Robert Andrew Chapman - New Brunswick Shipbuilder

Application for Historical Site Designation

Robert Andrew Chapman

and

Robert Andrew Chapman Shipyard

Submitters:
Donald E. Chapman
Charles Armour

Date: March 26, 2006

Application for Historical Designation - Shipyard, Robert Andrew Chapman

A. Information
1. Applicants:

Donald E. Chapman
British Columbia

Charles Armour
Halifax

2. Identification of Subject:

The subject of this application is a combination of person and place. The person is a 19*-century
shipbuilder by the name of Robert Andrew Chapman (February 2, 1835 - September 2, 1918).

The proposed site for designation is the location of a 19*-century Atlantic Canada shipyard, which
produced 31 wooden sailing vessels between 1860 and 1883. Adjacent to the site was also a small
town, Rockland, New Brunswick, which served the workers and families of the shipyard. The site was
also adjacent to quarries which provided freestone for many buildings in major cities of the eastern
seaboard of the United States. Indeed, the properties prior to shipbuilding apparently were held by
freestone companies in the business of providing such stone. This particular site would be an useful
illustation of such shipbuilding ventures throughout Atlantic Canada, and is also linked through
ownership and proximity with other already-designated historical sites in the region.

Approximate Location: Shipyard: 45° 54' 9" N and 64° 33' 8" W, on the east side of the
Memramcook River, near Dorchester, New Brunswick. See land surveys below

Significance:

For many practical reasons, this site is a superior candidate as an exemplar of 19*'^-century, Atlantic-
Canadian wooden ship building. The site has been relatively untouched since the end of the
shipbuilding era. The site itself has not been significantly overbuilt, nor has the topography been
significantly altered by wind or water. The site and the associated community were in a relatively
self-contained area, primarily under the direction of a single proprietor^uilder. The quarries which
are part of the story of the shipping of the area also are in close proximity. The site also is in relatively

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close proximity to related historical sites, such as Fort Beausejour and the already-recognized
Chapman house. There are some connections between the builder, the workers, and some of the ships
captains with the existing Monument Lefebvre National Historic Site.

We believe that this site would blend into this existing tapestry of regional historic sites, but add to the
existing sites by documenting a somewhat later period than the above sites, and, more importantly,
documenting Atlantic Canadian social and economic factors which had a profound influence across
the globe ~ the creation of one of the world's great shipping fleets of the 19* century. The fleet of
thirty vessels produced at this site is relatively well documented, and the research is continuing to this
day.

The proprietor/shipbuilder, Robert Andrew Chapman, was a key local figure. He was descended from
the Yorkshire migration to the area in the late 1700s. His great, great grandfather, William Chapman,
is documented as having worked on Fort Cumberland (Fort Beausejour National Historic Site), and as
having contributed to the establishment of the early Methodist Church in the region. The shipbuilder's
great uncle was the builder of the Chapman House near Amherst (an already-designated historical
site). Robert Andrew Chapman's grandfather and father were members of the New Brunswick
Legislature, and Robert Andrew Chapman, himself, ran, albeit unsuccessfully for the New Brunswick
Legislature (1872) and the Canadian Parliament (1878). In the latter case, he was defeated by Sir
Albert J. Smith, although the election was hotly contested (see the poem in the documentation section
below).

As Althea Douglas (1984) writes:

When Alexander Mackenzie's government called an election in the late summer of 1878, Sir Albert J.
Smith had represented Westmorland in Ottawa since 1867, had been minister of marine and fisheries
since 1872, and was Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, since May 25. He was at the
height of his power and popularity. . . . The local Liberal-Conservatives were not going to let Sir Albert
keep his seat without a fight and 'Mr. Chapman was prevailed upon to take the nomination, knowing
the odds were all against him.' .... By election day, September 17, Sir Albert had returned to Ottawa,
but he was not to return to power. He held his seat, poling slightly under fifty-seven percent of the
vote, but his party lost and he was relegated to the opposition benches.

Over the years in the region, Robert Andrew Chapman served in various roles in addition to
shipbuilding. He was postmaster at South Rockland, New Brunswick, 1873 to the closing of that post
office in 1887. He served on the local Westmorland County Council; he was High Sheriff for a
period beginning in 1880; he was a Justice of the Peace; he was an officer in the militia; and he
finished his career as a Federal Fisheries Inspector (circa 1890- circa 1914). As Federal fisheries
inspector, in 1892, he was appointed as Commissioner to enquire into fishing bounty fraud claims in
Shippegan and Petit Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick.

Robert Andrew Chapman - Date unknown

Photo of Robert Andrew Chapman, circa 1915

Immediate Family:

Robert Andrew CHAPMAN was bom 2 Feb 1835 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick,
Canada and was christened 5 Jul 1835 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. He died 2 Sep
1918 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada and was buried in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Robert married Mary Elizabeth FROST, daughter of Shepherd Johnson FROST and Mary
CARTER on 18 Oct 1859 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary was bom
7 May 1836 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Bmnswick, Canada and was christened 21 Jun
1836 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Bmnswick, Canada. She died 27 Jun 1900 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada and was buried in Moncton, Westmorland, New
Bmnswick, Canada.

They had the following children:

1 M i. Adelbert Cavour CHAPMAN was bom 25 Oct 1860 in Dorchester,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada and was christened in Dorchester,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada. He died 1 Sep 1943 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada and was buried 3 Sep 1943 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada.

Adelbert married Althea Alice CLEVELAND, daughter of Isaac CLEVELAND
and Rebecca Jane COCHRAN, on 24 Oct 1883 in , , New Bmnswick, Canada.
Althea was bom 5 Oct 1861 in. Saint John, New Bmnswick, Canada. She died
28 Jul 1933 in Cape Bmle, Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada and was
buried 31 Jul 1933 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada.

2 M ii. Hedley Elmore CHAPMAN was bom 1 1 Feb 1862 in Rockland, Westmorland,
New Bmnswick, Canada and was christened in Dorchester, Holy Trinity. He died
27 Feb 1864 and was buried in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick,
Canada.

3 F iii. Annie Elizabeth CHAPMAN was bom 27 Sep 1864 in Rockland, Westmorland,
New Brunswick, Canada. She died Nov 1909 and was buried 14 Nov 1909 in
Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Annie married Murray Robert DOBSON, son of William Murray DOBSON
and Jane KING, on 12 Sep 1881. Murray was bom 24 Oct 1857 in Beaumont,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada. He died 21 Jun 1923 in Essondale, New
Westminster, British Columbia, Canada and was buried in Dorchester,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada.

4 M iv. William Ashley CHAPMAN "'Noon' or 'Capt. Billy'" was bom 14 Jul 1865 in
Rockland, Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada. He died 24 Feb 1940 in
Vancouver, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

5 F V. Charlotte Edna CHAPMAN "Edna" was bom 18 Feb 1867 in Rockland,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada. She died 13 Jan 1929 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada.

Edna married David STEWART "Dave" on 26 Oct 1892 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Bmnswick, Canada. Dave was bom 2 Nov 1863 in , , New
Bmnswick, Canada. He died ?.

6 M vi. Frederick Bruce CHAPMAN was bom 1 Feb 1869 in Rockland, Westmorland,
New Bmnswick, Canada. He died 10 Dec 1943 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New
Bmnswick, Canada and was buried in Moncton, Westmorland, New Bmnswick,
Canada.

Frederick married (1) Johanna Josephine TOOMBS, daughter of Benjamin
TOOMBS and Eliza Jane MACGREGOR. Johanna was bom 25 Sep 1869 in
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She died 22 Sep 1952 in
New Orleans, , Louisiana, U.S.A..

