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Micah CHAPMAN

SAR Patriot #: P-131584

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State of Service: MA Qualifying Service: Captain

DAR #: A020936

Birth: 18 Jul 1735 East Dennis / / MA
Death: 29 Oct 1792 East Dennis / / MA

Qualifying Service Description:

LEXINGTON ALARM, ALSO LColonel HALLETT; COLs. OTIS, FREEMAN

Additional References:

MA Soldiers and Sailors in the Rev War, Volume 3, pg 332
Capt Micah Chapman's pay roll for his march toward Marshfield, at the time of the Lexington Battle
Pay Roll of Capt Micah Chapman's Co. Sept 6, 1778 on the alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth
Pay Roll of Capt Micah Chapman's Co. service to guard the prisoners of the Somersett; sworn to Jan. 12, 1779
Yarmouth Town Records, 1670-1773, Volume 3, pg 218

Spouse: Elizabeth Howes
Children: Isaac; Elizabeth; Samuel; Howes; Molly;

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Burial:

Dennis Village Cemetery (aka Common Burying Ground and East Yarmouth Churchyard)_(C-0373366)

Location:

Dennis / Barnstable / MA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

982686

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

41.736770 / -70.192790

Find A Grave Memorial #:

27924542

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

a historic cemetery at Massachusetts 6A and Old Bass River Road in the center of Dennis, Massachusetts. It has a total area of 9 acres with the oldest portion, a 2 acre parcel, with grave markers dating from 1728, and may contain even older burials. It was established when Dennis was still part of neighboring Yarmouth, and has its perimeter defined by granite posts with iron railings
The gravestone of Micah Chapman is made of slate, and measures 24" wide, 35 1/2" tall, and 1 3/4" thick. It is in good condition
Photos displayed courtesy of David C. Schafer, MA SAR

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Author: David Crandall Schafer

Micah Chapman was the son of Isaac and Elisabeth Chapman of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, born the 18th of July 1735. Micah married Elizabeth Howes of Yarmouth on October 27, 1759 raising a family of five children – Elizabeth, Samuel, Howes, Isaac and Molly.

In 1774 the sympathies of the people of Yarmouth were evident by their financial support of the citizens of Boston during the operation of the Port bill in the amount of £7. 4s. 8d. from the East Parish (now Dennis) and £5. 6s. 8. from the West Parish. On October 11, 1774 at a meeting of the town Micah Chapman was chosen with seven others as a Committee of Observation and Prevention.

On April 19, 1775, at the alarm of Lexington, Micah Chapman was the Captain of the 23 men of the north company for the East Parish of Yarmouth which marched toward Marshfield, with 2 days of service and 14 miles of travel. News that the “red-coats” had been driven into Boston met them in Marshfield and they returned to their homes in Yarmouth.

On April 10, 1776 Micah Chapman was elected Captain by the men of the 6th Company of the 1st Militia Regiment for Barnstable County; and commissioned April 20, 1776 by the Massachusetts Bay Council. By mid-August 1778 the state Council on Safety had warned coastal residents that British raids could be expected and ordered residents to remove valuables from their homes. In early September the British fleet out of New London sailed into Bedford Harbor to attack the shipyards, commercial wharves and warehouses servicing American privateers and colonial warships. On September 6, 1778 the alarm of Dartmouth and Falmouth was called and Captain Micah Chapman’s company of 76 men of East Yarmouth responded, serving 13 days to combat the British attacks.

On November 2, 1778 the British frigate Somerset was wrecked upon the back side of Truro and her crew of 480 men taken prisoner. She had been in the vicinity for two years, committing attacks upon the commerce of the Cape, and her misfortune was the source of much gratification to the citizens. Col. Enoch Hallett of Yarmouth was assigned the duty of marching the prisoners to Barnstable and from there to Boston, procuring Captain Micah Chapman’s north company for East Yarmouth of 32 men for service of 4 days, as a portion of the needed guards.

Micah Chapman continued to lead the north company until war’s end. In a reorganization of the Massachusetts militia in 1781, he was made a major; and in 1790, upon the resignation of Col. Enoch Hallett, Micah Chapman was given command of the 1st Militia Regiment for Barnstable County.

On October 29, 1792, in the 58th year of his life, Micah Chapman died and is buried in the Dennis Village Cemetery. His wife Elizabeth died at the age of 82 in August 1820 and is buried by Micah’s side.

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