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In 1845, Chapman was named in the will of Thomas W. Morton[1] and in Morton's July 1845 probate papers.[2]
Chapman is listed in a family group with wife Huldah & children Amanda and Mayson, Chesley, Ann, Dick, & Caroline valued together at $2,500, and they were passed on to Augustus Morton.
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Sources
↑South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964:
"South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 174, Packages 3276-3292 > image 159 of 594
FamilySearch Image: 939L-FZ99-WG (accessed 22 December 2022)
↑South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964:
"South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 174, Packages 3276-3292 > image 163 of 594
FamilySearch Image: 939L-FZ99-7J (accessed 22 December 2022)
1845 probate inventory slaves, this page and the next. 31 Jul 1845
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