Frederick also married (2) Sarah Oldham SMITH "Sade", daughter of Robert
Barry SMITH Rev. and Tahmahroo Wenonah KNAPP, in Aug 1912 in Eastport,
Maine, U.S.A.. Sade was bom 25 Apr 1881 in Moncton, Westmorland, New
Bmnswick, Canada. She died 1968 and was buried in Moncton, Westmorland,
New Bmnswick, Canada.

3. Criteria for Selection:

We believe that the activities related to this site and the role of Robert Andrew Chapman meet criteria
as set out in the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board criteria, 1 b, c and d.

The Canadian Encyclopedia © 2006 Historica Foundation of Canada, in part, states the following:

The Canadian merchant fleet in 1878 numbered 7196 vessels, of 1333015 aggregate tonnage, making Canada the
fourth-largest shipowning nation in the world, a position that has been regained on 2 occasions since, in 1918 and
in 1944. The industry gave employment to craftsmen and lumbermen, provided bottoms for transport of goods and
immigrants and, perhaps the greatest commercial advantage, had favourable influence on the balance of payments;
at times ships were the most valuable exports of the colonies.

Between 1786 and 1920, over 4000 wooden sailing ships exceeding 500 tons were built in eastern Canada. The
fast passages made by Canadian-built ships, their great size and innovative design made them popular among
British owners and contributed to Britain's commercial conquest of the seas. As iron- and steel-hulled sailing ships
and steamships built in Britain, Germany and Denmark replaced wooden square-riggers, Canada found it harder
and harder to compete. By 1895 the Canadian builders were out of the big-ship business, although construction of
fishing schooners and coasters continued for many years. Tens of thousands of men skilled in marine ironworking,
sail making, wood shaping, etc, were put out of work.

Shipbuilding - Dorchester and Rockland

The period from the 1820's until the mid-1860,s can certainly be described as the" Golden Age of Sail
" in the Maritimes. In the mid 1860's Canada was supplying over one quarter of all British shipping
and a large share came from the Maritimes. In the peak yeas of 1865 over 660 vessels were built in
the Maritimes and 25 1 of these were built in New Brunswick After the world depression of 1 867-68
trade rapidly increased and although the British demand for Canadian vessels decreased, more
Canadian ship owners became involved in the international trades and there was a subsequent increase
in shipbuilding and ship ownership. The last great peak in shipbuilding occurred in 1874 when 368
vessels, totalling nearly 160,000 tones were built in the Maritimes and 104 of these vessels, totalling
49,468 tons were built in New Brunswick. Four years later, in 1878, the peak year of Canadian
ownership, Canada stood fifth in the list of ship owning countries in the world and 7,469 vessels,
totalling over 1.3 million tons were on the registry books of Canada. Of these 4,467 vessels, totalling
943,583 tons were registered in the Maritimes and 1,142 vessels, totalling 335,965 tons were
registered in New Brunswick.

Saint John opened as a port of registry in 1784. The original copies of these registers, at the Public
Archives of Canada only go back to 1824 and are on microfilm. There are copies of some of the
earher registers, 1812-1813 and 1818 to 1823 at the Public Record Office in London and these are
also available on microfilm. Unfortunately from 1854 to the early 1870's the names of the ship
builders are not given in the shipping registers although often they can be identified because they are
one of the owners.

The shipping registers give the full details of 81 vessels built in Dorchester from 1825 to 1899 and
also references to 2 others built in 1816. 34 vessels were built in Rockland

Three men dominated the shipbuilding community in the Dorchester area: Gideon Palmer and William
Hickman in Dochester and Robert A. Chapman in Rockland. Gideon Palmer began building in 1854
and continued for 22 years and built 16 vessels of which he owned shares and possibly another 4

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which were owned by Acalus L. Palmer. Gideon Palmer was the managing owner of most of his
vessels and also owned shares in some of the Chapman vessels. When he died in 1880 the shipyard
was taken over by his three sons: Hiram, Bartlow and Philip who built 3 more. William Hickman built
3 vessels in Hillsborough between 1863 and 1865 before moving to Dorchester, when he purchased
the shipyard of John McMorran and James L. Dunn, who had built 4 vessels on Dorchester Island
between 1854 and 1857 which is located directly across the river from the Chapman shipyard..
Froml867 until 1882, Hickman built 18 more vessels. Between 1860 and 1883 Robert A. Chapman
built 31 vessels and another 3 vessels were built in Rockland by Thomas M. MacKelvie between 1871
and 1878.

Robert A. Chapman had shares in most of the vessels he built together with a few members of the
Chapman family and several members of the Taylor family in Rockland who were his cousins. Most
of the other owners were local residents from Rockland and Dorchester. Chapman built 6 vessels for
John F. and Charles E. Taylor of Taylor Bros, of Saint John who were his brothers in law.

While a few of the vessels only lasted a few years many of the others were afloat for 20 to 30 years
and the Barque R. B. CHAPMAN was afloat for 38 years. In order to find out what happened to
Canadian vessels after they were sold to British owners or sold to foreign owners, it is necessary to
check the copies of the British Mercantile Navy List " " Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign
Shipping", " Record of American and Foreign Shipping " and " Bureau Veritas " . These sources
also give information on vessels which were reported wrecked or abandoned and were later salvaged
and under foreign registration.

While not a unique shipbuilding site relative to the many other such sites across Atlantic Canada, the
R. A. Chapman shipyard has some unique qualities, such as those mentioned above, which may well
position this site to be a very interesting model.

Certainly in terms of the Monuments Board criteria related to "Rural Historic Districts of National
Significance," this site would seem to be an excellent site for demonstrating the way in which
environment, economic, social and other conditions came together to create a particularly-Canadian
human enterprise. Robert Andrew Chapman's shipyard, like many others of the time ~ post-
confederation and with the emerging technology of steam ~ went into decline and was lost. The site
was also the location of a village, 'Rockland, New Brunswick,' which disappeared over the years after
the demise of the shipyard facility.

Because the shipyard site is relatively undisturbed, it and the related communities and quarries would
seem to offer considerable potential as an archaeological site. Because the site is in a relatively
untouched area - even today ~ perhaps at some future time there is also the potential to consider some
aspects of re-construction. The current local landowner, Mr. Paul Landry is aware of the locations of
various elements of the shipbuilding and town sites.

Culture, Tradition and Politics:

As mentioned above, Robert Andrew Chapman was a significant leader in the region during the pre
and post-Confederation era in what is now Canada. His leadership activities and social and family
connections can be linked with many key events of his own times. His own life is also an example of
the social and political developments of the area from earlier times.

We understand that Robert Andrew Chapman was fully bilingual and quite highly respected by the
Acadians who remained in the area, many of whom apparently were employed in this shipyard. This
area is very close to the Acadian National Monument at St. Joseph, Memramcook, and while there is
no specific connection to the Acadians of the area. Chapman was a descendant of the Yorkshire
settlers who - in part - were encouraged to settle, replacing the expelled Acadians in the previous
century. Althea Douglas reports that Robert Andrew Chapman was a proponent of separate French
schools in the province of New Brunswick, and his activities on behalf of the Acadiens were
celebrated at St. Joseph, July 1, 1871

Robert Andrew's eldest son, A.C. Chapman (1860 - 1943), went on to be mayor of Moncton, New
Brunswick, was a noted local business person in his own right, and was a key leader in the
development of hospital care in Moncton. A.C. Chapman also married into a shipbuilding family from
Saint Martins.

