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Henry Chapin (1679 - 1754)

Henry Chapin
Born in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married 19 Feb 1702 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Husband of — married 10 May 1716 in Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 75 in Springfield, Hampden, Mass.map
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Genealogically Defined

Contents

Biography

Birth

Henry Chapin was born March 19, 1679 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England to Henry Chapin and Bethia Cooley. [1]

Early Years in Springfield

Upon the death of his grandfather, Samuel Chapin, his father Henry Chapin received twenty shillings. His grandmother, Cicely Chapin, left his father also twenty shillings as well as her great Bible.[2]

Shortly before his birth, Springfield was burnt October 5, 1675 during King Philip's War. The settlers hunkered down at Pynchon's garrison-house.[3]

Pynchon's Old Fort.

Green writes in Springfield, 1636-1886 that "the opinion was general, at first, that Springfield had received its death blow. Winter was approaching and retreat seemed inevitable. Mr Pynchon so wrote the Massachusetts authorities. Not a house nor a barn was standing between Round Hill and Mr. Pynchon's house, except that of William Branch. While Pynchon's garrison-house was saved, the Indians had leveled his barns and out-buildings, thus destroying much grain and hay...There were a few houses standing about the old meeting-house, but otherwise there was a blackened district between that and Mr. Pynchon's, the loses including the minister's house and Mr. Hitcock's.[4]

"The selectman Henry Chapin of 1677 was the deacon's son. Henry and his brother Japhet had become interested in the Chicopee part of town. Henry about this time built a house in what is now the lower end of Chicopee street, and Japhet at the upper end.[4] Henry lived there with his family until he married in 1702.

Marriage

Henry married Mary Gurnsey of Milford on February 19, 1702.[5][6]

Mary died May 2, 1715[5]

He married 2nd, Esther Bliss, daughter of Samuel Bliss on May 10, 1716.[5] [7]

Children

Henry and Mary had children born in Springfield[5]:

  1. Henry was born October 24, 1702 and died September 3, 1703[8]
  2. Mary was born September 4, 1704. She married Mr. Billings of Sunderland
  3. Elizabeth was born March 12, 1707. She married Samuel Bliss of Springfield[9]
  4. Joseph was born October 25, 1709. He drowned June 29, 1723[10]

Henry and Esther had children born in Springfield[11][5] pp5, 6 11, 12, 26-28

  1. Esther was born March 11, 1717 and died November 29, 1805.She married Jonathan Ely, Jr on October 18, 1740.[12]
  2. Margaret was born July 8, 1719. She married Amos Taylor of West Springfield on September 11, 1756[13]
  3. Henry was born June 7, 1721. He married Mary Butler of Hartford.[14]
  4. Abner was born July 25, 1722. He married 1st Abigail Warner on December 23, 1742. He married 2nd Tabitha Allen of East Windsor, Connecticut on either February or March 1781. She died April 29, 1790.[15]
  5. Seth was born April 20, 1724 and died February 13, 1806. He married Hannah Sikes who died died April 20, 1807.[16]
  6. Joseph was born January 30, 1726. He married Elizabeth Field of Somers on Dec. 8, 1748. He died February 25, 1811.[17]
  7. William was born April 19, 1729. He married Martha Chapin, daughter of Japhet and Thankful Chapin, on February 21, 1754. He died November 10, 1777. She died May 10, 1775.[18]

Death and Burial

Chapin Mausoleum.

Henry died on August 31, 1754 in Springfield, Massachusetts.[19] Henry was buried in the Chicopee Street Burying Ground.[20][21]

Will and Probate

Henry made his will on June 10, 1748 and it was probated on September 15, 1754 in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.[22]

"Imprimis I give & bequeath to Esther my well beloved wife the use and improvements of the one half of my now dwelling house with liberty of passing and repassing to & from my cellar with conveniency of cellar room under the same viz. the easterly half part of said house & also the use & improvements of all my household movable goods which she shall hold and improve so long as she remains my widow & no longer."
"Items I give & bequeath to my sons Henry Chapin Abner Chapin Seth Chapin Joseph Chapin & William Chapin their heirs & assigns forever, all my land rights, lots & grants of land.."
"Item I give & bequeath to Joseph Billing Lucy Billing Mary Billing & Deidamia Billing children of my daughter Mary Billing late deceased..."
"Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Bliss the sum of forty pounds..."
"Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Esther Ely besides what I have already given her the sum of twenty pounds..."
"Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Margaret Chapin besides what I have already given her the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds..."

