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PHEBE ANN, b. March 4, 1832; m. Samuel Scamnell, Mil., March 4, 1852.
NATHAN THAYER, b. Nov. 4, 1834; m. Anna W. Berry, Aug. 25, 1855; he d. Aug. 30, 1858.
SARAH OLIVIA, b. Aug. 8, 1838; m. Frank Cummings, Hardwick, Aug. 21, 1855.
ANN MARIA, b. April 14, 1843; d. Aug. S0, 1844.
The homestead of these parents was inherited from Major Levi Chapin, - the old tavern-stand of Josiah Nelson, jun., now owned by Capt. Elbridge Mann.
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They held a respectable position in society, and the fr. shared well the confi- dence of his fellow citizens in town affairs. He d. Jan. 15, 1862, in his 68th yr. His wid., Mrs. Semira, d. June 18, 1874, a. 72 yrs. 3 mos. and 14 ds.
CHAPIN, GEORGE 7 (Eli,6 Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Jan. 14, 1806; m. Mary Ann Howard, Mil., April 30, 1829; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Zuriel and Olive (Twitchell) Howard, and b. Dec. 8, 1806. Their chn. were, -
MARIA ANTOINETTE, b. March 8, 1830; m. Albert C. Withington, Nov. 7, 1850.
EMMONS EVERETT, b. Jan. 4, 1834; m. Lucia Crosby of Brookfield. They res. there ; 1 son.
GEORGE HENRY, b. June 3, 1840; d. July 8, 1842.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 20, 1842; m. J. Bassett, Boston; res. London, Eng. ; 1 son.
Mrs. Mary Ann d. June 16, 1844. The hus. m., 2d, Maryline Warren of Upton, wid. of Reuben Warren. Her maiden name was Alexander. Cer. Nov., 1846. No other particulars ascertained. No chn. They res. in town, pursuing the honest industry of their opportunities in life, and partaking more or less of its adversities in the decline of age.
CHAPIN, CHARLES FREDERIC7 (Amos,6 Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Aug. 25, 1815; m. Sarah Taft Spring, Uxbridge, Jan. 6, 1842; cer. by Rev. Samuel Clarke. She was a dr. of Calvin and Hannah (Car- penter) Spring, and b. Nov. 14, 1822. Their chn. were, -
EDWIN FRANCIS, b. Nov. 25, 1843; m. Asenath Everett Cordwell, Nov. 12, 1873.
ADLA MARIA, b. Dec. 16, 1847; m. Henry Augustus Claflin, Jan. 31, 1867; res. Brooklyn, N.Y.
CHARLES FRED, b. July 2, 1856 ; d. Sept. 2, 1869.
C. F. Chapin, Esq., and family, inherit and illustrate an eminent social standing in our community. He is a man of affairs, and has been honored with the most responsible town offices.
Grandchn. - They have 3 by their dr., Mrs. Adla Maria Claflin. See Henry Augustus Claflin's record.
CHAPIN, EDWIN FRANCIS 8 (Charles F.,7 Amos,6 Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Mil., Nov. 25, 1843; m. Asenath Everett Cordwell, dr. of William R. and Asenath E. Cordwell, b. Upton, 1854; cer. Hopedale, Nov. 12, 1873, by the writer. Social standing good. Mr. C. is an enter- prising assistant grocer in the employment of his fr.
CHAPIN, ADAMS,8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Capt. Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Mil., March 8, 1818; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Tufts ; m. Polly R. Stone; her pedigree, birth-date, etc., not at my command ; cer. in Hop., April 25, 1842, by the writer. Issue :-
ELSIE, OSCAR, EDGAR, and RUFUS.
Oscar d. young. The others m., and have children in the far West. The hus. and fr. d. suddenly of cholera in Chicago, Ill., about the yr. 1866. His wid. survives, and with one or more of her chn. res. in Colorado.
CHAPIN, LORENZO 8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Capt. Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. Mil., June 22, 1819; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Tufts ; m. Mary Anna Cheney, dr. of Ira and Julia Ann (Nelson) Cheney, b. in Mil., Jan. 30, 1821; cer. March 18, 1841, by the writer. Issue :- EUGENE, ADA, ARMENIA, MARY ANNA, and MARION.