Robert Andrew Chapman was also cousin to Clifford William Robinson, who was a contemporary of
A.C. Chapman, a business associate of A.C. Chapman, and ultimately Premier of New Brunswick and
Senator of Canada.

Robert Andrew Chapman was a close business associate with the Taylor family from the area, many of
whom were involved in the financing and mastering of the sailing vessels of the time (see the attached
list of vessels and ownership). Chapman's brother, Henry Daniel, a master mariner, married into the
Salter family, notable for earlier shipbuilding in Moncton.

There is no immediate connection between the above activities and the Aboriginal Peoples' history,
although there are currently-designated First Nations' lands in the area.

4. Existing Historical Recognition:

Robert Andrew Chapman was the second cousin, one generation earlier, of Dr. John Clarence
Webster, former Chair of the Historical Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and noted regional
historian.

As indicated earlier, Robert Andrew Chapman is a descendant of William Chapman, one of the
original Yorkshire settlers in the Chignecto region, and whose early activities in the area are
documented at the Fort Beausejour National Historic Site. Robert Andrew Chapman is also descended
from the Black family, and his great uncle, William Black is noted at Point de Bute as responsible for
early Methodism in the region.

The 'Chapman House', is documented by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada by a
plaque, the English text of which reads as follows:

Chapman House

William Chapman, a pre-loyalist immigrant from Yorkshire, built this house in the late 1770s

from local materials. It has been occupied by Chapman and his descendants for almost two

centuries, and although slightly modified, it still preserves the basic form and many of the

details of a prosperous late 18* century farmhouse.

5. Documentation:

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Photo of Shipyard Area, looking toward Dorchester, New Brunswick - Circa 2000

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Written Documentation:

A. See Appendix 1 - A listing of vessels built at the R.A. Chapman shipyard, and related
details.

B. See Appendix 2, County of Westmorland Registry Records - Detailing records related
to Robert Andrew Chapman

C: Books, Monographs & Other Publications:

Armour, Charles A. & Lackey, Thomas (1975). Sailing Ships of the Maritimes.
Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.

Bowser, Reg B. (1986). Dorchester Island and Related Areas . Sackville, New
Brunswick.

Donovan, Kenneth J. (1973) New Brunswick And The Federal Election Of 1878.
Unpublished University of New Brunswick, M. A. thesis.

Douglas, Althea (1984). The Atlantic Advocate. (74)6, Feb. 1984, 'The Lion' and the
Shipbuilders, pp.38-40.

Martin, GwenL. (1990). For Love of Stone. Vol. L The Story of New Brunswick's
Building Stone Industry. Fredericton: Mineral Resources Division, Province of New
Brunswick.

Milner, W. C. (1932). Early History of Dorchester and the Surrounding Area .
Sackville: The Tribune Press Ltd.

Parker, Kenneth Y. (1962). Beyond the West . Truro: Truro Printing and Publishing
Co.

Patten, Ethel E. (1979). The Hills of Home . Yarmouth: Lescarbot.

Petchy, Helen M. (1987). The Atlantic Advocate . (78)3, Nov. 1987, Another
Shipbuilding Town - Dorchester in the 1800s, pp. 33-35.

Petchey, Helen M. (1991). The Dorchester Chapmans - A Shiretown Saga. Self-
published monograph

Tizzard, Aubrey M. (1978). Methodism - A Flame. - Newtonville, Ontario: R&A
Tizzard.

Wallace, Frederick W. (1927). In the Wake of the Wind-Ships . Toronto: TheMusson
Book Company, Ltd.

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Wallace, Frederick W. (1973). Wooden Ships and Iron Men. Mia Studio, Belleville,
Ontario.

Wright, Esther Clark (n.d.). Saint John Ships and Their Builders . Wolfville, Nova
Scotia: Esther Clark Wright.

D: Newspapers:

CHIGNECTO POST - August 8, 1878 - Mr. Chapman's Candidature

CHIGNECTO POST - September 12, 1878 - The Knight Distanced by Chapman in Race for
Ottawa (political poem):

This is the Parliament House at Ottawa;
This is the forty-five thousand dollars.
That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa;
This is the Knight who wanted the dollars.
That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa;
This is the man that defeated the Knight,
That wanted the forty-five thousand dollars.
That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

This is the Canal that he promised to build.

Like the rest of his promises never fulfilled.

And after election so ruthlessly killed.

By raising objections in which he was skilled.

When once he secured the forty five thousand dollars.

That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

This is the boat called the "Northern Light,"

That ploughed through the ice with power and might,

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And took thousands of dollars to keep water tight,
But yet was declared a success by the Knight,
Who wanted the forty-five thousand dollars.
That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

This is the Railway held out as a lure.

When he wanted to make his elections secure.

And withdrawn when he thought it was perfectly sure.

Bit is more of a fraud than the country' 11 endure.

From the Knight who wanted the dollars.

That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

These are the Rails that he offered to lend.

But refused them when the people to claim them did send.

And now his refusal he tries to defend.

And says he will make it all right in the end.

For another forty-five thousand dollars.

That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

This is the County that will not be fooled.
And has made up its mind to no longer be ruled.
Whose regard by this time has thoroughly cooled.
For the Knight that wanted the dollars.
That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

These are the men who stood ready to fight.
Sustaining the battle with confidence bright.
Who took for a motto their country and right.
And working together have nonplussed the Knight,
Who wanted the forty-five thousand dollars.
That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

This is the place he will occupy then,

"With Burpee and Vail and that sort of men,"

He takes a back seat in his own native glen;

Sheds the laurels of office and lays down his pen.

From signing the checks for the dollars.

That came from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

This is the money the pure Knight has spent.

In bribing the voters wherever he went;

He's made up his mind to get back every cent.

Paid for debauching the county he'd then represent,

Out of another forty- five thousand, dollars.

He'd get from the Parliament House at Ottawa.

CHIGNECTO POST, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1878: The Liberal Conservative Cause In
Westmorland: The Chapman Dinner

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THE SACKVILLE TRIBUNE: Thursday, September 5, 1918:

Moncton, Sept. 3 ~ The death of Mr. Robert Andrew Chapman occurred on Monday
afternoon, about 4:30 o'clock. The deceased was one of Moncton's oldest and most
highly esteemed residents, being also well known not only in Moncton and vicinity, but
throughout the whole province. Previous to his last illness, Mr. Chapman had been
quite active, and was remarkably bright for a man of his years. He was taken sick two
or three weeks ago, but it was not until the last eight or ten days that his condition
became serious.

The late Mr. Chapman was born in Dorchester, February 2nd, 1835, and at the time of
his death was 84 years and 7 months of age. He was the son of the late Robert B.
Chapman and Margaret Weldon. In his earlier days he was extensively engaged in
shipbuilding at the shire town, and built some thirty-five (sic) wooden vessels in his
day. He took quite an active part in politics in his earlier life.

Mr. Chapman unsuccessfully contested Westmorland in two elections. In 1872 he was
a candidate for the local Legislature and in 1878 he was the national policy candidate
against the late Sir Albert J. Smith.

In 1880, he was appointed High Sheriff for Westmorland, a position which he filled
most honourably for some eight or ten years. About 1890, he received a Dominion
Government appointment, being chosen as Inspector of Fisheries for Westmorland and
the North Shore counties. He held this position up to the time of his superannuation
about four years ago, being regarded as a most competent and energetic official.

In addition to the above public offices, Mr. Chapman had resided in Moncton for the
past thirty years, and was held in very high esteem by all classes of citizens. He was a
member of the Central Methodist Church and took a keen interest in all matters relating
to the welfare of the city. Since the outbreak of the war, he had been a close reader of
events, and took a very optimistic view in favour of the Allied cause as to the outcome
of the great world struggle.

