Joseph John Chapman

Joseph John Chapman
Joseph John Chapman and Guadalupe Ortega y Sánchez c.1847
Born
Joseph John Chapman

1784
Died1849
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMerchant sailor

Joseph John "Jose Juan" Chapman (1784–1849) was an American merchant sailor, then a crew member under the privateer Hippolyte Bouchard (Letter of Marque 116 signed by Juan Martín de Pueyrredon),[1] then one of the earliest English-speaking settlers and builders of Mexican Alta California. Chapman was one of the first known American-born permanent residents of Alta California.[2]: 393  The scanty and inconsistent historical record makes it difficult to be sure of many details of Chapman's life, but he was a valued member of several early southern California settlements, and interacted with a number of historical characters.

  1. ^ Rossi Belgrano Alejandro and Mariana, Nuevos Documentos sobre el Crucero de La Argentina a través del Mundo, Vol. 1, Buenos Aires, 2016, pp. 14
  2. ^ Bancroft, H. H. History of California, 1801–1824 (1886) Free ebook