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Mrs. Mary Anna d. at the West, in 1851, leaving Marion a babe. She was adopted and brought up by her aunt, Mrs. Angenette (Chapin) Thayer of this town. She is m., res. in Boston, and has 1 child. Armenia d. at the West. The others are m., and have chn., I think, in Chicago. There the fr. m. again, res., and has by his 2d wf. 1 child. No further particulars in these cases have been reported to me.
CHAPIN, AMASA 8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Capt. Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Mil., May 28, 1821 ; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Tufts ; m., 1st, Almira E. Bowker, dr. of Uriah and Lois (Eames) Bowker, b. Hop.,
Dec. 19, 1822; cer. Hop., Aug. 30, 1845, by whom not reported to me. Is- sue : -
EDGAR H., b. Hop., Oct. 11, 1847; res. Chicago., Ill.
ANNIE E., b. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 6, 1849; d. Nov. 10, 1866, Chicago, Ill.
MARY C., b. Hop., March 31, 1854; m. Nelson L. Litten, Chicago, Ill. Their chn. are Annie E., Mira L., and Gertrude.
Mrs. Almira E. (Bowker) Chapin d. in Cincinnati, O., April 23, 1859; and her remains were brought to her parental home in Hop. for burial immediately thereafter. The hus. m., 2d, Eliza C. Maybry, dr. of Samuel D. and Nancie M. (Miller) Maybry, b. Sept. 8, 1833; cer. Nov. 29, 1860. Issue: -
WINIFRED E., b. Chicago, Ill., May 3,1863; d. May 24, 1863.
Mrs. Eliza C. (Maybry) Chapin d. May 16, 1863.
CHAPIN, RUFUS, jun., the next younger bro., wf. Julia (Fisher), res. in Chi- cago, Ill. They have 3 chn : -
CARRIE, no birth-date given ; m. and res. in Chicago.
VIRGINIA, no birth-date given; m. recently, and res. in Brooklyn, N.Y.
RUFUS, no birth-date given; a lad of 12 yrs. ; res. with his parents.
CHAPIN, LIVINGSTON H., youngest child of Capt. Rufus and Lydia (Tufts) Chapin, has never been m. He res. in Chicago, Ill.
CHAPIN, HARRY WOOD 8 (Joseph B.,7 David,6 Moses,5 Seth, jun., 4 Capt. Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Upton, Aug. 23, 1817; mr.'s maiden name Priscilla Sadler; m., 1st, Princis Ann Lackey, dr. of Nathaniel and Lovina (Hayward) Lackey, birth-date not given; cer. Up., Aug. 13, 1837, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Issue : -
SARAH PRISCILLA, b. Jan. 1, 1840; m. William H. Scammell, June 9, 1861; she d. Jan. 8, 1862.
JAMES EUGENE, b. Sept. 15, 1842; d. April 24, 1844.
ELLEN MARIA, b. Dec. 1, 1844; d. Aug. 26, 1843.
Mrs. Princis Ann d. Dec. 15, 1846. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Thayer Legg, dr. of Elijah and Rachel (Cleveland) Legg, birth-date not given; cer. Mil., July 2, 1849, by Rev. David Long. Issue :-
WILLIAM HENRY, b. June 1, 1850; d. Aug. 19, 1852.
Mrs. Mary Thayer Chapin d. June 5, 1851. The hus. m., 3d, Charlotte Miers Lowe, dr. of John V. and Mary (Miers) Lowe; cer. Winchester, Sept. 30, 1852, by Rev. Mr. Steele. Issue : -
ELISHA, b. Aug. 27, 1855; m. Lottie A. Gormley, Oct. 10, 1875.
Mrs. Charlotte d. Jan. 27, 1878. The hus. m., 4th, Elizabeth (Thurber) Nichols, wid. of John T. Nichols, and dr. of William W. Thurber and Pamelia A. (Wheeler) Thurber; cer. in Pelham, Sept. 24, 1878, by George Chapman. No chn.
Mr. C. has res. in Mil. over a quarter of a century, successfully engaged in the boot-manufacture, and is a substantial citizen, in good social standing, with his family.
