Chapman Levy (1787–1849) was a lawyer, officer in the War of 1812, state legislator, and plantation owner. [1] [2] He was born in Camden, South Carolina and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. He worked as a lawyer in Camden. He was Jewish. [3]
He was married to his first wife Flora for five years until she died in 1823. He remarried to wife Rosina who died in 1828. [2] Both were sisters of Mordecai M. Levy. [4] He had a brickyard and owned about 30 slaves. He partnered with William McWillie and eventually moved to Mississippi with him. [2]
In 1832 he wrote to Andrew Jackson. [5] Levy was an uncle of Chapman Levy Anderson (who was named for him), the son of his sister Eliza Levy Anderson who married Dr. Edward H. Anderson. [2]
Chapman Levy (1787–1849) was a lawyer, officer in the War of 1812, state legislator, and plantation owner. [1] [2] He was born in Camden, South Carolina and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. He worked as a lawyer in Camden. He was Jewish. [3]
He was married to his first wife Flora for five years until she died in 1823. He remarried to wife Rosina who died in 1828. [2] Both were sisters of Mordecai M. Levy. [4] He had a brickyard and owned about 30 slaves. He partnered with William McWillie and eventually moved to Mississippi with him. [2]
In 1832 he wrote to Andrew Jackson. [5] Levy was an uncle of Chapman Levy Anderson (who was named for him), the son of his sister Eliza Levy Anderson who married Dr. Edward H. Anderson. [2]