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John Chappelear
1774 - 1820 (46 years)-
Name John Chappelear Born 1765/74 St. Mary's, Maryland, USA 
- Birth year and location based on "The Chappelear Family, Forth Generation" page 27 provided by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Gender Male Died Mar-May 1820 St. Mary's, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA Person ID I617 Mackley Last Modified 22 Jun 2019
Father James Chappelear, b. Abt. 1730/41, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA , d. 11 Oct 1808, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA (Age ~ 67 years) Mother Elizabeth Dent, b. Abt. 1740, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA , d. Abt. 1808, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA (Age ~ 68 years) Married Abt. 1772 [1] - The estimated marriage date based on the birth date of her father John Dent (23 July 1748).
Family ID F54 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Dorothy Legal Married 5 Feb 1798 St.. Mary's County, Maryland, USA Last Modified 21 Mar 2019 Family ID F201 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth Dent Tycer Married - Never married. First wife of John Chappelear disappeared shortly after marriage and never reappeared.
Source: The Chappelear Family by Nancy Chappelear, 1918-., page 49.
Children 1. Julius Caesar Tycer, b. 1 Jul 1812, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA 2. Elizabeth Dent Tycer, b. 30 May 1818, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA Last Modified 22 Jun 2019 Family ID F275 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 
John Chappelear Marriage to Dorothy Legal Record
Date: 5 February 1798
Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Citation
"Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NB-F5V : 16 March 2018), John Chappelea and Dorthy, 4 Feb 1798; citing , Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties; FHL microfilm 989,061. Film 989062. Image 463.
John Chappelear Will and Last Testament (Abstract)
Date: 24 March 1820 (Executed)
Date: 9 May 1820 (Probate)
This document is an abstract to facilitate reading the original Will.
Source: FamilySearch.org; St. Mary's County, Maryland Wills 1803-1820
John Chappelear Last Will and Testament (Original)
Date: 24 March 1820 (Executed)
Date: 9 May 1820 (Probate)
Location: St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
This document denotes the executor of his Will Elkanah Edwards.
Source: FamilySearch.org Maryland Registrations of Wills Records, 1629-1999, St. Mary's Vol 1-3_Image 738-739.
John Chappelear Last Will and Testament
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John Chappelear Probate Accounting of Estate during Probate Process
Date: 1824
Location: Mary's County, Maryland, USA
"Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMF-5VX?cc=1803986&wc=SNY8-HZS%3A146536401%2C146797302 : 20 May 2014), St. Mary's > Accounts 1823-1831 > image 51 of 678; Hall of Records, Annapolis. Film 14433. Image 51.
John Chappelear Probate Accounting of Estate during Probate
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John Chappelear Accounting of Estate during Probate
Date: 1826 (date filed)
Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
This document denotes probate accounting of the John Chappelear estate during probate. Special note is that Mary Chappelear (married name Harrison) spouse of Joseph Harrison, is mentioned but in the further estate probate documents, she is not (1830 & 1844) and possibly died in the interim. Disbursement were to Henry Chappelear, Elizabeth Chappelear, Rebecca Chappelear, Richard Chappelear and George Chappelear.
"Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMF-5KQ?cc=1803986&wc=SNY8-HZS%3A146536401%2C146797302 : 20 May 2014), St. Mary's > Accounts 1823-1831 > image 100 of 678; Hall of Records, Annapolis. Film 14433. Image 100.
John Chappelear Annual Valuation of Estate
Date: 15 June 1827
Location: Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Source: Annual Valuation of Estate 1826-1841 vol EJM1 Maryland, Registrations of Wills Records, 1629-1999, St. Mary's County. Film 5267661. Images 38-39.
John Chappelear Annual Valuation of Estate
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John Chappelear Last Will and Testament Executor Court Submission
Date: 7 February 1828
Location: St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
This document denotes the court receiving $155.15 from Henry Chappelear, brother of John Chappelear, to execute official claim as Executor to his Will. And Richard F. Chappelear, son of Henry, was also acting as attorney for his father.
Source: FamilySearh.org Film 5187544. Image 123.
John Chappelear Release Receipt of Estate during Probate
Date; 28 September 1830
Location: St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
This document denotes settlement of the estate. While George Chappelear and Elizabeth Chappelear, brother and sister to John Chappelear, Mary Chappelear is not mentioned and it is evident that Mary had died in the interim.
"Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBHG-Z5L?cc=1803986&wc=SNYD-2NB%3A146536401%2C149053201 : 20 May 2014), St. Mary's > Releases, receipts and power of attorney 1826-1839 vol 1 > image 238 of 745; Hall of Records, Annapolis. Image 238.
John Chappelear Release Receipt of Estate during Probate
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John Chappelear Final Settlement Payments of his Estate
Date: 1 March 1844 (date filed)
Location: St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
This document is the final settlement of the estate of John Chappelear. While in the settlement of the estate of John Chappelear in 1826, Mary Chappelear is mentioned, whose spouse was Joseph Harrison, she is not in the final settlement and possibly died in the interim.
"Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8BHG-S2H?cc=1803986&wc=SNYD-VZZ%3A146536401%2C149060601 : 20 May 2014), St. Mary's > Releases, receipts and power of attorney 1839-1857 vol 2 > image 186 of 602; Hall of Records, Annapolis. Film 5187545. Images 185-186.
John Chappelear Final Settlement Payments of his Estate
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Histories 
James Chappelear and Elizabeth Dent Family
This one page document provides additional information regarding the James Chappelear and Elizabeth Dent family and their children spouses.
Source: Familes of Virginia, Volume II by George Warren Chappelear, Harrisonburg, Virginia, page 74.
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Notes - It has been suggested that that Dorothy Legal, was someone who came in at the port of Benedict, got herself married; then decided to leave the area. John Chappelear,
Source: The Chappelear Family by Nancy Chappelear, 1918-., page 48.
In the Will and Last Testament of John Chappelear, he states, "It is hereby my request & I enjoin my Executors herein after-mentioned, That, provided Elizabeth D. Tycer the mother of my aforesaid children male no objection, they shall petition the General Assembly of the State of Maryland to change the named of my said son & daughter that is their Sir named, from Tycer to Chappelear." (The "illegitimate" children are Julius and Elizabeth, mentioned in his Will).
- It has been suggested that that Dorothy Legal, was someone who came in at the port of Benedict, got herself married; then decided to leave the area. John Chappelear,
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Sources - [S130] The Dent Family, Daughters of the American Revolution.
- [S130] The Dent Family, Daughters of the American Revolution.