BRITTON CHAPPELL FAMILY AND DESCENDANTS OF RICHMOND CO. NC

Contributed by: Mark E. McKenzie, of Yuba City, California
Posted February 26, 2002 by Myrtle Bridges



GEN 1
BRITTON CHAPPELL (1795-1848) WAS BORN IN WILMINGTON NC. HE SETTLED IN RICHMOND CO. NC AT AN EARLY AGE  
HE WAS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF CAPT JOHN CHAPPELL (CAPTAIN OF THE "SPEEDWELL" SISTER SHIP OF THE MAYFLOWER).  
HE MARRIED MARY CROUCH OF RICHMOND CO. NC (D. 1848).  THEIR CHILDREN WERE:

1.  JAMES H. CHAPPELL  B. 31 DEC 1839 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 6 JAN 1884 RICHMOND CO. NC 
2.   ELI CHAPPELL  B. 29 AUG 1831 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 3 JAN 1908 JACKSON PARISH LA.
3.  MORRIS C. CHAPPELL  B. 1844 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. AFTER 1900
4.  PARKS CHAPPELL  B. 1842 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 1890 RICHMOND CO. NC
5.  MARY BRITTON CHAPPELL  B. 23 FEB 1848 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 16 JUN 1915 LAGRANGE TN
6.  JULIANNA CHAPPELL  B. 4 JAN 1830 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 1 DEC 1920 
7.  MARTHENA CHAPPELL  B. 1829 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 1862 
8.  CLEMENTINE CHAPPELL  B. 1826 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 1880
9.  RHODA CHAPPELL  B. 1828 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 1910 MARSHALL CO. MISS
10.  ERANDA CHAPPELL  B. 5 DEC 1835 - D. 1 MAY 1887 WADESBORO NC
GEN 2
JAMES H. CHAPPELL WAS BORN ON 31 DEC 1839 IN RICHMOND CO. NC AND DIED ON 6 JAN 1884 IN RICHMOND CO. NC 
(HIS DEATH WAS A RESULT OF HIS OLD WAR WOUNDS SUFFERED AT GETTYSBURG)   HE SERVED IN THE 23RD NC 
INFANTRY/COMPANY D (KNOWN AS THE "PEE DEE GUARDS") IN THE CIVIL WAR.  WAS A 1ST LT WHEN HE WAS SEVERELY 
WOUNDED DURING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG ON 1 JULY 1863.  HIS BROTHER PARKS CHAPPELL STAYED BEHIND ON THE 
BATTLEFIELD TO NURSE HIM AND WAS CAPTURED ALONG WITH HIM.  HE SPENT MOST OF THE REST OF THE WAR AS A POW 
AT JOHNSON'S ISLAND, OH.  HE MARRIED ANNA ELIZABETH VANHOOK (B. 10 JAN 1849 MECKLENBURG CO. VA - 
D  21 JAN 1921 ABERDEEN NC) OF GRANVILLE CO. NC ON 23 OCT 1874 IN THE MANGUM COMMUNITY OF RICHMOND COUNTY.  
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:

1.  CLEMENTINE CHAPPELL  B. 3 MAR 1883 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 2 JUN 1921 ABERDEEN NC
2.  JAMES KENNON CHAPPELL  B. 22 DEC 1877 RICHNOND CO. NC - D. 10 SEP 1907 CHARLOTTE NC
3.  MARIA CHAPPELL  B. 31 MAR 1881 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 15 JUN 1962 PINEHURST NC
4.  NELLIE B. CHAPPELL  B. 25 DEC 1875 RICHMOND CO. NC - D. 2 JUL 1969 PINEHURST NC
GEN 3
CLEMENTINE CHAPPELL WAS BORN 3 MAR 1883 IN RICHMOND CO. NC AND DIED 2 JUN 1921 IN ABERDEEN NC.  SHE MARRIED 
HERBERT BLUE (B. 7 JUL 1881 ABERDEEN NC - D. 2 AUG 1932 HAMLET NC).  THEY WERE MARRIED AT TRINITY METHODIST 
CHURCH IN FAIRMONT NC ON 21 OCT 1908.  THEIR CHILDREN WERE:

1.  CLARA CLEMENTINE BLUE  B. 7 DEC 1919 ABERDEEN NC - D. 27 APR 2002 LAURINBURG NC
2.  LEON RAY BLUE  B. 3 SEP 1911 ABERDEEN NC - D 11 JUN 1971 CHAPEL HILL NC
3.  ELIZABETH REID BLUE  B. 27 JUN 1914 ABERDEEN NC - D. 17 SEP 2001 PINEHURST NC
4.  SARAH NEILL BLUE  B. 2 DEC 1916 ABERDEEN NC
5.  HERBERT KENNON BLUE JR.  B. 16 JUN 1910 ABERDEEN NC - D. 21 JUN 1921 ABERDEEN NC
GEN 4
CLARA CLEMENTINE BLUE WAS BORN 7 DEC 1919 IN ABERDEEN NC.  SHE DIED 27 APR 2002 IN LAURINBURG NC.  SHE 
MARRIED NORVEL T. MCKENZIE (B. JUN 1924  ST. LOUIS MISSOURI).  THEY WERE MARRIED 2 DEC 1949 IN CHEVY CHASE MD.  
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:

1.  DAVID BRADLEY MCKENZIE  B. 30 JAN 1957 GREENSBORO NC
2.  MARK EDWARD MCKENZIE  B.  2 OCT 1959  PINEHURST NC
GEN 5
DAVID BRADLEY MCKENZIE WAS BORN 30 JAN 1957 IN GREENSBORO NC.  HE MARRIED (1ST) TERESA BURDINE OF LAURINBURG NC.  
THEY WERE MARRIED IN 1979 AT FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN LAURINBURG NC.   THEIR CHILD WAS:
1.  JESSICA NICOLE MCKENZIE  B. 1986

HE MARRIED (2ND) SHEILA TAYLOR OF BENNETTSVILLE, SC.  THEY WERE MARRIED IN JUNE 1989 IN BENNETTSVILLE  SC.  
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:

1.  DAVID SCOTT MCKENZIE B. 22 OCT 1984 LAURINBURG NC
2.  DREW MCKENZIE  B. 26 DEC 1991 LAURINBURG NC


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