Samuel Edward Chapman

(1807-1862)

At a Glance

Samuel Edward Chapman (1807-1862) and Elizabeth  "Eliza"  Snead were the parents of two daughters Catharine  "Kate"  Chapman (1834-1890) and Mary Snead Chapman (1835-1882) both of whom were students at the Burwell School. Samuel Edward Chapman attended school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at the University of N.Y, where he received his M.D. degree. He was a physician in New Bern, Craven County, NC. He died May 31, 1862 in Alamance County, NC, and according to Find-A-Grave his body was lost or destroyed.

Samuel Edward Chapman's parents were Samuel Chapman (died March 1807) and Catharine  "Kitty"  Backhouse (b. ?- d. ?). Catharine  "Kitty"  Backhouse was the second wife of Samuel Chapman [1].

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Samuel Edward Chapman was born in 1807, in New Bern, NC. He died on May 31, 1862 [2], and was buried in Alamance County, NC.

Schools Attended

• University of North Carolina.
• University of New York.

Occupations

• Physician.

Relatives

• Parents: Samuel Chapman, [Sr.] (d. 1807) [1] and Kitty Backhouse [1].
• Spouse: Elizabeth Snead (1811-1868), married on December 20, 1832 [1]. They had two daughters, Mary Snead Chapman (1835-1882)  [1] and Catharine Chapman (1834-1890) .
• Maternal grandparents: John Backhouse (d. 1785) and Mary Williams.
• Sibling: one sister, Caroline Chapman.
• Others: Caroline Primrose (granddaughter, b. 1858) and Mary Ellis Primrose (granddaughter, 1863-1949).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).
2. http://www.findagrave.com/