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CHAPIN, ELISHA,9 son of Harry W. and Charlotte (Lowe) Chapin; b. Aug. 27, 1855; in. Lottie Abigail Gormley, dr. of Edward A. and Nancy L. (Fisher) Gormley, b. in New Bedford, 1858; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 10, 1875, by the writer. Issue :-
HARRY W., b. Mil., May 6, 1877, and ELLEN M., b. Nov. 29, 1878.
An enterprising, promising young family.
CHAPIN, JOEL 8 (Leonard,7 Levi,6 Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,8 Josiah,2 Sam- uel 1), b. Mil. Oct. 26, 1822; mr.'s maiden name Semira Howard ; m. Izanna C. HIero, dr. of John and Polly (Claflin) Hero, b. Oct. 19, 1822; cer. July 13, 1843, by the writer. Issue :-
WILLARD HENRY, b. Mil., March 25, 1846; unm. ; engaged in boot-making. FREDERICK MELLEN, b. Mil., Nov. 22, 1847; d. June 29, 1853.
CALLIE AUGUSTA, b. Mil. Oct. 7, 1854; m. John L. Mead, March 15, 1877.
Mr. C. was an enterprising butcher and meat-dealer for several yrs. before death. He was a good citizen and worthy man, but lived scarcely to ripe mid- dle age. He d. July 24, 1864, in his 42d yr. His worthy wid., son, and dr., above named, still survive him.
The other sons of Leonard and Semira (Howard) Chapin, younger bros. of Joel (generation 8), have been unprolific in offspring.
CHAPIN, WILLARD,8 and wf., I believe, have none.
CHAPIN, WARREN,8 lost his 1st wf., Eliza, March 19, 1862, and m. his 2d,
Augusta Bridges, of Hop., July 19, 1862. He is an enterprising provision dealer, 87 Main St.
CHAPIN, LOVETT,8 and wf., had 1 child that d .; none living. They res. at Sing Sing, N.Y. He has some responsible business under his charge in connection with the State Prison there.
CHAPIN, NATHAN, who m. Anna W. Berry, d. about 3 yrs. after mge., Aug. 30, 1858; and I do not recollect that he left any issue.
The daughters of Leonard and Semira (Howard) Chapin that lived to be m. have, as I recollect, only 1 or 2 chn. each. See Scammell and Cummings families.
CHAPIN, DANIEL SIMEON 8 (Simeon,7 Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Capt. Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. Oct. 27, 1818; mr.'s maiden name, Ann Tidd ; m. Angeline Parkhurst Nelson, dr. of Capt. Henry and Catherine (Park- hurst) Nelson, b. in Mil., Dec. 4, 1821; cer. in Mil., April 13, 1842, by the writer. Issue : -
LEANDER, b. Jan. 15, 1844; young man of great promise; d. 1st yr. H. U., Aug. 16, 1865; deeply lamented.
CORA ANNA, b. Dec. 11, 1845; m. Charles B. Godfrey, June 25, 1868; 2 chn. AMANDA HELEN, b. Aug. 3, 1847; m. Russell Gates of N.Y., Nov. 23, 1871; 2 drs. She d. Colorado, Dec. 18, 1875.
HENRY NELSON, b. March 21, 1852; d. July ensuing.
ANNIE WARREN, b. June 7, 1857.
A very intelligent and worthy family. They have drunk deep from the cup of affliction and adversity. Mr. C. was a large lumber merchant in town for many yrs., and an influential as well as useful citizen. Like many other no less worthy business men, he experienced serious pecuniary reverses, and is now operating as an agent or manager for an establishment in Boston. But the family have still their res. in town, and deservedly enjoy the respectful sym- pathy of numerous friends.
CHAPIN, CHARLES 8 (Elias,7 Levi,6 Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Capt. Seth,3 Josiah,2
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Samuel 1), b. March 6, 1816; mr.'s maiden name, Rhoda Darling of Bell .; m., 1st, Pedee Albee, dr. of Abel and Abigail (Partridge) Albee, b. April 5, 1825; cer. July, 1839, by Rev. Dr. Ide. No chin. but the one mentioned in the family record of Elias, his fr. Mrs. Pedee having d., he m., 2d, Adeline M. Albee, sister of his 1st wf., b. Feb. 11, 1821; cer. in Baldwinville, May 25, 1872, by Rev. H. V. Dexter. No issue. Mr. C. was not among the favorites of fortune, and suffered several yrs. of painful invalidism. He d. April 3, 1879. His sympathetic wf., who devoted herself assiduously to his care, survives him in tolerable comfort.