The deceased is survived by three sons and one daughter. The sons are Aid. A.C.
Chapman, manager of the N.B. Wire Fence Co.; Fred of the C.G.R., and W.[Wilham]
A. , Vancouver. The daughter is Mrs. Stewart, wife of Mr. David Stewart, assistant
manager of Springhill Mines. His wife predeceased him some eighteen years. He is
also survived by one brother. Captain Henry D. Chapman of New Jersey, and one
sister, Mrs. Captain E.H. O'Neal at present residing in Dorchester.

Although Mr. Chapman had reached a ripe old age, yet his death will be heard of with
sincere regret by many friends and acquaintances throughout the County of
Westmorland.

SAINT JOHN DAILY NEWS, OCTOBER 24, 1876: Notes on a Trip Through Rockland, N.B.

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E. Other Published Documents Referencing Robert Andrew Chapman:

A Cyclopaedia Of Canadian Biography , (date unknown), p263 :

CHAPMAN, ROBERT ANDREW, Dorchester, New Brunswick, was born in
Dorchester, county of Westmorland, New Brunswick, on the 2nd of February, 1835,
where he has resided ever since. His father was Robert B. Chapman, and his mother,
Margaret Weldon. Both Mr. Chapman's great-grandfather and grandfather emigrated
from Yorkshire, England, in 1775(sic), and both represented the county of
Westmorland in the New Brunswick legislature. The wife of the latter was Sarah
Black, sister to William Black, commonly known as 'Bishop Black,' the father of
Methodism in the Maritime provinces. Margaret Weldon's grandfather, on the paternal
side, came to America from North Allerton, Yorkshire, in 1770, and her ancestors on
the maternal side ~ the Killams ~ were United Empire Loyalists. Robert A. Chapman
received his primary education in the public schools, and afterwards studied under an
Irish teacher, who was noted as a mathematician. When he grew up to manhood, he
adopted mechanical pursuits, went largely into ship building, and from 1860 to 1878
built upwards of thirty vessels, principally barques and ships, varying from 600 to
1,500 tons burthen.

Mr. Chapman holds a captain's commission in the reserve militia. He has been a justice
of the peace for a long time; and was high sheriff of the county of Westmorland from
1879 to 1886. On the organization of the municipal council for Westmorland county,
he was, along with Hon. P. A. Landry, elected as a member by acclamation for
Dorchester parish, and continued to sit in this body until he was made high sheriff; and
again, in 1886, he was elected to this council. He was an unsuccessful candidate in his
county for a seat in the New Brunswick legislature in 1872; and again in 1878, against
Sir A.J. Smith, for a seat in the House of Commons, at Ottawa. On both occasions,
however, he polled a large vote. In politics, Mr. Chapman is a Conservative; and in
religion and adherent of the Methodist church. He was married on the 18th of October,
1859 to Mary E. Frost, daughter of Stephen (sic) Frost, late of Chatham, New
Brunswick.

6. Suggestions for Further Research:

As indicated above, there is much archaeological work that could be accomplished. There is a
need for documentation of the town site as well as the ship yard.

In terms of social history, there is much work that could be done on the interconnections and
relationships of these pre-confederation times, including the webs of ship ownership, the
political and social webs, and investigations of the religious and cultural connections.

Ongoing research is being conducted by Charles Armour into the history, economics and
technologies of Atlantic Canada shipbuilding, as well as into the social relationships. Current
emphasis is being placed on the ownership histories of the various vessels built.

There were a number of other former shipyards in the immediately adjacent geographic region,
owned and run by people of names such as Hickman & Palmer in Dorchester, Boultenhouse,
Dixon, Purdy in Sackville. There is much yet to be studied about the relationships
(commercial and otherwise) among these enterprises and people.

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7. Proponents/Interested Parties:

Applicants:

Donald E. Chapman
British Columbia

Charles Armour
Halifax

Current Property Owner:

Paul Landry
New Brunswick

Institutions or Organizations:

Tantramar Heritage Trust, Inc
Sackville, New Brunswick

Westmorland Historical Society
Dorchester, New Brunswick

Others:

Althea Douglas
Ontario

Don Durant
Ontario

Edward Turner and Lynda Ann Turner
Ontario

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B. Information Requirements for Applications Concerning a Place

1. Address/Location:

Approximate Location: Shipyard: 45° 54' 9" N and 64° 33' 8" W

2. Boundaries of the Site Proposed:

The shipyard site is as set out in the property map as set out in the "5. Documentation" (above). If it
was decided to also designate the Rockland village site, this would require some additional research to
establish the boundaries of that site and associated infrastructure such as the cemetery.

There are too, of course, associated quarries in the area, but these are not subject of the current
application.

3. Components of the Historic Property:

Shipyard (primary)
Ship's cradles
Launch area
Saw pit

Associated buildings
Builder's residence

Village (secondary)

Workers residences and outbuildings

Post office

Cemetery

Religious and Meeting buildings

Quarries in general proximity

4. Site Condition:

The current sites are generally undeveloped, although the area contains seasonal residences. I am told
that some foundations remain, but that some materials for buildings on the site were removed to the
Acadian Historical Monument as building materials, during the last century.

The primary current landowner is very interested in the history of this site and very supportive of at
least modest designation in the form of monument and or plaque. Any additional development is not
the subject of this application and would require further discussion with the local land owner(s).

20

5. Federal Riding:

Electoral district of Beausejour (New Brunswick)
January 2006 Member of Parliament: Dominic LeBlanc

7. Property Owner:

As indicated previously, the property owner for the shipyard site itself is fully in support of this
application. The contact information is as follows:

Paul Landry
New Brunswick

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Appendix 1
Robert Andrew Chapman

Vessels built at Rockland, N. B.*

No.

Vessel
Name

Type

Size
Tons

Launch
Date

Registration
Details

Ownership

Final
Disposition

1

VILLAGE
BELLE

Brigantine

177

July 3,
1860

Saint John, N.B.
no. 32, 1860
(July 26)

Robert A. Chapman and 10
others from Rockland and
Dorchester and 2 merchants
from Saint John.

The vessel was condemned at St.
Thomas on Feb 14, 1872, and
afterwards sold and burnt.

2

SWAN

Schooner

54

May 17,
1861

Saint John, N.B.
no. 17, 1861
(June 20).

Robert A. Chapman, David
Taylor, 5 other members of
the Taylor family and 4
others from Rockland and
Dorchester.

The vessels was broken up and
burnt in August, 1875.

3

EDWARD
BARRON

Brig

219

Dec. 4,
1861

Saint John, N.B.
no. 2, 1862
(Jan. 29)

Robert A. Chapman and 2
other members of the
Chapman Family. Charles U.
Chandler, Thomas Cochran,
5 others from Dorchester and
Joseph McAlmon, a master
mariner from Hopewell.

The vessel was abandoned at sea in
July, 1862.

4

ALFARETTA

Brigantine

228

Aug. 29,
1863

Saint John, N.B.
no. 77, 1863
(Sept 12).

Edwin V. Godfrey, Thomas
and William Cochran,
Charles U. Chandler, 3
members of the Lamb
family, 3 others from
Dorchester, 2 from Saint
John and a school teacher
from Westmoreland.

The vessel was sunk at Hell Gate,
near New York on Nov. 28, 1871.
Raised about a month later and sold
, registered at New York and
renamed N. A. WILLIAMS. In
1881 the vessels was listed as
registered at Limerick, renamed
ALFARETTA and was reported in
1887 as lost and used as a lighter .

