George Chappell, Sr. - Disproved origins

Many genealogies show [[George Chappell, Sr. George Chappell, Sr.] George Chappell] as being born in Barnstable, England and the son of Alexander Chappell and [[Johann Chappell Johann Chappell] Johann Ellet] of Barnstable. ("Barnstable" is a now obsolete spelling for Barnstaple, England that may have been in use in England in the 1600s and is the source of the name of Barnstable, Massachusetts.)[4] However, as shown in the profile for George Chappell of Barnstable, that parentage is disproven by records that establish that the George Chappell who was the son of Alexander Chappell and Johann (Ellot) Chappell of Barnstable, remained in Barnstable and died there in 1655.

Some family trees alternatively show George Chappell as the son of John Thomas Chappell, the captain of the Speedwell. No source providing any evidence supporting this proposition, however, has yet been found.

The "Great Migration Begins" lists George Chappell's origin as "unknown." [2]