Research Notes

Family Search Profile

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJF-89Z : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin, 19 Mar 1679; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  2. ↑ Chapin, Howard Millar, “Life of Deacon Samuel Chapin of Springfield” pp 32, 37, 42, 50. Chapin Family Association Publications (Snow & Farnham Co., Providence) 1908
  3. ↑ Parsons, Herbert Collins. A Puritan Outpost. A history of the town and people of Northfield, Massachusetts. Macmillan Co.: New York, 1937. HathiTrust.org
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Springfield, 1636-1886 : History of Town and City : Including an Account of the Quarter-millennial Celebration at Springfield, Mass., May 25 and 26, 1886 : Green, Mason Arnold : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming." Internet Archive. January 01, 1888. Accessed March 28, 2019. https://archive.org/details/springfield1888gree/page/166.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Chapin, Orange, ‘’”The Chapin Genealogy, containing a very large proportion of the Descendants of Dea. Samuel Chapin, who settled in Springfield, Mass. In 1642.’’” pp (Metcalf & Company, Northampton) 1862
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-1YM : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin and Mary Garnzy, 09 Feb 1701; citing p 134, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJV-67J : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin and Esther Bliss, 10 May 1716; citing p 168, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJ4-XQ5 : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin, 03 Sep 1703; citing v 1 p 56, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJF-YF3 : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin in entry for Mary Chapin, 04 Sep 1704; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-XFD : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin in entry for Joseph Chapin, 25 Oct 1709; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  11. ↑ Chapin, Gilbert Warren. "Chapin Book of Genealogical Data" The Chapin Family, Hartford, Conn. 1924. V. 1, p. 14
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-ZD3 : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapen in entry for Ehester Chapen, 11 Mar 1716; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-29H : 9 February 2018), Henery Chapen in entry for Margret Chapen, 08 Jul 1719; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-X4N : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapen in entry for Henry Chapen, 17 Jan 1720; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-FYQ : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapen in entry for Abner Chapen, 25 Jul 1722; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-GFM : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin in entry for Seth Chapin, 20 Apr 1724; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-5FF : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin in entry for Joseph Chapin, 30 Jun 1726; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  18. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-P7D : 9 February 2018), Henry Chapin in entry for William Chapin, 12 Apr 1729; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  19. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPNJ-BQ9 : 11 March 2018), Henry Chapin, 31 Aug 1754; citing v 2 p 33, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,417.
  20. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2019), memorial page for Henry Chapin (19 Mar 1679–15 Sep 1754), Find A Grave: Memorial #185947177 citing Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by CarolB (contributor 47332287) .
  21. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
    Name Henry CHAPIN
    Death 1754
    Location Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Original Text Henry Chapin [Sept. 1st] [77 years] [Chicopee Street Burial Register ]
    Town Info Springfield
    Volume Name Springfield - V3
    Page 2246
    https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/46056/2246/1320143031
  22. ↑ Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives and the Hampshire County Court. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
    Name Henry CHAPIN
    Probate Record 1754
    Location Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Original Text
    Case Number 27-14
    Case Type Testate
    Note page 1 of 12
    Volume Name Hampshire Box 27
    Page 27-14:1
    https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1653/i/37654/27-14-co3/59737235
See also:
  • Chapin, Gilbert Warren, "The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data with Brief Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin" pp XI, 3, 4 (Chapin Family Association, Hartford, Connecticut) 1924see at hathitrust
*Chapin, Orange, ‘’”The Chapin Genealogy, containing a very large proportion of the Descendants of Dea. Samuel Chapin, who settled in Springfield, Mass. In 1642.’’” pp5, 6 11, 12, 26-28(Metcalf & Company, Northampton) 1862see at archive.org
  • Chapin, Howard Millar, “Life of Deacon Samuel Chapin of Springfield” pp 32, 37, 42, 50. Chapin Family Association Publications (Snow & Farnham Co., Providence) 1908.see at archive.org
  • "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-7XX : 12 December 2014), Henry Chapin, 19 Mar 1679; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Chapin-167 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff.




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