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Family History - Seely McCann Chapman

Key:	1.	“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
	2.	“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.

This family history features Seely McCann Chapman and 12 of his descendants down to the fourth generation.

First Generation

1. Seely McCann Chapman,¹ born 13 May 1906 (parents not determined);¹ died April 1975.¹ Seely married, 21 April 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Virginia Elizabeth Gazlay³ (born 19 October 1912 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the daughter of William Soaper Gazlay and Virginia Elizabeth Miller;^{2, 3} Virginia died 25 April 2006 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware⁴).

Virginia attended the Francis Parker School in Chicago and Groucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a member of Theta Sorority, Trinity Episcopal Church and its Altar Guild, the Junior league of Wilmington and the National Society of Colonial Dames in America. She was a volunteer and later a professional guide at the Winterthur Museum for 30 years. She established a dancing class at the Tatnall School.⁴

Children of Seely McCann Chapman and Virginia Elizabeth Gazlay:

+	2	i.	James Kingsbury Chapman, born 5 February 1940. Married Judith Marie ‘Judy’ Weckesser.
+	3	ii.	Virginia Stuart Chapman, born 28 August 1943. Married James Richard Cobb.
+	4	iii.	Lucinda Clarke ‘Cindy’ Chapman, born 19 January 1945. Married Norris Pilling Wright.

Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Seely Chapman, no. 072-07-7252
U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 1434, Sheet No. 5B, family of Addison M. Gazlay (67, Kentucky, widow); son Wm. S. Gazlay (38, Ky., chief clerk, Northwestern); daughter-in-law Virginia M. Gazlay (39, Wisconsin); grand-son Wm. S. Gazlay Jr. (12, Wisconsin); grand-son Richard C. Gazlay (10, Wisconsin); grand-daughter Virginia E. Gazlay (7, Illinois); servant Alma Swanson (25, Sweden).
The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
Obituary, Delaware Online, Virginia E. Gazlay Chapman, 27 April 2006. Died 25 April 2006 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Second Generation

2. James Kingsbury Chapman² (Seely¹), born 5 February 1940.^{1, 2} James married Judith Marie ‘Judy’ Weckesser¹ (born ca. September 1948, parents not determined^{1, 3}).

Children of James Kingsbury Chapman and Judith Marie ‘Judy’ Weckesser:

	5	i.	James Kingsbury Chapman, Jr., born 21 April 1976.^{1, 2}
	6	ii.	Jeffrey Urban Chapman, born 30 August 1979.^{1, 2}

3. Virginia Stuart Chapman² (Seely¹), born 28 August 1943.^{1, 2} Virginia married James Richard Cobb¹ (born 12 February 1942, parents not determined^{1, 2}).

Children of Virginia Stuart Chapman and James Richard Cobb:

+	7	i.	Dr. William Clairborne Cobb, born 7 October 1969. Married Natalie Nicole Odair.
	8	ii.	Cynthia R. Cobb, born 22 March 1971.^{1, 2}

4. Lucinda Clarke ‘Cindy’ Chapman² (Seely¹), born 19 January 1945.^{1, 2} Cindy married Norris Pilling Wright¹ (born ____, parents not determined¹).

Children of Lucinda Clarke ‘Cindy’ Chapman and Norris Pilling Wright:

9	i.	Norris Pilling Wright, Jr., born 9 December 1973.^{1, 2}
10	ii.	Chapman McCann Wright, born 19 July 1977.^{1, 2}
11	iii.	Marshall Harrington Wright, born 10 December 1980.^{1, 2}

Obituary, Delaware Online, Virginia E. Gazlay Chapman, 27 April 2006. Died 25 April 2006 in Wilmington, Delaware.
This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Seely Chapman, no. 072-07-7252

Third and Fourth Generations

7. Dr. William Clairborne Cobb³ (Virginia,² Seely¹), born 7 October 1969.^{1, 2} William married Natalie Nicole Odair¹ (born 16 June 1974, parents not determined^{1, 3}).

Children of Dr. William Clairborne Cobb and Natalie Nicole Odair:

	12	i.	John Cobb.
	13	ii.	Katherine Cobb.

Obituary, Delaware Online, Virginia E. Gazlay Chapman, 27 April 2006. Died 25 April 2006 in Wilmington, Delaware.
This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Seely Chapman, no. 072-07-7252