General Notes:

Family lore is Richard might have had brothers named Thomas and Daniel. There is a good possibility to this as family members have those names. Information found on a Thomas and family was found on a stone in Trinity Church Cem in Galt Ontario. This is the Church that Richard and Ann were married. The stone had Thomas A. 1821-1855, wife Jane Hanley 1823-1904 and their sons Robert and James. It is not known for certain that William and Mary came to Canada. The name William Chapman was on a contract that Richard had for land in Canada 1854. Was
this Richard's father? No evidence regarding Mary.
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School

Goderich, 2nd Sept. 1854

To M.M. Clark
Agent

Herewith you will receive the sum of L 10-0-0
as a deposit on account of lots 12 & 15 Con.6
200 acres
Which I hereby apply for permission to cccupy and cultivate with a view
of purchasing in conformity with the notice issued from the Crownlands
Department, and published in the Official Gazette, under date 2nd
day of August 1854

Witness
Henry Neumein (not quite sure of spelling) William Chapman
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