CHAPMAN, DUDLEY BAILEY, son of Charles Chapman, b. in New London, Ct., April 23, 1825; m., 1st, Hannah Whipple, dr. of Jabez and Sarah (Watrous) Whipple, b. in Ledyard, Ct., Dec. 28, 1829; date and particulars of cer. not ascertained. Their chn. :-
HANNAH AMELIA, b. Ledyard, Ct., Feb. 6, 1847; d. Hopedale, Nov. 14, 1867. ALICE BURTON, b. Hopedale, May 19, 1850; m. Asa Fenner Inman, Nov. 29, 1871.
EVA LOUISA, b. Hopedale, April 10, 1852; m. Erastus Watrous, Ledyard, Ct.
Mrs. Hannah d. at Hopedale, Dec. 19, 1865. The hus. subsequently m., 2d, Harriet Huntley of New London, Ct. No particulars as to pedigree, dates, etc., at my command. Mr. C. came to Hopedale, with his wf. Hannah and eldest child, in Nov., 1849. The parents became members of the Hopedale Community, and remained such in good standing for several yrs. She remained such until her death. He resigned his membership Oct. 2, 1859. He is a man of bright intellectual abilities, and, in some directions, a genius, especially in the chemistry of soap ingredients, of which he has been a practical manufac- turer for many yrs. He now res. in New London, Ct., his native place.
CHAPMAN, NATHAN 8 (Samuel,2 Comfort1), ancestry no further traced; b. in Groton, Ct., March 27, 1807. His gd. mr.'s maiden name was Eunice Whipple, a native of Preston, Ct. His mr.'s maiden name was Abiah Watrous, a native of Groton, Ct. His parents had, besides himself, - SAMUEL, b. Jan. 30, 1806.
ABIAH, b. Oct., 180S.
TIMOTHY, b. March, 1810; and ORI, b. Sept. 18, 1813.
Nathan m., 1st, Mary Watrous, dr. of Rev. Zephaniah and Sarah (Rogers) Watrous, b. in Groton, Ct., June 17, 1811; cer. under the bride's parental roof, March 1, 1829, by Rev. Z. Watrous. Issue : -
They had 10 chn. b. to them, all of whom d. in infancy, except 1. As they were all b. in Groton, Ct., and that general vicinity, and were so short lived, I omit the names, birth-dates, and death-dates of the decd. The survivor proves to be a most excellent woman in all the relations of life; viz., -
MARY, b. Ledyard, Ct., March 3, 1841. She mn. Stearns Godfrey Davenport, a native of Mendon, son of Joseph G. and Mary H. (Daniels) Davenport; cer. in Hopedale, Sept. 11, 1865, by Rev. William S. Heywood. They now res. in So. Framingham, and have 2 chn. surviving.
Mrs. Mary (Watrous) Chapman d. date not given; and the hus. m., 2d, Hepsie Whipple, dr. of Noah and Content (Crouch) Whipple, b. in Groton, Ct. (the part since set off as Ledyard), Dec. 16, 1824; cer. by Rev. Zephaniah Wat- rous; date not given. Issue : -
NATHAN EVERETT, b. in Mystic, Ct., Aug. 6, 1847; m. Hattie E. Caldicott, May 16, 1875.
NETTIE WHIPPLE, b. in Mystic, Ct., Feb. 2, 1852; m. Richard E. Congdon, Jan. 10, 1872.
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ADA WHIPPLE (adopted), b. in Mystic, Ct., Oct. 14, 1853; m. Augustus S. Trowbridge, Sept. 18, 1873.
MATTIE DUNNING, b. in Mystic, Ct., May 12, 1858; m. Charles F. Ivers, April 30, 1879.
ANNIE, b. Hopedale, April 24, 1867.
