Amy (Minns) Chapman (1713 - 1788)

Born 1713 in Hertfordshire, England

Wife of Walter Chapman — married 1763 in Bath, Somerset, England

Died 14 Mar 1788 at about age 75 in Teddington, Middlesex, England

Biography

Amy (Minns) Chapman was born in Hertfordshire, England.

Amy was born in 1713. It She was the daughter of Richard Minns and Sarah Redshaw.

She married Unknown Fitzer ( before 7th June 1749 )

Amy was mentioned in the will ( written on the 7th of June 1749 ) of her father, Richard Minns of Kinsworth, Hertfordshire, a Glazier. He wrote:
Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ffitzer the Sum of Three hundred pounds of the lawfull Money. ^[1]
Her brother Richard Minns is also mentioned.

Amy re-married in 1763 to the Reverend Doctor Walter Chapman of Bath.

She passed away in 1788 in Teddington, Middlesex, England^[2]

Her Will is dated 3rd September 1787 and was proved on the 20th of March 1788. ^[3] It begins I Amy Chapman the Wife of the Reverend Doctor Chapman of the City of Bath from whom I have for many years lived seperate and apart...
She mentions various relations:

1. Her Nephew Henry Flitcroft
2. Her late sister Sarah Flitcroft, deceased.
3. Her late brother, Richard Minns, also deceased

Also mentioned is Daniel Liberty of Kingsworth, Hertfordshire, who bought the farm of my said late brother...he is related to my late father and is a very industrious Man and brought up his twelve children with great care....

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 773 : Piece Description: Piece 773: Lisle, Quire Numbers 268-311 (1749)
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRZ-QP8V : 28 September 2018), Amy Minns Chapman, ; Burial, Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, St Mary Churchyard; citing record ID 192515944, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1163: Piece Description: Piece 1163: Calvert, Quire Numbers 100-147 (1788)

Marriage Details of Walter Chapman and Ann Fitzer

• County Somerset
• Place Bath
• Church name Bath Abbey
• Register type Transcript
• Marriage date 07 Jun 1763
• Groom forename Walter
• Groom surname CHAPMAN
• Groom condition widower
• Bride forename Ann
• Bride surname FITZER
• Bride parish Widcomb
• Bride condition widow
• Bride abode Bath
• Witness1 Richard MINNS
• Witness2 H. S.
• Notes of this par. By lic.
• Transcribed by David Hartley
• File line number 2776

Notes

• I have been unable to find a marriage between her and Mr Fitzer so far