5

CAVOUR

Brigantine

231

June 23,
1864

Saint John, N.B.
no. 34, 1864
(July 16)

Robert A. Chapman.
William Cochran, 2 members
of the Lamb family, Edward
B. Chandler and 4 others
from Dorchester, 2 from
Saint John and Henry D.
Chapman a master mariner.

The vessel was lost on Little Black
Rock Reef, Acklands Island on Oct.
30, 1866.

6

CAPELLA

Schooner

191

May 14,
1866

Saint John, N.B.
no. 21, ,1866
(May 31)

Robert A. Chapman, 5
members of the Taylor
family, 2 members of the
Newcomb family and 4
others all from the
Dorchester area.

The vessel was sold at Ardrossan,
England on Oct. 10, 1874 and
registered at Ardrossan until lost on
Dec. 11, 1883.

7

LEONA

Brigantine

240

June 13,
1866

Saint John, N.B.
no.32, 1866
(July 4)

Robert A. Chapman,
William & Thomas Cochran,
3 members of the Lamb
family, 5 others from
Dorchester and 2 from Saint
John.

The vessel was sold in Dublin on
Sept. 22, 1876 and registered at
Dublin until reported as a hulk
inl891.

8

ROBERT
GODFREY

Barque

774

May. 25,
1868

Saint John, N.B.

no. 27, 1868
(June 9)

This was the first large vessel
built by Chapman and Oliver
Pittfield came from Saint
John to superintend the
construction.
Owned by Robert A.
Chapman, Edward B.
Chandler, Gideon Palmer, 7
members of the Taylor
family, 2 members of the
Lamb family, 2 members of
the Godfrey family, Joseph
Newcomb and 2 others.

The vessel was wrecked on Dec. 27,
1880 on Capo San Vito. Sicily.

9

DAVID
TAYLOR

Barque

599

Sept.
21,1869

Saint John, N.B.
no. 69, 1869
(Oct. 27)

Robert A. Chapman, Gideon
Palmer, Edwin B. Chandler,
3 members of the
Taylor family, 4 members of
the Godfrey family, 2
members of the Lamb family
and 5 others.

The vessel was wrecked on May 20,
1890 near Lockeport, N. S.

10

G. P.
SHERWOOD

Brigantine

400

Sept. 27,
1870

Saint John, N.B.
no. 65, 1870
(Oct. 12)

Robert A. Chapman, 8
members of the Taylor
family, 3 members of the
Godfrey family, 2 members
of the Lamb family, George
Cochran and 6 others.

The vessel foundered at sea on June
14, 1884 on a voyage from
Philadelphia to Halifax.

11

ALGERIA

Barque

620

Aug 2,
1871

Saint John, N.B.
no. 57, 1871
(Aug. 30)

John F. and Charles E.
Taylor of Taylor Bros, of
Saint John and 5 others.

The vessel was sold to Francis Tufts
in 1886 and stranded and became a
total loss on Oct. 13, 1890 at Cape
Dauphin, Cape Breton.

12

R. B.
CHAPMAN

Barque

555

April 9,

1872

Saint John, N.B.
no. 20, 1872
(Mayl)

Robert A. Chapman,
Edward B. Chandler, 3
members of the Taylor
family, 2 members of the
Lamb family and 10 others
from the Dorchester area.

The vessel was sold to Russian
subjects in 1887, renamed SARA
and was under Russian registration
until ca. 1910.

13

VESTA

Schooner

132

July 23,

1872

Saint John, N.B.
no. 62, 1872

(Aug 2).

Robert A. Chapman,
Edward B. Chandler, Gideon
Palmer and 4 other members
of the Palmer family and 2
others all from Dorchester
and a barrister from Saint
John.

The vessel was wrecked on Block
Island, Rhode Island, U. S. on Oct.
29, 1883.

14

LIZZIE
WRIGHT

Barque

988

Oct. 19,

1872

Saint John, N.B.
no. 96, 1872
(Nov. 16).

Robert A. Chapman, George
Wright, John Wright, James
Wright and 3 others
from Coverdale.

The vessel was sold to Norwegians
at Porsgrund in 1890, renamed
DOVRE and was registered in
Norway until ca. 1908.

15

WILLIAM
DOBSON

Brigantine

256

April 30,

1873

Saint John, N.B.
no. 14, 1873
(May 1).

Robert A. Chapman,
William Dobson and David
E. Taylor, all from Rockland.

The vessel was wrecked of San
Juan, Puerto Rico on April 12,

1876.

16

ARCADIA

Barque

788

July 12,
1873

Saint John, N.B.
no. 50, 1873
(Aug. 22)

John F. and Charles E. of
Taylor Bros, in Saint John
and 4 others.

The vessel was sold to Norwegians
in 1889, renamed NORGE and lost
in May, 1890.

17

MARY E.
CHAPMAN

Barque

696

Dec. 20,

1873

Saint John, N.B.
no. 85, 1873
(Dec. 22)

Robert A. Chapman, Gideon
Palmer and 10 others.

The vessel was stranded in a gale on
Feb. 24, 1894 on Stone Horse Shoal
near Tybee Island, Georgia, U. S.
and became a total loss.

18

ALASKA

Brigantine

529

July 1,
1874

Dorchester, N.B. no
1, 1874
(July 10)

John F. and Charles E.
Taylor of Taylor Bros, in
Saint John and 4 others.

The vessel was sold and registered
at St. John's, N.F.L. in 1889 and
totally lost off Glace Bay, Cape
Breton in January, 1893.

19

ROBERT A.
CHAPMAN

Barque

982

Oct. 29,
1874

Dorchester, N.B.
no.3, 1874

(Nov. 23).

Robert A Chapman, Gideon
Palmer, Edward B.
Chandler, 4 members of the
Taylor family and 8 others.

The vessel was wrecked on
Colorado Reefs off the coast of
Cuba on Feb. 23, 1885, condemned
and sold by public auction.

20

J.B.
NEWCOMB

Barque

891

July 30,

1875

Dorchester, N.B.
no.4, 1875
(July 30).

John B Newcomb, Robert A.
Chapman, Joseph Newcomb,
Gideon Palmer, 6 members
of the Taylor family and 14
others. John B. Newcomb
was the master until 1886.

The vessels was sold to Norwegians
on July 3, 1889 renamed AUSTRIA
and in 1894 was registered at
Aberdeen, Scotland and renamed
SYLVIA SOROTO. A year later
the barque was again under
Norwegian ownership, renamed
TAURUA and under Norwegian
registration until abandoned in
Nov. 1895.

21

ARABIA

Barque

957

Aug. 31,

1875

Dorchester, N.B.

no. 5, 1875
(Sept. 16).

John F. and Charles E.
Taylor of Taylor Bros, and 6
others all from Saint John.

The vessel was sold to Norwegians
in 1889, renamed ARGENTINA
and was under Norwegian
ownership until wrecked in Oct,
1899.

22

A. L.
PALMER

Brigantine

490

May 9,
1876

Dorchester, N.B.
no. 12, 1876
(May 20)

A. L Palmer of Dorchester.

The vessel was sold and registered
at Liverpool, England in Sept, 1876
and in 1883 was sold to Swedish
subjects and was under Swedish
registration until lost in 1887.

23

LEWIS
SMITH

Barque

1093

Aug. 22,
1876

Dorchester, N. B.
no. 2, 1876
(Sept. 4).

Robert A. Chapman, Gideon
Palmer, John Wright of
Coverdale, Lewis Smith and
12 others.