BERTHA, b. Hopedale, Oct. 14, 1868.
Grandchn. : -
FREDERICK DAVENPORT, b. Sept. 8, 1871; d. Feb. 10, 1872.
WALTER EDWARD DAVENPORT, b. Nov. 30, 1872.
SUMNER GODFREY DAVENPORT, b. Nov. 6, 1877.
CHARLES EVERETT CONGDON, b. Sept. 27, 1872.
FRANK EDWIN CONGDON, b. Sept. 1, 1875.
ABBIE REYNOLDS CONGDON, b. Jan. 27, 1879.
NETTIE TROWBRIDGE, b. Aug. 17, 1874.
AGNES TROWBRIDGE, b. March, 1879.
ARTHUR S. TROWBRIDGE, b. Dec. 6, 1880.
For the rest, see Nathan E. Chapman's record below.
Nathan Chapman is naturally an intelligent, strong-minded, self-taught man, - shrewd in the management of affairs, with an inventive mechanical genius, and marked characteristics throughout. He has passed through many vicissitudes of domestic bereavement and pecuniary fortune. He formerly dealt largely in cotton-machinery down South, and, when the war of the Rebellion broke out, had many thousands of dollars due him by Southerners. Nearly all these debts were so confiscated and nullified by the Confederate authorities, that he was reduced, by his various losses, from comparative afflu- ence to a moderate competence. He came to Hopedale in 1859. He provided himself and family, out of his savings and inventions, a respectable homestead, which, however, as to title, was vested in his large-hearted wf. Latterly, the premises were exchanged for the Capt. Ezra Nelson place, so called, ou West St. There, for a time, they managed their valuable farm chiefly for the production of milk. They subsequently sold it to Mr. Herbert Moseley, and res. again in Hopedale. Still later they have provided themselves a new home in Nantucket, where they now res.
CHAPMAN, NATHAN EVERETT 4 (Nathan,3 Samuel,2 Comfort1), b. in Mystic,
Ct., Aug. 6, 1847; well educated at the Hopedale Home School; m. Hattie Edith Caldicott, dr. of George and Margaret (Laing) Caldicott, b. in Boston, March 20, 1858; cer. in Hopedale, May 16, 1875, by the writer. Their chn. :-
LOUIS NATHAN, b. Hopedale, Nov. 6, 1876.
EDITII, b. Hopedale, Sept. 9, 1878.
ADA, b. Mil., Oct. 6, 1879; d. Hopedale, Aug. 15, 1880.
Mr. Chapman commenced his studies in the Home School under Rev. Wil- liam S. and Mrs. Abbie B. Heywood in 1856, and continued them 4 yrs., the last of which boarding in his fr.'s family, they having removed from Mystic, Ct., to Hopedale in 1859. Since mge., Nathan E. has been pursuing various kinds of business, but is now employed as a machinist in Providence, R.I., whither he has recently removed his family.
"CHAPMAN, ALBERT H., machinist at straw-shop; house Upton."
" CHAPMAN, LORING B., carpenter, house 11 Grove St."
These two Chapmans appear in our Directory for 1880, but they have not informed me of their family records. Albert H., having his family res. in
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Upton, could not have been expected to do so. Doubtless a few others of this name may have dwelt transiently in town.
CHASE has been an infrequent name on our records. The first was -
CHASE, PHILIP,3 some time an innholder in Mendon, and who afterwards set. in Sutton. The history of Sutton, which gives the genealogy of numerous Chases in that town, makes him the son of John,2 and gd. son of Aquila,1 the immigrant ancestor of all, or certainly most, of our New-Eng. Chases. Philip was b. Sept. 23, 16SS; m. Mary Follansbee, April 17, 1712, and became the fr. of S chn., -6 drs. and 2 sons. He d. July 11, 1764. He appears to have been a very enterprising man, and a large land-holder in various localities, continually buying and selling tracts here and there as oppor- tunity offered. Between 1730 and 1736 he had several parcels laid out to him in the No. Purchase, but I get no evidence that he ever dwelt there. Prob. not.
