CHAPELL, Lieutenant Caleb

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• Name	CHAPELL, Caleb
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Birth	7 Oct 1671	New London, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Mar 1733	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
  Burial	Apr 1733	Exeter, New London, Connecticut, United States
  WAC	3 May 1933	ARIZO
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  Person ID	I30254	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

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  Family	ROYCE, Ruth ,   b. Apr 1669, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United Statesd. 17 Dec 1768, Lebanon, New London, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1694	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F17111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Caleb Chappell (George), born at New London 7 October 1671, died as "Lieut." at Lebanon on 29 March 1733 and was buried in the Exeter Cemetery, aged 62. He married at Norwich, 4 June 1694, Ruth Royce, who was born there in April 1669 and died at Lebanon in December 1768, aged 99, daughter of Jonathan and Deborah (Caulkins) Royce. Caleb had settled in Lebanon before January 1708/1709 when he sold his half-interest in his father's New London homestead to his brother George Chappell. Caleb or his son of the same name was an original proprietor of Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1719, but did not settle there. On 19 October 1732, Caleb Chappell of Lebanon sold his rights in New London common lands to Samuel Edgecombe. Caleb's will at Lebanon, dated 14 March 1732/1733 and proven next 9 April, gave his wife Ruth movable estate and "my Negro man Peter," and named sons-in-law John Strong and Samuel Gilett, sons Caleb, Jonathan, Joshua, Noah, and Jabez, and "my three daughters Mary, Abijah, and Debrah." Sone Caleb was named executor; Aaron Clark, John Williams, and Susanna Clark witnessed. Children recorded at Lebanon, Connecticut i Abigail Chappell, born 19 April 1695; died at Lebanon on 16 Juy 1724; married there, 3 May 1722, John Corbit who married (2) Experience Thomas and had three children with her recorded there from 1726 to 1735. ii Caleb Chappell, born 9 March 1696/1697; died at Lebanon as "Ensign Caleb" on 28 May 1776, aged 79; and buried in the Execter Cemetery. He married at Lebanon, 6 December 1721, Elizabeth Hutchinson, born ca. 1701, died at Lebanon on 5 January 1785, aged 84, possibley the widow of Jonathan Hutchinson. their son Caleb was at Sharon, Connecticut in 1745 and son Amos settled there in 1760. Children, the first recorded at Hebron and the others at Lebanon, surname Chapell: 1. Caleb, born 28 January 1722/1723. 2. Elijah, born 31 December 1724. 3. Ann, born 29 January 1726/1727. 4. Elizabeth, born 10 May 1729. 5. Esther, born 21 July 1734. 6 Amos, born 27 March 1736. 7. James born 20 February 1742/1743. iii Jonathan Chappell, born 20 March 1699; married at Hebron, 12 November 1723, Ruth Hutchinson, born at Northampton, Massachusetts, USA in January 1695, daughter of Judah Hutchinson (Ralph) and his wife Mary Bridgman. In 1730, Ruth Chappel was among those admitted to full communion at the Goshen Church in Lebanon, with a note added at a later date: "to Litchfield. Children recorded at Hebron, Connecticut; surname Chappell: 1. Abigail, born 4 October 1724, 2. Ruth, born 25 January 1725/1726. 3. Rachel, born 24 May 1728. 4. Mary, born 18 March 1730. 5. Deborah, born 2 February 1735/1736; died 30 October 1739. 6. David, "son of Jonathan, died 8 November 1739. 7. Child, born 11 April 1740; died same day. iv Mary Chappell, born 25 October 1700; living 14 March 1732/1733 (her father's will). She married at Lebanon or Colchester, 30 January 1717/1718, as his first wife Samuel Gillett, born at Windsor 1 October 1790, who died 8 October 1771, son of Josiah Gillett (Jonathan) and his wife Joanna Taintor of Windsor and Colchester. He married (2) Abigail_____, with whom he had three children. Children, recorded at Windsor, Connecticut; surname Gillett: 1. Samuel, born 20 April 1719. 2. Israel, born 10 February 1722. 3. Adonijah, born 30 May 1724. 4. Eliphalet, born 1 November 1726, died 22 August 1728. 5. Mary born 11 April 1729. 6. Ruth, born 17 December 1731. v Joshua Chappell, born 17 September 1702; living at Lebanon on 12 June 1733 when appointed guardian to his brother Jabez. vi Abijah Chappell, born 19 October 1704; married at Lebanon, 5 February 1723/1724, John Strong, born at Windsor 17 June, 1701, died at Colchester 7 April 1783, aged 81, son of Josiah Strong (John) and his wife Joanna Gillett. Children, first four recorded at Colchester and the others from Dwight; surname Strong 1. John, born 8 February 1724/5. 2. Zebulon, born 11 December 1726. 3. Loes, born 22 November 1728, died 14 January 1729. 4. Darkis, born 10 February 1729/1730. 5. Reuben; married 10 December 1761 Lydia Hutchinson. 6 Rachel, born ca 1734; married 23 February 1658 Jonathan Birge. 7. Zebulon, born "in 1740"; married 25 March 1762 Esther Gott. 8. ? Daughter who married John Jackson of Sharon. vii Noah Chappell, born 13 December 1706; died before 1 July 1743 when his son Noah chose Mr. Caleb Chappel of Lebanon as guardian. In March 1745/1746, Caleb similarly became guardian to Noah's sons Simeon and Andrew. Noah married at Hebron, 16 October 1726, Abigail Howard Children, the first recorded at Hebron and the others at Lebanon, surname Chappell; i. Siboll, born 15 September 1727. 2. Noah, born 22 March 1729. 3. Simeon, born 16 July 1730. 4. Amy born 11 August 1733. 5. Abigail (twin) born 16 June 1735. 6. Andrew (twin), born 16 June 1735. viii Deborah Chappell, born 19 September 1711; married 9 November 1732, as his second wife, Joseph Gillett "of Litchfield" born at Windsor 3 March 1694/1695, brother of Samuel (No iv. above). Joseph Gillett "from Colchester" was an original proprietor of Litchfield in 1719. children, recorded at Litchfield, surname Gillett: 1. Sarah, born 10 September 1733. 2 Amos, born 23 February 1735. 3. Lydia, born 11 October 1737. 4. Deborah, born 28 September 1738. ix Jabez Chappell, born 13 December 1714, married at Lebanon 5 July 1735 Zipporah Bill, said to be born at Groton, Conneciticut, 16 February 1715, daughter of Philip and Jane (_____) Bill. child recorded at Hebron (perhaps there were others); surname Chappell: 1 Sarah, born 12 June 1737. park 1169Page: 1996 page 71-73

  
  

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  [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Ruth Royce; Female; Birth: 1669 Norwich, New London, Connecticut; Spouse: Caleb Chappel; Marriage: 1694 Norwich, New London, Connecticut; Film Number: 184643; Reference number: 11901 Record submitted by a member of the LDS Church Search performed using PAF Insight on 11 Aug 2004