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received 635 acres near Shepherdstown, Virginia,
from Lord Fairfax. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED, be-
tween December 23, 1768, and January 12, 1769,
in Frederick County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV,
£3,043.4.3 current money (including 4 slaves and
books); FB, £2,247.16.2. LAND: at least 6,385
acres in Frederick County, probably as much as
15,000 acres in Frederick County and Virginia.
CHAPLINE (CHAPLAIN, CHAPLAINE,
CHAPLIN), JOSEPH (1746-1821). BORN: on
September 9, 1746, in All Saints' Parish, Frederick
County; second son. NATIVE: sixth generation in
the colonies, fourth generation in Maryland. RE-
SIDED: at "Mt. Pleasant," near Sharpsburg, Fred-
erick County (later became part of Washington
County). FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Joseph
Chapline (1707-ca. 1769). MOTHER: Ruhamah
Williams (?-1796). BROTHERS: William Williams
(1742-1804); James Chapline (1750-by 1829); and
Jeremiah (1756-?). SISTERS: Ruhamah (1743/44-
1748); Deborah (1746-?), his twin sister; Jane
(1748-1754); Ruhamah (1752-?); Sarah (1754-
1834); Jean (Jane) (1758-1838); and Theodosha
(1760-?). MARRIED in 1770 Mary Ann Christiana
Abigail Furgeson (?-1823), of Frederick Town,
Frederick County. Her brother was John W.
Furgeson (?-by 1822). CHILDREN. Died without
progeny. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate;
possibly trained as a lawyer. RELIGIOUS AFFILIA-
TION: Lutheran. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: pursued
a legal career in Frederick Town in his early years;
member of the Ohio Company, which later be-
came the Potomac Company, but resigned in 1796
when the venture no longer appeared profitable.
PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Conven-
tions, Frederick County, 2nd-3rd, 1774, 4th, 1775
(elected, but did not attend), 5th, 1775; Lower
House, Washington County, 1780-1781. LOCAL
OFFICES. Committee of Observation, Frederick
County, elected 1775; justice, Washington County,
1777-at least 1789; commissioner of tax, Washing-
ton County, commissioned 1777, 1779, and 1783;
judge, court of appeals, appointed under the Act
to Procure Troops for the American Army, Wash-
ington County, appointed 1778; subscription offi-
cer, Continental Loan Office, Washington County,
appointed 1779; justice, Orphans' Court, Wash-
ington County, 1781-at least 1789. MILITARY SER-
VICE: captain, 1776; organized Sharpsburg Select
Militia. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL
PROPERTY: assessed value £413.11.8, including 1
slave and 5 oz. plate, Washington County, 1783;
assessed value £548.10.0, including 14 slaves and
54 oz. plate, Washington County, 1804. LAND AT
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FIRST ELECTION: 3,159 acres in Frederick County
(2,605 acres inherited from his father). He also
owned part of 2,386 acres in Frederick County,
which he and his brothers inherited jointly from
their father. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BE-
TWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: patented
1,795 acres in Washington and Frederick counties,
between 1775 and 1795; resurveyed 2,605 acres of
the lands he inherited from his father in Washing-
ton County, for a net loss of 30 acres, 1791;
owned a total of 400 acres in Frederick County,
1798; owned a total of 2,249 acres in Washington
County, 1804; patented 13 acres in Washington
County, 1811; sold 1,000 acres, plus lots in
Sharpsburg, Washington County, to his nephew
John Jones Hays, 1821. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED:
in September 1821 at "Mt. Pleasant," near Sharps-
burg, Washington County. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, $6,847.19 (including 18 slaves and books);
FB, $169.55. LAND, probably ca. 1,660 acres in
Washington and Frederick counties. ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS: his widow brought suit against his
nephew, John J. Hays, in 1821 claiming that the
second will written by her husband in April of
that year was composed when he was incompe-
tent. Her charge that her husband had been fraud-
ulently influenced by his nephew was decided
against her by an Orphans' Court jury in 1822.
CHAPMAN, HENRY HENLEY (?-1821) BORN
of age by 1782. NATIVE: at least second generation.
RESIDED: in Charles County; Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, 1818; Georgetown, D.C., 1819.
FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER John Chapman
(?-ca. 1801), of Charles County; extensive land-
owner. MOTHER Catharine. BROTHER: Samuel.
SISTERS: Barbara Anna; Sarah (?-1792). MARRIED
first, ca. 1782 Eleanor (?-1796), youngest daughter
of Samuel Hanson (1716-1794). Her brothers were
Thomas (1750-1810); Samuel (1752-1830). Her
sisters were Chloe (ca. 1743-?), who married
George Lee (ca. 1736-?); Mildred (ca. 1746-by
1796), who married William Baker (ca. 1749-
1812); Sarah (ca. 1750-?); Nancy; Anne; and
Elizabeth. MARRIED second, in 1799 Mary, daugh-
ter of John Davidson (?-1794), of Annapolis, a
merchant. CHILDREN. At least eleven, including
SON: John Henley (ca. 1801-1814). DAUGHTER
Anne Hanson (?-1796). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCA-
TION: literate. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES
Esq., 1795; a member of the Society of Cincinnati,
ca. 1782. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: lawyer. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Lower House,
Charles County, 1787-1788, 1788, 1791-1792,
1792, 1796, 1797, 1798 (speaker), 1799 (speaker),
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