CHASE, DUDLEY,5 of Sutton, a descendant of Aquila 1 (through Samuel,4 Daniel,3 Moses 2), b. Aug. 29, 1730; m. Alice Corbett, dr. of our Eld. Daniel Corbett and Sarah (Jones) his wf., b. Feb. 23, 1733; cer. Aug. 23, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. They had 14 chn., and several of their descendants rose to high national dignity. If I mistake not, the late chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Salmon P. Chase, was a gd. son of Dudley and Alice. I do not know that any of their offspring ever lived within our limits ; though I presume Alice or her chn. shared in the large landed estate of her father. Passing over the few of this name who may have been transient residents here, I come to
CHASE, JOHN SMITH, foreman of the Hopedale Foundery. He is a son of Enoch Chase, b. in Edgecomb, Me., 1781, and his wf., Mary (Smith) Chase, b. in Wiscasset, Me., 1784, having been himself b. in Whitefield, Lincoln Co., Me., April 23, 1827. He m. Mary Elizabeth Follett, dr. of Robert and Mary R. (Walkup) Follett, b. Uxbridge, July 5, 1824; cer. Nashua, N.H., Jan. 1, 1852, by Rev. Leonard Swain. Issue : -
AN INFANT SON, b. Newcastle, Me., 1856; d. soon, unnamed.
FANNIE MARIA (adopted), b. Newcastle, Me., April 2, 1864; m. Atwood Marrill, Worcester, Sept., 1876.
Grand dr. : -
MARY ELIZABETH MARRILL, b. West Boylston, Oct. 31, 1878.
Mr. Chase gives me no trace of his ancestors, on either side, beyond gd. parents. His gd. fr. Chase bore the name John, and his wf.'s name was Edee. On the maternal side, his gd. fr.'s name was Abijah Smith, whose wf. was Lydia (Rogers), a descendant of the famous martyr, John Rogers. Enoch and Mary (Smith) Chase, of Edgecomb, Me., had no less than 12 chn .; Abijah and Lydia (Rogers) Smith had 11 chn .; and Capt. Rogers Smith, by wf. Martha (Spofford), had 9 chn. These last are cousins to our John Smith Chase; so the latter can but rejoice in the multitude of offspring granted to his pro- genitors. Our Mr, Chase and wf. are in good social standing. He is an expert master of the iron-moulding business, and is an approved foreman of the Hope- dale Foundery. The family have res. in Worcester, Newcastle, Me., North- bridge, and now for some yrs. in Hopedale.
CHASE, JOSEPH A., sole-leather cutter, appears in our Directories of 1872, '75, '78, and 'S0. No report from him. His pedigree to me unknown.
CHENEY. The Cheneys were among our early settlers. (See Chap. III., Part I.) This reference will save me the repetition of the facts there stated
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relating to our first settler of this name, the locality where he dwelt, etc. This was William Cheney, whose wf.'s name was Margaret. I have taken much pains to ascertain her maiden name, ptge., birth-date, and time of mge .; but all my attempts have been baffled. Nor could I for a long time trace his family chain to the immigrant ancestor. At length, after a deal of research, I suc- ceeded. The ancestral immigrant was William Cheney of Roxbury. He and his bro. John came from Eng., perhaps in 1635. His will in Suffolk Probate Registry, B. I. p. 528, made in 1667, shows that he had 4 sons; viz., John, Wil- liam, Joseph, and Thomas; also 2 gd. sons, Thomas and William, children of Thomas. It shows that he was a landholder in Medfield, and that he willed a farm there to his son William on condition that he should become reconciled to his wife Deborah, and they should live together. This condition was prob- ably complied with; for the Medfield records show that William and Deborah had 5 chn. b. there, the 2 youngest after the date of the first William's will. Our William was born July 27, 1670, and his bro. John, Jan. 5, 1673. Their fr. d. soon after, and subsequently his wf. Deborah m. Ebenezer Williams of Dorchester. Our William and one or two bros. seem to have been under the care of Williams for a time, who gave bonds to secure to them the property left them by their fr. The next we hear of our William, he and wf. Margaret became inhabitants of Mendon, about 1695. There they began to have chn .; and thence, in 1706 or thereabouts, they came over on to the rocky high land between Hopedale Corner and Elm St., and made them a home. It stood on the opposite side of the road to where the late Sylvanus Adams converted his son's large carpentry-shop into two dwelling-houses. The chn. of William 3 and Margaret Cheney were, -
MARGARET, b. Aug. 30, 1695; untraced.