The vessel was sold to Norwegians
at. Hamburg on Dec. 28, 1889,
renamed GARIBALDI and under
Norwegian registration until
abandoned in Nov., 1893.

24

ALABAMA

Barque

999

May 29,

1877

Dorchester, N. B.

no. 2, 1877
(June 15).

John F. and Charles E.
Taylor of Taylor Bros, and 6
others all from Saint John.

The vessel was burnt at sea on
August 24, 1887.

25

LENA

Schooner

93

June 25,

1877

Dorchester, N. B.

no. 3, 1877
(July 23).

Robert A. Chapman and 7
others from Rockland.

The vessel was sold and registered
at Liverpool, England in Nov., 1878
and dismantled in 1887.

26

MATILDA
BUCK

Brigantine

271

Sept. 22,

1877

Dorchester, N. B.

no. 5, 1877
(Oct. 17).

Gilbert P. Sherwood of New
York, Robert A. Chapman,
Gideon Palmer

The vessel stranded on Mar. 30„
1884 but was salvaged and sold and
registered at Turk's Island until
stranded in Dec. 1889.

27

AUSTRALIA

Barque

999

June 1,

1878

Dorchester, N. B. ,
no 1, 1878
(June 17).

John F. And Charles E.
Taylor of Taylor Bros, and 3
other merchants all of Saint
John and Thomas R.
Anderson, a master mariner
from Sackville, N. B.

The vessel was sold to Russian
owners on June 10, 1891 and was
under Russian registration until ca.
1905 when the vessel was sold to
Norwegians, renamed EMMA and
was still owned in 1910.

28

S.B.
WELDON

Ship

1530

Dec. 4,

1878

Dorchester, N. B.
no 4,1878
(Dec. 4).

Stephen B. Weldon, George
Wright, the master, and 6
others from Coverdale, 2
members of the Taylor
family and 2 others from
Rockland, Gideon Palmer
and 2 others from Dorchester
and 5 others.

The vessel stranded in the Scheldt
River and was sold by public
auction on April 2, 1884.
The ship was renamed ALICE and
registered at Bremen, Germany
until 1892 when the ship was sold ,
renamed KATHINKA and
registered in Germany and in 1898
was owned in Norway and renamed
DAGGRY and a year later the
name was changed to DOUERO
The vessel is Usted in 1905 as the
MAIUA BLANQUER and
registered in Urguay

29

C.U.
CHANDLER

Schooner

99

Aug 10,
1881

Dorchester, N. B.
no. 2, 1881
(Aug. 19)

Charles. U. Chandler and 3
other members of the
Chandler family, Robert A.
Chapman and 3 others.

The vessel was set on fire by a cargo
of lime on Oct 8, 1888, finally
scuttled, salvaged and owned by
Edward Lantalum, registered at
Saint John, N. B. on April 9, 1889
and broken up in Nov. 1899.

30

BOBBIE
GODFREY

Schooner

164

July 3,

1882

Dorchester, N.B.
no. 1, 1882
(July 14).

Edwin V. Godfrey, Robert A.
Chapman and 15 others

The vessel was lost in a hurricane at
the Port of Abercibo, Puerto Rico
on Aug 16, 1893.

31

SARAH
GODFREY

Schooner

185

May 7,
1883

Dorchester, N.B.
no. 1, 1883

(May 25)

Edwin V. Godfrey, Robert A.
Chapman and 14 others.

The vessel was abandoned at sea on
Mar.31, 1890.

ANOTHER VESSEL OWNED BY ROBERT A. CHAPMAN

In addition to owning shares and being the managing owner of many of the vessels which he built, Robert A. Chapman was the managing
owner of the Schooner EVERGREEN of Windsor, N.S, The EVERGREEN, a schooner of 46 Tons, was built in 1867 at Hantsport, N. S.,
registered at Windsor, N.S. and initially owned by George W. Churchill. James Hamilton of Moncton was the managing owner in 1873 and
Robert A. Chapman was the managing owner from 1876 until the schooner was wrecked in Nov., 1881.

* Above listing of vessels prepared by Charles Armour, March 2006

Appendix 2
County of Westmorland Registry Records**

Index Books

The following listing is a transcription of details in the index books of the Westmorland County Registry Office in Moncton. The
registry office for the most part deals with land transactions, but also registers other documents such as mortgages, judgments, leases,
etc. The indexes are contained in large books designated with the years as indicated below. Each index entry provides the name of
the grantee and grantor, the community or parish within which the property is located, the nature of the document and the document's
physical location in the deed book. After one has the index entry, one can then go to a deed book, for example: deed book Z-3, turn to
page 93, and find the document containing the particulars with regard to date, property description, purchase price, etc. As of the
spring of 1993, the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB) now has the indexes and deed books on microfilm. Particulars
appearing below were obtained in some instances from the registry office directly and in other instances from the Provincial Archives
of New Brunswick films.

Grantee/
Purchaser

Grantor/
Seller

Deed
Book

Location/
Description

Reg.
Number

Amount

Date

Comments

Deeds

Robert A.
Chapman
(Merchant)

Robert B.
Chapman

HH

p.262

.25 Acres,
Dorchester Parish,
Beaumont Village

16800

£50

20 March
1855

Gregory
Bourk et al.

Robert A.
Chapman et
al.

II

p.442

Dorchester

Robert A.
Chapman

Dorchester
Manufacturing
Company of
New York

LL

p.82

220 Acres, South
Rockland

18306

£300

29 July
1857

For subsequent sale, see Deed
73511 dated 1901

Robert A.
Chapman
(Merchant)

Simon
Outhouse

MM

p.546

200 Acres,
Rockland

19386

£300

6 December
1858

Robert A.
Chapman

Sarah (widow
of Amasa)
Weldon

XX

p.459

52 Acres,
Dorchester

26210

$312

8 May 1869

Robert A.
Chapman

John&

Elizabeth

Lamb

C3

3 Acres, Rockland

28756

$240

20 June
1870

Three dales of marshland
bounded: N-George Taylor, E-
Memramcook River., S-John
Lamb, W-?

Robert A.
Chapman

Joseph C.
Lamb & Isaac
K. Lamb

C3

7 Acres, Rockland

28757

$400

20 June
1870

Marshland bounded: N-George
Taylor, E-Memramcook River,
S&W-George Cochran

Robert A.
Chapman

John, Joseph
& Isaac Lamb

C3

?? Acres, Rockland

29091

$870?

5

November

1870

Bounded: E-Memramcook River,
W-Old Dyke, N-Robert A.
Chapman, S-Taylor

Robert A.
Chapman

Joseph & John
Lamb

F3

1 1 Acres, Rockland
marshland

30151

$800

16

December

1871

Bounded: S&N-marshland R. A.
Chapman, E-Memramcook R.,
W-old dyke

Robert A.
Chapman

George Taylor
&Wife

F3

3 Acres, Dorchester
marshland

30152

$140

16

December

1871

Bounded: N-ditch & marshland
R. A. Chapman, W-creek &
marshland Isaac & Ida Lamb, E-
dyke

David E.
Taylor

(Master
Mariner)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

H3

3.75 Acres,
Rockland

31242

$100

17

December

1872

East side of main road, one rod
from SW corner of school house,
to the river bank

Robert A.
Chapman

John Lamb et
al.

