.
(VII) Dr. Edwin Nesbit Chapman, son
of Colonel Phineas (2) and Betsy (Ab-
bott) Chapman, was born February 26,
1819. He was graduated from Yale Col-
lege in the class of 1842 with the degree
of B. A. He then entered Jefferson Medi-
cal College and received his M. D. degree
there, March 20, 1845. During his life-
time he practiced in Brooklyn, New York,
and was a member of the faculty of the
Long Island College Hospital, where he
was Professor of Gynaecology. Dr. Chapman
married, in Brooklyn, November 16,
1865, Maria Barton Davol, born in War-
ren, Rhode Island, April 7, 1842, died in
Rogers Rock, New York, July 20, 1908,
daughter of John and Laura (Barton)
Davol. Dr. Chapman and his wife were
the parents of four children: i. Edwin
Nesbit, of further mention. 2. John D.,
a sketch of whom follows. 3. Harold W.
4. Marvin Abbott. Dr. Chapman died in
Brooklyn, March 2, 1888.
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(The Davol Une).
John Davol, father of Mrs. Chapman,
was born in Warren, Rhode Island, April
8, 181 1, and died in Brooklyn, New York,
June 28, 1878. He married, in Warren,
August 31, 1834, Laura Barton, born there
May 22, 1812, died in Brooklyn, June 3,
1884.
Deacon Stephen Davol, father of John
Davol, was born in Freetown, Massachusetts,
January 29, 1782, and died in Warren,
Rhode Island, October 16, 1848. He
married, in Warren, October 20, 1803,
Mary Bowen, born in Warren, April 3,
1784, died there July 3, 1823.
Pardon Davol, father of Deacon Stephen
Davol, was born in Dartmouth,
Massachusetts, March 16, 1743, and died
in Freetown, Massachusetts, November
22, 1808. He married, April 12, 1768,
Priscilla Read, born in Freetown, November
21, 1746, died in Freetown, January
13, 1830.
William Davol, grandfather of Pardon
Davol, married. May 30, 1708, Sarah Sis-
son, and he died in Dartmouth in 1772.
Through the Sisson family, "Mayflower"
descent is traced.
CHAPMAN, Edwin Nesbit,
Broker, Pnblic OfB.ciaI.
Edwin Nesbit (2) Chapman, son of Dr.
Edwin Nesbit (i) and Maria Barton
(Davol) Chapman (q. v.), was born April
19, 1872, in Brooklyn, New York. He
prepared for college at Hill School, Pottstown,
Pennsylvania, and was graduated
from Williams College, B. A., in 1894.
He was a member of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa.
His first experience in business was with
the Butler Hard Rubber Company, and
he remained with them for several years
in the capacity of assistant to the secre-
tary and treasurer of the company. Subsequently,
after some minor ventures, Mr.