SARAH, b. Feb. 15, 1699; m, John White, Mendon, April 28, 1720.
HEASTER, b. June 17, 1701; untraced.
WILLIAM, jun., b. Feb. 7, 1704; lived and d. in near proximity to his fr. See his record.
EBENEZER, b. Nov. 20, 1706; lived at first on a part of his fr.'s homestead ; moved to Bruce farm.
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 21, 1709; untraced.
The fr. was probably a ch. member somewhere in his youth, removed his relation to the First Ch. in Mendon, and in 1741 joined with Elder Jones in forming the Second here, now our Cong. ch. in Mil. He was then getting to be an elderly man. In 1725 he sold 26 acres of his farm to Seth Chapin, jun. This was on the southerly side of the road, and comprised all that portion lying easterly from his house, including the Obed Daniels place and the lands adjoin- ing it in a southerly direction. In the spring of 1730 he deeded away all the residue of his homestead to his sons Ebenezer and William, jun., -20 acres to Ebenezer, and 32 to William, with the buildings ; probably taking some form of security for the maintenance of himself and wf. during the remainder of life. It was not very long, however, before most, if not all, his originally laid-out estate passed into the possession of the Chapins dwelling in the vicinity. I do not find any record of his death, or his wf.'s, but infer that both d. not far from 1756, perhaps a little later.
CHENEY, WILLIAM, jun.4 (William,8 William,2 William 1), b. Mendon, Feb. 7, 1704; m. Joanna Thayer of Braintree, May 20, 1726. She was a dr. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Wales) Thayer; named after her gd. mr., Joanna Wales, and b. in Braintree, 1706. Their chn. were, -
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JOANNA, b. May 26, 1728; m. Benjamin Atwood, March 13, 1754.
SUSANNA, b. July 23, 1730; not traced.
WALES, b. Aug. 31, 1732; a long-lived, worthy, and respected citizen.
NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 24, 1734; imperfectly traceable.
MARY, b., not found; m. Jesse Whitney, Sept. 22, 1757.
CALEB, b. Jan. 12, 1738-39 ; a prominent citizen ; first town-clerk of Mil.
EBENEZER, bap. July 19, 1741; several yrs. a citizen, then emigrated to Orange, 1776.
ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 20, 1743; m. John Jones, Dec. 9, 1762.
WILLIAM, b. May 18, 1746; mostly, if not always, a citizen here.
LEVI, b. Nov. 23, 1750; m. Mary Hill; emigrated to Orange; d. 1846.
The fr. and mr. were original members of the Cong. ch .; though the fr. fell under serious censure toward the end of his days, on account of intem- perate habits. He was a man of ability, a good penman for those times, and for some yrs. clerk of the Precinct. He d. probably about the yr. 1756. His wid. subsequently m. Dea. Nathan Penniman, May 28, 1760.
CHENEY, EBENEZER4 (William,3 William,2 William 1), b. probably on our ter. Nov. 20, 1706; m. Hannah Bigelow, date not ascertained. She was a dr. of Joshua and Hannah (Fisk) Bigelow, and b. in Weston, 1704. She was sis- ter to Mrs. Isaac Parkhurst and Mrs. James Sumner. Their chn. were, - JOHN, b. Nov. 27, 1737; d. young.
SILENCE, b. July 27, 1740; m. Seth Nelson, Oct. 28, 1756.
The parents appear to have been energetic, capable, and prosperous in their family concerns ; but he did not long survive. The birth of his dr. Silence must have occurred a little after his decease; for his inventory was rendered to Pro- bate Ct., July 21, 1740. Its total was £400. His real estate comprised 100
acres of land, with the buildings. The wid. settled the estate, and, being em- powered by General Ct., sold the farm to Nathan Tyler, Esq. He subsequently sold it to Ichabod Thayer in 1744, who meantime had become the 2d husband of Mrs. Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney. That Ebenezer Cheney farm, in part, if not wholly, was owned by Justin E. Eames, lately deceased.
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