H3

200 Acres,
Rockland

31390

$2400

12 February
1873

Upland, Bounded: E-public hwy.,
W-George Cochran, N- William
Taylor not including Baptist
meeting house 24 acres
marshland in the(?)letter G
division 3 acres Bounded: W-
public hwy., N,E & S-George
Cochran

George
Cochran

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

13

6.5 Acres, Rockland

31676

$1200

2 May 1873

Bounded: E-Memramcook R., N-
Marshland George Taylor, W &
S-Marsh & Upland George
Cochran

Robert A.
Chapman

Sarah (widow
of Amasa)
Weldon

K3

25 Acres, Rockland
upland

32028

$150

15

September

1873

Bounded: S & E-marshland R. A.
Chapman, N-Thomas McKelvie,
John G. Smith & James Drysdale,
W- new road to the west of the
main public highway

Robert A.
Chapman

Robert B.
Chapman Jr.
& wife

K3

8 Acres, Dorchester

32038

$500

22

September

1873

Marshland Bounded: E-
Penitentiary Rd., N-John
Chapman, W-Memramcook
River, S - John S. Chapman

Robert A.
Chapman

Thomas C.
Chapman
(teacher) &
Mary Jane

L3

Dorchester

32695

$300

12 May
1874

2 acres marshland bounded: N -
S.G. Gilbert & Others, E-? T
Dickson, S-?, W-Penitentiary Rd.
20 acres marshland bounded: N-
Ruflis Chapman, E-baseline, W-
John S. Chapman, S - Mary Jane
(Widow of William D.?)

James
Wallace

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

L3

70 Acres, Rockland

32732

$1100

21 May
1874

West side of public highway.
Bounded: W - Alexander
Bowden, N - William Taylor, E -
Highway

George
Cochran

Robert A.
Chapman &

N3

40 Acres, Rockland,
upland

33770

$500

1 May 1875

Bounded: S - George Cochran, E
- public highway, W -Frances

(farmer)

wife

p.340

Wallace, N - line following tree
blazes to back of Cochran's mill
brook

John T.

Dickie

(farmer)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

S3
p.460

3 Acres, Dorchester,
marshland

36113

$100

1 1 April
1877

Bounded: E - marshland J.T.
Dickie, N - marshland Gilbert, W
- marshland William Dixon, S-
creek

Charles M.
Anderson

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

T3

p.263

8 Acres, Dorchester

36384

$500

15 June
1877

Bounded: E - penitentiary road.,
S-marshland Ruflis Chapman

William
Capson

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

X3

p.230

4 Acres, Rockland,
upland

38049

$100

23 August
1878

Description unreadable on
microfilm

George I.
Sinclair

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

X3

p.231

3 Acres, Rockland,
upland

38050

$80

23 August
1878

Bounded: W- public highway, E -
marshland R. A. Chapman, N -
William Capson, S-a line

Nehemiah

Cole

(farmer)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

Z3

p.96

South Rockland

38802

$40

20 March
1879

Bounded: W - public highway., S
- N.Cole, E - marshland of R.A.
Chapman, S-A line to school
house

Augustus P.
Ralph

(accountant,
Saint John)

Robert A.
Chapman,
insolvent

Z3

p.236

South Rockland

38912

23 April
1879

Deed of assignment under the
insolvency act of 1875

William

Hickman

(shipbuilder)

Robert A.
Chapman per
assignee,
Augustus P.
Ralph

D4

p.265

42 Acres, South
Rockland

40698

$2784.60

22 May
1880

Thomas B.
Cochran

Robert A.
Chapman per

D4

100 Acres,
Rockland

40699

$31

22 May
1880

(clerk)

assignee,
Augustus P.
Ralph

p.266

Captain

Alfred

Bishop

(master

mariner)

Robert A.
Chapman per
assignee,
Augustus P.
Ralph

D4

p.267

100 Acres,
Rockland

40700

$225

22 May
1880

George

Taylor

(farmer)

Robert A.
Chapman per
assignee,
Augustus P.
Ralph

D4

p.268

.8 Acre, Rockland

40701

$41

22 May
1880

Robert A.
Chapman

David
Chapman &
wife

14

p.225

Dorchester

Robert A.
Chapman
(sheriff)

Oswald J.
Peters

M4
p.245

Moncton

44342

$75

29

November

1882

Lot 160 Parsh St., Lot 296 High
St., Lot 63 North St.

Robert A.
Chapman
(sheriff)

George J.
Sinclair

N4
p.98

4 Acres, South
Rockland

44656

$40

13 February
1883

Elizabeth A.
Smith, wife
of George T.
Smith (ship
carpenter)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

N4
p.296

1 Acre, South
Rockland

44789

$100

15 March
1883

Elizabeth
McAllister,
wife of
Joseph
McAllister

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

04

p.492

10 Acres,
Dorchester

45323

$150

16 July
1883

Willard
Lawrence

Robert A.
Chapman et

P4

Dorchester

45512

30 August
1883

Other trustees: George M. Black,
William Weldon, William Dixon,

al, trustees of
the Methodist
Church

p.145

???? Dixon, John N. Chapman,
Samuel Howell

Margaret
McAllister,
wife of Luke
McAllister

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

P4

p.398

South Rockland

45685

$200

6 October
1883

Robert A.
Chapman

Sarah
Chandler

Q4

p.43

1.5 Acres,
Dorchester

45841

$4000

13

November

1883

Alexander
Black

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

Q4
p.132

1 Acre, Dorchester

45892

$400

24

November

1883

Isaac Smith
(mariner)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

R4

p.327

1.25 Acres, South
Rockland

46370

$60

14 March
1884

Ann
McAllister

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

T4
p.68

2 Acres, Dorchester

46944

$150

28 July
1884

John C. Gunn

(ship

carpenter)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

T4
p.326

12 Acres, South
Rockland

47170

$120

3

September

1884

Except reservations to Dorchester
Mfg. Co. as set out in Deed

#18306, July 29/57

Alfred E.
Peters

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

Y4
p.514

Moncton

48880

$50

21

September

1885

Lot 63 North & Park St.
Lot 180 Park St.

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

Alfred E.
Peters and
wife

Y4
p.516

Moncton

48881

$50

21

September

1885

Lots 242 & 243 High St.

Philip

McLean

(joiner)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

F5

p.546

1.12 Acres, South
Rockland

51416

$150

7 May 1887

Mary Gunn,
wife of John
Gunn

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

15

p.154

8 Acres, South
Rockland

52424

$300

14

December

1887

George
Blanche
(ship
carpenter)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

K5
p.168

1 Acre, South
Rockland

52942

$50

21 April
1888

W. Hazen
Chapman

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

K5

p.436

1.5 Acres,
Dorchester

53175

$3250

30 May
1888

Robert A.
Chapman
(merchant),
Henry T.
Stevens &
Edward C.
Cole

A. Cavour
Chapman
(merchant) &
Dennis &
Mariane
Duffy

L5

p. 144

4 Acres & Building,
Moncton

????

