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We look back on the 1800 census as history that took place 200 years ago. However, at that time many contemporary Chapmans could look back at about 170 years of their family history in America. Many of those listed on these next few pages are kin to some member and collectively we ought to know most of these Chapmans.
To get it in perspective: Consider that George Washington died just the year before at age 67 on December l4 1799 from a pulmonary disorder following exposure during a snowstorm horseback ride. It was in 1800 that the Library of Congress was established and the Federal Government moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. John and Abigail Adams become the first occupants of the new presidential palace that became known as the White House. It was this year that JOHN CHAPMAN, better known as Johnny Appleseed began his distribution of apple trees and seeds. Brigham Young was born the next year in 1801. Smallpox vaccine was introduced in 1798. The cotton gin had just been invented in 1793, the electric battery was introduced in 1800 and the steam locomotive was to come on the scene in 1804. The first workable steamboat was invented in 1787.
In this second decennial census the U.S. Population was 5.3 million of which 4.4 million were free and .9 million were slaves. Census day was Monday August 4, 1800 (first Monday). The census was conducted by U. S. marshals under the direction of the U.S. Secretary of State. It was mandated that one set would be sent to the federal district court but in 1830 it was ordered they be sent to the U.S. Secretary of State.
The 1800 federal census included two new states admitted to the Union since 1790; Kentucky, admitted in 1792; and Tennessee, previously the "Southwest Territory", was admitted in 1796; for a total of 16 states in the Union. In addition, three territories were enumerated for the first time in 1800: Mississippi Territory, created in 1798 from lands obtained in a treaty with Spain; the Northwest Territory, created in 1787 (but not enumerated in 1790); and Indiana Territory, divided from the old Northwest Territory in early 1800. Maine was still a federal court district within the state of Massachusetts and therefore, Maine had a separate census taken. The District of Columbia was created in 1791 from land ceded by Maryland and Virginia, but it's first census of 1800 was taken with Maryland and Virginia. See Map for overview.
The 1800 census format included the name of a head of household, the number of free white males and free white females in age categories (same for males and females: under 10, 10 and under 16, 16 and under 26, 26 and under 45, and 45 and older), the name of a slave owner, and the number of slaves owned by that person.
Census losses in 1800 included district-wide losses for Georgia, Indiana Territory, Kentucky, Mississippi Territory, New Jersey, Northwest Territory, and Tennessee which have no known substitutes except for some isolated tax lists. The 1800 census for Washington County, Northwest Territory (later Ohio) was found among the papers of the New Ohio Company, now located at the Special Collections Department, Marietta College Library,, Marietta, Ohio, and microfilmed by the FHL in Salt Lake City. Washington County was about one-third of the population of the old Northwest Territory in 1800. This sparse index was included in an "Early Ohio Census" index published by Accelerated Indexing Service (AIS). The portion of the District of Columbia included with the Maryland side (Washington County, DC) survives and is part of the Maryland 1800 census. The portion for the Virginia side (Alexandria County, DC) is lost along with all of Virginia for 1800.
Most of the data listed below is based on research done using the published AIS census indexes and the Automated Archives Inc.(AAI) ~CD's # 138 & 151. The more recent CD~#312 created by Broderbund (Family Tree Maker) is thought to be a consolidation of the two AAI CD's but it has not been checked by your compiler. Alternate indexes have been prepared by individuals for Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York City, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Vermont. If you have access to one of those perhaps you will compare it with our data and inform us of any differences.
CT: Federal census extant for all counties.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- Virginia
DE: ditto
GA: Federal census lost for all counties but Oglethorpe.
KY: Federal census lost for all counties.
ME: Maine was part of Massachusetts in 1800 but enumerated separately. Federal census extant for all counties.
MD: Federal census extant for all counties but Baltimore County outside the city of Baltimore was lost.
MA: Federal census extant for all counties (One source says part of Suffolk County is missing.).
MS: The Territory was established in 1798.NH: Federal census extant for all counties except part of Rockingham (missing Atkinson, Greenland, Hampton Falls, Londonderry, Northampton, Pelham, Plaistow, Salem, Seabrook, Stratham, and Windham) and part of Strafford (missing Alton, Barnstead, Brookfield, Effingham, Fuftonborough, Gilmantown, Middleton, New Durham, Ossipee, Wakefield, and Wolfborough).
NJ: Federal census lost for all counties but Cumberland.
NY: Federal census extant for all counties.
NC: Federal census extant for all counties.
OH: Federal census lost for all counties but Washington.
PA: Federal census extant for all counties.
RI: ditto
SC: Federal census extant for all counties except Richland lost.
TN: Federal census lost for all counties.
VT: Federal census extant for all counties.
VA: Federal census lost for all counties except Accomack and Louisa. The District of Columbia west of the Potomac River is lost also.
CFA Census Information
Unless otherwise specified- all CFA census information is unverified. That means one person visited the microfilm, or some other source, and extracted the data. That information was processed into the CFA data base without a second party revisiting the microfilm to verify that the extraction and initial computer input were correct.
If you have worked with any of the data and have an accurate transcript of a census microfilm then you can serve as our verifier. Please either send your data to CFA@chapmanfamilies.org or report that the data as shown is correct.
If you are willing to take on a verification task from scratch then you may take any of the posted CFA census units- or a part of a unit- and check it against the microfilm and report the correction or verification.
Perhaps you would be willing to extract data for which CFA has no transcripts. See the possibilities on several CFA web site census pages or send your offer to CFA@chapmanfamilies.org.
