Benjamin Chapman

Captain Benjamin Chapman (born 1621) was the patriarch of the Chapman baronets of Killua Castle.

Chapman was a Cornet in the regiment of cavalry raised by Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin. He was later promoted to captain, and served in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. After the conquest, Oliver Cromwell granted Chapman an estate in the county of Westmeath, at Killua (also known as St. Lucy's), a former preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers.

Chapman's father, William, and uncle, John, had been supported by their maternal first cousin, Sir Walter Raleigh, who helped them procure land grants in the County Kerry. Due to financial troubles and their patron Raleigh's death in 1618, they were forced to sell the land to Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, for £26,400. Orde Wingate DSO. Wingate and Laurence are related third cousins from the common ancestor of Ben Chapman. Both Wingate and Laurence held remarkable military service when supporting indigenous and marginalised groups form effective military forces. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orde_Wingate Welcome Chapman