$7250

9 August
1888

Mountain Road and
Interprovincial Railway

George
Blanch (ship
carpenter)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

R5

p.43

.5 Acres, South
Rockland

56691

$8

8 August
1890

James
Shannon
(ship
carpenter)

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

R5

p.608

6 Acres, South
Rockland

57053

$100

29 October
1890

Robert A.
Chapman
(fisheries
inspector)

Simon A. &

Rhoda

Williams

Z5

p.177

Moncton

60437

$200

19

September

1892

Lot ??, High Street

William
Anderson

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

K6

p.475

3 Acres, South
Rockland

65109

$80

27

November

1895

Canadian
Mutual Loan

Robert A.
Chapman &

T6

Moncton

&Inv.

wife

p.673

James
Shannon

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

X6
p.690

1.5 Acres, South
Rockland

71184

$10

16 February
1900

Robert A.
Chapman

A.E. Peters &
wife

17
p.397

Moncton

S. Leshe
Chapman
(brick
manufacturer)

Robert A.
Chapman

C7
p.325

200 Acres, South
Rockland

73511

$175

30 August
1901

James E.
Budd

Robert A.
Chapman

N7
p.235

Moncton

Robert A.
Chapman

Wilham J.
Somers

Q7

p.163

Moncton

Margaret J.
Foster

Robert A.
Chapman

G8

p.556

Lot, Moncton

89275

$300

18 April
1910

John Mclnnis

Robert A.
Chapman

L8

p.57

Lot, Moncton

91117

$400

20 April
1911

Joseph A.
Thibodeau

Robert A.
Chapman

N8
p.357

Lot, Moncton

92588

$623

26 January
1912

Annie
O'Rourke

Robert A.
Chapman

Q8

p.654

Lot, Moncton

$1

6 March
1913

Robert A.
Chapman

Charles Smith
& wife

Q8

p.697

Moncton

Damien D.
Goguen

Robert A.
Chapman

R8

p.340

Lot, Moncton

$800

10 May
1913

Leases

Grantee

Grantor

Book

Description

Reg.
Number

Amount

Date

Comments

Robert A.
Chapman

Sarah Weldon

ZZ

p.562

530 Acres,
Rockland

27367

$2000 @
$200/year

30 October
1868

timber and wood

Robert A.
Chapman

Augustus P.

Ralph,

assignee

F4
p.439

Sarah
Weldon
(Moncton)
(widow of
Amasa)

Robert A.
Chapman

Dorchester Parish

32174

Bounded: E - Robert A.
Chapman, W - Petitcodiac, N-S?
White, S - Dorchester Union
Freestone Co.

Mortgages

Grantee

Grantor

Book

Description

Reg.
Number

Amount

Date

Comments

Robert A.
Chapman

Ruflis A.
Chapman,
John (N or W)
Chapman &
Sarah C.
Chapman

U3

p.286

Dorchester

36820

$700

17 October
1877

Paid 27

September

1887

Wilham
Cochran

Robert A.
Chapman &
wife

Q4
p.44

Dorchester

Hiram W.
Palmer

Robert A.
Chapman

Q4
p.79

Dorchester

Canadian
Mutual Loan
and Inv.

Robert A.
Chapman

P6

p.689

Moncton

Sarah M.
Smith

Robert A.
Chapman

Q7

p.164

Moncton, Lot E.
Side of Wesley,
partial release

8 April,
1910

Widow of Sir Albert J. Smith -
Robert Andrew's opponent in the
1878 federal election

Sarah M.
Smith

Robert A.
Chapman

Q7

p.513

Moncton, release

29

September

1910

Widow of Sir Albert J. Smith -
Robert Andrew's opponent in the
1878 federal election

Robert A.
Chapman

Frank J.
O'Rourke et

al.

Q8

p.655

Release

$1950

17 July
1916

Assignment of Mortgage

Grantee

Grantor

Book

Description

Reg.
Number

Amount

Date

Comments

Hon. Edward
B. Chandler

Robert A.
Chapman

V3
p.148

Dorchester

37161

3 Jan 1878

Re: registration # 36820

Memos

Grantee

Grantor

Book

Description

Reg.
Number

Amount

Date

Comments

Against
Robert A.
Chapman

George S.
Defrost &
Daniel C.
Perkins

PP

p.586

Sackville

21519

£514-15

1 July 1861

Supreme Court Judgment - 28
June, 1861

Against

William

QQ

Shediac

21919

£51-8

14

Supreme Court Judgment - 1 1

10

Robert A.
Chapman

Turner

p.280

December
1861

December, 1861

Against
Robert A.
Chapman

Thomas E.G.
Tisdale

QQ

p.292

Shediac

21931

$157.65

26

December

1861

Supreme Court Judgment - 24
December, 1861

Release of
Judgment,
Robert A.
Chapman

G. S. Defrost

RR

p.191

Sackville

22436

28 July
1862

Declared paid April 5, 1862

Robert A.
Chapman

George B.
Estabrooks

R3

p.132

Moncton

John P. C.
Burpee

Robert A.
Chapman

Y3

p.402

D4

p.260

Rockland

38617
40693

$428.67

31 January
1879

22 May
1880

Supreme Court Judgment - 27
January 1879

Released

Luke Stewart

Robert A.
Chapman

Y3

p.467

D4

p.261

Rockland

38661
40694

$304.68

13 February
1879

22 May
1880

Supreme Court Judgment - 1 1
February 1879

Released

Peter J. Nevis
etal.

Robert A.
Chapman

Z3

p.2

D4

p.262

Rockland

38730
40696

$1376.94

1 March
1879

22 May
1880

Supreme Court Judgment
Released

John Baldwin
etal.

Robert A.
Chapman

Z3

p.82

Rockland

38791

$92.72

1 5 March
1879

Supreme Court Judgment - 15
March 1879

11

D4

p. 124

40569

19 April
1880

Released

Sir W. P.
Howland et
al.

Robert A.
Chapman

Z3

p.92

D4

p.337

Rockland

????
40762

$104.45

17 March
1879

11 May
1880

Supreme Court Judgment - 17
March 1879

Released

Josiah Wood

Robert A.
Chapman

Z3

p.113

D4

p.128

South Rockland

38813
40575

$182.06

3 1 March
1879

20 March
1880

Supreme Court Judgment - 21
March 1879

Released

R.S. Deveber
etal.

Robert A.
Chapman
(insolvent)

Z3

p.135

South Rockland

38833

19 March
1879

Writ of Attachment

NOTICE OF SALE

Joseph Melanson et al. T-4 p. 103 Robert A. Chapman, Sheriff

Under the Insolvent Act of 1875, on March 19, 1879, a Writ of Attachment was registered (Reg.#38833, Book Z-3, p. 135) to Richard S.
Deveber and J.S.Boris Deveber, against Robert A. Chapman (Insolvent) of South Rockland, New Brunswick. The above writ was
based on an affidavit sworn March 17, 1879, and filed with the Clerk of the County Court of Westmorland. The writ was served by
virtue of an order issued by Judge Bliss Botsford. The following goods were attached:

- General merchandise in store in Rockland

- Office furniture

- 320 acres of upland, with about 30 houses and other buildings thereon

- 25 acres of marsh in Rockland

- 50 acres of marsh in Taylor Village marsh

- Interest in William Taylor property

- Interest in Joseph Warren place - Dorchester

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- Interest in lease of 550 acres of land from Weldon Estate

- Woodland on the Lamb estate

- About 100 acres of land in Taylor Village

- About 25 acres of land in Dorchester

- Copper, timber and blacksmith tools in shipyard in Rockland

- 2 yokes of oxen

- 2 cows

- 4 horses

- 1 sleigh

- 2 pumps

- 3 carriages

- lot of hay in bam

- 2 single and one double harness

- carts, sleds and household furniture

- 6 shares in the vessel Robert Godfrey

- 4 shares in the vessel R.B. Chapman

- 10 shares in the vessel G.P. Sherwood

- 4 shares in the vessel Robert A. Chapman

- 10 shares in the vessel David Taylor

- 5 shares in the vessel Mary E. Chapman

- 8 shares in the vessel Vesta

- 3 shares in the vessel Lizzie Wright

Robert A. Chapman was ordered to appear in the County Court of Westmorland within 20 days after service (March 22, 1879), to show
cause as to why his estate ought not to be liquidated.

** The above listing prepared by Don Chapman

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