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- DATED NOV. 12, 1999
From: Lynn
Subject: Chaplin/Calvert/Travers Family
Cc: reedwash@hotmail.com (David), dickmatt@juno.com (Dick),
dmaxwel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Don), rocher@sls.lib.il.us (Rick)
Hello All,
I am trying to find information on the Calvert's and Chaplin families to add to my research on my Travers line. I don't have much on the Chaplin's and Calverts. I have just recently found the possible connection to both families, when I found my Travers line, several months ago.
William Travers was born in England, and sometime during the early or mid 1600's emigrated to America. We believe he married Elizabeth Chaplin in America, from research one relative did on the Chaplin side, and at the time of her fathers death, Elizabeth was not married when mentioned in the will, hence the belief they were married here, rather than in England. We have been unable to find William Travers's parents, so if there is any relation to the Elizabeth Travers that married into the Chaplin family, we are unaware. We have not found any siblings or parent's names. From the research, we have Elizabeth the dau. of William Chapline and Mary Hooper. Wm. was born in England at "Chapline Choice" He married Mary Hooper in 1650, and was the son of Isaac Chapline and Mary Calvert. Isaac was born in 1584 in Eng. and was a captain in the Royal Navy. He came to Virginia on the ship "Starr" as a member of King's Council in 1610, to Jamestown? He married Mary in 1606. She was born in Eng in 1586? and came to Virginia on the "James" in 1622. Some have her as the sister to the first Lord Baltimore, dau. of Leonard Calvert b. 1550 and Grace Crossland? Others have claimed that they are unsure whether she was from this Calvert line or not?
Other than the information found by a fellow relavtive and researcher, and what I have found on the Chaplin and Calvert family on the internet, esp. on the LDS page, we don't know much on the Calverts or Chaplin's, and would appreciate any help. I would love to know more on the Chaplin's line, and if it can be proved that Mary Calvert is related to George Calvert?
There is a book written by a Frank Potter that can be found at the Md. Historical Society and the Md Archives on the "Travers of Dorchester", for those interested in the Travers line, and I have met with Mr. Potter. This is my Travers line, which I can email to those who are interested, but you might want to check out this book, if you want the whole family line, that is in the book. I have copied the majority out of it, esp. my direct line from Wm. Travers to my 5/6th great grandfather, Henry Hicks Travers.
I appreciate any help that you could provide, and pls let me know what information you would like on the Travers, if interested.
Thanks for you help.
Jennifer
- Forwarded by Dick Matteson - as of November 16, 1999.
TRAVERS:--This family is believed to be of Norman French extraction (de la Traverse) dating from the time of William the Conqueror. The Maryland family should not be confounded with the Virginia Traverses, represented by Col. William Travers (1630-1678). Our William Travers (1640-1701) settled in Maryland about 1665, and was a Justice of the Calvert County Court in 1675/6, and of the Dorchester County Court in 1681. In 1700 he gave his age as 60 years (Dor. Co., old Liber 5, folio 162). His will, dated 20 November, 1700, and proved 24 October, 1701, in Dorchester County, mentions his wife Elizabeth, his son Matthew and others. His widow, Elizabeth Travers, nee--Chaplaine, gave her age as 76 years in 1723 (Annapolis, Liber P. L., 973). In 1701 William Chaplaine (with wife Susannah), son of William Chaplaine, Sr., executed a deed to his sister, "Elizabeth Travers, relict of William Travers (late of Dorchester County, deceased), who was the dau--of William Chaplaine, deceased" (Dor. Co., old Liber 6, folio 78). Matthew Travers (1672-1742), son of William and Elizabeth (Chaplaine) Travers, gave his age as 60 years in 1732 (Annapolis, Liber I. R., No. 2, folio 782). He m--about 1693, Elizabeth Hooper, dau--of Henry and Elizabeth (Denwood) Hooper, as shown by a deed from Henry Hooper to Matthew Travers, son of William, in 1693 (Dor. Co., old Liber 5, folio].
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